In this episode of A76, The Human Spark, I sit down again with friend of the pod Mick Champayne, a staff designer on Google’s Delight Team—the group behind those joyful little surprises on Google Search. Mick shares how she channels curiosity, humor, and serendipity into her work, from designing easter eggs for billions of users to keeping her personal illustration practice fresh. We discuss idea generation, staying inspired, and how simple habits—like collecting digital ephemera or snapping photos on morning runs—fuel inspiration. The conversation explores burnout, momentum, and the power of simply starting. It’s a reflection on delight, discipline, finding meaning in motion and the weirdness of humans. Hope you enjoy.

~ Noel

Plus this season I'm asking everyone who comes on the pod what song would be on their ideation soundtrack. Mick's has been added to our spotify playlist

A76 and its episodes are created by Noel Childs

Season 4 on the Human Spark is produced by Noel Childs
Season 3 on Scale is produced by Noel Childs
Season 2 on Change was produced by Noel Childs
Season 1 on AI was produced by Casey Hudetz and Noel Childs

Our theme music was composed and performed by Stella Solveig
and mixed and mastered by Abbey Nettleton

The outro was read by Trudie and Storey Childs

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037: Designing delight with Mick Champayne