Lecturer, Center for Integrated Design
Julia Winston (she/her) is an expert facilitator, experience designer, and leadership coach, challenging humanity to bring out its best in the workplace and beyond. After graduating from college and experiencing toxic organizational cultures, she vowed to spend her career uniting people in fun and engaging ways to foster more connection and meaning in everyday lives.
With twenty years of experience as a facilitator and twelve as an entrepreneur and executive, Julia has led culture and community-building initiatives for a diverse range of groups, from startups and software businesses to nonprofits and universities, to private equity and wealth management firms. As a leader in her field, Julia trains and teaches facilitation and experience design to fellow practitioners worldwide. Drawing on her years as a yoga and meditation teacher, she employs mindfulness-based tools to push people into their stretch zones for personal and professional growth.
A creative at heart, Julia founded The Rainbow Letters to share stories of LGBTQIA+ families worldwide through letter writing, and the Facilitator Forum podcast to spotlight diverse facilitators across industries. Her forthcoming podcast, Reformulating, explores various ways to form a family, set to launch in April 2024.