Ep 77 Keynote: ‘Building an In-House Design Powerhouse’ keynote from SXSW 2019

Ep 5 Listener questions: Should designers code? Is platformification killing design?: Answering listener questions about if should designers should learn to code, making developers a bigger part of your creative process and talking about if digital platforms are killing design. by The Crazy One

31 min listen

Ep 6 Your career: How to create your own personal brand: Have you thought about why you are different or better than every other creative out there? This episode will help you understand the obstacles, power, and importance of creating your personal brand and two different techniques you can use to... by The Crazy One

40 min listen

Ep 12 Presenting: Selling, presentation style and better storytelling: Great ideas only see the light of day if you can sell them to your clients. This episode will teach you the critical things you will need to become a great presenter who can sell your work through understanding what you are presenting, your... by The Crazy One

54 min listen

Welcome to the crazy: An introduction from the host and award-winning Creative Director, Stephen Gates on his background, what inspired him to create this podcast and previews some of the topics that will be covered in the show. by The Crazy One

9 min listen

Ep 2 Leadership: Common obstacles and 7 steps to becoming a better leader: Companies are desperate for more creative leadership but few of the know how to coach them to become better leaders. This episode looks at the most common leadership obstacles you will have to overcome and the 7 steps you will need to work... by The Crazy One

38 min listen

Ep 8 Your career: The lost art of the job interview: You never get any feedback on why your last job interview didn’t go well and you didn’t get the job.This episode will help you learn the most common interview mistakes, how to be more prepared, sell your brand and get better results in... by The Crazy One

47 min listen

Ep 22 Business: 5 Ways to Build Rapport with Your Clients: If you can’t build rapport with your clients then your best ideas will never see the light of day. This episode explores 5 things you can do to build stronger leadership and partnership with your clients and team. by The Crazy One

33 min listen

Ep 17 Hiring: What do you need to look for to hire better creatives?: Every team wants to hire the best talent but what do you look for, how do you get better at its and what should you avoid? This episode walks you through some of the questions I’ve learned to ask, look for and some of the tests I’ve developed to... by The Crazy One

43 min listen

Ep 7 Your career: Bringing your personal brand to life: Start building your personal brand ecosystem by understanding the secrets to bring it to life in your resume, business cards, social media and more. by The Crazy One

46 min listen

Ep 32 Disruption: Create game-changing ideas by seeing opportunities before anyone else: The world is always changing around us and we need to be able to see these changes because they give us the opportunity to create disruptive ideas. This episode will teach you lessons in non-traditional disruption from different... by The Crazy One

38 min listen

Ep 13 Presenting: Building, setting up and giving a great presentation: Episode 12 covered the basics of becoming a great presenter and this episode continues the series by teaching you how to build better presentations with actionable tips, tricks and insights on setting up and giving great presentations. by The Crazy One

49 min listen

Ep 3 Leadership: Culture, beliefs and the power of 'What inspires you?': Culture is created either by default or by design. This episode will look at how to evaluate your team's culture, the steps you need to take to create a strong culture and understand the power of asking 'What inspires you?'. by The Crazy One

52 min listen

Ep 38 Creative Direction: Building stronger relationships with your clients (even the difficult ones): The relationship and trust between creatives and their clients is one of the most important parts of the creative process. In this episode, we will look at how to build a solid foundation with your clients, the importance of trust, how you can... by The Crazy One

45 min listen

Ep 4 Social media: Potatoes and power of experiential currency: Social media has turned everyone into a little brand who is concerned about their image, voice and much more. This episode looks at the importance of using unique insights in your work and the underlying social currency that really drives social... by The Crazy One

34 min listen

Ep 15 Creativity: Insights from my conversation with Ferran Adria, the world’s greatest chef: Ferran Adria has been called the world's greatest chef because of his restaurant ElBulli. This episode shares the insights on creativity, inspiration and more I got from my conversation with Ferran Adria and visiting his private workshop in... by The Crazy One

