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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

While Curious Catalyst began in 2012 as an experiment to apply the agile ways of innovation from technology disruptors to urban systems challenges, it has evolved into a broader engine for transformation. Drawing from globe-spanning careers, the core team of expert generalists is united by their boundless thirst for knowledge and love of healthy debate. This has consistently underpinned the Curious Catalyst reputation as an enthusiastic champion of breakthrough change—built on an ability to identify, connect and activate unlikely collaborators across myriad disciplines from their vantage point as a professional outsiders and complex system junkies. We like to say we have gigantic antennae out to the world. In other words, we’re good at figuring out exactly what you need to evolve your organization. Working with a diverse range of clients, harnessing our ability to thrive in highly ambiguous contexts and find paths forward even where none exist, we have guided entrepreneurs, start-ups and senior executives at Mattel and Disney among others – cultivating new skill sets, sparking innovative ideas and seeding promising partnerships. Additional clients include the Smithsonian, Tony's Chocolonely, Citizen University, UCLAx, The Workers Lab, Yoxi, THNK School of Creative Leadership, A Hundred Years and GOOD/Corps in Los Angeles.

Vancouver, Ca

Chicago, Il, Us

At Experience Institute, we believe that experiential learning is transformative, and our mission is to make experience a credible form of education. We develop and run programs that help people design their own learning, whether that's high school students doing capstone projects, college undergrads connecting classroom learning to real-world experiences, or professionals designing projects to further their own learning and development. See more at expinstitute.com.In corporate spaces, we create opportunities for professionals to deepen their skills in Storytelling, Design Thinking, User Research, and Innovation.

Using history to power the future. From the First Americans Museum to the Smithsonian to your local historical society, our coalition inspires, informs, and empowers We the People to come together and create the future of America. From the genesis of this coalition, Curious Catalyst has supported ideation, collaboration design, program design, brand strategy and marketing and on-going human-centered effort.s

Nyc, Ny, Us

Working with ThinkHuman and their client partners and teams to bring forth leadership at all levels, embolden authenticity, and catalyze high performance with a high purpose.

The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) mission is to enrich society through ideas and action. We have been at the forefront of social change for 260 years thanks to the support of our Fellows, a global network of people who share our values. Today our impact is greater than ever. Fellows have access to the brightest new ideas, innovative projects, a diverse network of like-minded people and a platform for social change.

New York, New York, Us

Future architecture positions humanity to thrive in our epoch of systems-level challenge compounded by accelerating change. This emerging discipline stems from the work of Sharon Chang (www.sharonchang.is) in concert with evolutionary minds and open hearts around the globe. A master craft for designing the intangible, future architecture equips us in pursuing the conditions necessary to make the world more beautiful for more people.Future Architects is the leadership team charged with refining the discipline and activating the practice of future architecture. We neither over-intellectualize theories of change nor engage in predicting what the future may hold. Instead, we actively design and build the future we want to live in—more just, more kind, more connected and more inclusive.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl

Co-led the Challenge program for several cohorts in Amsterdam and providing support for the launch of other location programming and in-company engagements. Began by joining this incredible team of social innovators at Amsterdam's burgeoning program, for a quick sprint to develop a new pilot program with the faculty, staff, and external stakeholders. In additional to working on curriculum adaptation and program design, I have focused on evolving digital collaboration platforms for the organization and codifying best practices for the Challenge program materials and delivery.

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

Working on the creative direction and product strategy, Kaz joined founder, Paul Brillinger, after they met at THNK School of Creative Leadership in Vancouver, to bring OuiSi to life. She shares as passion for humane tech and applications which engender empathy and co-creation.

Los Angeles, California, Us

NOBL (pronounced no-bell) was founded in 2014 to help leaders make change. Today we are a global change agency, training organizations to embrace new attitudes and adopt new behaviors. Our work is its most meaningful when our partners grow to their full potential, when they are freed to truly serve their customers and constituents, and when their impact on the world becomes powerful and profound.

New York, Us

After 3 years serving as Executive Director, as an Advisor, Kaz brings to Yoxi her ability to recognize patterns and blind spots - as an innovation strategist and practitioner, a human-centered design thinker, and a complex systems problem-solver. She is a consultant of opportunity, working across sectors, going broad and deep, and connecting diverse networks of high-caliber thinkers and doers to catalyze systems change. She is focused on thought leadership, content creation, and evangelizing what is unique about Yoxi and its approach to impact and investing.

New York, Us

Often called a professional outsider, Kaz brings to Yoxi her ability to recognize patterns and blind spots - as an innovation strategist and practitioner, a human-centered design thinker, and a complex systems problem-solver. She is a consultant of opportunity, working across sectors, going broad and deep, and connecting diverse networks of high-caliber thinkers and doers to catalyze systems change. She is focused on thought leadership, content creation, and evangelizing what is unique about Yoxi and its approach to impact and investing.

Austin, Texas, Us

The annual Culturati Summit convenes an intimate group of C-suite leaders from across the country who prioritize culture and employee engagement. The fourth annual summit will take place January 26-27, 2020 in Austin, Texas. http://culturatisummit.comHave an idea for a workshop, panel or roundtable for our 2020 event? We're forgoing long-winded call-and-responses processes for collaborative planning. Contact me to get the conversation started.

