Daniel Clayton Braxton

Daniel Clayton Braxton is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs at Duke University and Program Director of Design at IBM, managing a team of 15 across multiple design disciplines for strategic products like IBM Watson Orchestrate and IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation.

Education:

• B.A., North Carolina State University (2007)
• B.A., East Carolina University (2013)

His research interests focus on interdisciplinary design practices, including user experience (UX/IXD), visual design, design strategy, and user research. At IBM, he has played a pivotal role in scaling design best practices across 6 products and 2500+ designers since 2013.

Scientific Awards:

• Top Managers Recognition Award, IBM (2021)
• Red Dot Award - Product Design (2019)
• Design Thinking Coach Badge, IBM (2017)

He has taught courses like EGRMGMT 576: Design Thinking and Innovation, emphasizing human-centered design methodologies in academic and professional settings.