Design Thinking Speakers

Think Different: Design Thinking Speakers 

The design thinking methodology helps solve problems by prioritizing the needs of the customer, above everything else. There is a need for good observational skills as well as empathy. To create innovative solutions to problems, deep thinking speakers make use of a hands on approach that is iterative. 

Often, businesses use information on how they think the consumers will react to their products or services. But with human-centered and user centric design thinking uses information on how consumers actually engage with the products or services of a business. This helps businesses reach their goals and sell more products or businesses. But how does this work exactly? 

With human-centered design thinking, designers use their observation skills to observe how consumers react with a certain product or service. They then use the information they've gathered, to refine the product or service, to better meet consumer needs. Instead of spending time on endless research, design thinking favors the creation of prototypes that are quickly put to the test. Design thinking helps the ideation phase to turn into designed products faster and shortens the prototypes and test period.  

For deep thinking to work, it needs to be iterative. It's a process that allows people and businesses to evolve their thinking, and better respond to the needs of the consumer. With the help of design thinking speakers, you can learn how to practice design thinking for yourself. You can learn beneficial ideation techniques to create alternative solutions for problems. 

Businesses can benefit from teaching their employees design thinking, and individuals can use these skills to develop their career as well. 

What Can Design Thinking Speakers Bring To Your Event? 

With the help of a design thinking speaker, people and businesses can learn how to create long lasting value for their consumers. Design thinking methodology can help in solving issues related to consumer needs. Innovation through design thinking helps businesses flourish, by enhancing the customer experience. A design thinking speaker can help your employees learn how to pay attention to consumer needs, solve business problem statements, think creatively, and more. 

Here are some design thinking speakers that you can consider booking: 

1. Cassie Kozyrkov 

Cassie is the Chief Decision Scientist at Google Cloud. She has advised leadership teams on the design thinking process on building organizations that are data driven, as well as on AI strategy. She was responsible for bringing Decision Intelligence to Google, and trained over 22,000 employees to make that happen. 

Before Cassie joined Google, she used to work as a data scientist. She has also worked as a consultant. Through her talks, Cassie has spoken on AI, on decision intelligence, on machine learning, on data science, as well as on her ideas on the future. Learn about design thinking from the best in the industry, by booking Cassie. 

2. Adam Cheyer

Adam co-founded Viv Labs, where he is also the VP of Engineering. Viv Labs is a startup created with the aim of using an intelligent interface to simplify how the world works. Samsung would end up acquiring Viv Labs in 2016. 

Adam was also the co-founder as well as the VP Engineering of Siri Inc., which was acquired by Apple in 2010. He would go on to work for Apple as the Director of Engineering in their iPhone/iOS department. 

Adam authored over sixty publications and issued twenty five patents. He also worked at SRI International as the Chief Architect of CALO. This was one of the largest machine learning and AI projects of DARPA. 

Adam has given talks on the future of AI and businesses. He has spoken about building successful startups, as well as on the future of intelligent interface agents. 

3. Dr. Rajesh Bhargave

Rajesh is an associate professor of marketing at the Imperial College Business School in London. Are you interested in design thinking for business, or want keynote design thinking speakers who can do design thinking workshops? Rajesh could be the perfect speaker for you. 

Rajesh is adept at helping people with applying design thinking and using design thinking in action. A thought leader in consumer psychology, he has released publications in organizational behavior, marketing, as well as psychology. He helps businesses by offering actionable insights that are designed to be innovative. He has given talks on technology and consumer psychology, on using consumer data, the social context of consumer decisions, and more. 

4. Guy Kawasaki

Guy is the Chief Evangelist at Canva. He knows how to use design thinking for problem solving, as well as about advancements in design thinking. He has authored a bestselling book 'The Art Of The Start'. 

He has previously worked as a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz. Guy also used to work as the Chief Evangelist for Apple. 

He has given talks on innovation, entertainment, social media, the lessons that people can learn from Steve Jobs, and more. In 2015 he was promoted to the board of trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation. Canva, where he currently works, is based in Sydney. Canva provides online graphic design services, with the aim of democratizing design. 

5. Natalie Nixon

Natalie is the Creative Strategist CEO at Figure 8 Thinking. She advises business leaders on how they achieve transformative results for their business, and is highly sought after as a keynote speaker. For empathy-driven design thinking solution based approaches, Natalie is the perfect pick. She has been featured in INC, Forbes, as well as Fast Company. 

She has given talks on creativity and leadership, on building a culture of innovation, as well as on foreign and strategy. In 2022, Natalie made it on to the list of 'Top 50 Keynote Speakers In The World' from Real Leaders. 

Booking Design Thinking Speakers  

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