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November 2025

The Brief: The nonlinear journey of a nuclear engineer turned Nike designer
A guest post from Kevin Bethune, Design Better Expert in Residence
 • 
Kevin Bethune
Phil Gilbert: How to transform a 114-year-old company's design culture
Episode 155 of the Design Better Podcast
 • 
Aarron Walter
 and 
Eli Woolery
41:14
What history teaches us about the struggle between humans and machines
An excerpt from the book Designing for Emotion
 • 
Aarron Walter
What Most Companies Get Wrong About Designing in the Age of AI
The role of design is being reinvented in real time, and most companies are missing it.
 • 
Aarron Walter
Cecilia Brenner: Mobilizing designers to tackle sustainable development goals
Episode 154 of the Design Better Podcast
 • 
Eli Woolery
 and 
Aarron Walter
38:01
Video Rewind: Jordan Mechner: Pioneering game designer on creating Prince of Persia, Karateka, and a new graphic novel memoir
We’ve been on the road this week, recording some in-person episodes in Portland Oregon, with Ryan Coulter—co-founder of The James Brand, and the…
 • 
Eli Woolery
 and 
Aarron Walter
43:18
AMA: Alison Rand on DesignOps and healthier teams
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 at 9a PT/12p ET
 • 
Aarron Walter
, 
Eli Woolery
, and 
Ali Rand
Ben Swire: Author of "Safe Danger" on the hidden reason team building efforts fail
Episode 153 of the Design Better Podcast
 • 
Eli Woolery
 and 
Aarron Walter
47:26

October 2025

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