Episodes
I caught up with great friend of the podcast, Amy Bucher. Amy is author of Engaged on Rosenfeld Media and we chat about her role of CBO (chief behavioural officer) at Lirio. On Lirio's website, they state 'Our purpose is to combine the power of behavioural science with artificial intelligence to drive positive behavior change for the betterment of all people'. We chat about how this works within the delicate realms of healthcare - and makes for a fantastic conversation. View transcript, show...
Published 12/12/22
In this episode I chat with Kelly O Dowd, a recently graduate from NCAD in Ireland. We chat about what the experience was like leaving University, her search for jobs, and where they feel there’s opportunity for universities to better support students in that highly emotional stage of life - the transitional period between Uni and working life. Kelly is totally fantastic and I know you will get a lot out of this episode.  Let’s jump into the episode. Full transcript and show notes are...
Published 12/07/22
I caught up Mansi Gupta, founder of Unconform. Mansi is a designer, researcher and is working to increase the dialogue regarding the intersection of women and design. She’s been exploring the short comings of Human Centered Design, and we chat openly about where and how she sees the problems.  Transcript and show notes are available on https://www.thisishcd.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 12/07/22
I caught up Scott Jenson recently - Scott refers to himself as a battle scarred veteran of the software industry.  He has been doing user interface design and strategic planning for over 30 years. He worked at Apple on System 7, Newton, and the Apple Human Interface guidelines. He was UX director of Symbian, VP of product design for Cognima, managed mobile UX for Google and was a creative director at frog design in San Francisco. Scott returned to Google in 2013 to lead the Physical Web...
Published 12/07/22
I recently caught up for coffee with John Collins, also based in Dublin, and the former Director of Content for Intercom and now an independent consultant working in content marketing for businesses around the world. In this conversation we chat about the role of Content Marketing vs Product Marketing and chat about the massive growth of Intercom over the 7 years that John was there. I put John on the spot (you’re welcome John!) and asked him for the 5-key learnings during this period and...
Published 12/07/22
In this episode I chat with Marzia Aricò, Design Director at Livework in London, and based in the stunning city of Rotterdam. We chat about service measurement - and some of the new work that Marzia and her colleagues at Livework have been working on to help move the dial forward for organisations in this space. It’s a fantastic conversation and totally enjoyed connecting with Marzia - let’s jump in! Become a Patron of This is HCD / https://www.thisishcd.com/become-a-patron Buy Gerry a...
Published 12/07/22
The episode you are about to hear is with Felisha Araniti, from SCAD University in Savannah. Felisha connected with me several years ago when we ran the first Doing Design Festival and recently published a visualisation that caught my attention. Titled ‘Neurodiversity’ within Human Centered Design Practice, I connected some of the dots between a conversation or episode with Brigette Metzler about how certain neurodiverse minds may well be better suited to aspects of design. It was a throw...
Published 12/07/22
Our goal is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. If you like what we do at This is HCD and want to help us - there are a few things you can do; Leave a review wherever you like to listen to the podcast it takes a couple of minutes, but it’s one of the most important thing you can do to show support - every little helps.  Become a Patron. You...
Published 12/07/22
Our goal here is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. This is a new type of episode that I am looking to explore more over the coming years, and that is looking laterally into other fields where we as change-makers can find inspiration. And inspiration you are 100% about to feel and hear in this conversation with one of the finest...
Published 12/07/22
Our goal here is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. If you’re new around here, let me tell you a little bit about This is HCD. It started life in Sydney, whilst I lived there for nearly 14-years. We have been creating content for over 5-years - all for the love of sharing knowledge to the global design community. At the moment, this podcast is...
Published 12/06/22
My name is Gerry Scullion and I am a designer, educator and host of This is HCD, based in the wonderful city of Dublin, Ireland. Our goal here is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. If you’re new around here, let me tell you a little bit about This is HCD. It started life in Sydney, whilst I lived there for nearly 14-years. We have been creating...
Published 10/25/22
Save 30% on Visualisation for Change-Makers course Hello and welcome to Bringing Design Closer. Our goal is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. Before we jump in, I have a favour to ask. Ive been creating content for This is HCD for over 5-years or so, all for the love of sharing knowledge to the global design community. One thing you could do...
