Bästa Design To Be podcaster (2024)

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Jehad Affoneh: End-to-end experiences vs. org structures 40:28

1+ y ago40:28

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After 65 episodes, today’s show is the last episode of our podcast, Design To Be Conversation. There are big shifts happening behind the scenes with Design To Be and closing the chapter on our podcast will allow us to take the proper next steps to what’s ahead. Thank you all for listening. Now, for our final episode! Jehad Affoneh is a design and p…

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Andy Vitale: Create space to scale and grow your team 40:41

1+ y ago40:41

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Andy Vitale is a design executive, educator, speaker, and co-host of the Surfacing Podcast. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Design at Rocket Companies, where he leads a team focused on transforming the lending and finance industry, through a human-centered approach, to provide the best experience for millions of people. Throughout h…

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Amy Thibodeau: Balance speed and quality to achieve optimal velocity 41:31

1+ y ago41:31

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Amy Thibodeau is the Chief Design Officer at Gusto, where she empowers designers, researchers, and content strategists who are working on products that connect companies with their employees in a more meaningful way. Previously, Amy was a senior director of UX at Shopify where she led a cross-functional team of over 130 people working on core busin…

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Renato Valdés Olmos: Accelerate your career transitions 40:26

1+ y ago40:26

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Renato Valdés Olmos is an executive, angel investor, and advisor with over two decades of experience serving millions of customers worldwide. He's built products, brands, and organizations in various industries, including artificial intelligence, transportation, healthcare, and productivity tools. Most recently, he served as VP of Product at Pitch,…

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Bob Baxley: Broaden your career horizons 44:20

1+ y ago44:20

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Bob Baxley is a design executive, advisor, mentor, and advocate who has built, managed and led UX teams at some of Silicon Valley’s most respected companies. With a career spanning three decades, Bob's work at Apple, Pinterest, Yahoo!, and elsewhere has touched hundreds of millions of users around the world. Currently, Bob serves as the Senior Vice…

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Parameswaran Venkataraman: The higher you go, the more inner you need to look 31:40

1+ y ago31:40

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Over the last 25 years, Parameswaran Venkataraman has been in design and innovation leadership roles across companies like IDEO, Tata Digital, Fractal.ai, Dr. Reddy’s and Sapient. Over the last decade, he has been instrumental in setting up and establishing strategic design capabilities & culture in several organizations. Some of the work Param has…

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Jesse James Garrett: The key to leadership, authenticity and relationships 35:10

1+ y ago35:10

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Jesse James Garrett has been one of the most prominent voices in digital product design for more than 20 years. His career highlights include co-founding the groundbreaking UX consultancy, Adaptive Path; writing the foundational book The Elements of User Experience, whose iconic five-plane model has become a staple of the field; and defining Ajax, …

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Tim Allen: Make your ceiling your floor 43:08

1+ y ago43:08

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Tim Allen is the Global Head of Design at Instacart. He leads the global product design, research, content and operations, centered on food access and inclusivity. His focus on fueling human potential is key to building products and cultures that inspire people to do their best work. As an additional outlet for his passion for design thinking, Tim …

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Noah Levin: Innovate stale practices by effectively learning from others 34:33

1+ y ago34:33

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Noah Levin is a Senior Product Design Director at Figma. His job includes a variety of things, like attracting and retaining talented designers, setting and sharing context, providing actionable feedback, and helping facilitate a healthy environment for design in the company. Before Figma, he led design teams at ClassPass and Google, taught designe…

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Sameera Kapila: Create inclusive spaces within the design community 40:09

1+ y ago40:09

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Sameera Kapila is a designer, educator, manager, and writer who works as a senior product designer at Netlify. Born in India, raised on the Dutch island of Curaçao, and living in Austin, TX, Sameera has held roles in agencies, educational institutions, and consultancies ranging from individual contributor to executive leadership, student to educato…

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Sarah Doody: Treat your career like a product 44:08

