{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Design Meets Business","title":"Design Systems, AI Tools for Designers, and The Future of Interfaces, with Jehad Affoneh (Chief Design Officer at Toast)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/38c829bb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3662,"description":"Jehad Affoneh is Chief Design Officer at Toast, where he leads design across product, platform, and culture. Previously, he held design leadership roles at VMware and other complex B2B companies. Starting his career as an engineer, Jehad brings a unique perspective to design, viewing it fundamentally as problem solving. On today's show we chat about the transition from engineering to design, the value of being multilingual across disciplines, organisational design, and how AI is transforming the way teams build products.Timestamps:00:00 – Intro02:08 – Jehad's journey from engineering to design leadership05:32 – Being multilingual across disciplines and bridging gaps09:48 – Organisational design and how teams should be structured20:16 – The role of design systems and platforms at scale31:44 – Leading design in complex B2B environments42:22 – How AI is changing product building and design tools52:18 – The future of AI agents and conversational interfaces58:02 – End of show questionsConnect with JehadLinkedIn","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hwW05wuj_5DEkfEGMWl-zH0oZAfClMo7SCG_DOeIoas/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEzMjE1LzE3MDA1/OTE2NDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}