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Taylor Black
Principal Consultant @Taylor Black Studios
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WORK HISTORY
Principal Consultant @Taylor Black Studios
Grow your business by understanding your customer. Innovation Strategy, Foresight, Design, & Research.Fractional leadership and freelance consulting services that unlock your potential to- Identify revenue stream opportunities- Design for customer needs- Deliver a seamless experience- Grow your audience- Disrupt your industry- Build for long-term successThrough the below expertise- Project and Program Management, Strategy and Scoping- Venture Tracking and Team Training- Innovation, Facilitation and Co-Design Methods and Techniques - Venture Building and Business Model Innovation- Service Design, Strategic Foresight, Customer Experience and Product Management- Deep Insights Research and Data Analysis- Rapid Experimentation and Prototyping- Visual Thinking and Illustrative StorytellingWorking with clients such as Unilever, Rockstart Venture Capital, TMPLD Optics (luxury eyewear startup), Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Arts Centre Melbourne, and more. Let\'s chat: h••••@taylorblackstudios.comFounding member of FreeFlow Collective: Global collective of independent innovation specialists, the future of innovation agenciesIn addition to consulting services: Taylor Black Studios internally incubates early-stage ventures/new business model concepts for scaling and spinoff. Currently founding Artist Growth Studio (insights-as-a-service business).
EDUCATION
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Advanced Placement - Master Coursework contributing towards UT Bachelor Degree, Civil Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering
University of Melbourne
Master of Environmental Engineering, Energy Efficient Technology
IDEO U
Human Centred Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Leadership & Innovation
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Design Thinking for Innovation
ABOUT TAYLOR BLACK
As an award-winning design strategist, researcher, foresighter, and venture building expert with over nine years of global experience, I bring the ability to- De-risk innovation projects- Identify and design desirable futures while balancing business constraints- Formulate competitive value propositions- Influence senior leadership- Clarify tradeoff decisions- Develop products and services with market fit- Help you to deeply understand your consumer segments with qualitative and quantitative research and rapid prototyping methodsAs facilitator of thousands of customer interviews, surveys, and other research environments, published contributor in three scientific journals, and trained trauma-informed practitioner, my bread and butter is deeply, authentically, and empathetically untangling complex systems, interactions and experiences. I translate wicked problems into tangible solutions with ease, with strong business model strategy and data analytics (ex-engineer) expertise, from experience building 0-1 products and services in innovation studios and large, complex, global organizations.Skills across an innovation & insights portfolio- Creative industries (fashion, sport, art, culture, community, performance, outdoors, entertainment, blended digital-physical experiences)- Leadership and product management- Ethnographic research mixed methods & evidence-based validation- Strategic foresight - Data collection, tracking, & analytics- Service design & strategy- Venture building, business design, venture studios & incubators, incl. validating desirability, feasibility & viability to achieve product-market fit- Growth marketing tactics - AI business models and emerging technology- CX (customer experience), EX (employee experience)- Facilitation, training, teaching & coaching- Visual storytelling & illustrationWebsites- Taylor Black Studios Consulting: taylor.black- Artist Growth Studio Art Market Intelligence: artistgrowthstudio.comVet me- Reviews and recommendations- DM to book a chat- Becoming Agents of Change & Innovation, UX Australia Keynote (2022): youtube.com/watch?v=D_8Q-I6QnB8- Prodigy Award Finalist, Pause Awards (2021): pauseawards.comLet\'s build the future that we actually want, together.
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