Ranked #1
62: Down With Portfolios
62: Down With Portfolios
Jaclyn & Kyle discuss the value of in-person meetings, the philosophy of Trello backgrounds, nostalgia for antiquate... Read more
13 Dec 2018
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31mins
Ranked #2
73: 11:15 is a Time, Too
73: 11:15 is a Time, Too
Jaclyn puts together a role-playing workshop for consulting your way through difficult conversations, and building empat... Read more
17 Jul 2019
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27mins
Ranked #3
78: Everyone Can Draw (Skipper Chong Warson)
78: Everyone Can Draw (Skipper Chong Warson)
Skipper Chong Warson, Design Director of thoughtbot San Francisco, joins Kyle to discuss the psychology of podcast recor... Read more
25 Oct 2019
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28mins
Ranked #4
75: Make It Pretty
75: Make It Pretty
Kyle has fun with a hiring-promo read, while Jaclyn dislikes the polling system in Slack. Also, presenting visual design... Read more
14 Aug 2019
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24mins
Ranked #5
65: No Tangents Friday
65: No Tangents Friday
Jaclyn and Kyle discuss remote interview methodology, skillset tracking, Design Sprint 101™️, and Kyle's skills as a Bee... Read more
7 Feb 2019
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24mins
Ranked #6
68: iPod + a Case of Beer
68: iPod + a Case of Beer
Jaclyn goes on a ski trip, Kyle eats cake on the microphone (sorry). Also, de-stressing techniques, Austin weather (surp... Read more
28 Mar 2019
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35mins
Ranked #7
64: I Know, That You Know, That I Know What a Progress Bar Is
64: I Know, That You Know, That I Know What a Progress Bar Is
Jaclyn & Kyle wish you a (very belated) Happy New Year, and discuss the shortcomings of video-chat during interviews... Read more
24 Jan 2019
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33mins
Ranked #8
61: Zebras Drinking Mint Juleps
61: Zebras Drinking Mint Juleps
Jaclyn & Kyle chat about the new thoughtbot Austin office, designing for Android, feelings on maintaining Sketch fil... Read more
29 Nov 2018
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33mins
Ranked #9
67: In This Kitchen, We Iterate
67: In This Kitchen, We Iterate
Jaclyn hosts a cooking show while Kyle does what his calendar tells him to. Also, being excited by invalidating ideas, d... Read more
14 Mar 2019
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28mins
Ranked #10
69: Stand in Your Emotion
69: Stand in Your Emotion
Kyle deals with a "dentist situation" and writes a blog post, while both he & Jaclyn return to IC design work. Also,... Read more
18 Apr 2019
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19mins
Ranked #11
77: A Hop of Faith (Keiran King & Tyson Gach)
77: A Hop of Faith (Keiran King & Tyson Gach)
Live from New York, it's Keiran King & Tyson Gach! They join Kyle to discuss designing apples, comparing and contras... Read more
4 Oct 2019
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31mins
Ranked #12
72: Good Crafternoon
72: Good Crafternoon
Jaclyn designs wristbands for a 5k, fiddles around with CSS Grid, and kicks off a new project. Meanwhile, Kyle attends m... Read more
20 Jun 2019
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22mins
Ranked #13
74: Commute to the Basement
74: Commute to the Basement
While Jaclyn gives interview tips (both user and hiring), Kyle does his best Michael Keaton impression. Also, active lis... Read more
31 Jul 2019
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25mins
Ranked #14
70: Down the Doughnut Hole
70: Down the Doughnut Hole
Jaclyn is frustrated with calendars, and Kyle continues work on the thoughtbot.com redesign. Also skills evaluations, an... Read more
8 May 2019
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24mins
Ranked #15
71: Get Back Up Again
71: Get Back Up Again
This week Kyle follows his calendar, while Jaclyn wraps up a research project and celebrates a fruitful sales-call, and ... Read more
6 Jun 2019
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16mins
Ranked #16
63: Solutionland™️
63: Solutionland™️
Jaclyn sells some art, kicks off a giant design sprint, and prepares a presentation on how to co-facilitate a design spr... Read more
9 Jan 2019
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29mins
Ranked #17
66: Drink Punctuations
66: Drink Punctuations
Jaclyn starts a new Meetup and wonders about ice-breaking activities & community building. Kyle tries his hand at vi... Read more
28 Feb 2019
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28mins
Ranked #18
76: I Can Wait!
76: I Can Wait!
Jaclyn is taking a break for a little bit and Kyle sets a course for happiness. We talk about embracing change as an opp... Read more
20 Sep 2019
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32mins
Ranked #19
87: An Homage to Mean Girls
87: An Homage to Mean Girls
Kyle gets stressed out by grocery shopping, and prepares for a workshop. Jaclyn finishes a draft on a case study and ben... Read more
24 Apr 2020
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37mins
Ranked #20
86: Just a Square on a Screen
86: Just a Square on a Screen
As thoughtbot transitions to working remotely, we discuss the tools and tips we use when conducting remote design sprint... Read more
27 Mar 2020
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30mins