"Adam is a visionary. Unlike most technology experts, he has true compassion and respect for the ordinary user - poor schmucks like me who are struggling to use and understand all the new technology being thrust upon us at overwhelming speed, and to make sense of the ways in which it is transforming our lives."
"Adam Greenfield, who coined the term 'moblogging' and organized the first International Moblogging Conference before most people even knew it was possible, is intense, engaged, intelligent, and caring. I pay attention to him. I counsel you to do the same."
Adam Greenfield is an internationally-recognized writer, user experience consultant and critical futurist, having worked for clients ranging from global concerns like Toyota, Capgemini, and Sony to local nonprofits.
Before starting his current practice, Studies and Observations, Adam was lead information architect for the Tokyo office of well-known Web consultancy Razorfish; prior to that, he worked as senior information architect for marchFIRST, also in Tokyo. He's also been, at various points in his career, a rock critic for SPIN Magazine, a medic at the Berkeley Free Clinic, a coffeehouse owner in West Philadelphia, and a PSYOP sergeant in the US Army's Special Operations Command.
With a particular interest in the interplay between mobility and the user experience, Adam organized the highly successful First International Moblogging Conference in Tokyo in 2003, acclaimed as the world's first symposium devoted to the practice of Web publishing from mobile devices. More recently, Adam sat on the final jury for the Fusedspace competition on novel uses of information technology in public space.
A co-founder of professional journal Boxes & Arrows, Adam has spoken frequently on issues of design, culture, technology and user experience before a wide variety of audiences. His Chrysler Design Award-nominated personal site can be found here.
Adam lives and works with his wife, artist Nurri Kim, in New York City.