Dave Gorum is an experienced professional with a diverse background in product design, partnership development, and social design. Currently serving as a Partner at Lingonberry Intelligence, Gorum is involved in the creation of an AI character named Tanaki, and continues to extend character intelligence initiatives. As a Partner at Choicing Down, Gorum focuses on bringing social design R&D work to market. Additionally, Gorum contributes to Play Every Day as a Partner and Product Designer, working on a modular creativity practice system. At Relational.org, Gorum serves as a Partner and Steward in a self-funded social media design lab. Previous experience includes co-founding Ponder.to, serving as Creative Director at Carbonmade, and co-founding eatdrink, among other roles in product design. Gorum's early education includes being an Art School Dropout.