November 21, 2024 |
Microsoft Exec Discusses Design Leadership During Time of Change
How do engineering leaders navigate the changes that new technologies bring, especially in the era of AI, MR, and robotics? Albert Shum, retired Microsoft Corporate VP of Design and former innovation leader at Nike, shared his thoughts and engaged with students at a Lunch & Learn this week at MIT’s Graduate Engineering Leadership Program (GradEL). Shum emphasized that engineering leaders need to consider the ethical and social impacts of new technologies such as AI. He also shared his journey as a product design leader, stressing the importance of being customer centric and developing products that serve customer needs and solve human problems – whether engineering new disruptive products or incrementally improving existing ones.
