M. Pell
Envisioneer | Designer. Disrupter. Outlaw. Utilizing an innovation methodology, M. Pell focuses on visualizing business to drive transformative results.
Author of "The Age of Smart Information" and "Envisioning Holograms," M. Pell is a bold, insightful, and uncompromising disrupter who has spent over three decades pushing the tech industry’s boundaries beyond innovative design and technologies into the realm of true breakthroughs.
Today, many of those breakthroughs are embedded in our everyday lives – including Apple’s stylized Font menu (1984), pioneering 3D work on the original Metaverse (1995), and most significantly, inventing Adobe Acrobat’s PDF (1990) – which Pell hacked together in just a matter of days, bridging what was considered the great insurmountable tech divide between Apple and Microsoft at the time.
As one of the industry’s most dynamic presenters, Pell delivers impactful and entertaining talks on today’s most important topics – such as the nature of True Innovation, the Metaverse, AI and Mixed Reality, and Notes from the Future of Business. Pell’s unique approach to rapidly bringing new ideas to life gave rise to his innovation methodology known as “Fast Design” – a set of easily taught principles that teams around the world utilize to foster creativity and innovation.
Widely recognized as a world-class designer and prolific thought leader, M. Pell currently leads The Microsoft Garage in New York City, part of the company’s worldwide innovation program aimed at moving ideas forward quickly to foster a culture of experimentation. This unique space, designed by Pell, attracts the city’s brightest minds and bravest explorers, enabling a new kind of envisioning and rapid prototyping to turn promising ideas into reality every day.
Pell’s first book, "Envisioning Holograms," is considered a must-have for tomorrow’s most influential storytellers and explorers. His second book, "The Age of Smart Information," details how the fundamental nature of communication is transforming with the combination of AI and Metaverse technologies. Mike’s third book, "Visualizing Business," due out Spring 2023, will illuminate our most complex and dynamic businesses in an entirely new light.
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