The Design Of Business | The Business of Design
A podcast by Design Observer
165 Episodes
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S12E5: Redesigning the Spice Trade: Talking Turmeric and Tariffs with Diaspora Co.’s Sana Javeri Kadri
Published: 5/13/2025 -
S12E4: Making Space with Jon M. Chu
Published: 4/22/2025 -
S12E3: The New Era of Design Leadership with Tony Bynum
Published: 4/1/2025 -
S12E2: How a "Mastercard for Pigs" is Transforming Global Farming with Tara Nathan
Published: 3/18/2025 -
S12E1: The Future of Cities is Climate Adaptive with Michael Eliason
Published: 3/4/2025 -
S11E10: Activism in AI with Google’s Ovetta Sampson
Published: 9/11/2024 -
S11E9: What’s Love Got to Do With Business with Jorge Fontanez
Published: 8/28/2024 -
S11E8: Poetry is Anti Capitalist with Tracy K. Smith
Published: 8/7/2024 -
S11E7: Using Design to Show the World Your Truth with Dionna Dorsey and Production Designer Olivia Peebles
Published: 7/24/2024 -
S11E6: Why an Inclusive Global Economy is a Redesign Project with Mastercard’s Shamina Singh
Published: 6/26/2024 -
S11E5: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert on Talent, Activism, and the Business of Basketball
Published: 6/12/2024 -
S11E4: Richard Buery and Robin Hood Are Building a Coalition to Tackle Poverty in NYC
Published: 5/29/2024 -
S11E3: The Healthy Materials Lab is Making Housing Healthier for Everyone
Published: 5/15/2024 -
S11E2: How Franklin Leonard is using The Black List to Redesign Hollywood
Published: 5/1/2024 -
S11E1: How to Throw a Party to Change the World with Carrie Mae Weems
Published: 4/17/2024 -
Feed Drop: Design Observer x Mastercard
Published: 5/23/2023 -
S10E12: Decolonizing Design
Published: 3/14/2023 -
S10E11.5: Minisode
Published: 2/28/2023 -
S10E11: Dr. Dori Tunstall
Published: 2/14/2023 -
S10E10: Kunal Kapoor
Published: 1/24/2023
The Design of Business | The Business of Design explores how design shapes, and is shaped by, the world around us. Hosted by Ellen McGirt, the podcast features conversations with visionary leaders from a wide range of industries, from architecture and technology to journalism and retail. Together, they examine creative practices, challenge conventional thinking, and explore how design drives business, innovation, and social change.In Season 12 of DB|BD, host Ellen McGirt explores Designing for the Unknown—how visionary designers, architects, and thinkers navigate uncertainty, from climate adaptation to technological disruption. This season, we’re looking at the bold ideas reshaping our cities, industries, and ways of living in an unpredictable world.