Design Better
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Design Better co-hosts Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter explore the intersection of design, technology, and the creative process through conversations with inspiring guests across many creative fields, to help you hone your craft, unlock your creativity, and learn the art of collaboration.
Whether you’re design curious or a design pro, Design Better is guaranteed to inspire and inform. Vanity Fair calls Design Better, “sharp, to the point, and full of incredibly valuable information for anyone looking to better understand how to build a more innovative world.”
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Rewind: OK Go: Making the impossible possible
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Jordan Mechner: Pioneering game designer on creating Prince of Persia, Karateka, and a new graphic novel memoir
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Brad Frost: Design systems are about human relationships
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Heidi Trost: Human Centered Security
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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The Brief: Afraid of losing your job? Become irreplaceable
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Trenton Doyle Hancock: An artist’s process for creating order from chaos
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Dan Harden: Form follows emotion—industrial design lessons from George Nelson to Steve Jobs
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Kristen Berman: Behavioral economics expert on designing products that change behavior
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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The Brief: What designers can learn from writers and storytellers
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Gareth Hinds: A golden age for the graphic novel
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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From your inbox to your ears: Audio versions of The Brief
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Kevin Bethune: Nonlinear—Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Scott Belsky: Adobe's Chief Strategist on navigating the creative Cambrian Explosion
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Idris Brewster: Bringing history to life with augmented reality
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Jake Knapp: Click—How to make what people want
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Jenny Blackburn: Google's VP of UX for Gemini on how generative AI can improve our workflows
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Scott Berkun: Why Design is Hard
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Marcus Bell: Producer and songwriter for Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, and Timbaland on music and creativity in the age of AI
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Reconsidering: Mastering change with Brad Stulberg
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Rewind: Jonathan Hoefler: Typography legend on type history, philosophy, and entrepreneurship
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Alastair Simpson: From professional soccer to leading design at DropBox
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: Jason Giles, VP of Product Design at UserTesting, live in Austin
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Bishop Briggs: Award winning singer-songwriter on creative transformation after loss
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Design Better 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Live at Savannah College of Art and Design, with Kate Aronowitz, Steve Johnson, Kat Holmes and Jaime Lopez
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: Gali Erez, head of Wix Studio
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Kamasi Washington: A jazz genius on collaborative lessons learned from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and more
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Adam Moss: The Work of Art
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Andrew Evans: Design & magic 🪄
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Diane Hoskins and Andy Cohen: Design for a Radically Changing World
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Jason Chatfield: New Yorker cartoonist on his creative process
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Mattias Hollwich: AI & Architecture
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Skye Waterson: Creative work and ADHD
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Enrique Allen: Design and entrepreneurship at Designer Fund
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Design Better Trailer
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Yashar Kassai: Artwork and production design for Spiderman: Into The Spider-Verse, TMNT, and more
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Shirley Kurata and Mimi Haddon: Palace Costume and costume design for "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Brendan Boyle: Toy design, play, and the creative process
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Rewind: Vicki Tan: Learning from new voices
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Connor Moore: Sound design for Tesla, Uber, Peloton and more
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Matt Abrahams: Think Faster, Talk Smarter
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Quilt + Mike & Maaike: Designing for sustainability
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Rewind: Julie Zhuo: Facebook's former VP of Product Design on what she got right and wrong as a leader
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Roger Horrocks: My Octopus Teacher's cinematographer on shaping story and cultivating patience
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Steve Portigal: The art of interviewing users
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Dan Mall: Scaling design systems
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Rewind: Sara Seager: Astrophysicist pushing the boundaries of collaboration while discovering exoplanets
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Carissa Carter and Scott Doorley: Assembling Tomorrow
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Celene Aubry: 100+ years of designing for legendary musicians at Hatch Show Print
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Special Episode: "Say More" Feed Drop from The Boston Globe with guest Cal Newport
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Hillary Coe: Emmy Award-winning designer, certified commercial pilot, astronaut candidate, and drag-racing record holder on designing for SpaceX and Vast
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Bonus: AI and the Creative Process
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Ben Clymer: Hodinkee founder on watch design and creating a compelling content brand
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May 28, 2024 |
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Natsai Audrey Chieza: Designing with biology
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May 21, 2024 |
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Pablo Stanley: A creative force of nature on the importance persistence and hustle
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May 14, 2024 |
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Tasha Golden: Avoiding burnout while pursuing creativity with passion
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May 07, 2024 |
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Jonathan Adler: Famed potter and designer on bringing creativity into all aspects of life
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Making Design Better—better—with weekly episodes, an enhanced newsletter, and more
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Brian Tyler, composer for Yellowstone, Crazy Rich Asians, Mario Brothers, and more, on his creative process
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Bonus: Eric Snowden, Head of Adobe Design, on AI + Design
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Kate Aronowitz: Shaping the story of design in business
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Ellen Lupton: Thinking With Type
