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Host(s) Wenqiao Xu, Upama GhoshOur guest today is Christina Phillips. Christina is a senior lecturer in business analytics at Liverpool John Moores University and has worked in applied scienced research, problem solving, and solution development for industry.Thank you for joining us, Christina, can you start by telling us a little about yourself?1.Is data science more about statistics, application development or organisational change?2.Where do you see the role of data analysts or scientist fitting in to existing organisations? 3.What needs to happen to make problem solving possible? – what are your go-to approaches when setting out to solve open-ended problems?4.Let’s say you're on a job and it becomes clear that they haven't identified the real problem...5.Can you talk about the different hats that analytics professionals need to wear: as technical expert, facilitator, change agent etc.6.Is failure ever an option?7.How do you handle the politics of being a consultant?8.Any thoughts on becoming a better communicator?9.What ethical concerns do consultants encounter?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.Notes:Christina Phillips: Senior lecturer business analytics at Liverpool John Moores University and visiting research fellow at Leeds University Business School.Co-chair of the Problem Structuring Methods special interest group at The OR Society (link)AcknowledgementsMusic Title: ImpulseArtist: Ben PruntySource: https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Used with permission by Ben Prunty.Cover Art Title: Pick and MixArtist: Conor FitzpatrickGraphic Design: Allen HigginsSource: Fitzpatrick_Unamed.jpg -> PickAndMix-Name.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (used with permission by Conor Fitzpatrick)Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host(s) Calum Comerford and Kunal GuptaHello, I am CalumAnd I am KunalOur guests today are Siobhan Duggan, Amanda Creane from GS1 Ireland .Can you start by introducing yourselves and give a short overview of GS1?1.Could you tell us about the project you took part in to keep track of Covid-19 vaccines for Ireland’s national health system?2.Further to this could you comment on how the opportunity came about?3.Is the TrackVax initiative unique or was it simply an accelerated version of the kinds of projects that GS1 works on all the time for its members?4.How did you get buy-in from key actors and stakeholders?5.Is this kind of cooperation only feasible when there’s a central government actor, in this case the HSE or the National Immunisation Office (NIO)?6.The pace of the project was unbelievably fast what tools did you use to keep track of milestones, software changes and actions?7.What governance structure was in place to facilitate decision making and transparency of project direction?8.What were the key challenges encountered when implementing this project?9.This sounds like an amazing project to have been involved in, what were the key learnings and what thoughts could you share with our audience as the embark on their careers?10.Where do you see GS1 fitting in the technology adoption cycles of its member companies?11.How do you answer the question of using standards-based technology for competitive advantage versus technology for everyone’s benefit?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.Notes:https://www.gs1ie.orghttps://www.eolasmagazine.ie/keeping-track-of-the-covid-19-vaccine/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: ImpulseArtist: Ben PruntySource: https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty (personal letter)Cover Art Title: Pick and MixArtist: Conor Fitzpatrick; and Graphic Design: Allen HigginsSource: Fitzpatrick_Unamed.jpg -> PickAndMix-Name.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Permission granted by Conor Fitzpatrick (personal letter))Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You are listening to an episode of the technology consulting series on design talkA place for talking about consulting with: experts, technologists, clients, and educators.Hello, I am Allen HigginsWe start this season in conversation with Sean McGarraghyFirst Sean, tell us a little about your own career before we look inside the business of Technology Consulting…1.     What tips would you give someone starting out?2.     Is it enough to know a little about a lot and a lot about one thing in particular? A generalist or a specialist, a T shaped or π shaped person?3.     Do you ever admit the limits of your knowledge?4.     How do you handle the politics of being a consultant?5.     What ethical concerns do consultants encounter?6.     Can you comment on approaches for consulting in 'flat' versus a 'hierarchical' client organisations.7.     Other question?