Nodes of Design

In this episode of the Nodes of Design Podcast, we were honored to have Karen Korellis Reuther, a design luminary with over 20 plus years of experience Karen Korellis Reuther is an experienced creative executive, and a Design Critic in architecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. From 2021-2022 she was a
Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI). Before ALI she was Vice President of Creative Direction + Future at Reebok and Global Creative Director at NIKE for twelve years where she developed major product, merchandising, and brand
strategies solidifying NIKE at the top of its industry. Karen is a practicing activist committed to “Inclusion by Design: Ending Gender Bias in Product Design”. Karen received her Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from Purdue University and her
Masters in Business Management from Lesley University.

In this episode Karen shared her journey into design, emphasizing curiosity, continuous learning, and resilience as key for beginners.

Karen delved into her design process, revealing a behind-the-scenes look at creating new collections, where balancing innovation with practicality is crucial. She highlighted the necessity of balancing form and function, especially when designing products that are both aesthetically pleasing and performance-oriented.

Facing challenges head-on, Karen recounted overcoming obstacles through collaboration and a solution-focused approach keeping customer at the center

Discussing the impact of fast fashion, Karen voiced concerns over sustainability and envisioned a future where emerging technologies and AI play pivotal roles in creating personalized, sustainable fashion.

We concluded the podcast with Karen recommending three books for design enthusiasts and naming her biggest inspirations in the design space. Her insights provide a treasure trove of inspiration and guidance for anyone looking to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of design.

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Keywords: Footwear Design, Apparel Design, Design Innovation, Fashion and Function, Future of Fashion, Industry Insights, Design Challenges

Jakob Nielsen, Ph.D., is a usability pioneer with 41 years of experience in UX and the Founder of UX Tigers. He founded the discount usability movement for fast and cheap iterative design, including the heuristic evaluation and the 10 usability heuristics. He formulated the eponymous Jakob’s Law of the Internet User Experience. Named “the king of usability” by Internet Magazine, “the guru of Web page usability” by The New York Times, and “the next best thing to a true time machine” by USA Today. Previously, Dr. Nielsen was a Sun Microsystems Distinguished Engineer and a Member of Research Staff at Bell Communications Research, the branch of Bell Labs owned by the Regional Bell Operating Companies. He is the author of 8 books, including the best-selling Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity (published in 22 languages), Usability Engineering (26,439 citations in Google Scholar), and the pioneering Hypertext and Hypermedia (published two years before the Web launched). Dr. Nielsen holds 79 United States patents, mainly on making the Internet easier to use. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Human–Computer Interaction Practice from ACM SIGCHI.

Buckle up, designers! In this episode, we crack open the UX vault:

• From humble beginnings to shaping the digital world, dive into Nielsen's inspiring journey.
• Heed the master's voice! Get actionable tips to launch your UX career.
• Prepare for the future! Discover how usability evolves with AI and tech's rapid shift.
• Demystify heuristic evaluation, Nielsen's groundbreaking method that still rocks the design world.
• Shatter usability testing myths and learn how to integrate it for optimal outcomes.
• Conquer mobile design across diverse platforms and devices.
• Master the art of balancing beauty and function – a design that delights and works!
• Plus, a peek into Nielsen's day, and the heroes who inspire him.

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• Follow him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakobnielsenphd/ 
• And check his website: www.uxtigers.com

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As a well-known agency founder and design leader, Andy helps companies like Virgin Holidays, John Lewis and Penguin Random House with issues of customer experience, product strategy, and digital transformation.

Andy's role at Clearleft was to set strategy and vision, promote the value of design, and help their clients realise their digital potential. Andy was very active in the company's day-to-day running, managing the leadership team, setting company culture, and looking after the happiness and well-being of 30+ staff.

Andy is a designer at heart, having spent over 20 years in the field. He loves using his design, technology, and human behaviour knowledge to influence product strategy. As such, Andy is in his element when working alongside board members and their management teams.

In his early career, Andy helped pioneer the field of Web Standards through his work, his blog (one of the highest trafficked in the UK at the time), and the publication of his best-selling book, CSS Mastery. Later, Andy helped popularise the field of UX design, setting up the UK's first dedicated UX agency, along with its first and arguably best UX conference.

When he's not running the company or managing our creative output, Andy can be found sharing his wealth of knowledge at conferences around the world like SXSW, An Event Apart and The Next Web. He also curates the UX London and Leading Design conferences. In 2011, Andy co-founded the Brighton Digital Festival, a citywide celebration of digital culture attracting 40,000 visitors and over 190 events. He currently runs an online community of over 1,500 Heads, Directors and VPs of Design, and is a founding member of Adobe's Design Circle. These are just some of the reasons his company has won Netmag Agency of the Year several times, and he's appeared on both the Wired 100 and BIMA 100 lists.

Never happier than when he's diving some remote tropical atoll, Andy is a qualified PADI dive instructor and retired shark wrangler. With a degree in Aeronautical engineering, Andy is currently learning to fly.

In this episode, Andy discusses the essential qualities and skills a successful design leader should possess. He also shares his insights on building and managing a design team, fostering collaboration and creativity, advocating for an organisation's design, and the importance of empathy in design leadership. Andy also provides tips on how to navigate through various challenges while growing on the ladder as a designer leader and how to approach feedback and critique to help your team grow and improve their design skills. Finally, Andy shared his vision for the future of design leadership and the most important skills or qualities for design leaders in the coming years.

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Albert Shum is a design leader who recently retired from Microsoft as a Corporate Vice President of Design. With over 25 years of global consumer brand and design development expertise, Albert has led strategic initiatives across multidisciplinary teams at Nike and Microsoft, scaling design thinking and launching products that influence millions. He led the recent efforts to reimagine Microsoft’s web experiences, including search, browser and services across a suite of products that reached over a billion customers at work, home, and school. He had previously led Windows, Windows Mobile, Xbox, HoloLens and device experiences.

He has spoken on the responsibility of design to audiences at different forums like AdobeMAX, Innovation Forum in London, 99U Conference, Fast Company Innovation Festival, MIT IDM Master’s program, School of Visual Arts. Currently, he is a Class Advisor at the Institute of Design in Chicago.

Albert’s work in design leadership has helped shape conversations on diversity and inclusion throughout the industry. Albert has served as a mentor, partner, and leader in programs like the Adobe Design Circle and its Scholarship Fund, the Design for Inclusivity Industry Summit, the LEAP apprenticeship program at Microsoft, and in student design challenges in partnership with IxDA, AIGA, and Emily Carr University of Art & Design.

