McKenzie Lloyd-Smith. Innovator, UX researcher, strategist and sensemaker. Specialist in Human-AI interaction. Founder of MindPort. Ph.D., Management, University of London. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Human-AI interaction, University of Toronto
Innovator, strategist, facilitator and sensemaker.
Ph.D, Management, University of London
Postdoc, Technology adoption & innovation, University of Toronto
Working at the intersection of emerging technology, human behaviour, and organizational strategy. Specialized in building sustainable businesses, impactful products, and responsible technologies through insight-driven innovation and strategic execution. Enabling long-term success by connecting dots, simplifying complexity, and fostering a culture of informed decision-making. Contributed to business like Google, Stripe Partners, the NHS, and dozens of others.
Work
Selected UX and Research
Selected Strategy and Innovation work
Selected press/talks
Also see MindPort Inc.
Ongoing engagements include:
– Expert Advisor @ Vector Institute, Mila + more
– ExecEd @ University of Toronto, York University + more
– Startup Advisor @ various
Available for contract & advisory work
Builds
I occasionally build experimental applications for fun. I've built a visual guest book, an LLM-powered PDF analyzer, a 1-line chatbot, an app that summarizes all of my daily newsletters into a single email + more. Find them here.