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Bermon Painter — Driving innovation strategy and design leadership

In episode 29 I had a very inspiring talk with Bermon Painter, Innovation & Strategy Lead at EY Wavespace. During the conversation at UX India we dive into his approach on design leadership, hiring, team building and much more around design, innovation and strategy,

Bermon Painter

In episode 29 I had a very inspiring talk with Bermon Painter, Innovation & Strategy Lead at EY Wavespace.

his approach on design leadership, hiring, team building and learnings during the years

his approach towards innovation strategy and how he is connecting with design, business and tech

how he is using design to redefine businesses in the consulting space

his personal journey from graphic design to innovation strategy and being a manager

what changed for him moving into management as a designer by training

the importance of building to learn get context, data and feedback on a assumptions to evolve products and businesses

the future of interaction design and what he thinks will becoming important topics in the future

how AI will change the design process and what the value of “humans” will be

This episode is in collaboration with uxindiaconf (ux-india.org) UX INDIA. More episodes coming!

UX India is a not-for-profit venture, UX INDIA is built by, built for, and sustained by its growing community of designers, enthusiasts, influencers from business, education, and governance.UXINDIA is being organized by UsabilityMatters.Org(UMO). With over 800+ attendees at UX India 2019, it was India’s largest conference on user experience design. UXINDIA™ helps to educate the next generation by bringing innovators and UX practitioners from across the world.

Learn more at https://www.ux-india.org and https://www.umo.design

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