A show about the human behind the human-centred designer
Design Feeling is a new podcast and community platform aimed at design thinkers, people gatherers, dot connectors, technologists and creative problem solvers who want to increase their self-awareness, creative confidence and meaning.
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Recent Episodes
Beyond the Bootcamp: The Nuances of Becoming a Competent Designer
May 25, 2023
Host and UX educator Nirish Shakya has a heart-to-heart conversation with three of his students Junying Lim, Sarah Willet, and Freddie Grzybowski on the nuances of becoming a competent designer
Designing parenthood: A journey of self-discovery and empowerment with Rachel Arthur
May 12, 2023
#036 - Service designer, facilitator, coach and a recent mum, Rachel Arthur discusses the challenges and growth that come with parenthood and how it can lead to increased self-awareness. We also talk about the importance of …
From overthinking to deep thinking with Kim Witten
April 27, 2023
#035 - Nirish Shakya talks to his coach Kim Witten PhD. Kim shares her journey from working in the design industry in San Francisco to pursuing a PhD in sociolinguistics in the UK. Kim shares her insights on how to turn over…
The UX of Sex with Nina McNamara
April 13, 2023
#034 - Sex! It’s one of our most basic human interactions that also one that brings with it lots of complexities, unmet needs and plain awkwardness. What if you could approach it as a design challenge and simplify it a bit? …
Designing adventures and recreating awe for clarity and creativity with Kim Slade
March 30, 2023
#033 - When was the last time you felt a sense of awe? Research shows that experiencing can make you happier, healthier and more humble. So often we tend to lose our awe we had as kids as we turn into adults and life becomes…
Making work about humans, not just products
March 16, 2023
#032 - How safe do you feel failing, learning and growing in your organisation? In this episode, I had a chat with my good friends Sinem Erdemli and Callum Goodwilliam who’re also the co-founders of Random Animal, a social i…
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About the Host
Nirish Shakya
UX designer, Educator and Coach, Nirish Shakya, is the founder and host of the Design Feeling Podcast. For the past 15 years, he has been helping organisations across the UK, Europe and the Asia-Pacific put their customers first and create impactful customer experiences by empowering organisations to increase their design thinking maturity.
He has been teaching UX, Design Thinking and Innovation for almost a decade at General Assembly, Jolt, UK Government, European Commission, corporates and startups.
He is currently focusing his energy on transforming individuals and teams into being more self-aware, creatively confident and purposeful problem-solvers.