ways to work with kerry

innovation everything

Together, scope and execute a project that uses human-centered design principles, tools, and mindsets, to create new products, services and organizations. Success has been found with teams who are stalled, second guessing the way forward or are in need of a “home run.”

derisking

New strategies and offers come with inherent risks. Kerry can de-risk your initiative through research and prototyping, and help teams to inexpensively test the waters at small scales before allocating greater resources to any particular direction.

coaching

Helping a wide variety of designers and business leaders create their best work is a skill that takes years to build, and Kerry has spent her career doing just that. She is able to help designers connect what they are doing to the health of the business to deliver more viable and considered designs. And she is able to help leaders under the value of design and how to better guide a design function.

innovation audit

There are many places where a company, department, or team can improve. By assessing what could change and offering tools, strategies, and solutions for what to do differently, Kerry helps organizations transform how they work to deliver better output.

women+ health advisory

Women’s health is catering to a user who is demanding better products while tackling shifting taboos and norms. Given her experience as an entrepreneur in the women’s health space, Kerry is adept at understanding sensitive, private topics and translating that into desirable products and sustainable businesses.

ways to work with kerry

innovation everything

Together, scope and execute a project that uses human-centered design principles, tools, and mindsets, to create new products, services and organizations. Success has been found with teams who are stalled, second guessing the way forward, or are in need of a “home run.” The project can include any, or all, of the following:

needfinding

Using interview, observation, and other anthropological techniques to uncover what clear and latent needs user have in the area that you are interested in

problem definition

Learning the unobvious truths that drive and define the current behavior of your users

ideation

Generating many options for how a user’s problems can be solved

rapid prototyping

Embodying an idea in tangible, interactive and inexpensive formats to quickly elicit reactions and feedback from users

product / offer design

Iterating and refining a new offer in a higher resolution format that serves as a template for what your organization will build

business model design & testing

Analyzing the market, and your organization’s capabilities, in order to create options for the components of a business model (such as revenue model, pricing, sales channel, etc.) that can then be tested with users, and iterated

go to market strategy

Mapping the tactics and rationale for introducing a new, user-centered offer to the market in a way that connects to user insights and is distinct from that of competitors

derisking

New strategies and offers come with inherent risks. I can de-risk your initiative through research and prototyping, and help teams to inexpensively test the waters at small scales before allocating greater resources to any particular direction.

coaching

Helping a wide variety of designers and business leaders create their best work is a skill that takes years to build, and I have spent my career doing just that. I'm is able to help designers connect what they are doing to the health of the business to deliver more viable and considered designs. And I'm able to help leaders under the value of design and how to better guide a design function.

innovation audit

There are many places where a company, department, or team can improve. By assessing what could change and offering tools, strategies, and solutions for what to do differently, I help organizations transform how they work to deliver better output.

women+ health advisory

Women’s health is catering to a user who is demanding better products while tackling shifting taboos and norms. Given my experience as an entrepreneur in the women’s health space, I'm adept at understanding sensitive, private topics and translating that into desirable products and sustainable businesses.

helping companies
transition from

technology-led to consumer-led
prioritizing feasibility to prioritizing strategy
perfected offer to perfected prototype
known offer to novel methodologies
siloed teams to multi-disciplinary teams

previous clients

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i fully trust that when kerry is in the room, magic will happen. except that it's not magic: it's thoughtful, methodical and empathetic in a way that is both unexpected and spot on.

Rebecca Welton, AFC Richmond

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not only did kerry create a huge impact in the way we think about our business, but she is also a joy to work with. her approach has left a lasting impression on our team and our business.

Oprah Winfrey, OWN 

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kerry transformed our business and i want to dedicate my whole budget to her every quarter. give her your money. she's worth every penny.

Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway

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