Tim Brown

Tim Brown, Chair Emeritus of IDEO, a global design and consulting firm known for its human-centered design approach, frequently speaks about the value of design thinking, creative leadership, and innovation to business leaders and designers around the world. He participates in the World Economic Forum in Davos, and his talks Serious Play & Change by Design appear on TED.com. Tim is also a member of the Steelcase Board of Directors.
An industrial designer by training, Tim has earned numerous design awards and has exhibited work at the Axis Gallery in Tokyo, the Design Museum in London, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He takes special interest in the convergence of technology and arts, and the ways in which design can promote the well-being of people living in emerging economies.