Parallels in Design and Enterprise: John Maeda at TEDxWellesleyCollege

John Maeda became president of Rhode Island School of Design in 2008, after serving as head of research at MIT Media Lab. He bridges design, technology, and business with backgrounds in computer science, art, and organizational leadership. He is the author of The Laws of Simplicity and Redesigning Leadership — the latter expands on his Twitter account @johnmaeda, named one of TIME Magazine's best Twitter feeds. He serves on the boards of Sonos, Wieden+Kennedy, and Quirky, and on the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership. He has received a variety of awards for his creative work, including induction to the Art Director's Club Hall of Fame and the White House's National Design Award.

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