39 min listen

Ep 18 Brainstorming: The 7 rules to running a better brainstorm: Every team wants to be more creative but how do you get better? This episode shows you how to frame your creative strategy using ‘how might we’ statements and the 7 rules to run a better brainstorming session. by The Crazy One

25 min listen

Ep 11 Trends: Fashion, technology and shoes that may change everything: Trend spotting can be a powerful tool to help you find breakthrough ideas. This episode looks at the intersection of fashion and technology, and a trend in technology that could disrupt the entire fashion industry. by The Crazy One

42 min listen

Ep 28 Career advice: Everything important I've learned in my career so far: I’ve had a lot of successes and challenges over the course of my career but they all taught me some important lesson. In this episode I share the most important lessons I’ve learned in 6 different areas to help you have a more successful and... by The Crazy One

52 min listen

Ep 20 Creativity: Insights from my dinner with chef Thomas Keller on creativity and culture: Insights on creativity, leadership, building culture, hiring and more from my dinner with luxury retail developer Ken Himmel and chef Thomas Keller at Per Se in New York City. by The Crazy One

41 min listen

Ep 24 Process: How to make design work with agile methodologies: Getting design to work with agile methodologies can be a real challenge. This episode walks you through the basic of agile methodologies, common problems creative teams have, and tips for how you can make agile work with your design process. by The Crazy One

41 min listen

Ep 1 Creativity: Lightbulbs are bullish*t: Most people believe that ideas are lightbulbs but nothing is further from the truth. This episode has insights and tips on how you can be more creative, and get a better understanding of your creative process. by The Crazy One

51 min listen

Ep 36 Listener questions: When do you ask for a raise, making remote teams work and valuing creative talent: Answering listener questions about how you can pick the right time to ask for a raise or promotion, the best way to negotiate your raise, how you can get remote teams to work together more seamlessly, and a discussion of how companies should value and... by The Crazy One

46 min listen

Ep 9 Design portfolios: The biggest opportunities, secrets and mistakes: This episode will teach you the 5 things you should do and the 3 things you should never do in your design portfolio from creating my portfolio site and reviewing thousand of other portfolios. by The Crazy One

57 min listen

Ep 41 Creativity: Understanding and embracing insecurity: There is a lot of nuance and emotion that goes into creating and part of your success will be determined by how well you understand and control those emotions. Insecurity and frustration play a huge part in helping or hurting your creative... by The Crazy One

41 min listen

Ep 19 Digital design: 4 trends that will define the future of UI/UX design: Digital technologies are constantly changing so how do you create experiences that stand out from the crowd? This episode looks at 4 emerging trends you can use to create better digital experiences for web sites, mobile apps, social media, wearables... by The Crazy One

36 min listen

Ep 21 Leadership: Success is a choice from Adobe MAX 2016: A replay of my sold out session from Adobe MAX 2016 'Success is a choice' that walks you through how to foster a culture that creates strong leadership, grow creativity and understand the most common leadership blindspots and what you can do to... by The Crazy One

68 min listen

Ep 35 Design Thinking: Part 3 - Implementation phase and how build it into your culture: In this third in a 3-part series, we will look at implementation which is the final phase of Design Thinking where you bring the insights and concepts to life in prototyping, testing and final delivery. Then we will look at some of the ways you... by The Crazy One

51 min listen

Ep 14 Presenting: Understanding your audience, the aftermath and keeping it sold: Building on the presentation basics in episode 13, this will teach you to better understand how to present to your clients, and what should happen after your presentation to keep your work sold. by The Crazy One

43 min listen

Ep 10 Creativity: How to build a creative strategy: Great ideas start with a great strategy. This episode will look at the 8 essential question you need to use as a basis for any great creative strategy. by The Crazy One

48 min listen

Ep 34 Design Thinking: Part 2 - Ideation phase: The second in a 3-part crash course in Design Thinking. In this episode, I will teach you how to take the insights you found through your research in the inspiration phase and start to brainstorm ideas by learning how to craft ‘How might we’... by The Crazy One

45 min listen

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Ep 77 Keynote: ‘Building an In-House Design Powerhouse’ keynote from SXSW 2019

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