New York, Ny, Us

Lent strategic marketing and positioning advice to this innovative approach to sustainable community tourism, starting in Fiji - including developing the marketing plan, partnership and sponsorship strategies, social media tactics, PR, and brand identity creative direction.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

AIGA, the oldest professional association for design in the United States, is committed to furthering excellence in design as a broadly-defined discipline, strategic tool for business and cultural force. AIGA is the place design professionals turn to first to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research and advance education and ethical practice. Founded in 1983 by design legends Deborah Sussman, Saul Bass, Jim Cross, and others, the Los Angeles chapter continues to connect LA’s varied creative industries through extensive programming, events, communication and social outreach. AIGA LA is recognized as a civic leader for its celebration of local design, partnerships with cultural and media organizations, exceptional support of educational institutions, and a dedication to nurturing the diversity and independent spirit unique to the Los Angeles creative community.

Established and led the strategy, implementation, and consulting services for this cloud-computing powerhouse - which included marketing, delivery engineering, and product readiness; managed direct reports and acted as a primary point of contact for clients; was responsible for working with the CEO and CFO to oversee this division's P&L. Drove and crafted brand and messaging guidelines to elevate Morphlabs from a very crowded ecosystem, including product naming, style guide development, and pushing the bounds on the visual language. Also managed all Analyst Relations and PR with outside firms. Coordinated the establishment and launch of the Morphlabs as the first in the Dell Emerging Solutions Platform Partnership. Started as the VP Business Solutions and took on acting-COO duties as the company has grew.Morphlabs is a recognized leader in converged infrastructure solutions for the Enterprise. Our flagship product, the mCloud Helix unit, pre-integrates hyperscale hardware with best-of-breed software to deliver the most price performant private cloud solution available today. The mCloud solution’s next generation modular architecture completely integrates compute, storage and networking to dramatically reduce the cost of IT while accelerating time to market. Enterprises are free to focus on the tasks that differentiate their business, instead of worrying about IT procurement, integration, assembly and optimization.Founded in 2007 by industry pioneers, Morphlabs, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, with operations in the Philippines, Japan and Singapore.

Member of an invited committee to steer the re-invention of all AIGA/LA digital properties through selection and oversight of an external design agency partner.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Prior to Sprout's acquisition by InMobi, Kaz was responsible for driving strategic application of Sprout's social media and viral products as well as shaping interactive agency services and production processes, as well as spearheading the Los Angeles presence. As the head of the Services arm of the company, Kaz managed scoping and client relationships in partnership with the account and Business Development team, as well as driving proposal responses, initial ideation, resourcing and utilization, overseeing the Services P&L, and funneling observations back into the process to refine and optimize.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

A guiding force at in the Production department of Schematic, Kaz managed both less senior Project Managers as well as large scale client engagements. Offering strategic and creative thinking, Kaz managed complex, multi-disciplinary projects with the flexibility to lead diverse and dynamic teams to deliver balanced and integrated solutions to our clients' challenging business problems, on time and on budget. Kaz was instrumental in the evolution of the Project Management department at this full-service user-centered design interactive agency as it grew from a 90 person company into a member of WPP’s holdings with 8 offices around the world, successfully leading cross-platform projects for clients such as ABC, Target, Dell, Logitech, Oprah, Mircosoft’s Surface multi-touch platform prototyping, Toyota/MySpace, and the Google All-for-Good-driven iparticipate.org strategy. She managed the career paths of direct reports, crafting documentation around PM best practices, and further honing the delivery process across the Los Angeles and Austin offices. Project work included business development, scoping and estimating, leading efforts from Discovery, Architecture, Production, and Deployment including integration and QA. Frequent speaker and panelist at rapid prototyping/incubation, social media and multi-platform industry events.

Acted as primary liaison between clients and in-house designers, evaluating project scopes, setting and managing project schedules as well as overseeing specs, sourcing, estimating, and production process. Also involved in brainstorming, branding and marketing strategy with sister-company, CREATVE BRANDING GROUP, to extending assets into new arenas, with clients such as Mattel, Paramount Pictures, Turner Classic Movies, Song Airlines, Kathy Ireland Worldwide, and Caruso Affiliated.

Oversaw the transition of interactive content accounts from U.S.-based Fantastic Entertainment to FantasticOne, in Singapore, managed new business relationships with U.S. content companies for Asia-Pacific distribution, and advised on creative development.

Created the Developers Alliance Program, including evaluating 3rd party developers, negotiating contract terms, and providing training materials and procedures. Oversaw all creative aspects of next generation programming with traditional media partners and interactive designers. Managed channel building between global teams in the U.S., Europe and Asia.•Liaised with the Sales team to propose broadband programming options for brand-name media asset holders, including AccuWeather, National Football League, and Universal Music Group•Managed the building of the NFL Broadband Channel creatively and logistically

B.A., Psychology, Focus In Abnormal And Social

Fellowship, Innovation, Disruptive Change, Leadership, Social Impact