Design Shift Podcast

Justin Lokitz
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The Design Shift podcast is your weekly guide to mastering the leap from creative expert to confident design leader—packed with actionable insights, proven strategies, and real-world wisdom.

  1. Designing What AI Can’t Replace (COMMUNITY) with Rachel Paul

    22 APR

    Designing What AI Can’t Replace (COMMUNITY) with Rachel Paul

    What does it mean to design community in a world where AI can generate almost anything? In this episode of the Design Shift podcast, Justin Lokitz sits down with Rachel Paul—host of CreativeMornings San Francisco and founder of The State of Creativity—...

    43 min
  2. From Design Leader to Solo Builder: Eric Fain on AI, Judgment, and Taking the Leap

    15 APR

    From Design Leader to Solo Builder: Eric Fain on AI, Judgment, and Taking the Leap

    Eric Fain spent more than two decades building products inside complex organizations. At Autodesk, he helped take platform and collaboration products from zero to one, shaped early generative AI strategy, and worked across leadership teams to align on ...

    56 min
  3. Designing New Ventures, Culture, and Rituals in the Age of AI — with Kursat Ozenc

    24 JAN

    Designing New Ventures, Culture, and Rituals in the Age of AI — with Kursat Ozenc

    What does design look like when there’s no roadmap, no shared clarity, and no stable system yet? In this episode of Design Shift, Justin Lokitz talks with Kursat Ozenc about designing at the edges of organizations—where new ventures are forming, cultur...

    1hr 1min
  4. Building Tomorrow, Today w/ Sid Vanchinathan

    18/11/2025

    Building Tomorrow, Today w/ Sid Vanchinathan

    Justin Lokitz interviews Sid Vanchinathan, founding partner of Design Squads and Hibrids, for a deep dive into how design teams can thrive as AI, distributed collaboration, and organizational change reshape the landscape. Sid shares how his teams use A...

    1hr 8min
  5. Designing from the Inside Out: Building Human-Centered Orgs in the Age of AI w/ Stephanie Knabe

    12/11/2025

    Designing from the Inside Out: Building Human-Centered Orgs in the Age of AI w/ Stephanie Knabe

    In this episode of Design Shift, Justin Lokitz sits down with Stephanie Knabe, Director of Business and Org Capability at BILL, to explore what it really means to design people systems from the inside out—especially in an era where AI is reshaping how ...

    1hr 5min
  6. Designed to Listen w/ Gregory Stock

    17/09/2025

    Designed to Listen w/ Gregory Stock

    In this episode of Design Shift, I talk with Gregory Stock—fractional Chief of Staff, design strategist, and executive coach—about what it takes to lead with empathy, taste, and strategic clarity in an age defined by speed and AI. Gregory shares his jo...

    57 min
  7. The AI Advantage: How Boutique Agencies Are Redefining Design Consulting w/ Chris Basey

    08/08/2025

    The AI Advantage: How Boutique Agencies Are Redefining Design Consulting w/ Chris Basey

    In this episode of Design Shift, Justin Lokitz sits down with Chris Basey, founder and CEO of Comedia, a boutique design agency that’s quietly outpacing the Big Four. From building real products for Google, BMW, and Atlassian to using AI as a “force mu...

    52 min
  8. AI Meets UX: The Playbook for Future-Proof Design w/ Nick Cawthon

    25/07/2025

    AI Meets UX: The Playbook for Future-Proof Design w/ Nick Cawthon

    Get ready to level up your design game. In this episode of Design Shift, veteran UX strategist Nick Cawthon (founder of Gauge and professor of Data Literacy at CCA) breaks down how to stay indispensable when AI can generate a wireframe in seconds. We c...

    1hr 2min
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The Design Shift podcast is your weekly guide to mastering the leap from creative expert to confident design leader—packed with actionable insights, proven strategies, and real-world wisdom.

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  • Creator
    Justin Lokitz
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Justin Lokitz
  • Show Website
    Design Shift Podcast

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