Symphony Classroom Product Launch
CLIENT
Merlyn Mind
YEAR
2021
RESULTS
0
Emerged from stealth mode with 29M in Series A funding
Deployed in 100+ pilot classrooms within the first 3 months
Winner of a 2022 Red Dot Design Award
Meet Merlyn: From Stealth to School-Ready
Symphony Classroom was Merlyn Mind’s first major product, an AI-powered voice assistant designed specifically for teachers. Built from the ground up, it combined custom hardware, a proprietary operating system, and voice AI to help educators reduce friction and regain valuable instructional time.
The challenge was enormous: create a 0-to-1 product that fits seamlessly into the chaotic, analog-digital hybrid of the modern classroom. To do this, we embedded ourselves with real teachers, conducting 50+ interviews to understand daily pain points, classroom dynamics, and IT admin constraints.
I led work across multiple domains including branding, packaging, marketing, and product design, helping Merlyn emerge from stealth mode and launch Symphony to real-world classrooms.