Power of Ten

On the Power of Ten podcast I talk to guests from a broad range of disciplines about the intersection of design, technology, psychology, organisations, culture and society. We explore how design operates at many levels and in many forms, from thoughtful detail through organisational transformation to the changes in society and the world.
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Francesca Cortesi - Passionate Product Leader

Francesca Cortesi - Passionate Product Leader

My guest in this episode is Francesca Cortesi, a passionate product leader with over a decade of experience in scaling digital products that users love and that …
Meltem Naz Kaso – UX Career Coach

Meltem Naz Kaso – UX Career Coach

My guest in this episode is my friend Meltem Naz Kaso, a Barcelona-based UX Career Coach with a background in UX Research. Her last full-time position was at …
Lisa D. Dance - Unpaid Customer Labour

Lisa D. Dance - Unpaid Customer Labour

My guest in this episode is Lisa D. Dance, an experienced UX Researcher whose 10+ years of work has spans UX Research & Strategy to Interactive Prototyping …
The Materials of Service Design

The Materials of Service Design

My guests in this episode are Johan Blomkvist and Stefan Holmlid who, along with Simon Clatworthy, wrote the book The Materials of Service Design, which …
Marzia Aricò – Design Leadership Maverick

Marzia Aricò – Design Leadership Maverick

My guest in this episode is Marzia Aricò, an independent consultant for organisations seeking to integrate design strategically, and works as a design …
Julian Simpson - the life of a screenwriter and director

Julian Simpson - the life of a screenwriter and director

My guest in this episode is Julian Simpson, a London-based writer and director who has worked in film, TV and audio for the past 25 years. He made his …
Hansi Singh - AI-accelerated environmental forecasts

Hansi Singh - AI-accelerated environmental forecasts

My guest today comes from a very different field to design. Dr Hansi Singh is a former Professor of physical climate science, University of Victoria. A US …
Indi Young — Mental Models and Thinking Styles

Indi Young — Mental Models and Thinking Styles

My guest in this episode is Indi Young, a solution strategist who uses purpose-focused qualitative data science. She created her method over a 30-year span, and …
Oliver Reichenstein - Keeping it real when writing with AI

Oliver Reichenstein - Keeping it real when writing with AI

While every app rushes to add an AI assistant, iA Writer’s Oliver Reichenstein asks, “Why should I bother reading what you haven’t …
Jaimes Nel - Do design frameworks lead to boring products and services?

Jaimes Nel - Do design frameworks lead to boring products and services?

Has the product and design obsession with frameworks and process led to everyone working on autopilot, churning out a bland monoculture of design? When are they …