Design Thinking – Advice from Experts

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Design Thinking

New York, NY

$400.0/min 5.0 13 $6.67/min

15+ years of experience in UX and product development. I have worked with Enterprise (The Economist, Yahoo! and Microsoft) and startups (GeoCV, Navigine and Contently).

Vincent Cheng

$1000.0/min 4.6 21 $16.67/min

Innovation Advisor, Social Entrepreneur, Impact Investor. Former Co-Leader of OpenIDEO / OIEngine / Innovation Platforms Practice at IDEO, Catalyzing Communities to Innovate Better Together. Stints at IDEO, Bain, Procter & Gamble, Harvard Business School in innovation, strategy consulting, brand management, marketing, corporate social responsibility, social enterprise.

Steve Chaparro

Long Beach, CA

$200.0/min 5.0 1 $3.33/min

Steve is a keynote speaker, executive communications coach, and a culture design strategist.

Ripul Kumar

Hyderabad, India

$120.0/min 4.3 5 $2/min

CEO of a UX strategy consultancy. Consults with Fortune 500 and startups. Mentor at several accelerators, VCs, and Angels to evolve UX Strategy for invested companies. Teaches at leading design schools.

Harry Mylonadis

London, United Kingdom

$150.0/min 4.9 21 $2.5/min

Co-founder of minimoko. Creator of CPU Wars. Co-founder of Tattonomy. Writer at TNW. Brand builder, doer and geek.

Jonathan Kalinowski

Raleigh, NC

$250.0/min 5.0 2 $4.17/min

I am currently building an innovation capability within The Estee Lauder Companies where I am connecting their business decision-makers to their customers' needs to drive successful innovation. I have also started a service+interior design consultancy called Fosforo Studio. In our first year, we have serviced over 15 clients. In the past, I worked with MetLife to build an innovation practice, Alliant Credit Union to build their innovation and service design centers of excellence. Prior to that, I was with Fjord as a Service Designer in Chicago where I helped our clients innovate and rethink the way they serve their customers. I also cofounded Service Experience Chicago, a non-profit dedicated to increasing access to service design theory and practice. I hold an MFA in Service Design from Savannah College of Art and Design and have published in Touchpoint, a service design quarterly journal.

Kristian Andersen

Indianapolis, Indiana

$200.0/min 5.0 0 $3.33/min

I work with entrepreneurs and business leaders to design compelling brand experiences, create new business models, and innovate new products and services. In addition to my work at Kristian Andersen + Associates, I'm an active angel investor and co-founder of Gravity Ventures, a seed-stage venture fund that invests in tech-focused startups. I've co-founded a few startups, including; TinderBox, Lessonly, Visible.vc and Pathagility. Along the way, I've had the privilege of advising a number of others. I sit on a few start-up and non-profit boards, co-founded The Speak Easy, and serve as a mentor at The Iron Yard, RunUpLabs, Dreamopolis, and ARK Challenge accelerators. I split my time between Indianapolis and Arkansas, where I mix it up with my amazing bride and 5 kids.

Ethan James Appleby

San Francisco

$250.0/min 5.0 1 $4.17/min

Director of Product @Art.com, Founder @VangoArt; Podcast Producer, Design Thinker, Worked in MENA for 6 years

Mike Raible

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

$150.0/min 5.0 1 $2.5/min

Mike Raible, founder of The School Solutions Group, finds answers for educational organizations. • One of eight district executives (superintendent’s cabinet) for the 19th largest school district in the United States • Strategic planning for the 2011 Broad Prize winning district • Process improvement (e.g. criminal background checks, award-winning project prioritization model) • Ten year capital needs assessments for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (Charlotte, NC) and Anne Arundel County Public Schools (Annapolis, MD) • Political redistricting for the CMS Board of Education • School closures and consolidations for CMS • Capital improvement plan decision analysis for Houston Texas Independent School District construction and facilities services department • Student demographic planning • Facility master planning and design • Real estate analysis, inventory, leasing and acquisitions • Numerous presentations for regional and national conferences

Heidi Isern

$200.0/min 5.0 2 $3.33/min

Product Marketing and story telling whiz with a unique background across Product, Design, Strategy and Biz Dev. Currently at Narvar. Ex IDEO, Gap, Accenture Strategy and startup advisor. I've been quoted across WSJ and CBS. My personal work has been featured in Quartz, Huffington Post, NY Observer, Thought Catalog, Women 2.0, and more.

