Episode #39. Design is not just about products and things; it applies to systems, to life, it is human. As Carissa Carter, Stanford d-school Academic Director says, “if you care about what you put out there into the world you are a designer. Everyone has the capacity to create positive change”.

A former geo-scientist, Carissa teaches courses on the intersection of data and design for multiple sectors including climate change, emerging tech, and her work on designing with machine learning and blockchain has earned multiple design awards.

Her just launched second book — co-authored with creative director Scott Doorley and titled: Assembling Tomorrow: a guide to designing a thriving future — is a thoughtful read (whether you consider yourself a designer or not), that offers us all a path to both “mend the mistakes of our past and shape our future for the better”. Bonus: it weaves in many speculative short stories and the most beautifully crafted illustrations.

Tune in to hear Carissa delve into:

… the forces changing the design world

… how everything breaks but it’s what we learn from the cracks that matters

… the importance of intuition

… how there are no absolutes and embracing the in-between is key to building better

We hope it inspires you as much as it inspired us 🙌🏻

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👩‍⚕️Learn more about Carissa Carter here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carissalcarter/

📖 Learn more about Carissa’s book here: https://dschool.stanford.edu/book-collections/assembling-tomorrow

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