My name’s Lynn, and I’m a product designer and clinician with a non-traditional pathway - I actually started off as a professional dancer and writing graduate before getting it into my head that working for Cirque du Soleil might be a fun gig! So I went off and got my physio degree, spent some time in a biomechanics and human anatomy lab teaching and doing some research, then worked the elite sports circuit as a physiotherapist (mostly dance, circus, and gymnastics) before covid made its debut.

I’m finding that healthcare and design share common principles: Diagnose the problem, come up with a plan, communicate, then action that whilst keeping a close eye on metrics and goalposts. I might be doing less face-to-face work with patients these days, but I’m still asking questions, looking at data, making things work, and telling stories ✨