An invitation to be explorers, not just problem-solvers We tend to see design and innovation as problem-solving spaces. This engineering and sometimes mechanistic approach is not bad in itself but brings a lot of limitations, one major being to quickly frame whatever challenge into a narrow, finite, solution. When facing uncertainty, designers, and changemakers might feel unempowered. We look for recipes and pre-packaged generalist solutions — “the answer”, that sells an illusion of...

Today, we discuss Planet Centric Design with Samuel Huber, Design Strategist at GoodPatch who specialised in sustainable design approaches. Samuel also pursues a Ph.D. in Systemic Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Here's what we discuss: - Welcome - Who's Samuel Huber? - Who said Planet Centric Design? - A definition for Planet Centric Design (PCD) - The old becomes new again - PCD simplifies access to complex topics - On labels & the need to reframe our way of...

This is a “collaborative drawing session” with the Design & Critical Thinking community turned into a podcast –drawing as a medium for exploration. Look at the video here → https://youtu.be/0vk7lh1_iZQ In this session, we explored the concept of “Insight” and our relationship with it by visualizing and building on each other's ideas.   Our ability to see through the conditional interpretation of our experience helped us face the loopholes and blind spots of our perception. Insights are...

In this episode, we discuss with Pascal Briod, Head of Product at Monito, about user research and UX design in a Startup company. From the very inception of the company to managing a growing team of UX & UI professionals, Pascal had to basically learn & practice many aspects of design & product management at the same time. This helped him build a very pragmatic approach to UX, research,  and design decision. 🔗 About Monito Monito is a Swiss-based company, specialized in money...

Voici un nouveau format, "La Critique", dans lequel nous prennons un article, un media, ou une affirmation que l'on analyse. Aujourd'hui, nous analysons un article d'une agence française, qui nous présente ce qu'est la CX (Customer Experience) par rapport à l'UX (User Experience). Here is a new format, "La Critique", in which we take an article, media, or statement that we analyze. Today, we are analyzing (in french) an article from a French agency, which presents us what CX (Customer...

Dans cet épisode, nous discutons avec Stéphane Bonnier de design et  d’agilité organisationnelle. Stéphane apporte une lumière unique grâce à sa longue expérience dans le business & en tant que chef d’entreprises, et nous donne des clés quand à la facilitation du changement et de la transformation des organisations par le design & l’agilité. 🌟À propos de Stéphane Bonnier: Business Designer, après une formation de base en mathématiques spécialisées, il étudia les sciences cognitives...

In this episode, I propose and develop the concept of “Space-for-action barrier” or the thing that prevents designers, innovators, and change agents to do “what should be done”, and how you can overcome this state.    Read the original article here:  http://bit.ly/35NZ4az

Part 9: In this episode, we discuss Systemic Design, the future of design, and what Joel sees as a growing opportunity in the relationship between Design and Data Science. This video is part of a longer discussion with Joel Marsh about the value of UX, split into 10 episodes.

Part 8: In this episode, we discuss the importance of testing (looping back to the importance of hypotheses) and how even small changes can have big consequences. This video is part of a longer discussion with Joel Marsh about the value of UX, split into 10 episodes.

Part 7: In this episode, we discuss how designers create knowledge and the importance of the level of evidence we are taking into account in holding something for true. This video is part of a longer discussion with Joel Marsh about the value of UX, split into 10 episodes.

This video is part of a longer discussion with Joel Marsh about the value of UX. Joel Marsh is an experienced UX designer, Founder at Peekerton, and author of “UX for Beginners” published by O’Reilly. Kevin Richard is a senior Designer & editor of “Design & Critical Thinking” through which he tries to popularize design and shares his thoughts.

This video is part of a longer discussion with Joel Marsh about the value of UX. Joel Marsh is an experienced UX designer, Founder at Peekerton, and author of “UX for Beginners” published by O’Reilly. Kevin Richard is a senior Designer & editor of “Design & Critical Thinking” through which he tries to popularize design and shares his thoughts.

This video is part of a longer discussion with Joel Marsh about the value of UX. Joel Marsh is an experienced UX designer, Founder at Peekerton, and author of “UX for Beginners” published by O’Reilly. Kevin Richard is a senior Designer & editor of “Design & Critical Thinking” through which he tries to popularize design and shares his thoughts.

This video is part of a longer discussion with Joel Marsh about the value of UX. Joel Marsh is an experienced UX designer, Founder at Peekerton and author of “UX for Beginners” published by O’Reilly. Kevin Richard is a senior Designer & editor of “Design & Critical Thinking” through which he tries to popularize design and shares his thoughts. 🎶 Music by Loxbeats, Soyb & Amine Maxwell.

