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Keeping Our Humanity in Tech: Julia Austin on Why It Pays to Put People First in Product Development
WLEI - Lean Enterprise Institute’s Podcast
22 minutes
1 month ago
Keeping Our Humanity in Tech: Julia Austin on Why It Pays to Put People First in Product Development
In this episode of The Design Brief, Julia Austin—executive fellow at Harvard Business School and former tech leader at companies like Akamai and VMware—discusses how putting people first in product development drives better outcomes and high-performance teams. She shares insights on creating effective collaboration, navigating common 2025 product development challenges, and leveraging AI while keeping human beings at the center of work design.
WLEI - Lean Enterprise Institute’s Podcast
You will hear stories from lean thought leaders, lean practitioners, and adjacent communities in various industries on many topics such as problem solving, coaching, leadership, meaningful work and more.
