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Dimitri Negroponte

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Director on Human Machine Experience at Applied Minds
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Dimitri is the Director on Human Machine Experience at Applied Minds, where he conceptualizes and prototypes technology art and design. He focuses on storytelling and building teams to articulate future technologies, drawing on his education from NYU and UCLA to find the humanistic side of any tech experience.

He is passionate about the intersection of technology and youth education. He co-founded the 2b1 foundation with his father and MIT professors to help children get online through wireless technology projects around the world. His masters thesis also explored education within play spaces.

Unique Fact: He holds multiple patents, including one for a method to improve lighting for video teleconferencing.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Director on Human Machine Experience
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Dimitri shows up

Curious
Assertive
Value Driven

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Dimitri cares about

Human-Machine Experience
As a Director in this field, he is focused on creating user experiences and developing paths to productization for high-pressure, short-term projects.
Rapid Prototyping
His core philosophy involves using rapid prototyping to create physical manifestations of technology, art, and design to explore future concepts.
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Career

Work history

4-2015
Director on Human Machine Experience
Applied Minds
1-2009
Technologist
Applied Minds
1-2006 - 1-2009
Concepts
Applied Minds
8-2005 - 2-2006
Applications and HMI
Inte Research Seatle
1-1996 - 8-2004
Founder and acting CTO
2b1 foundation
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2003 - 2005
MPS
New York University
1-1994 - 12-1994
MFA
domus academy
9-1989 - 6-1993
BA
UCLA
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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