He holds a Master’s in Product Design from Stanford and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

In this episode, we delve deep into the heart of responsible design by exploring the critical role of ethical design. Join us as we navigate the complex moral landscape of artificial intelligence, unpacking the challenges designers face and the ethical frameworks that can help steer the creation of AI towards positive and equitable outcomes. Discover how ethical considerations are not just an afterthought but a fundamental aspect of responsible design that has the power to shape technology for the greater good.

Albert's Newsletter Design Loft on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7002302185275359233

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Gordon Ching is the Founder & CEO of the Design Executive Council (DXC), the premier membership network dedicated to advancing strategic design leadership to the highest levels of business and society. DXC has carved a niche in raising design leaders' strategic competence and profile to ascend and succeed in strategic roles, including Vice Presidents of Design, Chief Design Officers, and Board Members. Launched in 2022, DXC provides design executives with a true peer-to-peer network and access to distinct programs, events, and research that advances their leadership performance, market value, and the business value of design. DXC membership counts global public corporations and venture-backed enterprises, including senior design executives from industry giants like Adobe, Capital One, Cisco, JPMorgan Chase, SAP, SEPHORA, Target, Warner Music Group, and more.

Before his vision materialized with DXC, Gordon honed his expertise across design leadership, operations, and marketing at global brands and startups, including Apple, Affirm, Synchrony, Fast, and AIESEC International. His academic journey took him to Savannah College of Art and Design, where he secured a Master's in Design Management. There, his groundbreaking thesis on Chief Design Officers and Design Executive Effectiveness set the tone for his future endeavours and now serves as the basis of DXC. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Geography from Simon Fraser University.

Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Gordon now brings his passion, expertise, and vision to San Francisco, driving DXC's commitment to magnifying the impact of design leadership on a global scale.

In this episode, we dive into the role of the design executive, contrasting it with other design positions and highlighting its strategic importance. We explore the significance of mindfulness in leadership, its impact on decision-making, and team dynamics. In the episode, we further address embracing failures as learning opportunities, fostering a culture of innovation, and the crucial elements of resilience and adaptability in the design leadership realm.

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Anton Sten is a seasoned designer and accomplished writer specialising in sculpting superior, user-centric experiences. With a rich tapestry of 25 years in the industry, he has collaborated with global giants such as IKEA, Spotify, Google, Loom, Ueno, and numerous others, leaving an indelible mark on their user experiences.

Dive deep into the world of design systems with design leader Anton Sten. In this insightful episode, we unravel the intricacies of what truly makes a design system tick. Anton sheds light on the fundamental question: What is a design system? From there, we delve into the common hurdles organisations grapple with when integrating a design system, offering tried-and-tested solutions. Listen in as Anton shares his expert approach to designing, documenting, and implementing best practices. Balancing standardisation with creative liberty, involving stakeholders, and the nuances of governance are all on the table. Plus, have you ever wondered how to quantify the success of a design system? We’ve got you covered with must-know metrics and KPIs. As a cherry on top, peek into the future of design systems in an AI-driven world. A must-listen for every design enthusiast out there!

Resources by Anton Stén

Newsletter; https://www.antonsten.com/newsletter/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/antonsten

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Alexander Christian is a globally recognized design leader with nearly 20 years of experience envisioning, shipping, and creating next-generation consumer and B2B products. He leads and motivates teams, demonstrating proven success in various environments, including global-scale tech companies and large, mid-sized, and bootstrapped startups.

Passionate about building tight-knit, high-performing teams and creating cultures of inclusion and trust, Alexander is a calm and confident leader. He excels as a clear communicator and has extensive experience managing large teams, internal stakeholders, executive management, and cross-disciplinary partners at a senior level.

Regularly sought after as a mentor and speaker, Alexander actively contributes to industry events and organizations in the United States and Australia. His exceptional contributions to design have been recognized by renowned award bodies such as RedDot, One Show, The Emmy Awards, and countless others.

In this riveting episode of the Nodes of Design podcast, we sit down with Alexander, a luminary in the world of design. Diving deep into the intricacies of design, digital realms, and branding, Alexander unfurls a tapestry of insights and experiences.

Alexander retraces his steps into the world of design. He shares personal anecdotes, invaluable lessons, and golden nuggets of advice for beginners venturing into design.

Discover the confluence where digital design weds branding. Understand why this union is the lifeblood of today's digital ecosystem. Delve into the crucial considerations one must remember to ensure digital designs resonate with a brand's ethos.

The power of storytelling in digital design and branding is monumental. How does one gauge the success of their design strategies in fortifying brand awareness and fostering customer loyalty? Alexander has some tried-and-tested strategies to share.

Prepare to be enlightened, inspired, and equipped with knowledge that could redefine your design strategies. Whether you're a beginner, a professional, or someone curious about design and branding, this episode with Alexander is a must-listen.

Book Recommendation by Alexander

Start with Why — Simon Sinek

Radical candor — Kim Scott

Alan Watts — The Wisdom of Insecurity

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Rachel Kobetz is a distinguished Chief Design executive with proven expertise driving the vision, strategy, and implementation of customer experiences and organizational transformation for Fortune 100 companies. Her ability to shape product cultures that humanize technology and forge meaningful connections between products and consumers has made her a sought-out operator, indispensable advisor, and industry thought leader. Rachel builds world-class organizations integrating human-centred design to drive product and service innovation and elevates design as a strategic advantage. She brings deep expertise in design strategy, operational leadership, and organizational design, ensuring businesses can navigate the present and shape the future. Her leadership experience spans a range of industries, including tech, e-commerce, financial services, consumer electronics, and travel.
As former SVP and Global Head of Design for Expedia Group, Rachel led a cultural transformation to shift the company into an experience-led organization, responsible for the design vision, experience strategy, and operational leadership for all products and services. Before joining Expedia, Rachel held prominent leadership positions as SVP and Head of Experience Design at Bank of America, Head of Studio, New Product UX at Amazon's Human-Centered Design Group, and Senior Director of UX at Samsung's Mobile Innovation Lab.
Rachel serves as Advisory Board Member for the Design Executive Council and Executive Board Member for the Fast Company Executive Board. She also writes the influential newsletter,' Defining Experience,' providing insights on design leadership, experience-led culture, emerging technology, and the future of work.

In this insightful episode, Join us as we delve into Intelligent Interfaces.

Rachel takes us deep into what intelligent interfaces are and how they are reshaping our interactions with technology. Intelligent interfaces aren't one-size-fits-all. Rachel discusses the pivotal considerations when designing for varying demographics, ensuring they remain accessible, inclusive, and respectful of users' needs. With the advent of intelligent interfaces comes increasing concern about privacy and security. Rachel sheds light on the best practices and strategies to ensure that these interfaces not only serve their purpose but also protect their users. What happens to those who design them as our interfaces get more intelligent? Rachel offers her take on how the roles of designers and design teams are rapidly transforming in this intelligent age. The future beckons a new generation of design leadership. Our guest paints a picture of what it will look like as intelligent interfaces continue to define our digital experiences.

