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In this episode we collaborate with Advanced Design’s Context Podcast: I talk with Hector Silva, Founder of Advanced Design & Research Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame about the future of design education and bring value to design communities. I also share a bit about my personal journey and mission behind Designdrives.
Read MoreIn this episode I talk with Chris Jackson, Founder and Director of We Create Future in New Zealand. We touch on why future thinking is important and why there is not the “one future” but rather a plurality of futures but also why and how we as designers should consider the long term consequences in of our design decisions in times of design sprints and increasingly fast design circles.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Paul Hatch - CEO of Teams Design USA. We talk about the journey of scaling a design studio and why it is important to specialise and be known for a certain skill and topic. We also dive into how Industrial Design was influenced by UX and how ID will change in the future considering topics like AI-driven tools and generative design. The main topic certainly was the topic of IoT: how connected products and the process and thinking around these changing the role of design and the importance of having designer involved early in the process.
Read MoreIt was was an inspiring conversation with Laura Silva - VP Accessibility Technology - UX Design Lead at Bank of America as well Mentor at Girls Who Code and formerly UX Designer at Amazon. She shares outstanding insights on the importance of accessibility, inclusivity and diversity - and why it is key to drive impact as a designer.
Read MoreIn episode 17, I talk with Qin Li, VP of Design at Fuseproject in San Francisco and the Chair of the Board of Directors at Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). In Chicago we sat together to learn about her experience on humanising technology through design and why design is important when it comes to driving innovation - especially looking at aspects like robotics and new technologies.
Read MoreIn episode 16, I talk with Kathleen Brandenburg, Co-founder and Chief Design Strategy Officer at IA Collaborative - a global design and innovation agency in Chicago and Los Angeles. She is also part of the Innovation Council at Northwestern University, Board Member at Chicago’s IIT Institute of Design, Board of Trustees Member at IIT, and also recently co-taught Design for Social Innovation as a visiting professor at Harvard University.
Read MoreIn the newest episode, I got the honour to sit together Brett Lovelady, Founder & CEO of ASTRO Studios in San Francisco. Brett is one of the world's top design leaders by directing some of the world’s most culturally relevant programs, helping clients generate over $60+ billion in new revenue worldwide and advocating for design in many influential situations. He shares his perspectives on the intersection of design and business, learning from his experience founding startups like ASTRO Gaming, Minus-8 Watch and serving as a VP to frog and Lunar.
Read MoreChris Lovin, a hybrid designer working on the intersection of Interaction and Industrial Design on the impact of design. Currently he works as an Experience Design Lead at athenahealth and previously at frog, Honeywell, Mixer Design Group and others o connected product experiences.
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