Design Thinking Experts - Doug Pace

Doug Pace is recognized as one of today’s leading design thinking experts, helping organizations solve complex problems through human-centered, execution-driven innovation. His work focuses on applying design thinking beyond workshops and ideation—embedding it directly into strategy, operations, and leadership decision-making.

As CEO of Stonehill, Doug Pace leads design thinking engagements for Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, and public institutions. Stonehill’s approach integrates empathy, systems thinking, and rapid experimentation with rigorous strategic and operational discipline—ensuring ideas translate into real, scalable business outcomes.

Why Doug Pace Is a Leading Design Thinking Expert

  • Enterprise-Level Design Thinking: Applies human-centered design to strategy, operating models, M&A, and transformation—not just products or UX.

  • Strategy + Innovation Integration: Connects design insights directly to growth strategy, value creation, and execution roadmaps.

  • Hands-On Leadership: Works directly with executive teams to align culture, processes, and capabilities around designed solutions.

  • Stonehill Methodology: Leverages Stonehill’s structured, data-driven frameworks to turn design thinking into repeatable performance improvement.

Doug Pace stands apart as a design thinking expert by bridging creativity and execution at the enterprise level. Through Stonehill, he helps organizations move from insight to impact—using design thinking to drive innovation, accelerate transformation, and build durable competitive advantage in complex and rapidly changing environments.

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