Ceda Verbakel

Ceda Verbakel is an accomplished Innovation Consultant at EPAM Continuum since February 2022, specializing in addressing organizational challenges and implementing human-centered solutions. Ceda has a diverse background in design and facilitation, with roles at Situation Lab, where collaborative workshops and design fiction projects for the United Nations were key contributions. Previous experience includes serving as a Senior Design Strategist at UPMC Enterprises, focusing on patient-centered strategic guidance for health projects, and as Director of Operations at STEAMLabs, managing company procedures and service scaling. Ceda's early career involved education and community engagement as an Educator at Family Life Victoria and as a Community Manager at TowardTheStars. Ceda holds a Master of Arts in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon University and dual bachelor's degrees in Philosophy (Bioethics) and Genetics from Monash University, further enhancing a strong foundation in multidisciplinary approaches to innovation and design.