Today, I talk to Christine Ruf and Sebastian Stoddart about their move from design leadership to innovation consulting. I made contact with them both while writing my article on the same topic, which in turn was prompted by a training programme I developed on what it takes for senior designers or design leaders to make the leap into innovation consulting. 03:37 Christine’s career path  07:03 Sebastian's career path  09:20 Motivations behind the shift to innovation consulting 16:43 Example...

This is part 2 of my conversation with Don Norman, where we get into some of the big questions around AI. Don mentions Ben Shneiderman and Salman Khan a few times. Shneiderman is a renowned computer scientist who has focused on Interface design and recently wrote a book called Human-Centered AI. Khan is best known as the founder of the Khan Academy, a free online non-profit educational platform which hosts 6,500+ video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects. 03:18 AI...

Today, I talk to Don Norman, the godfather of User Experience. It’s a wide-ranging conversation, so I’ve split it into two parts. Part 1 focuses on Don and how the way we’ve interacted with technology has evolved over time. If you already know lots about Don and UX, want to hear about AI, you might want to skip straight to Part 2. That said, I thought I knew a lot about him but learned how he was there at the dawn of computing, AI and how to think about human cognition and behaviour –...

Product Powwow is a monthly podcast where I have big-picture conversations with design and innovation leaders.  KEVIN & PLAN Kevin McCullagh is the founder of Plan, a product strategy consultancy based in London, which helps design and innovation leaders with strategic clarity. He writes and speaks on Foresight, Innovation and Leadership. LinkedIn Newsletter Plan website Email: [email protected] MUSIC By Nico Delaney https://www.instagram.com/marksson.music

This is part 2 of my conversation with Don Norman, where we get into some of the big questions around AI. Don mentions Ben Shneiderman and Salman Khan a few times. Shneiderman is a renowned computer scientist who has focused on Interface design and recently wrote a book called Human-Centered AI. Khan is best known as the founder of the Khan Academy, a free online non-profit educational platform which hosts 6,500+ video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects. 02:54 AI...

Today, I talk to Don Norman, the godfather of User Experience. It’s a wide-ranging conversation, so I’ve split it into two parts. Part 1 focuses on Don and how the way we’ve interacted with technology has evolved over time. If you already know lots about Don and UX, want to hear about AI, you might want to skip straight to Part 2. That said, I thought I knew a lot about him but learned how we really was there at the dawn of computing, AI and how to think about human cognition and behaviour...