human-centered design solutions

A human-centered design consultancy using design-thinking approaches and creative collaboration to solve problems faster and deliver impact.

Services

  • strategic planning

  • audience engagement

  • curation and event design

  • content creation

About

Kadi Hughes is a strategist, curator and producer with extensive experience in the programming and productions of a wide range of events – from celebrity keynotes to high-profile panel discussions to intimate dinners to site-specific brand activations and installations.

She is the Director, Event Strategy and Programming for the Ford Foundation. Previously, she was the Director of the Bookworm Literary Festival in Beijing and the Director of Partnerships with the World Science Festival. She has written for various publications (like this one). Kadi graduated from Princeton University, with an AB in History.