about

hello and welcome.

I am a designer and researcher focusing on digital strategy, collaborative innovation and human-centred foresight. I am the Director of the Mobile Experience Innovation Centre, a non-profit organization dedicated to design leadership, experiential and applied research in Canada’s mobile industry. I’ve provided expertise and advising over the past 8 years for a wide range of local and international organizations in the educational, non-profit and private sectors. I sit on the Board of Directors for Wireless Toronto, a community-driven initiative dedicated to providing open wireless access in urban Toronto. My background is in material culture and goldsmithing, and I am sessional faculty at OCAD. I am a co-founder of the Toronto chapter of O’Reilly Media’s acclaimed Ignite! speaker series, and have produced and advised for conferences across North America.

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• del.icio.us/_catalan_
• michele_dot_perras_at_gmail_dot_com
• skype: michele_perras
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