DESIGN THINKER PODCAST

How might we use privacy law to build trust with customers? Often regulations are viewed as an obligation, something organizations need to comply with to stay out of legal trouble. However, what if regulations can be more than that? What if regulations can provide us a way to build trust and create better experiences for customers? In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter are joined by Rali And...

Over the past several years, the relevance of design thinking has come under scrutiny. Is it a fad that has run its course? Is design thinking still useful? In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter dive into these questions. In this episode, you will • explore how design thinking has evolved over the years • learn about what is working and what is not • discover what needs to happen next

Organizational tensions are inevitable and become increasingly complex as organizations scale. In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter discuss the three most common organizational tensions and strategies for navigating them.  In this episode, you will • discover the three most common organizational tensions that keep teams stuck  • learn how to leverage Design Thinker Capabilities to navigate...

Context plays a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of the world. From everyday conversations to pondering the meaning of life, context is at the center of meaning-making. An action that might seem irrational can be perfectly reasonable when you understand the context. What does context mean for Design Thinkers? Why is it important to the practice of Design Thinking? Join Dr Dani and Designe...

Design Thinking, where did it come from? How is it being used today? What will its purpose be in the future? Join Dr Dani and Designer Peter as they delve into the history of Design Thinking and explore its prospects.  In this episode, you will  • Learn about the roots of Design Thinking  • Hear stories of how Design Thinking is being applied today  • Understand the future potential of Design Thin...

What is Design Thinking? In this back-to-basics episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter define Design Thinking.  In this episode, you will  • learn about how Design Thinking is defined  • understand why Design Thinking is important  • hear examples of how Design Thinking can help 

Do you struggle with accepting failure as an opportunity for growth? In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter are joined by Life and Business Coach Chris Taylor, author of the book Avoiding Propeller Blades.  In this episode, you will • learn the power of accepting failure as an inevitability when trying something new • hear stories about how quickly recovering from failure led to personal and...

How do you know the best way to get others to resonate with the story you want to tell? In the final episode of our series on storytelling, Dr Dani and Designer Peter explore the three modes of storytelling; oral, visual, and written.  In this episode, you will  • learn about the three modes of storytelling  • understand how to select the right mode for the right audience  • hear examples of how t...

Storytelling is everywhere. It shapes the culture of our families, social groups, and organizations. In part two of our series on storytelling, Dr Dani and Designer Peter explore how stories can motivate action in organizations.  In this episode, you will  • hear about how the stories we share shape culture  • understand how stories inspire action  • learn about different storytelling frameworks 

Ever wonder how the stories you tell yourself might be holding you back? In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter explore how the stories we tell ourselves might be holding us back from designing solutions.  In this episode, you will  • hear examples of the stories we repeat to ourselves that keep us stuck • understand how to identify the stories that are no longer serving you  • learn how to r...

The third of a three-part series on the three lenses of design thinking, this episode explores the desirability lens.  In this episode, you will be able to  understand what desirability means and why it is important  learn the techniques Design Thinkers use to identify desirability  hear real-world examples of how to put desirability into practice  So, let's dive in to explore how the desirab...

The second of a three-part series on the three lenses of design thinking, this episode explores the viability lens.  In this episode, you will be able to  understand the key questions to consider when assessing a solution for viability  learn how the viability lens contributes to better solutions  hear real-world examples of applying the viability lens  So, let's dive in to explore how to app...

The first of a three-part series on the three lenses of design thinking, this episode explores the feasibility lens. Join Dr Dani and Designer Peter as they take an in-depth look at feasibility.  In this episode, you will be able to  • learn about the five components of feasibility  • understand how ignoring feasibility can lead to impractical solutions  • hear real-world examples of the feasibili...

Empathetic Exploration, are you using this capability to deliver what customers really want? In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter take a deep dive into understanding the specific way that design thinkers use empathy.  In this episode, you will be able to  learn about the research that informs how design thinkers use empathy understand the importance of Empathetic Exploration when developing...

Ever wondered how AI will transform human-centered design? In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter explore this question, raising their own concerns and curiosities about how AI will change the landscape for human-centered design.   Key questions explored in this episode  could AI create solutions that serve them and not us? will AI make us dumber not smarter? would AI free us up to do more me...

Discover the reasons behind organizations' struggles to scale design thinking in this episode of the Design Thinker Podcast. Join Dr Dani and Dsigner Peter as they explore both research findings and their own experiences in the field, providing valuable insights on how organizations can avoid common challenges and successfully scale design thinking.  Understand the common challenges organizat...

In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter chat with Strategy & Experience Designer, Jason Osburn. Learn how a love of comedy and fear of public speaking lead to a career in design. About Our Guest Jason Osburn is a human-centered designer with over 20 years of experience whose passion sits at the intersection of design, storytelling, technology, and entrepreneurship. He has a proven track re...

Optimism is essential to problem-solving, but it's not just about seeing the good, we have to understand the constraints. In this episode, Dr. Dani and Designer Peter take a deep dive into Situation Optimizing to explore what it is and why it is important, and how it shows up in problem-solving. 

Curious Experimentation, learning in action. How do we respond to a problem when there isn't a clear cut answer? This is where the Design Thinker's mindset of curious experimentation can help us get unstuck. In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Pete unpack what it means to be a curious experimenter and how to put this mindset to practice in your work. 

Visual Communication when words fail us. Have you ever had an experience where words failed you? In this episode, Dr. Dani and Designer Peter talk about how visuals can save us when words fail us. If you think you aren't a visual communicator, this is the episode you need to hear. Dr. Dani shares insights from her research and how visually communicating isn't about pretty pictures but is...

Welcome back listeners! In this episode, we talk about the power of keeping going. Getting started is vital, but we can’t just stop there. We have to keep continuously improving through iteration. Tune in to learn how to enable follow-up action by giving ourselves permission to fail.

In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter talk about the power of getting started. Hear how this concept was put into practice in the making of the Design Thinker Podcast season 1.

In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Pete take a deep dive into how creativity, innovation, and risk management influence each other to understand how they might come together to create better, more impactful solutions.

Artists and Designers, how are they different? In this week’s episode, Dr Dani and Designer Pete dive into the differences between the work of artists and designers.

In this week’s episode, Dr Dani and Design Pete explore innovation and creativity to understand how these two concepts are different and if one can exist without the other.