Thomas Lockwood

Thomas Lockwood is one of the few people in the world with a Ph.D. in Design Management, and is recognized as a thought leader at integrating design and innovation into business and building great design and UX organizations. He is the co-author/editor of five books: Innovation by Design, Design Thinking, Corporate Creativity, Building Design Strategy and The Handbook of Design Management.

Lockwood is founding partner of Lockwood Resource, an international consulting and recruiting firm specializing in design, UX and innovation leadership. He was previously the President of DMI, the Design Management Institute, a non-profit research association, a corporate Design Director, and a design agency Creative Director. He blogs about Innovation, Design and Leadership at www.lockwoodresource.com and on FastCo.Design.

Tom is a design advisor to countries and to companies, a frequent design award judge, a keynote speaker and led workshops in over 20 countries.