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Future Technologies Designer
Vanessa Julia Carpenter
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Hvidovre, Denmark
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My work spans art, technology, design, and creates spaces for people to be creative and develop powerful concepts, prototypes and products. I have spent the past 15 years working with a design centric approach to hardware, prototyping, and product development within domains ranging from medical devices, to children's toys, to IoT devices. My ambition is to help companies explore the potentials for future technologies while considering the impact these technologies have. I speak about future technologies, what they are, and how to design for them from a hardware and user-centred design perspective and about how we might design for a more meaningful future with technology.
I am available for:
- Exploring emerging technologies and applying these learnings to your current and future projects
- Creating hardware based prototypes and testing these in contexts with users to gain insights
- Conducting design research wherein I seek out opportunities, technologies and unique perspectives to create successful and thoughtful future applications
- Online Google Hangout, Zoom, or Slack talks for up to 100 people where I present about my work within Innovation, Product Development, Emerging Technologies, Designing for Meaningfulness, Design Thinking, and Conflict Resources.
- Keynote presentations at large events and also at smaller focused events such as team building days or innovation camps. Presenting about the above topics. (See more at http://******.***)
- Sparring about your company's innovation and design strategies in regards to how you will position yourself as a thought leader, future solutions provider, and/or insights driven company who solves real problems and focuses on human development.
- Podcasts, articles, panel debates and other mediums where we discuss the future of technology and how it impacts society and humans.
I also serve as a board member, jury member and advisor to a variety of companies and organizations.
I am available for:
- Exploring emerging technologies and applying these learnings to your current and future projects
- Creating hardware based prototypes and testing these in contexts with users to gain insights
- Conducting design research wherein I seek out opportunities, technologies and unique perspectives to create successful and thoughtful future applications
- Online Google Hangout, Zoom, or Slack talks for up to 100 people where I present about my work within Innovation, Product Development, Emerging Technologies, Designing for Meaningfulness, Design Thinking, and Conflict Resources.
- Keynote presentations at large events and also at smaller focused events such as team building days or innovation camps. Presenting about the above topics. (See more at http://******.***)
- Sparring about your company's innovation and design strategies in regards to how you will position yourself as a thought leader, future solutions provider, and/or insights driven company who solves real problems and focuses on human development.
- Podcasts, articles, panel debates and other mediums where we discuss the future of technology and how it impacts society and humans.
I also serve as a board member, jury member and advisor to a variety of companies and organizations.
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Denmark
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2020 - ?
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Future Technologies Designer
Kintsugi Design.
Helping companies with:
- Exploring emerging technologies and applying these learnings to your currentand future projects- Creating hardware based prototypes and testing these in contexts with usersto gain insights
-Conducting design research wherein I seek out opportunities, technologiesand unique perspectives to create successful and thoughtful futureapplications.
-Online Google Hangout, Zoom, or Slack talks for up to 100 people where Ipresent about my work within Innovation, Product Development, EmergingTechnologies, Designing for Meaningfulness, Design Thinking, and ConflictResources.
- Keynote presentations at large events and also at smaller focused eventssuch as team building days or innovation camps. Presenting about the above topics. (See more at https://vanessacarpenter.com/portfolio/talks/talks-available-talks/)
- Sparring about your company's innovation and design strategies in regardsto how you will position yourself as a thought leader, future solutions provider,and/or insights driven company who solves real problems and focuses onhuman development.
- Podcasts, articles, panel debates and other mediums where we discuss thefuture of technology and how it impacts society and humans.
- Exploring emerging technologies and applying these learnings to your currentand future projects- Creating hardware based prototypes and testing these in contexts with usersto gain insights
-Conducting design research wherein I seek out opportunities, technologiesand unique perspectives to create successful and thoughtful futureapplications.
-Online Google Hangout, Zoom, or Slack talks for up to 100 people where Ipresent about my work within Innovation, Product Development, EmergingTechnologies, Designing for Meaningfulness, Design Thinking, and ConflictResources.
