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Design Talk. A podcast for learning about the business of technology design and management. Listen to stories, panels, interviews and discussions about technology and design in-the-wild: the good, the beautiful, and the useful. Whether you've got one big idea, you think of yourself as an organisation designer, product designer, creator, or entrepreneur. Each episode offers a take on how people design, strategise, organise, and develop technology. We want to dig into the essence of design, discover the backstory to technologies, and unpack the design attitude. We started this podcast for you, because you are interested in tinkering, in making, and how ideas become 'things', and because we are all, in some way, involved in designing.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 0270 - Creative Community with Maya Gaul

    4D AGO

    0270 - Creative Community with Maya Gaul

    In this, our first episode on ‘research design’ and ‘research designing’ I talk with Maya Gaul and Dunk Murphy from the Creative Futures Academy at UCD. Maya is completing a BA in Creative & Cultural Industries. Her final year project combines research with performance. The subject is Creative Community; an exploration of Irish Arts organisations and how they produce ‘belonging’. Maya talked about her plan for the production - to include elements of documentary, performance and interaction culminating in an event that digs into what arts and inclusion means for practitioners and audience. Notes: The Creative Futures Academy - https://creativefuturesacademy.ie UCD’s BA Major In Creative & Cultural Industries -  https://www.ucd.ie/artshumanities/newsandevents/ucdlaunchesnewbaincreativeculturalindustries/ Acknowledgements Music  Title: Departures Artist: Portrayal Source: https://bit.ly/2QkBzvI License: CC BY 4.0 Cover Art  Title: In the Think Lab Artist: Allen Higgins. Photo credits: Dunk Murphy. Used with permission. Source: MayaGaul.pptx License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast License Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part, you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 min
  2. 0269 - Johno (Robert Johnston) on Psilocybin, Heidegger and being-toward-death

    FEB 12

    0269 - Johno (Robert Johnston) on Psilocybin, Heidegger and being-toward-death

    Psilocybin, Heidegger and being-toward-death Between 2020 and 2023 psychologist Marg Ross and psychiatrist Justin Dwyer, together with collaborators, ran the largest Australian randomised control of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of extreme death anxiety in terminally ill patients using psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) (Ross et al, 2025).  Over the past 15 months I have contributed to the analysis and reporting of qualitative interview data collected by these researchers before and after treatment. The therapy has been shown to be remarkably effective with 21 out of 28 patients who completed the full trial reporting sustained relief. Whereas before the treatment the patients had found themselves 'stuck' in an oppressive lingering present, after treatment they are able to 'step back into' a life that is in some ways fuller even than before the diagnosis (Dwyer et al, 2026).  In this reading group/seminar I will briefly present Heidegger's account in Division II of Being and Time of being-toward-death and its role in prompting a more authentic human existence and richer lived temporality. I will point out its striking similarity to the change phenomenon we observed in the qualitative analysis. I invite discussion of this observation, its implications, and suggestions. Note I will devote little time to describing the clinical trial so reading the accompanying paper (Dwyer et al, 2026) is advised. Johno Robert B. Johnston is a professor (emeritus) at University College Dublin, and a person in his own right. Dwyer, J., Johnston, R. B., O'Callaghan, C., and Ross, M. 2026. "Stepping Back into Life: How Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy Transforms the Way of Life of the Terminally Ill," General Hospital Psychiatry (98), pp. 86-96.  doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.12.002 Acknowledgements Music  Title: Justice Little League Artist: Ema Grace Source:  https://bit.ly/2tJ6Bnd License:  CC BY 4.0 Artist notes: Ema Grace is an AI vocaloid produced by Ryoma MAEDA (@Ryoma_Maeda). Styled as virtual Singer&Idol 架空のバーチャルアイドル & シンガー、それがEma Grace. Cover Art  Title: Inspired by zoom Artist: Allen Higgins Source: CITO-podcast-Johno.pptx License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast License Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 25m
  3. 0254 - The PMIA Perspective with Fernandos Ongolly

