Jon Kolko is the author of "Creative Clarity," partner at Modernist Studio, and the founder of Austin Center for Design. Previously the vice president of Design at Blackboard, he has worked extensively with both startups and Fortune 500 companies. He has been a Professor of Interaction and Industrial Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and has taught at the University of Texas at Austin, the Center for Design Studies of Monterrey, Mexico, and Malmö University, Sweden.