Andreas Addison
Adjunct Professor at University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Advanced Design Thinking Certificate
IDEO UFeb, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Foundations in Design Thinking
IDEO UAug, 2019- Oct, 2024
Experience
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University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Adjunct Professor
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Dec 2019 - Present
Teaches “Introduction to Social Enterprise” to explore the impact that businesses can create to drive social equity and access to opportunity. This class is based on a foundation of Design Thinking and Human-Centered Design practices in combination with national best practices. The course is designed to support the creation of a social enterprise by students capitalizing on an idea to change the world. Teaches "Experiential Social Enterprise" that guides teams of graduating students in collaboration with existing social enterprises to develop recommendations for their continued success. Together, we explore the target customer, identifying Excited to share my experience, vision, and philosophy for applying modern business models to address and improve access to employment, services, and other needs for underserved and low-income households.Created an elective "Equity by Design" to explore and develop the skills for the modern social entrepreneur. This elective cultivates the skills and abilities of each student to be a transformational social entrepreneur. Together, we will explore elements of human-centered design, challenge societal assumptions, navigate bias, and discuss the origins of these issues. As social entrepreneurs, we desire to create a world that is diverse, inclusive, and accessible. We seek to advance humanity by overcoming our past. At the root of this motivation lies the exploration of how to create a business venture that designs transformative access to opportunity by providing employment, new skills, or access to needed services. This class is designed to cultivate the students abilities to create transformative social enterprises.
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City of Richmond, Virginia
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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First District City Council
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Jan 2017 - Present
I am proud to represent the West End and the First District on City Council. My Code of Ethics for my tenure on City Council:I aim to build a government for the people, by the people, and in the 21st century. One that is transparent, accessible, and accountable.I will embrace the unique complexity each problem brings, focusing on data driven decision-making, applying best practices, and apply collaborative consensus building to make the best possible solution.I will be honest and forthright in making important budget and policy decisions. Weighing the options presented and reaching out to the community for input as well as how peer cities in how they have addressed similar situations.I strive to capitalize on the power to realize our collective goals to improve the First District and our City, through outreach and engagement, while finding the best path to achieve and sustain them.I will champion these principles in my role as your City Council representative, setting the example for all of City Hall.
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CEO, Founder
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May 2016 - Present
Civic Innovation is a process, philosophy, and approach to solve today's challenges. Civic Innovation occurs at the intersection of transformational ideas with data, technology, and people which is cultivated through empathy building engagement. It is a combination of approaches that include human-centered design, systems thinking, & force theory to build actionable & sustainable results.List of Projects & Work:European Funders Council - Developed strategies to support Philanthropic Partnerships for transformational change as part of the design process in collaboration with the German Marshall Fund. June 2018 in Brussels, Belgium100 Resilient Cities – Rockefeller Foundation: Athens, Greece. Supported Athen's Chief Resiliency Officer in the development of equitable & inclusive strategies to create a sustainable economy for all leveraging data, technology, & community engagement in a partnership between the German Marshall Fund and Bertlesmann Foundation. July 2016Bloomberg Philanthropies: Mayor’s Challenge - Warsaw, Poland, Consulted the implementation steps for the deployment of their customized technology solution to improve navigation for visually impaired tourists. Developed a cross-sector strategy implementation for their Internet-of-Things technology platform. Fall 2016German Marshall Fund's BUILD Conference - speaker at the transatlantic urban innovators conference held in Bilbao, Spain in 2014 and 2015 and in Detroit, Michigan in 2017. Bonfire Funds - new market research for licensed apparel fundraising at college & universities. Leveraged existing platform to outline recommendations to enter market. May-December 2016Dominion Payroll - led strategic planning process to improve employee engagement and ways to improve the client journey through their available services. December 2016 through June 2017.
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University of Richmond - Robins School of Business
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Adjunct Professor
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Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
Teaching Introduction to Entrepreneurship as part of the Management School. The class is to explore the process of innovation and entrepreneurship. We will focus on idea generation, opportunity identification, and evaluation of the venture creation process. The integration of knowledge from several disciplines such as management, marketing, and finance. We will explore how entrepreneurship impacts the career goals of the students. Teaching Introduction to Entrepreneurship as part of the Management School. The class is to explore the process of innovation and entrepreneurship. We will focus on idea generation, opportunity identification, and evaluation of the venture creation process. The integration of knowledge from several disciplines such as management, marketing, and finance. We will explore how entrepreneurship impacts the career goals of the students.
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City of Richmond, Virginia
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Civic Innovator
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Jul 2011 - May 2016
I brought best practices, new ways of thinking, & proven results to how we operate as a City through technology, projects, and initiatives to address service needs, efficiency and effectiveness.IBM Smarter Cities Challenge partner city in 2013. Led internationally competitive application process and managed the partnership bringing together over 100 community leaders across multiple sectors to devise strategies to drive economic development in depressed neighborhoods. Code for America 2015 partner city. Led nationally competitive application process to win awarded partnership. Coordinated community fundraising in support of project and was the project champion throughout the 12-month project. Supported the design thinking process to develop an application to improve how uninsured residents can better access and utilize healthcare services. Launched the City of Richmond's Open Data Portal, the first in the State of Virginia. Won 2015 COVITS Award for "Most Innovative Use of Open Data"Founding partner for "Code for RVA" Brigade of community hackers, coders, and designers to build and implement civic technology applications and create data visualizations. Supported community events to bring together members and other community leaders for:- Code Across America 2014 & 2015- National Day of Civic Hacking in 2014 & 2015- Governor's Datathon 2015Led and managed implementation of civic technology applications in City Hall:- SeeClickFix- NextDoor- AuntBerthaConducted Citizen Survey in 2012 and 2014 to engage residents to share in priorities and needs for their community and city. Led the strategic response in City Hall through the budget process and project prioritization. Conducted the Employee Survey in 2012 and 2014 to assess City employee challenges, strengths, and potential issues in the workplace. Coordinated program development, leadership training, and other responses to improve the workplace environment.
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Management Analyst II
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Mar 2008 - Jul 2011
RichmondWorks is the performance management department for the City of Richmond. I assist in the development of a performance mindset throughout the departments of the city, by focusing on the services provided to the citizens. RichmondWorks focuses on: work process improvement, performance measurements, technology upgrades and improvements, reporting and increasing data analysis. The main focal points are to improve customer service while reducing costs.
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Circuit City
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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FP & A Analyst
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Aug 2007 - Mar 2008
Provided analytical and planning support for Firedog Home Installation and National Service Repair. Performed planning and variance analysis of operations. Assisted in the development and support of strategic decisions for these services. Provided analytical and planning support for Firedog Home Installation and National Service Repair. Performed planning and variance analysis of operations. Assisted in the development and support of strategic decisions for these services.
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Wells Fargo
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Specialist
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Nov 2005 - Dec 2006
Worked in a branch to personally establish and build a client base through excellent customer service and aligning of financial products. Actively worked with the bank team to achieve financial center goals. Had perfect customer service scores for the month of July 2006. As well as perfect Mystery Shop scores for July, August, and September 2006. Worked in a branch to personally establish and build a client base through excellent customer service and aligning of financial products. Actively worked with the bank team to achieve financial center goals. Had perfect customer service scores for the month of July 2006. As well as perfect Mystery Shop scores for July, August, and September 2006.
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Education
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2009 - 2012
University of Richmond - Robins School of Business
MBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
2000 - 2004
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government
