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IDEO (/ˈaɪdioʊ/) is a design and consulting firm with offices in the U.S., England, and China. It was founded in Palo Alto, California, in 1991, with the merger of several established firms.

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Founded
1991, with the merging of David Kelley Design (est 1978), Moggridge Associates (est 1969), ID Two (est 1979), and Matrix Product Design (est 1983).
Founders
David Kelley Bill Moggridge Mike Nuttall
Industry
Design firm
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Key people
Mike Peng, CEO · Tim Brown, Chair
Number of employees
500+ (2023)

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related to Further reading · 45
IDEO → America's Leading Design Firm, An Interview, Ashok Nimgade, Boston, Businessweek, Careers FAQ, CEO, Creative Genius, Creativity, Currency/Doubleday, David Kelley, Designed Chaos, Dobbin, Founder, Frank, Harvard Business Publishing, Harvard Business School Case, Harvard University, High Commitment Practices, IL
related to Organizational culture · 18
IDEO → Behavioral Science, Branding, Business Design, Communication Design, Design Research, Digital Design, Education, Electrical Engineering, Environments Design, Food Science, Healthcare Services, IDEO's, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Mechanical Engineering, Organizational Design, Software Engineering, The
related to Products and services · 17
IDEO → Air New Zealand, Apple's, Clients, Coca-Cola, ConAgra Foods, Early Apple, Eli Lilly, Ford, Medtronic, Mexichem, Palm, PDA, Sealy, ShinHo, Some, Steelcase, Steelcase's Leap
related to OpenIDEO · 15
IDEO → End Well, Examples, In, In August, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, London's Helix Centre, OpenIDEO, OpenIDEO Challenge, Re, Shoshana, Sutter Health, TEDPrize, The, Ungerleider, WWF
related to history · 14
IDEO → Apple Lisa, Apple Macintosh, British-born Bill Moggridge, David Kelley, David Kelley Design, Dean Hovey, Hovey-Kelley Design, In, London-based Moggridge Associates, Matrix Product Design, Mike Nuttall, San Francisco's ID Two, Stanford University, While
related to Design education · 13
IDEO → All, Change, Course, Creative Confidence, Creative Potential Within Us, Design, Former CEO Tim Brown, How Design Thinking Transforms, In, Inspires Innovation, New York Times, Organizations, Unleashing
related to The Deep Dive · 11
IDEO → ABC, IDEO's, Innovation, Jack Smith, Nightline, On February, One Company's Secret Weapon, Project Lead, The, The Deep Dive, Way
related to Ownership · 8
IDEO → Hakuhodo DY Holdings, In, Japanese, Kyu, Kyu Collective, Office-furniture, Steelcase, With IDEO's
related to Acquisitions and partnerships · 7
IDEO → Chair, Chicago, Datascope, Datascope's, IDEO's Chicago, On October, Tim Brown
Key people · 2
IDEO → Mike Peng, CEO, Tim Brown, Chair

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IDEOFounded1991, with the merging of David Kelley Design (est 1978), Moggridge Associates (est 1969), ID Two (est 1979), and Matrix Product Design (est 1983).1.00infobox
IDEOFoundersDavid Kelley Bill Moggridge Mike Nuttall1.00infobox
IDEOHeadquartersSan Francisco, California1.00infobox
IDEOIndustryDesign firm1.00infobox
IDEOKey peopleMike Peng, CEO1.00infobox
IDEOKey peopleTim Brown, Chair1.00infobox
IDEONumber of employees500+ (2023)1.00infobox
IDEOTypePrivate1.00infobox
IDEOWebsitewww.ideo.com1.00infobox
IDEOrelated to Acquisitions and partnershipsOn October0.60section
IDEOrelated to Acquisitions and partnershipsDatascope0.60section
IDEOrelated to Acquisitions and partnershipsChicago0.60section

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