Design Leadership Insights

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Design Leadership Insights is a podcast where host Paul, shares real stories, strategies, and lessons learned from building and leading design teams. With over 15 years of experience navigating the complex world of design leadership, Paul offers practical frameworks and actionable advice for design leaders at all stages of their journey. Voice production enhanced with AI-assisted technology for consistent audio quality.

  1. From Faceplant to Feature-Rich: A UX Designer's Journey Through Website Redesign

    30.07.2025

    From Faceplant to Feature-Rich: A UX Designer's Journey Through Website Redesign

    Design leader Paul shares the unvarnished truth about launching a podcast website that failed spectacularly, and how systematically addressing each failure point led to insights that transformed both the website and his entire approach to design accountability. Drawing from his experience of rushing through a redesign that prioritized speed over thoughtfulness, Paul reveals how applying the same standards to your own work that you expect from your teams builds the kind of leadership credibility that transforms entire organizations. Discover how design accountability becomes a laboratory for leadership growth, and why your personal projects may be your most powerful tool for developing authentic design leadership capabilities.

    13 мин.
  2. The Data Driven Design Advocate

    23.07.2025

    The Data Driven Design Advocate

    In this episode, design leader Paul shares his proven framework for quantifying design debt, demonstrating ROI through strategic pilot projects, and transforming organizational perception of UX from a cost center to a revenue driver. Discover the specific metrics, presentation strategies, and leadership approaches that secured a 3x increase in design resources and established design as a strategic business function.

    11 мин.
  3. Rapid Prototyping at Enterprise Scale: Speed Without Sacrificing Quality

    16.07.2025

    Rapid Prototyping at Enterprise Scale: Speed Without Sacrificing Quality

    Design leader Paul reveals how to overcome enterprise barriers to rapid prototyping by transforming organizational belief systems rather than just processes. Through a compelling case study of reducing project timelines from six months to six weeks, this episode demonstrates how redefining quality as learning velocity, democratizing prototyping capabilities, and creating psychological safety around experimentation can dramatically accelerate innovation while actually improving outcomes. Learn the four-pillar framework for implementing stratified fidelity prototyping at scale.

    10 мин.
  4. Designing for Multimodal Experiences: Unifying Fragmented User Journeys

    09.07.2025

    Designing for Multimodal Experiences: Unifying Fragmented User Journeys

    This season premiere reveals how design leaders can transform fragmented user experiences into unified journeys that fundamentally improve human performance. Paul shares the powerful shift from system-first to journey-first thinking through a real-world logistics redesign project, demonstrating how questioning fundamental assumptions about system organization can unlock breakthrough solutions that reduce cognitive load and increase operational efficiency.

    11 мин.
  5. The First 90 Days - A Design Leader's Guide to New Role Impact

    23.04.2025

    The First 90 Days - A Design Leader's Guide to New Role Impact

    This end-of-season episode demonstrates how effective design leaders navigate their first 90 days in a new role by prioritizing deep understanding and strategic relationship-building before implementing changes, creating a foundation for lasting organizational transformation. Paul reveals a three-phase framework—Listening, Vision Crafting, and Strategic Action—that guided multiple successful leadership transitions and offers practical principles for new design leaders to make meaningful impact while building trust across the organization.

    13 мин.
  6. From Metrics to Meaning: Transforming Customer Satisfaction Data into Design Decisions

    16.04.2025

    From Metrics to Meaning: Transforming Customer Satisfaction Data into Design Decisions

    Design leader Paul reveals how to transform raw customer satisfaction metrics into meaningful design decisions. Drawing from his experience at Expedia and a global logistics company, he shares a proven three-tiered approach to understanding what lies beneath the numbers. Paul demonstrates how leadership that focuses on uncovering human stories behind metrics leads to more impactful design solutions and significantly improved user experiences. This episode offers practical strategies for design leaders seeking to bridge the gap between quantitative data and qualitative insights.

    13 мин.
  7. The Creative Leader's Paradox: How Side Projects Make Better Design Managers

    09.04.2025

    The Creative Leader's Paradox: How Side Projects Make Better Design Managers

    Design leader Paul explores how seemingly unrelated creative pursuits enhance leadership capabilities. Drawing from his experience with music production, filmmaking, and podcasting, he reveals how these diverse creative domains provide unique perspectives on team dynamics, communication, and problem-solving. Discover the Creative Leader's Paradox and unlock the power of your own creative cross-pollination.

    13 мин.
  8. From Code to Canvas - Why Technical Backgrounds Create Stronger Design Leaders

    02.04.2025

    From Code to Canvas - Why Technical Backgrounds Create Stronger Design Leaders

    Discover how technical backgrounds create stronger design leaders through systems thinking, embracing constraints, and iteration. Former developer turned UX leader Paul shares practical insights on bridging technical and creative domains to build better products and more effective design teams. Learn actionable strategies for leveraging technical knowledge in design leadership regardless of your background.

    11 мин.
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Design Leadership Insights is a podcast where host Paul, shares real stories, strategies, and lessons learned from building and leading design teams. With over 15 years of experience navigating the complex world of design leadership, Paul offers practical frameworks and actionable advice for design leaders at all stages of their journey. Voice production enhanced with AI-assisted technology for consistent audio quality.

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