Kristina Pifer

Kristina Pifer

Executive Design Director at Change.org

TED Attendee
San Francisco, California, United States
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About Kristina

I am a…

Change agent, Concerned citizen, Entrepreneur, Foodie, Idea generator

Bio

i design products that change the way we work, play, and live. currently, executive design director @change.org. lover of sunshine. curious traveler. voracious reader. part mary poppins. part joan of arc. 100% believer that design does good.

I'm passionate about

new solutions to old problems.

An idea worth spreading

my yet-to-be-done social experiment: if we went back to addressing each other as "mr. soandso" or "ms. soandso," would we find the rest of the dialog that follows to also be a bit more respectful as well? i think american culture could use a turning back of the clock on this front.

Areas of expertise

Collaborative Design, design process, Interface Concepts, Product and Technology Strategy, Teacher of Design, User Centered Design

The TED story

i'm inspired by the people TED attracts; and not just the presenters. watching TED lectures and reading comments reminds why after 13 years i still love my job. and why i keep looking for new ways and places to apply the craft. TED is *the* salon the for our generation...

Things you might not know

telling stories. even the non-design kind...