Are design-systems business assets or technical assets — The DS Pod

Chris invited me back to discuss the long-term game of design systems, pitching beyond the technical aspects and articulating business values with stakeholders. We also made silly jokes on design system ownership. Mar 2023

Not all interfaces need to be simplified

Dan interviews authors of the book "97 Things Every UX Practitioner Should Know" discuss their chapters, career trajectories, and give advice for anyone working in user experience. This is my episode. Jul 2021

Design leaders need side hustles — Design MBA

It's often taboo to talk about your side hustle or side project at work. Jayneil invited me to discuss why design leaders need to embrace it within their teams, and how my own side project - an indie game - ended up making Reddit’s front page during our Kickstarter campaign. Dec 2020

The right level of complexity for the right people — The DS Pod

Chris and I discuss threading design into the fabric of how business works, capturing complexity needs within a design system, moving away from traditional design tools and the lessons from game development. Sep 2020

Design leadership in challenging times — Mon Carnet

Jean-Francois brought me back on the podcast to discuss design leadership in challenging times, and to get a preview of my latest talk on this topic. Jun 2024

Scaling in big organisations — Mon Carnet

I went back on this French Canadian podcast to discuss how design can scale in a big organisation without necessarily hiring armies of designers. Mar 2023

Expert applications — Mon Carnet

Mon Carnet is Quebec's number one podcast on digital technologies and I was invited by Jean-Francois to share what it means to design for expert users. Feb 2022

The place of design in a big org — Design Journeys

Can design find its way in a big org? And how differently is it, compared to startups and scale-ups? I discussed these very questions with Gautier, this time in French! Sep 2021

Speaker spotlight — Pixel Pioneers

What's a typical day in my life? The biggest challenge in a large org? The future in design systems? Oliver asked me a few questions ahead of Pixel Pioneers, a community conference in Bristol. Apr 2023

A tour around the world of financial UX — Adobe XD Ideas

I shared our design story with Adobe: how a small foot in the door led to bigger changes, why I used doodles to explain our digital strategy and why building a high performing team takes time. Aug 2020

Demystifying design leadership — UX Live Conference

As digital experiences take their place at the heart of enterprise, design leaders are in ever more demand. But what is leadership and what is design leadership? I was invited in a panel discussion to try and answer that exact question. Nov 2019

Collaboration, constraints, and chaos — InVision Inside Design

I talked with InVision on how we rethink complicated processes to design digital tools used on trading floors all over the globe — deep dive into a highly collaborative culture, how to embrace constraints and avoid chaos. Sep 2018

Lessons from design leaders: financial space — InVision Fireside Chat

I chatted with Jesse Lewis (HSBC) and Aarron Walter (InVision) about the challenges with designing for the financial space and how to embrace regulations and constraints while delighting customers. May 2018