Thought Leader Profile
Tim Brown
CEO and President, IDEO
Tim Brown is CEO and president of IDEO, the world's leading design consultancy, specializing in turnkey product development and innovation strategy. Prior to taking his current position in 2000, Tim led IDEO Europe from 1995 to 2000 and managed IDEO's San Francisco office from 1990 to 1995.
Tim has led strategic client relationships with such companies as Apple, NEC, Steelcase, Sony, Epson, Whirlpool, and Matsushita. He has received numerous design awards, and his designs have been exhibited at the Axis Gallery in Toronto and Design Museum in London.
Tim's special interest has been in cultivating great design and innovative thinking within multidisciplinary teams. He has been active in design education for many years, lecturing at Stanford University, Cranbrook Academy of Art, the Royal College of Art, and the University of Northumberland. Tim earned his master of design degree from the Royal College of Art in London and his BA in Design for industry from the University of Northumberland.
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Posted on Mon Jan 27, 2025, 8:00 am
“Design is a team sport” – an hour with IDEO’s Tim Brown - Design Week -
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Design thinking was supposed to fix the world. Where did it go wrong? - MIT T... -
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International design expert honoured by Northumbria University - Northumbria ... -
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Embattled Ideo CEO Sandy Speicher is stepping down - Fast Company -
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Why thinking innovatively means paying attention to design - Fast Company -
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Boom Supersonic Appoints Former Boeing CEO Phil Condit and IDEO's Executive C... -
Posted on Fri Dec 4, 2020, 8:00 am
The Next Chapter in Design for Social Innovation (SSIR) - Stanford Social Inn... -
Posted on Mon May 6, 2019, 6:37 pm
A conversation with IDEO’s Tim Brown + Barry Katz - CCA | California College ... -
Posted on Thu Apr 4, 2019, 7:00 am
Ideo CEO Tim Brown, who helped popularize design thinking, steps down - Fast ... -
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How Great Design Could Fix the World’s ‘Wicked Problems’ - Fortune -
Posted on Thu Nov 1, 2018, 7:00 am
Intervene, don’t overthink – the new mantra of systems design - The World Eco... -
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How to solve problems like a designer - vox.com -
Posted on Wed Feb 15, 2017, 8:00 am
Design Thinking as Pedagogy - For Students and Educators (Opinion) - Educatio... -
Posted on Tue Dec 20, 2016, 8:00 am
Steelcase Welcomes IDEO CEO Tim Brown to Board Of Directors - officeinsight -
Posted on Fri Sep 23, 2016, 11:30 am
Design Thinking for Social Innovation (SSIR) - Stanford Social Innovation Review -
Posted on Thu Feb 11, 2016, 8:00 am
IDEO Joins Kyu - Core77 -
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Apple Mouse Inventor IDEO Sells 30 Percent Stake to Hakuhodo DY Holdings - Br... -
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Hakuhodo DY’s Kyu Takes Stake in Design Firm IDEO - WSJ -
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Leading changes through ‘design thinking’ - The Korea Herald