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.Thank you for listening. The music is “Impulse” by Ben Prunty, from his album, Chromatic T-Rex and is used with his permission.Subscribe to Design Talk (dot IE) to be notified when new episodes are released.Notes:https://people.ucd.ie/sean.mcgarraghy/publicationshttps://people.ucd.ie/allen.higgins/publicationsAcknowledgementsMusic Title: ImpulseArtist: Ben PruntySource: https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty (personal letter)Cover Art Title: Pick and MixArtist: Conor Fitzpatrick; and Graphic Design: Allen HigginsSource: Fitzpatrick_Unamed.jpg -> PickAndMix-Name.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Permission granted by Conor Fitzpatrick (personal letter))Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host(s): Otto Maeglin and Ruairi Doyle We are talking with Maurice Knightly, Entrepreneurial Specialist at UCD Innovation AcademyYou are very welcome to the podcast, Maurice. Can you tell us a little about yourself to begin? 1.Entrepreneurship seems to have become intrinsically linked with “Design Thinking” and “Design sprints”, hackathons and jams. Why this connection? 2.Is it only digital enterprises joining with this, who is using it and why? 3.Can anyone develop a design attitude? How can a newbie start out? 4.Can you talk about the role of the facilitator? What are the benefits of having someone facilitate a group design sprint? 5.Facilitation is subtle and difficult. What do you look for in our own facilitation practice, how do you stay fresh and keep on-track? 6.How sustainable are Sprints? If the approach is so productive, why don’t we do them all the time? Other questions?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.AcknowledgementsMusic(EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c)Title: Eza One - SupernovaArtist: Argofox (record label)Source: “https://soundcloud.com/argofox/ezaone-supernova”License: “CC BY”Argofox is a record label releasing royalty free music for creators to use in monetized videos and streams in exchange for credit.Cover Art Title: The Driver - Humanscale Blueprint - Space Envelope for a Compact AutomobileArtist: Graphic design by Allen Higgins Source: fileLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0The graphic is under Fair Use and adapted from “Space Envelope for a Compact Automobile” from Humanscale 7/8/9 booklet by Niels Diffrient, Alvin R. Tilley and David Harman; Henry Dreyfuss Associates, M.I.T. Press (1981) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts: Sarah Keniston and Ethan Duffy Welcome to the podcastIn today’s episode we talk with Denis Kennedy, an Accessibility Consultant and lecturer.You are very welcome to the podcast Denis. To start, can you tell us a little about yourself?1.For you, what is the essence of design?2.What are some examples of good design or bad design?3.Do we have to make trade-offs between accessibility and usability in software?4.Can you talk about the challenge of making the case for accessibility from day one?5.Who do we raise awareness about accessibility requirements when pitching a project/product?6.How tough is your audience? How do you get them on-side?7.How do we evaluate an app for different levels of accessibility use?8.How deep does accessible functionality need to go?9.What lessons have you learnt that have changed your approach on new projects.10.And any final comments before we finish?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for talking with us today.Notes:Denis Kennedy: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-kennedy-098982b2/AcknowledgementsMusic(EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c)Title: Eza One - SupernovaArtist: Argofox (record label)Source: “https://soundcloud.com/argofox/ezaone-supernova”License: “CC BY”Argofox is a record label releasing royalty free music for creators to use in monetized videos and streams in exchange for credit.Cover Art Title: The Driver - Humanscale Blueprint - Space Envelope for a Compact AutomobileArtist: Graphic design by Allen Higgins Source: fileLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0The graphic is under Fair Use and adapted from “Space Envelope for a Compact Automobile” from Humanscale 7/8/9 booklet by Niels Diffrient, Alvin R. Tilley and David Harman; Henry Dreyfuss Associates, M.I.T. Press (1981)Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host: Daniel Guenther and Katie Fallon In today’s episode we talk with Dónal Fitzpatrick, a Senior ICT Design Advisor with Ireland’s National Disability Authority.You are very welcome to the podcast Dónal. To start, can you tell us a little about yourself?1.What are some good examples of bad design?2.How do you raise people’s design awareness? [on using baddesigns.com… to encourage discussions even arguments about good and bad design…]3.What is the difference between universal design and accessible design?4.What are some good examples of good universal design?5.How do you build universal design into the heart of a new product?6.With its emphasis on empathy, you could argue that the Design Thinking approach already implies a universal design goal. Is that enough or do you think it needs to be emphasised?7.Can you tell us about the NDA's annual grand challenge competition for colleges?8.Do you have any final comments before we finish?