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About
Karyn is a Design Researcher & Strategist
who marries human insights with their commercial counterparts.
Formally trained in industrial design, psychology, and business, Karyn enjoys building solutions at the intersection of "what" and "why". Her projects have a touched everything from transportation to snacks while working at REI, the Mayo Clinic, and Continuum Innovation, and Johnson&Johnson, but she'll always have a soft spot for healthcare. Currently, she's crafting the future of health and wellness at UnitedHealth Group.
+ Procter & Gamble
+ Buffalo Wings & Rings
+ MIT Media Lab
+ Pediasure
+ Boeing
+ Google
+ Always
+ Optum
+ Camay
+ LUSH
CLIENTS
+ Blue Cross Blue Shield
+ United Healthcare
+ Johnson & Jonson
+ Ernst & Young
+ Jamba Juice
+ Corning
+ Kelloggs
+ Swiffer
+ Henkel
+ Hymna
PASSION PROJECTS
Featured Speaker
2023
Design Principles & Practices Research Conference
2021
Design+Diversity Conference
2020
EPIC Conference
(Ethnographic Praxis in Industry)
2019
Innovation Learning Network Conference
2018
Mayo Clinic Transform Conference
2017
International Association of
Societies of Design Research
Panelist
2022
Boston University Health & Life Sciences Conference
2020
Google Sight Tech Global Conference
2019
Vanity Fair Tech Summit
2019
Retail Tomorrow Conference
(Global Market Development Center )
Teaching
2017 — 2020
MIT Sloan Design Thinking SIP Course
2017 — 2020
MIT Sloan DesignWorks Course
2017 — 2020
Harvard Extension School's Design Thinking: Creating Better Customer Experiences Course
Thought Leadership
SPEAKING
Outside of design, Karyn can be found pressing flowers, hiking the White Mountains, and attempting recipes that are a little too advanced for her current cooking abilities.
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