Plano, Texas, United States
Stephen P. Anderson is on a mission: To make learning the hard stuff fun, by creating ‘things to think with’ and ‘spaces’ for generative play. A bestselling author, speaker, and product leader, Stephen has spent the last decade exploring the intersection of visual collaboration, how people learn, and game design. He has worked in most areas of product strategy & design, with much of his experience being with early stage startups or working for established businesses to lead new product discovery and innovation groups . Most recently, Stephen has been focused on the future potential of digital whiteboarding tools and ways technology can support remote team collaboration. Now, through custom-designed toolkits, on-site and remote training, and coaching, Stephen helps teams and individuals work through difficult situations. Stephen is the author of two books: Figure It Out: Getting From Information to Understanding and Seductive Interaction Design. He is also the man behind the Mental Notes card deck. Stephen is available for training, coaching, workshops, and facilitation. SKILLS (+ INTERESTS): Product Strategy (and Research), Product Management, Product Discovery, Coaching & Mentoring, Facilitation, Learning & Development, Organizational Change, Group Dynamics, Business Consulting, Managing Creative Teams, Public Speaking, Social Media, Information Architecture, User Interface & Interaction Design, Usability & User Testing, Web Design, Customer Experience Management, Persuasive Design, Visual Communications, Information Design, Data Visualization, Brand Strategy & Creation, User-Centered Design Methods, Game Design, Innovation Workshops, General Design & UX Training, Emerging Technologies, Human Cognition, Design Thinking, Educational Theories, Collaboration & Problem Solving, Developing Communities of Practice, Agile Development, Event Planning, Micro-Credentialing, Organizational Learning, Systems Thinking, Psychology, Writing & Publishing...Whew!
Available for private workshops, training, facilitation, and strategic consulting projects.
Led the Advanced Collaboration team within Mural. We made the digital whiteboard data and content aware, unlocking new interactive & computational abilities. After iterations and validation with customers, we launched the first of many planned abilities—the 'smart planner' tool—in June 2024.
Testing and launching new business ideas, from early concept validation through to beta testing new products with customers. 🚀 Special focus on: The future of work, meetings, asynchronous collaboration, serious games, facilitation activities, and related topics.
Head of design, hired to align the entire organization around a customer-centered vision. Led the core product through various iterations based on various inputs, including market opportunities, customer feedback, user research, and more. Founded in 2010, BloomBoard is the leading professional development platform for empowering continuous, personalized, comptenecy-based learning for K-12 educators. We are backed by the Gates Foundation, Emerson Collective (Jobs foundation), Dell Foundation, and Learn Capital. We support over 7,000 schools and 700 school districts across 25+ states led by a passionate team of 60+. Check us out at http://www.bloomboard.com