My name is Kris Krug – a boundary-pushing creative explorer, an intuitive tech whisperer, and a tenacious culture hacker. In the fabric of the digital era, where technology often overshadows humanity, I’ve taken it upon myself to chart a different course.

I’m on a relentless mission to humanize technology, to infuse it with empathy, ethics, and emotion.

I’m not just tinkering with gadgets and algorithms; I’m reprogramming the very core of our interactions with the digital world to resonate with the heartbeat of human experience.

But that’s only part of my mission. I’m also in the ring, gloves on, ready to battle the creeping villain of apathy that threatens to numb our society. I challenge indifference with passion, confront disconnection with engagement, and replace the passive consumption of media with active creation.

I stand firm in the belief that art shouldn’t be a rarefied luxury, but a common language for all. By democratizing art, I aim to unlock a universal creative potential. Art is a right, not a privilege, and I strive to make it accessible to everyone, everywhere – breaking down the walls that confine creativity to the few.

In parallel, I’m a champion of communities, believing in the colossal power of collective action. Empowering communities is not just about giving a voice to the voiceless; it’s about amplifying that voice until it echoes across the globe. It’s about lighting a fire in every individual to contribute, connect, and collaborate.

And then there’s sustainability – the drumbeat to which I sync my work and life. Championing sustainability for me means more than just advocating for green policies; it’s about instilling a mindset of longevity and respect for the resources we share. From digital footprints to carbon footprints, I’m dedicated to a vision of the future where technology and ecology dance in harmony, not discord.

In every keystroke, lens snap, and conversation, I’m driven by these core tenets. As Kris Krug, my identity is wrapped in the relentless pursuit of these ideals, forging a path for others to follow into a future where technology, creativity, and humanity converge in a symphony of progress.

Click here for a partial list of talks I’ve given.

Publications

ABC, AEIOU, Android Authority, Ars Technica, Backstage Rider, Barron’s , BBC News, BC Booklook, BC Business, Beatroute, Bogota Post, Boing Boing, Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Boston Review, Business 2 Community, Business in Vancouver, Business Insider, Business Week, Bustle, Casino, CBC, CEO, Chicago Tribune, Chronic Art, Cicero, City Metric, Clean Technica, Climate Central, Climate Home News, CMS Wire, CNET, Common Dreams, Computer World, CONFIDENTIAL, Cooler, Cosmos, Cult of Mac, Culture Trip, Daily Hive, DeSmog, Devex, Digital Journal, Discover, Earth Island Journal, Ecowatch, EDM Identity, Elle, Epic Edits, Everfest, Factor Daily, Fast Company, FedScoop, Festival Voice, Financial Times, Flip the Media, Forbes, Fortune, GeekWire, Georgia Straight, Globe & Mail, GovTech, Grazia, Green Prophet, GreenBiz, Grist, GW Hatchet, Heads, High Country News, Hive Health, Huffington Post, Independant Catholic News, Inhabitat, Inside Science, Inside Vancouver, Interesting Engineering, Internet Lab, Ion, IQ, Irish Examiner, Irish News, Jacobin, Japan Times, JPG, LA Times, LA Weekly, Leonardo, Life Hacker, Lifegate, Lion’s Roar, Mashable, Melty, Microbe World, Momentum, Monday, Mother Nature, Motherboard, Motley Fool, Munchies, MusicFestNews, Narcity, National Geographic, National Health Executive, National Observer, Natural History Museum (UK), Neiman @ Harvard, Netzwoche, New Scientist, New Yorker, Newsweek, Noisey, NPR, NZZ Folio, O Eco, Ocean Drive, Oil Review, One Green Planet, Ozy, Pacific Yachthing, PBS Media Shift, Phys.org, Pique News, Play the Game, Policy Innovations, Public Radio International (PRI), Quartz, Rabble.ca, Rain Zine, Read Write, Reason, Reuters, Reykjavík Grapevine, Rice Paper, Ricochet, Rolling Stone, Science, Scout, Scroll.in, Shareable, Ship to Shore, Skewed, Slate, Star Tribune, Surfer, Tablet, Tech In Asia, Tech.co, TechCrunch, TechVibes, TED, Texas Public Radio, That’s, The Atlantic, The Boar, The Conversation, The Daily Meal, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, The Independant, The Narwhal, The Nation, The National Interest, The New Republic, The News Minute, The Progressive, The Register, The Revalator, The Seattle Globalist, The Strategist, The Student, The Trace, The Tyee, The Verge, The Walrus, The Weather Network, Thrasher, Time Magazine, Torontoist, Toronto Star, Triple Pundit, USA Today, Vancouver Observer, Venture Beat, Vice, Victoria Times Colonist, Village Voice, Voice of America, Vox, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Weedmaps, West Ender, Whistle Blower, WIRED, World Religion News, Xtra, Yale Environment 360, Yes!

