Francine Gemperle
Adjunct Professor
Bio
As a design strategist, Francine gathers insights about people and brings their needs to the forefront of technology development and design efforts. She applies a variety of proven research methods with a focus on crafting the research inquiry to gain actionable insights to inform design. Francine is experienced at sketching new product ideas, teaching, facilitation, project management, planning, and design.
During her over 20 year career, Francine has led design teams with dozens of companies. With nine patents and more than 15 publications to her credit, Francine has exhibited and lectured about her work at schools and institutions around the world.
Francine is a faculty member in both the residential MIIPS program and in the Institute's newly-launched online programs, teaching two courses in the Methods & Tools for Product Innovation certificate. During her time teaching with the III she wrote the Handbook of People Research to be used as a guide for students taking her classes.
In addition to her role at the Integrated Innovation Institute, Francine is a User Experience Researcher at Aurora Innovation. Previously, she worked at Seegrid, Uber, MAYA Design, and led the team that founded LUMA Institute.