speaker of Design talks Business
Marie Saasen is a design strategist with a drive to improve the human experience through creativity and communication. She has a Master in strategic design management from Parson’s The New School for Design in New York, and a broad-based background in pedagogy, communication research, marketing and industrial design. After working in a tech start-up on Manhattan, Marie founded the agency Studio Saasen, helping businesses and organizations implement design-driven innovation process. Studio Saasen has diverse clients from a range of industries including telecom, HR, and product design, as well as educational institutions and NGOs. In addition to client work and writing her Creative Nature blog, Marie guest lectures at multiple universities internationally, such as New York University (NYU). This fall, she is launching a one-to-one coaching program in ideation techniques and encourages innovation-hungry leaders and start-up founders to get in touch.