Aaron Bradley + Max Kemats

Undisciplined By Design

Business EN ↓ 28 episodes

Undisciplined by Design features thought provoking conversations about innovation with business and creative leaders from across the country, sharing insights on human-centered approaches to innovation and the power of collaborating across disciplines and industries to create new and novel products, services, and systems. Host Aaron Bradley is an innovation leader and professor at the University of Cincinnati where he leads innovation and strategy projects in collaboration with transdisciplinary student teams and corporate partners from a variety of industry sectors.

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Aaron Bradley + Max Kemats

Episodes

Recruiting, Reflection, and Emotional Fruit 16.04.2021 40:04

In this episode creative and strategic talent recruiter Liz Connelly talks about the importance of hustle and grit when building a creative career, and the beauty of non-traditional career paths in design. Liz also gives us an insider’s guide to how recruiters evaluate creative talent. This episode was recorded on location at the North American headquarters of Adidas in Portland, OR.

The Genius of Outliers (and Zebra Sneakers) 02.04.2021 29:55

In this episode veteran footwear recruiter Andy Shearer, the Director of Talent Acquisition at KEEN Footwear and former creative recruiter at both Adidas and Nike, shares memorable stories of discovering creative talent in unexpected places by celebrating the genius of outliers in the creative community. This episode was recorded on location at KEEN's world headquarters in Portland, OR.

Shifting from "Designer" to Strategic Creative Consultant 02.04.2021 34:46

In this episode we discuss the importance of keeping the end user in mind for ALL design projects, regardless of scale or type, and the nuances of evolving from project-based work with specific design deliverables to strategic consulting with design principles at the core of creative solutions. Our guests are Senior Design Consultant Wyeth Augustine-Marceil of McKinsey Design, and Environmental Gr...