Friends, please help out the family of Marc Gilpin. He has two cancerous tumors in his brain. Marc's wife and family need the support from the design and user research community. I hope you will help out a friend in need during th…lnkd.in/gM9SzG7b lnkd.in/gVzVy4Qx

Congratulations, Brittany Shirley. It's great to see how much you have grown in less than one year. I look forward to hearing more updates. lnkd.in/giKceQRE

Happy too see that two Big Design scholarships were announced at UNT for design students this year.

Worked with a young designer on her portfolio. She completely updated it immediately. It looks great!

My summer intern has a research project on the rise of digital influencers in marketing. It is an interesting topic.

I am so happy, excited, and proud for my good friend, Knowbility. It is well-deserved. lnkd.in/gJNWAEqt

In August, I moved to an innovation team where I work with startups in the travel industry. It has been a rewarding experience that has made me learn new ways of delivering design thinking. I love this work! #innovation #ux #strategy #research #design

Honored and excited! I was asked to share my thoughts around design thinking with the Google Developers Group. In this talk, I plan to cover a Design Thinking Primer with the group. Topics will include: - What is Design Thinking? - How do you use it on y…lnkd.in/gmv6nfjG

I was just invited to guest lecture on the business of UX for an innovation class for some graduate students. I am pretty excited about it. This will be fun!

A few years ago, I told people that I wanted to be a Design Futurist. I am now on an Innovation team using design thinking with futurist research methods to create transformative experiences. It's hard work...but very rewarding. I cannot imagine a bette…lnkd.in/gWxqGAkw

It is interesting to test out the strength of a business model by using the futurist method called PESTLE. It allows you to think through counter-measures for different types of events. In some respects, you are designing a business. I plan to do a desi…lnkd.in/gurcUtX9

Over the past six months, I have taken several online classes through IDEOU. In August, I was moved to an Innovation team. So, I wanted to take classes on innovation and design thinking (which is a nice fit). Happy to announce that I have completed the…lnkd.in/gek_SKqn

On May 3rd at 4PM, I am speaking at the 24 Hours of UX event on How UX Design Helps Drive Product Innovation. I hope you can join us. Register on Meetup. 24 Hours of UX is an amazing event, where you can connect with designers and…lnkd.in/g62xpyTV lnkd.in/gXMWYSUU

I hope you can attend the 24 Hours of UX event (see 24hoursofux.com). It begins on May 3rd and runs for 24 hours (of course). I will be speaking at 4PM CDT on how our UX practices must change to support product innovation. It is an overview of wor…lnkd.in/gJr-hrXz

It has been a difficult week at Sabre. We lost alot of talented user research, UX designers, and design strategists. I have worked with many of these people on various projects over the years. These professionals would be strong candidates for many positi…lnkd.in/gMp9CiGU

I have some exciting news! In the fall semester, I will be teaching the capstone class for the gradaute students in the Interaction Design program at UNT. FOr me, it is a chance to bring my industry expertise to these young professionals, as they continue…lnkd.in/gEZGEpc2

If you are hiring for UX Designers, please let me know. I have a couple of Senior UX Designers that are looking for work. I would be happy to connect you with them.

Let's support #accessibility by donating to the Knowbility fundraiser. We can help them reach their goal. I love this company and their mission to help companies build accessible products for people with cognitive and physical constraints. Your donation i…lnkd.in/gxqaEApe

For any design strategists or facilitators, I recommend you review the Strategy Choice Cascade by Roger Martin. Currently, I am using it for a design strategy project. The fraemwork is leading to some great discussions. I am plann…lnkd.in/gb_XM_cv lnkd.in/ghzAuhHr

As a Design Strategist, I have started to use an approach that I have learned in teaching graduate student. It's known as I do-We do-You do. Here is how it works in a workshop setting: - I do - I explain the next workshop activity (usually with an ehe xa…lnkd.in/ex_7B3Rp