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Co-Director, Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MS-EI) @ Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ, US
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Colombo Canadian Innovation consultant and design entrepreneur, master in Design from Domus Academy Milan and master in Environmental Design from UQAM Montreal, convinced that through product design, immersive spaces, engaging strategies, disruptive services and strategic branding, we can accelerate any business and develop successful innovations.Winner of the Red Dot Design Award, three times the steel pencil, recognized with the Prix Arts-Affaires / Arts-Business personality by the Board of Trade and the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the Palermo design contest,  finalist at the Portfolio of innovation and innovators of America awards and selected by the Madrid and Shanghai Design Biennials.Created the Chair of Strategic Innovation at the National University, where I taught for more than ten years as I did it at the Design Faculty of Los Andes University in Bogotá; I also Directed and Planned the curriculum for the Strategic Design and Innovation graduate program at the UPB university Medellín, Designed the Innovation Lab at the Ibero University in Puebla MX and taught innovation at OCAD University's Master of Design (MDes) in Design for Health, Toronto, Ca.Guest speaker at Pratt Institute N.Y, World Design Congress and Concordia University in Montreal, Holon Institute of Technology in Israel, UBA Argentina and Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, among others.Co-founder of CD&I Associates, a Toronto-based innovation firm established in Bogotá in 1995.Over the past 25 years, my innovations and inventions have helped entrepreneurs, startups, and companies such as Weston Foods, Progen, Philips, Whirlpool, Carrefour, Cencosud, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Syngenta, Coca-Cola, Yamana Gold, and LatinArte to achieve faster their goals.I'm the Head of the Industrial Design Program at the Design School, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, with the goal of transforming curriculum and faculty into an innovative academic environment; I'm also the Disruptor of the innovation boutique CD&I Associates. As I did as president of JAVCA in Toronto and our arts and design community with the LatinArte foundation in Montreal, Canada, I am always open to volunteering.Open talk in English, Spanish, Italian or French.Contact me: Ln | Fb | Tw | In : @innovangarita

