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The Design Of Business | The Business of DesignAuthor: Design Observer
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 DBBD, host Ellen McGirt explores Designing for the Unknownhow visionary designers, architects, and thinkers navigate uncertainty, from climate adaptation to technological disruption. This season, were looking at the bold ideas reshaping our cities, industries, and ways of living in an unpredictable world. Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Business, Design Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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S12E10: The Past, Present and Future of Design with Lee Moreau
Episode 12
Monday, 10 November, 2025
Lee Moreau is the host of the Design Observer podcasts Design As and The Futures Archive. He is also a Professor of the Practice of Design at Northeastern University and the founder and director of Other Tomorrows, a design and strategy consultancy based in Boston.Lee is also the perfect guest to cap off the 12th season of DB|BD- a season that grappled with designing for the unknown. Lee faces the challenge of uncertainty head-on in his teaching, on his podcasts and in his consultancy practice.In this unexpectedly emotional conversation with DB|BD host Ellen McGirt, Lee gets real about the state of design. He explains why design is a practice of reckoning with the past as much as it is of designing for the future. He also reflects on his conversations with other designers about balancing the threats and possibilities of AI. And he shares why he is cautiously optimistic that there will always be a place in our world for designers and design.And stay tuned after the interview for Ellen’s season 12 recap!Visit our site for more on this episode and to view a transcript.Listen to all three seasons of Design As on our website. Institute of Design’s Shapeshift Summit