    12/12/2025

    0254 - The PMIA Perspective with Fernandos Ongolly

    Today we’re talking with Fernandos Ongolly, to learn about home-grown innovations and digital startups from The Continent – in this case, Africa.  Our hosts are Selma Anya, Safa A. A. Emam, and Diana Achiro, students on the MSc Digital Innovation programme. Fernandos has a PhD from UCD. He is the current “Proudly Made in Africa” Fellow in Business and Development at UCD College of Business, and the founder of – Non-EU Academics and Researchers Community in Ireland. Our audience is the class of 2025 studying the Outsourcing and Offshoring module taught by Allen Higgins. First, Fernandos, would you like to say a few words about your current role and a little about your journey? ·       African nations might not be the first place that investors and business associate with “technology ambition”, can you set the context? [notes: technical infrastructure, physical infrastructure, population demographics, connectedness etc.] ·       Talk about some success stories from Africa and the sectors they occur in? [notes: in FinTech, Education, AgriTech and eCommerce] ·       What are the opportunities for outsourcing to Africa? [notes: BPO, content moderation and specialized services, much of today’s AI is/was trained by centers in Africa] ·       For the startup environment, like Silicon Valley, where are the incubators, clusters, and centers of excellence? [notes: the three big regions East, West and South – Kenya; Nigeria; South Africa] ·       Can you talk about the role culture plays. No doubt there are challenges but opportunities too? [notes: strong social ties, high-trust cultures, entrepreneurial attitude is prevalent – trading is a way of life] ·       Questions from the hosts ·       Questions from the audience. Further reading and notes Fernandos Ongolly on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandos-ongolly-phd-89927b32/ Proudly Made in Africa is a Trade Justice and Global Citizenship Education organization. For more see - https://www.proudlymadeinafrica.org Also, the PMIA Podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@proudlymadeinafrica Acknowledgements Music  Title: Faceplant with UK Garage Artist: Allen Higgins Source:  a-Wed23Oct2024 License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc. Cover Art  Title: Guest and class Artist: Allen Higgins Source: Pepperdine_Fernandos.pptx License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast License Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part, you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min
  4. 0268 - Why Ireland? with Anna Scally

    12/09/2025

    0268 - Why Ireland? with Anna Scally

    Our guest for this session is Anna Scally - Partner and Head of Technology Media & Telecoms, KPMG in Ireland and EMA KPMG in Ireland. This is the third of 3 seminars organised by John Mooney as part of the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School MBA programme in collaboration with UCD’s MSc Digital Innovation programme. Anna gave a masterclass intro to corporate taxation in Ireland and its relationship with global trade (focus on technology companies). Yes, we need to talk about Trade, Tariffs, and Taxes, but the answers revolve around Technology, Connection, Trust, and People. Notes: Anna’s profile pages on KPMG.com (link) and LinkedIn (link) For more about the KPMG Global Tech Innovation competition 2025 (link) Washington National Tax (WNT); the KPMG think tank and technical core of KPMG’s U.S. tax practice. (link) Anna sits on the Advisory Board of Scale Ireland - https://www.scaleireland.com - Scale Ireland is Ireland’s leading independent not-for-profit, representative organisation for Irish tech start-up and scaling companies. IDA Ireland (the Ireland Development Authority) - http://idaireland.com - (Irish: An Ghníomhaireacht Forbartha Tionscail) is the agency responsible for the attraction and retention of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) into Ireland. Enterprise Ireland - https://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/ - EI invests in and supports the development of Irish-owned companies “on their journey to achieving greater scale and to become global leaders in their field.”   Revenue - Irish Tax and Customs – https://www.revenue.ie/ - The Tax Relief Scheme for Capital Expenditure on Intangible Assets (S. 291A) – (link) WTO landing page for learning about Tariffs –(link)  Acknowledgements Music  Title: First Take Artist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'Neill Source:  mis.aup3 License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Cover Art  Title:(Screenshot from KPMG Platform – Global Tech Innovation 2024 launch event.) Artist: Allen Higgins Source: Pepperdine_AnnaScally.pptx License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast License Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part, you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min
  5. 0267 - Instructions Not Included with Dajana Achelpohl

    12/08/2025

    0267 - Instructions Not Included with Dajana Achelpohl

    Our guest for this session is Dajana Achelpohl. Dajana heads up AI Change Maker and is an alum of Google & PayPal. The second of 3 seminars organised by John Mooney as part of the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School MBA programme in collaboration with UCD’s MSc Digital Innovation programme. Notes: AI Change Maker - https://www.aichangemaker.com Dajana on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dajana-achelpohl/ On other media: Dajana Achelpohl’s talk with Audrey Chia “A Framework for AI-Ready Teams” (YouTube link) From AI Ireland: ‘Demystifying AI: Practical Applications and Business Integration’ with Google’s Dajana Achelpohl (link) Acknowledgements Music  Title: First Take Artist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'Neill Source:  mis.aup3 License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Cover Art  Title: Instructions Not Included! (screenshot from Dajana’s talk with Audrey Chia on YouTube) Artist: Allen Higgins Source: Pepperdine_Dajana.pptx License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  Podcast License Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part, you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min
  6. 0266 - Unlocking Design Expertise with Tom Rourke