This video is part of a longer discussion with Joel Marsh about the value of UX. Joel Marsh is an experienced UX designer, Founder at Peekerton and author of “UX for Beginners” published by O’Reilly. Kevin Richard is a senior Designer & editor of “Design & Critical Thinking” through which he tries to popularize design and shares his thoughts. 🎶 Music by Loxbeats, Soyb & Amine Maxwell.

In this episode, we discuss with Peter Horvath about Design, Co-creation, Service Design, and even Swiss democracy which Peter links to a form of Co-creation & participatory design process. Peter Horvath is a UX Designer, digital strategist, and service designer. He is the founder of holistique.design, co-founder of the Service Design Network Swiss Chapter and the 24 Hours of UX events.

This video is part of a longer discussion with Joel Marsh about the value of UX.   Joel Marsh is an experienced UX designer, Founder at Peekerton, and author of “UX for Beginners” published by O’Reilly. Kevin Richard is a senior Designer & editor of “Design & Critical Thinking” through which he tries to popularize design and shares his thoughts. 🎶 Music by Loxbeats, Soyb & Amine Maxwell.

In this episode, we welcome Massimo Curatella to discuss how to understand and explain complex topics such as systems and complexity principles to people who can act to solve wicked problems.

For our first podcast in English, we're proud to welcome Emilijan Sekulovski who offered us a great discussion around organizational design, team organization, product development, and production processes. Emilijan Sekulovski is the Head of User Experience at Pix4D, a Swiss company focused on delivering the best photogrammetry & drone mapping software for professionals. Kevin Richard is a senior Designer & editor of “Design & Critical Thinking” through which he tries to...

Dans ce podcast, Kevin et Géraud reviennent sur un sujet abordé avec Daniele Catalanotto: comment allez au-delà des limitations du Human-centered design (HCD). Géraud as plusieurs points à ajouter, et cela nous donné l'occasion d'approfondir plusieurs concepts.  👉 Géraud de Laval est Product Designer au Smart Lab de Romande Energie, Startup coach, et formateur à l'école CREA Genève. 👉 Kevin Richard est senior Designer & éditeur de “Design & Critical Thinking” par lequel il essaie de...

Dans ce podcast, Kevin et Géraud discutent de l'importance (ou non) d'avoir un portfolio lorsqu'on est designer.  Géraud de Laval est Product Designer au Smart Lab de Romande Energie, Startup coach, et formateur à l'école CREA Genève. Kevin Richard est senior Designer & éditeur de “Design & Critical Thinking” par lequel il essaie de vulgariser le design et partages ses réflexions. *Musique: Skydive by Loxbeats.

Dans ce podcast, Kevin et Géraud discutent des “guerres de chapelles” que sont le Design Thinking et Design Sprint, sujets récurrents dans le domaine, et qui sont parfois des portes d'entrée au design pour des non-initiés. Géraud de Laval est Product Designer au Smart Lab de Romande Energie, Startup coach, et formateur à l'école CREA Genève. Kevin Richard est senior Designer & éditeur de “Design & Critical Thinking” par lequel il essaie de vulgariser le design et partages ses...

Dans ce podcast, Kevin et Géraud discutent du “Design For Value” ou de comment designer en équilibrant besoins utilisateurs et besoins business. Géraud de Laval est Product Designer au Smart Lab de Romande Energie, Startup coach, et formateur à l'école CREA Genève. Kevin Richard est senior Designer & éditeur de “Design & Critical Thinking” par lequel il essaie de vulgariser le design et partages ses réflexions. Musique: Skydive by Loxbeats.

Dans ce podcast, Kevin et Daniele discutent de pourquoi l'esprit de synthèse est important et comment l'enseigner. Daniele Catanalotto est un Service Designer & formateur qui cherche à rendre l'innovation accessible aux plus grand nombre. Kevin Richard est senior Designer & éditeur de “Design & Critical Thinking” par lequel il essaie de vulgariser le design et partages ses réflexions.

Dans ce podcast, Kevin et Daniele discutent de quelques astuces pour rendre les rapports de recherche utilisateur actionable pour les équipes et le business.  Daniele Catanalotto est un Service Designer & formateur qui cherche à rendre l'innovation accessible aux plus grand nombre.  Kevin Richard est senior Designer & éditeur de “Design & Critical Thinking” par lequel il essaie de vulgariser le design et partages ses réflexions.  Musique: Skydive by Loxbeats