This is HCD: The Podcast for Human-Centered Design Enthusiasts Welcome to This is HCD, the premier podcast for human-centered design, with over 1 million downloads and hosted by Gerry Scullion. Our mission is to empower designers, changemakers, and innovators to craft a more inclusive and thoughtful future. Each episode brings you engaging conversations with leading voices across service design, UX, interaction design, product management, and more. Together, we explore the nuances of what it ...
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Bringing Design into organisations is hardly ever straight forward. It comes with its own unique set of problems. We discuss with thought leaders around the world, what has worked for them in enabling a design revolution to occur. Within our podcast, we specifically ask how might Design improve social and civic outcomes. We shine a light on Design in local council and Governments.
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How do we design for less waste in digital? How can digital designers, developers and content professionals create a more environmentally friendly digital? One that uses less energy and creates less waste. One where reuse is at the core of thinking. One where the Earth Experience is central. Gerry McGovern will talk to designers who are pioneering green digital thinking and methods.
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Designing Workplaces & Companies with Alicia Grimes
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Gerry Scullion speaks with Alicia Grimes, co-founder of The Future Kind, a UK-based culture consultancy that focuses on designing “company operating systems” to align strategy and culture. The discussion explores how organizations can create better experiences for their people, fostering collaboration, alignment, and innovation to ultimately delive…
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From Music to Medicine: Avril Copeland's Journey of Passion and Innovation
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In this insightful episode, Avril Copeland discusses her unique career path, moving from Dublin to Nashville and transitioning from the music industry to the fields of physiotherapy and health technology. She shares her experiences as an entrepreneur, founding TickerFit with Co-Founder Greg Balmer, and HACA Health, and highlights the importance of …
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Turning Conflict into Opportunity: Emma Lynch
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In this episode, Emma Lynch shares her journey from academia to the pharmaceutical industry, highlighting the importance of effective communication and personal growth. She discusses the challenges women often face in professional settings, particularly around self-promotion and handling conflict. Emma emphasises the value of understanding internal…
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Empathy-Driven Service Design: Building Collaboration and Leading Change with Kate Tarling
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Welcome to another episode of This is HCD. In this episode, Kate Tarling discusses her experiences in service design, focusing on the importance of user research, empathy, and fostering collaboration within organisations. She explores the evolution of service design in the UK, particularly in government services, and offers practical advice for dri…
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Charles Street on Digital Transformation, Adventure, and Empowering Communities
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In this episode, I reconnect with Charles to reflect on our past experiences working together and the lessons we've learned from challenging situations. It’s fascinating to hear how Charles has evolved, now leading digital transformation at a bank in Australia. He shares his inspiring journey, launching a project called Inkwazi, which combines adve…
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Embracing the Flux Mindset: Navigating Change with April Rinne
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Welcome to This is HCD. In this enlightening episode, we sit down with futurist and advisor April Rinne to unpack the transformative concept of the "flux mindset." April shares compelling insights into how embracing this mindset equips us to thrive amid constant change and uncertainty. Our conversation delves deep into the significance of authentic…
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Neil Theise: Resilience, Recovery, and the Interconnectedness of Reality
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Welcome to another episode of This is HCD. We welcome back Neil Theise, a guest we know and love to have on the show. In this episode, Neil shares his personal journey of overcoming significant health challenges. He reflects on his recovery process, expressing gratitude for being pain-free and mobile again. The conversation explores the mind-body c…
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Balancing Sustainability and Business in Service Design with Sidney Debaque
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Welcome to This is HCD. In this episode, we chat with Sidney Debaque, a service designer and strategist, about integrating sustainability into design. Sidney discusses his journey into using design for good, balancing value-aligned work with financial needs, and the challenges of embedding sustainability in organisations. We emphasise using design …
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Designing for Impact: Insights from Adam Cochrane on Innovation and Community
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Welcome to another episode of This is HCD. In this episode, I chat with Adam Cochrane, the Senior Strategic Designer at Lufthansa Innovation Hub and the Conference Director for the Service Design Global Conference. Adam shares insights into his role at Lufthansa, where he drives innovation through strategic intelligence, research, and venture suppo…
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Designing for Longevity with Sheng-Hung Lee: Embracing AI, Empathy, and Growth
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Welcome to another episode of the Human Centered Design Network Podcast. We meet Sheng-Hung Lee and discuss key issues in the design industry, including the importance of empathy, AI's impact on design processes, and the challenges of ageism. We advocate for valuing older designers' wisdom and promoting continuous learning through personal projects…
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Experimenting with Work: Insights from Miro's Sid van Wijk
