Hi, I'm Elysa Fenenbock - Experience Designer | Educator | Artist | Public Speaker | Teaching Stanford’s first Psychedelic Medicine x Design course | Formerly Google & IDEO
I'm driven by creating transformative experiences at the intersection of wellness, psychedelics, and design innovation. I thrive on bringing bold ideas to life through prototyping and programs, aiming to foster healing and reimagine our future.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Pioneered Stanford's first Psychedelic Medicine x Design course.
Scaled Google's global innovation programs across 7 countries.
Can advise on human-centered design for impact-driven organizations.
🚀 Career trajectory
Foundation in Design Excellence
Began career at IDEO, honing skills in user-centered design and leading impactful projects.
✦ IDEO
✦ Design Strategy
✦ User Research
Scaling Innovation at Tech Giants
Drove innovation programs at Google, influencing product vision and scaling initiatives globally.
✦ Design Management
✦ Global Programs
Academic and Future-Focused Leadership
Teaching at Stanford d.school and pioneering new courses, while contributing to global initiatives.
✦ Stanford d.school
✦ Psychedelics
✦ Education
✦ Edmund Hillary Fellowship
💪🏻 Superpowers
Pioneer in Psychedelic Futures
Designing transformative experiences with novel modalities.
✦ Launched Stanford's first Psychedelic Medicine x Design course.
✦ Integrates design, medicine, policy, and indigenous wisdom.
✦ Explores healing potential for people and systems.
Global Innovation Catalyst
Scaling impactful design programs across diverse organizations.
✦ Scaled Google's innovation programs to 7 countries.
✦ Co-created IDEO's widely-used Design Thinking Toolkit.
✦ Designs programs to foster imagination and shape futures.
Human-Centered Experience Architect
Crafting engaging experiences that foster deep connection and growth.
✦ Designs learning, spaces, and art for deeper engagement.
✦ Focuses on sparking connection with self and others.
✦ Helps unlock creativity and navigate uncertainty.
I'm excited about
✦ Discovering collaborators for cutting-edge wellness and design ventures.
✦ Exploring new frameworks for systemic healing and planetary health.
✦ Connecting with innovators shaping the future of consciousness and technology.
I can help with
✦ Facilitating visionary workshops and design sprints for novel concepts.
✦ Advising on human-centered design for impact-driven organizations.
✦ Mentoring emerging designers and educators in creative fields.
I would love your help on
✦ Identifying research partners in neuroscience and material science.
✦ Connecting with policy experts in psychedelic-assisted therapies.
✦ Finding early-stage funding for innovative educational platforms.
