Enrique challenges the way we think about innovation. Instead of a garage or assembly line, he sees it as an organic, interconnected process. Drawing from his work with top institutions, he argues that we’ve misunderstood innovation, getting stuck in myths like the “garage inventor.” For Enrique, innovation isn’t a rigid process, but a living ecosystem.

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About Enrique Martinez-Gonzalez 

Enrique’s expert power is to apply a design mindset to complex challenges. He collaborated with top institutions, including the MIT Collaborative Initiative on Clinical Trials, and experts from Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and the Rhode Island School of Design. This group engaged with biopharma, academic medical centers, and community organizations to address societal problems using visual thinking and a systems-based approach. Enrique founded Muchieast LLC, a design and innovation consultancy that has worked with a range of clients, including the U.S. Department of State and the Prime Minister of the U.A.E. He has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His expertise now helps mission-driven organizations apply innovative design methods across sectors, in clinical research and beyond.

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Credits

• Event Production: Smith & Jones Innovation

• Direction & Speaker Support: Jeff Smith

• Production & Stage Management: Michelle Jones

• Stage Design & Lighting: Steve Harper | Indigo Design

• Video Capture: Armosa Studios

• Video Editing: Kyle Blackburn

• Screen Assets & Video Engineer: Hunter Loveridge Picture This

• Sound Engineer: Uptown! Knauer Center for Performing Arts