Mary Paynter Sherwin

co-founder
 

Mary Paynter Sherwin is a seasoned writer, educator, and public speaking coach with expertise in helping individuals and schools develop rigorous curricula and activities for their learning needs. She has worked on multiple successful training programs and product innovation toolkits, such as Kaiser Permanente’s i60 Innovation Toolkit with Propelland and frog’s Collective Action Toolkit. Along with David, she is on the faculty of PNCA’s MFA in Collaborative Design, and was formerly an adjunct professor at St. Mary’s College of California.

David Sherwin

co-FOUNDER
 

David is a design leader, teacher, and strategist with deep expertise in creating new products, services, and training solutions. At companies such as frog, Lynda.com, and LinkedIn, he has led and coached dozens of large-scale product and service design teams, as well as helped to create training workshops and events for clients such as UNICEF, DARPA, and the World Economic Forum. Along with Mary, David is co-author of design bestseller Creative Workshop and Turning People into Teams.

The Sherwins have taught classes and workshops at many schools, including ArtCenter College of Design, California College of the Arts, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, and Savannah College of Art and Design. They have most recently spoken at UX London, HOW Design Live, -ing Creative Festival, UX Days Tokyo, Struktur Event, and Leading Design.

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