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November 10, 2023 In Article By regis

Podcast – InfoBeans: Navigating Healthcare Design and AI

In this episode, we sit down with Regis Becarte, Head of UX Design and Research at Natera, a biotech company specializing in non-invasive prenatal testing and women's health. Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of healthcare design and explore the challenges and successes of building a design team in a clinical tech company. Let's learn how the intersection of physical and digital experiences can transform patient care and how AI-powered chatbots are enhancing patient support. Let's dive into this journey of innovation and empathy in healthcare design with Regis. https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/3bcjFBFzpo3op7Qb43RLSR?utm_source=generator

November 10, 2023 In Article By regis

Podcast – Sonder Search, Designing for Healthcare

EPISODE: Regis Bectarte The video recording of the original interview can be found on the Flux Podcast page - Episode: Regis Bectarte Kristie Can you tell me a bit about yourself, how you got into design and your current role? Regis Lovely, happy to do that. My name is Regis Bectarte and I'm currently the Head of Design at Natera, a biotech company in the Silicon Valley. I got into design by chance, while I was looking for a career path. Back in my late teens in France, I stumbled into what was called at the time, Communication and Information Science. It was mostly focused

October 4, 2018 In Article By regis

Word Mechanic

Claude Nougaro was a wonderful French lyricist, one of those few authors that make you proud or being Francophone, that give you the motivation to learn new words, explore etymology, forge bold metaphors and make the most of the beautiful language that is French. In a radio interview he shared a prose that he was particularly fond of: "Je suis le mecano des mots et l'encre est mon cambouis"  It can be loosely translated to: I am the mechanic of  words and ink is my grease. As too often the case a literally translation falls short of capturing the nuance and the texture of the

September 25, 2017 In Article By regis

When a name becomes a brand

During a recent interview I was invited to share my thoughts on how a company brand impacts my product design. After considering the question, I sheepishly confessed that given my focus on enterprise apps where complex workflows and dense layouts are often the norm, brand had never been a key driver. That is naturally not to say that I do not recognise the power and value of a strong brand, but rather that I consider that I dwell in spaces where functionality is paramount, leaving little room for the company identity to express itself. Digging further, I realised I believe in

May 12, 2017 In Article By regis

Motorcycle Adventuring as a Design Bootcamp

On January 2013 I left my job at Groupon to embark with my wife on a year long motorcycle journey from San Francisco to Ushuaia, the southernmost city of Argentina. We crossed 14 borders, covered 32000 kilometers and made many friends along the way. A couple of months ago we decided it was finally time to get back to work. We began by updating our resumes and online portfolios before calling our friends in search of solid job leads. With such a long employment gap we figured it was only a matter of time before a wise recruiter started asking questions. Very

May 12, 2017 In Article By regis

What Trust is Made of

Some years ago I was hired by France Telecom to investigate the factors influencing trust between trading parties in online marketplaces. The caveat was that in those distant days there was no established marketplace to be studied. I therefore began my research by conducting qualitative interviews with France Telecom targeted audience, small business owners, providers of advertising services including radio stations, print shops and local newspapers. This was 2002 after all. What came out of that work is a very simple diagram that I found myself drawing and presenting frequently over the years to explain how most of us operate to