Speakers
Julia Whitney
Julia Whitney is a design leader turned executive coach. She works with leaders to help them make the most of what they’ve got. Her client list includes leaders and leadership teams from AWS, Autodesk, Bumble, Condé Nast, The Economist, IDEO and more.
Julia brings her own experience as a board level leader to her coaching practice: She led design teams for more than 20 years, in both the US and the UK, most recently as GM and Executive Creative Director for the BBC’s 150 person User Experience and Design department. She speaks at leadership conferences and is honoured to partner with Clearleft on their Leading Design Retreats and Group Coaching Programmes.
Julia’s passionate about tackling climate change and is on a mission to coach 1,000 climate leaders by 2035.
About the talk
In conversation: Planet as primary user
What does it mean to be a human-centred design leader in the midst of human-created climate change? What can we do in our own companies and teams, and as a profession, to help? How might we apply our unique strengths and resources, such as design process, craft, and empathy, to this multi-faceted challenge through the work we’re already doing? Or the work we might choose to take on?
Ray and Julia will explore these topics and more, in conversation.