Building a Culture That Sustains Craft, AI's Role in Creativity, and Why Good Debates Make Better Design, with Jennifer Darmour (VP Design at Oracle Health)

Jennifer Darmour is VP of Design at Oracle Health, where she's reimagining the healthcare experience. Jennifer has developed a distinct point of view on design through three pillars: beauty, meaning, and wellness. On today's show we chat about building culture that sustains craft, why good debates lead to better design, how AI is reshaping creativity, and what designers should double down on.

Timestamps:
  • 00:00 – Intro
  • 02:40 – Jennifer's journey from journalism to design
  • 08:26 – The three pillars: beauty, meaning, and wellness
  • 14:22 – Building culture that sustains craft
  • 28:16 – Why good debates and healthy conflict matter in design
  • 42:34 – Leading design in complex healthcare systems
  • 56:18 – AI's role in creativity and what it will never be good at
  • 01:04:12 – Presenting work and getting meaningful feedback
  • 01:06:44 – End of show questions
Connect with Jennifer
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Selected links from the episode
How to argue using the RISA framework

Creators and Guests

Christian Vasile
Host
Christian Vasile
🎙️ Host & Growth Product Designer
Building a Culture That Sustains Craft, AI's Role in Creativity, and Why Good Debates Make Better Design, with Jennifer Darmour (VP Design at Oracle Health)
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