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Jane Austin - From Designer to Executive Design Leader
Jane Austin - From Designer to Executive Design Leader
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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Jane Austin speaks openly about the twists and turns of her journey from designer to executive-level design leader, and reminds us that it’s okay to be both vulnerable and assertive.
Highlights include:
- How do you help people to be more comfortable with being wrong?
- Why is it important to find your voice as a design leader?
- How does “strong opinions loosely held” work in practice?
- Why is it so important to do qualitative UX research?
- How are you helping other women to succeed in the business world?
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Who is Jane Austin?
Jane is the Chief Experience Officer at Digitas UK, where she’s been charged with creating best-in-class connected experiences for the agency’s clients.
Before Digitas, Jane was the Chief Design Officer for Flo Health, the company behind one of the world’s most popular apps for helping women to take control of menstruation.
From late 2018 to late 2020, Jane was the Director of Product Design at Babylon Health, where she led a global team of 100 talented designers, researchers, content specialists, product and operations people.
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Find Jane here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msjaneaustin/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/msjaneaustin
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/
Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/
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Highlights include:
- How do you help people to be more comfortable with being wrong?
- Why is it important to find your voice as a design leader?
- How does “strong opinions loosely held” work in practice?
- Why is it so important to do qualitative UX research?
- How are you helping other women to succeed in the business world?
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Who is Jane Austin?
Jane is the Chief Experience Officer at Digitas UK, where she’s been charged with creating best-in-class connected experiences for the agency’s clients.
Before Digitas, Jane was the Chief Design Officer for Flo Health, the company behind one of the world’s most popular apps for helping women to take control of menstruation.
From late 2018 to late 2020, Jane was the Director of Product Design at Babylon Health, where she led a global team of 100 talented designers, researchers, content specialists, product and operations people.
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Find Jane here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msjaneaustin/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/msjaneaustin
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Liked what you heard and want to hear more? Subscribe and support the show by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen).
Follow us on our other social channels for more great Brave UX content!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheSpaceInBetween/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-space-in-between/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceinbetw__n/
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Hosted by Brendan Jarvis:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/
Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendanjarvis/
Released:
Oct 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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