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Arizona State University

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Co-Director, Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MS-EI)
Phoenix, AZ, US
Luis Angarita Work Experience Details
  • Arizona State University
    Co-Director, Master Of Science In Entrepreneurship And Innovation (Ms-Ei)
    Arizona State University
    Phoenix, Az, Us
  • Arizona State University
    Co-Director, Master Of Science In Entrepreneurship And Innovation (Ms-Ei)
    Arizona State University Jun 2024 - Present
    Tempe, Az, Us
    As Co-Director of the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MS-EI) program at Arizona State University, I lead the design perspective in this collaborative effort between the Design School and the W.P. Carey School of Business. The MS-EI is a dynamic, one-year program tailored for innovators and founders, equipping them with the mindset, skills, and practical experience necessary to launch successful ventures in any industry. My role focuses on integrating creativity, innovation and design thinking into the curriculum, preparing participants to lead cross-disciplinary teams, identify opportunities, and develop scalable business models that create value in a rapidly changing world.
  • Arizona State University
    ​​Head Of Industrial Design Program
    Arizona State University Aug 2022 - Present
    Tempe, Az, Us
    I act as a dedicated change agent utilizing my knowledge of the design profession and how design thinking can change the world. My task is to challenge traditional design curricula with a vision for the future of design education and recognize and communicate a leadership role within the broader context of design management within organizations. I also actively participate in the teaching of the Industrial Design Bachelor of Science in Design, Master of Industrial Design and Master of Science in Design degree programs. As head of Industrial Design, I engage allied disciplines across the University, make teaching assignments for the Industrial Design faculty, engage alumni and the local professional community, and mentor junior faculty in their work within and beyond The Design School. My goal is to transform curriculum and faculty in an innovative academic environment.
  • Arizona State University
    Associate Professor
    Arizona State University Aug 2022 - Present
    Tempe, Az, Us
  • Naba Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti
    Design Advisory Board Member
    Naba Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti Sep 2023 - Present
    Milan, Mi, It
    As an advisor of the institution, I Contribute to the academic excellence and growth of Design education. Engaging in meetings and collaborative discussions with fellow members, fostering innovative strategies for the design education landscape. Committed to enhancing and shaping the future of design education.Responsibilities:- Participate in the Advisory Board.- Contribute expertise and unbiased perspectives to the Advisory Board.- Identify challenges and encourage exploration of new ideas.
  • Cd&I Associates North America
    Innovator | Chairman | Partner
    Cd&I Associates North America Sep 2016 - Present
    Oakville, Ontario, Ca
    Designing new products, services, and strategies, developing schedules and leading the creative process by providing innovation leadership coordinating simultaneously our team located in Europe, South, Central and North America.• Managing the entire Innovation process, advising Innovation concepts to be developed by the design team through design thinking, environmental and product design, architecture, design of services, strategy and Brand Innovation.• Attending lectures and translating insights into actionable solutions for fortune 500 companiesAchievements: o We Think Exhibition and Master Class at the Design Exchange Toronto, Canada January 18- May 13, 2019o Establishing a significant international business operation through joint ventures in North America.
  • Cd&I Associates North America
    Head Of Innovation
    Cd&I Associates North America Nov 2009 - Aug 2016
    Oakville, Ontario, Ca
    • Advised and Consulted brands Lubriderm / Johnson & Johnson, Chamber of Commerce Latino-Américaine du Québec, LatinArte, Carrefour among others• Analyzed the intended use of product and user preferences• Proposed innovation concepts and strategies, sketches and models for client's approval• Conducted research to identify new product ideas, designs, material, and production techniques.Achievements:o Special jury prize - Arts Business Personality of Montreal Prix Arts-Affaires de Montréal, 2014 o Innovators of America Prize – Nominee 2013o IV Furniture Design Competition 1st Place, Public vote| Honourable mention of the Jury “Palermo university Argentina 2011o Portes Ouvertes design Montreal, Selected by the Bureau du design Montreal, 2010 – 2011o Steel Pencil Award Proyectodiseño Magazine, 2010o Red Dot Design Award - winner, Category: Concept Design Germany/Singapore, 2009o “Portfolio” Award Nominee as the most innovative company in the country (Bogota, 2010)
  • The Creative School At Toronto Metropolitan University
    Member Of The Equity Diversity And Inclusion Steering Committee
    The Creative School At Toronto Metropolitan University Oct 2021 - Jun 2022
    Toronto, Ontario, Ca
  • The Creative School At Toronto Metropolitan University
    Lecturer - Design Management
    The Creative School At Toronto Metropolitan University Aug 2021 - Jun 2022
    Toronto, Ontario, Ca
    I Taught Design Management as an introduction to the business of design among diverse industries.We explored the link between design and the management of design and innovation business activities.I instructed students to become the orchestrator of other professionals, including creators, technologists, administrators, and marketers. Topics included an overview of strategic design, entrepreneurship, start-ups, unicorns, design thinking, innovation, and the environment’s management vs the corporate culture and organizational frameworks.
