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Design Better Podcast

The Design Better Podcast explores the intersection of design and technology and the creative process behind the products we love. This series is hosted by Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery.

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Why business thinking for designers matters more than ever

Why business thinking for designers matters more than ever

We’ve just published a new book on DesignBetter.com called Business Thinking for Designers by Ryan Rumsey, formerly of ... Read more

21 Apr 2020

33mins

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Pinterest's Naveen Gavini: Knitting different disciplines together

Pinterest's Naveen Gavini: Knitting different disciplines together

We’ve spoken to a lot of design leaders over the course of the Design Better Podcast, but this episode is the first chan... Read more

19 May 2020

55mins

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Lessons from Season 3

Lessons from Season 3

The third season of the Design Better Podcast recently wrapped up, where we explored the connected workflow: how designe... Read more

8 Nov 2019

30mins

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John Maeda: Working at the intersection of design, business, and technology

John Maeda: Working at the intersection of design, business, and technology

Over the arc of his career, John Maeda has been many things: a professor at MIT, president at the Rhode Island School of... Read more

27 Oct 2020

42mins

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Journey into the connected workflow

Journey into the connected workflow

As we prepare for the last episode of Season 3, take a look back at some of the stories that have inspired us. In this s... Read more

3 Sep 2019

3mins

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Airbnb’s Benjamin Evans on the power of inclusive design

Airbnb’s Benjamin Evans on the power of inclusive design

Benjamin Evans, Inclusive Design Lead for Airbnb, is part of a new kind of problem solvers tackling issues like racism, ... Read more

28 May 2019

48mins

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Julie Zhuo: Learning to manage like a leader

Julie Zhuo: Learning to manage like a leader

Listen as Julie Zhuo, VP of Product Design at Facebook and author of The Making of a Manager, recalls some of her earlie... Read more

29 Apr 2019

52mins

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#020: Margaret Stewart: Scaling through storytelling

#020: Margaret Stewart: Scaling through storytelling

As organizations grow, they tend to think in terms of processes and data, and although those elements are vital to scale... Read more

6 Aug 2018

35mins

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#008: Jake Knapp: beyond the Sprint

#008: Jake Knapp: beyond the Sprint

If we asked you to name a recent book that’s really changed how product teams address sticky challenges, there’s a good ... Read more

1 Oct 2017

56mins

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#019: Kim Williams: Creating, scaling, and championing design systems

#019: Kim Williams: Creating, scaling, and championing design systems

A design system helps deliver a unified experience for the end user, no matter what the medium. But it also means a cohe... Read more

23 Jul 2018

38mins

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#010: Mia Blume: design, or be designed

#010: Mia Blume: design, or be designed

“Will I lose my creativity? Will I be stuck in meetings all day?” Those are common concerns for any individual contribut... Read more

29 Oct 2017

42mins

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Special Episode - Jake Knapp - Make Time

Special Episode - Jake Knapp - Make Time

What if you could set aside a distraction-free space to accomplish one meaningful thing in your life each day? How might... Read more

9 Oct 2018

49mins

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Rewind: David Kelley, Founder of IDEO and the Stanford d.school, on Creative Confidence and Aligning Teams

Rewind: David Kelley, Founder of IDEO and the Stanford d.school, on Creative Confidence and Aligning Teams

To celebrate 1 million listens to the Design Better Podcast, we're rewinding to our episode with David Kelley, Founder o... Read more

4 Feb 2020

40mins

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#005: Alex Schleifer: a mission to belong anywhere

#005: Alex Schleifer: a mission to belong anywhere

Airbnb’s mission is both simple and powerful: to help create a world where you can belong anywhere. Alex Schleifer, Airb... Read more

20 Aug 2017

49mins

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#009: Christian Madsbjerg: exploring how humans experience the world

#009: Christian Madsbjerg: exploring how humans experience the world

In today’s tech-driven economy, it seems like it can be hard to justify the value of a traditional liberal arts educatio... Read more

15 Oct 2017

52mins

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#013: Diana Mounter: from design silos to design system

#013: Diana Mounter: from design silos to design system

Design systems give product designers and developers reusable, interchangeable components to make the design process eff... Read more

16 Apr 2018

39mins

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#007: Laura Martini: getting to the right finish line

#007: Laura Martini: getting to the right finish line

If there’s anyone we’ve interviewed on the DesignBetter.Co Podcast so far that really embodies the product-driven concep... Read more

17 Sep 2017

39mins

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#006: Michael Leon: from skate punk to creative force

#006: Michael Leon: from skate punk to creative force

How do you go from being a self-professed skate punk, to a design director at Nike, creative director at Patagonia, and ... Read more

3 Sep 2017

40mins

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#012: Meredith Black: building DesignOps dream teams

#012: Meredith Black: building DesignOps dream teams

A lot of companies are investing more in design. As they do, the organization scales. As it scales, it has to operationa... Read more

1 Apr 2018

39mins

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Bonus Episode: Leah Buley and the New Frontier of Design Maturity

Bonus Episode: Leah Buley and the New Frontier of Design Maturity

What if you could unlock the full potential for business impact in design? On today's episode we are joined by Leah Bule... Read more

18 Apr 2019

37mins

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