Design Minds: Journeys to Leadership Excellence

​An engaging conversation on how design leaders bridge the gap between human needs and business systems.

​How do you use storytelling to influence the boardroom? What does it take to decode complex service systems and make them visible to stakeholders? The MassArt Design Innovation program is excited to host Jillian King and Jeanette Numbers for a deep dive into the "human" side of strategy. We'll explore their unique paths—from leveraging sequential art for advocacy to using industrial and experience design to champion user insights over assumptions—and discuss how they navigate the intersection of design, business, and community.

​Featured Speakers:

• ​Jillian King: A Design Strategist at Epsilon and local community art organizer who utilizes illustration and storytelling to drive organizational change.

• ​Jeanette Numbers: Founder of Nova, an independent design firm whose work spans global brands including Bose, Dell Technologies, and Amica Insurance. With 20 years of experience in the digital and product space, Jeanette is a champion of user-centered thinking as an organizational philosophy—leading with insight before aesthetics, and design as a tool for systemic change.