This one got delightfully out of hand! From being your authentic self to using rumble language to create a safe space, Joost and Brian take our first video-recorded episode to a personal level.We get into Presence, frogs, intelligent lockdowns

#22 Notes on (Remote) Team Leadership

Apr 13th, 2020 1h 10m

Leading a team, especially for the first time, presents us with interesting challenges. Great! That gives us opportunities to grow, help others in meaningful ways, and discover superpowers we didn’t know we had.Joost, Tom, and Brian take the o

#21 Remote Together. How to Stay Social while Distancing.

Mar 23rd, 2020 40m 10s

In some ways, this is an exciting time to be alive. Joost and Brian speak with Reinout Bosman, trainer, speaker, and opera tenor currently living in Florence, Italy. Together, we explore the idea that crisis brings change - we can either shut d

Remote Together. How to Stay Social while Distancing.

Mar 23rd, 2020 40m 10s

#20 What is A "Better" World? /w Nathan Kinch & Mat Mytka from Greater Than X

Mar 2nd, 2020 1h 32m

People often talk about "building a better world," but what does that actually mean? We at Shots of Purpose do it too, but to steer this ship called Earth in a new direction, we need to understand where we want to go.Joost & Brian welcome Nath

#19 Health Insurance, Gamified

Feb 10th, 2020 1h 50m

Health Insurance, GamifiedHealth insurers, like a.s.r. Vitality, are using data from wearables like Fitbit and Apple Watch to give healthier people discounts. This makes a lot of sense: if you’re healthier, you’re less likely to need medical c

#18 Are the Polar Icecaps Really Melting? /w Xenia Tombrou

Jan 13th, 2020 1h 5m

Design thinking gives people tools to address issues all over the world. Xenia Tombrou uses them in her struggle to clean up her home island of Corfu, Greece.Tom, Joost, and Brian got to speak with Xenia, communication specialist, project mana

#17 What does neuroscience have to do with the climate crisis? /w Philip Jordanov, Neuropsychologist

Dec 16th, 2019 1h 22m

Why do we separate our plastic but end up throwing it in the trash anyway? How can we work with cognitive bias to nudge people toward healthier choices? And how do urinal flies save thousands of Euros every year?Joost & Brian speak with Philip

#16 App Data, Privacy and Design Leadership /w Sjoerd Dijkstra, UX Director at App Annie

Oct 28th, 2019 1h 6m

Sjoerd Dijkstra is UX Director at App Annie, a world-leader in the collection and analysis of app data. Sjoerd talks with us about many things, amongst which how companies can inform themselves without infringing people's privacy, successfully

#15 Why and how should we apply empathy in design?

Aug 26th, 2019 1h 15m

In this episode Brian and Joost talk about why empathy is important, how empathy can be applied in design and how it would work in a workshop format. In October 2019, Joost is hosting a workshop at Design Thinking Conference, so they've taken a

Vacation Break: we will be back in August!

Jul 15th, 2019 1m 12s

We're on our summer break enjoying the sun, freshly made, pizza-oven baked pizzas and the fresh outdoors. Don't be sad though, we wil be back in August!

#14 Life Lessons and Great Books

Jul 8th, 2019 1h 11m

In this episode Brian, Joost, and Tom share their recent life lessons. Things they've taken to heart and have enriched themselves with. For example, are you aware of the Netherlands' ranking when it comes to sustainability? We are pretty low on

#13 What does it take to start and grow a social enterprise? – With Microlab Founder Luuk Visser

Jun 24th, 2019 59m 51s

A new first for Shots of Purpose! A four-person episode, with special guest Luuk Visser. Luuk is the co-founder of Microlab, a really cool and fast-growing co-working space in Eindhoven, NL. Microlab started as Atelier Eindhoven with only a han

#12 Design, Industry 4.0, and Autonomy. Also, does AI make us more human?

Jun 10th, 2019 1h 23m

Boy, is Industry 4.0 full of podcast potential! This is our longest episode to date, and with good reason. First off, we have a cool new intro, completely spontaneously recorded in our pre-podcast preparation. Let us know what you think of it o

#11 Design for Industry 4.0, what will designers do in the future?

May 27th, 2019 1h 11m

What do autonomous vehicles, energy and craftsmanship have in common? Industry 4.0! Brian, Joost, and Tom talk about what Industry 4.0 means for us designers. Before we converse about the implications though, we try to wrap our heads around wha

#10 Personal Leadership with Positivity Guru Rudy van Beurden

Mar 31st, 2019 1h 11m

What grade from 1 to 10 would you give your life right now? Are you happy? Do you know what makes you happy? We talk with public speaker and positivity guru Rudy van Beurden about how you can discover if you're not happy about something and how

#9 Changing the world one challenge, election, and protest at a time

Mar 18th, 2019 46m 50s

Is the fight against climate change futile? What can we citizens do about it anyway? Last episode got us inspired to keep talking about climate change and what we personally can do about it. In this episode we reflect on our challenges and deba

#8 Climate change, what can we do about it?

Mar 4th, 2019 1h 7m

Lots of students on the streets protesting against climate change, citizens getting increased energy taxes, and many debates about meeting climate goals. How does climate change influence our lives and what can we do about it as designers and,

#7 What will 2019 bring us?

Jan 28th, 2019 50m 52s

Happy belated New Year! In this fresh 2019 episode, Brian, Joost, and Tom talk about their predictions for the new year. Listen to the convivial trio to find out what they think 2019 has in store for music, food, the planet, and design.Also, n

#6 Privacy, does it matter?

Jan 13th, 2019 58m 43s

Brian, Joost, and Tom talk about privacy. Tom tells us he has nothing to hide, and Brian jumps in to tell us why you do have something to hide and why it’s important to protect it. What do you think about giving up your data for free? Should we

#5 Design Ethics. How do we make things the right way?

Dec 16th, 2018 55m 37s

Brian, Joost, and Tom are whole again with Tom’s return. Ready to talk about a serious topic, design ethics, they dive right in. What are ethics in regard to design and how does one operate on the right side? Can affordable and sustainable go t

#4 What makes a good designer?

Dec 3rd, 2018 1h 8m

Do you ever export your InDesign file to a PDF to have a different look at it? How about your UIs, ever export them to a phone just to see what it really looks like? Is that one of those intangible design skills?In this episode, Brian and Joos

#3 Dutch Design Week with Social Designer Tove Elfferich

Oct 24th, 2018 1h 9m

It’s Dutch Design Week! This year’s theme is ‘If Not Us, Then Who?’ To talk about that, we brought on Tove Elfferich from MorgenMakers She’s a rising social designer, and with her, we talk about the impact of the DDW and which projects we find

#2 Design Thinking, is it a system? a handbook? a toolbox?

Oct 23rd, 2018 58m 58s

Design Thinking, what is it? We talk about our perspective on Design Thinking and how we apply it in our lives, both professionally and personally. Spoiler: we agree, but not entirely.What do you think Design Thinking is? Let us know on Twitte

#1 Pirate Principles in Design: Scale vs. Growth

Oct 16th, 2018 53m 17s

The hosts Brian, Joost and Tom talk about how the Pirate principles written in “Be More Pirate” by Sam Connif Allende apply to today’s design and business.

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