Grant Linscott

Background

About Grant Linscott

Business Strategy and Innovation Skills: Lead and drive Co-design workshops; Redefinition of value propositions and business plans (strategy definition) through qualitative and quantitative research including sociological analysis and semiotics; Vision of future drivers that will transform business and society; Ability to augment creative thinking within teams to drive business innovation; Application of ethnographic tools (design research) to provide data for insights; Ability to isolate the driving touch-points of stakeholders within complex data; Persona development through emotional understanding (empathy) and Storytelling for Brand Strategy; Understanding of organisational identity dynamics and its impact on innovation; The value of Design for culture change, and for the triple bottom line. People Skills: Ability to generate High Performance Teams of a cross disciplinary nature that perform beyond expectation. Strong interpersonal & coaching skills; Capacity to engage and motivate by creating a challenging, yet harmonious working environment; Ability to synthesise complex business management and design theory to allow communication at an accessible level. Design Management Skills: Definition of project goals; Project planning and implementation; Time/cost allocation and management; Project breakdown and task definition; Communication and interpersonal skills; Team personnel management and coaching; Project evaluation. Design & Development Skills: Design Research - Primary and secondary research tools to probe the domain under consideration. Concept Generation - Ideation; sketching; scenarios; storyboards; mockups; foam models; ergonomics. Solution Development - 2D/3D CAD/CAID; advanced surfacing; design for production. Completion - CAD renderings; physical visual models; manufacturing drawings; production release. Prototyping Techniques - SLA stereolithography; SLS selective laser sintering; silicon molding; casting.