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Design Leadership Insights

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.© 2025 Design Leadership Insights Art Careers Economics Management Management & Leadership Personal Success
Episodes
  • From Faceplant to Feature-Rich: A UX Designer's Journey Through Website Redesign

    From Faceplant to Feature-Rich: A UX Designer's Journey Through Website Redesign
    Jul 30 2025
    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.
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    13 mins
  • The Data Driven Design Advocate

    The Data Driven Design Advocate
    Jul 23 2025
    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.
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    11 mins
  • Rapid Prototyping at Enterprise Scale: Speed Without Sacrificing Quality

    Rapid Prototyping at Enterprise Scale: Speed Without Sacrificing Quality
    Jul 16 2025
    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.
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    10 mins
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