Ame Elliott
Professor Of Design at Macromedia University of Applied Sciences
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolAme Elliott is a creative leader and Professor of Design with two decades of experience translating human-centered research into ethical, privacy-forward technology and organizational change. Based in Berlin, she blends academic rigor (PhD-level design research) with hands-on product strategy from stints at IDEO, Xerox PARC, and Ricoh Innovations, and led Simply Secure to Fast Company recognition for innovative design. She now advises systemic shifts and AI-informed data strategies at Neol and Superbloom, focusing on climate, the future of work, and making complex technical topics accessible to broad audiences. Ame’s background in early IoT, information security, and developer tooling — plus patents from smart-workplace research — gives her a rare mix of technical depth and policy-to-pixel insight.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Design Theory and Methods [Architecture, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Science], Ph.D., Design Theory and Methods [Architecture, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Science] at University of California, BerkeleyExecutive Education | Sloan School of Management and CSAIL, Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy, Executive Education | Sloan School of Management and CSAIL, Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Environmental Design/Design Studies, Bachelor's degree, Environmental Design/Design Studies at University of Colorado Boulder
Github Skills (3)
css6
open-source5
mozilla1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ameellio/DataStrategyCanvas
Sep 2023 - Jun 2024
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
sprblm/resources
Nov 2016 - Jun 2018
Contributions:7 commits, 3 PRs, 7 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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