Design Everywhere

Throughout the history of civilization, we have seen an ever-increasing need and ability to create, store, and share information. But as our ability to access information grows exponentially, are we as designers, focusing too narrowly on the short-term; designing, developing, and shipping product based on the information and technology available to us today and ignoring what the future might have...

Complexity is all around us. From our social systems to the products and services we create, complexity lurks beneath what might seem to be the most simple solutions. If we ignore it, the consequences might haunt us long into the future in ways we didn't foresee. But if we approach complexity more systematically, we can better understand the potential impact of design decisions further up- and dow...

Complexity is all around us. From our social systems to the products and services we create, complexity lurks beneath what might seem to be the most simple solutions. If we ignore it, the consequences might haunt us long into the future in ways we didn't foresee. But if we approach complexity more systematically, we can better understand the potential impact of design decisions further up- and dow...

As a designers, how do we define and approach practice? Athletes practice before a competition and musicians practice before a performance. Do we, as designers, live by those same standards? In this episode, Erik Dahl , a seasoned UX consultant, educator at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, co-founder of the Midwest UX conference, and ultramarathoner, dives deeply into the philosophy...

As a designers, how do we define and approach practice? Athletes practice before a competition and musicians practice before a performance. Do we, as designers, live by those same standards? In this episode, Erik Dahl, a seasoned UX consultant, educator at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, co-founder of the Midwest UX conference, and ultramarathoner, dives deeply into the philosophy...

Collaboration is a critical element of design. It facilitates the cross-pollination of ideas, concepts, and diverse perspectives. What happens when collaboration in a physical, face-to-face sense becomes at best much more difficult and at worst, explicitly outlawed? If this was some time in the not-so-distant past, we would brush this off as science fiction. But the pandemic of 2020 made it a real...

Collaboration is a critical element of design. It facilitates the cross-pollination of ideas, concepts, and diverse perspectives. What happens when collaboration in a physical, face-to-face sense becomes at best much more difficult and at worst, explicitly outlawed? If this was some time in the not-so-distant past, we would brush this off as science fiction. But the pandemic of 2020 made it a real...

Join host Jonathan Morgan with some of the leading voices in the industry as we explore what it means to be a designer in this highly disruptive time. Each week, we get an insider’s look into the strategies, tactics, philosophies, and techniques of designer’s as they creatively face some of their biggest challenges. We explore the common thread in everything from designing ethical artificial intel...

Join host Jonathan Morgan with some of the leading voices in the industry as we explore what it means to be a designer in this highly disruptive time. Each week, we get an insider’s look into the strategies, tactics, philosophies, and techniques of designer’s as they creatively face some of their biggest challenges. We explore the common thread in everything from designing ethical artificial intel...

How does a drone become a drone? Prototyping… where thinking becomes doing. Discover the tools, methods, and disciplines behind prototyping with host Jonathan Morgan as he dives into epic stories of prototyping success and failure. In this week’s episode he’ll speak with Wendy Ju, Associate Professor of Information Sciences at Cornell University, who has worked extensively in the research and desi...

The idea of putting a bunch of intellectuals in a room to throw out ideas like Don Draper in an episode of Mad Men is a thing of the past. As discussed in our last episode, focus is key in channeling our creative energy in ways that align with the goals of our potential end-users. This week Jonathan invites Drew Boyd, author of "Inside the Box," to discuss how we can leverage focus to drive powerf...

Host and human-centered designer Jonathan Morgan invites researcher, Indi Young, author and co-founder of Adaptive Path, to discuss the concept of focus. Join us in exploring the limitations of designers and their deep interest in the people who will be using the things they create. Through the lenses of focus, Empathy and Opportunity, Jonathan and Indi delve into the world of design with mastery,...

In this introductory episode of Design Everywhere, host and human-centered designer Jonathan Morgan invites guest, Karl Fast, author and Director of Information Architecture at Normative Design in Toronto, to discuss the new reality of design. Together, they will answer some of the design world’s most intriguing questions like: What is the concept behind Design for Understanding? How does simplici...

Design Everywhere is a podcast by designers, for designers. Host, Jonathan Morgan, is a human-centered designer who explores the shifting landscape of product and service design in the face of emerging technology. Each week is an exploration into the past, present, and future of design through the stories of the people that are shaping it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...