1+ y ago44:08

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In today’s episode, I chat with Sarah Doody. Sarah is the Founder & CEO of Career Strategy Lab, a UX career accelerator that helps UX and product professionals navigate their job search and get hired without applying to hundreds of jobs. Professionals that have worked with Sarah have landed jobs at Amazon, Blue Origin, Home Depot, IBM, Microsoft, S…

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Dan Szuc and Josephine Wong: How to use Practice Spotting as a tool to shift culture 1:02:53

2y ago1:02:53

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In today's episode, I speak with Dan Szuc and Josephine Wong. Dan is a co-founder and principal at Apogee and co-founder of Make Meaningful Work, as well as the co-founder of UX Hong Kong. He has been involved in the UX field and based in Hong Kong for over 20 years. Dan has lectured about user-centered design globally. He has co-authored three boo…

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Evan Dody: Lead with optimism 39:26

2y ago39:26

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In today’s episode, I speak with Evan Dody. Evan is the Head of Design + Creative at Angi (including HomeAdvisor and Handy). He leads Product Design, Brand Creative, UX Research, UX Writing, and DesignOps across the multi-sided home services marketplace. He and his team help homeowners across the country create and care for homes they love, while s…

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Fonz Morris: Take a risk to honor yourself 44:46

2y ago44:46

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In today's episode, I speak with Fonz Morris. Fonz is an entrepreneur and self-taught designer, born in Brooklyn and now based in San Jose. He has worked in tech and design on both coasts of the United States, in Philadelphia, New York, Atlanta, Washington D.C., and California. His belief in the importance of self-driven education continued through…

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Andy Budd: How to move from practitioner to leader 53:42

2y ago53:42

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In today’s episode, I speak with Andy Budd. Andy is a design leader, conference speaker, start-up advisor & coach. He co-founded Clearleft, the first dedicated UX consultancy in the UK, along with the Leading Design and UX London conferences. He’s a member of the Adobe Design Circle, and has appeared on both the Wired 100 and BIMA 100 lists of infl…

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Rachel Weissman x Jayneil Dalal: Lessons from 10 days of silent meditation 41:41

2y ago41:41

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This is our 50th episode of Design To Be Conversation. Thank you all so much for your support – and an extra special thanks to those of you who have been listening since the beginning! Today we’re celebrating by doing something a little bit different. In this episode, our guest host Jayneil Dalal interviews me about my experience with a 10-day sile…

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Malthe Sigurdsson: Own your convictions in order to influence and create impact 40:18

2y ago40:18

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In today’s episode, I speak with Malthe Sigurdsson. Malthe has 25 years of experience as a designer and design leader building, scaling, and managing design organizations that deliver beautiful and effective work across multiple disciplines and product categories. He is currently the Chief Design Officer at Handshake, where he is leading product an…

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Ximena Vengoechea: How to uncover hidden needs in a conversation 51:24

2y ago51:24

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In today’s episode, I speak with Ximena Vengoechea. Ximena is a user researcher, writer, and illustrator whose work on personal and professional development has been published in Inc., The Washington Post, Newsweek, and Huffington Post. She is the author of the new book, Listen Like You Mean it: Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection (Portfolio…

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Susan Weinschenk: Maximize your creativity with brain science 49:47

2y ago49:47

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In today’s episode, I speak with Susan Weinschenk. Susan has a Ph.D. in Psychology and is the Chief Behavioral Scientist and CEO at The Team W, Inc, as well as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Susan consults with Fortune 1000 companies, start-ups, governments, and nonprofits, and is the author of several books, in…

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Indi Young: Make time to listen 59:43

2y ago59:43

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In today’s episode, I speak with Indi Young. Indi is a researcher who coaches, writes, and teaches about inclusive product strategy. Her work is rooted in the problem space where the focus is on people, not users. Indi pioneered opportunity maps, mental model diagrams, and thinking styles. Her way of approaching the problem allows teams to truly pa…

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Jeff Veen: How trust leads to innovation 49:42

