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.
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Sep 21, 2021 • 37min
S9E10: Quemuel Arroyo
Quemuel Arroyo is the first ever chief accessibility officer at the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority.
Sep 7, 2021 • 39min
S9E9: Deborah Willis
Deborah Willis is an artist, curator, and a professor at New York University. Her most recent book is The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship.
Aug 24, 2021 • 34min
S9E8: Jan Diehm
Jan Diehm is a journalist at Polygraph and The Pudding.
Aug 10, 2021 • 31min
S9E7: Lotenna Enwonwu
Lotenna Enwonwu is the global executive creative director at Coursera.
Aug 3, 2021 • 21min
Connect 4: Design Bridges
Check out the first episode of Connect 4: Design Bridges, a new show about mentorship from Design Observer and Connect 4: Networking for Equality in Design. On this episode, creative director Jonathan Jackson talks with Avalon Garrick, a design student at Mercy College. If you like what you hear, subscribe to the Connect 4: Design Bridges feed wherever you get your podcasts or check them out at https://designobserver.com/podcast-connect4.phpThe Design of Business | The Business of Design will be back soon.Connect 4: Design Bridges was produced by Hawk and Paw Productions in collaboration with Mercy College, Pentagram, and Design Observer. The theme music was composed by Isabel Sanchez.
Jul 20, 2021 • 37min
S9E6: Elizabeth Hargrave
Elizabeth Hargrave is an American game designer whose games include Wingspan, Mariposas, and Tussie Mussie.
Jul 6, 2021 • 35min
S9E5: Lucia Lucas
Lucia Lucas is a baritone who made her U.S. debut in 2019 at Tulsa Opera as Don Giovanni.
Jun 22, 2021 • 33min
S9E4: Na Kim
Na Kim is an associate creative director at the book publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Jun 8, 2021 • 40min
S9E3: Astra Taylor
Astra Taylor is an artist, activist, and founder of the Rolling Jubilee and the Debt Collective. Her latest book is Remake the World: Essays, Reflections, Rebellions.
May 25, 2021 • 38min
S9E2: Melanie Keen
Melanie Keen is the director of Wellcome Collection.
