Experience

ThinkActHuman

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  ThinkActHuman helps companies and organizations innovate through design with socially responsible, inclusive products and services. We're working with companies in many fields, pharmaceuticals to home goods. ThinkActHuman evolved from my personal consulting business, As project requests continue to expand I've been working independently and also by assembling teams of highly qualified people from our network. That network includes experts in product design, interaction design, research, biomechanics, ergonomics, psychology, trend forecasting, usability, graphic design, engineering and brand strategy. All understand that design has the ability to change lives. Show less



Dan Formosa!, LLC

• Designer

  • Sep 1990 - Present

  I work with companies and organizations worldwide to help them create innovative products and services. Often my involvement begins with workshops that help align various groups and individuals within the organization. This work is becoming increasingly valuable, as more and more companies embrace design as a powerful way to succeed. I work with companies and organizations worldwide to help them create innovative products and services. Often my involvement begins with workshops that help align various groups and individuals within the organization. This work is becoming increasingly valuable, as more and more companies embrace design as a powerful way to succeed.



4B Collective

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  We established 4B to help companies and organizations address design, gender and creative thinking. We are a tight network of people actively pursuing gender issues, we help companies and organizations by putting together a select team to help define, develop and execute innovative products and services. We established 4B to help companies and organizations address design, gender and creative thinking. We are a tight network of people actively pursuing gender issues, we help companies and organizations by putting together a select team to help define, develop and execute innovative products and services.



SVA Masters in Branding

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding faculty

  • 2010 - Present

  Dan is a founding faculty member of the SVA Masters in Branding program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The innovative program offers the first-ever Masters degree on the topic of branding. It is not a design program, rather it focuses on the business of brands. That said, his course discusses the importance of design and user experience in the establishment of brands and maintenance of brand equity. Dan is a founding faculty member of the SVA Masters in Branding program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The innovative program offers the first-ever Masters degree on the topic of branding. It is not a design program, rather it focuses on the business of brands. That said, his course discusses the importance of design and user experience in the establishment of brands and maintenance of brand equity.



Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

• South Korea
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Distinguished Professor of Industrial Design at KAIST

  • Sep 2017 - Oct 2017

  Invited for a two-month stay as visiting lecturer at KAIST university. Invited for a two-month stay as visiting lecturer at KAIST university.

• KAIST i-EAC External Advisory Committee

  • Sep 2017 - Oct 2017

  Member of the i-EAC, advising on design research activities at the Industrial Design department at KAIST. Member of the i-EAC, advising on design research activities at the Industrial Design department at KAIST.


Smart Design
• Slovenia
• Interior Design
• Co-founder

  • Jan 1981 - Aug 1990