Join us for this enlightening conversation as we journey through the frontier of design and technology with Rachel Kobetz. Whether you’re a design enthusiast or just curious about the future of tech, this episode promises to be a treasure trove of insights.

Book Recommendation by Rachel Kobetz

Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making - Tony Fadell

MC 24 - Bruce Mau

A New Way to Think: Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness - Roger Martin

Resources by Rachel Kobetz

• Applications are now open for the alpha cohort of Design Leadership at Scale — an advanced-level, two-week course curated for senior design leaders ready to transform their sphere of influence, amplify their impact, and lead design practices into the future. To learn more or apply for the course, visit https://maven.com/rachel-kobetz/design-leadership-at-scale.
• Subscribe to the Defining Experience newsletter and stay ahead with the latest trends, insights, and practical advice on design leadership, emerging technology, and the future of work.
• Follow Rachel on Twitter and LinkedIn for more design and product leadership perspectives.

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Don discusses his newest book, 'Design for a Better World'. This book explores design's critical role in addressing some of the world's most pressing issues, from climate change and social inequality to global poverty.

We'll be delving into how designers can contribute to solving these grand challenges and how cross-collaboration with scientists, policymakers, and politicians can lead to better products and services. We'll also discuss the future of design in an age where AI is increasingly becoming a co-pilot in our design process. Lastly, for all our budding designers out there, Don will be sharing advice on how to foster an environmentally conscious design mindset, a skill that is increasingly important in our changing world.

This episode is a deep dive into the mind of one of the most influential figures in design, brimming with wisdom and insight. It's a must-listen for anyone passionate about design and those who wish to understand how design can contribute to a better world.

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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive, and Others Die - Chip Heath

Guns, Germs And Steel - Jared Diamond 

Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger - Peter Bevelin

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Christopher Reardon, a product visionary with a strong focus on AI, Chris has played a pivotal role in shaping the industry, particularly as the Head of Design for Meta's Responsible AI organization, where he established industry standards that have impacted over 3.6 billion monthly users. His expertise in AI has enabled him to drive innovation and create cutting-edge solutions in various sectors. Before joining Meta, Chris led product design at a stealth startup, where he spearheaded the development of natural language agents capable of multimodal communication and automated robotic processes for renowned US banks, automotive, insurance, and healthcare companies. His expertise in AI has enabled him to drive innovation and create cutting-edge solutions in various sectors.
While at Ogilvy, Chris significantly contributed to defining the IBM Watson brand and platform and successfully launching AI into the global mainstream. His strategic insights and creative talent have been instrumental in the success of some of the world's most disruptive brands, including Meta, AOL, Apple, Bank of America, Chase, Sony, and IBM. With a rich background in AI, Chris Reardon brings a unique blend of technical expertise and zero-to-one product vision, consistently delivering groundbreaking solutions that have shaped the AI landscape and transformed industries worldwide.

Join us in this captivating podcast series as we explore the intricacies of designing for AI and the unique challenges it presents compared to traditional design approaches. We delve into the key considerations designers should consider when working with AI-powered systems, discussing specific design principles and methodologies to enhance their projects.

• One of the central themes we explore is the delicate balance between creating human-centred designs and harnessing the capabilities of AI. As AI becomes more prevalent in our lives, designers must navigate the fine line between tailoring experiences to human needs and understanding the limitations of AI systems. We discuss practical strategies and approaches to strike this balance effectively.
• We delve into the collaborative nature of designing AI-powered products, emphasizing the importance of cross-functional teamwork. We uncover practical ways to ensure that design and development processes align harmoniously to create seamless AI-powered products.
• Bias in AI is a crucial topic we address head-on. We explore how AI algorithms and models can be trained on biased datasets, leading to subjective outcomes. Our discussions revolve around proactive measures designers can take to address and mitigate bias in AI design actively. We highlight real-world examples and best practices to empower designers to champion fairness, ethics, and inclusivity in AI-powered systems.
• Lastly, we peer into the future of designing for AI, examining the evolving landscape and emerging trends. Chris offers valuable insights into the advancements designers should be prepared for, such as explainable AI, interpretability, and the rise of ethical frameworks. Chris unravels the potential paths that designing for AI may take and how designers can adapt and thrive in this ever-changing field.

Chris Medium blog - https://medium.com/@chris.reardon.ux || Chris website - www.c-squared.ai

Boook Recommendation by Christopher Reardon

The Most Good You Can Do - Peter Singer (and Practical Ethics)

Start with Why - Simon Sinek

The Stoic Challenge - William B. Irvine

Podcasts Recommendation by Christopher Reardon

Dare to lead - Brene Brown, hosting Adam Grant & Simon Sinek

DeepMind podcast - Hannah Fry (and Demis Hassabis)

Hidden Brain podcast - Shankar Vedantam

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Guthrie Dolin is a seasoned design executive and advisor to early-stage companies. Guthrie has over two decades of experience building cross-functional teams and fostering cultures of collaboration and creative excellence. Guthrie has spent his career working with forward-looking companies developing disruptive offerings. Including; defining work for Tesla, Nest and Fitbit, as well as innovative initiatives for the likes of Microsoft, Nike, Apple and Sony.

He founded Rise & Co., a design and venture consultancy focused on category-defining startups. Guthrie is currently Global Design Director at Ford Model E — leading Design DNA across all Digital Products. Guthrie also lectures at the Institute of Design at Stanford (the d.school) on branding and design innovation for entrepreneurs. In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of automotive UX design and explore key considerations, trends, and the future of this field. We start by examining the crucial factors designers must consider when creating user experiences for automobiles.

• Next, we explore the impact of the shift towards electric and autonomous vehicles on automotive UX design. We discuss how these technologies have revolutionised how users interact with cars, leading to new design challenges and opportunities.
• Our exploration continues as we take a deep dive into the process of designing a new automotive UX experience. We explore the research methodologies, user testing, and design principles that enable designers to create experiences that align with a brand's history, vision, and customer expectations.
• Data plays a crucial role in automotive UX design, and we explore its significance in this episode. We discuss how data-driven insights can inform decision-making processes, enhance user experiences, and contribute to the overall evolution of automotive design.
• Finally, we peer into the future and discuss the exciting trends and innovations shaping automotive UX in the coming years. From advancements in augmented reality and voice control to personalised experiences and seamless integration with smart devices, we explore the possibilities that lie ahead.

Join us as we unravel the future of automotive UX design in this thought-provoking episode.

