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Hi, I’m Chris Elkin, the Founder of Doodle Design and Doodle A (Design Thinking Academy), as well as a Senior Instructor at LUMA Institute and mentor at Google for Startups SE Asia. With 20+ years of experience, I’ve been on a mission to empower people, teams, and organizations to collaborate and innovate at scale. Originally from Northern Ireland, I’ve honed my skills across global hubs like London, New York, Singapore, and now Saigon, Vietnam.

🚀 My passion lies in Design Thinking-led innovation. I’ve led senior multidisciplinary teams, shaping research, strategies, customer experiences, processes, testing, CX/UX/UI design & change-mangement outcomes. My journey spans diverse sectors—from Banking and Insurance to FMCG, NGOs, EdTech, Healthcare, and Pharma.

🎨 At Doodle, our mission is clear: empower individuals, teams and their organizations with practical mindsets, skillsets, and tools to drive genuine customer-centricity, cross-team collaboration, and creativity through human-centered Design Thinking approaches. My team and I have had the privilege of instructing and facilitating thousands of people across Vietnam, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, North America, and beyond.

🎙️ Beyond work, I’m a proud father, public speaker, and a long-term supporter of the KOTO Foundation, which empowers disadvantaged youth in Vietnam.

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