About
Mohan Krishnaraj is a global business and experience leader known for turning unconventional thinking into competitive advantage. As Global Head – Design & Growth at Cognizant Moment, he leads Design, Strategic Growth and Enterprise Pursuits. With more than 20 years of experience spanning design, technology and business, Mohan has held leadership and CXO roles at some of the industry's leading organizations. Prior to Cognizant, he served as the CXO and CDO at Infosys WongDoody, and previously as Global Head of Digital Design at HARMAN (a Samsung company) and Global Head of User Experience at Wipro. Known for challenging conventional approaches, Mohan brings a distinctive perspective to transformation and growth: emotion as a business denominator. He has developed frameworks that translate human insight into measurable value, using experience, narrative and design to create differentiation and competitive advantage. An author of award-winning books on design and innovation, Mohan has been recognized among India's Most Influential Business Leaders. His work has earned global recognition through honours including the iF Design Award, Red Dot Award, Webby Awards and CODiE Awards.
Talk & Workshop details
LEAD Commons' Roundtable
About this talk
An exclusive, invite-only roundtable for design leaders to engage in candid conversations on leadership, organizational challenges, emerging trends, and the future of design.
Designing for Emotional Integrity
About this workshop
As AI makes technology increasingly accessible and indistinguishable, trust is emerging as the ultimate competitive advantage. This workshop explores how Emotional Integrity can help organisations design products, services and AI experiences that respect human emotion, build lasting trust and create meaningful differentiation.
Workshop key takeaways
- A fresh perspective on why trust may matter more than technology in the AI era.
- Insights into how products, services and AI systems unintentionally shape emotions and behaviour
- A practical framework for identifying the difference between influence, engagement and manipulation
- Real-world examples of experiences that build or erode trust.
- Interactive discussions on designing for transparency, confidence, dignity and human wellbeing.
- Actionable ideas for leaders and practitioners to create experiences that people trust, adopt and advocate for