Roshi Givechi
Givechi is a Design Director and Associate Partner at IDEO. As such, she works toward deeper engagement with clients and other stakeholders through all forms of storytelling. Though communication, interaction, and new media design, Givechi explores and defines how people interact with objects, space, services, and one another. She has co-taught cross-disciplinary design at the California College of the Arts, has designed websites at Microsoft and MSNBC, spoken at conferences, and coached IDEO workshop clients on ways to innovate. She was profiled in I.D. Magazine’s January 2009 list of 40 leading design innovators.
Topics Roshi speaks on:
- Branded Experiences
- Design for Community
- Entertainment & Media
- Storytelling
Speaking engagements:
July 2009, "Celebrating Culture in Design Competition," AIGA XCD, judge
March 2009, “Good (In)tensions," AIGA San Diego Y Design Conference
October 2008, “Interlude: The Shift from Between to Within,” NOKIA Games Summit, Rome, Italy
February 2008, “Visual Artifacts to Build Connections,” VizThink 08 Breakout Session
July 2005, AIGA/LA Collaboration Series 3
July 2002, “Positive Space”, Third Annual Design and Emotion conference
Published works:
September 2007, Interview, GOOD magazine
2007, “The Saving Grace,” Innovation 2007 Yearbook of Design Excellence
March 2006, “Going Off the Beaten Path for New Design Ideas,” The New York Times
March 2006, “IDEO’s Urban Pre-Planning,” Metropolis
2006, “Impact: Inspiring Graphic Design through Human Behaviors,” Design Studies: Theory and Research in Graphic Design, Princeton Architectural Press