Circular design: the next step of design thinking? Circular design, by bringing the subject of resources to the forefront, also creates an opportunity to integrate increasingly more important strategic dimensions in an ever-changing world. Shifting to a circular mindset when it comes to design can prove to be delicate. Thrilled to launch our EP66 which is all about circular design thinking. In this episode, we had the pleasure to chat with Karel J. Golta, Founder and CEO of INDEED...

"The circular design is about really eliminating the concept of waste by designing it in a way that every material can be reused." - Karel J. Golta Circular design: the next step of design thinking? Circular design, by bringing the subject of resources to the forefront, also creates an opportunity to integrate increasingly more important strategic dimensions in an ever-changing world. Shifting to a circular mindset when it comes to design can prove to be delicate. Thrilled to launch our...

“With Play, we just serve up all of these amazing things that Apple has created and give designers the ability to kind of play in the sandbox that Apple has created we layer our essentially our play UI on top o that and we give them the properties to manipulate.” — Dan LaCivita What if it were possible to design and build a mobile product all on your phone — and what if it were a better way of working?As designers, we are used to designing on our computer - which is often not the end-device...

What if it were possible to design and build a mobile product all on your phone — and what if it were a better way of working? As designers, we are used to designing on our computer - which is often not the end-device of interaction. There are easy ways to transfer the content to phones but with our new guest Dan LaCivita we discuss a bold new idea: What if you could design directly on your phone and it would be even better then designing on a different device? Are a keyboard, mouse, and...

So you are planning to launch your own creative business or you’ve already launched, and you’re starting to grow. That’s great! But good growth won’t just happen. Just like a junior designer starts with small projects and slowly builds skills, a new business needs time to mature, test new ideas, and prepare itself, too. We are happy to tell you that this episode is packed with tips and strategies that can help you with your business. In EP64 we chat with Michael Janda on the...

“There’s such a business aspect to design that doesn’t exist in the creative artistic world, and we got to remember that when we are doing design it’s artistic by nature but it’s a lot different than art” — MICHAEL JANDA So you are planning to launch your own creative business or you’ve already launched, and you’re starting to grow. That’s great! But good growth won’t just happen. Just like a junior designer starts with small projects and slowly builds skills, a new business needs time...

We are super excited to launch another episode of Designdrives where we explore why, how, and what design drives forward. In EP63 We chat with Kadambari Sahu SVP Design at ValueLabs, about her learnings working as a design leader for many years. Recently she has been winning many global design awards and building up her design competence at Value Labs India. Kadambari creates design cultures by infusing design thinking within organizations and businesses to create a holistic strategy and...

"Unfortunately or fortunately UX design is now being the hot topic everybody wants to give you suggestions. So how not get irritated but understand that why people are showcasing so much of interest is because our discipline matters and take it constructively and take that opportunity to educate people about not being a pretty picture but how it is driving strategy is important." - Kadambari Sahu. We are super excited to launch another episode of Designdrives where we explore why, how, and...

We are super excited to kick off 2022 with a fresh episode of Designdrives. In EP62 we had the chance to chat with Darshan Gajara Head of Design at GraphCMS a growing startup based in Berlin. He is also the creator of Product Disrupt.com which is a popular newsletter and website for design resources linked towards the best design blocks, the best podcasts, the best resources, and also a great newsletter for young designers to advance themselves as a designer. With Darshan, we jump...

“We can take a lot of inspiration from our engineering friends in this department. I think engineering is always at least a few years ahead in any company because they are usually the first people to start working at a startup”. — DARSHAN GAJARA. We are super excited to kick off 2022 with a fresh episode of Designdrives. In EP62 we had the chance to chat with Darshan Gajara Head of Design at GraphCMS a growing startup based in Berlin. He is also the creator of Product Disrupt.com which is...

“It doesn’t necessarily take advanced technology to have a great impactful project. I think sometimes as technologists we forget that” — JOSH CLARK We are thrilled to launch our EP61 featuring Josh Clark founder of Big Medium in New York. Josh is a vivid speaker, a brilliant author, and an expert on UX design for AI. With Josh, we jump into how AI could influence creative decision-making and how it’s already influencing our day-to-day activities and decision-making. We also discuss what’s...

We are thrilled to launch our EP61 featuring Josh Clark founder of Big Medium in New York. Josh is a vivid speaker, a brilliant author, and an expert on UX design for AI. With Josh, we jump into how AI could influence creative decision-making and how it’s already influencing our day-to-day activities and decision-making. We also discuss what’s his perspective on why AI as a complementary aspect to human decision making should give, signals, recommendations but also what level of confidence...

We are excited to announce our EP60 featuring Brittany Arthur, Co-founder & Director of Design Thinking Japan & Business Karaoke Podcast. With Brittany, we dive into the connection between culture and innovation. We learn how design as facilitation can foster business innovation and growth and where Brittany saw people's life change to create problem-solving. Further, we dig into how design thinking can break company structure hierarchies and bridge cultural differences. She also...

