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In this episode of the Design30 Podcast I discuss positive and negative feedback loops. I describe what they are, why they aren't inherently good or bad, why you need to understand them as a designer,...

27 Maalis 202320min

In this episode of the Design30 Podcast, I discuss a couple takeaways from the forward of the book Developing Products in Half the Time by Preston G. Smith and Donald G. Reinertsen. The forward is wri...

20 Maalis 202320min

In this episode of the Design30 Podcast, I discuss some thoughts I have on air travel and airports after traveling to and from Las Vegas this past week. Where there is struggle, annoyance, difficulty,...

13 Maalis 202336min

In this episode of the Design30 Podcast I discuss the complicated role of pressure in the development of creative and innovative ideas or technologies. For more on this topic, please subscribe to the ...

6 Maalis 202322min

In this episode I provide one simple strategy to improve efficiency and reduce errors. What's the secret? You're duplicating information too often! Stop it! Duplicating information requires you to upd...

27 Helmi 202314min

Fake FAQs is a series within the Design30 Podcast where I answer fake frequently asked questions. Yes, the questions are fake but the answers are real. This week I answered the following questions:1) ...

20 Helmi 202320min

In this episode of the Design30 Podcast I discuss four lessons I learned from the Bell Labs "Idea Factory". If you want to understand how good ideas are developed and incentivized it is imperative tha...

13 Helmi 202332min

In this episode, I follow up on last weeks episode to provide some design principles and takeaways from the Q-Collar. I discuss three primary takeaways: 1) Simple is Hard 2) Change Your Perspective 3)...

6 Helmi 202321min