Published 09/07/22
APAC - Trauma Informed Design Essentials with Rachael Dietkus happens September 7 (Australian time) In this episode I speak with June Holley, from NetworkWeaver.com - June is at the forefront of thought-leadership when it comes to community building and we speak about all matters of what community and networks mean - how they differ and also how to go about foster communities for change-makers.  I think you’re going to enjoy it! https://www.networkweaver.com June Holley on Twitter Email...
Published 08/29/22
NEW: Support This is HCD by taking one of our courses https://www.thisishcd.com/courses Hello and welcome to Bringing Design Closer. Our goal is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. This is HCD is almost 5-years old. We’ve been creating content regularly for that period of time, and if you want to help us out - please leave a review for us...
Published 06/22/22
Hello and welcome to Bringing Design Closer. Our goal is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. This is HCD is almost 5-years old. We’ve been creating content regularly for that period of time, and if you want to help us out - please leave a review for us wherever you are listening. Those lovely algorithms love reviews, as it helps us grow our...
Published 06/14/22
Hello and welcome to Bringing Design Closer. Our goal is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. This is HCD is almost 5-years old and we just passed 200 episodes on Apple Podcasts. We’ve been creating content regularly for that period of time, and if you want to help us out - please leave a review for us wherever you are listening. Those lovely...
Published 06/01/22
Today on the show we have Laura Yarrow, Head of Design and Her Majesty’s Land Registry in the UK. In this episode we chat about design agitation and enabling change within organisations. Laura recently shared a fantastic thread on twitter about many of the common designer statements that we probably all have heard a thousand times “no one is listening to me”. We chat about the challenges that many designers have - and how Laura approaches many of these problems in her role within...
Published 05/18/22
This episode is brought to you by our incredible friends at Shopify. Hello and welcome to Bringing Design Closer. Our goal is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. My name is Gerry Scullion, I’m the Founder of the Human Centered Design Network and CEO of This is Doing - home to many of the worlds best design and change maker courses...
Published 05/05/22
Hello and welcome to Bringing Design Closer. Our goal is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. My name is Gerry Scullion, I’m the Founder of the Human Centered Design Network and CEO of This is Doing - home to many of the worlds best design and change maker courses online. Today on the show we have Sasja Nieukerk-Chomos - President of Dynamic...
Published 04/20/22
Hello and welcome to Bringing Design Closer, the podcast focussed on discussing Designs role in tackling  complex societal issues. Our goal is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. My name is Gerry Scullion, I’m the Founder of the Human Centered Design Network and CEO of This is Doing - home to many of the worlds best design and change maker...
Published 04/05/22
Note: Shopify is a sponsor of This is HCD. This conversation was unscripted and relatively unedited but we wanted to flag this to our listeners. Next month, marks This is HCD’s 5th anniversary. If you’ve found this network useful to you over the last 5-years, and want to help me and the team at This is HCD you can do two things. If you haven’t already done it, sign up to our newsletter on This is HCD, where you get fortnightly content about all that is going on in the world of This is HCD....
Published 03/15/22
Hello and welcome to Bringing Design Closer, the podcast focussed on discussing Designs role in tackling  complex societal issues. Our goal is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. It’s the start of 2022 and want to ask a favour before we jump in. If you haven’t already done it, sign up to our newsletter on This is HCD, where you get fortnightly...
Published 02/04/22
Doing Design Festival V3 'Better Together' - February 11 2022. Tickets: https://www.thisisdoing.com/the-doing-design-festival Today on the show we have Renee Abrecht Mallinger - a Lead Design Researcher at one of my favourite design studios Global Good Studio of Chicago. We chat about the intersectionality of Renees’ previous career as a middle school and high school teacher and now as Design Researcher, primarily focussed on governmental and societal work. What pieces has Renee felt set...
Published 01/14/22
Doing Design Festival V3 'Better Together' - February 11 2022. Tickets: https://www.thisisdoing.com/the-doing-design-festival Hello and welcome to another episode of Bringing Design Closer. My name is Gerry Scullion, and I’m a service designer, and founder of This is HCD and CEO of This is Doing - we provide live online design and innovation classes , providing training for people within the Design and change-making space.  You are in for a treat today folks - I caught up with the one and...
Published 12/20/21
Welcome to Bringing Design Closer, the podcast focussed on discussing Designs role in tackling complex societal issues. Our goal is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems. In this episode I speak with Moodi Mahmoudi of Next, a business centred around helping organisations create frameworks for design and innovation within their businesses - we speak...
Published 11/21/21