Adam Cowart, PhD

Adam Cowart is Director, Transition Design for Langrand’s transformation practice, where he helps organizations understand complex systems, identify leverage points and design practical pathways for long-term transformation.

A transition design scholar, systems change strategist and futurist, Adam works at the intersection of storytelling, systems, futures research and design-led experimentation. His work helps teams move from abstract future possibilities to grounded transition pathways they can begin advancing now.

Adam holds a PhD in Transition Design from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Science in Foresight from the University of Houston, an MBA from Simon Fraser University and both an MFA and BFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.

At Langrand, Adam leads systems mapping, leverage-point identification and transition pathway design across major transformation engagements. He brings more than a decade of experience teaching and applying systems thinking, change frameworks and futures methods across healthcare, enterprise and public-sector contexts.

Adam formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design and currently serves as an adjunct professor in the University of Houston’s Foresight program. His writing and editorial work have appeared in World Futures Review, the Journal of Futures Studies and the Routledge Research in Anticipation and Futures series, with a first book forthcoming, Bringing Futures to Life Through Design: Prototyping Possible Tomorrows.