Book Recommendation by Guthrie Dolin

Cars: Freedom, Style, Sex, Power, Motion, Colour, Everything 

The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design

The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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Anab Jain is a filmmaker, designer and futurist. She co-founded Superflux, a pioneering speculative design and experiential futures company in London, UK, working for clients and commissioners such as V&A, Google, Red Cross, UNDP, IKEA, Deepmind and many more. Anab has delivered prolific talks at TED, Skoll, NEXT, House of Lords and House of Commons UK, and shown work at MoMA New York, V&A London, National Museum of China and Museum of the Future Dubai. Profiles on Anab and Superflux can be found in Wall Street Journal, Business Insider and Financial Times. 

Anab and Jon, co-founders of Superflux, have recently been awarded Royal Designers for Industry in speculative design, UK’s highest accolade for design. Anab also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Arts London for her contributions to the field. 

Anab serves as a Professor for Design Investigations at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, for the last six years. She hopes to instil a culture of radical enquiry in her students so they can become active designers-translators-catalysts for a complex and uncertain world. 

In this episode, Anab shared great insights on Design for futures; we started the episode by defining design for the futures and what is the design process when working on a project focused on the future. Then we discussed navigating that uncertainty in work and how designers can balance the need for innovation and creativity with practicality and functionality in their designs. Later, we discussed why ethical considerations are critical when designing for the future and how do designers ensure their work is inclusive and representative of different perspectives and experiences.

Book Recommendation by Anab Jain RDI

• Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and Meaning - Karen Barad
• Correspondences - Tim Ingold

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Matthew Holloway ⁠is an accomplished design leader with a career spanning 25 years; Matthew has co-founded six start-ups after holding leadership and executive roles at Apple, WebMD, Shutterfly, and SAP, where he shifted their strategic direction with his team's innovations, delivering increased customer value and market share. 

Collaborating across organizations, Matthew helps executive teams fully engage design as a critical differentiator for their businesses while assisting design leaders in making the shift from creative thinkers to business executives. Many designers he has managed and mentored have moved on to executive roles at companies such as SAP, GE, Oracle, Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Nike, etc. Matthew also advises early-stage start-ups on effectively balancing their technology, design, and marketing investments to maximize their roadmap's impact. 

In this episode, Matthew shared great insights on Designing at scale and helped us understand the term scale in terms of the product and the organization itself; we discussed some of the biggest challenges faced when designing at scale. How to overcome them and speak on balancing creativity and innovation with the need to scale quickly when designing for a large organization, and how to approach user research and testing when designing at scale? What role does collaboration play in creating at scale? How do you encourage cross-functional collaboration and ensure everyone is aligned on the design vision? We then concluded the show with Mathews's tips on measuring the success of a large-scale design project and what metrics to use.

Book Recommendation by Matthew Holloway

Dawn of Everything, by David Graeber and David Wengrow 

Crucial Conversations, by Grenny, Patterson, and McMillan, 

Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni

Stolen Focus, by Johann Hari 

Design for the Real World, by Victor Papanek 

Orbiting the Giant Hairball, by Gordon McKenzie

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Sheri Panabaker is an accomplished UX Leader with an impressive 23-year tenure at Microsoft, where she served as the Senior Director of UX Research. While at the tech giant, Sheri played an instrumental role in shaping product and marketing strategies for a diverse range of consumer, enterprise, and employee experiences.

Her extensive expertise in UX research and data analytics enabled her to drive a user-centred culture within Microsoft, significantly influencing the development of innovative experiences across Windows, Surface, and Microsoft Digital (internal) programs. Sheri firmly believes that you are a product maker no matter which disciplines you to represent, and adopting that mindset enhances your strategic influence.

In her post-Microsoft career, Sheri is committed to mentoring and developing diverse talent while continuing to share her insights at speaking events. Additionally, with a focus on applying UX and design thinking to reimagine fan experiences in sports, particularly Formula 1, Sheri is driven to make a lasting impact on that notoriously male-dominated industry. Outside of her professional life, Sheri enjoys Pilates, interior design, and exploring the Pacific Northwest in search of the perfect bubble tea.

In this episode, Sheri Panabaker shared great insights on Product Maker Mindset; we started by defining the word product maker and what it means to have a product maker mindset. We then discussed what strategies to use to collaborate effectively with other team members, such as engineers, marketers, and designers, and how to ensure everyone is aligned around the same goals and priorities. We then discussed the translation of insights to design considerations and working with Design and PM to clarify how to measure product success and what metrics to use to evaluate.

Book Recommendation by Sheri Panabaker

How to win friends and influence people - Dale Carnegie

The 360 Degree Leader- John C. Maxwell

Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone - Satya Nadella

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Irene authored the definitive O'Reilly book, Design in Venture Capital, and her popular essays can be found on Medium. In addition, she has been featured in Wired magazine, Fast Company magazine, CommArts magazine, and on the cover of Mindful magazine.
Irene graduated magna cum laude from the Honors College at the University of South Carolina in Electrical and Computer Engineering. She received her Master's Degree from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, focusing on Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In this episode, Irene Au shared great insights on The Psychology of Design: How Human Behaviour and emotion influence Design Decisions. We started the episode by defining the intersection of psychology and design and what fundamental principles designers should consider when adding human behaviour and emotion to their work. Then Irene shared a few product examples where psychology played a crucial role in shaping the final product. We then discussed how designers could use colour, typography, and other visual elements to evoke specific emotional responses in users and the best practices for doing so effectively. In the end, Irene spoke on how cultural and societal factors influence design decisions and what strategies designers can use to create designs that resonate with diverse audiences.

Irene Au Websitehttps://medium.com/design-your-life

Book Recommendation by Irene Au

The Design of Everyday Things - Don Norman

The Creative Act: A Way of Being - Rick Rubin

Geometry of Design - Kimberly Elam

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Nicole Lachenmeier is a Swiss information designer and co-founder of the data experience agency Superdot, founded in 2011. Alongside her team, she has developed over a hundred visual tools and design systems for large companies, NGOs and governmental organizations. Besides her agency work, Nicole teaches visualization (and design) at several design universities. She also won many accolades for her work in visualisation and design.

Darjan Hil is an information designer. He co-founded Superdot with Nicole while working as a researcher at the University of Applied Sciences, Northwestern Switzerland. In addition, Darjan has taught at various Swiss Universities, lecturing on data visualization and information design principles. He is co-author of Visualizing Complexity, the Handbook for Modular Information Design and initiated the event series On Data And Design in Vienna, Basel and Berlin.

Both of them at Superdot make complex issues understandable with innovative and attractive information design and data experience design.

