Co-Founder & Head of Product at Focused Space; Former Designer & Researcher at MIT Media Lab; Expert in Creativity & Innovation
Alexis Hope Biography
Dr. Alexis Hope loves to design experiences that help people find joy, creativity, and self-compassion. She is a 2023 United States Artists Fellow for the category of Architecture & Design, a National Science Foundation Research Fellow, and a LEGO Creative Learning Fellow.
Along with Nodira Khoussainova and Justin Trobec, Hope is a co-founder of Focused Space, where she serves as the Chief Product Officer. Focused Space is a social platform that helps people reach their personal, professional, and creative goals through the magic of “body doubling.”
Previously, Hope spent a decade at MIT, where she received her PhD at the MIT Media Lab in 2021. While there, she worked across a variety of domains — ranging from cameras for deep-sea exploration, creative learning software for children, art-making tools for astronauts, "hackathons" to improve breast pumps (...what?!), low-cost ultrasound machines for providing prenatal care in areas with limited resources, and more.
Hope also runs a project called “Trash Club,” a community event that invites people to prototype playful objects using recycled materials. This builds on her work as the co-founder and Design Director for the “Make the Breast Pump Not Suck” Hackathon, which brought together hundreds of parents, caregivers, and their children to re-design technologies for breastfeeding and postpartum health.
As a musician, she sings and writes songs for two bands: Calico Beach Party, and Double Bitch.
When she is not doing the above, she works part-time as a barista at her local neighborhood cafe and record store.
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Alexis Hope Speaking Topics
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Future of Work: Making remote and hybrid work actually work
The way we work is changing, and companies need to keep up. Alexis will share lessons learned from co-founding focused, a mindfulness and productivity startup that helps remote and hybrid workers accomplish their goals — and take care of themselves along the way.
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Unlocking Creativity through Joy and Play
Alexis will share inspirations and experiences from her decade of work at the MIT Media Lab, MIT’s playground for science, engineering, art, and design. She’ll help you unlock your own creativity by leaning into what brings you joy.
Alexis Hope Videos
MLVoices: Alexis Hope - YouTube
Watch the video, then read this post by Alexis Hope, a research assistant in the Lifelong Kindergarten group, to learn more about her work ...
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Alexis Hope is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Future of Work: Making remote and hybrid work actually work, Unlocking Creativity through Joy and Play and “Make the Breast Pump Not Suck”: How can we better support new parents and babies in the United States?. The estimated speaking fee range to book Alexis Hope for your event is available upon request. Alexis Hope generally travels from Seattle, WA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Tiffany Shlain, Nicole Yeary, Jones Loflin, Dr. Jackie Freiberg and Danielle Feinberg. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Alexis Hope for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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