IveBenThinking

Join digital product designer and "professional amateur" Ben Hernandez for deep conversations, fact-filled prose and when appropriate a rant or two on topics ranging from Design to technology to mental health.

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4 - Joyful Design

...and I'm back after a long hiatus! In this episode, I have a great conversation with Product Innovation and Joyful Design Thinking leader Himanshu Bharadwaj about his unique perspective on being a designer and finding joy in his occupation. Links: benher.co joyful.design adplist.org

Sep 02, 2021•16 min•Ep. 4

3 - On Authenticity

I explore what it means to be authentic and how being authentic in your actions, speech and even to ourselves has become harder and harder for many of us Today. Its a topic that i’ve considered a lot, particularly lately and I hope even a few of you find it to be meaningful. Special thanks for Jeremy Varner for being a part of this episode. ivebenthinking.com

Sep 17, 2019•15 min•Ep. 3

2 - Brown Town vol. 1: What are you?

This episode is the first in a series that I’m calling “Brown Town.” In this series I’ll cover what the “brown experience” is in America today from the perspectives of, you guessed it brown people - be they Latino, Arab, Indian, Pakistani, you name it. In volume 1 I want to talk about my journey to “identity wokeness” and the way that my brownness has impacted me both positively and at times negatively in life. http://ivebenthinking.com

Jul 26, 2019•18 min•Ep. 2

1 - Perfectionism, Pretension & Pessimism

In this episode, I'll discuss my journey to finally "pulling the trigger" on launching this podcast while overcoming hurdles like my perfectionism, pretension, and pessimism. music by: Blake Earnhart http://ivebenthinking.com

Jul 17, 2019•9 min•Ep. 1

Introducing IveBenThinking

Join product designer, Ben Hernandez and friends as they share their researched and not-so-researched thoughts on topics ranging from pop culture, politics, sports and yes, design. music by: Blake Earnhart Subscribe to IveBenThinking – iTunes , Google Play , Spotify , PodLink http://ivebenthinking.com...

Jul 07, 2019•1 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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