Season 3

June 9, 2023

Following your heart and empowering young people with Design Thinking with Jenna Maudlin

#038 - For the final episode of Season 2, join us in this inspiring conversation with Jenna Maudlin, a multi-award-winning designer and advocate for social good. Jenna is currently working with 'Apart of Me', a charity empow…
May 25, 2023

Beyond the Bootcamp: The Nuances of Becoming a Competent Designer

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
May 12, 2023

Designing parenthood: A journey of self-discovery and empowerment with Rachel Arthur

#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 …
Guest: Rachel Arthur
April 27, 2023

From overthinking to deep thinking with Kim Witten

#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…
April 13, 2023

The UX of Sex with Nina McNamara

#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? …
March 30, 2023

Designing adventures and recreating awe for clarity and creativity with Kim Slade

#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…
March 16, 2023

Making work about humans, not just products

#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…
March 2, 2023

Using the future to design the present with Lena Tünkers

#031 - The future can seem like a figment of our imagination and devoid of reality. Our mind naturally creates multiple scenarios of how the future might unfold but we either ignore them or get worried about them. In this ep…
Feb. 16, 2023

Skip the small talk with Jan Keck

#030 - Do you leave a networking event or a conference with a stack of business cards but not much connection? That’s because most of our conversations are limited to small talk and stay on the surface. In this episode, expe…
Feb. 2, 2023

Creativity, mindfulness and the impact of AI with Radim Malinic

Designer, creative director, and best selling author, Radim Malinic, talks about how you can explore your own creativity and use mindfulness to tame the beast that creativity can be. We also talk about the impact of AI on cr…
Guest: Radim Malinic
Jan. 19, 2023

End of year reflections and being aware of the self and the system you're part of with Andi Mignolo

Designer, executive coach and the President of the Interaction Design Association, Andrea Mignolo kicks of Season 3 with her insights and advice on being aware of the self as a designer and also the the larger system you’re …