SPEAKING + TEACHING

I'm passionate about designing and designers. It's important for me to be part of the conversation with students, educators and peers in the design community. Some of my specialities include:

Talking about Design as practice
Portfolio and presentation reviews
Teaching design methods
Teaching presentation techniques

Past clients and partners for my work include: California College of the Arts (MFA, DMBA and Leading by Design Programs), Wharton Club, Design Authority, Front-End-Innovation, Stanford Computer Science Faculty, Tipping Point, Gravity Tank and more.

Designing for Virtual Reality
https://www.mindtheproduct.com/2017/07/charlie-sutton-designing-virtual-reality/
Product Tank
28th, July, 2017


CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
Senior Lecturer, Design MBA

https://www.cca.edu/academics/graduate/design-mba/curriculum

The groundbreaking MBA in Design Strategy (DMBA) program at California College of the Arts fosters thenew type of creative leader eager to design a world that is profitable, ethical, and remarkable.

Experience Studio 2017
Innovation Studio 2016


SELECTION OF PREVIOUS TALKS

Design Thinking - is there a middle path?
Trium Exec MBA
January 2019

People Problems
Facebook F8 Developer Conference
April 2018

Designing for Virtual Reality
Mind the Product
July 2017

Virtual And Augmented Reality. The Platform And Tools That Are Building The Future  
Design and Innovation Summit @ Eames Ranch
April 29th 2016

HIVE - Design better together with immersive technologies
SAP Labs, Palo Alto
June 15th 2016

Content Strategy Beyond the Screen  
University of Washington
June 4th 2016

Virtual And Augmented Reality. The Platform And Tools That Are Building The Future  
Design and Innovation Summit @ Eames Ranch
April 29th 2016

Women in UX @ Twitter  
Women in UX: Managing Our Careers
11th May 2015

FINAL PRESENTATIONS  
DMBA Class @ California College of the Arts
15th December 2014

FINAL PROJECT REVIEW
Leading By Design Class @ California College of the Arts
5th December 2014

CRITIQUE OF LI-FI EXPERIENCE PROTOTYPES  
DMBA Class @ California College of the Arts
18th October 2014

PRESENTATION DESIGN WORKSHOP  
DMBA Class @ California College of the Arts
16th October 2014

PRESENTATION DESIGN WORKSHOP  
DMBA Class @ California College of the Arts
30th March 2014

REFRAME DESIGN - "A Sneak Peak)
Design Authority (link)
14th March 2014

PRESENTATION DESIGN WORKSHOP  
Tipping Point
14th February 2014

DESIGN RESEARCH PROJECT REVIEWS
MFA Class @ California College of the Arts
12th February 2014

THE NEW CRAFT OF PRESENTING
Gravity Tank
30th October 2013

THE FIDELITY TRAP - WHEN AND HOW TO POLISH PIXELS AS PART OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Digital Design & Web Innovation Summit (link)
23-24th September, 2013

PRESENTATION DESIGN WEBINAR  
Leading by Design Class @ California College of the Arts
19th August 2013

CS210 PROJECT JUDGING
Stanford CS Software Faire @ Stanford University
6th July 2013

FRONT END INNOVATION 2013  
FRONT END INNOVATION 2013 - Boston
6-8th May 2013

DESIGN SALON
CITRIX
4th May 2013

PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
Final Year Students (ID, MFA, BA) @ California College of the Arts
8th February 2013

PRESENTATION DESIGN WORKSHOP  
Leading by Design Class @ California College of the Arts
15th November 2013

DESIGNING WITHIN AND FOR COMPLEXITY
Wharton 'Design Means Business' Series (link)
12th November 2012

COMPLEXITIES OF PHYSICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
DMBA & Fellows Alumni Speaker Series (link)
7th May September 2012

CS210 PROJECT JUDGING
Stanford CS Software Faire @ Stanford University
10th September 2012

DESIGNER FAIR V2
D.School @ Stanford University
5th March 2012