World Class Design Podcast

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World Class Design Podcast brings you candid conversations with Heads of Design and design leaders from companies like Shopify, Google, Airbnb, and Dropbox. Each episode offers a view from the top, sharing the thinking, decisions, and lessons behind great design leadership, giving individual contributors real insight into how design leaders see the craft and the career path ahead.

  1. 6d ago

    "AI Is Confident When It's Wrong" | NYU Professor Regine Gilbert on Who Design Leaves Out

    AI as Designer? Regine Gilbert on Inclusive Design, Bias, and Ethical UX in a Faster Workflow In the first episode of the World Class Design podcast, host Guidione Machava interviews NYU professor and author Regine Gilbert about how generative AI is changing design work, why speed-focused workflows can sacrifice user experience, and how AI outputs embed bias and accessibility gaps. Gilbert explains that designers shouldn’t assume AI is correct, citing ChatGPT generating a white image for Black inventor Garrett Morgan, and urges designers to do research, write clearer prompts, and check work with others. They discuss deceptive patterns, the tension between ethical design and business pressure, and practical tactics like quick pre-mortems to identify risks early. Gilbert reframes accessibility and inclusivity as reducing friction, highlights the financial and regulatory stakes, and argues designers’ lived experience, empathy, and judgment cannot be replaced by AI. 00:00 WCD Podcast with Regine 01:23 Introduction 01:57 Meet Regine Gilbert 05:29 Design Ethics & AI Decision-Making 08:38 Bias in AI & Inclusive Design 33:18 The Designer’s Role in an AI World 38:27 Hot Take & Takeaways More from World Class Design: https://world-class.design Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zORa7kG8Ls

    "AI Is Confident When It's Wrong" | NYU Professor Regine Gilbert on Who Design Leaves Out

  2. 6d ago

    A Larger Role for Product Design by Marty Cagan

    Marty Cagan explores a broader role for product designers in empowered teams. The session examines the difference between delivering requested features and helping discover solutions to customer and business problems. In this session: • Feature teams and empowered product teams • Giving teams problems to solve • Design’s role in product discovery • Experimentation and cross-functional collaboration Recorded at World Class Design Conference 2021. Roles, examples and references reflect the time of recording. This recording also includes the event closing remarks. More from World Class Design: https://world-class.design Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUUP46wAd78

    A Larger Role for Product Design by Marty Cagan

  3. 6d ago

    Introduction to the WCD Initiative and Keynote by Randy J hunt

    Randy J. Hunt reflects on expanding his design practice from individual touchpoints to whole businesses and complex marketplaces. Drawing on experiences including Supermarket, Etsy and Grab, the keynote explores design at different scales. In this session: • Designing a complete customer experience • Working across cultures and types of customers • Creating the conditions for a design team to succeed • Balancing a coherent vision with participation from others Recorded at World Class Design Conference 2021. Roles, examples and references reflect the time of recording. This recording includes the event introduction before the keynote. More from World Class Design: https://world-class.design Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuVu3OrVZ_I

    Introduction to the WCD Initiative and Keynote by Randy J hunt

  4. 6d ago

    Disambiguating Design by Udhaya Kumar Padmanabhan

    Udhaya Kumar Padmanabhan explores the changing shape of design roles and the skills designers can develop. The session moves from specialist and broader skill profiles to reflection on career direction and design’s wider impact. In this session: • Building depth and breadth in design skills • Understanding overlap between design disciplines • Reflecting on when to specialize or change direction • Considering social impact and future opportunities Recorded at World Class Design Conference 2021. Roles, examples and references reflect the time of recording. More from World Class Design: https://world-class.design Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89UWDZ8FbsY

    Disambiguating Design by Udhaya Kumar Padmanabhan

  5. 6d ago

    Don t think like a designer by Jamie Lee Easton

    Jamie-Lee Easton challenges designers to look beyond copying established products and processes. The talk explores how to understand real user needs, use familiar patterns thoughtfully and adapt the design process to the situation. In this session: • Using competitors as inputs instead of ready-made solutions • Balancing familiar patterns with distinctive value • Ideating and validating around real problems • Treating the design process itself as something to improve Recorded at World Class Design Conference 2021. Roles, examples and references reflect the time of recording. More from World Class Design: https://world-class.design Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDXNrxoCWrM

    Don t think like a designer by Jamie Lee Easton

  6. 6d ago

    Hacking Your Design Career by Christian San Jose

    Christian San Jose reflects on a design career that moved through illustration, freelance work, agencies and business ownership. The session explores experimentation, relationships and the freedom to change direction. In this session: • Why design careers rarely follow a straight line • Learning through different kinds of creative work • Building trust through client relationships • Changing direction and helping other designers grow Recorded at World Class Design Conference 2021. Roles, examples and references reflect the time of recording. More from World Class Design: https://world-class.design Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmkE20geU74

    Hacking Your Design Career by Christian San Jose

  7. 6d ago

    How to Build a Career in Design with Side Projects by Darshan Gajara

    Darshan Gajara shares how Product Disrupt began as a side project and created unexpected career opportunities. The talk explores starting with a useful problem, sharing what you make and learning through the process. In this session: • The difference between a side project and a side business • Finding ideas in your own and other people’s problems • Building connections through useful work • Capturing interest and learning from a launch Recorded at World Class Design Conference 2021. Roles, examples and references reflect the time of recording. More from World Class Design: https://world-class.design Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLjCHR3nZ7Q

    How to Build a Career in Design with Side Projects by Darshan Gajara

  8. 6d ago

    Vacuums, Gasses, and the Road to UX Management by Jack Moffett

    Jack Moffett reflects on moving from an individual contributor role into UX management. The talk explores learning to support other designers, letting go of hands-on work and finding satisfaction in a team’s growth. In this session: • Learning with and without a design manager • Giving colleagues room to develop their skills • Approaching management as a design problem • Staying connected through critique, mentoring and making Recorded at World Class Design Conference 2021. Roles, examples and references reflect the time of recording. More from World Class Design: https://world-class.design Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lIk38c59nk

    Vacuums, Gasses, and the Road to UX Management by Jack Moffett
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World Class Design Podcast brings you candid conversations with Heads of Design and design leaders from companies like Shopify, Google, Airbnb, and Dropbox. Each episode offers a view from the top, sharing the thinking, decisions, and lessons behind great design leadership, giving individual contributors real insight into how design leaders see the craft and the career path ahead.

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  • Creator
    Guidione Machava
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    44
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Guidione Machava
  • Show Website
    World Class Design Podcast