Fellow Aseel Honein (Lebanon, 2013) recently attended PCA’s “Tomorrow’s Technology from Lebanon to Qatar” delegation in Doha on January 28 to 29, and the Step Conference in Dubai Internet City, UAE on February 21 to 22, to showcase her educational tech creation, Architecture in a Box. A development of professional training and innovation center Parallel Studio, which she founded in 2010, Architecture in a Box sparks curiosity and creativity in children by providing enlivening STEAM-focused programs and educational games that teach them to build smart cities. “As a Design Thinking Trainer,” Aseel shared in a recent post, “I’ve learned that before we can innovate, we must first master the essentials — communication, team building and negotiations. These are the pillars of radical collaboration, the fertile ground where innovation takes root.

