Capturing the Moon with Ida Persson

In the final research episode of the season, Lindsey connects themes from conversations with Heather, Ida, and Darrel to examine how time pressure and technology, while beneficial, can quietly increase cognitive load, encourage shortcut thinking like cognitive offloading, and erode creative and collective mindsets. Drawing on research and guest stories, Lindsey offers a framework – stepping back, leaning in, and holding space, to show how awe can expand creative capacity, fight burnout, and widen prosocial motivation. Lindsey ends with practical ways to build “awe muscles” and how one might seek awe more. See all resources mentioned in this episode on our website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsey sits down with Social Impact Designer and Founder of Design Shifts, Ida Persson. Their conversation explores designing "containers" for experiences instead of controlling outcomes, rediscovering creative joy after burnout, what gets lost when every moment is optimized, and the differences between collective and individual awe. See all resources mentioned in this episode on our website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsey sits down with communications executive and consultant Darrel Frost. Their conversation explores how design teams can cultivate stronger collective mindsets, small ways teams can push back on the pressures that shape workplace culture, and how awe prioritizes process over perfect output. Darrel and Lindsey also discuss how care in the creative process leads to stronger collaboration. See all resources mentioned in this episode on our website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsey sits down with educator and design futurist Heather Snyder-Quinn to explore design fiction and how it plays out in practice. The conversation digs into the profit and time pressures that shape industry work, what it means to intentionally disentangle from technology, and how awe fuels creativity and collective thinking. See all resources mentioned in this episode on our website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reflecting on her childhood visits to the ocean, Lindsey explores how technology subtly shifts mindsets and behaviors like the tides shift the sand. In this episode, Lindsey reflects on her conversations with Christy, Greg, Laurence, and Vinicius, examining when friction should and shouldn't exist in user experiences. The episode focuses on designers' own processes and the effects digital tools can have on cognitive capacities and creative inquiry. Lindsey offers a few thoughts on how to create rewarding friction in design processes, previewing a future deep dive on awe as a counterforce to technology's current. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsey sits down with colleagues from Grand Valley State University, Dr. Laurence José, Professor of Writing and Director of the Digital Studies program, and Vinicius Lima, MFA, Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Foundations in Studio Art. The conversation explores digital literacy and their current university-wide initiative, when AI accelerates versus flattens the creative process, why slowing down is worth pursuing in the classroom, and how awe can be inspired or diminished from our relationship with technology. Find resources mentioned in this episode on our website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsey sits down with Design Director Greg Ward, whose work spans footwear, automotive, and wellness industries, including roles at Nextpoint Design and General Motors. Their conversation explores how motion design creates moments of delight for users, when friction helps versus hinders an experience, how AI can reshape creative workflows, and the role benchmarking others' work can play in inspiring awe.See all resources mentioned in this episode at: https://www.inaglimpse.com/season-2-episode-7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsey sits down with Christy Ennis-Kloote, Chief Design Officer at Augusto Digital, whose work spans consumer, B2B, medical, and automotive products. Their conversation explores how design teams can harness AI-driven speed without losing sight of human-centered processes, while also diving into intentional friction versus seamless design, how technology impacts awe, and why staying curious, not comfortable, is what keeps us from becoming obsolete.See all resources mentioned in this episode at: https://www.inaglimpse.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this research episode, Lindsey steps back to reflect on her conversations with Marjan Khatibi, Scott Singeisen, and Jessica Hewitt, exploring how technology shapes our capacity for awe. She moves through virtual reality's power to facilitate awe and empathy, the flattening effect of pre-exposure on discovery, and the way recollection lets us reignite awe after an experience fades. Lindsey concludes by setting the stage for the next research episode: how a conscious shift in how we engage with awe and technology can affect how we design.See all resources and this episodes full bibliography at: https://www.inaglimpse.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsey sits down with Jessica Hewitt, designer, 3D artist, and the creative force behind the YouTube channels @virtuallyvisual and @itsjessedits. The conversation explores how AI tools have expanded our ability to externalize imagination and where those tools still fall short. Lindsey and Jess also dig into the tension between digital and physical experiences, what it means to make art that wows, and share how to preserve a sense of play in creative work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.