Season 3
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…
Using the future to design the present with Lena Tünkers
March 2, 2023
#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…
Skip the small talk with Jan Keck
Feb. 16, 2023
#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…
Creativity, mindfulness and the impact of AI with Radim Malinic
Feb. 2, 2023
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…
End of year reflections and being aware of the self and the system you're part of with Andi Mignolo
Jan. 19, 2023
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 …