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Thomas Girard – Finding Creativity in Unexpected Places

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Thomas Girard brings a thoughtful lens to design, creativity, and resilience 🌍 — sharing why processes matter 🧠, and how the quiet work of reflection can shape the future of design 🚀.

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Episode Chapters:

00:00 – The Processes and Methods Around Design
02:26 – How Living Internationally Shaped Thomas’s Design Lens
05:03 – Growing Up with Photographer Greg Girard
06:49 – Why Airports Feel Like Home
12:50 – Preparing for a Two-Minute TEDx Talk
19:21 – Advice for First-Time Public Speakers
23:39 – The Strength of Design Education Today
26:38 – How Design Continues Despite Tech Layoffs
28:43 – Can Designers and AI Coexist?
35:22 – Lessons from Running 200+ Podcast Episodes
48:53 – Life or Death Typography: Why It Matters
58:58 – Beliefs That Changed Over a Career

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Who is Thomas Girard?

Thomas Girard is a design educator, writer, and speaker whose work bridges creativity, innovation, and resilience 🌍.

He has:
✅ Delivered keynotes at UXIndia and Sorbonne University
✅ Earned multiple Emerging Scholar awards for his contributions to design
✅ Authored the memoir Son of Greg Girard
✅ Built UNIQUEWAYS, a podcast uncovering different perspectives on success and creativity

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Find Thomas Girard here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/onthomas/
Podcast: https://uniqueways.ca

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Thomas Girard brings a thoughtful lens to design, creativity, and resilience 🌍 — sharing why processes matter 🧠, and how the quiet work of reflection can shape the future of design 🚀.

======

Episode Chapters:

00:00 – The Processes and Methods Around Design
02:26 – How Living Internationally Shaped Thomas’s Design Lens
05:03 – Growing Up with Photographer Greg Girard
06:49 – Why Airports Feel Like Home
12:50 – Preparing for a Two-Minute TEDx Talk
19:21 – Advice for First-Time Public Speakers
23:39 – The Strength of Design Education Today
26:38 – How Design Continues Despite Tech Layoffs
28:43 – Can Designers and AI Coexist?
35:22 – Lessons from Running 200+ Podcast Episodes
48:53 – Life or Death Typography: Why It Matters
58:58 – Beliefs That Changed Over a Career

======

Who is Thomas Girard?

Thomas Girard is a design educator, writer, and speaker whose work bridges creativity, innovation, and resilience 🌍.

He has:
✅ Delivered keynotes at UXIndia and Sorbonne University
✅ Earned multiple Emerging Scholar awards for his contributions to design
✅ Authored the memoir Son of Greg Girard
✅ Built UNIQUEWAYS, a podcast uncovering different perspectives on success and creativity

======

Find Thomas Girard here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/onthomas/
Podcast: https://uniqueways.ca

======

Subscribe to Brave UX

Like what you heard?
🎙️ Subscribe to Brave UX for more conversations with world-class voices in UX, design, and product leadership. Your support helps others discover the show!

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/brave-ux-with-brendan-jarvis/id1552607805
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7j2ocni6A00fzgHkj6TtCK
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpaceInBetween
Podbean: https://braveux.podbean.com/

======

Follow Brave UX for more great content!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-space-in-between/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brave_ux
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceinbetw__n/

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Hosted by Brendan Jarvis:

Brendan Jarvis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/
The Space InBetween Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/

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