2y ago49:42

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In today’s episode, I speak with Jeff Veen. Jeff is a Design Partner and Head of Platform at True Ventures, where he spends his time helping founders create better products. He does this as an advisor, as well, for companies like about.me, Medium, and WordPress. Previously, Jeff was VP of Design at Adobe after they acquired Typekit, the company he …

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Kat Vellos: How to overcome workplace loneliness 39:17

2y ago39:17

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In today’s episode, I speak with Kat Vellos. Kat is a connection coach and trusted expert on the power of cultivating meaningful friendships. In her former career as a user experience designer, she researched, designed, and advised on the user experience of countless flows in digital products serving millions of people at companies like Slack and P…

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Randy Hunt: Find more joy and more truth in your career 50:21

2y ago50:21

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In today's episode, I speak with Randy Hunt. Randy is a multi-hyphenate designer, executive, artist, musician, and writer. Professionally: Randy is Head of Design Strategy at Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange. He has served as Head of Design at Grab, Head of Design at Artsy, and VP of Design at Etsy. Randy is the author of Product Design for the We…

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Scott Jenson: Ask for what you want and be unattached to the result 29:40

2y ago29:40

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In today’s episode, I speak with Scott Jenson. Scott has been doing user interface design and strategic planning for over 30 years. He worked at Apple on System 7, Newton, and the Apple Human Interface guidelines. He was the director of Symbian’s DesignLab, manager of mobile UX for Google, and a creative director at frog design in San Francisco. He…

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Chine and Chuba Ezekwesili: Use the Framework of Intention to slow down, give gratitude, and take responsibility 45:51

2y ago45:51

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In today’s episode, I speak with Chine and Chuba Ezekwesili. Also known as the Ezeks Twins, Chine and Chuba are interdisciplinary designers, artists, and founders of Akanka, a design studio on a mission to create Heaven on Earth. Akanka achieves this mission by partnering with other visionaries to design and build ventures and movements. These incl…

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Mike Gorgone: Adopt the improv mindset of “yes, and…” to grow your EQ 42:28

2y ago42:28

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In today’s episode, I speak with Mike Gorgone. Mike is an Associate Director at EY. He is someone who loves being part of a creative, supportive and collaborative design team that builds engaging experiences for digital products at a company that fosters a culture that values design thinking and makes it a priority in how the company runs and solve…

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Ran Segall: How to grow your external self-awareness through feedback 38:32

2y ago38:32

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In today’s episode, I speak with Ran Segall. Ran has been a freelance web designer for 17 years — 6 of those as a full-time business owner. He started his career at big advertising and branding agencies, and as a freelancer, has served clients in many industries, including tech startups, social enterprises, and restaurateurs. By developing high-val…

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Sabrina Hall: How to give feedback that reduces harm 42:20

2y ago42:20

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In today’s episode, I speak with Sabrina Hall. Sabrina is a creative leader, product design manager, professor, and writer living in NYC. Currently, she is a Senior Product Design Manager at Etsy. With a career spanning over 14 years, she has collaborated with companies of all sizes. Sabrina is an activist, caring deeply about people and how design…

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Terrence Williams: How vulnerability can help you find your path 43:40

2y ago43:40

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We’re excited to be back after a few months' break. We have many inspiring guests in store for you this time around. We’ll be diving into their insightful stories and sharing their actionable advice, so you can invest in your emotional intelligence to become more impactful in your career. In today’s episode, I speak with Terrence Williams. Terrence…

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Raquel Breternitz: Manage burnout through intentionality 41:26

2+ y ago41:26

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Today’s show marks our 36th and final episode of the Design To Be Conversation podcast before we come back in February 2022. Before we dive into our episode for today, I want to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for listening and supporting Design To Be Conversation and thank you to each of our incredible guests who have made each episode s…

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Bonnie Bakhtiari: How to connect with your clients from a place of rest and purpose 44:37

