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Dan Makoski

Keynote Speaker

Chief Design Advisor, Uplifting.Design

Have you ever said “Hey Google”, used Office on a Mac, sent an email with Hotmail, or shopped on Walmart.com? You have already experienced the design genius of Dan Makoski, a legendary Silicon Valley designer to the Fortune 100.

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Dan Makoski'S SPEAKING FEE $25K - $40K

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Dan Makoski lights up the stage and the creative confidence of your teams, with captivating design stories from his time in both Silicon Valley and Fortune 100 board rooms. He is a master storyteller, drawing audiences into the creative process behind some of the world’s most iconic tech innovations such as “Hey Google”, Surface, Hotmail, Project Ara or Walmart.com. He uses 3-5 slides a minute (mostly videos and never any bullets) to pull audiences into the journey. He is known for his signature interactive design activities during his talks, helping audiences learn by doing in mind-shifting ways.

Dan is inspiring, practical, creative, business-minded, youthfully optimistic, and most importantly believes in the extraordinary power of design when used in service to others. You will leave a talk or workshop with Dan feeling renewed, reconnected to your own innate creativity, and eager to start innovating at the next level.

Featured Videos

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Dan Makoski on Creative Confidence

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Dan Makoski on Selfless Design

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Dan Makoski on Imagining the Future

Dan Makoski’s Speech Topics

  • Innovation by Design

    Learn secrets of how to unlock creativity in your teams through the captivating stories and activities of legendary Silicon Valley designer and Fortune 100 executive Dan Makoski. Drawing on 25 years of experience across technology, retail, banking, healthcare, and design consulting, Dan will engage you with techniques that led to the creation of “Hey Google”, Microsoft Surface, Hotmail, Google’s Project Ara, Walmart.com, and innovations in making health and money simple to understand. You will leave feeling renewed, reconnected to your own innate creativity, and eager to go back with your teams and start innovating at the next level.

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