Episodes
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Today, I talk to Christine Ruf and Sebastian Stoddart about their move from design leadership to innovation consulting.
I made contact with them both while writing my article on the same topic, which in turn was prompted by a training programme I developed on what it takes for senior designers or design leaders to make the leap into innovation consulting.
03:37 Christine’s career path
07:03 Sebastian's career path
09:20 Motivations behind the shift to innovation consulting
16:43 Example consulting projects
27:38 Old and new skills
43:31 On the creativity of non-designers
ARTICLE
Designers as in-house innovation consultants (the comments are well worth a read too)
CHRISTINE & SEBASTIAN
Christine Ruf
Sebastian Stoddart
KEVIN & PLAN
Kevin McCullagh is the founder of Plan, a product strategy consultancy based in London, which helps design and innovation leaders with strategic clarity. He writes and speaks on Foresight, Innovation and Leadership.
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Email: kevin@plan.london
MUSIC
By Nico Delaney
https://www.instagram.com/marksson.music
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This is part 2 of my conversation with Don Norman, where we get into some of the big questions around AI.
Don mentions Ben Shneiderman and Salman Khan a few times. Shneiderman is a renowned computer scientist who has focused on Interface design and recently wrote a book called Human-Centered AI. Khan is best known as the founder of the Khan Academy, a free online non-profit educational platform which hosts 6,500+ video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects.
03:18 AI agents
10:51 AI devices
16:56 Overtrust in AI
19:33 Human vs Machine strengths
26:08 Intelligent amplification
34:36 AI amplified design
38:55 Examples of HCAI
BOOK MENTIONED
Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing), Salman Khan, 2024
DON NORMAN
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Bio
Don Norman Design Award and summit
KEVIN & PLAN
Kevin McCullagh is the founder of Plan, a product strategy consultancy based in London, which helps design and innovation leaders with strategic clarity. He writes and speaks on Foresight, Innovation and Leadership.
LinkedIn
Newsletter
Plan website
Email: kevin@plan.london
MUSIC
By Nico Delaney
https://www.instagram.com/marksson.music
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Today, I talk to Don Norman, the godfather of User Experience. It’s a wide-ranging conversation, so I’ve split it into two parts. Part 1 focuses on Don and how the way we’ve interacted with technology has evolved over time.
If you already know lots about Don and UX, want to hear about AI, you might want to skip straight to Part 2.
That said, I thought I knew a lot about him but learned how he was there at the dawn of computing, AI and how to think about human cognition and behaviour – including his beef with B. F. Skinner, one of the godfathers of today’s Behaviour change movement.
04:32 Humanity-Centered Design
13:33 Wide-ranging career
26:45 The evolution of our interaction with machines
34:22 Smartphones
BOOK MENTIONED
Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, David Epstein, 2019
DON NORMAN
LinkedIn
Website
Bio
Don Norman Design Award and summit
KEVIN & PLAN
Kevin McCullagh is the founder of Plan, a product strategy consultancy based in London, which helps design and innovation leaders with strategic clarity. He writes and speaks on Foresight, Innovation and Leadership.
LinkedIn
Newsletter
Plan website
Email: kevin@plan.london
MUSIC
By Nico Delaney
https://www.instagram.com/marksson.music
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Product Powwow is a monthly podcast where I have big-picture conversations with design and innovation leaders.
KEVIN & PLAN
Kevin McCullagh is the founder of Plan, a product strategy consultancy based in London, which helps design and innovation leaders with strategic clarity. He writes and speaks on Foresight, Innovation and Leadership.
LinkedIn
Newsletter
Plan website
Email: kevin@plan.london
MUSIC
By Nico Delaney
https://www.instagram.com/marksson.music
