Zachary Jean Paradis is a strategist, professor and author obsessed with transforming lives through innovation–he works at SapientNitro, teaches at the Institute of Design and lives in London, UK.

recent news

I've started writing again.

After a hiatus of about 4 years, I'm back on the (writing) horse and it feels GREAT. Read why I stopped, started again, and what types of subjects I'm thinking about writing about in Thoughts.

Peeling Back the Covers Even Further: Big News About Naked Innovation.

After what has seemed like an eternity, co-author David McGaw and I have brushed the dust off Naked Innovation and are pushing it forward. Learn more here: Peeling Back the Covers Even Further: Big News About Naked Innovation.

Check out the new multichannel platforms for Target and John Deere!

Some of my favorite clients have both launched new multichannel platforms I had a critical role in defining. Learn a bit more about them and a slew of graduate school and earlier career projects in my (slightly) updated projects section: Too Many Projects, So Little Time.