Social Thinking
Ivana Pignatelli has a strong background in digital product strategy and development, with a focus on driving growth through digital transformation. Ivana has experience leading digital strategy and execution, advancing product development, consumer experiences, and eCommerce.
Their work experience includes roles such as Chief Digital Officer at Social Thinking, where they continuously optimized user experience, brand awareness, customer acquisition, and retention.
Ivana also worked as an Independent Consultant, managing digital strategy, product development, and delivery for companies like Walt Disney Studios and Alfred Music Publishing. Ivana achieved success in this role, reaching #1 in the Sports App Category with a 4-star rating for one of the mobile games they launched.
Additionally, Ivana served as the Director of Digital Product Management at Knowledge Adventure, where they were responsible for transforming CD-rom based games to an online digital experience. Ivana launched various e-commerce and gaming websites, including Jumpstart.com.
Prior to this, Ivana worked as the Director of the Program Management Office at Movielink/Blockbuster, where they built the division from the ground up, managed departmental processes, and ensured the successful delivery of all video on demand (VOD) engineering projects.
Before that, they worked as a Senior Functional Analyst at Viant, managing software requirement definition, testing, and training phases for clients like Sony Pictures.
Early in their career, Ivana worked as an Assistant Manager in MARCOM & Event Planning at Mobile Automation, where they assisted with marketing plan implementation, brand awareness, and managing international reseller and partner relations.
Ivana Pignatelli obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from Pepperdine University in the years 1993 to 1997. Ivana further pursued a Master's of Education degree with a focus on Instructional Design at UMass Boston from 2004 to 2006. In the future, Ivana plans to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to study Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy, aiming to complete the program in 2023. Currently, they are enrolled in the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, which they are expected to complete by 2022.
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Social Thinking
Strategies to Build Social Competencies. With the Social Thinking Methodology, you gain evidence-based strategies to help people age 4 through adult improve their social competencies, including: •Self-regulation •Social-emotional learning •Executive functioning •Perspective taking •Social problem solving Our teachings help people understand themselves and others to better navigate the social world, foster relationships, and improve their performance at school, at home, and at work. Our unique tools break down complex social concepts (like perspective taking) into understandable and doable parts that can be applied in any setting. For over 20 years our experts have been a guiding resource for schools, clinics, and families around the world, and our teachings continually evolve based on the latest research and clinical insights. Whether you're helping individuals with ADHD, autism spectrum levels 1 or 2, social communication disorders, or an entire class of typically-developing students—our strategies can help you help them. We are clinicians who create quality educational products and services that break down the social emotional learning process to help you teach it. Our methodology fosters social competencies so foundational that our work applies across cultures, ages, races, religions, mental health diagnoses, etc. and is taught in communities around the world. We stand committed to providing quality, practical information that is rooted in research, built upon real-world experiences, and is responsive to the needs of the people who use our methodology. We are constantly learning and gaining inspiration from our clients and others we meet, so our work is ever-evolving yet remains grounded in its adherence to rigorous standards of quality.