using storytelling to solve problems

Hi! My name is Loane Bouguennec. I’m a recent Dartmouth grad who Philosophy, Creative Writing, and Human-Centered Design. I’m excited about where storytelling, research, and problem solving meet. I’ve published audio stories for Vermont Public Radio and just completed an internship at TRIPTK in brand strategy.

Some of my Favorite Projects

JAN 24 - JUN 24

As movie theaters vanish and streaming platforms continue to rise, we are becoming more distracted and thinking and feeling less. Travel to Sundance Film Festival, New York City, and Paris, France to investigate the structures that preserve film engagement and why it matters.

SEPT 23 - JUN 23

Despite its plentiful offerings, the Hood Museum of Art is ill-attended by Dartmouth students. It’s difficult to make time for the things you feel like you “should” do. But what if visitng the museum also meant spending time reflecting and connecting with friends…find out more about “The Museum Journal” here.

SEPT 24 - MAR 25

Widely recognized as a symbol of Brazilian national identity, this project asks what happens when samba, a symbol of community and resistance, is commercialized internationally.

Published Writing

Although much of my writing is through audio, academic, or not made to leave the walls of an open mic, my favorite published writing can be found below!

  • “This is an inflection point—the moment when soccer could turn from a niche passion or a fleeting trend, into a lasting part of American sports culture. The US is hosting the World Cup and recruiting the best players to prove to the world that we can play at a high level too. But the US isn’t quite there yet. Many stadiums for the Club Cup were empty, leaving global fans and players disappointed.”

    Read more here

  • “How do you tell the story of a messy, human life with kindness?”

    This blog post I wrote for Transom, a radio nonprofit, offers reflections about telling complicated stories. I ask about how to tell a story with kindness when the subject is someone you’ve learned is different than you originally thought.

    Read more here!

  • Find my audio stories here!

Awards & Recognitions

  • Design & Entrepreneurship (Spring, 2025)

    Advanced Poetry (Fall, 2024),

    Introduction to Poetry (Fall, 2022),

    Secret Histories, a literature course (Spring, 2022)

  • Awarded collectively $17,000 for interdisciplinary projects by the Hopkins Center for the Arts, the Leslie Center for the Humanities, Dartmouth’s Music Department, and the Center for Professional Development.

  • Lead student mentor for Design Corps—a student design collective—supporting students through the design thinking process.

    Language instructor for four years, creating a comfortable learning environment and making language learning fun.

  • Winner of TuckLAB entrepreneurship competition (winter 2021) for original start-up idea to digitize Dartmouth’s identification cards.

    Scoping, securing funding for, and executing multiple independent projects. See “projects” page.