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Why the Perfect CV Is the Wrong Hire, A Why Design Guide on Hiring (SN 4 Recap)
Season 4 Episode 11
What if the candidate who looks perfect on paper is exactly the one you shouldn't hire?
Eight Season 4 guests, from a bike brand to an industrial gian…
11 hours ago
The Sign You're Doing the Right Thing | A Why Design: Founders’ Mission and Purpose Journey
Season 5 Episode 24
What does it actually sound like when someone can tell you, precisely, why their work matters?
In this compilation of Why Design, fourteen hardware fo…
1 week ago
Why Artificial Intelligence Makes You a Little Bit Dumber | A Why Design Guide on AI
Season 5 Episode 23
What does AI actually do to the people building the physical world around you?
In this compilation of Why Design, ten hardware practitioners share the…
2 weeks ago
Why Women Leave Design, and What Actually Keeps Them | Alba Bayona
Season 5 Episode 19
What does it take to go from a one-way ticket to London with no job, to a seat on the board of one of the UK's best known bathroom manufacturers?
In t…
3 weeks ago
The Biggest Mistake keeping Designers Underpaid | James Wood, Studio Wood
Season 5 Episode 18
What does it actually cost to get into design if you don't come from money?
In this episode of Why Design, James Wood shares the belief that sits at t…
4 weeks ago
Hardware Money | A Why Design? Investment and Fundraising Guide
Season 5 Episode 22
What does it actually take to convince someone to write a cheque for a business that has to build something physical before it can sell anything?
In t…
1 month ago
Why Most Founder Exits Fail, and Why This One Took Eight Years to Get Right | Kirsty Dias, PriestmanGoode
Season 5 Episode 17
What happens to a business the year there's no bonus to hand out?
In this episode of Why Design, Kirsty Dias shares the belief that sits at the heart…
1 month, 1 week ago
I Thought I Knew How to Hire | Why Design: A Guide to Hiring
Season 5 Episode 21
What if the candidate who interviews best is exactly the one you should not hire?
In this compilation of Why Design, fifteen hardware founders, CTOs a…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Nobody Told Me How to Get Here | A Why Design Guide on Being Hired
Season 5 Episode 20
The hardware and deep tech industry does not do much to tell talented people how to get in, when to make a move, or how to build a career that lasts.…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why He Diversified from Designing Products and Started Asking Why? | Shaun Fynn
Season 5 Episode 16
What if the most important thing a designer can do has nothing to do with making?
In this episode of Why Design, Shaun Fynn shares the belief that sit…
2 months ago