Mentioned
Topics Discussed
- The delicate balance between following established patterns and advocating for innovative design solutions
- How life circumstances (family obligations, debt, financial security) fundamentally change our relationship with risk
- The consulting advantage: why outside perspectives have more freedom to propose radical ideas
- The shifting landscape of design opportunities from the mobile revolution to today's uncertain AI frontier
- Why designers often self-censor their most authentic work out of fear or practicality
Pull Quotes
- "Every big moment in my career was when I took one of those big swings."
- "My job is to represent the user...even if it puts me at odds with my team."
- "Every single good piece of work comes from a genesis of a personal experience."
- "Risk is a clarification of one's priority list."
- "I would never do anything to risk my family or my children...nothing would be worth it."
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Outro music: Play At Your Own Risk (12" Version) by Planet Patrol
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