Nathan Shedroff
Co-author of Blind Spot and Make It So; author of Design Is the Problem
Nathan Shedroff is the executive director of Seed Vault Ltd, a Singapore-based platform building an independent, trusted bot economy on the blockchain. He manages a cadre of experienced bot enthusiasts and technologists developing new ways to ensure user privacy, shepherd the shift to this new paradigm, create ways for people to profit from their creative work, and save the business sector from its most critical threat ever. He is a design pioneer turned entrepreneur and an international educator, speaker, and consultant.
Nathan was the founder and chair of the ground-breaking Design MBA programs at California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco, CA. These programs prepared the next-generation of innovation leaders for a world that is profitable, sustainable, ethical, and truly meaningful by uniting the perspectives of systems thinking, design thinking, sustainability, and generative leadership with strategic tools that lead people through ambiguity.
Rosenverse talks by Nathan:
" Critical making requires critique, theory, activity, reflection, leading back to theory, but it doesn't have to start with theory. It can start anywhere. "
How Will Design be Taught When the Schools Shut Down?
May 8, 2026
" Connecting each budget request to your organization’s strategic goals signals seriousness and can raise important conversations. "
Double Your Mileage: Use Your Research Strategically
March 31, 2020
" The accounting system only showed Instagram’s value at $86 million; the rest was goodwill representing intangible value. "
Redefining Value: Bridging the Innovation Culture Divide
May 14, 2015
" It’s really about design doing, not just knowing the theory but acting and behaving differently. "
Discussion
May 14, 2015
