Chief Design Advisor @Uplifting.Design. Former Head of Design @Google #ATAP, @Microsoft and @Walmart. Founded #ProjectAra. Designed the #og @Microsoft #Surface.

London, England
Joined May 2009
Design doesn’t scale from silos — it scales through partnership. 🌍 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 12 of #UpliftingDesign. #partnership #designculture #leadership #collaboration uplifting.design/podcast
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Design needs its own rhythm — human-centered, iterative, and fast. 🔄 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 11 of #UpliftingDesign. #designprocess #aianddesign #innovation #teams uplifting.design/podcast
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A great design team without the right system is a Ferrari stuck in traffic. 🏎️🚦See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 10 of #UpliftingDesign. #orgdesign #designteams #leadership #systems uplifting.design/podcast
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Creativity diverges — impact converges. Focus makes design matter. 🎯 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 9 of #UpliftingDesign. #focus #designleadership #creativity #execution uplifting.design/podcast
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Design maps don’t show outputs — they reveal the human journey. 🧭 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 8 of #UpliftingDesign. #designstrategy #humancentered #leadership #journeymapping uplifting.design/podcast
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A vision without a story is just an internal secret. 📖 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 7 of #UpliftingDesign. #storytelling #leadership #designculture #communication uplifting.design/podcast
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The most powerful innovation is designed with people, not for them. 🤝 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 6 of #UpliftingDesign. #participatorydesign #cocreation #designthinking #innovation uplifting.design/podcast
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Breakthroughs happen when ambition is grounded in real human needs. 🚀 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 5 of #UpliftingDesign. #innovation #designstrategy #leadership #impact uplifting.design/podcast
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Vision set too close is safe; too far is paralyzing — leadership lives in between. 🎯 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 4 of #UpliftingDesign. #vision #innovation #leadership #strategy uplifting.design/podcast
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Art expresses the self — design serves others. 🎨➡️🤝 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 3 of #UpliftingDesign. #designphilosophy #humancentered #creativity #servicedesign uplifting.design/podcast
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Real impact happens when you, us, and them are aligned. 🔗 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 2 of #UpliftingDesign. #designculture #leadership #creativeteams #alignment uplifting.design/podcast
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Most teams start with features; great teams start with why. 💡See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 1 of #UpliftingDesign. #humancentereddesign #leadership #designthinking #purpose uplifting.design/podcast
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Happy Birthday Rue! It’s a joy to witness the wisdom, love and capability you radiate as you flourish into womanhood. I’m always here to lift you up 💕.
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Design isn’t decoration — it’s how creative ambition becomes reality. 🎙️See how two AI hosts deep dive into the prologue of #UpliftingDesign. #designleadership #creativestrategy #podcast #innovation uplifting.design/podcast
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Happy Birthday to this amazing husband, photographer, captain, friend and son! May this year bring incredible new adventures! ❤️
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My Italian family knows me well! 🎄🎁🎉 #pandoroanytime
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Merry Xmas y’all from the whole Chiswick household 🎄🐺🎁🎉😍!! #4italians1american1samoyed
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9. Before sunrise, Jonathan Castro left Oxfordshire with half of the PSL fleet, waved off by Dan & Giulia. Packed into custom carriers, the kits made it safely to FedEx… and then into the world. A big moment for an epic journey. @WellcomeLeap @mak0ski @upliftingmelody
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10. Dan coordinated 7 PSLs from the UK… and after a week, the footage started rolling in. Smiling teams. Busy labs. Incredible science. The PSLs were officially out in the world. @WellcomeLeap @mak0ski @upliftingmelody
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11. Weeks in the edit suite, crafting videos from the footage streaming in from labs worldwide. Then the PSLs returned home to London just in time for a special visit to the Wellcome Trust… where signs hinted people were expecting them. @WellcomeLeap @mak0ski @upliftingmelody
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