In this episode, Darjan Hil⁠ and ⁠Nicole Lachenmeier shared great insights on Data+Design; we started the episode by defining the intersection between data and design. Then, what was one of the most complex data viz challenges that Nicole and Darjan had to improve and why? We then discussed balancing accuracy and clarity with the desire for creativity and visual appeal in data visualisations. Later, we discussed the role storytelling plays in crafting patterns for data visualisation and how information design and visualisation are applied to promote social progress or deal with significant societal issues.

Special Shoutout to Darjan Hil & Nicole Lachenmeier Book - Visualizing Complexity: Modular Information Design Handbook

Resources Mentioned in the Episode

The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid - Oliver Byrne Information Architects Hardcover - Richard Saul

Graphic Design Manual: Principles and Practice - Armin Hofmann

The Women in Data Viz:
Valentina D Efillipo
Federica Frangapane
Stefanie Posavec

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Ryan Rumsey is the author of Business Thinking for Designers, founder of Chief Design Officer School, and CEO of Second Wave Dive, a peer-coaching community for the next generation of design leaders and executives.

​For 20+ years, he worked as a designer and executive at Apple, Electronic Arts, USAA, Nestlé, and Comcast. Highlights include designing the first capitally funded Learning Management System at Apple, using CSS as a security measure, selling design systems before asking for buy-in, and building teams of incredibly talented and impactful designers, developers, researchers, PMs—humans. In addition, Ryan is a sought-after speaker and has presented at numerous industry conferences and events.

He is a father, a husband, and an avid fan of Liverpool Football Club. His life experiences include working on a farm and acting in a Staind music video.

In this episode, Ryan shared his journey into design and spoke about how to grow as a better designer; he shares his approach to working with clients or stakeholders who may need a clear vision or direction for their project and how we could help them define their goals as designers. Ryan then shared some frameworks to improve decision-making skills and confidence as a designer. We then spoke about how to face criticism or negative feedback on our work and how to respond to it. Finally, we concluded the show with Ryan's tips for designers to improve their business acumen.

Links to the resources by Ryan:

Chief Design Officer School (Courses for design leaders)

Second Wave Dive (Peer-coaching community for design leaders)

Anything But Design (Editorial platform and podcast)

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Kristen is the Founder + Creative Director of MLTI NYC, a multi-disciplinary boutique creative agency based in New York City — specializing in Campaigns, Branding, Art Direction, Graphic + Motion Design, Photography, Brand Films, & More for Fortune 500 Companies and Start-Ups.

Shockingly, only 0.1% of creative agencies are founded by women. After designing and leading teams at Nike and PepsiCo for ten years, Kristen created MLTI NYC to tell compelling visual stories and powerfully bring brands to life to build brand love — all from a diverse, global, and female-led perspective.

MLTI NYC is a team of visionary thinkers and relentless craftspeople with great taste and a modern aesthetic. We strive to consistently deliver aspirational, culturally relevant results and pack a bold (and sometimes playful!) punch. MLTI NYC clients include PepsiCo, FootLocker, Nike, and Amazon, as well as a series of funded Start-Ups. Aside from MLTI NYC, Kristen also recently launched a women's running apparel brand, DWNTWN Run Co., which merges function and style for modern female runners. 

In this episode, Kristen shared her journey into creative entrepreneurship and spoke about her challenges as a creative entrepreneur. We then discussed how she balances her work's creative and business parts and what techniques she employs to maintain her commitment to her artistic vision while establishing a prosperous business. Later she shared insights on how she stays on top of industry trends and advancements and what strategies she uses to ensure your work remains relevant and innovative.

Takeaways - Journey of a creative entrepreneur, How to stay relevant and innovative, How to balance personal and business life being a creative entrepreneur

Books recommended by Kristen

A New Earth and The Power of Now — Eckhart Tolle

The War of Art — Steven Pressfield

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be — Paul Arden

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Susan Weinschenk has a Ph.D. in Psychology and is the Chief Behavioral Scientist, and CEO at The Team W, Inc. Susan consults with Fortune 1000 companies, start-ups, governments, and non-profits, and is the author of several books, including 100 Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People, 100 MORE Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People and How To Get People To Do Stuff. 

Dr. Weinschenk’s area of expertise is the brain and behavioral science applied to the design of products and services. Her clients include Medtronic, Disney, the Mayo Clinic, Zappos, the European Union, Discover Financial, and United Health Care. Susan is co-host of the HumanTech podcast and writes her blog and a column for Psychology Today online.

In this episode, Susan shared great insights on the Brain and Creativity and how we could train our brains to produce the best creative solutions. What are different frameworks to rewire our brain to for creativity? We then spoke on the role of perception in enhancing the brain. And how designers can use the same to improve the user experience. We concluded the show with resources and frameworks on behavioral sciences. 

Takeaways - Building creating, the role of perception in enhancing the brain, Methods to improve creativity. 

Books by Susan Weinschenk 

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Iain McConchie is an award-winning digital product designer and design executive whose career started in 2000, working for MTV in London. Entertainment and cultural media have always been a core influence in his design approach, emphasizing the emotional experience as the utility of a digital product or service. 

He has worked for brands and clients such as Disney, VISA, McLaren F1, Transport for London, News UK, Netflix, and Headspace and is currently the senior director of product design at chow now. 

In the last decade, he has focused on people management supporting talented UX, UI, and Product Designers to deliver best-in-class products and services for their intended audiences. As a visual creative, Iain encourages teams to play, remix, and look at things sideways - pushing on brand and using storytelling to create a differentiated product experience while remaining accessible for all.

In this episode, Iain shared great insights into how designers could bring creativity and differential experiences to any digital product. What is the structure/framework that one must follow to get uniqueness in experiences while solving business problems? We then discussed, as creatives, how we could stay focused on the outcome without thinking/stressing too much about metrics and data. What different ways to train oneself to explore beyond typical design patterns? And how to deliver excellent, fun, interactive products to the end user?

Takeaways - Thinking unique, How to train yourself to think beyond the ordinary, Building a culture to bring creativity and uniqueness to the teams. 

Resources mentioned in the show by Iain McConchie

Emotion By Design - Greg Hoffman 

Creativity Inc - Ed Catmull

The Steal Like An Artist Audio Trilogy

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Rafael Brandão is a Product Experience Director passionate about arts and technology. For over 15 years, he has worked in several Advertising Agencies, Design Offices, Startups, and big companies. Currently, he is the Director of Product Experience at HBO Max Latam (Warner Bros Discovery). Professor and course coordinator at Miami Ad School, the most creative Design School worldwide (elected at Cannes 2019 and 2022), and career and business mentor at Designed.org and AbeLLha.

