The Design Thinking 101 Podcast
Stories about what’s possible when you think and solve like a designer
Humble Design Leadership + Design Agency and Experience Design Evolution with Aleksandra Melnikova — DT101 E33
In this episode, I speak with Aleksandra Melnikova and talk about her position as Head of Experience Design at Publicis•Poke in London, England, humble design leadership, and how design is evolving to better serve our clients and the world. Aleksandra tells us about...
A Short Introduction to Design Thinking with Dawan Stanford — DT101 E32
Welcome to the Design Thinking 101 podcast! I’m Dawan Stanford, your host. This episode is a short introductory to design thinking through the lens of seeing, solving and acting. Listen to learn more about: The fundamentals of design thinking Dawan’s definition of...
Launching and Leading a University-wide Design Thinking Initiative with Danielle Lake — DT101 E31
Welcome to the Design Thinking 101 podcast! I'm Dawan Stanford, your host. Today I'm interviewing Danielle Lake. She is the Director of Design Thinking and Associate Professor at Elon University. As a feminist pragmatist, her scholarship explores the connections and...
Redesigning a Design School + Designing Higher Ed with Jason Schupbach — DT101 E30
In this episode, I speak with Jason Schupbach, who is the Director of the Design School at Arizona State University. Prior to this position, he was Director of Design and Creative Placemaking Programs for the National Endowment for the Arts, where he oversaw all the...
Designing Culture at Work + Social Innovation + Necessary Disquiet with Lauren Currie — DT101 E29
Lauren is a designer who believes and creates in and for a better world. She is the Managing Director of NOBL in the UK and Europe, and Founder of UpFront. She has also been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to design and diversity. She...
Behavioral Science + Behavior Change Design + Social Impact with Dustin DiTommaso — DT101 E28
Dustin is a designer and researcher who works to integrate the study and application of behavioral science and human-centered design to develop digital interventions that change real-world behaviors. In 2009, he founded the Behavior Change Design practice at Mad*Pow,...
Speculative Design + Designing for Justice + Design Research with Alix Gerber — DT101 E27
Alix Gerber is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, and has been developing and teaching courses there, such as Radical Design, where undergraduate students imagine alternatives to civic experiences like policing, capitalism,...
There Are No Problems Worth Solving — Only Questions Worth Asking // ALD 003 — DT101 E65
This episode is based on this article: ALD 003 // There Are No Problems Worth Solving – Only...
Micro Course: How to Conduct Listening Sessions with Indi Young — DT101 E64
In this episode, Indi Young joins me to deliver a micro-course on listening sessions. I’m...
Design, and One Question to Rule Them All // ALD 002 — DT101 E63
This episode is based on this article: ALD 002 // Design, and One Question to Rule Them All. Read...
Civic Design + Innovation Ops + System Design with Ryann Hoffman — DT101 E62
Ryann Hoffman is a system designer and design leader specializing in design and complex systems...
Ask Like a Designer — DT101 E61
Show Summary Thank you for listening to this Ask Like a Designer episode of the Design Thinking...
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