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for talking with us today.Notes:Dónal has also appeared on the NCBI Podcast: https://youtu.be/q6tcOw5OqPQAcknowledgementsMusic(EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c)Title: Eza One - SupernovaArtist: Argofox (record label)Source: “https://soundcloud.com/argofox/ezaone-supernova”License: “CC BY”Argofox is a record label releasing royalty free music for creators to use in monetized videos and streams in exchange for credit.Cover Art Title: The Driver - Humanscale Blueprint - Space Envelope for a Compact AutomobileArtist: Graphic design by Allen Higgins Source: fileLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0The graphic is under Fair Use and adapted from “Space Envelope for a Compact Automobile” from Humanscale 7/8/9 booklet by Niels Diffrient, Alvin R. Tilley and David Harman; Henry Dreyfuss Associates, M.I.T. Press (1981)Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts: Monika Lukosiute and Cian MageeWe are talking with Lorcan O'Keeffe of Hands On PerformanceYou are very welcome to the podcast Lorcan. Can you tell us a little about yourself?1.What is your vision for both O’Keeffe Design and Hands on Performance?2.Could you give us a brief intro to e-sports, sim-sports, racing simulators?3.Why put so much attention to replicating road car and motor sport controls in a sim-sports driving rig?4.Who was your inspiration? [Who do you design for?]5.What are your design goals? [A general-purpose rig or a platform that can be configured?]6.What is your own design process?7.As an entrepreneur/early-stage start-up, who or what are the most valuable supports out there?8.What tips would you give to someone starting down this road, taking an idea from concept to initial prototype.9.More questions?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.Notes:Lorcan O’Keeffe on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorcan-o-keeffe-386b7b220/Working in Automotive Technology, Product Design, Parametric modellingParticipant in the New Frontiers entrepreneurship programme – validating the market - https://www.wit.ie/schools/business/new_frontiers AcknowledgementsMusic(EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c)Title: Eza One - SupernovaArtist: Argofox (record label)Source: “https://soundcloud.com/argofox/ezaone-supernova”License: “CC BY”Argofox is a record label releasing royalty free music for creators to use in monetized videos and streams in exchange for credit.Cover Art Title: The Driver - Humanscale Blueprint - Space Envelope for a Compact AutomobileArtist: Graphic design by Allen Higgins Source: fileLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0The graphic is under Fair Use and adapted from “Space Envelope for a Compact Automobile” from Humanscale 7/8/9 booklet by Niels Diffrient, Alvin R. Tilley and David Harman; Henry Dreyfuss Associates, M.I.T. Press (1981)Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts: Kira Koval and Amine BerrahalWe are talking with Fiona Walsh from Imagine Coaching. You are very welcome Fiona. Can you tell us a little about yourself?1.PowerPoint has become a hugely important medium for communication, and you are becoming known as a go-to person for PowerPoint design and power tips. What do you look for in a well-designed presentation? [checklist?]2.What awesome features do you use for your own designs, that people don’t generally know about? 3.Can you talk about your own workflow?4.Is using PowerPoint for webinars and for creating videos essentially the same thing?5.Is there single slide design that can satisfy the whole audience - visual, auditory, textual? [mixed audience; assess your dominant VAK/VARK]6.What design choices making a slide more accessible? [font, size, colours, contrast, on screen readability, information density - who, how and where it will be presented…] [complex tables are a particular area of concern for screen readers…]7.How can we build accessibility into presentations? [use the built-in accessibility checker] [use the screen reader to listen back to the slides as they would be read by blind user] [use subtitle/captioning features]8.Can you give us some tips on the tools you use to get the aesthetics right, the colour combinations, the layout? [Text