Nate Chen

Greater San Diego Area

$60.0/min 5.0 1 $1/min

18 Years UX Design Experience. 11 years Leading Creativity and Innovation with Design Thinking. Mentored 100+ UI/UX Designers @Springboard Former @AARP Innovation Labs @IBM @UCSD Design Lab

Sun Kim

San Francisco, CA

$150.0/min 5.0 6 $2.5/min

Do you have DoE or Quality-by-Design questions? How do I persuade my management? What is the first step? As a QbD practitioner, I had the same questions and have been on the journey to answer them as I test all elements of QbD. Through QbDWorks' successes and failures in QbD, you can save time by not having to repeat them yourself. There are many lessons learned and knowledge that you can share with your QbD team. My name is Sun Kim. I currently practice Quality-by-Design, transforming how Product Development is executed in Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Biologics, Medical Device and Health Care industry. In addition, I teach at Keio University and Stanford University. My focus of research is Agile & Lean Quality-by-Design. I received my MS and PhD at Stanford University and was recently a Professor at Keio University in Japan. Prior to Silicon Valley days, I served in the Army and designed new cars at BMW, Germany. If you'd like to learn more, please visit: QbDWorks.com & Connect at: www.linkedin.com/in/kimsunkist/

nenad vukusic

Zagreb, Croatia

$120.0/min 5.0 1 $2/min

Writing copy in all shapes and forms for over 14 years. Supposedly, I can write my way out of a paper bag, sell you that paper bag or help you start a paper bag business.

Neil Clavin

Berlin / ✈

$150.0/min 5.0 1 $2.5/min

UX Design, strategy, research & leadership for interactive products for mobile, IOT, web, TV, smart cities. Lead & advise on UX for organisations / start-ups: Vodafone, Logitech, BBC, Virgin, IXDS

Carra Santos

$150.0/min 5.0 1 $2.5/min

Specialist in strategic thinking and communication for sustainable futures, providing fresh perspectives and learning resources to keep mission-driven projects moving forward.

örjan söderberg

gothenburg, sweden

$120.0/min 5.0 1 $2/min

Industrialdesigner MFA 1994 Professor in Industrial Design 2000-05 Professor in Industrial Design Engineering 2005-17 Designmanager Challenge lab s2014-17 Head of design, moon smart focus since 2018

Adam Liposky

Tampa, FL

$120.0/min 5.0 1 $2/min

Ex-VC, 5 startups & counting, founder @ skylabs, early-stage startup advisor. Passion for travel, photography, and college football.

Megan Smith

Louisville, KY

$175.0/min 5.0 1 $2.92/min

Full-stack creative entrepreneur who operationalizes creative strategy in product, service, sales, marketing, content and onboarding. Produced 1000s of digital media products for 100s of businesses, small, medium, and extra-large. Design-thinking facilitator, martech trainer, innovation strategy coach, and operational advisor to 10000s of mid-level associates across globe. Fellowship trained architect, digital publisher, entrepreneur.

Mijael Feldman Sabah

Mexico

$100.0/min 2.0 0 $1.67/min

CEO & Co Founder at Übank, a rule-based savings app that turns your lifestyle into automatic savings. We use Behavioral Economics interventions to create an environment to make people save more and spend better. Fintech, Behavioral Economics, Growth and Sales are my expertise.

Andrew Riddle

Dallas, TX, US

$450.0/min N/A 0 $7.5/min

Accomplished UX leader with 20+ years driving user-centric design for Fortune 500 brands. Proven expertise in UX/UI design, user research, usability testing, interaction design, and prototyping. Built UX teams and product vision at American Airlines. Award-winning projects at Rockwell, Alliance Data. Host "My First Day in Tech" podcast. Certified Design Thinking Practitioner. M.S. in Marketing Communications. Mentor aspiring UX talent through effective coaching and real-world insights.

