Ep 84 Design: The need for ethical design
You may be tempted to skip this episode because ethics isn't the most exciting topic, but the need for a deeper understanding of ethical des...
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Ep 83 Leadership: Your leadership maturity level, persona and communication style
We have talked a lot about leadership over the course of this show but this episode will focus more on concrete ways of measuring your leade...
Ep 82 Creativity: 'The Future is Creative' keynote from HOW Design Live 2019
This episode is a replay of my main stage keynote from HOW Design Live 2019. This talk is a culmination of everything I have seen and learne...
Ep 81 Creativity: 'Why innovation is rarely authorized' panel from HOW Design 2019
Every company says they want more innovation and leaders who are able to deliver it yet they are often more afraid of extinction than the ch...
Ep 80 Career: How to find and restore your confidence
Confidence is something we all seem to be constantly working on since it can be easily faked, lost, or thanks to design imposter syndrome al...
Ep 79 Listener questions: Design operations, start-ups, company "purpose", your career and building a team.
In this episode, we will answer listener questions about clarifying design operations as a discipline, advice for designers who want to run...
Ep 78 Creativity: How improv can make your team more creative
At its best, creativity is about spontaneity, creativity, and collaboration. There are few places where we can all of these on display more...
Ep 77 Leadership: 'Building an In-House Design Powerhouse' keynote from SXSW 2019
A replay of my sold out keynote 'Building an In-House Design Powerhouse' from SXSW 2019 that looked at how companies want creativity and des...
Ep 76 Creativity: Why cognitive bias is the real problem with your work.
Why is it no matter where we work we run into the same frustrating behaviors in our team, our clients, and even ourselves time and time agai...
Ep 75 Career: How to survive corporate politics with grace and integrity
Dealing with politics is a necessary evil no matter where you work and at their worst can be so complicated that they can drive you out of a...
Ep 74 Process: Design Thinking isn't bullsh*t. The way you apply it is.
Lately, I have seen some talks, articles and gotten some questions from people who are struggling with or just downright angry at using Desi...
Ep 73 Listener questions: Design leadership, office environments, design authority. conflict and sharing.
In this episode we will answer listener questions about how to make the transition from design lead to design executive, how do you create a...
Ep 72 Leadership: How to create REAL innovation
Innovation is easily the most abused word in the corporate lexicon because we all talk about it so much but so few companies and teams are a...
Ep 71 Career: How to become a digital product designer
The number one question I get asked on a weekly basis is how to move from a marketing, branding or advertising role into a digital design or...
Ep 70 Leadership: Understanding and improving your emotional intelligence
To lead creative teams you need to be able to understand your emotions, understand how other people feel and how your emotions can have an e...
Ep 69 Creativity: How to fight imposter syndrome
Even the most successful creatives a little secret we all share - from time to time we feel like frauds. It's called design imposter syndrom...
Ep 68 Your career: What's the equation for doing great work?
There are so many elements that go into building a great career but what are those elements and how do you keep them in the right balance to...
Ep 67 Creativity: How to give better design feedback
Creativity is all about collaboration which is why, whether you are leading a team or part of it, giving great feedback is an essential skil...
Ep 66 Originality: What to embrace, fight, stop and start to rediscover your voice and create your best ideas.
Everyone wants to let their work have a stronger voice and be more original but we have to deal with self-doubt, group think, and working fo...
Ep 65 Listener questions: Branding navigation, hamburger menus, design systems, inspiring change and more.
In this episode, we will answer listener questions about if main navigation should just get you around or project a brand image, if there su...