Eric Silverstein
Adjunct Faculty, Instructor/Lecturer
Managing Director, 17th & Rose
Masters of Fine Arts, User Experience Design, College For Creative Studies
Bachelors Of Arts, Psychology, Kalamazoo College
A wholistic approach to design encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration & knowledge sharing for better future problem solving.
- Sustainable materials & their lifecycles
- The integration of AI/XR technologies in daily life
- Future Mobility
- Speculative Design
- Organizational Dynamics
Professional Experience
Eric is an education director, experience designer and talent and learning leader with decade of layered experience directing innovation, engagement and growth at General Motors. He has collaborated with top design institutions to develop talent pipeline for all GM Design Studio disciplines, and his work has positively impacted thousands. He currently advises curriculum and student development for the CCS MFA program and serves as the Principal, Managing Director at 17th & Rose. Additionally, his experience ranges from psychiatry research at the University of Michigan, to non-profit consulting in the city of Detroit. He holds a Bachelors in Psychology from Kalamazoo College where his research focused on the foundational underpinnings of moral and ethical belief systems & also holds an MFA in UX Design from the College for Creative Studies.
Significant Publications, Presentations and Exhibitions
Adaptive Space: How GM and Other Companies are Positively Disruption Themselves and Transforming into Agile Organizations, Michael Arena (2018)
Social Values and Moral Intuitions, Gary Gregg (2017)