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Randy Hunt: Notion and Etsy design leader on why the best design teams stay small
Podcast · Ep. 194 · Oct 7
Matt Owens: Athletics co-founder on keeping your creative fire lit
Podcast · Ep. 193 · Oct 5
The Formula for a Design Team That Runs Without You | Phil Gilbert, Former IBM Design Lead
Video · Oct 5
How to Get a Yes From People Who Keep Killing Your Designs | Phil Gilbert, Former IBM Design Lead
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Ep 194Notion and Etsy design leader on why the best design teams stay small
Ep 193Athletics co-founder on keeping your creative fire lit
Ep 192OpenAI designer on the collaboration problem AI hasn't solved yet
EpisodeCo-author of Miracle Road on designing places where innovation happens
Ep 190Samsung EVP and MIT Design Lab founder on what 20,000 years of human creativity means for design today
Ep 189 · ReturnsThe minimalist inside the maximalist
Ep 188Author of "Hidden Patterns" on why your team isn't really a team
Ep 187Wealthfront's VP of Design on what architecture teaches you about software
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