Hello and welcome to Bringing Design Closer. Our goal is to have conversations that inspire and to help move the dial forward for organisations to become more human-centred in their approach to solving complex business and societal problems.
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Jan 2025
Designing for Trust in Public Health with Victor Udoewa
In this conversation, Victor Udoewa shares his journey as a service designer at the CDC, discussing the importance of human-centered design in public health, the challenges of data interoperability, and the need to build trust within communities. He emphasizes the significance of ... Show More
58m 52s
Jan 2022
How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways | Sarah Stein Greenberg
This week’s conversation is with Sarah Stein Greenberg, the Executive Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University (the “d.school”).For over a decade, she has helped lead the d.school to nurture creative thinkers and doers and help spread the methods ... Show More
1h 13m
Nov 2023
The Designer Recruiter | Ep. 6 | Architect to Educator: Navigating Design Careers
Designers and design students, are you ready for some career insights? In this episode of The Designer Recruiter Podcast, Esther Echeverria delves into the dynamic world of design recruitment, providing valuable tips and inspiration.Meet today's guest Juan Roldan, a Spanish ... Show More
33m 53s
Sep 2023
David Sedaris: How observation and prototyping shapes his work
Welcome to the first episode in our Design Better series on the creative process. In this series, we’re going beyond the confines of design to speak with some of the most creative people in the world, to learn how they approach collaboration, come up with innovative ideas, and ov ... Show More
48m 44s
Apr 2024
Engage More, Talk Less - The Key to A Thriving Design Business - RD341
Welcome back to another insightful episode of Resourceful Designer, where today's message is all about the art of engagement over trivial chatter. I'm your host, Mark Des Cotes, and in episode 341 we dive deep into the importance of engaging more and talking less. We explore how ... Show More
13m 13s
Nov 2021
162 - Is Being a Designer Enough? — with Rodrigo and Anneli
In the corporate world, climbing the proverbial ladder seems common. To get ahead (and make more money) you must climb through the ranks.But in the creative industry, it feels different. We pursue a career in the arts because we're passionate about things like design, photography ... Show More
1h 20m