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Video Rewind: Jordan Mechner: Pioneering game designer on creating Prince of Persia, Karateka, and a new graphic novel memoir
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We’ve been on the road this week, record…
Published on 10 hours ago
Ben Swire: Author of "Safe Danger" on the hidden reason team building efforts fail
Season 12 Episode 153
As educators, we’ve grown wary of the term “safe spaces,” especially when what many students really need is a space to engage with “dangerous” ideas. But true dialogue doesn’t begin with risk—it star…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
Jeremy Faludi: Sustainability professor on why most sustainable design fails before it starts
Season 12 Episode 152
Design is a problem solving discipline. We research user needs, explore solutions, make things, and ship them. But one important stakeholder is often missing from the conversation: the world we live …
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Alison Rand: Leading with radical humanity instead of radical candor
Season 12 Episode 151
We’ve worked alongside people for years, only to realize that we know nothing about their personal life. And it probably affected our working relationship. Knowing your colleagues as humans reframes …
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
The Brief: How our recent past should prepare us for the age of AI
In this issue of The Brief, we’re reflecting on what we learned about the past and future of design from our conversation with Paola Antonelli (The Museum of Modern Art), Mark Wilson (Fast Company), …
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Fitz and the Tantrums: Finding your creative voice in your 40's and why success feels different than you think
Season 12 Episode 150
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With the 15…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Bonus Episode: 30 years of design with Wert&Co, live in NYC featuring Paola Antonelli, Mark Wilson,Kate Aronowitz, Mike Davidson, and Meaghan Choi
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Today we celebrate 30 years of Wert&Co.—the quiet champions of design who have shaped …
Published on 1 month ago
Rewind: Paola Antonelli: How design shapes culture
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Design Better has been on the road recently, recording a live episode in Manhattan for design s…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Keith Sawyer: Become more creative by learning to see
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The key to creativity isn’t about having…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Jae Park: Designing a new generation of vehicles at Ford, and why friction matters in the creative process
Season 12 Episode 152
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As designers and creatives, many of us spent years of our career looking at blank canvases and attempting to …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago