Jan Chipchase
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Jan Chipchase is a user experience researcher who works for Frog Design.
He was formerly chief usability researcher at Nokia
. The goal of his research was to understand the ways technology works in different cultures, with a focus on understanding technology 3 to 15 years from now. He took teams of designers, psychologists, usability experts, and ethnographers all over the world to conduct this research.
Chipchase resigned from Nokia in April, 2010 and moved on to Frog Design as Executive Creative Director of Global Insights.
Jan Chipchase has presented his work at the TED Conference, addressed the World Bank
, and has been featured in the New York Times Magazine. He lived and worked in Tokyo from 2000 until 2009 when he moved to Los Angeles. Since joining Frog Design, he now lives and works in Shanghai.
Fortune Magazine in 2010 featured frog Executive Creative Director of Global Insights Jan Chipchase as a prominent designer in "The smartest people in tech".
He was formerly chief usability researcher at Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
. The goal of his research was to understand the ways technology works in different cultures, with a focus on understanding technology 3 to 15 years from now. He took teams of designers, psychologists, usability experts, and ethnographers all over the world to conduct this research.
Chipchase resigned from Nokia in April, 2010 and moved on to Frog Design as Executive Creative Director of Global Insights.
Jan Chipchase has presented his work at the TED Conference, addressed the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, and has been featured in the New York Times Magazine. He lived and worked in Tokyo from 2000 until 2009 when he moved to Los Angeles. Since joining Frog Design, he now lives and works in Shanghai.
Fortune Magazine in 2010 featured frog Executive Creative Director of Global Insights Jan Chipchase as a prominent designer in "The smartest people in tech".
External links
- Talk at Lift Asia conference on "Nine trends shaping the future of social interactions"
- TED Talks: Jan Chipchase on our mobile phones at TEDTED (conference)TED is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading"....
in 2007 - New York Times Magazine article about Jan Chipchase
- Future Perfect his personal blog
- The smartest people in tech in Fortune Magazine