Virtual Event - Using Human-Centered Design to Enable Team Engagement
Learning Outcomes:
Distinguish between diversity and inclusion
Articulate key benefits for inclusion on project teams
Summarize the business case for human-centered design
Identify how human-centered design activities can overcome barriers to inclusion
Apply human-centered design thinking to project management practices
Speaker Bio:
Erik K. Rueter, PMP, PMI-ACP, has over 20 years of experience in diverse industries, including tech startups, academia, healthcare, and entertainment. Currently, he is a senior project manager at the American Marketing Association. Erik holds a BA in neuroscience from Wesleyan University, with further education in digital design, Irish studies, and MicroMasters in Design Thinking and Project Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is also certified in diversity and inclusion by Cornell University.
Erik's contributions to the field include co-authoring papers on health inequity, lecturing at Boston and Emerson Colleges, and advocating for diversity and inclusion with organizations like Medtronic, VSP, and the San Antonio Spurs. He has spoken, in person and virtually, at PMI Greece, PMI Michiana, and PMI Global Summit, among others. He has appeared on podcasts such as "Project Management Happy Hour" and "I Wanna Work There!" and contributed to the books “Mastering Solutions Delivery” and "The Evolution of the PMO," both key resources for project managers. He founded Human-Centered Success LLC to promote inclusive leadership.
Residing outside Pittsburgh with his husband and two dachshunds, Erik enjoys marathons, gaming, and sharing his insights. Contact: erik@humancenteredsuccess.com.
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