Assistant Professor, IIT Institute of DesignTom MacTavish is an assistant professor at the IIT Institute of Design and teaches courses related to interaction design history, theory, and practice. He holds master’s degrees in library and information science from University of Michigan and in English from University of Iowa, with a bachelor’s degree in English from Central Michigan University.
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Co-founder and Creative Director of KickstarterCharles Adler is an entrepreneur with more than 14 years experience in interaction design. Formerly director of strategy and information architecture at Agency.com, his work in user experience and design is driven by a commitment to create work for people in the simplest and cleanest way possible. Previously, he cofounded Subsystence, an online art publication, and Source-ID, an independent interaction design studio.
Professor of Innovation and Design, Parsons The New School of DesignBruce Nussbaum, former assistant managing editor and editorial page editor for BusinessWeek, is professor of innovation and design at Parsons The New School of Design. Nussbaum launched BusinessWeek’s coverage of the annual Industrial Designers Excellence Awards, the BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards for architecture, Read more »
Principal Designer, Procter & GambleGreg has served a variety of innovation roles in a 27-year career at Procter & Gamble. Originally trained in chemical engineering (Purdue), he dabbled in nursing, and then in mid-career he received training in industrial design (UC DAAP). Greg went on to design and develop various market products globally, such as Duncan Hines, Crest, Iams, Swiffer, Cascade, and Pampers. Read more »
Senior Director of User Research, Marriott eCommerceKen Kellogg is a product research professional with 14 years of experience in the online/e-commerce space. During his career, Ken has had roles ranging from individual contributor as a technical writer to director of a full-service product research team. As the senior director of user research at Marriott International, Ken leads a team of qualitative Read more »
