Member since December 2019
Jeanette is an experienced design thinker + leader based in Providence, RI. As Cofounder of Loft, Jeanette specializes in creating visually compelling, human-centered design solutions that are rooted in purpose and driven by research.
Jeanette’s work spans dozens of global brands and a wide variety of industries. She’s had proven success both in and outside of the corporate environment, leading teams in strategic design thinking, digital and physical product design, and final product commercialization.
Her career has taken her to New York, San Francisco, Boston, and finally to Providence, where Loft’s corporate headquarters are based.
I believe in the power of technology to change and improve people's lives. As a designer, my goal is to create products that can drive real, positive outcomes for users.
As I continue to design in the healthcare space, where so often the "goal" of treatment is to get patients back to "OK," to baseline, I am inspired to design technology and hardware that can get them beyond "OK" -- to better than normal, to feeling great. I take this mission with me to work every day.
Seeing a patient cry because she was so overcome with positive emotions after trying a product I developed.
I've been in the industry 20+ years and seen it all. I came up at a time when there was only one other woman in my graduating class. There still are very few women in my field at the level I'm at -- in fact I can probably count them on one hand. Now, as Cofounder and Design Principle of my own firm, what drives me is a desire to be a beacon of light and a mentor for younger women just starting out but facing the same challenges I faced; and to create products that bring positive outcomes to people's lives.
What if wearables not only sensed the needs of the body, but acted on them, by delivering interventions such as micropulses, heating and cooling, and more? As the market for wearables explodes and customers simultaneously get more protective of their data (and their physical, on-body space), the wearables of the future will need to do more than just monitor & report, taking on advanced capabilities that drive positive outcomes. Designers, technologists, & physicians have a shared responsibility to create products that can change lives for the better.
-Wearables, by nature, are granted access to consumer's personal space in an unprecedented way for a tech product, making them a valuable asset for health professionals
-Wearables can offer proactive, preventative interventions when designed with a patient in mind
-Wearables don't always need payer support: consumers spent $4.2 trillion in wellness in 2 yrs. but in order to win this discretionary spending, wearables must do more for consumers
Seeing a patient cry because she was so overcome with positive emotions after trying a product I developed.
I've been in the industry 20+ years and seen it all. I came up at a time when there was only one other woman in my graduating class. There still are very few women in my field at the level I'm at -- in fact I can probably count them on one hand. Now, as Cofounder and Design Principle of my own firm, what drives me is a desire to be a beacon of light and a mentor for younger women just starting out but facing the same challenges I faced; and to create products that bring positive outcomes to people's lives.
What if wearables not only sensed the needs of the body, but acted on them, by delivering interventions such as micropulses, heating and cooling, and more? As the market for wearables explodes and customers simultaneously get more protective of their data (and their physical, on-body space), the wearables of the future will need to do more than just monitor & report, taking on advanced capabilities that drive positive outcomes. Designers, technologists, & physicians have a shared responsibility to create products that can change lives for the better.
-Wearables, by nature, are granted access to consumer's personal space in an unprecedented way for a tech product, making them a valuable asset for health professionals
-Wearables can offer proactive, preventative interventions when designed with a patient in mind
-Wearables don't always need payer support: consumers spent $4.2 trillion in wellness in 2 yrs. but in order to win this discretionary spending, wearables must do more for consumers