- Keynote presentations at large events and also at smaller focused eventssuch as team building days or innovation camps. Presenting about the above topics. (See more at https://vanessacarpenter.com/portfolio/talks/talks-available-talks/)
- Sparring about your company's innovation and design strategies in regardsto how you will position yourself as a thought leader, future solutions provider,and/or insights driven company who solves real problems and focuses onhuman development.
- Podcasts, articles, panel debates and other mediums where we discuss thefuture of technology and how it impacts society and humans.
Presenting, Sparring, UP, Online, Google, Sparring, Testing, Development, Hardware, Design, Keynote, It, Technology, Innovation, Research, Design thinking, Product development
2019 - ?
job
Advisory Board Member
OP & NED.
2019 - ?
job
Member of the Jury, Danish Design Award
Danish Design Centre / Dansk Design Center.
The Danish Design Award highlights how design and design thinking impactcompanies, individuals and society - it celebrates the difference design canmake. Learn more at https://danishdesignaward.com/en/
Design
2013 - ?
job
Advisory Board Member
Alpha August Real Estate Advisory (AAREA).
Advisory Board Member, advising on business development, strategy andtechnology.
Business development, Advisory board, Development
2020 - 2020
job
Design Researcher
SPACE10.
SPACE10 was a client of Kintsugi Design wherein I helped them to exploreemerging, embedded technologies which might benefit the many, in theirhomes.
Design, Researcher, Embedded
2012 - 2019
job
Lead Specialist Technology Experience Design
FORCE Technology.
I led companies through design thinking processes, helping them to gain insights into current and future technology possibilities. I co-created functional hardware prototypes and led in-context evaluation with end-users andstakeholders. I co-designed an 8 step design process, moving from ideation, to prototyping, to risk assessment, to prototype. I participated in business development and strategy setting, including branding, developing partnerships, writing funding applications and running successfully funded projects.
While writing my PhD, I managed and led three major projects, including: IdemoLab's largest performance contract (resultatkontrakt) "Design Smart Things", a 3 year project about the future of smart products; and two significant Welfare Technology Innovation, Health and Welfare projects - Fibo and Designing for Meaningfulness.
I have presented IdemoLab at events worldwide, including conferences,trade shows, panel debates, ceremonies, in the media, and online. Seewww.vanessacarpenter.com for talks about the future of technology, how to understand the hardware of the IoT, and how to do user centred design with hardware prototypes.
I created outreach and knowledge sharing events to teach, inspire, and gather creative and dedicated people. Examples include Bits & Beers (talks and demos on Friday nights), Copenhagen Kick starter hardware community events, Design Smart Products annual conference (gathering thought leaders in design and technology and hosting master classes, facilitating studio visit sand creating connections), and larger exhibitions at events such as TechBBQ,Wearable Technologies and Future Talks.
I curated and ran the Facebook page for IdemoLab, Bits & Beers and social media campaigns and was the primary contributor to IdemoLab's Twitter feed.
I have expertise in hardware prototyping tools, methods and upcoming sensors, actuators, kits and devices.
While writing my PhD, I managed and led three major projects, including: IdemoLab's largest performance contract (resultatkontrakt) "Design Smart Things", a 3 year project about the future of smart products; and two significant Welfare Technology Innovation, Health and Welfare projects - Fibo and Designing for Meaningfulness.
I have presented IdemoLab at events worldwide, including conferences,trade shows, panel debates, ceremonies, in the media, and online. Seewww.vanessacarpenter.com for talks about the future of technology, how to understand the hardware of the IoT, and how to do user centred design with hardware prototypes.
I created outreach and knowledge sharing events to teach, inspire, and gather creative and dedicated people. Examples include Bits & Beers (talks and demos on Friday nights), Copenhagen Kick starter hardware community events, Design Smart Products annual conference (gathering thought leaders in design and technology and hosting master classes, facilitating studio visit sand creating connections), and larger exhibitions at events such as TechBBQ,Wearable Technologies and Future Talks.
I curated and ran the Facebook page for IdemoLab, Bits & Beers and social media campaigns and was the primary contributor to IdemoLab's Twitter feed.
I have expertise in hardware prototyping tools, methods and upcoming sensors, actuators, kits and devices.
Design, Technology
2012 - 2019
job
CEO
Copenhagen Grotesque Burlesque.
Copenhagen Grotesque Burlesque is a participatory art party, attracting ca.1000 people annually, who all contribute to creating the event. The focus is on contribution of skills, creative expression and fundamentally, participation. It is a growing community with over 5000 members, where everyone, whether aerial performer, lighting specialist, dj, belly dancer, make up artist, story teller,or technician, come together to create an unforgettable atmosphere which welcomes and encourages active participation.
With three others, I manage 20+ volunteers, 15-20 international performer sand 100+ participant performers, creating a highly coordinated, intricate event with performances, curiosities, and side shows happening on typically 2 stages, and 15 locations throughout the event.
Key activities within this role include talent research and recruitment,management of performers and acts, coordination of decoration team,administrative team, advertising and PR teams, online campaign management across Facebook, web and Pinterest, scheduling and testing of acts, sound,lighting, and timing, curation of acts for theme, content and quality, event and stage management, and overall coordination of all team members and performers involved. https://www.facebook.com/CopenhagenGrotesqueBurlesque
With three others, I manage 20+ volunteers, 15-20 international performer sand 100+ participant performers, creating a highly coordinated, intricate event with performances, curiosities, and side shows happening on typically 2 stages, and 15 locations throughout the event.
Key activities within this role include talent research and recruitment,management of performers and acts, coordination of decoration team,administrative team, advertising and PR teams, online campaign management across Facebook, web and Pinterest, scheduling and testing of acts, sound,lighting, and timing, curation of acts for theme, content and quality, event and stage management, and overall coordination of all team members and performers involved. https://www.facebook.com/CopenhagenGrotesqueBurlesque
Ceo, UP, Performer, Online, Campaign, Web, International, Pinterest, Community, Testing, Advertising, It, Recruitment, Content, Management, Pr, Event, Facebook, Research
2018 - 2019
job
Advisory Board Member
Danmarks Tekniske Museum - Danish Museum of Science &Technology.
Advisory Board Member for the Patent Collection at the Danish Museum for Science and Technology (Danmarks Tekniske Museum).
Technology, Advisory board, Science, Patent
2013 - 2018
job
Founder
Bits & Beers.
Bits & Beers is an atypical conference connecting businesses, creatives,entrepreneurs, and makers through 10 minute talks and hands-on hardware demos. Past themes have included everything from medical, to maker,to laser, to maritime. The goal of these events is to bring together various players from the creative and corporate communities, and provide an ideal environment for knowledge exchange and networking.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/BitsAndBeers/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/BitsAndBeers/
Networking, Exchange, Facebook, Hardware, Maritime, Http, Ideal, Founder
2007 - 2017
job
CEO & Interactive Artist
Illutron.
illutron is a Collaborative Interactive Arts Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark.It is a floating platform (a 400 ton ship) for creatives, inventors, artists, and explorers. The projects done here are both on an individual basis and often,done as a large group with 30 or more members working together to create large scale interactive art installations. These included installations for place ssuch as festivals (Roskilde Festival, Skanderborg / Smukfest, Copenhell,and others) as well as works for museums and public spaces and cultural festivals in and around Copenhagen. The work of illutron can be seen atwww.illutron.dk.
Developed and organized events, awareness campaigns, video, social media content and engaged fans and collaborators. Co-managed KulturSYDhavn, illutron events, and collaborated on the production of major events including Roskilde Festival, workshops, and attendance at art conferences and gatherings throughout Europe. Worked with others to manage the ship, the collaborations, the installations and collaborations with partners.
Developed and organized events, awareness campaigns, video, social media content and engaged fans and collaborators. Co-managed KulturSYDhavn, illutron events, and collaborated on the production of major events including Roskilde Festival, workshops, and attendance at art conferences and gatherings throughout Europe. Worked with others to manage the ship, the collaborations, the installations and collaborations with partners.
