Erica Eden is Director of Global Design Innovation at PepsiCo. She is an experience design strategist, driving innovation by understanding what to make, why it matters and how to connect with design. She sees each challenge through the eyes of the consumer and guides ideas into globally scalable opportunities across diverse industries. At PepsiCo she drives user experience strategy by translating long term innovation priorities into tangible opportunities that are globally relevant, prove meaningful to consumers, and transform PepsiCo beyond its core.
Erica is an accomplished design leader and intrapreneur with the ability to demonstrate the value of design thinking by converting abstract strategies, trends and insights into concrete user experiences. Erica previously founded Femme Den - the first design lab for female consumers, powered by Smart Design. Femme Den helps clients in Health, Tech, Auto, and Finance who struggle to connect with women because of embedded male-oriented priorities and cultural misunderstandings.
Erica has 25+ patents and has been featured in Fast Company, The New York Times, ID magazine, Blueprint and several other media.
Event role
Case study speaker
Case study
'Change your mind about innovation'
Deep-rooted beliefs about people, process and culture can hinder innovation. Inside PepsiCo, Erica and her team are helping leaders challenge established norms to disrupt from within, modernize the portfolio and bring meaningful innovation to market. Learn about practical tools to drive change across Design, Insights, Marketing and Technology. Getting innovation right isn’t rocket science; all it takes is a sharper lens on empathy, insight and problem solving that anyone can try.
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Friday, October 5th, 11:30
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