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She studies the environments beneath behavior.
Stephanie Timm, PhD is a workplace researcher at LinkedIn with a background in environmental and behavioral research. Trained in architecture and urban planning, she has spent her career asking one question of the places we build: did we design for what we thought we designed for?
Her work studies how spaces shape what people notice, how they move, whom they encounter, and what they become able to do. She uses surveys, interviews, sensors, experiments, and close observation to understand the gap between a place on paper and a place in use.
Designed Luck: How to Put Yourself Where Good Things Happen is her first book. It brings an environmental lens to a larger human question: if chance remains outside our control, how can we arrange the conditions that help more useful people, ideas, conversations, and opportunities reach us?
This author site reflects Stephanie’s personal views and experiences. It is not sponsored by, affiliated with, or endorsed by LinkedIn Corporation, Microsoft, or any other organization mentioned. References to employers, platforms, or organizations are included for biographical or illustrative purposes only.
Stephanie lives in Silicon Valley with her husband and two daughters.
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Stephanie Timm, PhD is a workplace researcher at LinkedIn and the author of Designed Luck: How to Put Yourself Where Good Things Happen. With a background in architecture, urban planning, and environmental and behavioral research, she studies how places shape what people notice, do, and become able to access. Her work translates the hidden influence of environments into practical ways to increase our contact with people, ideas, and opportunities.
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