Timothy R. McGee
Timothy R. McGee is a biologist and designer at IDEO Boston where he dovetails his experience in biomimicry and design with a penchant for materials, systems thinking, and biochemistry. At IDEO, Tim is contributes to a range of industries from healthcare to new ventures, helping refine project insights and experiences to find connections between human centered and life centered design. A hypothesis of which is that by keeping a human centered focus while allowing broader ecological and biological insights we can create designs that better resemble the attributes of life itself; including adaptability, resilience, and the ability to evolve through time.
Eric Olson
As Director of Design at product design and innovation consultancy Karten Design for 17 years, Eric has led major design and innovation programs for consumer and medical device clients, including Samsung, P&G, Boston Scientific, and CareFusion. Eric’s leadership and enthusiasm engenders a high level of creativity and design sophistication from all of Karten Design’s project teams. He blends his aesthetic sensibility, end user empathy, and strong awareness of market trends and business objectives to translate program requirements into compelling products with market appeal. Under Eric’s leadership, Karten Design’s products have won some of the industry’s top design awards, including IDEA Awards, the CES Innovations Awards, the Medical Design Excellence Awards, the Chicago-based GOOD Design Awards, and the iF International Forum Awards. Eric holds tandem design degrees from UCLA and Art Center College of Design.