Lee Starkweather Anderson
DesigneR: Research and Strategy
Lee Starkweather Anderson
DesigneR: Research and Strategy
Biomimicry for Space Gear a design thinking workshop, The Outpost, 2017
Banner Image: Frank Hurley colour Paget plates of Ernest Shackleton's 'Endurance' expedition to Antartica, 1915 via State Library of New South Wales collection.
Design + Strategy
I’m Lee, a Chicago-based designer, researcher and strategist currently working in KPMG Ignition’s Innovation Lab. Some things I do:
develop products, and product and business strategies through design research
facilitate and produce industry events and analysis
create and curate content around industry futures
I’m interested in multidisciplinary work, and connecting dots between design and science. You can find out more about this at FAAR.space
I write about how all of this fits together, here on Medium.
I have a BFA from Parsons School of Design and a MS in Strategic Design and Management, and previously worked as adjunct faculty in the Parsons School of Design Strategies BBA and in Fashion Studies at Columbia College Chicago. I’m currently pursing a executive masters in global management (EMGM) with Thunderbird for Space Business, Leadership and Policy. Est graduation July ‘24.
Below are some examples of my consulting work in design, research and community activation. You can get in touch here.
Featured Writing and Interviews:
Creative Tensions, Pioneer Mode 2015
Creative Tensions: A new approach for understanding
IDEO and the Sundance Institute have developed a very compelling way to generate discussion and curiosity. It is called Creative Tensions. And the premise is to physically take a stance along the line between opposing forces within a broader theme.
Retro IBM Manual Cover
Strategic Design vs. Design Strategy
The case for designers doing when everyone is design thinking
Signals of Change: An interview with Claudia Schnugg
A discussion on artscience collaboration, the organizational value of multidisciplinary work, and telematic art. This is an excerpt from FAAR Report issue n.2, Signals of Change: Intersections
Design Research
Design Research
Design Research
Applying quantitative and qualitative, Human-Centered Design research methodologies to business and product challenges.
Learn more here about space industry design research
Design Consulting
Design Consulting
Design Consulting
Working with a diverse range of teams to create products and product strategies for companies in the activewear, VR and aerospace industries, in addition to other fashion companies.
Workshops
Workshops
Workshops
Producing, co-creating, and leading workshops on design thinking, system thinking, and culture and values.
FAAR
FAAR
FAAR
FAAR is a platform dedicated to inspire, advance, and support interdisciplinary collaboration towards the shared interests between the fashion and aerospace industries.
FAAR has been a catalyst for this conversation through panels and participatory events, as well as interactive design thinking workshops in the local area and around the country.
Pioneer Mode
Pioneer Mode
Pioneer Mode
I conceptualized and co-produced a two-day conference in Brooklyn, New York, hosting over a hundred attendees from fashion, technology, business and academia. The conference consisted of panels, keynotes, design sprints, and a full-day design thinking workshop.
Starkweather Outerwear
Starkweather Outerwear
Starkweather Outerwear
The Challenge: to create an outerwear brand that could bridge necessary function with an elevated aesthetic for women living in cities.
The result: Starkweather, a brand based on a layering principle, using low and high-tech solutions to maintain optimum warmth, while reducing bulk, and timeless details over athletic design components.