Speaker
Jess Artiles
Principal + Chief Innovation Officer
Darte Design + Cultural Capital
See
Jess Artiles
at these sessions:
eMerge AI + DEEP TECH Stage
Unblock, Unlock, and Level Up thru the power of MIT-born Design Thinking & BioHacking
AI | Edtech
Jess Artiles combines three engineering degrees from MIT with 13 years of global experience using design thinking to accelerate innovation, align culture, and enhance operational excellence across industries. Acting as an Innovation Partner, she bridges strategic vision, product innovation, organizational design, and leadership development—helping companies achieve their goals faster, with fewer resources, and with user validation at every step. She’s best known for bringing “the spark”💥—“La Chispa”—that ignites creativity and strategic clarity in leaders and their teams to: 💥 Unlock creativity and install a core design DNA that aligns products, teams, and culture for regenerative growth. 💥 Maximize a rapid prototyping strategy to build surefire products and organizations rooted in user-centric insights. 💥 Establish systems for creativity and efficiency that thrive in agile, digitally transformed environments. Jess’s expertise spans AI/ML Strategy, Product and Org Design, and Enterprise Transformation. Her work has impacted organizations ranging from Fortune 500's to Amnesty International’s fight against police brutality, and her signature DesignShop methodology has been used inside the MIT Presidential Advisory Cabinet and in 11 countries and counting. Recognized as one of Boston’s Latino 30 Under 30 and a TEDx speaker, Jess blends creative play, somatic-emotional intelligence, and right-brain leadership— bringing precision engineering into the art of being human.

