Today’s guest has a career that has taken him from working with software to working with humans allowing him to be a leader who helps organizations stay relevant.

Douglas Ferguson is an entrepreneur and human-centered technologist with over 20 years of experience. He is president of Voltage Control, an Austin-based innovation workshop agency that specializes in in-person and virtual Design Sprints and Innovation Workshops. He is also the author of three books: Beyond the Prototype, How to Remix Anything (co-authored), and Start Within (co-authored).

In this episode Douglas shares:

• Why we are living through a huge experiment and the results that can come from this
• How teams can work better together to work at their highest abilities.
• The relationship between design thinking and design sprints.
• Why the design sprint is the first step and how you can move beyond the prototype
• How you can empower the edges and allow everyone to be creative within organizations
• What you didn't learn in school that you need to know to thrive in the world of work

You can connect with Douglas at VoltageControl.com.

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