Ruth Schmidt

Ruth Schmidt is a visiting industry professor at the Institute of Design in Chicago, where she developed a behavioral design curriculum in addition to teaching graduate courses in cultural and communication theory. Prior to this she was a senior leader at Doblin, an innovation consultancy within Deloitte, where she led the development of applied behavioral and design methodologies to help clients develop innovation solutions and embed innovation processes more effectively within their organizations across health care, financial services, education, and civic domains. She has a master’s in design strategy from the Institute of Design.