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Jul 2022
53m 57s

Why Design Matters | Debbie Millman & Y...

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
About this episode

How do you find the courage to make a major change in your life? How do you re-set your values? How do you reconnect with your creative self?


Designer and host of the long-running and wildly popular podcast Design Matters, Debbie Millman explores invention, truth-telling and inspiration, in a fascinating conversation hosted by Yumi Stynes.


Recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.


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