About Noah

Noah Fang is a design practitioner, author and occasional speaker, working on design, strategy, and organizational transformation. Was creative director, user experience manager, product manager, visual designer, editor, translator, software developer and more.



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What Noah Does

I consult, design, write and occasionally speak.

Consulting

I’m pretty good at helping people think and approach problems through insightful momentums, creative leaps and adaptive processes.

Coaching & Mentoring

I was a career mentor at OCISO and OCCSC.

I establish coaching and mentoring relationships with my clients, colleagues and friends. Learning from each other is one of the greatest ways to help.

Team Building

Synergy over collaboration. Collaboration over silos. I lead teams both by delivering values and by building healthy cultures.

Workshop

I design and conduct workshops for individuals, teams and organizations.

Designing

I’ve designed information, things, interactions, systems and services, experiences, and strategies.

1997 – 2001: Graphic & Web Design

I designed branding assets and websites.

2002 – 2003: Software Development

I designed user interfaces and splash screens. Also developed softwares.

2004 – 2007: Publishing

I designed editorial process, team operation, marketing campaigns, print layouts and book arts. Also led teams.

2008 – 2011: Tech Startups

I designed and developed product user experience, product features and publications. Also led teams.

2012: Insurance Industry

I designed and managed products and exhibitions. Also led teams.

2013 – 2016: Financial Sector

I designed user experiences for financial products and services, as well as business intelligence and internal publications. Also led teams.

2017 – 2018: Creative Industries

I designed creative products, services and strategies. Also co-wrote a documentary.

2018 – Present: Public Sector

I help public servants design services and support them on organizational transformation.

Writing & Speaking

I mostly write on my website here. I’ve co-written a few books and translated a few other. I give talks occasionally.

Noah’s Blog

I mostly blog about design, organization, transformation and technology, with occasional discourses on arts, including some ambigram designs.

Publications

See my publication page for details.

Public Speaking

The Myth of Passion
The Myth of Business Intelligence
The Mythical Transformation
By Design: Organization and Transformation in Context

Noah’s Expertise

I’m a design practitioner with expertise and experiences in:

  • Organizational transformation
  • Service and product design
  • User experience design
  • Enterprise architecture
  • Business intelligence and data analytics
  • Software development

What Others Say About Noah

Noah is a wonderful person who was highly admired and respected by his colleagues for his ability to raise the bar and think bigger.

Sebastian Blandizzi

…it is easy to see Noah as an extremely detailed orientated, process driven designer who raises the standard-of-work of any team he is on.

Jonathan Palley

I enjoyed working with Noah on innovative and critical initiatives that gained recognition of senior management and I highly recommend his services, especially around high-impact, strategic, and challenging projects.

Andre Milchman

His broad knowledge and deep thinking bring about new ideas and new perspectives across products, teams, and businesses. Perhaps more importantly, his understanding on design and the design practice makes him an essential contributor in every project or situation.

Varinder S. Sembhi

Noah raises the bar high of every project and every artifact we create, and his efforts make our team look better.

Former colleague

Noah’s Personality Traits

According to my 16Personalities test result, I’m likely an Architect (INTJ-A) type of person. According to my Facet5 profile, I’m an idealist. Sometimes I do wonder what they mean.

Noah’s Awards

Pinnacle Award (Manulife)

Free Consultation with Noah

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