The goal is to be in line with the vision and then the way in which you align with the vision that's where you get to creative. - Brittany Arthur ——— We are excited to announce our EP60 featuring Brittany Arthur, Co-founder & Director of Design Thinking Japan & Business Karaoke Podcast. With Brittany, we dive into the connection between culture and innovation. We learn how design as facilitation can foster business innovation and growth and where Brittany saw people's life change...

We are thrilled to announce our EP59 featuring Fabrice Pöhlmann, Founder and CEO at HelloDesign With Fabrice, talk about why, how, and what to focus on behavior design principles and how he's now implementing these principles to any kind of project. We also discuss how to use behavior design to drive business goals and actually get stakeholders motivated to use gamification in order to drive business KPIs. Further, we dig into a specific project where he actually had the chance to use...

EP59 with Fabrice Pöhlmann, Founder and CEO at HelloDesignWith Fabrice, we talk about why, how, and what to focus on behavior design principles and how he's now implementing these principles to any kind of project. We also discuss how to use behavior design to drive business goals and actually get stakeholders motivated to use gamification in order to drive business KPIs. Further, we dig into a specific project where he actually had the chance to use gamification for making help content...

We are thrilled to launch EP58 with Bob Baxley, Senior Vice-President of Design at ThoughtSpot. Before ThoughtSpot he served as a Senior Manager of Design and product management at Apple and Head of Product Design at Pinterest. With Bob, we talk about the software as a creative medium and future opportunities for designers. We also talk about the design culture at Apple and what makes it so unique when it comes to putting CX first. During the episode we explore: Why the team comes first...

We are thrilled to launch EP58 with Bob Baxley, Senior Vice-President of Design at ThoughtSpot. Before ThoughtSpot he served as a Senior Manager of Design and product management at Apple and Head of Product Design at Pinterest. With Bob, we talk about the software as a creative medium and a potential opportunity for designers. We also talk about the Design-Culture at Apple and what makes it so unique when it comes to Customer-Experience. During the episode we explore: Why the team comes...

EP57 with Catherine Nygaard, Design Director wat WhatsApp and former Director at Airbnb and Spotify. With Catherine, we explore how to grow design teams, foster creativity in your team, and what she has learned working with some of the world’s best product teams in the world. We also learn her personal approach towards design and what she has learned managing design teams and working in transformative business environments: for example her time at Airbnb during the times of COVID. During...

We are very excited to launch EP57 with Catherine Nygaard, Design Director wat WhatsApp and former Director at Airbnb and Spotify. With Catherine, we explore how to grow design teams, foster creativity in your team, and what she has learned working with some of the world’s best product teams in the world. We also learn her personal approach towards design and what she has learned managing design teams and working in transformative business environments: for example her time at Airbnb during...

EP57 with Catherine Nygaard, Design Director wat WhatsApp and former Director at Airbnb and Spotify. With Catherine, we explore how to grow design teams, foster creativity in your team, and what she has learned working with some of the world’s best product teams in the world. We also learn her personal approach towards design and what she has learned managing design teams and working in transformative business environments: for example her time at Airbnb during the times of COVID. During...

In EP56 we have the chance to learn from Margot Bloomstein, author of Trustworthy: How the Smartest Brands Beat Cynicism and Bridge the Trust Gap (2021) and Content Strategy at Work (2012). She is the principal of Appropriate, Inc., a brand and content strategy consultancy based in Boston. With Margot chat about the driving content design and strategy. During the episode we explore: * The three-legged stool of content design.
 * How to collaborate with stakeholders in content design.
 * The...

In EP56 we have the chance to learn from Margot Bloomstein, author of Trustworthy: How the Smartest Brands Beat Cynicism and Bridge the Trust Gap (2021) and Content Strategy at Work (2012). She is the principal of Appropriate, Inc., a brand and content strategy consultancy based in Boston. With Margot chat about the driving content design and strategy. During the episode we explore: The three-legged stool of content design. How to collaborate with stakeholders in content design. The...

Very excited to launch our 55th episode featuring Jaime Levy an American author, lecturer, interface designer, and user experience strategist. She wrote one of O’Reilly’s bestselling books called UX Strategy: Product Strategy Techniques for Devising Innovative Digital Solutions. She first became known for her new media projects in the 1990s. For more than 30 years, Jaime has been a pioneer in the creation of game-changing digital products and services. Her passion is to help business...

Very excited to launch our 55th episode featuring Jaime Levy an American author, lecturer, interface designer, and user experience strategist. She wrote one of O’Reilly’s bestselling books called UX Strategy: Product Strategy Techniques for Devising Innovative Digital Solutions. She first became known for her new media projects in the 1990s. For more than 30 years, Jaime has been a pioneer in the creation of game-changing digital products and services. Her passion is to help business...