Design Thinking Roundtable

In the second episode, our host, Priyanka Vora sat down with experts at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Lab at OPM (The United States Office of Personnel Management) who applied human-centered design to better understand Veterans’ perspectives on how to prevent suicide as they transition out of military service. Here’s who we interviewed in the order they appear on the show: Command...

Engineering X Design is a Podcast Series produced by the Design Lab at NYU MakerSpace. This podcast complements a series of fireside chats where we invite professionals working at the intersection of design, engineering, and technology. Our guest for this episode is Alonso Castro, Senior Experience Designer at Verizon. Credits--- conception and production: Anne-Laure Fayard; sound design, music &...

Engineering X Design is a Podcast Series produced by the Design Lab at NYU MakerSpace. This podcast complements a series of fireside chats where we invite professionals working at the intersection of design, engineering, and technology. Our guest for this episode is Jocelyn Miller, Founder and CEO of JM Coaching and Training. Credits--- conception and production: Anne-Laure Fayard; sound design, m...

Engineering X Design is a Podcast Series produced by the Design Lab at NYU MakerSpace. This podcast complements a series of fireside chats where we invite professionals working at the intersection of design, engineering, and technology. Our guest for this episode is Jeff Kessler, Senior Design Lead at IDEO. Credits--- conception and production: Anne-Laure Fayard; sound design, music & post-product...

Design Thinking Roundtable returns with its third season —Designing for the Public to investigate the meaning of Human-Centered Design in the public sector. Public sector fundamentally pertains to and involves people: Without people, the “public” does not exist, nor does the government. We discuss, debate and question the past, present and future of design thinking in the public sector. In the fir...

For the season finale of the Designing for All Humans series, we sat down with disability advocates to learn why inclusive design has the potential to grow beyond its current conception and practice— towards disability-led design. We explore the following questions: Is inclusive design even a fitting label for this movement? How might disability-led design push the movement forward towards genuine...

In the second part of the Designing for All Humans series, we feature two fascinating projects that empower children with disabilities through play: Project Fizzyo and Braille Bricks. The two projects provide insights in how to practice inclusive design. The experts involved in these initiatives highlight the importance of engaging all the stakeholders during the whole design journey: from inspira...

This first episode of the Designing for All Humans series introduces key concepts and vocabulary in inclusive design through conversation with educators at the Ability Project. What is ability? How might designers participate in the destigmatization of disability? What is the difference between inclusive design and accessibility and related concepts? The Ability Project is an interdisciplinary res...

Human-centered design plays an important role in the intersection of architecture, sustainability and social impact. In this episode, Sameera Chukkapalli [CEO & Founder, Needlab], talks to us about the process of designing with communities in need and the ideology of "think global, act local". Needlab is a non-profit design research organization with a focus on the built environment. Through proje...

Do designers have a seat at the table when it comes to solving the wicked problems of the world? If the medium is the message, what does it mean to shift the medium of design towards human behavior? In this episode, Sean Rhodes [Executive Creative Director, Frog], sheds light on these pressing questions + offers advice on how to design responsibly and with purpose. Credits---conception and product...

In recent years, management consultancies have started acquiring design firms and several have been integrating design teams within their consulting practice. McKinsey & Company engages in this phenomenon—their acquisition strategy and the launch of McKinsey Design indicates a major shift in the industry. Alex Kozovski [Senior Designer, McKinsey New Ventures], NYU ITP alumnus, tells us how despite...