Allen Baiwood

Xiamen City

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Brand Strategy Consultant | Chinese Market Expansion Specialist｜Customer Engagement Optimization • 10+ years of experience in business development, brand consulting, and international market expansion • Founder & consultant for multiple businesses in luxury goods, wellness, and international trade • Specialized in growth strategies, pricing models, and distribution networks • Experience working with startups, SMEs, and established brands to refine market positioning and optimize revenue streams Key Expertise: -Brand Positioning & Business Strategy (Luxury, Wellness, B2B Markets) -Design Consulting and Interior Design -Revenue Optimization & Pricing Models & Products Modification -Customer Engagement Strategy -Market Expansion & B2B Distribution -High-Value Sales & Negotiation -Product Positioning & Differentiation

Amr Sakr

Cairo, Egypt

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

I’m a professional & passionate Senior creative professional with 22+ years of experience in design, video editing, social media, and marketing management. My portfolio includes successful corporate and product identities, logos, packaging, websites, digital campaigns, and more for some of the biggest Egyptian and global Brands. My talent is to keep teams together and focused on goals. My design principles are minimalist, i have a passion for details, whether simple or extravagant.

Jason Fukura

Seattle, WA

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Neurodivergent UX leader @ Foodsmart. Focusing on DesignOps, UX strategy, and design, I specialize in working with startups to build their systems.

raju dave

New York

$1000.0/min N/A 0 $16.67/min

Experienced UX & AI expert with a robust product design, strategy, and innovation background. Former Chief Innovator, Head of Product & UX leader. MBA, AI & Blockchain certifications, passionate about transforming digital experiences.

Sagar Yende

Pune India

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

I help businesses create intuitive, user-centric designs that align user needs with business goals. With 8+ years of experience in UX and Product Design, I specialize in solving complex design challenges, improving usability, and delivering seamless solutions for enterprise and SaaS products.

Rajae Boujnah

Rabat, Morocco

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

I specialize in innovation, executive management, systemic design, organizational leadership, operational mainstreaming, and cross-sectoral collaboration. I have focused on integrating change management, human-centered design, civic technology solutions, and social innovation methodologies to support innovation and deeper learning in the work of different organizations and networks. I have a background of over 10 years of work experience in strategic stewardship, representation, organizational development and management, and strategic leadership in the MENA region and globally. I am best known for my ability to convene diverse coalitions, design complex needs into effective strategies and operational structures, and my facilitative leadership of various global, regional, and local teams of stakeholders. I am a strong community convener, program designer, fundraiser, and facilitator. I can uniquely forge strategic, authentic, and trust-based partnerships across various constituencies within diverse ecosystems.

Tiago Machado

Lisbon, Portugal

$500.0/min N/A 0 $8.33/min

Product Design at the Software Innovation and Development of the Volkswagen Group. Course Director of the Digital Experience Design postgraduate program at the University of Lisbon.

Suraj Londhe

india

$175.0/min N/A 0 $2.92/min

Innovation-focused professional with 9+ years of expertise in industrial design and product development management. Specializes in transforming ideas into impactful, market-ready solutions by integrating creativity, functionality, and strategy. Skilled in managing the end-to-end design process, from concept generation to manufacturing, with a strong emphasis on user experience and cross-functional collaboration.

Maria Shashkova

Moscow, Russia

$60.0/min N/A 1 $1/min

Founding Partner & TroubleMaker @ dots'n'spaces. also: geek, entrepreneur, marketer, startup fangirl, internet & social addict