In this episode, Rafael shared great insights on collaborative innovation and its true meaning while walking us thru some of the best practices. We then discussed how to forge the team towards the right way of innovation. And how collaboration impacts innovation in an organization. Later, he spoke about design-led innovations and how designers can aspire to be great innovators. We then concluded the show with a few thoughts on future innovation trends in the design industry.

Takeaways - True meaning of innovation, How to forge collaborative innovation? How to nurture innovation? 

Resources mentioned in the show by Rafael. 

https://projectofhow.com/

https://www.designkit.org/

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Denise Pilar is a UX Researcher/Strategist with over two decades of experience. She is also one of the three authors of the very first Brazilian book on UX Research: UX Research com Sotaque Brasileiro (in Portuguese). She holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science, a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, an MBA in Positive Psychology, and is currently a strategist at NU bank.

In this episode, Denise shared great insights on UX strategy and its importance. She spoke on different frameworks for UX Strategy and how to measure the strategy's success. We then discussed the initial steps for the design team/designer to create a strategy that solves the business goals and user needs and how to dynamically modify the strategy based on the users' inputs and feedback. Later, we concluded the show with Denise's advice on effectively narrating a strategy to a broader audience. 

Takeaways - What is UX Strategy, Different frameworks of UX Strategy, Establishing a strategy. 

Denise Pilar book - UX Research com Sotaque Brasileiro

Books recommended by Denise. 

Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman

Design of Everyday Things

Contextual Design 

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Bob Baxley is a design executive, advisor, mentor, and advocate who has built, managed, and led UX teams at some of Silicon Valley's most respected companies. With a career spanning three decades, Bob's work at Apple, Pinterest, Yahoo!, and elsewhere has touched hundreds of millions of users worldwide. 

Currently, Bob serves as the Senior Vice-President of Design at ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence, and data analytics platform. Before ThoughtSpot, Bob was Head of Product Design at Pinterest and spent over eight years at Apple. While at Apple, Bob served in senior leadership roles in the retail and e-commerce teams, including leading the creative team responsible for the Apple Online Store. 

Bob is an advisor to Project Invent, Bob is committed to recruiting and inspiring the next generation of designers by mentoring individuals and advising organizations that are working to improve the profession and practice of digital product design.

In this episode, Bob shared great insights on User interface design and how it evolved from silicon valley. We then spoke on what are the different frameworks for data-enabled Design? And why having good taste is better than having good data. Latter, Bob shared his views on why only a few companies can design at the level of Apple and shared his experience working at Apple during the meteoric rise of the iPhones. We then spoke on how individual contributors could grow in careers and present to executive levels as designers. Later, we concluded the show with Bob's take on the future of Design. 

Takeaways- User interface design and its evolutions, Core fundamentals of the software, how to grow in your career as a designer. 

Bob Baxley Book - Making the Web Work: Designing Effective Web Applications

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Charles L. Mauro CHFP is president and Founder of MAURO Usability Science (MUS), a New York-based consulting firm founded in 1975. Mr. Mauro is a Certified Human Factors Engineering Professional BCPE. Mr. Mauro has personally managed over 4,000 research and development projects over his 40-year career as a leading expert in human factors engineering, product design, and design research. His clients include Nike, Dyson, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Pfizer, Merck, Amazon, Facebook, and industries covering high technology, medical/pharmaceutical, financial, heavy industrial, consumer, government/DOD, and startups.

Received numerous citations for design and design research, including The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), which has given its highest recognition, the Personal Achievement Award to Charles L. Mauro CHFP. Historically, the Award has been given to leading design luminaries, including Sir Jonathan Ive of Apple, Raymond Loewy, Henry Dreyfuss, and others.

Mr. Mauro is a frequent speaker at international conferences, leading academic institutions, and government agencies, including MIT, Stanford, UPenn, The FDA, USPTO, NASA, and legal conferences on a global basis.

In this episode, Mr. Mauro shared great insights into Industrial Design and human factors sciences; we discussed how ergonomics and human factors science play a significant role in industrial design. In addition, he shared his great learnings while working with Raymond Loewy.

We then discussed how designers could use data to design sustainable products and shared his experience creating the solution for NYSE. In the latter part, we discussed Design IPs, IP fundamentals, and how IP helps designers.

Takeaways- What is Industrial design? How to design sustainable products? Does design have an enormous impact on metaverse?

Resources mentioned in the show by Charles L. Mauro

Article on the metaverse, Design IP

UX research newsletter on LinkedIn

MAURO Usability Science blog

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Reggie Murphy is passionate about creating a human-centered world. He is a 20-year veteran of the UX Research and Design space and currently leads the Creation and Conversations Research team on Twitter.  Before Twitter, Reggie built and led the client experience research team at Vanguard. He also led research teams at Meta (formerly Facebook) who helped build Facebook's Camera Effects Platform, Facebook Groups, and Workplace. Before Meta, Reggie led research and design engagements for Electronic Ink (now Capgemini) as a Principal Research Consultant working with clients such as J.P. Morgan Chase, UnitedHealth Group, and Penske.

In this episode, Reggie shared great insights on Human-Centered Research and the different ways to understand and empathize with the user? We then discussed the various frameworks for human-centered research and how research is both an art and science; how to balance this combination while capturing in-depth insights. In the latter part, we discussed how to focus on insights gained from the user research to synthesize and make it accessible across the board.

Takeaways- What is human-centered design? How to empathize with the users? Different ways to capture deeper insights. 

Book Recommendations by Reggie Murphy 

The Design of Everyday Things - Don Norman

Don't Make Me Think - Steve Krug

Radical Candor - Kim Scott

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Eva Deckers is a design leader and design strategist. At present, she is the Director of Data-Enabled Design at Philips Experience Design, where she leads a team of designers at the cutting edge of integrating design, data, and AI. Eva holds a Ph.D. in human-centered AI and translates her ideas into the health technology context. As a strategist, she supports her organization in shaping and implementing customer-driven strategies, ensuring strategy always starts from the benefit you will deliver. She is passionate about using the power of design, data, and AI to make a difference in the health and wellbeing of people.

In this episode, Eva shared great insights on Data Enabled Design and how data could be used as creative material. We then discussed the different frameworks for data-enabled design and how we could take the aid of data to design sustainable and ethical products. In the latter part, we spoke on how individuals could implement and scale the data-enabled design model across the organization, enabling data to drive all major design decisions.

Takeaways- What is data enabled design, How to design ethical products with data, Data in design as a creative process. 

