Aaron Sklar

Aaron Sklar

With human-centered design as his focal point, Aaron Sklar explores the relationship between people and the world, and the objects we interact with, from bicycles to breakfast cereal to a rocket destined for the moon. During his tenure at IDEO, Aaron has helped expand IDEO’s expertise in human-centered design to pursue the larger goal of humanity-centered design. Using this broader perspective, Aaron applies his experience in design research to opportunities aimed at environmental sustainability and design for the developing world. 

Topics Aaron speaks on:

  • Design for Environmental Impact
  • Design for Social Impact
  • Design Research
  • Health & Wellness
  • Human Factors
  • Human-Centered Design

Speaking engagements:

July 2009, Weight of the Nation, Center for Disease Control’s inaugural conference on obesity prevention and control, panelist

March 2006, “Design for Humanity: IDEO’s current practices,” Center for Sustainable Design Conference

November 2005, “Transforming Insight into Action,” Market Research event

Published works:

2008, “Aligned for Sustainable Design: An A-B-C-D Approach to Making Better Products,” joint report by IDEO and Business for Social Responsibility

2004, “Valuing a Positive Perspective” Interactions

2003, “Bringing Real World Context into the Focus Group Setting,” The Design Journal