    12/05/2025

    0266 - Unlocking Design Expertise with Tom Rourke

    Our guest for this session is Tom Rourke. Tom works in Kyndryl as Vice President for Design, Insights and Innovation. The first of 3 seminars organised by John Mooney as part of the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School MBA programme in collaboration with UCD’s MSc Digital Innovation programme. Notes: Tom Rourke – LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-rourke-1a8b70/ Tom gave a shoutout to Kevin Bethune - https://www.kevinbethune.com Also, the MRI design story by Doug Dietz, Industrial Designer – (link) Also, Tom co-hosts The Progress Report, with Sarah B. Nelson (Chief Design Officer at Kyndryl) on: Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-progress-report/id1627095388 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/23hDHHDkOPSeFrrNsa9jcD?si=fa531ad1ec36459b Finally, The Kyndryl Institute (download the app) - https://www.kyndryl.com/gb/en/institute/ Acknowledgements Music  Title: First Take Artist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'Neill Source:  mis.aup3 License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Cover Art  Title: Unlocking Design (screenshot from Tom in Kyndryl leadership video) Artist: Allen Higgins Source: Pepperdine_Tom.pptx License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast License Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min
  7. 0265 - Siobhain Duggan on Learning from Leaders

    11/25/2025

    0265 - Siobhain Duggan on Learning from Leaders

    Hosted by Brona Russell We are delighted to have Siobhain Duggan, CEO of GS1 Ireland in to talk to the first year Economics & finance Organisation Behaviour class today. The interview/podcast is being hosted by UCD’s first year Economics and Finance class as part of the Professional and Academic Development module. Our focus is on the human aspects of organising in corporate settings, recognising the role of human behaviour in determining organisational effectiveness. Welcome Siobhain. So, it would be great to hear first about GS1 and what the work that you do.  Then to understand your own career journey and how it has evolved over time:   ·        Your readiness to take opportunities as they presented themselves.  ·        Who were your mentors, and how did they help shape your career? And regarding your current role: ·        What motivated you to step up and to take on the CEO role in GS1? ·        What are some of the biggest challenges you have faced, and how did you persevere through them? ·        How has your leadership style evolved since you took on the role? ·        What do you maintain a healthy work-life balance juggling work and travel and family? And your thoughts in general on: ·        What are the most important qualities you look for in a future employee? ·        How important is diversity and inclusion to you as a CEO trying to encourage creativity and innovation? ·        How do you foster open communication and a positive work environment? ·        How do you foster a spirit of collaboration in your organisation? Before we finish, is there anything further you'd like to add? We’ll wrap it up there. Thank you so much for your time and for sharing your thoughts and experience with us today.   Notes, extra questions, and further reading, books, blogs, pods, articles? Siobhain Duggan, CEO - GS1 Ireland - https://www.gs1ie.org/ Siobhain on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhainduggan/ The UCD BSc Business and Economics programme (link) Article: Keeping track of the COVID-19 vaccine (HSE, 2022: link)   Acknowledgements Music  Title: Impulse Artist: Ben Prunty Source:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/ License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty (personal letter)   Cover Art  Title: Pod-Cover Artist: Allen Higgins (photo used with permission) Source: Duggan_GS1.pptx License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0   Podcast License Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part, you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min
  8. 0264 - Navigating Risk with Peter Cripwell

    11/11/2025

    0264 - Navigating Risk with Peter Cripwell

    Our hosts are Diarmuid Murphy and Leo Cuddigan Welcome to the UCD Economics and Finance class.  We are delighted to have Peter Cripwell, CEO at RiskSystem, in to talk to us today about Risk Analytics and Risk Reporting and the value of knowing a bit about programming. To start, Peter, can you tell us how you went from Nuclear Physicist to CEO of RiskSystem. ·       Can you give us a demo of what Risk Reporting as a service looks like ·       What technology do you use to design and build the product? ·       How do I get the most out of RiskSystem? ·       Do you think risk models are becoming too complex? ·       Where do you see AI fitting into the business? ·       With the time left we’d like to open it to questions from the audience… Before we finish, is there anything further you'd like to add? We’ll wrap it up there. Thank you so much for your time and for sharing your thoughts and experience with us today.   Notes, extra questions, and further reading, books, blogs, pods, articles? RiskSystem - https://www.risksystem.com Peter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cripwell-a2258b6/ Highly recommended reading - Sparklines History by Edward Tufte: 1324 to Now - https://www.edwardtufte.com/notebook/sparklines-history-by-tufte-1324-to-now/   Acknowledgements Music  Title: First Take Artist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'Neill Source:  mis.aup3 License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0   Cover Art  Title: Class vignette Artist: Allen Higgins Source: RiskSystem_Peter.pptx License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0   Podcast License Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min
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Design Talk. A podcast for learning about the business of technology design and management. Listen to stories, panels, interviews and discussions about technology and design in-the-wild: the good, the beautiful, and the useful. Whether you've got one big idea, you think of yourself as an organisation designer, product designer, creator, or entrepreneur. Each episode offers a take on how people design, strategise, organise, and develop technology. We want to dig into the essence of design, discover the backstory to technologies, and unpack the design attitude. We started this podcast for you, because you are interested in tinkering, in making, and how ideas become 'things', and because we are all, in some way, involved in designing.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Allen Higgins
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    192
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Allen Higgins
  • Show Website
    Design Talk (dot IE)