On Death with Paul Bennet

About this episode

In this episode, Paul Bennett discusses his experiences in design and innovation, particularly in relation to death and human-centered design.

Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Paul Bennett is a designer. For 23 years he worked at design and innovation powerhouse IDEO, where he was Chief Creative Officer and then co-CEO. There he was responsible for content excellence across the whole firm, and was active in developing and publishing new thinking in the field of human-centered and design-led innovation. Today, Paul is a Senior Advisor at McKinsey, where he continues to provide creative leadership and cross-poll...

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Hosts: Omid Ashtari, Natascha McElhone

Guest: Paul Bennett

Topics covered

• death
• design
• innovation
• human-centered design
• leadership

Keywords

• Paul Bennett
• IDEO
• McKinsey
• design
• innovation
• human-centered design
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IDEO, McKinsey

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