The Dallas Design Sprints Podcast

On the next Dallas Design Sprints podcast, we're very happy to showcase Minou Schillings.  She’s the co-founder of the Green Sprint, sustainable innovation advocate and design sprint facilitator, living and working from the Netherlands.

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Minou and I talk about creative versus lateral thinking, how human centered design influences the way we look at sustainability,...

On our next episode of the Dallas Design Sprints podcast, we're featuring Gisela Andrade, Product Manager eSolutions at Sonova Group and co-founder of the Teenages 4 Change initiative. Listen on iTunes:  https://apple.co/2C4yBHC Gisela and I talk about changing careers, the art of storytelling and how to get better at it, the importance of happiness and her upcoming “Spark Sprint”  initiative with Alice Turibio. Hope you enjoy the...

On our next episode of the Dallas Design Sprints podcast, we're featuring Behrad Mirafshar, Founder & Creative Lead  at Bonanza Design, based in Berlin, Germany.

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I discuss Behrad’s process for innovating ideas in the market and his unique approach to blending user experience with pretotyping.  We also cover his preferences for in-person vs remote interac...

On our next episode of the Dallas Design Sprints podcast, we're featuring Brittni Bowering.  She’s a brand strategist, workshop facilitator, former Head of Brand at AJ&Smart and the host of the podcast “Happy Hour: Career Talk”.

We'll be asking Brittni about her recent engagement at the ProductCamp Conference, the importance of branding and your questions.  Be sure to ask one when you sign up. 😁

Hope you en...

Are we asking too much of people in online workshops to always have their cameras on? Can we really pay attention to numerous digital exercises in a row without feeling mentally fatigued?

In this episode, explore the notion of cognitive cost and its impact on participants of online workshops. I also offer up an alternative solution that combines asynchronous work with a three step, one hour process for maintaining momentum while ke...

I thought it might be fun to record an episode in my Tesla while I was running some errands. I don’t know if the audio quality is going to be enough, but hopefully it’s entertaining.

Anyway, in this episode I talk about two new services I’m going to be prototyping in the weeks to come. Mural Masters and Miro Masters. The idea is to do at least 10 experiments for each one to see if either of them have traction in the market.

If you ...

On this month’s episode of the Dallas Design Sprints podcast, we're featuring Rob Hamblen.  He's the Founder of LEAP, a new venture he’s started out in Berlin, Germany.

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Rob and I spoke about his new startup, his approach to design sprinting and his 20 year career as a digital product designer for big name companies such as AMEX, Adidas, Bain&Co, HSBC, McKinse...

All throughout the month of March, Dallas Design Sprints will be featuring speakers from our Global Virtual Design Sprint showcase that premiered back in October. 

Today, we're featuring the Design Sprint inventor and New York Times bestseller Jake Knapp and Steph Cruchon, a pioneer of agency Design Sprints and author of “The Sprint Quarter”.

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In today's episode of the Dallas Design Sprints podcast, we're featuring Alexia Van Schaardenburg, Coach and Consultant at Pragmatic Giraffe based out of Paris, France.

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In our conversation, we discuss Alexia's coaching and consulting work with various startups and companies.  She explains her improvisational approach towards different activities like empathy mappin...

On this episode of the Dallas Design Sprints podcast, we're featuring Pierre Delinois.  He's a senior manager of HR Product Development at Asurion based out of Nashville, Tennessee.

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I invited Pierre to talk about his journey with transforming HR into a product organization, starting way back in 2017.   He explains how he introduced Design Sprints, Desig...

We're kicking off the year with a brand new podcast episode!  I'm very happy to have Dana Publicover, Founder of Tiny Pinata and author of the new book 'Empathy at Scale' join us on my 50th birthday!   

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Dana and I talk about the new book and her own experiences with inefficient meetings and slow process.  We also discuss how empathy is utilized in ...

On this episode of the Dallas Design Sprints podcast, we talk with Zach Hill, Head of Strategy, UX Design and Design Sprint Facilitation at Toi in Los Angeles, CA.

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Zach describes what it's like working at Toi, how companies he's worked with have been taking to design sprints, and some free form discussion on Game of Thrones, gaming and other related topics. :)

Hope you ...

On this episode of the Dallas Design Sprints podcast, I sat down with one of the best facilitators I've worked with in the past few years.  Meet Lisa Lambert, Principal at Rule Number Six and active Coach at The Freelancer’s Workshop.

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Lisa and I explore the different approaches she takes to facilitation, why understanding your audience and their intentions matters more ...

We're back from a long break to feature Maaike Coppens, Conversation Designer and Design Sprint Facilitator from France. 

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Maaike and I talk about voice design sprints, how they differ from regular design sprints, and why this method will be of extreme importance in the coming years as the industry gets closer to voice technology.

Hope you enjoy the show!

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For our next episode of the Dallas Design Sprints podcast, we're featuring a product designer from the Netherlands who I reached out do personally ... after discovering an amazing project they had been part of for refugee children and their families who were suffering from PTSD.

Meet Tim Dekker,  currently a freelance product designer and creator of the TAQA wearable bracelet.

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This week, we're featuring a wonderful young talent who's looking to make her mark in human-centered design, remote work advocacy and the advancement of women in tech.

Meet Hailey Temple,  Services Lead at MURAL and a former design strategist at SAP and TEDx Presenter.

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Hailey and I discuss her background, where she's taking her career, what her superpowers are an...