It’s about time

IBM Design
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Brought to you by IBM Design, and hosted by Nigel Prentice, It’s about time, explores the experiences that unite us as creatives and divide us by race across the design industry so that together we can make sense of where we are, how we got here, and what we’re going to do about it.

  1. It’s about time we shape our future — part II

    03/24/2023

    It’s about time we shape our future — part II

    You may have spotted illustrator, Alex Grave’s vibrant pattern work in the speculative fiction zine. With a focus on the power of visual storytelling from a Black perspective, Alex’s illustrations are relatable and universal. We are excited to have him here to talk about his work, career, and creative process.

    15 min
  2. It’s about time we shape our future — part I

    03/24/2023

    It’s about time we shape our future — part I

    IBM’s Racial Equity in Design leadership team partnered with the IBM Strategic Foresight Guild to explore: “What does an equity-first workplace feel like for Black folks?” Dive into speculative fiction authored by IBM designers and learn more about the methodology and processes of speculative design.

    47 min
  3. It’s about time we expand our horizons

    11/29/2022

    It’s about time we expand our horizons

    Join us as Nigel sits down with designer, mentor, and IBM Distinguished Design Executive, Oen Hammonds for a deep dive into his career and life journey. Listen in as Oen shares how his life and professional design experiences have shaped his career and molded him into the insightful, thoughtful, and inspirational person he is today.

    53 min

  4. 10/10/2022

    It’s about time we embrace curiosity

    Join us as Nigel welcomes Mbiyimoh Ghogomu, writer, scholar, and creative, as he chronicles his journey from IBMer to entrepreneur and how storytelling and following the winds of curiosity played a role in his pathway to co-founder and CEO of a startup, Tradeblock.

    1h 21m
  5. It’s about time we design our own path

    08/03/2022

    It’s about time we design our own path

    Join us for an inspirational journey into the life and work of Renee Albert MA, MPM, Head of Education Experiences at IBM Design. Listen in as she discusses how she found her way to design and the importance of finding your authentic purpose and voice in the ever-broadening field of design.

    44 min

  6. 06/14/2022

    It’s about time we write the rules

    Change-maker. Rule-breaker. Design icon. Dr. D’Wayne Edwards is all that and more. Join us as D’Wayne, emblematic footwear designer and founder of Pensole Lewis School of Design and Business, and Pensole Footwear Design Academy, sits down with Nigel and walks us through his journey to leadership in academia. Along the way, listen in as he deconstructs what a designer is and what design, and the business of design, means for the Black creatives in the future.

    57 min
  7. It’s about time we see design through a new lens

    03/09/2022

    It’s about time we see design through a new lens

    Join host Nigel Prentice as he sits down with Kareem Collie, IBM User Experience Design Lead, who talks with us about growing up and finding his voice as a designer through experiences that took him around the world, academia, and into corporate America, and how those pivotal life events shaped his perspective as a designer today. Kareem also deep dives into The Black Experience in Design: Identity, Expression & Reflection, an anthology of stories touching on design practice, scholarship, activism, and more, co-edited with several influential black design leaders.

    48 min
  8. It’s about time we design our future

    01/06/2022

    It’s about time we design our future

    Design Researcher Marcsene Torchon joins us to talk about how resiliency and vision motivated him to move from a career in social work to UX research in the healthcare space at IBM. He details how his project experience and passion for exploration, continuous learning, and unlocking innovation inspired him to pursue a new career while continuing to make a difference for his community.

    34 min
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Brought to you by IBM Design, and hosted by Nigel Prentice, It’s about time, explores the experiences that unite us as creatives and divide us by race across the design industry so that together we can make sense of where we are, how we got here, and what we’re going to do about it.

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  • Creator
    IBM Design
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © IBM Design
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