Dorian Simpson - Managing Partner

Dorian has led the successful development and launch of digital media products and services for over 20 years and has always been at the forefront of new digital media - from leading the development of the world's first digital satellite system, to taking the world into Digital Video Recording, to delivering iPad-based TV applications.

Dorian founded Planning Innovations in 2002 to help companies develop innovative products more rapidly. He combines deep industry knowledge of media products with practical expertise in agile processes to bring improved customer insight, better collaboration, and faster decisions to every project.

As a professional trainer, Dorian has developed highly rated programs in innovation management and instructed thousands of product leaders at leading universities as well as within companies such as GE, Tyco, Owens Corning, and dozens of others.

Dorian received a BSEE from Northwestern University, a MBA from USD and lives in Portland, OR with his wife and two children. In his spare time he also enjoys woodworking and writing his first book.

"Planning Innovations has been paramount to the development of our new entertainment service. PI's efficient analysis methods allowed us to quickly identify the essential requirements for our success, enabling our engineering to focus on only the most critical product elements."
-Thomas Carson,
- CEO, Internet Audio Service

LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/dorian-simpson

Email Dorian | (971) 223-6170