Design This Day

Teague

How do we begin creating the future we want, today? Design This Day takes you on a journey to our future world. Futurist Devin Liddell sits down with visionary leaders from some of the biggest names in tech and innovation. Each episode features a brilliant mind who is building the opportunities of the future before most people even know they exist. What will living in microgravity in space look like in the future? Can driverless vehicles go off-roading? What unexpected roles will robots play in our future workplaces and homes? We explore the role that design plays in shaping our future –  with the big thinkers and doers who are creating tomorrow, today.  Design This Day is an original podcast brought to you by Teague. About the Host: Futurist Devin Liddell Devin Liddell is the Principal Futurist at Teague. With over two decades of experience in innovation and design strategy, Devin has worked with industry giants like Boeing, Intel, and Nike, helping organizations anticipate changes across both near and far-term horizons to create their preferred futures. Devin is a frequent contributor to Fast Company. Get in Touch: Have a complex problem that needs solving? Have a great guest or topic idea? We want to hear from you. Visit us at teague.com or send us an email at hello@teague.com

  1. 5h ago

    Building the world's largest robotic network | Amazon's Emily Vetterick

    Devin sits down with Emily Vetterick, Director of Product, Program, and Ops at Amazon Industrial Robotics, whose career has taken her from assembling aircraft at Boeing to scaling drone delivery at Prime Air. She now oversees the world's largest fleet of mobile robots, totaling over one million, and shares how Amazon designs for a world where humans and robots share the same physical space. She walks Devin through the design challenges behind Proteus, Amazon's autonomous mobile robot, from giving it eyes that signal intent to dialing in an acoustic chirp that works for a fleet without sounding like, as a colleague once put it, a bog full of frogs. Along the way, Emily reflects on a career-defining lesson she learned watching mechanics join a 767 at 2am: that the best design insights come from listening to the people actually doing the work. Time Stamps: 2:09 Lessons from the Boeing night shift 3:37 Customer trust and listening 6:38 Customer-first drone design 8:16 The “beehive ballet” 10:31 Meet Amazon’s mobile robots 13:13 Shreveport facility tour 15:40 Proteus’ human robot signals 24:15 AI for fleet and design 30:37 Lightning round  Links Devin Liddell on LinkedIn Emily Vetterick Teague About the Host: Futurist Devin Liddell Devin Liddell is the Principal Futurist at Teague. With over two decades of experience in innovation and design strategy, Devin has worked with industry giants like Boeing, Intel, and Nike, helping organizations anticipate changes across both near- and far-term horizons to create their preferred futures. Devin is a frequent contributor to Fast Company.  Get in Touch  Have a complex problem that needs solving? Have a great guest or topic idea? We want to hear from you. Visit us at teague.com or send us an email at hello@teague.com

  2. Jul 6

    Interlune is about to harvest rare elements from the Moon | Rob Meyerson

    Devin sits down with Rob Meyerson, the former president of Blue Origin, to talk about his startup, Interlune, that is on track to harvest resources from the Moon’s surface. Interlune is after one element in particular: Helium-3. It’s extremely rare and valuable on Earth, but plentiful on the Moon. So they partnered with an unlikely collaborator to design a “harvester” that they’re planning to send to the Moon’s surface in the early 2030s. Rob shares how his team designed creative ways to test their prototype in conditions that mirror the Moon’s environment. He tells Devin about the ways his team is turning science fiction into science fact, and about how Interlune is planning to iterate as they go, allowing them to send missions to the Moon sooner. 1:00 Why helium-3 matters 1:38 The helium-3 supply crunch 2:40 Customers and early demand 4:29 Mining at a lunar scale 5:35 Finding an earth partner 6:48 Designing the harvester 9:13 Prototyping to full scale 12:31 Testing for moon conditions 20:18 Earth return and space economy 26:19 Moon timeline 32:19 Lightning round Links Devin Liddell on LinkedIn Rob Meyerson Teague About the Host: Futurist Devin Liddell Devin Liddell is the Principal Futurist at Teague. With over two decades of experience in innovation and design strategy, Devin has worked with industry giants like Boeing, Intel, and Nike, helping organizations anticipate changes across both near- and far-term horizons to create their preferred futures. Devin is a frequent contributor to Fast Company.  Get in Touch  Have a complex problem that needs solving? Have a great guest or topic idea? We want to hear from you. Visit us at teague.com or send us an email at hello@teague.com

