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Why business thinking for designers matters more than ever
Why business thinking for designers matters more than ever
We’ve just published a new book on DesignBetter.com called Business Thinking for Designers by Ryan Rumsey, formerly of ... Read more
21 Apr 2020
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Pinterest's Naveen Gavini: Knitting different disciplines together
Pinterest's Naveen Gavini: Knitting different disciplines together
We’ve spoken to a lot of design leaders over the course of the Design Better Podcast, but this episode is the first chan... Read more
19 May 2020
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55mins
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Lessons from Season 3
Lessons from Season 3
The third season of the Design Better Podcast recently wrapped up, where we explored the connected workflow: how designe... Read more
8 Nov 2019
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John Maeda: Working at the intersection of design, business, and technology
John Maeda: Working at the intersection of design, business, and technology
Over the arc of his career, John Maeda has been many things: a professor at MIT, president at the Rhode Island School of... Read more
27 Oct 2020
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42mins
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Journey into the connected workflow
Journey into the connected workflow
As we prepare for the last episode of Season 3, take a look back at some of the stories that have inspired us. In this s... Read more
3 Sep 2019
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Airbnb’s Benjamin Evans on the power of inclusive design
Airbnb’s Benjamin Evans on the power of inclusive design
Benjamin Evans, Inclusive Design Lead for Airbnb, is part of a new kind of problem solvers tackling issues like racism, ... Read more
28 May 2019
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Julie Zhuo: Learning to manage like a leader
Julie Zhuo: Learning to manage like a leader
Listen as Julie Zhuo, VP of Product Design at Facebook and author of The Making of a Manager, recalls some of her earlie... Read more
29 Apr 2019
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#020: Margaret Stewart: Scaling through storytelling
#020: Margaret Stewart: Scaling through storytelling
As organizations grow, they tend to think in terms of processes and data, and although those elements are vital to scale... Read more
6 Aug 2018
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#008: Jake Knapp: beyond the Sprint
#008: Jake Knapp: beyond the Sprint
If we asked you to name a recent book that’s really changed how product teams address sticky challenges, there’s a good ... Read more
1 Oct 2017
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56mins
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#019: Kim Williams: Creating, scaling, and championing design systems
#019: Kim Williams: Creating, scaling, and championing design systems
A design system helps deliver a unified experience for the end user, no matter what the medium. But it also means a cohe... Read more
23 Jul 2018
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38mins
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#010: Mia Blume: design, or be designed
#010: Mia Blume: design, or be designed
“Will I lose my creativity? Will I be stuck in meetings all day?” Those are common concerns for any individual contribut... Read more
29 Oct 2017
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Special Episode - Jake Knapp - Make Time
Special Episode - Jake Knapp - Make Time
What if you could set aside a distraction-free space to accomplish one meaningful thing in your life each day? How might... Read more
9 Oct 2018
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49mins
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Rewind: David Kelley, Founder of IDEO and the Stanford d.school, on Creative Confidence and Aligning Teams
Rewind: David Kelley, Founder of IDEO and the Stanford d.school, on Creative Confidence and Aligning Teams
To celebrate 1 million listens to the Design Better Podcast, we're rewinding to our episode with David Kelley, Founder o... Read more
4 Feb 2020
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40mins
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#005: Alex Schleifer: a mission to belong anywhere
#005: Alex Schleifer: a mission to belong anywhere
Airbnb’s mission is both simple and powerful: to help create a world where you can belong anywhere. Alex Schleifer, Airb... Read more
20 Aug 2017
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#009: Christian Madsbjerg: exploring how humans experience the world
#009: Christian Madsbjerg: exploring how humans experience the world
In today’s tech-driven economy, it seems like it can be hard to justify the value of a traditional liberal arts educatio... Read more
15 Oct 2017
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#013: Diana Mounter: from design silos to design system
#013: Diana Mounter: from design silos to design system
Design systems give product designers and developers reusable, interchangeable components to make the design process eff... Read more
16 Apr 2018
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39mins
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#007: Laura Martini: getting to the right finish line
#007: Laura Martini: getting to the right finish line
If there’s anyone we’ve interviewed on the DesignBetter.Co Podcast so far that really embodies the product-driven concep... Read more
17 Sep 2017
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39mins
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#006: Michael Leon: from skate punk to creative force
#006: Michael Leon: from skate punk to creative force
How do you go from being a self-professed skate punk, to a design director at Nike, creative director at Patagonia, and ... Read more
3 Sep 2017
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40mins
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#012: Meredith Black: building DesignOps dream teams
#012: Meredith Black: building DesignOps dream teams
A lot of companies are investing more in design. As they do, the organization scales. As it scales, it has to operationa... Read more
1 Apr 2018
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39mins
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Bonus Episode: Leah Buley and the New Frontier of Design Maturity
Bonus Episode: Leah Buley and the New Frontier of Design Maturity
What if you could unlock the full potential for business impact in design? On today's episode we are joined by Leah Bule... Read more
18 Apr 2019
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37mins