In this episode, we speak to Jorge Huertas, founder of Design Thinking 24/7 and University Professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Jorge share his experiences of teaching design education in a formal setting of a university and an infor

Strategic Design & Unity of the Design Community

Sep 10th, 2020 51m 33s

In this episode, we speak to Jonathan Eng, Design Director at Oculus Design, a strategic design agency he founded. Jonathan uses every day to illuminate the brilliance of individuals, teams and organisation. He shares with us his experiences ru

Designing Experiences and Mentoring

Aug 24th, 2020 1h 7m

In this episode, we speak to Joseph Louis Tan, Experience Design Manager at Income Digital Transformation Office. He shares his experiences as a business owner, a design coach at DBS, and tips on building a design career. his We also hear his

Growing A Design Business

Aug 6th, 2020 1h 6m

In this episode, we speak to Yulia Saksen, Director and Co-founder of Creativeans, an interdisciplinary creative consultancy based in Singapore, Milan and Jakarta. She share about how she was able to help grow and pivot the business from a prod

User-Experience Design in Bangkok

Jul 17th, 2020 54m 48s

In this episode, Nicholas speaks to Jason Pang, a User-Experience Design Consultant who works in Bangkok. We discuss about his journey as a designer that has travel from Malaysia to Australia and then Thailand. He shared the differences in cult

Accountability in Design Research

Jul 2nd, 2020 56m 2s

In this episode, Nicholas speaks to Oshin Siao Bhatt, a design research in New Delhi who works on a range of research projects. We talk about the need for accountability in design research. Oshin also shares about her design research work in Ne

Impact of Culture on a Designer

Jun 18th, 2020 1h

In this episode, Nicholas speaks to Maria Del Mar. She shares with us about her international journey as a designer. She give us an insight on how her travels around the world helps to build her perspective as a designer and a consumer. Listen

Journey of a Self-Taught Artist

May 28th, 2020 48m 22s

In this episode, Nicholas speaks to Khor Ke Xin, an artist, co-founder of El Masnou and creative director behind The Bubble Tea Factory. She shares with us about her journey as a self-taught artist and her perspective on art and design. She al

Education and Digital Nomads

May 21st, 2020 1h 10m

In this episode, Nicholas speaks to Imran Tahir, Co-founder, Head Trainer and Programs Officer. He shares the idea of how there are digital nomad roles that are in demand. As well as his projects that is bringing him to countries like Indonesia

Anthropology and Design In Asia

May 14th, 2020 52m 26s

In this episode, Nicholas speaks to Tiffany Tivasuradej of Ogilvy Consulting about her journey from anthropology to business design and human-centric innovation. She shares about how she uses different anthropology tools in the work today as w

Don't Be an A**hole

May 7th, 2020 55m 57s

In this episode, Nicholas catches up with an old army buddy Xiao'an Li to talk about the music industry and how there are similarities with the design industry. They dive into the skills that are learnt in the real world that sometimes aren't t

The Journey from PhD to Industry

May 1st, 2020 57m 22s

In this episode, Nicholas discusses with Dr. Weidan Li about his journey as a Design Researcher. They talk about the types of research that is done in an industry and how a PhD can help organisations and their research methodologiesFOLLOW US

Jewellery and Design

Apr 22nd, 2020 50m 15s

In this episode, we get to speak to the owner of Revival Jewels, Brenda Kang. She shares with us about running a business in the field of vintage jewellery, and how to evolve to an ever changing market that is impacted by trends and globalisati

Emotions and Design

Apr 15th, 2020 55m 37s

In this episode, Nicholas talks to Angela about how emotions play a huge role in the design field. Both as a practice to define design experiences better as well as a tool for better wellness. Angela also shares about how building an emotional

Applying Design Thinking

Apr 15th, 2020 38m 16s

In this episode, Nicholas discusses about how Design Thinking is being taught in universities and how it is applied in the real world. This weeks guest is Dr. Mun Wong who teaches at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne Australia.F

Freelance vs Setting Up a Business

Apr 15th, 2020 48m 45s

In this episode, Nicholas speaks to Dominic Foong of Pen and Paper studios about being a freelancer and setting up your own creative business. They speak about the differences between the two, how to brand your business and building an identity

How design is affected by COVID-19

Apr 15th, 2020 44m 47s

In this pilot episode, Nicholas discusses with Associate Professor Agnes Xue of Singapore Institute of Technology about how design has been affected by COVID-19 and how designers can add value to companies and job opportunities during this pand

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