Ilana Ben-Ari
Toy Designer • Social Entrepreneur • sheEO
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is a toy designer turned social entrepreneur. She is the founder of Twenty One Toys and the inventor of the Failure Toy and Empathy Toy - the award-winning facilitation tools used in 1000s of boardrooms and classrooms in over 50 countries. Featured in Inc. Magazine as one of the Top 100 Female Founders of 2020, her inventions have been praised in TIME magazine as a technology that is reshaping the future of learning.
* don’t worry about saying this perfectly, but if you’re interested,
pronunciation: ih lah na ben ar ee
Inventor of:
- The Empathy Toy
- The Failure Toy
Read her story on Medium:
- "These aren't my pants"
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Media Coverage:
- The Globe and Mail
- CBC Our Toronto
- Time Magazine
- Forbes
- The Guardian
- The Independent
- Financial Post
Videos:
- TEDx Talk
- Growth Mindset
- CreativeMornings
Awards & Recognitions:
- Canadian Export Challenge Pitch Competition winner
- Archangel Summit's Moonshot Pitch Competition winner
- winner of SheEO Radical Generosity award
- Ariane de Rothschild Fellow
- Spin Master Innovation Fund winner