07 - Anna Borg

In this episode, Russell and Dennis talk to Hildreth England, a T-shaped Social Design Researcher from Texas, about non-neutrality in design, the future role of the designer, and place-based belonging. Show notes: On non-neutrality: 1 - Melvin Kranzberg’s Six Laws of Trchnology, via the always excellent LM Sacasas: https://thefrailestthing.com/2011/08/25/kranzbergs-six-laws-of-technology-a-metaphor-and-a-story/ 2 - Donna Haraway’s quote comes from A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century," in Simians, Cyborgs and Women : The Reinvention of Nature (1991), pp.149-181. To dig into designer positionality, recommend this paper/tools by Noel & Pavia: https://uxpajournal.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/pdf/JUS_Noel_Feb2021.pdf Mike Monteiro’s excellent Design is a Job: https://www.designisajob.com/ Mule Design’s other half, Erika Hall, and her book Just Enough Research https://abookapart.com/products/just-enough-research (& their framework: https://www.muledesign.com/blog/design-research-framework) Follow Cameron Tonkinwise: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-tonkinwise-80a5987? More about everyone is a designer, and co-design: 1 - Design Justice principles https://designjustice.org/read-the-principles. 2 - KA McKercher’s Beyond Sticky Notes: https://www.beyondstickynotes.com/ …and her excellent post on a designer’s scope of practice: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-designers-need-scope-practice-ka-mckercher-vl9uc?

In this episode, Russell and Dennis talk to Anna Borg, partner at Manyone and former CEO at Topp. We talk about leadership and change, foresight and AI & Design. We hope you enjoy the episode.

In this episode, Russell and Dennis talk to Magnus Goransson, former Design Director at a.o. LEGO and Liewood, where we talk about designing team culture, unlocking innovation through play, and designing for children. We hope you enjoy the show!

In this episode we talk to David Sjunesson, freelance Design Director and IDEO alumni. We discuss Design community, design careers and ambiguity.

In our fourth episode, Russell and Dennis talk with Sonja Rattay, PhD fellow in Design, Ethics and AI. We discuss different ways of approaching ethical considerations in your design process, the biggest challenges and actionable advice for anyone who'd want to take responsibility. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode.

In this episode, we hear from Per Önnemyr, Group CX Director at IMPACT. Our hosts, Russell and Dennis ask him about creating smooth experiences in e-commerce, building design orgs, and proving the business value of design. We hope you enjoy the show.

Our next guest, all the way from Dubai but now in Malmö, is Åsa Andersson. Russell and Dennis ask her about her experiences practising design around the world, and at the executive level in particular. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode.

In this episode, Russell and Dennis speak with IBM iX Design Director Johannes Arnkvist about design philosophy, recruiting talent and the role of prototyping in the design process. We hope you enjoy!