“Design is not neutral and is not born out of clean air it is born out of traditions, reactions against traditions, continuation of traditions…” - Paola Antonelli on UNIQUEWAYS - youtu.be/lOjRW-FINC4?... - #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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“I’m working on an exhibition right now that’s called Slow Design, that is about applying some of the principles of slow food to design, so you know local, small batch…” - Paola Antonelli on UNIQUEWAYS - youtu.be/lOjRW-FINC4?... - #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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A quick note in case you’re looking me up on Google or wherever. Please look up “Thomas K Girard” rather than just “Thomas Girard” if you want a more robust search result. The longer version tends to surface my scholarly activities .. #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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If not it being UNIQUEWAYS, my LinkedIn Premium account is my twenty first century Rolodex. I’m currently going through to add many of the guests from like the last 100 episodes of UNIQUEWAYS, as well as in-person contacts etc! #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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“It happened by chance you know there are those people that find their mission when they’re four or five not me I wanted to be everything and nothing in between I wanted…” - Paola Antonelli on UNIQUEWAYS - youtu.be/lOjRW-FINC4?... - #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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“Start being more aware of how objects are made, where they come from, and where they’re going to end were going to be not only enriched in the way we live…” - Paola Antonelli on UNIQUEWAYS - youtu.be/lOjRW-FINC4?... - #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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“I also add objects to the collection but truly what I do in life is trying to make people understand how important and wonderful design is and when I talk about design…” - Paola Antonelli on UNIQUEWAYS - youtu.be/lOjRW-FINC4?... - #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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AI isn't replacing junior designers; it's revealing our leadership gap.

Senior judgment comes from guided practice, not tool proficiency. Invest in mentorship now; our future leaders depend on it.

What are you doing to nurture junior talent?

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ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot, Meta, Perplexity.. where does it end? A bit of this and a bit of that? #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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Cambie Village has transformed recently in part because of a new public space where live music performers frequently draw a crowd. It looks like Design Vancouver Festival will hold its closing celebration in this space.. #UNIQUEWAYS #DesignPodcast #DesignLeadership
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The Fifth Diamond Episode 7 - Deliver and Confidence in Design Leadership (3 minute watch). You can view all the episodes here: www.robertsbrain.co.uk/the-fifth-di... 😊🌟🎢 @ougradsch.bsky.social #PhD #Design #Research #Psychology #FifthDiamond #DesignProcess #DoubleDiamond #DesignLeadership

As much as I dislike the usual smugness of Apple, I do always yearn for working for an organization that cares about product design with the attention to details like the folding of the iPhone Duo. 😍🥹

That's why good product and #designleadership matters.

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Episode 6 of the Fifth Diamond (Develop - Creativity) is now available (3 minutes watch). You can view all the episodes here: www.robertsbrain.co.uk/the-fifth-di... 😊🌟🎢 @ougradsch.bsky.social #PhD #Research #Design #DesignLeadership #DesignProcess #DoubleDiamond #FifthDiamond