About this episode

Ivy Ross discusses the strategic role of designers in business and her impressive career in design.

By 26, Ivy Ross had jewellery in the permanent collections of 12 international museums, including the Smithsonian and V&A. She went on to hold executive roles at Calvin Klein, Swatch, Mattel, Gap, and Disney before arriving at Google, where her hardware design team has since won over 240 global design awards and helped Fast Company name Google the most important design company in the world in 2018. Her book Your Brain on Art, co-authored with neuroscientist Susan Magsamen, became a New York Times bestseller. She is one of the most creatively accomplished people working in business today. Future London Academy spent a day with her in London, during which Ivy has shared And if you are curious about our Executive Programme for Design Leader that Ivy teaches on, you can find more information here: https://fla.wiki/4evyOFI

People in this episode

Host: Future London Academy

Guest: Ivy Ross

Topics covered

• design
• creativity
• leadership
• business
• art

Keywords

• design
• Ivy Ross
• Google
• creativity
• leadership
• Your Brain on Art
• Fast Company

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Calvin Klein, Swatch, Mattel, Gap, Disney, Fast Company

Books & works: Your Brain on Art

Places: London, Smithsonian, V&A

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