Peter Durand

Artist, Educator & Graphic Facilitator
— Based in Houston, Texas USA
— Founder, Alphachimp LLC
— Board Member, The Value Web
— Professor, Northwestern University
Pritzker School of Law Master of Science in Law Program
— Facilitator, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Office of Strategy and Innovation

Thanks to an adventurous and encouraging family, Peter was born in Kenya, grew up in the green hills of East Tennessee, and studied fine art, illustration, and industrial design in the US, France, and Poland. Because of this, he cannot imagine a life without traveling, learning, and creating with others.

He strives to share his skills for making ideas visual, especially with those who work in healthcare, social enterprise, and radical innovation.

Since 2018, he has served as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, working with students on visual communication and presentation design in the multi-disciplinary Master of Science in Law program.

He collaborates frequently with old friends and new colleagues on innovation and collaborative design projects worldwide.

More importantly, he feels blessed by fatherhood and will happily bounce on a trampoline when the opportunity presents itself.

More details at Alphachimp.com and LinkedIn.

SPEAKING, TEACHING & TRAINING : Accenture, Deloitte, Facebook, NIKE Foundation, T. Rowe Price, Cap Gemini, International Forum of Visual Practitioners, Vanderbilt University, and many more organizations, teams, and individuals. (see details)

2018-PRESENT
“Visual Communication for Systemic Change,” Northwestern Univ. Pritzker School of Law, MSL Program, Chicago, USA

“Presentation Design and Visual Storytelling,” Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Masters of Science in Law (MSL) Program, Chicago, USA

2023
“Visual Storytelling for Entrepreneurs,” The Ion, The home for Houston’s innovation community.

"How can Storytelling help elevate your business?" Change Labs, supporting future Native American change-makers with the knowledge and networks you need to get your idea up and running on Native lands.

2020
“Using Graphic Facilitation as a Tool for Co-Creation,” Accenture Summer Analyst Program

2019
“Basic Models for DesignShop Facilitation,” Vanderbilt University, Nashville (USA)

2017
”Visual Tools for Social Enterprise,” Yale University, Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking

“Visual Storytelling for Social Good", Yale School of Management, Program on Social Enterprise

“Using Visual Diagramming to Design Your Impact Model,” MATTER, Healthcare Startup Incubator, Chicago

2014
“Using Visual Facilitation & Graphic Metaphors for Love and Profit,” Vanderbilt University, The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy

2013
“Visual Facilitation for Systems Thinking,” Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)

2008-2015 Faculty at Annual PopTech Social Innovation Fellows Program