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  • Smart Team, Weak Results? Build What People Actually Want Using Empathy

    Smart Team, Weak Results? Build What People Actually Want Using Empathy
    2026/02/19
    Most products don’t fail because of bad technology. They fail because no one stopped to understand the human.

    In this episode, Lisa Urbanski sits down with Wayne Li to break down why empathy isn’t soft — it’s strategic.

    You’ll learn:
    🔥 Why intelligent teams still build the wrong thing

    🧠 The 3 types of empathy (and how to apply them at work)

    🚀 The skill AI can’t replicate — and why it matters now

    🔎 Why observing behavior beats asking people what they want

    🛠 A simple design framework to make better decisions under pressure

    📈 How contextual awareness gives you a leadership edge

    If you lead teams, build products, or are designing your next career move, this conversation gives you a practical framework you can use immediately.

    🚀 Take Action with Wayne K. Li

    🌐 Visit Wayne’s website: www.wlidesign.com

    🎓 Learn more through Georgia Tech: https://id.gatech.edu/people/wayne-li

    🔗 Connect with Wayne
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-li-8569081/
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wlicoyote/
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    54 分
  • Design Empathy: Your Hidden Business Edge

    Design Empathy: Your Hidden Business Edge
    2025/11/21
    Host Stacey Chillemi sits down with former car designer, Pottery Barn creative director, and Georgia Tech professor Wayne Li to expose the real edge behind products and businesses people actually love: design empathy. If you’ve ever launched something that looked perfect on paper but fell flat in real life, this is the blueprint for fixing it fast.

    You’ll learn:
    • How empathy, creativity, and critical thinking work together to drive results
    • Why over-analysis kills innovation—and what to do instead
    • Real-world stories of empathy turning “meh” products into must-haves
    • Simple tools like empathy maps you can steal for your team today
    • How to use design thinking to upgrade both your business and relationships


    🚀 Take Action with Wayne K. Li

    🌐 Visit Wayne’s website: www.wlidesign.com

    🎓 Learn more through Georgia Tech: https://id.gatech.edu/people/wayne-li

    🔗 Connect with Wayne
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-li-8569081/
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wlicoyote/
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    39 分