Harsh Wardhan
Empowering Leaders to Decode Tomorrow's Challenges.
Harsh Wardhan
Empowering Leaders to Decode Tomorrow's Challenges.
About Harsh Wardhan
Empowering Leaders to Decode Tomorrow's Challenges.
Harsh is a Design Innovation Strategist and AI and Cloud Innovation Manager at Google Cloud (Bay Area), with over a decade of experience across design, innovation, and strategy. His background includes a Master's from IIT Institute of Design Chicago, Harvard Business School training, Chartered Society of Designers membership, an advisory role at UC Berkeley, and prior experience at Ford's D-Ford Innovation Lab. His professional work spans executive innovation workshops and large-scale strategic engagements globally.
Why Book Harsh Wardhan as Your Podcast Guest
Story-Driven, High-Signal Content
I bring concrete stories from Google, Ford, healthcare, and fintech that make abstract innovation topics vivid, memorable, and binge-worthy for your audience.
Immediately Actionable Frameworks
I share simple, reusable tools—like Walk Into the Story and practical workshop structures—that listeners can apply the same day, boosting perceived value of your episode.
Credibility That Elevates Your Show
I bring recognized experience from Google Cloud, Ford’s D-Ford lab, and IIT Institute of Design, strengthening your show’s authority with ambitious, professional audiences.
Engaging, Collaborative Conversation
I adapt to your show’s style, ask thoughtful questions back, and co-create a dynamic dialogue that keeps listeners engaged from open to outro.
Episode Angles & Topics
Inside Google Cloud’s Innovation Room
Give listeners a rare, practical look at how C-suites actually use design thinking to make high-stakes technology and AI decisions.
Walk Into the Story: A Framework for Career Leaps
Offer a memorable, story-driven framework listeners can apply to intentionally step into bigger opportunities and leadership roles.
Design Thinking That Actually Moves Revenue
Move beyond buzzwords and show how design thinking ties directly to metrics, commit value, and revenue in large organizations.
From Ford to Fintech to Healthcare: Cross-Industry Innovation Lessons
Deliver rich stories from multiple industries, highlighting patterns any leader can apply regardless of sector.
What You'll Get From This Interview
Audience Takeaways
Listeners learn how to apply design thinking to real business challenges, decode future trends, structure innovation programs, and adopt a practical personal framework for leading change.
Hot Topics
Why Trust Me
The Ideal Show
Ideal for podcasts on innovation, product strategy, leadership, technology, AI, design thinking, digital transformation, and personal growth for ambitious professionals and executives.
Recent Podcast Appearances
#18 - Design Thinking & Open Innovation in The Gen-AI Era
The Corporate Venturing Podcast • Jan 30, 2026
AI Is Not a Hammer — Spark Real Ideas with Generative AI - Harsh Wardhan | Innovation Impossible
Innovation Impossible • Dec 4, 2025
Prapti Jha and Harsh Wardhan on The Evolving Role of a Designer | Design Darshan #8
BITS Design School Mumbai • Jul 24, 2025
Gen AI in the workplace By Adam Sandman and Harsh Wardhan part 2
Global Skill Development Council • Jan 13, 2024
Gen AI in the workplace By Adam Sandman and Harsh Wardhan Part 1
Global Skill Development Council • Jan 6, 2024
UX talks: how Google UX teams work, how intuition comes into play. UX Curiosity with Harsh Wardhan.
The illuminz way • Jun 28, 2023
FEI 2023 | Harsh Wardhan: Leading Innovation with Design
All Things Insights & Innovation • Apr 19, 2023
Designing for the Future ft Harsh Wardhan | Daily Design Stories
Daily Design Stories • Aug 13, 2022
S3E9 An Interview with Design Strategist, Harsh Wardhan, D-Ford and Google
What is UX? • Sep 29, 2021
Key Achievements
Led 50+ high-complexity innovation engagements with C-suite and leadership teams globally at Google Cloud.
Co-developed and scaled a successful customer-facing innovation program for Google Cloud Sales in the Americas.
Created and led development of an Innovation Playbook enabling DIY and scalable innovation engagements.
Worked directly with Ford’s Chief Futurist and Chief Innovation Strategist on 2030 futures for iconic product lines.
Contributed to the 'Lead With Purpose' report from IIT Institute of Design, featured by Fortune and Fast Company.
Recognized internally at Google for extraordinary teamwork and collaboration, with contributions deemed critical to program growth.
Professional Experience
Innovation Manager
Google Cloud
Employing design thinking and trends forecasting to unlock business value and accelerate digital transformation for global Google Cloud customers, including GenAI and LLM solution roadmaps.
Innovation Program Lead
Google Cloud
Led 50+ high-complexity C-suite engagements globally, co-developed a customer-facing innovation program, and created an Innovation Playbook to scale design thinking-led transformation.
Solution Innovation & Design Lead
Google Cloud
Conducted executive workshops, synthesized insights with cross-functional teams, and designed user-centered demos for enterprise cloud solutions across multiple industries.
Co-Founder
We Speak Innovation
Co-founded an initiative focused on sharing design thinking and innovation knowledge with leaders and practitioners globally.
Design Strategist - Product Design Team, D-Ford
Ford Motor Company
Developed future innovation strategy for heritage brands, led interdisciplinary teams, and worked on 2030 futures for iconic product lines using human-centered design.
Education
IIT Institute of Design, Chicago
Harvard Business School
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