# Forrester's Gina Bhawalkar on building great CX with an AI-enabled workflow Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-agile-brand-with-greg-kihlstr-m-expert-mode-marketing-technology-ai-cx-1164310/forrester-s-gina-bhawalkar-on-building-great-cx-with-an-ai-enabled-workflow Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-agile-brand-with-greg-kihlstr-m-expert-mode-marketing-technology-ai-cx-1164310/forrester-s-gina-bhawalkar-on-building-great-cx-with-an-ai-enabled-workflow.md Podcast: [The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström®: Expert Mode Marketing Technology, AI, & CX](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-agile-brand-with-greg-kihlstr-m-expert-mode-marketing-technology-ai-cx-1164310) Published: 2026-06-29T04:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://aglbrnd.co/r/c1e487ec0517584f Audio file: https://prefix.up.audio/s/sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a0c9379b23d275dcea75cd0/e/6a3c01ad5bb8a79968d19fea/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-agile-brand-with-greg-kihlstr-m-expert-mode-marketing-technology-ai-cx-1164310/episodes/forrester-s-gina-bhawalkar-on-building-great-cx-with-an-ai-enabled-workflow Duration seconds: 1650 ## Resource As generative and agentic AI promise to accelerate everything we do, are we at risk of becoming incredibly efficient at producing forgettable customer experiences? Today, we are here in Brooklyn at Forrester CX Forum East and we're going to talk about building better experiences with an AI-enabled design workflow. Specifically, we’ll cover: - Balancing the speed of AI with the intentional, human-led decisions required to craft exceptional experiences. - The role of a robust design system in scaling high-quality, AI-powered experiences consistently across the enterprise. - How to identify high-value AI use cases for your design workflow while maintaining responsible practices that build customer trust. To help me discuss this topic, I'd like to welcome, Gina Bhawalkar, Principal Analyst at Forrester. About Gina Bhawalkar Gina's research focuses on digital accessibility and experience design. Gina established and now leads Forrester’s coverage of the digital accessibility space and has a deep background and interest in the topic. She advises organizations on how to establish and scale sustainable accessibility practices and is an expert on the digital accessibility platform (DAP) market. Her research on accessibility has appeared in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Brand, and she is a frequent speaker at accessibility events and podcasts. Gina’s other areas of expertise include inclusive and responsible design, design systems, personas, and measuring the impact of digital experience design improvements. Gina has over 20 years of experience as both a UX/CX practitioner and leader, with eight years in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Forrester, Gina was the director of customer experience research at Bank of the West, a subsid… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-agile-brand-with-greg-kihlstr-m-expert-mode-marketing-technology-ai-cx-1164310/episodes/forrester-s-gina-bhawalkar-on-building-great-cx-with-an-ai-enabled-workflow/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-agile-brand-with-greg-kihlstr-m-expert-mode-marketing-technology-ai-cx-1164310/forrester-s-gina-bhawalkar-on-building-great-cx-with-an-ai-enabled-workflow.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.