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Jonathan Hoefler: Typography legend on type history, philosophy, and entrepreneurship
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Bonus: Hamish Smyth of Standards
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Bonus: Hiroki Asai, Global Head of Marketing at Airbnb
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Vanessa Gennarelli: Surviving Change at Work
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Scott Rice: Creative lessons learned teaching film with Matthew McConaughey
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Autumn Durald Arkapaw: Cinematographer for Wakanda Forever and Loki on the overlap between design and photography
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Rewind: Midcentury modern design principles and Heath Ceramics
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Barry Katz: The history and philosophy of design in Silicon Valley and beyond
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Dorrian Porter, CEO of Vestaboard
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Paola Antonelli: How design shapes culture
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Design Better Holiday Gift Guide
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Tycho: The soundtrack for creative work
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Gil Gershoni on Dyslexic Design Thinking
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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OK Go: Making the impossible possible
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Announcing something new…
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Paula Scher: Pentagram legend on design, persuasion & embracing mistakes
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Matt D Smith from Shift Nudge on the elements of a great user interface
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Llisa Demetrios: Ray and Charles Eames's granddaughter on their legacy and influence on mid century modern design
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Bayard Winthrop, CEO of American Giant
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Ed Catmull: Creative lessons from Lucasfilm to Pixar and beyond
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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David Sedaris: How observation and prototyping shapes his work
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Design Better Trailer
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Design Better's New Adventure: Exciting changes to the show
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode with Don Norman: Panel discussion on designing a better world
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Ole Lütjens: The story behind the Disney+ launch
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Georg Petschnigg: Product design and storytelling at The New York Times
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Eileen Fisher, Rewind: How design principles and systems guide a clothing company
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Donna Lichaw: The leader’s journey
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Robert Brunner: The design giant who hired Jony Ive
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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John Maeda: AI + Design
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May 23, 2023 |
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Sheena Iyengar: Decision making and innovation myths
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May 09, 2023 |
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Matt Mullenweg: WordPress, AI, and jazz
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Kevin Bethune: Innovation lessons from a nuclear engineer turned Air Jordan designer
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Tony Fadell: iPhone inventor on how to build the future
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Judy and Daniel Wert: Surviving the tech layoffs
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Tina Seelig: Constraints drive creativity
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Meredith Black: DesignOps has become essential
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Greg Hoffman: Nike CMO on the role of emotion in design
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Felecia Hatcher: Black Ambition CEO on entrepreneurship and working with Pharrell Williams
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Seth Godin, Rewind: Learning to take risks, be generous, and make a ruckus
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Dr. Sian Proctor: SpaceX astronaut on imposter syndrome
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Katrina Alcorn: IBM’s head of design on why partnerships are essential
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Nir Eyal: How to be indistractable
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May 24, 2022 |
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Detria Williamson: IDEO CMO on making collaboration more inclusive
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May 10, 2022 |
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Guy Kawasaki: Lessons from Apple's early days
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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John Cleese, Rewind: Monty Python's cheerful guide to creativity
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Eileen Fisher: How design principles and systems guide a clothing company
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Robin Petravic: Midcentury modern design principles and Heath Ceramics
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Vicki Tan: Spotify's design process and finding your purpose
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Judy Wert: Negotiating salary and navigating career changes
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Benjamin Evans, Rewind: Inclusive design at Airbnb
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Scott Berkun: How design makes the world
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Sandy Fershee: How design thinking is transforming Ford
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Chris Kemp: CEO of rocket maker Astra on collaborating on challenging problems
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Julie Zhuo, Rewind: Facebook's VP of Product Design on what she got right and wrong as a leader
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Rosanne Somerson: A look inside RISD, one of America’s premier design schools
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Sara Seager: What the search for exoplanets can teach us about collaboration
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Dan Pink: Why collaboration is the key to being persuasive
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May 25, 2021 |
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Steve Johnson and Rochelle King: How Netflix designs for a global audience
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Doug Pray and Matt Weaver: Apple TV+ Home and how spaces change our behavior
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Jason Mayden: Air Jordan design and a brush with death that shaped a career
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Brian Chesky: Airbnb’s co-founder on designing for trust
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Annie Jean Baptiste: Google's approach to inclusive design
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Bill Burnett: Designing your work fife
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Debbie Millman: Revealing what matters the most to designers and creatives
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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John Maeda: Design in Tech Report
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Seth Godin: Learning to take risks, be generous, and make a ruckus
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Jina Anne: How design systems affect company culture
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Jahan Mantin and Boyuan Gao: Designing for diversity
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Marty Cagan: Understanding product management and Agile
