NILUFER ERDEBIL : Founder and CEO of Spring2Innovation
Design Thinking. Nilufer Erdebil is a leading consultant of innovation and design thinking with expertise in telecommunications, defence, application development, project management, and information technology management. Previously, she worked for General
Dynamics, CrossKeys Systems (now Oracle) and Marconi Wireless (now Ericsson) as a software engineer. Follow on Twitter @digitalNil Nilufer Erdebil is a leading innovation and design thinking consultant with a range of experience in telecommunications, defense, application development, project management & information technology management. Prior to launching Spring2 Innovation, an innovation and design thinking consulting and training firm, she began her career working as a software engineer working on leading edge technologies and products, in a variety of international defense and telecommunications companies, including General Dynamics, CrossKeys Systems and Marconi Wireless. After graduating with an MBA, she worked in a number of Technology, Project Management and Marketing positions at Bell Canada. Nilufer now designs, develops and facilitates design thinking sessions and training programs for the public and private sector. Nilufer is a 2014 recipient of the Ottawa Business Journal Forty Under 40 Award and a 2016 recipient of the WCT Leadership Award from Women in Communications and Technology. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx