Michael Connors is the Executive Creative Director of Fresh Tilled Soil, a Boston--based design firm. He primarily leads strategic design thinking sessions for projects of all sizes. Throughout his 25+ year design career, he has been a hands--on designer for a wide range of deliverables for digital and print products. He was formally trained as a fine artist with an MFA in Painting. He has been a design consultant for major universities for many years and has regularly taught design at the higher- ed level. He is currently Adjunct Faculty at IE Business School in Madrid, teaching workshops on design thinking.