Bio:
Job Rutgers is appointed the M.C. McCain Professorship in Interaction Design, Ontario College of Art & Design. Rutgers has long been associated with Philips Design in the Netherlands as a Strategic Design Consultant in Philips' Innovation Design Group. In his tenure at Philips, he worked extensively in the fields of design research, e-design and strategic design. In addition, he was the creative director for several multi-disciplinary research projects (Living Memory, Pogo) funded by the European Union. Job developed the award-winning Ambient Experience Design service and has implemented ambient experience concepts in hospitals, the hospitality industry and public spaces around the world.