Design Shift Podcast

What happens when one frustrated commuter decides to stop complaining and start building? In this episode of the Design Shift podcast, Justin Lokitz sits down with Carley Hart, startup operator, educator, and builder currently leading partnerships for ...

What does it mean to design community in a world where AI can generate almost anything? In this episode of the Design Shift podcast, Justin Lokitz sits down with Rachel Paul—host of CreativeMornings San Francisco and founder of The State of Creativity—...

Eric Fain spent more than two decades building products inside complex organizations. At Autodesk, he helped take platform and collaboration products from zero to one, shaped early generative AI strategy, and worked across leadership teams to align on ...

What does design look like when there’s no roadmap, no shared clarity, and no stable system yet? In this episode of Design Shift, Justin Lokitz talks with Kursat Ozenc about designing at the edges of organizations—where new ventures are forming, cultur...

Justin Lokitz interviews Sid Vanchinathan, founding partner of Design Squads and Hibrids, for a deep dive into how design teams can thrive as AI, distributed collaboration, and organizational change reshape the landscape. Sid shares how his teams use A...

In this episode of Design Shift, Justin Lokitz sits down with Stephanie Knabe, Director of Business and Org Capability at BILL, to explore what it really means to design people systems from the inside out—especially in an era where AI is reshaping how ...

In this episode of Design Shift, I talk with Gregory Stock—fractional Chief of Staff, design strategist, and executive coach—about what it takes to lead with empathy, taste, and strategic clarity in an age defined by speed and AI. Gregory shares his jo...

In this episode of Design Shift, Justin Lokitz sits down with Chris Basey, founder and CEO of Comedia, a boutique design agency that’s quietly outpacing the Big Four. From building real products for Google, BMW, and Atlassian to using AI as a “force mu...

Get ready to level up your design game. In this episode of Design Shift, veteran UX strategist Nick Cawthon (founder of Gauge and professor of Data Literacy at CCA) breaks down how to stay indispensable when AI can generate a wireframe in seconds. We c...

What happens when a top UX leader leaves big tech and builds something of her own? In this episode, Maya Elise Joseph-Goteiner—former Google researcher and founder of Velocity Ave—shares her powerful journey from the inside of Area 120 to launching a n...

🎙️ From Designer to Founder: James Song on Leadership, Intent & Building What Matters In this episode of Design Shift, we sit down with James Song —a renowned design leader who has shaped products and teams at companies like Meta, Uber, Tinder, and Fro...

How Design Can Drive Climate Action | The Design Shift Podcast with Marc O'Brien In this episode of The Design Shift Podcast, host Justin Lokitz sits down with Marc O'Brien, an award-winning creative strategist, designer, and educator dedicated to leve...

In this episode of Design Shift, we sit down with design and innovation leaders Elizabeth Glenewinkel and Mario Ruiz to explore how AI and the Jobs to Be Done (JTBD) framework are transforming the role of designers. Learn how they’re helping teams move...

This is the Design Shift podcast, your weekly guide to mastering the leap from creative expert to confident design leader—packed with actionable insights, proven strategies, and real-world wisdom. In this episode, I chatted with Kevin Flores, a double-...