The New Literacy: Innovating for People

Google Tech Talk October 23, 2012 Presented by Chris Pacione ABSTRACT Recent socioeconomic shifts are driving organizations worldwide to get better at innovation—not just within traditional areas like R&D, but throughout an entire culture of work. However current research indicates that, on the whole, most organizations are still at loss as to how to make innovation more frequent and pervasive. But this should be no surprise. Do you know anyone with a degree in innovation? Have you ever taken a course on innovation? Do you consider yourself an expert at innovation? Do you think innovation can even be taught? If so, what would *you* teach? This talk is about how leveling-up in innovation is not only a global imperative, but possible through mastery of Human-Centered Design—the disciplined practice of developing solutions in the service of people. Designer, entrepreneur and current CEO of LUMA Institute Chris Pacione will present how his company is helping all kinds of organizations around the world, get better at innovation and bring new and lasting value to the world. Speaker Info As Director and CEO of LUMA Institute, Chris leads a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team of practitioners and educators who are passionate about helping everyone "make things better." Chris is a frequent speaker, teacher, and writer on the topics of innovation, design and education in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He has accumulated years of experience as both an innovative entrepreneur and educator and his work has been cited in Business Week, the New York Times, and Fast Company. Prior to joining Luma, Chris co-founded Body-Media, Inc, which was an early pioneer in wearable health monitoring; held the Mc Candless Chair at the Carnegie Mellon School of Design; taught courses in human-computer interaction; and developed new product ideas and experiences for clients such as Intel, Motorola, Xerox, and Microsoft. Chris received his Bachelor's from Carnegie Mellon University, where he continues to serve as a guest lecturer, and his Master's from the Cranbrook Academy of Art.