Stephan Clambaneva, IDSA

Director, Consultant and Global Strategic Partnerships, PARK Stephan Clambaneva is a design and innovation leader with comprehensive global experience in the areas of digital transformation, design and innovation management, and holistic design thinking. He is well versed in providing cross-functional leadership and overseeing associated functions to include strategic planning and partnerships, experience design, product lifecycle management, large-scale project management, new business development, global marketing, team building, manufacturing operations, and stakeholder engagement. A thinker and a doer, Clambaneva has 20 years of experience working for tech giant IBM and enterprise software leader Dassault Systemes, leading experience design and innovation projects for clients around the world. In addition, he is a strong communicator, experienced in directing large teams and managing relationships with diverse clients, colleagues, and international stakeholders at all levels. He also has been accountable for securing and retaining high-level clients and Fortune 500 companies in numerous sectors. He has spearheaded design and innovation services across multiple channels, and executed global sales, research, and marketing strategies to facilitate sustainable business growth in highly competitive markets. Further, Clambaneva is a multifaceted professional, capable of leveraging extensive industry experience and executive management skills to drive the continued achievement of organizational objectives. He is known as a versatile contributor with experience in all design and innovation management functions. He has exceptional communication and leadership skills, and has demonstrated a consistent commitment to implementing industry best practices. Clambaneva has an active public speaking schedule around the world. He has presented at conferences including the International Design Conference (IDC), DMI, and the Innovation Summit, evangelizing on the strategic value of design. He has published multiple papers on the subjects of Design Thinking, Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management, ID, Eco-Design, Environmental Management Systems, and Sustainability. He was elected Member of the Board and Vice President for the Northeast District for the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) in 2012, and as Chair of IDSA’s New York City Chapter in 2010. Currently, he serves on the advisory board of numerous startups and on the executive committee for New York Design Week (NYCxDesign). He lives in New York with his wife and son. Twitter & IG  @CLAMBANET NYCxDESIGN Steering Committee representative for IDSA

Activities for Stephan

20/2X Recognition | 2023

Stephan was recognized for representation and advocacy of IDSA at the 2023 WDO World Design Assembly in Tokyo, Japan.

Board of Directors | Sections Director | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Statement of Candidacy (2022-2023 term)

When I look at how to best continue to support the development of our organization overall, I feel very strongly that, continuing as Section Director for another term, I can continue to execute on the vision and see my strategy through to the end for a truly new era of Section Leadership for IDSA. We are well on the way! The work initiated jointly with the IDSA HQ staff and leadership has already borne fruit! With my leadership, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and a national platform, we are already elevating the impact that IDSA Sections and their Leaders are having on our growing community. The results to date speak for themselves.

Together we have expanded and grown our Sections. We have re-energized many pof the ones we have had and created new ones that represent our community’s current interests. During my tenure on the Board, we took the appropriate steps collectively to elevate our Women in Design Section to the national level it deserved. We approved the formation of IDSA’s DEI Council, and we collaborated to ensure the Sections’ strategy mirrors the DEIC needs. I want to continue to empower and support each Section Leader to increase their national recognition, building on the groundwork of my predecessors. Through my national and international cross-disciplinary contacts that span all Sections, as well as my role on the advisory committee representing IDSA for New York Design Week (NYCxDesign), I can drive relevancy and advocacy, and ensure IDSA continues to be recognized as global platform for Design.

Beyond these results, I would like to enhance and curate relevant Section content to the IDSA website and all our social media platforms that illustrates the breadth and depth of our organizational expertise. There is a plethora of institutional knowledge to harness from our strongest assets: YOU, our members, the true subject matter experts. With IDSA Fellows, Section member professionals, young professionals, students, and new members, we can all be solid content contributors. With use of a collaborative platform and standard social networking tools, I want us to celebrate IDSA and to showcase the true power of the IDSA Section community.

As a design leader, my strategic experience in leading interdisciplinary, global design and product development programs for clients gives me the tools to excel in this role. I have the energy, passion, and vested interest in the future of the IDSA Sections, and the proven IDSA Leadership track record to do what it takes.

 


Statement of Candidacy (2020-2021 term)

When I look at how to best continue to support the development of our organization overall, I feel very strongly that, as Section Director, I can foster a new era of Section Leadership. This is due to my experience working with several IDSA Section Leaders over the years at the local and national level, during my tenure as IDSA Chapter Chair in NYC and as Vice President for IDSA’s Northeast District. With my leadership, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and a national platform, we can elevate the impact that IDSA Sections and their Leaders can have on our growing community.

