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Ryan Stephen - Creativity, Storytelling, and Prototyping Playful Ideas

Feb 12, 2026•40 min•Ep. 149
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Episode description

Ryan Stephen (https://x.com/Ryan__Stephen) is a product designer at Microsoft, but the reason I wanted to interview him is because he's the man behind some of my favorite design experiments on Twitter.

So in this episode Ryan gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his creative process, the tools in his stack, and how he approaches effective storytelling in design.

Some highlights:

- How Ryan sparks creativity

- The power of putting your work on Twitter

- How Ryan thinks about investing in his career

- Ryan’s mental model for fidelity and prototyping

- The lessons Ryan’s learned about effective storytelling

- The tools and techniques Ryan uses to make ideas feel real

- + a lot more

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