Creative Confidence Podcast
IDEO U
IDEO’s Creative Confidence Podcast shares candid conversations with creative leaders, changemakers, and innovators navigating today’s most pressing challenges. Through real-world stories and insights, we explore how to lead with creativity, build resilient teams, and drive innovation. Grounded in IDEO’s 40 years of expertise in design thinking and innovation, each episode offers inspiration and practical tools for audacious leaders at every stage of their careers. Hosted by Mina Seetharaman, Head of New Ventures at IDEO, the podcast brings a human-centered lens to the complexities of making more courageous futures.
Discover more at IDEOU.com.
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Episodes
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Mar 31, 2021 • 35min
What is Systems Design?: Melanie Bell-Mayeda
Learn how to map complex systems, identify the layers of a system in order to spot opportunities for change, and ways to manage bias in systems design. View the full recap at ideou.com/blog.
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Mar 3, 2021 • 33min
Presentation Story Arcs: Ann Kim
Learn about the elements of a story, story arcs, why and how to experiment with your story arcs, and examples from the healthcare and entertainment worlds.
View the full recap at https://ideo.in/annkim
Feb 19, 2021 • 33min
Activating Your Strategy: Jennifer Riel
Taking action on a business strategy is something many people struggle with. Jennifer Riel, IDEO’s global director of strategy, shares how to know when you’re ready to put your strategy into action, three design tasks required to do so, and examples and tips to help you get started. View the full recap at ideou.com/blog.
Jan 22, 2021 • 31min
Your Master Plan: Chris Wilson
Social entrepreneur, artist, and author Chris Wilson worked hard to go from a life sentence to a life of purpose. He shares lessons on resilience, his principles for success against the odds, and tips for crafting your own master plan. View the full recap at ideou.com/blog.
Dec 28, 2020 • 42min
Embracing Emotions at Work: Liz and Mollie
Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy, authors of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book No Hard Feelings, say embracing our emotions makes us better at our jobs. They outline a framework for making better decisions by tapping into our emotions and explain how to move from emotional intelligence to emotional agility. View the full recap at ideou.com/blog.
Nov 24, 2020 • 35min
Build Courage Through Making: Emily Pilloton
Emily Pilloton, Founder and Executive Director of nonprofit Girls Garage, shares insight into the power of making, tips for designing brave and inclusive spaces, and why building within your community is so meaningful.
Oct 21, 2020 • 15min
New Narrative Podcast from IDEO: Food by Design (1st Episode)
Food by Design is a NEW narrative podcast from IDEO. Our food system isn't broken, it was designed this way. And if it was designed this way, then it’s time for a redesign. That’s why we created this podcast. We believe in dialogue, collaboration, and creative inquiry, and talking to the people who are building the food systems we’ll need in the future ... right now. Let's dig in. For more info, visit: www.podfollow.com/ideo
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Oct 19, 2020 • 37min
Unapologetically Ambitious: Shellye Archambeau
Shellye Archambeau, one of tech's 1st Black female CEOs, Fortune 500 Board Member, author of Unapologetically Ambitious, on how to set a clear vision and raise your risk tolerance. View the full recap at ideou.com/blog.
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Oct 6, 2020 • 43min
Innovation in Orbit: Garrett Reisman
Former NASA astronaut and SpaceX advisor, Garrett Reisman walks us through his experiences in space and what he’s learned about teamwork, innovation, and creative problem solving along the way. View the full recap at ideou.com/blog.
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Sep 9, 2020 • 47min
The Art of Influence: Guy Kawasaki
Coe chats with Guy about the key to influencing others and evangelizing products, causes, and yourself.
View the episode recap and frameworks on the IDEO U blog: http://ideo.in/guy-recap