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Welcome to another episode of This is HCD. In this episode, we interview Sid van Wijk from Miro about the company's Living Lab and their innovative approach to employee experience and workplace design. We highlight the importance of experimentation, the challenges of hybrid work, and the future of both online and in-person collaboration. Sid shares…
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Redefining Constraints: Jerry Michalski on Trust, Design, and the Future of Knowledge Management
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In this episode, we sit down with Jerry Michalski to discuss our shared passion for Human-Centered Design and the crucial role it plays in creating products that truly serve people. Jerry shares insights about his 26-year project, Jerry's Brain, a personal knowledge management system, and the advantages of maintaining such a rich, evolving reposito…
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Democratising Map-Making: A Conversation with Loren Baxter from Felt
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Welcome to another episode of This is HCD. We chatted with Loren Baxter, a product designer at Felt, about their innovative mapping software. Felt aims to make map-making accessible to everyone, moving beyond just GIS experts. Loren shared how Felt simplifies the process of creating maps, making it easy for users to handle geospatial data and colla…
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Levelling Up Skills: Trauma-Informed Design Research with Jenny Winfield
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In today's episode of "This is HCD," we meet Jenny Winfield, a user researcher specialising in socially taboo topics and trauma. Jenny shares her journey from psychology and anthropology to design research, highlighting the significance of belongings in people's lives. She discusses the importance of trauma-informed design research practices and ho…
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Following the Service Design Journey with Arun Martin
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In today's episode of This is HCD, we're joined by Arun Martin, a Service Designer based in Canada who made a transition into service design while working at IBM several years ago. We delve into his journey navigating this transition within IBM and how he managed to expand his knowledge in a field that was entirely new to service design. This exper…
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Designing Tomorrow: Genevieve Gaudet for Nava
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Welcome to another episode of This is HCD. We're joined by Genevieve Gaudet from Nava. She sheds light on her role as Director of Design, which revolves around enhancing access to essential government services for the people of America. Genevieve contrasts the allure of big tech in Silicon Valley, with its potential for higher earnings and work on …
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"Creative Journeys: From Design to Storytelling with Jessica Hische"
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We’re thrilled to welcome the incredibly talented Jessica Hische to the Human Centered Design Podcast. Jessica, a renowned lettering artist and author, based in San Francisco, shares her journey from studying graphic design to becoming an illustrator and author of children's books. Known for her exquisite typography and eloquent visual storytelling…
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Visualising Complexity: with Possibilitarian Dave Gray
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Welcome to another episode of the Human Centered Design Podcast, this time with someone I hold in the highest regards for their contribution to the world of design. It's Dave Gray, co-author of Gamestorming, and author of The Connected Company, and one of my favourite all-time books, not just design books, Liminal Thinking. Now this episode was rea…
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”AI Insights: Ethics, Trust, and Branding with Graham Nolan”
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Welcome to The Human Centered Design Network Podcast. In today's episode, I'm diving into conversation with Graham Nolan, the Head of Design for Accenture Song in Ireland. We're going to be discussing an Accenture Trends Report, which as many of you know, is an annual report that's been created for the last 16 or 17 years, I believe. And we're part…
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"Designing for Social Impact: A Conversation with Jenni Parker"
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"From Advertisements to Empowerment: Michael Rios's Journey Towards Social Entrepreneurship"
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"Emerging Talent: Inside the Service Design Network's Young Talent Board"
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"Ancient Mysteries: Mythical Ireland with Anthony Murphy"
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"Empowering Resilience: The Journey of Lilli Graf"
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"Conversations with Kasper Bjørkskov: From Architect to Activist - Unveiling the Path to Collective Change"
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"A Fresh Perspective on UX: 'Think in 4D' with Erica Heinz"
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"Exploring Creativity and Collaboration: A Journey through Music Thinking and Jam Cards with Christof Zürn"
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"Crafting Human-Centric Employee Experiences: Insights from Elliott Nelson"
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"Unlocking Creativity: Exploring Liminal Coaching with Mike Parker"
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Ben's career spans IT to telecoms and the evolving media landscape. With a foundation in IT at Logica for a decade, he transitioned to being the CTO of a pioneering music start-up at the peak of the internet revolution. His journey continued at Orange for almost another decade, where he played a pivotal role in the convergence of telecoms with the …
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"Empathy, Neurodivergence, and Holistic Support: A Conversation with Occupational Therapist Suzanne Hanway"
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"Journey Map Ops Unveiled: Navigating Customer Experiences with Richard, Maren, and Marc"
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"Redefining Promises: Shaping the Future of Customer Experience with Damian Kernahan"
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Jon Wallhouse "Sutsu: Crafting Fashion with Purpose and Longevity in a Disposable World"
