Let’s visualize the future you want now. And share it.
Julie Anixter is a strategist, designer, and transformer who helps organizations see—and then shape—their future. She is the Co-founder of New Scenario, and a partner in Orchid Black and Dragon Camp. Across this portfolio of innovation ventures, and through decades of work with leaders navigating complex change, she brings together strategy visualization, human-centered design, pragmatic change leadership, and an approach to AI--Collaborative General Intelligence (CGI) --to unlock the creative and economic potential of people, teams, and enterprises.
Bio
Julie comes from a lineage of Chicago entrepreneurs and has built her career at the intersection of strategy, design, and enterprise transformation. She led Learning and Organizational Development for two NYSE best-in-class companies—Anixter Inc. and Equity Office—both of which went on to record-breaking acquisitions. Those formative experiences shaped her lifelong commitment to making work better by equipping people and organizations to adapt, grow, and innovate.
Today, she serves client transformations as the Co-founder of New Scenario, and as an Operating Partner at Orchid Black and Dragon Camp, bringing strategy, visualization, AI-enabled innovation, and leadership development to organizations preparing for their next chapter.
After corporate roles, Julie moved to consulting, applying what she’d learned about enabling meaningful, systemic change. She has served and co-created with leaders across industries—including Aetna, Bayer, Campbells, Chanel, Ian Schrager/Morgans Hotel Group, Mondelez, P&G, Verizon, the U.S. Postal Service, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force—guiding transformations, product launches, culture shifts, and strategic reinventions. Her work with the leadership of Naval Air Systems Command helped inspire the founding of Throughline, now a leading enterprise strategy and design firm blending U.S. Military and commercial brand and CX practices.
Julie is a cultural innovator, collaborator, and amplifier of bold ideas. She has brought major concepts and missions to large audiences for Tom Peters, Seth Godin, Scottie Pippen, Craig Hatkoff and Irwin Kula, Aaron Neville and Sarah Friedman, Tissa Richards, and others. She has held leadership roles in two influential design organizations—as Executive Director of AIGA and as a Board Member of Project Osmosis—advancing design as a force for social impact.
Across every chapter of her work, Julie is known for her ability to visualize what matters, convene diverse teams, and translate ambition into clarity, momentum, and measurable outcomes.
Clients
Aetna
Avery Dennison
Campbells
Chanel
China Grill Restaurants
The Coca-Cola Company
Cushman & Wakefield
The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
Equity Office Properties
GE
Morgans Hotel Group
Mondelez
National Naval Aviation Museum
P&G
Scottie Pippen
Thermo Fisher
Verizon
US Navy
US Air Force
US Postal Service
Wesco
Collaborators
Aaron Neville/Sarah Friedman
AT&T
Disruptor Foundation
Dragon Camp-Craig Hatkoff
Fiberworks Center for the Textile Arts
HP
Humana
IBM
Informa
Innovation Excellence
Kim Sinatra
Learning Sciences Corp.
Mediacovenant
Networlding
Society for Information Managers (SIM)
Pepsico
Project Osmosis
Seth Godin
Tissa Richards
Tom Peters
"A walking master class - one of the two most creative people I know" - Tom Peters
“Julie is the ultimate T-shaped innovator. Her combination of personal mastery, unique network, and ability to see connections make her a master of new ideas.” - Pete Foley, Pete Foley Innovation, former P&G Innovation Leader
You came into the belly of the beast, you delivered, you’re family now. Come back.” - Colonel, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
"A business artist" - Irwin Kula, Disruptor Foundation.
Julie possesses an innate talent for unearthing tantalizingly innovative solutions that are spot on for the situation at hand. - Tommy Hines, Senior People Person, Zendesk
I worked with Julie at Morgans Hotel Group developing a program to transform our culture for all employees. The resulting EDGE ( Engaging Dynamic Guest Experience ) program literally blew it out of the water. This program became a defining moment in our companies history and the significant shift in culture it produced was monumental.” - David Freiberger, Director of Operations at Public Hotels