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Naveen Gavini: Uniting design and engineering at Pinterest
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May 19, 2020 |
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Stephen Deasy: How designers and engineers can work together better
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May 12, 2020 |
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Joshua Seiden: Agile, Lean UX, and measuring your work
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May 05, 2020 |
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Steve Rader: NASA's approach to problem-solving and leading people
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Ryan Rumsey: Designers need to understand the language of business
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Remote Work for Design Teams: Lessons in leadership, collaboration, and culture
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Richard Banfield and Alison Rand: Remote design sprints and design reviews
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Making remote teams work
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Jehad Affoneh: VMWare’s head of design on being a business leader, not a design leader
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Joanna Peña-Bickley: Amazon Alexa's design leader on collaboration and diverse teams
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Natalya Shelburne: How designers and developers work together at The New York Times
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Kristin Wisnewski: More women in tech leadership roles
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Nancy Douyon: Ethical and inclusive design
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Season 4 Preview Episode
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Rewind: David Kelley, Founder of IDEO and the Stanford d.school, on Creative Confidence and Aligning Teams
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Stephen Gates: Hiring and retaining the best design talent
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Lessons from Season 3
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Jina Anne: Getting clarity on the components and maintenance of design systems
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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Diego Rodriguez: How Intuit built design culture into the business
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Journey into the connected workflow
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Che Douglas: Transforming design at The Wall Street Journal and Booking.com
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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Lori Kaplan: Atlassian's playbook for team collaboration
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Quinton Larson: How Indeed kicks off projects the right way
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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Bob Baxley: How Apple ran design like the Saturday Night Live writer's room
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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Josh Ulm: Wells Fargo’s VP of Design on how design should be influencing business
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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Brad Frost and Dan Mall: Rethinking Agile and how designers collaborate with developers
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Benjamin Evans: How Airbnb uses inclusive design to create a successful business
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May 28, 2019 |
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Abigail Hart Gray: Google's Director of UX explains design to non-designers with numbers
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May 13, 2019 |
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Julie Zhuo: Facebook's former VP of Product Design on what she got right and wrong as a leader
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode: Leah Buley and the New Frontier of Design Maturity
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Season 3 Special Preview
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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Jake Knapp: The guy who brought us the design sprint wants us to rethink time management
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Oct 09, 2018 |
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Margaret Stewart: Facebook's VP of Product Design on what unifies big teams
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Aug 06, 2018 |
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Kim Williams: How Indeed's design system inspires collaboration
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Jul 23, 2018 |
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Rewind: Irene Au explains the secrets to scaling design teams at Google
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Jul 09, 2018 |
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Vas Natarajan: Hallmarks of a healthy team and better designer/developer partnerships
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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Maria Giudice: The origin of DesignOps and how to make Agile not suck for designers
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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Megan Quinn: A venture capitalist's views on how to scale a team
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May 29, 2018 |
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Meriah Garrett: Secrets to leading big design teams
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May 15, 2018 |
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TS Balaji: Thinking and acting like a business leader
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Apr 30, 2018 |
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Diana Mounter: Building efficient design systems at Github
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Apr 16, 2018 |
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Meredith Black: building DesignOps dream teams
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Apr 01, 2018 |
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Lynsey Thornton: Inside Shopify’s growth, re-organization, and design system
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Mar 18, 2018 |
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Mia Blume: Are you ready to shift from team member to team leader?
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Oct 29, 2017 |
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Christian Madsbjerg: How ethnography leads to a deeper understanding of users
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Oct 15, 2017 |
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Jake Knapp: Lessons from running 150+ design sprints at Google Ventures
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Oct 01, 2017 |
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Laura Martini: So your boss doesn't believe in design research
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Sep 17, 2017 |
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Michael Leon: How skateboarding prepared him for Nike, Patagonia, and Sonos
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Sep 03, 2017 |
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Alex Schleifer: Airbnb's hasty Super Bowl decision guided by a clear mission
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Aug 20, 2017 |
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Albert Lee: Learning UX from Frank Gehry, IDEO, and Chez Panisse
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Jul 21, 2017 |
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Dan Winger: The evolution of LEGO from simple bricks to interactive storytelling
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Jul 21, 2017 |
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David Kelley: The birth of design thinking and what he's most proud of
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Jul 20, 2017 |
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Irene Au: How Larry Page's view on aesthetics changed Google
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Jul 20, 2017 |