As a principal and Azul 7’s design thinking practice leader, Denny Royal has grown and nurtured our human-centered design approach. With a background in design research, customer experience, brand, design and technology he is able to help clients solve challenges from a holistic perspective.

Denny is is a life-long learner. In recent years he has completed design thinking training at Stanford's d.school, the Persuasive Technology Lab and, most recently, a MS in Biomimicry at Arizona State University and a Biomimicry Professional Certification from Biomimicry 3.8. In 2012, Denny was selected as a Presidential Innovation Fellows finalist. He has applied that same drive to learn and share information in developing a design thinking education specialty at Azul 7.

Denny draws from his experience practicing and teaching human-centered design and design thinking to speak at events across industries, from health care to marketing. He believes that by embracing design thinking as a problem-solving methodology, organizations in any field can better learn to innovate, collaborate and serve their customers. Denny has engaged with a wide variety of clients in over 20 years of professional experience, in industries that include health care, wellness, government, travel, financial services and education.