2+ y ago44:37

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In today’s episode, I speak with Bonnie Bakhtiari. Bonnie is a brand designer and strategist for creative entrepreneurs, as well as a coach for fellow graphic, brand, and web designers. She specializes in crafting high converting, strategic brands for her custom design clients. Bonnie currently teaches fellow designers how to generate consistent in…

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May-Li Khoe: What it means to manage: Designing teams and cultures for the future 53:56

2+ y ago53:56

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In today’s episode, I speak with May-Li Khoe. May-Li is an interdisciplinary, quatricultural, twice-immigrant artist-researcher-designer-inventor who combines invention with cultural practices, bright colors, faces-on-things, and glitter. She brings over 20 years of experience in design, including serving as VP of Design at Khan Academy, co-foundin…

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Priya Anant: Learn to build trust and vulnerability with yourself and your team 41:44

2+ y ago41:44

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In today’s episode, I speak with Priya Anant. Priya is a Senior Director at Google where she has led user-facing teams in fighting spam, abuse and fraud to deliver safe and delightful user experiences. She leads a multi-disciplinary UX team focused on scaling UX and user-centric product development across Search, Assistant, Shopping, Travel, Maps a…

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Jon Delman: Navigate failure with kindness and curiosity 54:12

2+ y ago54:12

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In today’s episode, I speak with Jon Delman. Jon is a Director of Product Design at Twitter in San Francisco. He works within the design and research team focused on internal tools and product solutions. Jon offers tactical advice for young designers on how to approach learning by embracing the courage to fail through his article, Let it be a lesso…

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Rebecca Brooker: Foster inclusivity by data-driven design and research 43:21

2+ y ago43:21

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In today’s episode, I speak with Rebecca Brooker. Rebecca is a queer woman of color born in Trinidad + Tobago and currently based in Buenos Aires. She is the co-founder of Queer Design Club, the global online community for LGBTQ+ designers where she spearheads the Queer Design Count which is the first and only survey of LGBTQ+ people in design. She…

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Wendy Johansson: Identity’s role in design leadership 38:41

2+ y ago38:41

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In today’s episode, I speak with Wendy Johansson. Wendy is the Head of UX Apprentice Program at Amazon. She is a global product experience leader and entrepreneur focused on the intersection of product and user experience to scale high-performing global teams. She started and built her career as a UX leader at successful early-stage startups, co-fo…

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Jonathan Shariat: Tighten your communication skills by learning how to talk to kids 40:56

2+ y ago40:56

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In today’s episode, I speak with Jonathan Shariat. Jonathan is the co-author of Tragic Design published by O'Reilly. He co-hosts the Design Review podcast, and is currently an Interaction Designer and Accessibility Program Lead at Google. We dive into the importance of communication for designers to convey clarity and solve problems, what communica…

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Brad Frost: Why you should invest in your mental health as a designer 50:30

2+ y ago50:30

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In today’s episode, I speak with Brad Frost. Brad is a web designer, speaker, writer, and consultant based in Pittsburgh. He is the author of the book Atomic Design, which introduces a methodology to create and maintain effective design systems. Brad co-hosts the Style Guides Podcast and has helped create several tools and resources for web designe…

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Hana Schank: EQ as a career guidepost 34:09

2+ y ago34:09

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In today’s episode, I speak with Hana Schank. Hana is the Co-Director of Strategy for Public Interest Technology at New America where she works to develop the public interest technology field via research, storytelling, and hands-on projects. She is the co-author of Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology. In the private sect…

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Felix Lee: DesignBlitz: Scaling impact in growth and community 47:37

2+ y ago47:37

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In today’s episode, I speak with Felix Lee. Felix is the Co-Founder and CEO at ADPList on a mission to democratize mentorships for all. He is a designer, engineer, and tech entrepreneur who believes in constantly reinventing the way we experience the world and beyond through purposeful design. Previously, Felix co-founded Packdat and has worked wit…

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Jessica Helfand: What it means, right now, to be a self-reliant designer 42:03

