The Value of UX

Ganesh Karthik Sankar

UX is a human-centered business driver that boosts growth, efficiency, and long-term value even in an AI-driven world.

The interview explains that UX (User Experience) is a critical business driver across both consumer and enterprise products. In consumer products, good UX directly impacts customer retention and growth, which are essential for revenue. Since technology especially with AI makes it easy to build products, UX becomes the key differentiator that creates meaningful, engaging experiences and “aha moments” for users. In enterprise products, UX focuses on efficiency and productivity. By improving workflows, reducing time on tasks, and eliminating pain points, UX helps companies save time and operational costs. This translates directly into financial value. Additionally, the interview highlights that despite increasing automation through AI, UX remains inherently human-centered. This makes it a durable and future-proof discipline, as it requires understanding human needs, behaviors, and emotions something AI alone cannot fully replace.

About the expert

Ganesh Karthik Sankar
Ganesh Karthik Sankar

Lead Product Designer | AI and ML systems

Ganesh is a lead Product designer with over 10 years of experience, leading the UX design and research of mass market consumer and large-scale enterprise applications.

He has driven over 10 plus product launches saving $140 million+. Additionally , he has Scaled design as a founding designer in three organizations including Qualcomm and Sound Transit.

He currently leads the designer of Enterprise AI/ML experiences in Amazon. His thought leadership on AI and HCI have been featured in multiple journals and conferences. Upcoming conference – UX360 – https://na.ux360summit.com/speakers/

He possesses extensive experience in designing data heavy internal tools, developer tools (IDEs, CICD tools), cloud platforms, API products, SaaS products, Ads platforms, B2B/Enterprise tools, business intelligence and data analytics tools.

He is also a board member of design forward alliance and chair of SIGCHI Puget sound