Dan Makoski

Chief Design Advisor @Uplifting.Design. Former Head of Design @Google #ATAP, @Microsoft and @Walmart. Founded #ProjectAra. Designed the #og @Microsoft #Surface.

[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Design doesn’t scale from silos — it scales through partnership. 🌍 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 12 of #UpliftingDesign.

#partnership #designculture #leadership #collaboration

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Design needs its own rhythm — human-centered, iterative, and fast. 🔄 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 11 of #UpliftingDesign.

#designprocess #aianddesign #innovation #teams

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

A great design team without the right system is a Ferrari stuck in traffic. 🏎️🚦See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 10 of #UpliftingDesign.

#orgdesign #designteams #leadership #systems

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Creativity diverges — impact converges. Focus makes design matter. 🎯 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 9 of #UpliftingDesign.

#focus #designleadership #creativity #execution

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Design maps don’t show outputs — they reveal the human journey. 🧭 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 8 of #UpliftingDesign.

#designstrategy #humancentered #leadership #journeymapping

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

A vision without a story is just an internal secret. 📖 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 7 of #UpliftingDesign.

#storytelling #leadership #designculture #communication

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

The most powerful innovation is designed with people, not for them. 🤝 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 6 of #UpliftingDesign.

#participatorydesign #cocreation #designthinking #innovation

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Breakthroughs happen when ambition is grounded in real human needs. 🚀 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 5 of #UpliftingDesign.

#innovation #designstrategy #leadership #impact

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Vision set too close is safe; too far is paralyzing — leadership lives in between. 🎯 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 4 of #UpliftingDesign.

#vision #innovation #leadership #strategy

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Art expresses the self — design serves others. 🎨➡️🤝 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 3 of #UpliftingDesign.

#designphilosophy #humancentered #creativity #servicedesign

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Real impact happens when you, us, and them are aligned. 🔗 See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 2 of #UpliftingDesign.

#designculture #leadership #creativeteams #alignment

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Most teams start with features; great teams start with why. 💡See how two AI hosts deep dive into Chapter 1 of #UpliftingDesign.

#humancentereddesign #leadership #designthinking #purpose

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Happy Birthday Rue! It’s a joy to witness the wisdom, love and capability you radiate as you flourish into womanhood. I’m always here to lift you up 💕.

[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Design isn’t decoration — it’s how creative ambition becomes reality. 🎙️See how two AI hosts deep dive into the prologue of #UpliftingDesign.

#designleadership #creativestrategy #podcast #innovation

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[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Happy Birthday to this amazing husband, photographer, captain, friend and son! May this year bring incredible new adventures! ❤️

[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

My Italian family knows me well! 🎄🎁🎉 #pandoroanytime

[Dan Makoski @mak0ski]

Merry Xmas y’all from the whole Chiswick household 🎄🐺🎁🎉😍!! #4italians1american1samoyed

[PortableStoryLab @PStoryLab]

9. Before sunrise, Jonathan Castro left Oxfordshire with half of the PSL fleet, waved off by Dan & Giulia.
Packed into custom carriers, the kits made it safely to FedEx… and then into the world.
A big moment for an epic journey.

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@mak0ski
@upliftingmelody

[PortableStoryLab @PStoryLab]

10. Dan coordinated 7 PSLs from the UK… and after a week, the footage started rolling in.
Smiling teams. Busy labs. Incredible science.
The PSLs were officially out in the world.

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@mak0ski
@upliftingmelody

[PortableStoryLab @PStoryLab]

11. Weeks in the edit suite, crafting videos from the footage streaming in from labs worldwide.
Then the PSLs returned home to London just in time for a special visit to the Wellcome Trust… where signs hinted people were expecting them.

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@mak0ski
@upliftingmelody