Violet Owen

Violet Owen

Violet is a Senior Research Associate with Design Resaerch Works, researching constructionist approaches to GenAI education in primary schools.

She is a Design Researcher with a background in Education, and her doctoral research focuses on Creative Evaluation.

She is interested in experimenting with playful and joyful approaches to learning, and developing holistic approaches to curriculum design.

You can find her on LinkedIn over here.

Lunchbox AI: building on the legacy of Ryelands AI Lab

We're starting to trial Lunchbox AI, a web platform for hands-on Generative AI learning in primary schools that builds on Ryelands AI Lab.

Shadowplay: 1000 Titles at V&A Digital Design Weekend 2025

Exploring distribtued creativity using our realtime generative AI system

The IDC 2025 heuristics trail

Leaving a trail of design heuristics for GenAI learning platforms across Iceland, on lampposts, noticeboards and postcard racks.

Design Heuristics for GenAI Educational Platforms

Exploring how to scale up the Ryelands AI Lab project