The Design Of Business | The Business of Design
Design Observer
The Design of Business | The Business of Design explores how design shapes, and is shaped by, the world around us. Hosted by Ellen McGirt, the podcast features conversations with visionary leaders from a wide range of industries, from architecture and technology to journalism and retail. Together, they examine creative practices, challenge conventional thinking, and explore how design drives business, innovation, and social change.In Season 12 of DB|BD, host Ellen McGirt explores Designing for the Unknown—how visionary designers, architects, and thinkers navigate uncertainty, from climate adaptation to technological disruption. This season, we’re looking at the bold ideas reshaping our cities, industries, and ways of living in an unpredictable world.
Episodes
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Mar 14, 2023 • 44min
S10E12: Decolonizing Design
Decolonizing Design: A Cultural Justice Guidebook is a guidebook to the institutional transformation of design theory and practice by restoring the long-excluded cultures of Indigenous, Black, and People of Color communities.To hear more from our archive, find The Design of Business | The Business of Design on Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app!
Feb 28, 2023 • 19min
S10E11.5: Minisode
Kaleena Sales and Omari Souza discuss past episodes featuring Kunal Kapoor and Dori Tunstall.To hear more from our archive, find The Design of Business | The Business of Design on Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app!
Feb 14, 2023 • 49min
S10E11: Dr. Dori Tunstall
Dr. Elizabeth “Dori” Tunstall is the Dean of the Faculty of Design at Ontario College of Art and Design.To hear more from our archive, find The Design of Business | The Business of Design on Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app!
Jan 24, 2023 • 31min
S10E10: Kunal Kapoor
Kunal Kapoor is chief executive officer of Morningstar.To hear more from our archive, find The Design of Business | The Business of Design on Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app!
Jan 10, 2023 • 19min
S10E9.5: Minisode
Kaleena Sales and Omari Souza discuss past episodes featuring Norman Teague and Kim Erwin. To hear more from our archive, find The Design of Business | The Business of Design on Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app!
Dec 27, 2022 • 37min
S10E9: Kim Erwin
Kim Erwin is the Director of the Equitable Healthcare Lab and Associate Professor of Practice at IIT Institute of Design.To hear more from our archive, find The Design of Business | The Business of Design on Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app!
Dec 13, 2022 • 32min
S10E8: Norman Teague
Norman Teague is a designer and community builder who specializes in custom furniture design.To hear more from our archive, find The Design of Business | The Business of Design on Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app!
Nov 29, 2022 • 18min
S10E7.5: Minisode
In this month’s minisode Kaleena and Omari take a listen to past episodes featuring Richard Ting and Marcia Lausen. To hear more from our archive, find The Design of Business | The Business of Design on Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app!
Nov 15, 2022 • 26min
S10E7: Marcia Lausen
Marcia Lausen is Director of the UIC School of Design and founder of the Chicago office of Studio/lab.To hear more from our archive, find The Design of Business | The Business of Design on Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app!
Nov 1, 2022 • 33min
S10E6: Richard Ting
Richard Ting is the Vice President of Design for Revenue at Twitter.To hear more from our archive, find The Design of Business | The Business of Design on Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app!
