Nodes of Design#21: Designing for Enterprise by Amit Patil

Amit Patil has been a UX professional for the last 13 years. Currently, he manages a team of designers around workplace intelligence in Microsoft. Previously he has worked for companies like Honeywell Aerospace, IBM and multiple startups. He is an alumnus of NID Gandhinagar and has also been an engineer early in his career. He is also a visiting faculty at NID Bangalore and a member of the studies at MIT Design, Pune. While trying his hand at publishing a few patents and papers, his interest lies in applying research within the industry.  Amit describes himself as a poet at heart, a techie by the brain, a designer by life.   In this episode, Amit shares his insights on designing for enterprises and how different is it from designing for B2C. We also had a conversation on the process and core principles needed to design for enterprise applications and certain limitations.   Takeaways: What is an enterprise application? How to design for enterprise, Crafting experiences for different mental models.  Books recommended by Amit Patil -The Humane Interface by Jeff Raskin. - The Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World – Harold Nelson and Erik Stolterman -  ReWork – Founders of 37 signals ( Jason Fried). If this episode helped you understand and learn something new, please share and be a part of the knowledge-sharing community #Spreadknowledge. This podcast aims to make design education accessible to all. Nodes of Design is a non-profit and self-sponsored initiative by Tejj.