Our North American Core Team

Sally Lawler Kennedy
Deputy Chairperson

Executive Member

„If you think research takes too long, you should look at the cost of not doing it“

What are you most passionate about?

I am passionate about human-centered design, crafting delightful customer experiences, and leveraging technology and data to drive innovation.

What qualities makes you unique?

Focus on bringing together the problem and human experience together with technology.

Why is innovation important to you and why do you want to do it here at DatB?

There are many great ideas, but only a few make it to innovations. Make Innovations Real is about turning ideas into innovations that create better CX. Design at Business focuses on how to make innovation real.

What is your commitment to enable DatB?

Contributing to establishing and then building the Design at Business Association.


Shane Picciotto

Chief Secretary
Executive Member

„A testable idea is better than a great idea“

What are you most passionate about?

"Moving the innovation and human centered design closer to a discipline the same way marketing and sales is a discipline."

What qualities makes you unique?

"I've helped accelerate many early maturity product teams think and put into practice human centered design ideals."

Why is innovation important to you and why do you want to do it here at DatB?

"Change is hard and uncomfortable but if you dislike it then you'll dislike being irrelevant even more to roughly" quote Eric Shinseki

What is your commitment to enable DatB?

"Design at Business will grow proportional to the sunlight and water we give it. I commit to giving it at least 2 hours a week to advance our Secretarial goals."


Virginia Hamilton

Executive Member 

What are you most passionate about?

Public sector innovation

 

What qualities makes you unique?

I have a background in facilitation, process tools and methods in addition to HCD.

Why is innovation important to you and why do you want to do it here at DatB?

I thrive when I have a network of peers and friends who care about the same work.

What is your commitment to enable DatB?

We need to develop with the community.


Danielle Barisic

Executive Member 

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What are you most passionate about?
What qualities makes you unique?

 

Why is innovation important to you and why do you want to do it here at DatB?
What is your commitment to enable DatB?

Deepa Iyer

Executive Member 

„Connect + share + learn“

What are you most passionate about?
  • Design-led organization transformation
  • Connecting with HCD facilitators
  • Learning programs created using a Design approach 
What qualities makes you unique?
  • Leader
  • Collaborator & co-creator
  • Sharing knowledge, experience and best practices
Why is innovation important to you and why do you want to do it here at DatB?

I am passionate about designing learning experiences and spearheading and amplifying communities of practices. DatB provides the environment for doing just that and learning from others on how they lead those efforts.

What is your commitment to enable DatB?
  • Participate and share my lessons learned and experiences
  • Co-create content that support innovation, Design Thinking and design-led transformation in organizations
  • Co-innovate new ways of working across companies