Robyn Alley is a human centered interaction design lead at IDEO

Key Skills
A systems thinker
The ability to grapple with complex systems and build out simple solutions for end-to-end experiences.
A digital strategist
The creative perspective to design innovative products and features for user needs, with the sensibility to predict market reactions.
Rapid prototyping & building to launch
Produces tangible products quickly through many digital formats and knows what it takes to push a product live.
THE WORK
What I've been up to
Delivering Needs of the Classroom to EdTech Entrepreneurs
Helping entrepreneurs design tools that students like and teachers need
IDEO project

Client

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Challenge

Provide teachers with better classroom technology and ed-tech entrepreneurs with a better understanding of teachers' needs.

THE OUTCOME

A digital platform that connects those who design educational tools to those who use them.

More work coming...
About
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As Senior Design Lead at IDEO I bring over 15 years of digital service experience across a breadth of platforms and devices including Transportation, Mobility, IOT, Finance, AI, Multi-device experiences, UX+Hardware, Voice, Mobile and Web. Through leading initiatives at IDEO I have gathered a wide skillset through molding new ventures, guiding teams across a variety of disciplines, navigating ambiguous challenges, and launching to learn.

My core interests lie in the intersection of technological shifts and societal change for the better. Behavior change can be uncomfortable. I use a human centered design approach to new technologies to unlock opportunities through making new possibilities tangible quickly. Once a user engages with a tangible experience, a concept can move from an initial thought to a reality.

Beyond impacting a user, attention must be given to the systems that enable the experience. As a systems thinker, I have the ability to grapple with complex possibilities and build out simple solutions from concept to launch. As a digital strategist, I have the creative perspective to design innovative products and features for user needs, with the sensibility to predict market reactions. I trust the process of user research, data and rapid prototyping to create innovative user experiences.