Christopher Avery I inspire teams with compelling research that supports innovation and enhances the user experience. I am a design research/UX professional with experience managing research projects that have global scope. My overriding goal is to help clients overcome design and innovation challenges by helping translate research insights into insightful actions. To that end, I’ve helped B2B and B2C facing clients across multiple industries—including leading technology companies, retailers, and automotive and industrial manufacturers—innovate both inside and outside their traditional domains, uncover new business and product opportunities, and create experiences that resonate with their customers. Lately, I've been laser focused on delivering compelling services for the smart home, as part of the Google Nest org. I have also been leading qualitative research to understand the long tail implications of COVID-19 and shelter-in-place orders on the home--identifying emergent needs and experience shifts which indicate how our experience of home is changing for the longue durée. Specialties include: ethnography; qualitative research methods; design research; participatory research and design methods; co
Design Anthropologist