  3. Jun 1

    Radically simplifying EVs at Slate Auto | Ben Whitla & Tisha Johnson

    Devin speaks with two leaders  at Slate Auto, an EV startup that’s designed a cheap modular pickup truck. Tisha Johnson, Head of Design, and Ben Whitla, Head of Brand and Marketing, join Devin to share the big, gnarly challenges Slate is facing in getting a low-cost, personalizable vehicle to consumers—from design to production. They tell Devin about the joy and terror of relinquishing design control to their customers, and how they take inspiration from collaborative brands like Lego and Vans. They explain where their two disciplines, vehicle and brand design, inform one another at Slate, leading to a more integrated design approach than either of them expected. Plus, they share their hot takes on why screens in vehicles are totally overrated.  1:49 Why this kind of modularity hasn’t been seen before 3:43 Their breakthrough in designing the front fascia  5:51 How brand and vehicle design align 8:58 Designing for customer’s self-expression 11:38 When car owners go wild 14:30 Affordability through minimalism 19:00 Taking the leap on a start-up 23:26 Collaboration vs. AI agents 26:16 Lightning round

  4. May 4 ·  Bonus

    New season coming soon

    A new season is around the corner, celebrating Teague’s 100th anniversary and exploring the future of design. Hit follow to make sure you don’t miss what’s next.If you have a story to share, drop us a line at hello@teague.com. About the Host: Futurist Devin LiddellDevin Liddell is the Principal Futurist at Teague. With over two decades of experience in innovation and design strategy, Devin has worked with industry giants like Boeing, Intel, and Nike, helping organizations anticipate changes across both near- and far-term horizons to create their preferred futures. Devin is a frequent contributor to Fast Company. Get in Touch Have a complex problem that needs solving? Have a great guest or topic idea? We want to hear from you. Visit us at teague.com or send us an email at hello@teague.com

  5. Mar 30

    Are we ready for a driverless world? | Corey Clothier

    Devin speaks with Corey Clothier, a longtime leader in autonomous vehicles. Corey is the co-founder and CEO of ARIBO Autonomous Solutions, where he helps government agencies and private companies deploy autonomous tech in the real world. In this episode, Corey and Devin talk about autonomy as a shift in how systems work. Good design considers not just what machines can do, but also how they fit into the complex realities of human life. The two explore what that looks like when the human element is a family on vacation, an airport manager struggling to hire staff, and a wounded veteran looking for care. Longtime listeners take note: autonomous lawnmowers make another appearance. 1:34 Fort Bragg's wounded warrior problem 2:23 Convincing a two-star general 6:30 Most useful robot for Marines?  8:53 Vegas says yes to robot shuttles 12:01 "There's no steering wheel!" 13:12 From Johnny Cab to real autonomy 16:35 The curb space conundrum 17:38 Difference makers: the people in charge 18:21 Michigan leading by example 20:32 Evil robots and American pop culture 21:18 Painted forklifts 23:06 Autonomous lawnmowers Links Devin Liddell on LinkedIn Corey Clothier on LinkedIn Teague About the Host: Futurist Devin Liddell Devin Liddell is the Principal Futurist at Teague. With over two decades of experience in innovation and design strategy, Devin has worked with industry giants like Boeing, Intel, and Nike, helping organizations anticipate changes across both near- and far-term horizons to create their preferred futures. Devin is a frequent contributor to Fast Company.  Get in Touch  Have a complex problem that needs solving? Have a great guest or topic idea? We want to hear from you. Visit us at teague.com or send us an email at hello@teague.com

  6. Mar 2

    When design enters the battlefield | Robert Walker

    Devin speaks with Robert Walker, a senior design leader who recently transitioned from a two-decade career in automotive design into the world of defense. He previously led design for some of Ford and GM’s most iconic vehicles. Now, he’s applying that experience to the radically different challenge of designing tactical vehicles for military use. It’s a dramatic shift – one that raises big questions about how design adapts when the stakes are high.  1:47 Welcome to the defense industry   4:01 The designer's ”curse” 5:13 Humvees and backup cameras 8:44 Success redefined – getting soldiers home 11:38 Humans vs machines on the battlefield 13:13 Leading both design and engineering teams 15:18 Prototyping: build first, get permission later  17:49 Lightening Round Links Devin Liddell on LinkedIn Robert Walker on LinkedIn Teague About the Host: Futurist Devin Liddell Devin Liddell is the Principal Futurist at Teague. With over two decades of experience in innovation and design strategy, Devin has worked with industry giants like Boeing, Intel, and Nike, helping organizations anticipate changes across both near- and far-term horizons to create their preferred futures. Devin is a frequent contributor to Fast Company.  Get in Touch  Have a complex problem that needs solving? Have a great guest or topic idea? We want to hear from you. Visit us at teague.com or send us an email at hello@teague.com

