- Invented PDF and Acrobat at Adobe; Granted 20+ US Patents- Leads Microsoft's global innovation program in NYC- Author of 3 books: “Visualizing Business”, “The Age of Smart Information”, and “Envisioning Holograms” - TEDx Miami 2024 speaker: "The Moment of Clarity"- Inspires top customers: JPMorgan, United Nations, Nasdaq, ESPN- World-Class Designer, Highly-Skilled Facilitator, Unapologetic Disruptor - https://Mike-Pell.comI lead The Microsoft Garage in New York City (a worldwide innovation program for curiosity-fueled explorations and experiments. https://garage.microsoft.com). As a Design leader, I deliver highly impactful work on the vision, strategy, and execution of this global innovation program. My role involves working at every altitude of Design and across every aspect of Engineering in a quick and decisive manner. One minute I may be setting our high-level Design strategy, and the next personally delivering high quality final Design executions. Over the last several years, I have also helped drive Microsoft's official "experimental outlet" program within The Garage. We help small teams of passionate employees from all across the world get their ideas directly into the hands of customers as experiments. A big part of our ongoing cultural transformation.Author of: “Envisioning Holograms” (2017) and “The Age of Smart Information” (2019)Specialties: Envisioning, Radical Simplification, Rapid Prototyping, Creative Direction, Design Leadership, Mixed Reality Design, VR, AR, Data Visualization, Fast Design, Information Design, Scale + Complexity, Mentoring, Coaching
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