Resources Recommendations by Eva Deckers

Things We Could Design: For More Than Human-Centered Worlds - Ronald Wakkary

Keynote Presentations of Prof.Kees Overbeeke

Sir Ken Robinson Ted talk 

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Nur Karadeniz is a design leader in human-centered services and systems. With a deep passion for shaping new technologies and delivering value for humanity, Nur helps organizations achieve sustainable transformations and leverage new technologies for better use. Over the last decade, Nur has set up award-winning innovation teams for Fjord, Accenture, and Wongdoody of Infosys and leading global innovation capabilities for large organizations. She is currently authoring a book, System Design Practice, and teaching the topic at multiple universities in Europe.

In this episode, Nur shared great insights on System Design Methodology, how to build system design maps, and the frameworks to follow to design innovative and sustainable products. We then discussed how designers could utilize the power of system design to bring practical and scalable ideas to life.

Takeaways- What is system design, How to conduct system design workshops, How to identify and solve problems beyond systems. 

Nur's Upcoming Book - System Design Practice

Books Recommendations by Nur Karadeniz

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Cracked it! - Bernard Garrette 

Solving Complex Problems

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Rich McCoy is a highly experienced creative leader. He is passionate about his work and has led teams for Trade Me and Nationwide Building Society. His creative endeavors have seen him working at celebrated agencies such as AKQA, LBi, Isobar, and Saatchi & Saatchi. He is currently contracting for Air France/KLM via Isobar Paris. He is also running his art practice, a vegan cooking photoblog, and mentoring a new generation of creatives.

In this episode, Rich shared great insights on lean design practices and their frameworks. We then spoke on the different ways of scaling lean practices across organizations without compromising the quality of deliverables and how lean practices help rapid innovation and find the right product-market fit. 

Takeaways:- What is lean design practices, How to cultivate a lean mindset, How to scale lean across an organization. 

Books Recommendations by Rich McCoy

Oh, the places you’ll go by Dr. Seuss

The Lord of the Rings by TRR Tolkien

Zen the art of Simple living by Shunmyo Mason

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Afshin Mehin is the founder of Card79, a creative studio based in San Francisco and Vancouver, helping companies give form to the future. Consistently blurring the boundaries between our digital and physical lives, he’s worked with clients ranging from startups such as Neuralink and Noon Home to large organizations such as Amazon, Lululemon, and Ford. Before setting up Card79, Afshin worked for design studios such as IDEO and Whipsaw in the Bay Area, designers such as BarberOsgerby and Terence Conran in London, and research Labs such as M.I.T.’s Media Lab Europe in Dublin.

In this episode, Afshin shared great insights on industrial design, how different it is from product design, and the frameworks to follow to explore ideas for manufacturing a product and reframing problems as opportunities. We then discussed various ways to evaluate product safety, appearance, and function to determine if a design is practical. In the latter part, he spoke on conveying a narrative behind a design to more oversized holders and audiences.

Takeaways:- What is Industrial design, How to reframe problems as opportunities, and What different frameworks to explore ideas and bring them to vision.

Books Recommended by Afshin Mehin 

Design by numbers - John Maeda

The Essential Rumi - Book by Rumi

White Teeth - Zadie Smith 

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Brigette Metzler is the ResearchOps Lead at the Australian government Department of Agriculture, Water, and Environment. From 2017-2020, Brigette led the user research library at Services Australia. Alongside chairing several government communities of practice, she is also the co-chair of the ResearchOps Community, a global community of people discussing ResearchOps — the people, mechanisms, and strategies for scaling research. She also hosts The ResearchOps Podcast, where she does fireside chats, which is wide-ranging but focused on talking about all things ResearchOps.

In this episode, Brigette shared great insights on ResearchOps and its importance; we then spoke on the framework for ResearchOps? And how to get started with it and what are the eight pillars and common components of ResearchOps. Later we discussed how researchers could implement and scale ResearchOps in their companies or institutions. Brigette also shared incredible knowledge on research libraries and knowledge management.  

Takeaways- What is ResearchOps, What is the framework of ResearchOps, What are research libraries.

Books Recommended by Brigette Metzler

Pace Layering

The Clock of the Long Now, by Stewart Brand

Research Practice by Gregg Bernstein (has an essay on ResearchOps by me)

Build Better Products by Laura Klein

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Kieron Lewis is a south London-born freelance graphic designer and public speaker. Over the years, he has designed numerous self-directed and client-based projects for clients such as Harper Collins, Penguin Books, Levi Strauss, and Adobe. This year, Kieron was a judge at the D&AD Awards for the Writing for Design Jury. In October, he will be speaking at Adobe Max, exploring topics within the editorial design, the African community and its diaspora, and the importance of collaboration.

In this episode, Kieron had shared great insights on Editorial Design and the classic elements of editorial design. We then established visual hierarchy and balance layouts in the editorial work, where he explained the Editorial design process. Next, he shared insights on storytelling via words and how he establishes a connection with readers. In the end, we concluded the show with tips to beginners on creating an Editorial Design Portfolio.

Takeaways - What is the process of editorial design, How to establish storytelling via Words, Getting started with editorial design portfolio.

Books Recommend by Kieron Lewis

Still Breathing

Dare to Change

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be

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Ashwin Rajan is a strategic designer accelerating the emerging discipline of Behavior Design. He has two decades of innovation experience in the digital industry. He is also the founder of the Fabric behavioral lab. They work with clients to bring behavioral thinking methods and tools to product growth, user and customer experience, competence building, employee and citizen engagement.

In this episode, Ashwin shared great insights on Behavioural Design and its importance and How could designers use Behavioural Design to impact the end-users positively? We then discussed the framework of behavioral design and the different metrics involved. 

Takeaways- What is Behavioural Design, How to design products to create a positive impact, Framework of behavioral design. 

Books Recommended by Ashwin Rajan 

• Leon Festinger - A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, 1957.
• Metaphors We Live By - George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, 1980.
• Future-Minded: The Psychology of Agency and Control: Magda Osman, 2014.

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Varun is co-founder and Head of Research at Apple & Banana, where he believes that everyone can do fruitful research. Varun has spent his career immersed in psychology, technology, and design at organizations like Facebook, UnitedHealth Group, and Best Buy, along with rising startups across the country.

In this episode, Varun shared great knowledge on Breaking into UX Research, where he shared great advice on how to break into the field of UX research with three fundamental methods on which 90% of research is based; we then spoke on the UX research process and how to prepare the right instrument and choose the right sample size to conduct research. We then concluded by how to combine research insights and present them to the team and stakeholders involved by being a good collaborator and bridging the gap between the users, designers, and stakeholders. 

Takeaways:- How to get into UX Research, UX Research Process, What is usability testing? 

