How IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) Built their Global Design Team: Timothy Embretson, Global VP of Experience Design

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Humans First: Design-Driven Strategy

Visual Logic

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Humans First is a product strategy and UX design podcast for tech and software leaders who want to build better digital products. We explore how human-centered design shapes business strategy, improves user experience, and drives innovation. Topics include the cost of UX, moving beyond visual design, cross-industry challenges, and building design-forward teams and design cultures. Whether you're scaling products or shifting culture, we give you practical insights from the front lines of product design. Learn more about Humans First and Visual Logic at visuallogic.com/podcast.

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How IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) Built their Global Design Team: Timothy Embretson, Global VP of Experience Design

Humans First: Design-Driven Strategy

33 minutes 18 seconds

2 years ago

How IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) Built their Global Design Team: Timothy Embretson, Global VP of Experience Design

How do you go from leading a design team of 10 to a global group of 300 in just a few years? In this episode, we talk with Timothy Embretson, VP of Experience Design at Inca Group, IKEA’s largest franchisee.

Timothy shares his journey of scaling a design team across multiple continents and navigating IKEA's largest digital transformation in its 80-year history. He discusses the importance of being proactive, empathetic, and building teams that reflect diverse perspectives—vital ingredients for fostering innovation. If you’re looking for insights on leadership, team-building, and the future of human-centric design, this episode is for you.

Listen now on Humans First and subscribe for more insights into design, strategy, and leadership.

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To learn more about Visual Logic’s Humans First approach, visit vlgux.com.

Since 1988, Visual Logic has been a trusted User Experience partner for leading companies–helping guide product strategy, and designing stand out user interfaces & customer experiences. Our process helps simplify complex products and leads to elegant, easy-to-use solutions that your customers & end-users will love.

Getting to simple is hard. We’ll help you build & launch with confidence.

For more Humans First, visit: www.visuallogicux.com/podcast

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Keywords: Design leadership, team-building, scaling teams, proactive design, empathy in design, human-centric technology, diversity and inclusion, digital transformation, IKEA design, inclusive design.