6 places are available for our students to attend a guest lecture on Tuesday 8th March by Ian Thompson, a Lead Designer at Kohler Company.

Talk Description

The guest lecture ‘A design compass to guide business strategy’ will give an overview of user and customer insight based tools used to drive meaningful brand development.

About Ian Thompson

Ian Thompson is a Lead Designer at Kohler Company where he leads the design program for Kohler’s global commercial washroom brand – Rada. Ian uses a rigorous Design Thinking process to insure that people are at the heart of solutions and brings insight, innovation and strategy leadership to product development. He is a thoughtful and considered professional responsible for award winning products, systems and services.

Ian has over 15 years of experience working both in-house and in top tier consultancy practice and has working with an array of businesses and service providers around the world, including Sony, The NHS, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Roche and Future Systems Architects. Ian is passionate about driving business growth through design and development of holistic brand experiences.

Date: Tuesday 8th March

Time: 1pm-4pm

Venue: Loughborough University London, LLP05

*To register your interest, email Erik Bohemia [E.Bohemia@lboro.ac.uk]