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Web design has rarely taken the environment into account. Over the last decade, web pages have become ten times bigger, and up to 80% of the weight of a particular webpage can be waste—content and code that is not required for the page to function. Do web designers and developers simply not care? Vitaly Friedman believes that they do care but that …
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"Driving Design Innovation: Building Mindsets, Navigating Challenges, and Assessing Maturity with Munib Karavdic"
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"Designing Change: A Decade-Long Journey in Service Design at Stanford with Morgan Miller"
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"Designing Success: Jeff Gothelf on UX, Lean Principles, and OKR Pitfalls"
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'Playful by Design' with Prof Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong
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Fast-track your career with our 12-week training programme: https://www.thisishcd.com/coaching-mentoring-for-innovators-change-makers In this episode, we welcome Professor Sonia Livingstone with Kruakae Pothong from the London School of Economics, also involved in Playful By Design. The discussion focuses on childhood development and incorporating …
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Carol Massa 'The Conscious Designer: Exploring Inner Values and Outer Realms'
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Fast-track your career with our 12-week training programme: https://www.thisishcd.com/coaching-mentoring-for-innovators-change-makers Today on the show, we speak with Carol Massa. Carol is a phenomenal service designer, based in the U.S.A. In this episode, we speak about the nuances between strategic design and service design and we really get into…
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'Catalina Bonavia: Transforming Lives - Designing a Health-Enhancing Toilet in Argentina'
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Fast-track your career with our 12-week training programme: https://www.thisishcd.com/coaching-mentoring-for-innovators-change-makers In this eye opening episode, we meet Catalina Bonavia, known to friends as Cata, who is Head of Service Design for Three6.com.au. Originally from Argentina, now living in Melbourne, Catalina has worked on some very i…
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Ben Dunn Flores ‘Innovative Inhabitance: Pioneering Your Path to Cooperative Homeownership’
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Fast-track your career with our 12-week training programme: https://www.thisishcd.com/coaching-mentoring-for-innovators-change-makers I'm delighted to have you with me for another cracking episode this time with Ben Dunn Flores, Co-Founder of Roost. I’d stumbled across this start up late one night on a post that was exploding on LinkedIn that chall…
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Aoife Dooley 'Creative Sparks: The Journey from Inspiration to Award Winning Childrens Book Author'
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Fast-track your career with our 12-week training programme: https://www.thisishcd.com/coaching-mentoring-for-innovators-change-makers I'm delighted to have you with me for another cracking episode this time with Aoife Dooley, one of Ireland’s most talented illustrators. We connected several years ago at an event where we both were speaking at, and …
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'Fostering Emotional Well-being: The Samaritans’ Impact on Heldiney Pereira
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Fast-track your career with our 12-week training programme: https://www.thisishcd.com/coaching-mentoring-for-innovators-change-makers In this profoundly moving episode, we dive deep into a transformative journey with our distinguished guest, Heldiney Pereira. Heldiney candidly shares his story of navigating life’s tumultuous waters, marked by perso…
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Nicole Lachenmeier 'UN-Designing Complexity: Beyond Templates to True Visualization'
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Fast-track your career with our 12-week training programme: https://www.thisishcd.com/coaching-mentoring-for-innovators-change-makers In 'Designing Complexity: Beyond Templates to True Visualization', we dive deep into the transformative world of data design. Nicole, a Swiss graphic designer, joins us to unpack the philosophy behind visualizing int…
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'Whispers of Innovation: The Cochlear Impact' Patrick & Jen Hoffner
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Fast-track your career with our 12-week training programme: https://www.thisishcd.com/coaching-mentoring-for-innovators-change-makers Welcome to "This is HCD," where we dive deep into the realm of cochlear implants and the profound impact they've made on countless lives. Journey with us from Sydney to St. Louis as we spotlight personal narratives, …
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How Service Design Shapes the Future of Organizations: A Conversation with Patrick Quattlebaum
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Fast-track your career with our 12-week training programme: https://www.thisishcd.com/coaching-mentoring-for-innovators-change-makers Todays sponsor MIRO: https://www.miro.com/podcast In this exclusive interview, dive deep into the realm of service design with Patrick, co-author of "Orchestrating Experiences" and a key figure at Harmonic. From the …
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Manuel Vexler: 5G: A symptom of the Growth Death Cult
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Manuel Vexler is the Executive Director at the Actionable Knowledge Foundational Institute (AKFI) and a Cornell Instructor and facilitator. He has a wealth of experience in leading and facilitating discussions on sustainability and digital transformation. Manuel believes that 5G doesn’t have a clear benefit and is rather a reflection of our growth-…
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Juan Prego 'Playful Pathways: Nurturing Growth and Learning through Play'
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Hey Premium-ster! I totally love you for the fact that you're a subscriber and believer in what we are doing at This is HCD! You're getting this episode first... Play. Something we all did as children, but as we grow older, it's less and less common to see, and even more so within the workplace. Play is often seen as the opposite of work. But what …
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