  • Isthmus - Escuela De Arquitectura Y Diseño De América Latina Y El Caribe
    Sessional Faculty - Service Design
    Isthmus - Escuela De Arquitectura Y Diseño De América Latina Y El Caribe Jul 2021 - Sep 2021
    Panamá, Panamá, Pa
    In charge of designing and directing the workshop/studio of service design, where students apply the knowledge acquired during the master's degree to execute real projects within the industry.The Master in Service Design was specially created to lead the conception, development, verification and implementation of innovative services, defining concrete and coordinated strategies for each of the contact points of the organization with its users throughout the service provision cycle. To achieve this purpose, the master's combines an integrative approach to representing spaces, environments, communications, and products, contributing to constructing a distinctive and profitable value for the organization and its brand.
  • Ocad University
    Instructor - Id 2: Identity Materialized
    Ocad University Jul 2018 - Dec 2019
    Toronto, On, Ca
    This course aimed to expand the student's understanding of the Design Process and their competency in its use. Helping them assimilate, synchronize and demonstrate their learning in all of their previous and concurrent courses, including drawing, model making and the thoughtful analysis and observation of their world. During this class, I worked on aspects that materialize the Canadian Identity through design. I inspired students to explore their Identity by analyzing iconic brands, lectures from veteran industrial designers, and polling Canadians about their understanding of self. Focusing on innovative materials and their appropriate use with projects directed on examining human needs concerning cultural, social and personal issues, I managed to forge an alliance with Bergo (a long-standing, iconic design store in the heart of the distillery district in Toronto) to showcase and promote the results.
  • Ocad University
    Instructor - Dhea-6005 Studio 1: Corporeal
    Ocad University Jul 2018 - Dec 2019
    Toronto, On, Ca
    Partnering with the paramedic Association of Ontario, I co-directed this master's course to guide students through a problem-based and design-process-driven approach to discover and propose a design for health solutions, focusing on the corporeal/cognitive/sensorial context of the individual's health. Dealing with the body/individual and immediate circle of care, the cognitive and physiological environmental and cognitive interaction, we organize students into multidisciplinary design teams to learn and use a structured design process based on human-centred design. I taught the user-focused and participatory approach to innovation, integrating current knowledge and principles of qualitative research and interaction design processes.
  • Ocad University
    Instructor - Dhea Studio 4 Innovation
    Ocad University Dec 2017 - May 2019
    Toronto, On, Ca
    Co-created and directed the course as the final project to opt for a degree as Master's of Design (MDes), responding to the complexity of health care through a comprehensive, academically rich design approach. Empowered postgraduate students to be creative, innovate, and develop ethical, sustainable solutions to pressing challenges across the health sector.We asked students to work with local and national health sector partners to design innovative solutions to complex and contemporary health design challengesI mainly focused on the Design and innovation approach to guide students to create new, ethical, and sustainable solutions with health sector stakeholders, patients, and partners.
  • Ocad University
    Instructor- Id Major Design Project
    Ocad University Jul 2018 - Apr 2019
    Toronto, On, Ca
    Co-Directed the ID Major Design project as the core project to opt for a degree as an industrial designer, advising the students to navigate through a whole design process, identify an area of human activity, research, find design opportunities and propose a design solution.We focus them on identifying design development possibilities, providing a thoroughly researched and tested series of design concepts during the fall, and advising the students to refine their design concepts with a well-detailed and user-validated project solution during the winter.
  • Cclaq - Chambre De Commerce Latino-Américaine Du Québec | Quebec Latin American Chamber Of Commerce
    Innovation Consultant
    Cclaq - Chambre De Commerce Latino-Américaine Du Québec | Quebec Latin American Chamber Of Commerce Jan 2012 - Mar 2013
    Montreal, Quebec, Ca
    Through this role, I became immersed in the client’s business from the member’s perspective, bringing creative ideas to help them to become the most relevant young chamber of Quebec I delivered a new brand identity and internal initiatives to develop chamber points of view through leadership, innovative techniques, and formats.Finally, I proposed more than 13 new products and services offered by the chamber to their affiliates as part of their innovative portfolio.
  • Cd&I Associates
    Head Of Design
    Cd&I Associates Jan 2005 - Oct 2009
    Bogota, Capital District, Co
