Design Thinking 101

Design Thinking 101 is part of how Fluid Hive helps people think and solve like a designer.You'll hear designers' stories, lessons, ideas, resources, and tips. Our guests share insights into delivering change and results with design thinking, service design, behavioral design, user experience design and more, in business, social innovation, education, design, government, healthcare and other fields.

Design Thinking 101 is a arts podcast hosted by Dawan Stanford & Fluid Hive, with 145 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dawan Stanford & Fluid Hive hosts Design Thinking 101, a arts show with 145 episodes published.

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  Episode #145

  Leadership & Strategy + Fighter Pilots + Design Education with Jason "TOGA" Trew — DT101 E145

  Sep 12, 202554 minS0

  <p >When I first connected with Jason Trew (callsign: TOGA), I knew this conversation would challenge some assumptions about where design thinking belongs. Jason is an Air Force fighter pilot and strategy leader turned professor. What emerged from our conversation wasn't just another story about design thinking adoption, but a deeper exploration of what he sees happening when we distinguish between capital-D Design Thinking and lowercase-d design thinking, and why that distinction matters for everyone trying to create meaningful change.</p> <p >Jason's journey from F-15 pilot to design educator reveals something crucial about how design thinking transforms not just...

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  Episode #144

  Operational Excellence in Design + Leadership + Design Ops with Jon Fukuda — DT101 E144

  May 20, 202546 minS0

  <p >Jon said that when he first discovered the design operations community at the 2019 Design Ops Summit in Brooklyn, it felt like coming home. Here was this entire tribe of people who cared about the same things he'd been passionate about for years—creating systems that help designers do their best work. In this episode, I'm talking with Jon Fukuda, co-founder of Limina.co, about how design operations has evolved from an unnamed set of practices into a vital discipline that drives organizational excellence.</p> <p >As organizations continue to face economic pressures, the conversation around design operations has become mo...

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  Episode #143

  Building Sustainable Design Research Systems with Sam Zucker — DT101 E143

  Feb 27, 202547 minS0

  <p >The tension between doing good research and delivering on tight timelines is something I've experienced throughout my career in design and innovation. This conversation with Sam Zucker unpacks powerful approaches to making research more sustainable and equitable while building systems that support continuous learning and engagement.</p> <p >What particularly struck me was Sam's practical framework for embedding research into organizational workflows. Her approach transforms research from a periodic, resource-intensive effort into an ongoing capability that shapes decision-making and product development. This represents a crucial evolution in how we think about evidence-based design.</p> <p > </p> <p >Questions This...

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  Episode #142

  Architecture + Decision Design + Learning Spaces + Strategy with Adam Griff — DT101 E142

  Dec 10, 202445 minS0

  <p >In this episode, I explore how architectural thinking enhances strategic decision-making with Adam Griff.</p> <p >Our conversation reveals how his architectural background shapes his approach to helping higher education institutions navigate complex decisions and create flexible space solutions.</p> <p >We dig into the challenges of designing spaces that can adapt to unknown futures and discuss how universities can better integrate with their communities. </p> <p >I particularly love how Adam frames flexibility in building design as creating platforms for future adaptations rather than just multi-purpose spaces.</p> <p >We also explore the tension between academic and organizational...

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  Episode #141

  Joy, Transformation, and Design as Creative Liberation with Sahibzada Mayed — DT101 E141

  Oct 29, 202450 minS0

  <p >Sahibzada Mayed is a creative alchemist who uses design and storytelling to cultivate joy and imagination as tools of liberation. Mayed serves as the Co-Lead for Strategy and Research at Pause and Effect, a liberation-focused imagination and design collective based on Coast Salish territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Beyond that, Mayed leads a small-scale startup, Naranji, that focuses on gender justice and decolonization in fashion. Today, we talk about decolonizing design and creative liberation.</p> <p >Listen to learn about: >> The impact of colonialism and power structures on design >> The need for critical social analysis in design >>...

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