My guest today is Nataly Restrepo. Nataly is an industrial designer specialized in food design. She works as a food and beverage innovation consultant for restaurants and consumer goods, and is based in Mexico. In this conversation we explore food design and how designing for experiences calls for a holistic understanding.Listen to the full conversation Download episode 42 Show notesNataly RestrepoNataly Restrepo on InstagramNataly Restrepo on LinkedinFood Design Education on InstagramFood Design Education Facebook groupCENTROMarije VogelzangPlay-DohSome show notes may include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links.

Arvind Venkataramani, a creator of an open source toolkit for designing secular rituals, dives into the transformative power of intentional rituals. He discusses how structured rituals can enhance human connections, especially in today's isolated environment. The conversation highlights the adaptability of rituals during the pandemic and introduces a toolkit to help anyone create meaningful experiences. With a focus on fostering community, Arvind emphasizes the need for personal rituals that bring a sense of belonging and shared meaning in modern life.

My guest today is Heather Hedden. Heather is an information management consultant specialized in taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, metadata, and indexing. She’s the author of two books, including The Accidental Taxonomist, a guide to the discipline of taxonomy creation and management. In this conversation, we explore taxonomies and why they’re important for organizations.Listen to the full conversation Download episode 40 Show notesHedden Information ManagementHeather’s blog Heather’s online taxonomy courseThe Accidental Taxonomist, 2nd Ed by Heather HeddenCengageRoget’s ThesaurusAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI)International Organization for Standardization (ISO)World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)Web Ontology Language (OWL)Resource Description Framework (RDF)Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) Microsoft SharePointSome show notes may include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links.

Stephen P. Anderson, design leader, discusses transforming information for better understanding. Topics include distributed thinking, cognitive environments, interface design in spacecraft cockpits, and tools for overcoming challenges.

My guest today is Andy Polaine. Andy is a service designer, consultant, educator, author, and podcaster. He’s co-author of the book Service Design: From Insight to Implementation and host of the Power of Ten podcast. In this conversation, we discuss service design, and how it helps organizations think more holistically about the experiences they enable.Listen to the full conversation Show notesAndy PolaineAndy Polaine on TwitterAndy Polaine on LinkedInPower of Ten podcastService Design: From Insight to Implementation by Andy Polaine, Lavrans Lovlie, and Ben ReasonAdobe Director (aka Macromedia Director, or Video Works)AntiromSchool of the Arts & Media, University of New South WalesBen ReasonLiveworkLavrans Løvlie (in Norwegian)Chris Downs on LinkedInFjordPowers of Ten (film) by Charles and Ray EamesThe Guide to Self-sufficiency by John SeymourService blueprintDesign for the Long Term by Andy Polaine UK Government Digital Service (GDS)This is HCD networkSome show notes may include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links.

Audrey Crane, a partner at DesignMap and author of 'What CEOs Need to Know About Design,' delves into the vital role of design in today’s organizations. She discusses the shift from individual expression to user-centered problem-solving in design. Audrey highlights the necessity for better communication between designers and CEOs, while also exploring the intimacy required in research discussions. She emphasizes balancing internal and external resources in design teams, especially post-pandemic, to drive innovation and address organizational challenges.

My guest today is my friend Lou Rosenfeld. Besides publishing books — including my own Living in Information — Lou and his team at Rosenfeld Media organize and manage industry conferences. In this episode, we talk about how they transitioned the recent Advancing Research conference from an in-person to a fully virtual event.Listen to the full conversation Show notesLouis RosenfeldRosenfeld Media @louisrosenfeld on Twitter The Informed Life Episode 1: Louis Rosenfeld on ManagingAdvancing Research 2020 ConferenceSome lessons learned from producing a virtual conference by Louis RosenfeldZoom Video WebinarsVimeoCheryl PlatzAbby CovertSteve PortigalNatalie HansonMailchimpMuralSlackThe Brady Bunch title screenLiving in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places by Jorge ArangoHopinIxDA BerlinThe User’s Journey: Storymapping Products That People Love by Donna LichawMeld StudiosEnterprise Experience Conference 2020DesignOps SummitDoctor’s Note (Andy Polaine’s newsletter)Power of Ten (Andy Polaine’s podcast)Informa(c)tion (Jorge Arango’s newsletter)Some show notes may include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links.

My guest today is Matt Nish-Lapidus. Matt is an artist, musician, researcher, designer, and educator based in Toronto. Besides creating art and music, and doing design work, Matt also teaches at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. In this conversation, we discuss the role of art in our evolving technological and cultural environments.Listen to the full conversation Show notesMatt Nish-Lapidus (emenel.com)Matt on InstagramMatt on TwitterUniversity of TorontoNew media artSFMoMAMoMA (New York)Tate ModernNam June PaikTheodore AdornoThe Anthropocene New MaterialismJane BennettThe Walt Disney CompanyMarvelImpressionismCARFACDavid RokebyPietà by Michelangelo BuonarrotiJenny HolzerNew TendenciesSoft ThoughtsmåSome show notes may include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links.

My guest today is Ren Pope. Ren is a Principal at Info-Do, which offers data, information, and knowledge architecture consulting. He’s worked in these domains for the last 25 years or so, and has also taught colleagues how to do these things through workshops and presentations. In this episode, we focus on why organizations need to know about and develop ontologies.Listen to the full conversationShow notesInfo-DoRen Pope on LinkedInRen Pope on SlideShareCignaThe Information Architecture Conference (previously The Information Architecture Summit)Jessica DuVerneay on LinkedInOntologyTaxonomyHyponymy and hypernymySentence diagramCard sortingMind mapTheBrainObjectoriaSome show notes may include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links.

My guest today is my friend Abby Covert, also known as Abby the IA. Abby is a Senior Information Architect at Etsy. She wrote the book How to Make Sense of Any Mess, a wonderful primer on information architecture, and co-founded World IA Day. She’s also taught graduate design students and curated global conferences about design. She’s done many of these things remotely over the last decade, which makes her a great guide for how to collaborate in our new reality.Listen to the full conversation Show notesAbby the IA (Abby Covert’s website)EtsyHow To Make Sense of Any Mess, by Abby CovertWorld Information Architecture DayFax machinesMelbourne, FloridaRosenfeld MediaAdvancing Research ConferenceSchool of Visual ArtsPhoto of Abby’s home setupDesignOps SummitThe Museum of the Moving ImageLouis RosenfeldZoomZoom WebinarSlackCheryl PlatzMural Steinberg UR12Herman Miller chairsOpening sequence of Mr. Rogers’ NeighborhoodSome show notes may include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links.