  7. Feb 2

    At Anduril, design is a sign of respect | Jen Bucci

    Devin speaks with Jen Bucci, VP of Design at Anduril Industries, a defense company specializing in autonomous technology. Jen leads a hands-on creative team that covers everything from industrial and graphic design to film and photography. Jen shares how her love for James Bond films shaped her approach to design, how branding ties into accountability, and why designing for defense means developing a clear, cohesive design language that touches everything from hardware to typography. It’s a strikingly modern approach in an industry where user experience is often overlooked. Plus, Jen tips her hat to Virgil Abloh — because sometimes the label is the design. 1:22 When missiles get the anime treatment 5:18 Designing for the 18-year-old warfighter 7:26 Virgil Abloh and the art of labeling everything 11:02 If your brand color is blue… 14:35 Function as features: design under constraints 16:42 Respect for the user in high-stakes design 17:49 Hard questions: ethics and transparency 20:33 Inspiration from Minority Report to Cyberpunk 22:35 Lightning round Links Devin Liddell on LinkedIn Jen Bucci on LinkedIn Teague About the Host: Futurist Devin Liddell Devin Liddell is the Principal Futurist at Teague. With over two decades of experience in innovation and design strategy, Devin has worked with industry giants like Boeing, Intel, and Nike, helping organizations anticipate changes across both near- and far-term horizons to create their preferred futures. Devin is a frequent contributor to Fast Company.  Get in Touch  Have a complex problem that needs solving? Have a great guest or topic idea? We want to hear from you. Visit us at teague.com or send us an email at hello@teague.com

  8. Jan 5

    Rethinking public transit for a multimodal future | Chris O’Claire

    Devin speaks with Christina O'Claire, the Mobility Division Director at King County Metro, the public transit agency serving Seattle and the surrounding region. Chris has over 15 years of experience shaping mobility services in communities and championing innovation in the public sector. In this episode, we talk about designing mobility that actually works for people today while laying the groundwork for what comes next. Plus Chris shares how she thinks new modalities and technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, fit into a more connected future. 0:00 Intro 1:22 Microtransit pilot: failure and lessons 04:59 Balancing public and private partnerships 08:27 Role of employer shuttles 12:26 Data privacy in modern transit 14:16 Future technologies and fundamentals 16:43 Disruptors and system gaps 18:53 Lightening round Links Devin Liddell on LinkedIn Christina O’Claire on LinkedIn Teague About the Host: Futurist Devin Liddell Devin Liddell is the Principal Futurist at Teague. With over two decades of experience in innovation and design strategy, Devin has worked with industry giants like Boeing, Intel, and Nike, helping organizations anticipate changes across both near- and far-term horizons to create their preferred futures. Devin is a frequent contributor to Fast Company.  Get in Touch  Have a complex problem that needs solving? Have a great guest or topic idea? We want to hear from you. Visit us at teague.com or send us an email at hello@teague.com

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How do we begin creating the future we want, today? Design This Day takes you on a journey to our future world. Futurist Devin Liddell sits down with visionary leaders from some of the biggest names in tech and innovation. Each episode features a brilliant mind who is building the opportunities of the future before most people even know they exist. What will living in microgravity in space look like in the future? Can driverless vehicles go off-roading? What unexpected roles will robots play in our future workplaces and homes? We explore the role that design plays in shaping our future –  with the big thinkers and doers who are creating tomorrow, today.  Design This Day is an original podcast brought to you by Teague. About the Host: Futurist Devin Liddell Devin Liddell is the Principal Futurist at Teague. With over two decades of experience in innovation and design strategy, Devin has worked with industry giants like Boeing, Intel, and Nike, helping organizations anticipate changes across both near and far-term horizons to create their preferred futures. Devin is a frequent contributor to Fast Company. Get in Touch: Have a complex problem that needs solving? Have a great guest or topic idea? We want to hear from you. Visit us at teague.com or send us an email at hello@teague.com

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  • Creator
    Teague
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    22
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    © Teague 2025
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