The Design Thinking 101 Podcast
Stories about what’s possible when you think and solve like a designer
Language + Design Research + Researcher Self-Care with Abby Bajuniemi — DT101 E96
Dr. Abby Bajuniemi holds a PhD in applied linguistics from the University of Minnesota and is currently a user researcher in industry. We talk about language, design research and researcher self-care. Listen to Learn About How language and linguistics affect design...
5.5 Things Every Designer Should Know About Strategic Foresight with Bart Édes — DT101 E95
This episode of the Design Thinking 101 podcast is 5.5 Things Every Designer Should Know About: Strategic Foresight. Our guest today is Bart Édes. Bart is a professor at McGill University in International Development. Listen to Learn About Future thinking and...
Designing Brand Experience + Commercial Design for Good with Jos Harrison — DT101 E94
Jos Harrison is the global head of brand experience and design at Reckitt. We talk about brand experience design and commercial design for good. Listen to Learn About Brand building Finding ways for companies to do good in a way that builds brand Learning design...
Innovation Culture + Future of Work + Designing Value with Marc Bolick — DT101 E93
Marc Bolick is the managing partner of the DesignThinkers Group. We're talking about innovation and culture, the future of work and designing value. Listen to Learn About DesignThinkers Group Using design thinking in innovation strategy and projects The future of work...
Protect Your Solutions with Transformation Stories: Part 2 — Telling Well // ALD 011 — DT101 E92
Thank you for listening to this Ask Like a Designer episode of the Design Thinking 101 Podcast. This episode continues where Episode 89 on crafting transformation stories left off, and focuses on telling your solution’s transformation story. This episode is based on...
Design + Afrofuturism + Doomsday Optimism with Raja Schaar — DT101 E91
Raja Schaar is an industrial designer, afrofuturist and doomsday optimist. She is the Director at Drexel University's product design program and co-chair of the Industrial Designers Society of America, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Council. Listen to Learn About...
Lego Serious Play + Creating Together + Designing for Being with Jane Hession and Ronan Healy — DT101 E90
Dr. Jane Hession and Ronan Healy are the founders of How Might We, a service design studio in Ireland. We talk about Lego Serious Play, creating together, and designing for being. Listen to Learn About The importance of giving adults permission to be playful The LEGO...
5.5 Things Every Designer Should Know About Positive Childhood Experiences with Robert Sege — DT101 E110
This episode of the Design Thinking 101 podcast is 5.5 Things Every Designer Should Know About:...
Healthcare Innovation + Nursing + Opportunities for Designers — DT101 E109
Michael Ackerman is currently the director of the Master in Healthcare Innovation Program and...
Designing a Learning System for the Good Life // ALD 013 — DT101 E108
This is a Design Thinking 101 episode in the Ask Like a Designer series. Ask Like a Designer helps...
Humans + AI + Design with Ruth Kikin-Gil — DT101 E107
Ruth Kikin-Gil is a design strategist, a digital product designer, and a practical dreamer who...
5.5 Things Every Designer Should Know About Hacking Bureaucracy with Marina Nitze — DT101 E106
Marina Nitze is co-author of the book Hack Your Bureaucracy and works at Layer Aleph, a crisis...
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