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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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 …

Peter Merholz - State of the Design Nation

Peter Merholz - State of the Design Nation

My guest in this episode is Peter Merholz. We talked about the state of the design nation, the burst bubble of the Cambrian explosion of design from the last …

Linn Vizard — Service Design for Real World Outcomes

Linn Vizard — Service Design for Real World Outcomes

My guest in this episode is Linn Vizard, one of Canada’s leading advocates of service design who co-founded Service Design Toronto in 2013. She’s the …