2+ y ago42:03

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In today’s episode, I speak with Jessica Helfand. Jessica is the founding editor of Design Observer and author of numerous books on visual and cultural criticism including her new book aptly called Self-Reliance. She is an artist, designer, writer and educator and has taught in Paris, Porto, London, Malta, the Netherlands, and across the United Sta…

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Aarron Walter: How EQ can drive meaning 42:20

2+ y ago42:20

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In today’s episode, I speak with Aaron Walter. Aaron is Acting Director of Product at Resolve to Save Lives where he explores how design and technology can help fight COVID-19. Formerly, he was the VP of content at InVision with 20 years of experience running product teams and helping companies enact design best practices. Aarron founded the UX pra…

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Nancy Douyon: Communicate impact through storytelling 47:32

2+ y ago47:32

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In today’s episode, I speak with Nancy Douyon. Nancy is a Global Design Ethicist & Product Philosopher. For more than fifteen years, she’s been leading as a Black woman at Google, IBM, Intel, and Uber working on human experience product design. Throughout her career, Nancy has gained a reputation for delivering big results in a culturally honest an…

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Jared Spool: What makes a great UX leader in an organization 39:28

2+ y ago39:28

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In today’s episode, I speak with Jared Spool. Jared is the Co-Founder, Co-CEO, and Maker of Awesomeness at Center Centre – UIE. For the past 43 years, Jared has been working with hundreds of organizations in the tech world. He has written two books, published hundreds of articles and podcasts, and has been touring the world speaking to audiences ev…

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Chetana Deorah: Leading and designing with intention 46:03

2+ y ago46:03

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In today’s episode, I speak with Chetana Deorah. Chetana is the Design Director at Coursera that empowers online education worldwide. As a product design leader and mentor, Chetana helps empower human-centered design to achieve high-impact business goals. In her most recent post as Design Director at Netflix, she has led product design for global a…

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Jason James: Navigate burnout and hustle culture with mindfulness 39:29

2+ y ago39:29

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In today’s episode, I speak with Jason James. Jason is the VP of Design at Instacart, a grocery delivery and pick-up service where he leads product design, brand, and research. Previously, he served as VP of Design at Thumbtack and was leading design early in his career for Earnest, Intercom, Kin, and DoneDone. Jason is a mentor at Made in the Futu…

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Dori Tunstall: How inclusive leadership inspires greater meaning and purpose 47:05

2+ y ago47:05

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In today’s episode, I speak with Dori Tunstall. Dori is the Dean of Design at Ontario College of Art and Design University, and the first black female dean of a faculty of design. She is a design anthropologist, public intellectual, and design advocate who works at the intersections of critical theory, culture, and design. Dori leads the Cultures-B…

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Pablo Stanley: Curiosity will spark your design inspiration 38:35

3y ago38:35

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Today’s episode marks our 18th episode and the final episode of the first season of Design To Be Conversation. Season 2 will start back up the first week of August. We are beyond excited for what’s ahead! Today, I speak with Pablo Stanley. Pablo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Blush. Pablo has a YouTube channel called Sketch Together and gives talks a…

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Jared Erondu: Design for impact with a growth mindset 40:37

3y ago40:37

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In today’s episode, I speak with Jared Erondu. Jared is a design leader, investor, and advisor. He’s currently the VP of Design at Lattice where they are building people-first HR software to make the time we spend at work more meaningful. Jared is also the co-creator of Playbook and High Resolution, two projects dedicated to furthering knowledge-sh…

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Tiffani Jones Brown: Communication tactics to manage conflict and improve collaboration 43:40

3y ago43:40

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In today’s episode, I speak with Tiffani Jones Brown, Executive Editorial Director at Dropbox. Tiffani oversees an interdisciplinary team of copywriters, UX writers and graphic designers. She specializes in simple and emotionally intelligent branding and copy, defining the voice and tone for multiple startups, including Facebook and Pinterest. Tiff…

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