Portraits:

Alex Bilodeau, Amber Case, Anima Sarah Lavoy, Ann Mortifee, Arvind Subramanian, Barack Obama, Ben Harper, Bill Clinton, Billy Bob Thorton, Boris Wertz, Bradley Shende, Brett Gaylor, Brian Solis, Caen Contee, Celina Agaton, Chanel Reynolds, Charlie Blackcat Smith, Chef Chris Blanco, CloZee, Chris Jordan, Christy Clark, Colin Mochrie, Dan Martell, Dave Olson, David Eagleman, Debbie Landa, Dennis Littky, Dickson Despommier, Don Tapscott, Douglas Coupland, Eckhart Tolle, Elizabeth Streb, Erika Harrison, Esther Duflo, Evo Morales, Gary Slutkin, George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush, Grace Park, Gregor Robertson, Guy Kawasaki, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Ian Hinkle, Iggy Pop, Imogen Heap, J. E. Martin, Jack Dorsey, Jack Kornfield, Jad Abumrad, James Andrews, Jason Mogus, Jer Crowle, Jerimiah Owyang, John Legend, Julie Gordon, Khelsilem, Kim Catrall, Krishna Das, Lady Sovereign, Laurence Fishburne, Leonard Brody, Lisa Jackson, Lital Marom, Lynda Brown-Ganzert, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew Good, Melissa Pierce, Michael Ferguson, Michael Stipe, Mike Edwards, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nadia Nascimento, Nardwuar, Nicholas Felton, Pamela Groberman, Neil Young, Pete Doherty, Phil Djwa, Reggie Watts, Richard Branson, Ross Rebagliati, Roy Henry Vickers, Ryan Bader, Ruth Ozeki, Sam Sullivan, Shaena Lambert, Shaquille O’Neal, Stewart Butterfield, Tahmoh Penikett, Wayne Gretzky, Zoë Keating, Zoetica Ebb

Clients

6S Marketing, A100, AAA, Able BC, Academie Duello, Access to Media Education, Achilles Media, Affinity Bridge, Affinity China, Agentic, American Express, Amplify Her, Aphrodite’s Organics, Arson Clothing, ArtForum.com, Barker Langham, Blanche MacDonald, Burnkit, Calgary Stampede, Canada Wide Media, Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Cause+Affect, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Cengage Learning, Chaotic Moon, CIBC, CKNW, Clio, COMM100, Communicopia, Connect.com, Consulate General of the United States, City of Vancouver, Cossette, Crowd Companies, Curatio, Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, Dartmouth, David Suzuki Foundation, Department of Justice Canada, DeSmogBlog, DigiBC, Edgewater Casino, ESRI, Estee, Facing Finance, Faraday Future, FleishmanHillard, Happy Planet, HighRoad, Flock, Foreign Affairs – Trade and Development Canada, FPInnovations, FreshGrade, Future Works, Galiano Island Books, Galiano Island Elementary School, Geekwire, Getty Images, Girl Scouts, Gowalla, Green Party of Canada, Groupe PVP, Hairpin Communications, Has Offers, Hearst, Historica Canada, Hodder Education, Hollyhock, Hootsuite, Hop Studios, Hybridity Music, IEEE, ING Direct, Ink Global, International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER), JAC by JC, Johnson & Johnson, Jones Soda, Klout, Kulture Haus, Luna Pads, Light Organ Records, Lime, London 2012 Cultural Olympiad (LOCOG), Lullabot, Lululemon, Lumina Datamatics, LX Ventures, McGraw Hill, Microsoft, Microsoft Canada, Mobify, Modo, Mondo Trading Company, Moonfruit, Mortenson Construction, NatGeo Publishing, New Media BC, NHK World Japan, Nuba, NY LA, Oberlin College and Conservatory, Omers Ventures, One Net Marketing, Pacific Aviation Museum, Pan Pacific Vancouver, Pay Firma, Payroll Hero, PCBC, Peer Giving Solutions, Penguin Books, Pentagram, Picatic, Pinnacle International, PR Associates, Ptarmigan Arts, PUNCH Canada, Purple Thistle, Red Bull, Reel Youth, Renewal Partners, Ringier, Rsquared Communication, Saltspring Soap Works, Saltspring Coffee, Samsung, Scotia Bank, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Skeena Wild, SportGo, Stauss & Quint, Strategic News Service, Strutta, TckTckTck, Tekara, Techvibes, The Firelight Group, The Garrison Institute, The Kerplunks, THNK School of Creative Leadership, Tonic Records, Tourism Vancouver, Treasures of the Heart, Trinity Western University, TUNE, UN AIDS, Union Gospel Mission, United Nations, United States Penitentiary – Marion, University of British Columbia (UBC), VanArts, Vancouver 2010 Cultural, Olympiad (VANOC), Vancouver Foundation, Vancouver Observer, Version One Ventures, Violator Films, Vision Critical, Vision Vancouver, Vivonet, Waldorf Hotel, W2 Woodwards, Xerox, Zazoo