    • Inspired the creative team compelling appropriate 2-D and 3-D designs relevant to the customer’s brands/needs • Defined processes, ensuring consistency, quality and timeliness & incorporated innovative thinking and creativity as part of overall product strategy for fortune 100 Clients• Collaborated with leading clients, creative designers, modelers, engineers and created most compelling and appropriate design solutions for the Market.Achievements: o $100 million in sales developing successful products and strategies o Invented and patented projects that have become part of the modern material culture like the Alien USS Patent 6769380 b1 des 2004 UNITED STATES (2004)o Steel Pencil» Award, Winner Concept Design 2010, POP Design 2004 and Product design 2002- Bogotáo International Design Contest “Air Design” - 1st place Young Generation (Germany) 2003o Feel-Ing project, 1st place University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany. 2002o Creative Industry Highlighted by the British Council (2003)o The industrial design of excellence - 1st place and 2nd place –-, Professional category, National University Bogotá. (2000)
  • Universidad Nacional De Colombia
    Assistant Professor
    Universidad Nacional De Colombia Sep 2000 - May 2009
    Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Co
    • Course syllabus development, preparation, and delivery inclusive of lectures developed and taught creativity, Industrial Design, strategy and Innovation to graduate and undergraduate students• Directed multidisciplinary faculty member team (industrial, interactive and communication design)• Delivered course curriculum in the classroom and/or online, ensuring student awareness of course objectives, approach and evaluation techniques.• Directed research programs of graduate students and advised on research matters• Contributed to the reputation and future of the community through curriculum development and planning• Participated in administrative committees, provided graduate student supervision, supported student counselling services and events, communication and relationship management with studio partners (senior stakeholders and decision-makers) Achievements: o Planned the 1st academic championship held in the Leopold Rother´s Architecture Museum (2008) o Coordinated the 10th National Design Hall Project (2007)o Created and directed the Academic program on Strategic Design & Innovation (2000) o Led several outstanding student design projects recognized by the academy and the industry
  • University Of The Andes - School Of  Design
    Faculty Lecturer
    University Of The Andes - School Of Design 2006 - 2009
    Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Co
    • Professor, Responsible of last year's graduate projects, teaching creativity, Product Innovation, Strategic design, Branding and design thinking. • Prepared teaching materials and outlines for courses, developed course content, conducted course and program evaluations• Prepared, administered and marked tests and papers to evaluate students’ progress• Delivered lectures and presentations
  • Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
    Program Director
    Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Aug 2004 - Jun 2006
    Medellín, Antioquia, Co
    • Oversaw management, renovation, and updating of the curriculum and syllabus, through "Buy-ology, Emotional Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Brand Experience and Design of services, among others.• Planned and organized workload, workforce, schedules, and personnel, managed, oriented & evaluated fellows• Managed and promoted alliances and international agreementsAchievements: o Created the first international congress of design of Experiences in the regiono Changed the business model resulting in the recovery of previous process losses o Generated 100k surplus through a new modular model of education, which was more cost-effective and academically efficient.o Taught Strategic Design and Innovation at the graduate level
  • C.I Compañía Nacional De Diseño Ltda
    Founder Partner / Designer
    C.I Compañía Nacional De Diseño Ltda Mar 1995 - Dec 2005
    Bogota, Cundinamarca, Co
    • Designed home appliances and consumer products working with varied disciplines offering new and exciting opportunities to the clients like Philips, Icasa, Novartis , Syngenta, among others• Created projects that Exported crafts worldwide, tripled sales in retail clothing stores as well consumer productsAchievements:
  • Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
    Design Coordinator And Teacher
    Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Jan 1996 - Dec 1997
    Colombia, Bogotá, Co
    -Directed the internship program in industrial design intended to develop student potential and interests through the relationship between industry and academia, following student progress and developments in the business environment-Developed and taught undergraduate courses in Industrial Design-Participated in administrative committees, provided graduate student supervision, supported student counselling services and events.

Luis Angarita Skills

Industrial Design Design Thinking Product Design Experience Design Concept Design Sketching Concept Development Product Development Graphic Design Design Strategy Strategic Design User Centered Design Design Management Visual Merchandising Furniture Brand Development Strategy Creative Direction Marketing Strategy Design Research Concept Art Service Design Interior Design Strategic Thinking Innovation Management Business Strategy Art Direction Emotional Intelligence Innovation Creative Strategy Lecturing Creative Problem Solving Innovation Development Brand Architecture User Experience Design Research Ethnography Concept Generation University Teaching

Luis Angarita Education Details

  • Uqam | Université Du Québec À Montréal
    Uqam | Université Du Québec À Montréal
    Spaces For Innovation
  • Domus Academy
    Domus Academy
    Strategic Design & Corporate Visions
  • Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
    Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
    Industrial And Product Design
  • Domus Academy
    Domus Academy
    Industrial And Product Design

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