Scott Wilson (MINIMAL, NIKE)

Apr 26, 2016, 11:00 PM – Apr 27, 2016, 2:00 AM (UTC)

Chicago

WeWork, 220 N. Green Street, Chicago, 60607

Scott Wilson is an American design entrepreneur, recipient of the prestigious Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award, a TIME Magazine Top 100 Designer and one of Fast Company’s Most Influential Designers as well as one their Most Creative People in Business. Best known for simultaneously sparking the crowdfunding and wearables movements with his 2010 TikTok+Lunatik Kickstarter project, the former Nike Global Creative Director has been at the forefront of the product design field for the last decade. His product development and brand incubation firm, MINIMAL (CHI/SF), has been the collaborative creative force and instigator behind many of today’s most disruptive and game-changing products and experiences. One of the most respected hands-on designers in the industry, Wilson has the elusive ability to consistently deliver products to market that speak rationally and emotionally to the consumer, ultimately ensuring a higher probability of market success and endurance.

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Scott Wilson is an American design entrepreneur, recipient of the prestigious Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award, a TIME Magazine Top 100 Designer and one of Fast Company’s Most Influential Designers as well as one of their Most Creative People in Business. Best known for simultaneously sparking the crowdfunding and wearables movements with his 2010 TikTok+Lunatik Kickstarter project, the former Nike Global Creative Director has been at the forefront of the product design field for the last decade. His product development and brand incubation firm, MINIMAL (CHI/SF), has been the collaborative creative force and instigator behind many of today’s most disruptive and game-changing products and experiences. One of the most respected hands-on designers in the industry, Wilson has the elusive ability to consistently deliver products to market that speak rationally and emotionally to the consumer, ultimately ensuring a higher probability of market success and endurance.

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Speaker

  • Scott Wilson

    MINIMAL, NIKE

When

When

April 26 – 27, 2016
11:00 PM – 2:00 AM (UTC)

Agenda

11:00 PMConnecting
12:00 AMFireside Chat
1:00 AMConnecting

Organizers

  • Rajiv Nathan

    Startup Grind & Startup Hypeman

    Director

  • Sid Khaitan

    Chapter Coordinator

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