Social Media, Video, Content, Workshops, It, Festival, Ceo, Production, Social
2013 - 2016
job
Work Package Leader: Medical Device Development
Patient @ Home.
Patient at Home is a nation wide 6 year project to create opportunities to monitor patients in their homes. Managed collaborators including private businesses, clinicians, health care providers, patients, municipalities, and knowledge institutions. Facilitated insight and concept generation sessions within the areas of Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Diabetes, COPD, pain management,and general geriatric monitoring. Developed functional prototypes and investigated market potential. http://www.patientathome.dk/
Management, Monitoring, Development, Health, Medical device, Http
2010 - 2014
job
CEO & Interaction Designer
GeekPhysical.
Created interactive experiences, installations, happenings, or playful rendezvous for public spaces and guerrilla marketing campaigns. Combined Interaction Design with Experience Design with Engineering to invent, create and deliver incredibly memorable experiences. Projects can be seen onwww.geekphysical.comGeekPhysical is made up of Dzl, inventor and engineer, (Danish) and Vanessa Carpenter, Master of Interaction Design (Canadian).
Marketing, Design, Engineering, Interaction design, Ceo, Inventor, UP
2011 - 2013
job
Humtek Workshop Facilitator: Crash Course - Design Thinking
Roskilde University.
Creation of a two week crash course in Design Thinking with a strong focus on iterative design testing. Throughout a two week period, students were introduced to Brainstorming, Concept Development, Rapid Prototyping with rough materials, Usability testing, Ethnographic Observation, and User experience design. The outcome was a final "rough prototype" and a series of 10 early prototypes demonstrating the progression to the final prototype and including videos demonstrating user interaction and real life feedback. The workshop ran four times (over a two year period at the start of each semester).
Design, Concept Development, User Experience, User experience design, Prototyping, Design thinking, Usability, Rapid Prototyping, Workshop facilitator, Facilitator, Usability & UX, Development, Testing, Brainstorming, Workshop
2010 - 2011
job
Lead Interaction Designer
Marstrand Innovation.
Interaction Design for resource management software. Designing and deploying user evaluations and working with customers to help develop useful,functional and realistic solutions to challenges in their daily routines with regards to the use of their resource management software.
Design, Management, Resource management, Interaction design, Software
2008 - 2009
job
Demo & Marketing Communications Manager
TAT, the Astonishing Tribe.
Managed interdisciplinary teams including designers, engineers, developers,and stakeholders, bringing demos from conception to completion to meet customer/section requirements. Responsible for thought leadership in online guerilla marketing strategies throughout Sweden, Korea, and US offices.Led restructuring and redesign of corporate website and blogs. Managed organization of Mobile World Congress exhibition, booth design and strategic deployment of personnel and demos.
Marketing, Design, Deployment, Leadership, Website, Blogs, Redesign, Online, Guerilla Marketing, Demo, Manager, LED
2008 - 2008
job
Co-Founder
Creative Clash.
Challenging the divide between sub culture statement-making art, and the well defined realm of the corporate world is a main focus; bringing together the rich cultural resources of both Copenhagen and Malmo, and providing opportunity for interconnections, and sharing of knowledge, networks, and inspiration.Creative Clash is an initiative launched to organize meetings between Creatives and Corporates and our goal is to bring more play into everyday life;in both a serious and constructive way.
Founder
2000 - 2007
job
Researcher
Vancouver Police Department.
Primary position of researcher in the Chief Constable's office consisted of researching and creating policy and procedure, researching, planning,conducting and reporting on activities concerning City of Vancouver and VPD.
Researcher, Office
My education
2016
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2019
Aalborg University
Doctorate, INTERACTION DESIGN
Doctorate, INTERACTION DESIGN
http://meaningfuldevices.com/
2007
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2009
Malmo University
Masters, Interaction Design
Masters, Interaction Design
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