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A bit about me...
I’m a designer, music lover, and a total nature-nerd who is obsessed with creativity, experimentation, and functionality. Basically, I love making things that look good, but serve a purpose.
At my day job I split my time between leading design projects and managing an awesome team of designers.
When I’m not making a mess on a whiteboard you can find me obsessing over a new band, tinkering in my workshop, or happily getting lost in the woods.
A bit about me
I’m a designer, music lover, and a total nature-nerd who is obsessed with creativity, experimentation, and functionality. Basically, I love making things that look good, but serve a purpose.
At my day job I split my time between leading design projects and managing an awesome team of designers.
When I’m not making a mess on a whiteboard you can find me obsessing over a new band, tinkering in my workshop, or happily getting lost in the woods.
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Conceptualizing, building, and testing reactive biophilic soundscapes to improve the sonic experience for surgery center patients and staff.
IBM
I was one as 1 of 8 lead designers with IBM who spent a year building, training, and launching a design thinking practice at a Fortune 125 company.
Mercedes Benz
Our team designed, tested, and shipped a responsive online portal for employees at all US based Mercedes Benz dealerships.
IBM
I was one as 1 of 8 lead designers with IBM who spent a year building, training, and launching a design thinking practice at a Fortune 125 company.
Mercedes Benz
Our team designed, tested, and shipped a responsive online portal for employees at all US based Mercedes Benz dealerships.
AWS
Creating a reusable and customizable smart home framework that benefits both homeowners and utility companies.
UX & UI Design
Workshop Facilitation
Research & Testing
Design Team MGMT
My name is Chris. I'm a designer who helps companies dream up and build new ideas.
I'm currently leading the design team at Cedrus.Digital where we work with everyone from startups to Fortune 100s on UX, Business Design, and strategy workshops.
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Hi, my name is Chris Brause. I'm a designer who helps companies dream up and build out desirable, viable products & services.
Hi, my name is Chris Brause. I'm a designer who helps companies dream up and build out desirable, viable products & services.
I specialize in early-stage product design, innovation strategy, and speculative exploration; helping teams go from 0 → 1 by turning big questions into testable ideas and future-ready solutions. I'm currently creating digitally enabled experiences in clinical spaces at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
*Revamped portfolio with updated case studies launching mid-April, 2025