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Design DowntimeKaren VanHouten Loves '80s New WaveIn the first episode of season 3, Karen VanHouten joins us to share her love of ’80s new wave music, a love that began in high school in the mid-1980s. She talks about discovering the music through friends, noting how it was "accessible enough, but different enough to make you feel a little special”. That juxtaposition of the dark and the beautiful in new wave music resonated with her, and made her a fan for life. Karen talks about music sharing in a pre-internet era, her time as a college radio DJ, and how the music scene fostered a sens...2025-03-2026 min
Dauer & OrvetFulfillmentKaren VanHouten swings by the podcast to share thoughts on how to achieve fulfillment – for ourselves, our teams and the environment we design for them to thrive. Also, more reasons why silos and elite cliques are never a good thing.Welcome to the practical design leadership podcast! International design leaders Jaan Orvet and Justin Dauer talk openly and frankly with designers from around the world who have made design leadership a success for practitioners and clients alike. It's all about practical design leadership.Subscribe to 'Dauer & Orvet' to grow your career by lea...2023-03-2818 min
Awkward Silences#89 - UX Agencies: Setting Clients Up for Success with Karen VanHoutenDoing user research in an agency setting comes with its own set of challenges—from context switching to stubborn clients to less-than-optimal tool stacks.Karen VanHouten, Director of Product Strategy at Philosophie by InfoBeans, spent most of her career in enterprise B2B before transitioning to agency life. In this podcast episode, Karen shared some great advice on setting expectations, fostering ongoing client relationships, and why she thinks more researchers should be involved in the sales cycle.Episode highlights[00:01:29] Transitioning from enterprise B2B to agency life[00:03:05] The value of getting involved in the sa...2022-03-3039 min