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Design Meets Business is a podcast that inspires designers to think beyond pixels. On this show you'll hear design leaders from all over the world talk about their stories, lessons they've learned during their careers, and how you can use Design to make a bigger impact in your organisation.
Design Systems, AI Tools for Designers, and The Future of Interfaces, with Jehad Affoneh (Chief Design Officer at Toast)
Design Meets Business
1 hour 1 minute
2 weeks ago
Design Systems, AI Tools for Designers, and The Future of Interfaces, with Jehad Affoneh (Chief Design Officer at Toast)
Jehad Affoneh is Chief Design Officer at Toast, where he leads design across product, platform, and culture. Previously, he held design leadership roles at VMware and other complex B2B companies. Starting his career as an engineer, Jehad brings a unique perspective to design, viewing it fundamentally as problem solving. On today's show we chat about the transition from engineering to design, the value of being multilingual across disciplines, organisational design, and how AI is transforming the way teams build products.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
02:08 – Jehad's journey from engineering to design leadership
05:32 – Being multilingual across disciplines and bridging gaps
09:48 – Organisational design and how teams should be structured
20:16 – The role of design systems and platforms at scale
31:44 – Leading design in complex B2B environments
42:22 – How AI is changing product building and design tools
52:18 – The future of AI agents and conversational interfaces
Design Meets Business is a podcast that inspires designers to think beyond pixels. On this show you'll hear design leaders from all over the world talk about their stories, lessons they've learned during their careers, and how you can use Design to make a bigger impact in your organisation.