ALANA 鹿

San Francisco, CA

$450.0/min N/A 0 $7.5/min

Design Founder & Genius Grant Writer @ roses/foundation (WCAG Task Force) https://w3.org/TR/wcag-3.0/ ALANA has designed many businesses of her own and helped others design theirs. With formal art school training in advertising and a bloodthirsty love for truth, this art school drop out went on to awaken a dying world and forged a path to help others through design ethics, consumer advocacy, songwriting, editorial, documentary filmmaking and by giving children a voice. ALANA writes timeless, soulfully relevant top lines with rich vocals for genre-defining music producers of several genres including downtempo, chill hop, EDM, indie pop, new folk, and Americana. Her music has been licensed to films/television with personally scored documentaries and a special interest in human ecology. She spent her early years in the underground music scene of San Francisco, then broadened her artistry with experiences that included NYC subway busking, major label courtship in London and the experimental influence of New Orleans’ Music Box Village. In 2010 ALANA released an EP with London's Chessclub Records called The Misuse of Chemistry. She is currently writing and recording in partnership with Zero 7. After experiencing an intense refocusing and new vision for how the music industry can better serve artists, ALANA continues to challenge our pre-conceived notions about where we are headed as a human family with her beloved husband Michael Darius at roses/foundation.

Nupur Tevatiya

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Founder of Stoira & Stoira Studios / Design & Product Mentor at Topmate / Ex-Chingari Designer

Maxwell Otieno

Nairobi, Kenya

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Senior Product Designer @Betika.com | Figma Community Contributor | Design Mentor

Roxanne Howes

$500.0/min N/A 0 $8.33/min

Multiple Entrepreneur. Aviation. F1/ Business & First Class Flight attendant. ESL Online English Teacher. Graphic Designer. Creative Director. Illustration Specialist. Yoga instructor & Practitioner. Pro Singer & Hip Hop Dancer. Meditation. Food & Beverage. Hospitality. Service Industry Etticate. Communication. Athlete. Animal lover ❤️

Vijay Rajendran

$300.0/min N/A 0 $5/min

I have over two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and supporting leaders from diverse backgrounds and sectors, especially in fintech, healthcare, SaaS, and climate tech. As a founder, advisor, and investor, I have developed a deep understanding of the startup ecosystem and the challenges and opportunities facing entrepreneurs. Why can I help you? I led the portfolio value team that supported one of the largest early stage venture capital portfolios in the world: 500 Startups with over $2.7 billion in AUM and 2,800 portfolio companies. I've supported hundreds of founders and helped them on their journey to becoming CEOs. My expertise is helping startup CEOs navigate the complex world of fundraising, founder sales, and team building, which starts with people bringing their genius and energy to work so you get their highest performance. I believe in building strong relationships and supporting your vision every step of the way.

Oleg Koss

Kyiv, Ukraine

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

I built a successful in-house CX function in a telco with 25M customers. I advise the biggest banks, retailers, e-commerce platforms, B2B distributors, etc. I care about customers and profits. I have an Executive MBA, I am an Accredited Service Design Master, and I love people.

Alexander Ryan

San Francisco Bay Area

$175.0/min N/A 5 $2.92/min

Brand Strategy and design thinking with a dash business model design, and service design. Lover of frameworks. Let's talk about how to get our head around complicated challenges.

Avi Lambert

British Columbia, Canada

$100.0/min N/A 5 $1.67/min

Lambert Strategy Group Limited Senior Management Consultant Principal, Owner Formerly, Photonic Public Relations Inc.

Elijah Woolery

San Francisco Bay Area

$100.0/min N/A 4 $1.67/min

Lecturer in the Product Design program at Stanford University. EIR @ Innovation Endeavors. Co-founder of Wetpixel. Product designer, surfer & father.

Dave Gray

St Louis, MO (38.614883,-90.19

$300.0/min N/A 19 $5/min

Founder of XPLANE, investor and adviser to multiple startups. I work with executives to turn complex ideas, information and challenges into visual maps and selling stories.

Robinson Greig

Boston, MA

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Founder @ Ferris Product Designer 2X Techstars Boston Alum Mechanical Engineering undergrad Upcoming Harvard Business School MBA student

Kevin Budelmann

Grand Rapids, MI

$600.0/min N/A 21 $10/min

President of Peopledesign, author of Brand Identity Essentials, adjunct at IIT Institute of Design; leader at AIGA, APDF.

