Paul Wilshaw · Designed for Humans

Meet the human

Bright shirts, serious strategy

Founder of Designed for Humans, a strategic design and product consultancy covering product strategy, UX, design systems, branding, AI and accessibility. Previously led design and product teams at Barclays, Blue Prism and UKFast/ANS. Winner of 80+ industry awards, speaker at Finovate, Product Tank and FinTECH Talents, and host of the Faster Horses podcast.

Highlights

  • 80+ industry awards
  • 33 days from idea to the App Store
  • NPS 80+ at a 350-year-old bank
  • 2 weeks from idea to a working prototype

Speaking and community

  • Speaker: Finovate, Product Tank and FinTECH Talents.
  • Faster Horses podcast: Host of the podcast, with 10,000+ downloads.
  • AI trainer and team coach: Hackathon wins at Microsoft, Google and Meta.
  • School governor since 2017: At Grosvenor Road Primary School, championing disadvantaged pupils and SEND, with careers days for children with autism and disabilities and AI sessions for Year 6.