The Design Thinking 101 Podcast
Stories about what’s possible when you think and solve like a designer
Leading a Design Thinking Consultancy, Betting Small to Win Big, and Driving Business Growth with Design Thinking with Natalie Foley — DT101 E5
*Since our interview with Natalie was recorded, she was promoted to CEO of Peer Insight. We've left her title in our show notes as 'COO' to reflect the recorded interview.* Welcome to the Design Thinking 101 podcast! I’m Dawan Stanford, your host. In this episode,...
A Design Thinking Practitioner’s Shift into Higher Education and the Potential for Design Thinking in Higher Education with Fred Leichter — DT101 E4
In this episode, I’m joined by Fred Leichter, the Founding Director of the Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity. We’ll talk about what Fred learned and led design during his 25-year career at Fidelity Investments, how he’s applying that experience...
Stakeholder-Centered Design, Design Thinking in Large Organizations, and Critique for Design Teams with Jean-Louis Racine — DT01 E3
Welcome to the Design Thinking 101 podcast! I’m Dawan Stanford, your host. The remarkable Jean-Louis Racine, head of the World Bank’s infoDev Climate Technology Program, joins me today to discuss how he came to apply design thinking in his work, doing design thinking...
The Innovators’ Compass, Making Design Thinking Accessible, and How to Design Well with Others with Ela Ben-Ur — DT101 E2
Ela Ben-Ur joins me in this episode to talk about the work that she’s done to make design thinking accessible and easy with the Innovators’ Compass. Ela spent 13 years at IDEO, and has taught courses from product design to life design at pioneering Olin College as an...
Designing for the Greater Good, Strategy + Design Thinking, and Measuring Design Thinking with Jeanne Liedtka — DT101 E1
Welcome to the Design Thinking 101 podcast! I’m Dawan Stanford, your host. In each episode, you’ll learn to apply design thinking to your goals and challenges. Our guests, who come from a wide variety of industries, will share stories, lessons, ideas, experience, and...
A Designer’s Journey into Designing for Health and Healthcare with Lorna Ross — DT101 E45
Lorna Ross, the Chief Innovation Officer at VHI Health and Well-Being, discusses her career and...
Designing Health Systems + Creating Effective Design Workshops with Sean Molloy — DT101 E44
Sean works in the healthcare industry as a Director of Patient Quality Experience at North York...
Adding System Awareness to System Design to Your Innovation Stack with Julie Guinn — DT101 E43
Julie Guinn combines design, research, strategy, and systems thinking to help teams build...
Learning Design + Designing for How People Learn with Julie Dirksen — DT101 E42
Julie Dirksen is a learning strategist with more than 15 years of experience creating highly...
Innovation in Nursing Education + Design Thinking for Health with Marion Leary — DT101 E41
Marion Leary is the Director of Innovation at the Pennsylvania School of Nursing. We discuss...
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