Effects] [Adobe Color] [symmetry/asymmetry; rule of thirds; golden ratio; silver ratio; contrasting/complimentary colours; negative space; white space; visual: contrast, alignment, symmetry, repetition, proximity; dealing with text+visual; different reading orders; less-is-more; intended clutter…]9.Is there anything extra you’d like to share before we finish? [speaker notes] [exporting or printing PDF]Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for talking with us today.Notes:Website: https://www.imaginecoaching.ie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionawalsh1/AcknowledgementsMusic(EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c)Title: Eza One - SupernovaArtist: Argofox (record label)Source: “https://soundcloud.com/argofox/ezaone-supernova”License: “CC BY”Argofox is a record label releasing royalty free music for creators to use in monetized videos and streams in exchange for credit.Cover Art Title: The Driver - Humanscale Blueprint - Space Envelope for a Compact AutomobileArtist: Graphic design by Allen Higgins Source: fileLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0The graphic is under Fair Use and adapted from “Space Envelope for a Compact Automobile” from Humanscale 7/8/9 booklet by Niels Diffrient, Alvin R. Tilley and David Harman; Henry Dreyfuss Associates, M.I.T. Press (1981)Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host(s): Olivia Raines, Kyle Coldrick Welcome to the podcastWe are talking with Jack Clark and Matt Obee from NearForm. Nearform is an enterprise software development and capability building company, headquartered in Waterford with offices around the world.You are very welcome to the podcast Jack and Matt. Can you tell us a little about yourselves and your roles in NearForm.1.Can you talk about some tools that anyone can use to evaluate the accessibility of a web page or an app? [run on the Nearform website to show?]2.Onboarding is a key function for apps and web-services but captcha tests present challenges… [so, for those don’t know, a captcha is…] [why have a captcha, is there good captcha? Implications of WCAG 2.2 and no longer relying on a cognitive function test]3.Many sites use 3rd party overlays. Does that solve the problem? [so, for those who don’t know, overlays are…] [but no, overlays solve the wrong problem, overlays are a band-aid…]4.How do you solve the problem when the underlying failures originate in design or engineering?5.What does it take to establish an accessibility practice within an organisation? [approach to coaching teams, how to practice accessible design in the day-to-day, user communities, diverse employees etc.]6.Let's talk about some good designs [what I like about X website or Y app…] [a design that I think works well is…]7.How accessible are game consoles and console controls? [Forza 5 praised for accessibility features] [Special Effect]8.Is there anything extra you’d like to share before we finish?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for talking with us today.Notes:https://www.nearform.comSpecial EffectsEveryone CanAcknowledgementsMusic(EzaOne - Supernova: youtu.be/xZDYu5azS-c)Title: Eza One - SupernovaArtist: Argofox (record label)Source: “https://soundcloud.com/argofox/ezaone-supernova”License: “CC BY”Argofox is a record label releasing royalty free music for creators to use in monetized videos and streams in exchange for credit.Cover Art Title: The Driver - Humanscale Blueprint - Space Envelope for a Compact AutomobileArtist: Graphic design by Allen Higgins Source: fileLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0The graphic is under Fair Use and adapted from “Space Envelope for a Compact Automobile” from Humanscale 7/8/9 booklet by Niels Diffrient, Alvin R. Tilley and David Harman; Henry Dreyfuss Associates, M.I.T. Press (1981)Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host(s): Julia Weyndling and Moritz Meier Hi, welcome to the podcast.Today we are talking with Bernie McGahon, from IRDG, the Industry Research & Development Group, a member-based, non-profit, business-led Innovation Network.You are very welcome to the podcast, Bernie. Can you tell us a little about yourself, IRDG and its members to begin?1. When did you first encounter Design Thinking? 2. Why has it become so popular?3. Can you talk about the value of getting more comfortable with the problem space before jumping into the solution space?4. A lot of organisations just want a quick fix. Is that the way Design Thinking is supposed to work?5. Does Design Thinking replace designers?6. How does IRDG promote and support its members with Design Thinking?7. Have you any Irish examples of where DT has worked well?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.https://www.irdg.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.