I design and build experiences that help people understand, engage, and take action.

Clear structure. Thoughtful interaction. Practical application.

My work spans healthcare, education, and digital environments, where I focus on clarity, interaction, and real-world use.

I’m interested in how complex ideas become usable in practice, and how thoughtful design supports better decisions, conversations, and outcomes.

Nik Unterkircher

Content Builder + Experience Designer + Learning Architect

AI in Healthcare
Ethical Integration & Equity

Virtual Learning Experience

AI is already influencing care decisions, sometimes improving outcomes, sometimes introducing risk.

This session helps healthcare professionals make sense of that reality through real-world scenarios, discussion, and practical reflection.

  • AI is rapidly being adopted in healthcare, but most conversations focus on innovation rather than risk.

    Healthcare professionals need space to:

    • understand how AI shows up in practice

    • recognize bias and limitations

    • reflect on their role in responsible implementation

    Traditional training often delivers information, but doesn’t support discussion, reflection, or behavior change.

    • Structured around real-world scenarios, not abstract concepts

    • Designed for discussion, not lecture

    • Integrated interactive elements (word cloud, polling, knowledge checks)

    • Sequenced content: understanding → tension → reflection → action

    • Used participant insights to shape content and guide discussion

    • Used contrasting case studies to highlight both opportunity and risk

    • Balanced data with human impact to ground the content

    • Designed prompts to shift from passive listening to active participation

    • Kept visual design minimal to support clarity during facilitation

    • Built pacing intentionally to create space for reflection and discussion

What I Built

Session Outline (PDF)
Session Slides (PDF)
Facilitator Guide (PDF)

▸ Slide deck optimized for virtual delivery
▸ Facilitator guide with talk track, prompts, and timing
▸ Interactive elements
▸ Scenario-based case studies
▸ Evaluation approach (pre, during, and post-session)

  • Start with the right problem before designing solutions

  • Ask better questions to uncover context, intent, and constraints

  • Structure experiences to move from understanding to application

  • Guided by curiosity, grounded in real-world application

I see tools and technology as a means, not the outcome.
Slides, platforms, systems — they matter, but only if they support clarity, interaction, and real-world use.

Good design is collaborative.
It invites conversation, challenges assumptions, and improves through feedback and iteration.

I’m less interested in perfection and more interested in usefulness.
If something is clear, usable, and supports better decisions or conversations, it’s doing its job.

I design idealistically and execute pragmatically.

About Nik.

    • Equitable experiences

    • Organizational psychology (I fanboy for Brené Brown, Adam Grant)

    • Gamification and game dynamics

    • Nintendo, from Mario Kart to multi-generational design and storytelling

    • Covers that rival the original (Fleetwood Mac always in rotation)

    • Trader Joe’s

    • Hand-packed ice cream > soft serve, every time

    • Hot flow yoga to hip-hop and lo-fi

    • Cruise the Platte River, Wash Park, and Sloan’s Lake on my eBike

    • Disc golf to challenge my brain a different way

    • Trivia (confident answers, mixed results)

    • Play board games, puzzles, and Texas Hold’em

    • Stand-up paddleboarding

    • Cook veggie-forward meals

My background started in film, video, and media studies, where I learned how much structure, pacing, and storytelling shape what people actually take away.

I’ve always been drawn to how people experience things, how meaning shifts based on context, perspective, and access.


Outside of pixel work, I am passionate about equity-focused work. I founded an LGBTQ+ Advisory Group and lead cross-functional initiatives to improve access, representation, and patient outcomes.

How I work.

Let’s work together.

See Resume