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#68: Next Evolution of Product Design Leadership with Anjali Desai

How AI, design, and human-centered thinking are redefining product leadership.

In this episode of Imran's Podcast, Anjali Desai, a leader in design and AI with decades of experience across Intuit, PayPal, Dell, SAP, and more, and I have a sit-down. We go deep into how tech, design, and human-centered thinking are reshaping the work of tomorrow.

Anjali offers understanding on:

• Why the roles of product designers and product managers are merging — and what skills will be essential.

• In what way is AI both speeding up the opportunity and responsibility for builders?

• The actual distinguishing factors in an AI-first world are critical thinking, craftsmanship, and empathy. These are not only our best attributes but also the attributes that AI will never have.

• The significance of "zero UI" design and what it entails.

• How "zero UI" design is set to revolutionize our digital encounters and redefine them as fluid and natural, without any visible signs of an interface.

• The drawbacks of even the most advanced current interfaces, which still employ some form of visual component to convey information.

• The way that "zero UI" will help to streamline our interactions with the devices we use in every aspect of our lives.

• Pragmatic counsel for fresh graduates and seasoned designers alike on how to distinguish themselves and maintain relevance

Mastering tomorrow is a helter-skelter process of trying to seize and make sense of today’s many unfolding narratives. This conversation is a masterclass in some of the future directions these narratives are likely to take.