I want to expand and grow our sections. I want to re-energize the ones we have and create new ones that represent YOUR current interests. I want to continue to empower and support each Section Leader to increase their national recognition building on the groundwork of my predecessors. Through my national and international cross discipline contacts that span all sections, as well as my role on the advisory committee representing IDSA for New York Design Week (NYCxDesign), I can connect IDSA to a globally recognized platform for Design.

Beyond the two sections I lead today, I would like to enhance and curate relevant Section content to the IDSA website that illustrates the breadth and depth of our organizational knowledge. There is a plethora of institutional knowledge to harness from our strongest assets: YOU, our members, the true subject matter experts. With Section member professionals, young professionals, students, and new members, we can all be solid content contributors. Through the use of a collaborative platform and standard social networking tools, I want to showcase the true power of the IDSA Section community.

My strategic experience in leading interdisciplinary, global design and product development programs for clients gives me the tools to excel in this new role. I have the energy, passion, vested interest in the future of the IDSA Sections, and the proven IDSA Leadership track record to do what it takes.

Speaker | Sustainable Leadership Deep Dive | 2022

Is Designing for Sustainability Really Possible, Or Is It All Just Better Greenwashing? (co-presented with Malin Orebäck)

Is sustainability truly possible? Can leaders truly be sustainable when they must make business decisions in a global, capitalistic society? Can we really make a change? Is this all an exercise in futility?

Since the ‘I’ in ID is Industrial, we are in the business of making real things on an industrial scale. Let us not hide behind the veil of circularity and eco-design. Or do we have the responsibility, or even the duty, to step up and be the changemakers that we always say we are? Where do you land on this debate?

This is re-inventing debate in the age of Zoom. We will debate the topic for 30 minutes and then engage the audience to continue the conversation and build on the arguments on both sides.

In this session, you will learn:

  • How to debate the topic of sustainability
  • How to better understand both sides of this Designing for Sustainability conversation
  • The best way to counter every argument

 

Co-Emcee | Sustainability Deep Dive | 2020
Speaker | West DDC | 2017

If Only da Vinci had an Augmented Reality Headset

Is there a way to develop an experience in real time? Designers are poised to enter a new realm where augmented reality (AR) can totally redefine the design process. Are you ready?

Stephan Clambaneva, IDSA, director/design business consultant at Dessault Systèmes, will bring you up-to-speed on the latest AR/VR technologies and help you prepare to become an “augmented designer.”

Speaker | Northeast DDC | 2016
Election Candidate | 2015

2015 Board Candidate – Chapter Vice President

Statement of Candidacy

IDSA would not be what it is today if it were not for its chapters, first and foremost.  IDSA is made up of people who run them, designers who tirelessly volunteer long hours to evangelize about the organization, create memorable events that showcase and revere design, and at the same time have fun doing it. I know this because I have done it. While running the NYC Chapter I enjoyed the hard work and want to share with others why they should do it, too. That is why I want to run for Chapter VP.

I feel the urge to continue to support the development of IDSA, and as Chapter Vice President, with my experience as working with several Chapter Chairs as Northeast District VP and sections at the local and national level during my tenure as Chapter Chair in NYC, I can foster a new era of collaboration among chapters leaders, sections and the IDSA board to develop a national platform to make the most out of the resources they have available across our growing community. I will fight to make this so successful that the chapter volunteers will fight to be on their leadership teams because they get so much out of each year they put in.

As Chapter VP, I will push to have all chapter chairs attend the District and International  Conferences for free.  I want to expand and grow our chapters so that they are financially independent. I want to continue to empower and support each chapter leader to increase their national recognition building on the groundwork of their predecessors. Through my national and international cross discipline contacts that span all districts, I would like to contribute, enhance and help curate chapter events that illustrate the breadth and depth of our organizational knowledge.

As I said in the beginning, there is a lot to be leveraged from our strongest assets, YOU, our members—the designers.  With the member professionals, students, young professionals and new members, we should be designing how the organization should be today, tomorrow and after tomorrow. So through the use of our new website and standard social networking tools, I want to work with each and every one of you to make IDSA be the organization YOU want it to be. For you!

My strategic experience leading interdisciplinary global design and product development programs for clients, gives me the tools to excel in this new role. I have energy, the passion, the vested interest, the proven IDSA leadership and track record to do what it takes.

Sincerely,
Stephan J. Clambaneva

 

Board of Directors | District Vice President | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Chapter Officer | 2010, 2011, 2012