Yazin Akkawi Bio

Yazin Akkawi

Founder and Principal, MSTQ

Chicago

Yazin is the Founder and Principal at the Chicago-based design firm MSTQ. Through his design firm, Yazin combines his expertise in design, the behavioral sciences and strategic foresight to create forward-thinking products for startups and Fortune 500 companies. And when he’s not designing, he’s sharing his perspectives on design and innovation in his column for Inc Magazine.

www.mstq.io/

Yazin Akkawi

Upcoming Courses

Previously (8)

Design

User Research Methods

Learn research methods for understanding what is important to your users and techniques for using those insights effectively.

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Design

Design Thinking Bootcamp

Foster your ability to think differently in your quest to develop innovative products, services and organizations.

Design

Day in the Life of a UX Designer

Join us for a panel to learn more about the day-to-day challenges, joys & huge perks of being a UX Designer.

Career Development

How to Get a Job at a Startup

This talk will investigate how job seekers can prepare themselves for success and land a job at a startup where they can learn and grow.

Design

Design in Motion

See METRO’s top designers in action, and learn how you can apply design strategy to your own projects.

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