Welcome to This is HCD – Human-Centered Design, UX & Service Design Thinking Podcast, the global show for designers, innovators, and changemakers who want to create better products, services, and experiences. Hosted by Gerry Scullion, with over 1-million downloads worldwide. Each episode dives into conversations with leading voices in service design, UX design, interaction design, customer experience, and design strategy. Together, we explore the methods, mindsets, and real-world stories tha ...
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How do we design for less waste in digital? How can digital designers, developers and content professionals create a more environmentally friendly digital? One that uses less energy and creates less waste. One where reuse is at the core of thinking. One where the Earth Experience is central. Gerry McGovern will talk to designers who are pioneering green digital thinking and methods.
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Bringing Design into organisations is hardly ever straight forward. It comes with its own unique set of problems. We discuss with thought leaders around the world, what has worked for them in enabling a design revolution to occur. Within our podcast, we specifically ask how might Design improve social and civic outcomes. We shine a light on Design in local council and Governments.
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Marc Stickdorn on Journey Management, AI & Leading Change in Chaotic Times
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18:40If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. In this episode of This is HCD, Gerry Scullion is joined (again!) by service design pioneer Marc Stickdorn – recorded right afte…
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HCD News Roundup - AI Reshapes UX Careers plus Canva acquires Affinity and more
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8:10If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. [00:00] How AI is changing search behaviours - users still defaulting to Google [02:15] The return of the UX generalist - broad …
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Public Design, Power & the Future of Services — with Lucy Kimbell
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31:01If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Join our Community: https://circle.thisishcd.com/Join-Community We’re on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh for a walking conversation with Lucy Kimbell — engineer-turned-artist-turned-academic, and one of the sharpest observers of how des…
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Design Meets Democracy 🇺🇸 with Chelsea Mauldin
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1:02:08If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Join our Community: https://circle.thisishcd.com/Join-Community When Chelsea Mauldin began bringing design thinking into the U.S. government, she was met with scepticism — design was still seen as “throw pillows and pretty fonts.” I…
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Designing Safely: Safeguarding + Trauma-Informed Practice with Ali Fawkes (Humanly)
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20:55If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. Design isn’t just creativity — it’s care. In this episode, Gerry sits down with Ali Fawkes, Head of Social Innovation at Humanly…
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What Dying Teaches Us About Living — Lessons from a Hospice Nurse & Designer (with Johanna Lundqvist)
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48:39If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Join our Community: https://circle.thisishcd.com/Join-Community Gerry Scullion talks with Johanna Lundqvist, a former hospice nurse turned designer, about the wisdom gathered from years of palliative care. They discuss the Swedish m…
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Everything is Everything: Imagination, Justice & Reimagining Government with Thea Snow
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55:49If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. In this episode of This is HCD, Gerry Scullion sits down with Thea Snow, Director at the Center for Public Impact, to explore th…
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Liminal Breaks with Mike Parker 'Riding the Storm – When the World Feels Like Too Much'
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21:58If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Join our Community: https://circle.thisishcd.com/Join-Community What do you do when the external noise is too loud, and your system wants to shut down? This episode helps you stay open without getting overwhelmed. This series is a s…
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From Hustle to Flow – Steven Puri on Real Productivity
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58:08If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. In this episode of This is HCD, Gerry Scullion talks with Steven Puri, who has lived in two extreme worlds: producing Oscar-winn…
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If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. From solo consultant to scaling a design talent powerhouse—Sara Fortier (CEO of Outwitly) reveals what it really takes to grow, …
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Liminal Breaks by Mike Parker 'Drift to Peace'
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19:34If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. Welcome, Mike! This is a short guest series from Mike Parker. I've received incredible benefits from learning about the techniqu…
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A Senator, a Judge & Four Women in Recovery: Breaking Ireland’s Cycle of Addiction and Prison
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1:04:58If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Join our Community: https://circle.thisishcd.com/Join-Community What happens when women with lived experience of addiction, prison, and recovery sit down with a former judge and a senator? In this powerful episode, Gerry Scullion br…
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Carrying Stories: Researcher Well-being and the Cost of Caring with Rachel Knight
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50:28If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. Episode overview In this deeply human episode, Gerry Scullion speaks with Wellington-based design researcher Rachel Knight about…
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Systems of Care – Allen Bobinac on Rethinking Homelessness and Addiction Support Services
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1:07:28If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. In this powerful walking episode through Dublin, Gerry speaks with Allen Bobinac, manager of The Lighthouse Café and a man whose…
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Relaunching the Global Human Centered Design Directory
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4:42If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. In this short update episode, Gerry Scullion shares an exciting behind-the-scenes change: the Global Human-Centered Design Direc…
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Diarmuid Gavin 'Digging into the world of Garden Design and what Service Design can learn from it'
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39:23If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. In this episode, I speak with Irish garden designer and tv personality - Diarmuid Gavin. He has presented gardens at the Chelsea…
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Rooted in Innovation: The Future of Farming with Darragh McCullough from RTE's Ear to the Ground and Founder of Elmgrove Farm
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1:05:56If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. What started as a flower farm has evolved into a thriving community experience with pizza, peonies, and pick-your-own eggs. Toge…
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Facilitate Like a Pro: Why Designers Must Step Up with Adam B. Cochrane
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48:29If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Join our Community: https://circle.thisishcd.com/Join-Community In this episode of This is HCD, Gerry Scullion speaks with Adam B. Cochrane, an experienced design leader currently at Staffbase in Berlin. Together, they explore the o…
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Shape of Play: Insights from Mattel's Global Research Study with MADO's Jaclyn Suzuki
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46:19If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Join our Community: https://circle.thisishcd.com/Join-Community In this episode of This is HCD, Gerry Scullion is joined by Jaclyn Suzuki, co-founder of MADO and former creative director at Ziba, to explore the findings from a groun…
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Why We Made Our Design Community Invite-Only (and Why That Matters)
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4:45If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. In this solo episode, Gerry shares a heartfelt update on the This is HCD community and why it has evolved into an application-on…
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Experience the Power of Liminal Coaching with Mike Parker
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35:57If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. In this episode of This is HCD, I speak with Mike Parker about Liminal Coaching — a practice grounded in cognitive science that …
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Rethinking Professionalism: Unleashing Authenticity in the Workplace with Myriam Hadnes
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1:00:27If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Join our Community: https://circle.thisishcd.com/Join-Community Dive into a discussion about the transformative journey of letting go of conventional professionalism to embrace authenticity and human connection. 🌀 ⏰ Key Takeaways: L…
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Unlocking the Power of Introversion in Leadership & Workplaces with Tim Yeo
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54:48If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. 🎙️ Dive into an insightful episode with Gerry Scullion as he discusses leadership, introversion, and the invisible emotional tol…
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Designing Through the Storm: Architecture, Activism & Audio Histories with Lee Moreau
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45:53If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Interested in training for your organisation with This is HCD? Let's speak by booking a 15-minute call. In this unfiltered and deeply reflective episode, Gerry Scullion speaks with Lee Moreau – architect, educator, and founder of Ot…
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Marc Stickdorn 🌟 Unlocking Service Design in 2025 for all: Insights from the Experts!
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43:26If you like our content, be sure to sign up to our weekly The Design Compass Newsletter. Design Smarter. Lead Better. Join our Community: https://circle.thisishcd.com/Join-Community Marc Stickdorn is back! He literally helped write the book on service design – and in this episode, we’re getting real about why alignment STILL isn’t working in organi…
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