Jenna Fizel

Savannah Kunovsky and Jenna Fizel, co-managing directors of IDEO’s Emerging Technology division, focus on making technology more human and useful. They discuss the importance of user co-design and how it shapes impactful products. The duo explores innovating through prototyping and generative AI, showcasing how collaboration can lead to real-world solutions. They weigh the influences of science fiction on design thinking and the need for adaptability in technology, emphasizing sustainability and regulatory considerations in their approach.

Jenna Fizel and Danny DeRuntz from IDEO join the hosts to discuss the creation of Lotbot, digital twins, machines communicating for safety, composability in technical architectures, Google's new tool and updates, the impact of technology on jobs, the value of anthropomorphism, prompt engineering and coding similarities, language standpoint and providing context, singularity and chatbot moderation challenges, and discoverability challenges in UI design.