Books by Varun 

The Complete Guide to Writing Questionnaires: How to Get Better Information for Better Decisions by David Harris

The Field Study Handbook by Jan Chipchase

Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life) by Kat Holmes

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MAMIMU (aka June Mineyama-Smithson) is a London-based artist on a mission to inject optimism into the world. Special lecturer at UAL, D&AD judge and speaker at YOOX Net-a-Porter, Design Manchester and Ladies, Wine & Design. Her bold joyful work has been featured internationally on ITV, Creative Boom, SCMP and Cow Parade Niseko.

In this episode, June shared great insights on how to design for delight and the process of crafting these patterns? We then discussed the different ways we can design for optimism, build great empathy with end-users, collect and combine different stories of emotions, and convert them into meaningful learnings. 

Takeaways- How to design for delight, Building great empathy with end-users, Designing for optimism and safety. 

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R. Michael Hendrix is a design leader and musician currently; he is a Partner and Global Director of Design at IDEO and an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music. As a graphic designer, he has received more than 50 awards from major U.S. design associations and publications. He is also a keynote speaker on various occasions and a regular guest lecturer at universities including Harvard, Mass Art, RISD and the University of Tennessee. He co-authored the book with Panos Panay, SVP of Global Strategy & Innovation at Berklee, on shared mindsets of musicians and designers named two beats ahead. 

In this episode, Michael shared great insights on Design + Music. He spoke on the connection between music and design in narrating a story and how designer and musician's creative process and mindset are similar. We then discussed how designers could get inspired by musicians to unlock creative inspiration and innovation through active collaboration. 

Takeaways:- Collaboration is a key aspect of music and design, How to follow a passion and create a roadmap, Building a seeking mindset. 

The Book by Michael - two beats ahead - https://twobeatsahead.com

Book Recommended by Michael Hendrix

How to see - George Nelson

Daily Rituals: How Women Work

How to Write One Song - Jeff Tweedy

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Craig Black is a Scottish artist and independent designer specialising in typography and lettering. He currently runs his own art and design studio in Greenock, Scotland. Craig’s work has been celebrated and exhibited worldwide: from London, New York, Sydney and Dubai. He is also known across the public speaking circuit for sharing his inspirational creative journey at conferences and creative events worldwide. 

In this episode, Craig shared great insights on Lettering and how different is it from typography. We then discussed how to narrate a story via letters and how to creative use san-serifs and serifs. Craig shared his process on how to combine all the different insights into beautiful letters. 

Takeaways: - What is lettering, How to narrate a story via letters, Combing insights into beautiful letters. 

Portfolio: https://craigblackdesign.com & FS Renaissance

Books by Craig Black

The Lettering Workshops: 30 Exercises - Francis Chouquet

Little Book of Lettering - Emily Gregory

Drawing Type: An Introduction to Illustrating Letterforms - Alex Fowkes

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Nancy Kumar is a design practitioner with a decade of experience in experience design and design strategy. Currently, she is a strategic design manager at Airbus and previously leads teams in Boeing and Honeywell Aerospace. Nancy believes, "Every design has a problem to solve and a purpose to meet, but a good design has the capacity to change and improvise the lives around us".  Nancy is also a keynote speaker on various occasions. 

In this episode, Nancy shared great insights on Design in Aviation and discussed designing for aircraft and how design decisions are taken to design these complex systems. We discussed how data from aircraft are used to generate design strategies and how usability and user experience are tested out in these complex scenarios. In the latter part, Nancy shed some light on different ways to identify key insights and opportunities to plan strategies. 

Takeaways: - Process of design strategy in Aviation, Different ways in which data aids in making design decisions, Usability testing for complex aircraft equipment. 

Books by Nancy Kumar 

Managing Strategic Design - Busayawan Lam and Ray Holland 

Emotional Design - Don Norman 

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Steve Portigal helps companies to think and act strategically when innovating with user insights. Over the course of his career, he has interviewed hundreds of people and helped many organisations to understand their users. He’s also the Dollars to Donuts podcast host, where he interviews people who lead user research in their organizations. He is also the author of two famous titles - Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights & Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries: User Research War Stories. He has been a keynote speaker on various occasion like CHI, IxDA, Lift, SXSW, UIE, UPA, UX Australia, UX Hong Kong, UX Lisbon, and WebVisions. 

In this episode, Steve shared wonderful insights on user interviews and why we do user interviews in design; we then discussed the framework of interviews using which we can gain great insights from users and few tips on actively listening and note-taking during interviews. In the latter part, steve recommended five do's and don'ts that designers/researchers must avoid while doing user interviews. We then concluded the show by steve recommending few tips on how could we combine all the insights and convey them into a narrative across teams that can create an impact. 

Takeaways - What are user interviews, Meaning of insights, Combining insights to narrate a story. 

Books by Steve - https://portigal.com/books

Dollars to Donuts - https://portigal.com/podcast

Resources shared by Steve Portigal

The organization’s design research maturity model-Chris Avore

The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket - Benjamin Lorr

It Chooses You - Miranda July

Communicating the New: Methods to Shape and Accelerate Innovation - Kim Erwin

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Ekta Rohra Jafri, a design leader with over two decades of experiences in the design & user experience of digital entities. From web to mobile to TV, short-form text to 3D reality. She is currently Design Director at IBM iX, where she was instrumental in launching design-led opportunities and strategies. She is also a visiting professor of interaction design at Anant National University and a keynote speaker on various occasions.  

In this episode, Ekta shared great insights on responsible design and what role does ethics play in design. We then discussed the various ways to recognise the consumer voices and implement them in the design strategy while building a product. In the latter part, we spoke on the key parameters that make a design sustainable and how designers could avoid designing dark patterns. 

Takeaways- What is responsible design, What is sustainable design, How to avoid dark patterns. Different ways in managing the business goals and ethics while designing. 

Books recommend by Ekta Rohra Jafri

Poor Economics: Rethinking Poverty & the Ways to End it

Shiva Trilogy Collection by Amish Tripathi

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Claudio Baptista, a design leader with over 20 years of experience. He had worked with some of the best brands throughout his career – from fashion to consumer goods, from global agencies to entertainment. Currently, he is the Director of User Experience for GoPro, and previously he acted as head of design for the Walt Disney Studios.

In this episode, Claudio shared great insights on Hyper-Personalization and the benefits of hyper-personalization and how designers could leverage the various strategies or framework to create these experiences. We then discussed how to craft hyper-personalised experiences considering the accessibility and inclusion perspective.

Takeaways- What is hyper-personalisation, How to craft hyper-personalised experiences, Measuring the success or failure of a crafted personalised experience. 

Books recommend by Claudio Baptista

• Creativity Inc. - Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace
• The Ride of a Lifetime - Bob Iger
• Org Design for Design Orgs - Peter Meholz
• The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition - Don Norman

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