Podcast
CategoryDesign Talk 49. Design-led startup; Gil Kahana, co-founder & CEO, ChattyFeet
Gil Kahana is one of a growing number of designers launching their own start-ups. He shares the story with MEX founder Marek Pawlowski, tracing the arc from falling in love with user-centred design at the BBC in the mid-2000s to working agency-sid…
Design Talk 48. Sofia Svanteson, co-founder & CEO, Elsa Science; founder & chairman, Ocean; Health by design
Sofia Svanteson shares how founding and growing her own design agency has helped to shape Elsa, her new life sciences venture which aims to support rheumatoid patients in achieving meaningful self-care. She talks to MEX founder Marek Pawlowski abo…
Design Talk 47. Innovating fast and big; Massimo Mercuri, Director of Digital Innovation, AkzoNobel
What does innovation look like at a 300 year old paint and materials company with 40,000 employees? Massimo Mercuri, Director of Digital Innovation at AkzoNobel, sits down for a chat with MEX founder Marek Pawlowski, exploring everything from crea…
Design Talk 46. Life of a design agency; Warren Hutchison, Founder, Else London
Warren Hutchison, founder of London-based agency Else, talks to Marek Pawlowski about what it means to create, grow and nurture your own design studio. The conversation ranges from Warren’s early forays into digital design in the mid-90s to workin…
Design Talk 45. Mobile context; Eric Kim, VP Design & co-founder, Modo Labs
Eric Kim, VP of Design and co-founder at Modo Labs, talks to MEX founder Marek Pawlowski about the challenges of growing a design team within a mobile UX-focused start-up. The conversation roams from Eric’s early interest in architecture and how t…
Design Talk 44. Co-creation; Maarten Pieters, Head of Co-Creation & People Insights, Philips Lighting
Maarten Pieters talks to MEX founder Marek Pawlowski about his work driving co-creation design activities at Philips Lighting, one of the pioneers of smart home devices like the Hue lighting system. Maarten has also literally written the book – al…
Design Talk 43. Cognitive UX; Jennifer Sukis, Creative Director, IBM Watson
Jennifer Sukis is working at the intersection of user-centred design and artificial intelligence, leading the creative team for IBM Watson. She talks to MEX founder Marek Pawlowski about when truly cognitive digital experiences may arrive, the cha…
Design Talk 42. Psion revisited in the Gemini PDA? Martin Riddiford, Therefore Design and Davide Guidi, Planet Computers
The Gemini PDA by Planet Computers brings a much loved form factor back to the world of smartphones – the clamshell, keyboard-based palmtop. In this episode, MEX founder Marek Pawlowski talks to Martin Riddiford of Therefore Design and Davide Guid…