Enterprise Design · Product Strategy · Transformation

Turning human problems into enterprise systems that scale.

I help complex organizations turn human problems into products, platforms, and ways of working that scale.

Selected work

Proof by business problem.

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Selected companies & collaborators

Where the work has been proven.

  • Walmart
  • Microsoft
  • Northwestern Mutual
  • Sustain.Life
  • Workiva Carbon
  • Control Group
  • MTA
  • Adobe
  • Bing

The Method

Human Problem → Enterprise System

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New technology only creates value when the organization can use it.

A repeatable system for moving from ambiguity to aligned, measurable execution – connecting human needs, product judgment, evidence, alignment, and the way the work runs.

  1. Human signal
  2. Product hypothesis
  3. Prototype
  4. Evidence
  5. Alignment
  6. How the work runs
  7. Scale
  8. Outcome

About

Operator, builder, systems thinker.

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David Nelson is a senior enterprise design and transformation leader with 20+ years across Walmart, Microsoft, Northwestern Mutual, Sustain.Life, Control Group, Adobe, and Bing.

His work connects human problems to products, platforms, and delivery rhythms that hold up at scale. The craft, the strategic judgment, and the operating discipline come from doing the work – not advising on it from a distance.

Work together

Bring the right ambiguity.

For executive leadership, advisory, speaking, or collaboration inquiries around enterprise design, product strategy, intelligent systems, people experience, or complex organizational change.