Sindhu Prabowo Dilaksono

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

$100.0/min N/A 4 $1.67/min

Founder Kark Mobile Education & @eductory, own act! digital agency, co-founder of iMindSound, digiworks, creativepreneur, jakarta founder institute graduate, JFDI Asia alumni, experienced in run incubator in Jakarta, falling in love with Lean and Customer Development, business development advisor and product incubator, bahasa Indonesia only :)

Moulsari Jain

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

$300.0/min N/A 0 $5/min

Founder, B-A-D for GOOD, Plant Rich, PWRFAM & The PWRTRIP. Artist, entrepreneur & "there-is-no-box" thinker using courageous creativity to solve problems effectively with long term vision, and help people & organisations exceed their limitations.

Zachary Moser

Portland, OR

$1000.0/min N/A 14 $16.67/min

I think in Frameworks and Processes. I'm interested in creating a Thriving Planetary Civilization. If you need a back and forth about a complex issue, I can usually help.

Andreas C. Vogt, MBA

Berlin Area, Germany

$175.0/min N/A 3 $2.92/min

Management Consultant. Andreas Cem Vogt is a partner at ScrumCenter (an agile methods consultancy based in Berlin, Germany with clients in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria). He founded C5T.CO and co-founded nouvé brand and innovation design, a Berlin based international brand-led innovation agency. He also helps accelerate businesses (from start up to multinational companies) to gain growth and relevance in the market. Since 1996 he has worked as an entrepreneur, serial entrepreneur, marketing brand consultant and as a new business generator specializing in creativity, innovation and change management. He holds an MBA from OU Business School (UK), an elite business school with triple accreditation specializing in financial strategy and innovation. He has studied in Berlin, San Diego, London and Oxford. He is also a lecturer at Media Design Hochschule - University for Design and Computer Science (Berlin) and serves as a mentor at Startupbootcamp – European Startup Accelerator.

Julie Zhuo

San Francisco Bay Area

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

I am the director of Product Design at Facebook, and the longest-tenured member of Facebook's design team (having been there for over 7 years.)

Remko Vermeulen

Barcelona

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Management of user experience, innovation and design, and passionate about simplicity. 13 Years of international experience with design consultancies and large companies like Telefonica, O2, Renault, Financial times, Warner Brothers, British Council, Reliance India, Yukos Russia as well as in-house with startups like NTRglobal and NOW.com. Working on UX strategy, user experience (UX), service and interaction design for products and services in eHealth, Cloud and ubiquitous computing for O2, Vivo and Movistar in Telefonica Digital. In parallel innovating by creating new services and products. MSc in Innovation Management (Industrial Design Engineering) and university studies in Psychology and Exhibition design. Local founder of IxDA Barcelona and UX mentor on Wayra and Healthbox startup accelerators.

David Shaw

Columbus, Ohio

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Brand, consumer and employee experience leader with a hybrid background in agency-style insights, strategy & execution as well as consultancy-style enterprise digital transformation. Passionate about leading collaborative, cross-functional teams and cultivating individual talents and team capabilities.

Judy Unrein

Portland, Oregon Area

$150.0/min N/A 6 $2.5/min

I make, write, and speak at the intersection of learning, technology, and design.

Anthony Mills

Grand Rapids, MI

$250.0/min N/A 37 $4.17/min

Anthony Mills is the Founder and CEO of Legacy Innovation Group, a strategic growth firm rooted in insight and innovation. Anthony works with companies to help them build new businesses, brands, products, and services – and reinvent existing ones. He is a rainmaker. He knows how to connect dots in ways that enable companies to pursue market leadership through more value and better experiences for their markets. Anthony has traveled the world and experienced many cultures up close. He understands people, and with them, the markets they make up. He knows how to combine insight and empathy with imagination and creativity to conceive real solutions to customer’s “deep-down” needs and desires. Anthony also understands business and knows what drives good business strategy (having himself spent many years as a business executive). In his work, he ties good strategy and strategic innovation to the long-term resilience of businesses. He also knows how to transform business organizations into human-centric networks with the skills and bandwidth needed to constantly deliver new value to their markets. His methods have guided numerous business leaders in making lasting transformations in their workplaces. Anthony’s work builds on over 25 years of leadership in business, product development, marketing, design, and engineering. He remains deeply embedded in all these worlds, giving him a broad and holistic perspective of value creation that is rare among business leaders. He knows how to bridge the many disciplines of the business world to deliver lasting innovation to markets.