Dean Broadly on Innovation, Gardening, and Growing Teams
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English - March 31, 2021 00:11 - 59 minutes - 68.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsTechnology Business Marketing userexperience design digitalgovernance technology webdesign Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, Andy and Lisa have a conversation with Dean Broadley. Dean is a South Africa-- based design team lead. He talks about how his wide-ranging experience as a digital practitioner and manager and his love of gardening have given him insights into growing people and teams in an organization. We also get Dean’s perspective on digital innovation and new technology adoption in South Africa.
About Dean Broadley
Dean is a Design Executive from Cape Town, South Africa. He's spent his career working hard to connect experiences in the physical, digital and career spaces and finds great value in leaving things more human than he found them.
Currently the Founder of Designing Humans, an organisation dedicated to professionalising & strengthening design in Africa, he spends his time mentoring individuals, assisting enterprise design executives demonstrating the value of design, managing design practice at scale, raising design literacy and developing sustainable talent pipelines.
Previously, Dean has worked in startups and tech businesses as a Product Designer, been an executive design director for a multi-national bank and a digital communications specialist.
Outside of work, Dean spends his time with Design communities in South Africa creating the platform for designers to share, learn and improve through the practice of being human.
He is also an avid Chili breeder 🌶.
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