What's Design Anyway?

Welcome to “What’s Design Anyway” I’m Daniella Sachs, founder of ReImpact.Studio. If you are wondering what on earth design means, what it’s got to do with anything? How to use it, or how to find your place within it. You are in the right spot. Join me as I delve into all these topics and more with an incredibly interesting inspiring and intriguing line-up of guests.

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Episodes

Episode 8: Chidi Afulezi on Designing Creative Entrepreneurship

Episode 8: Chidi Afulezi on Designing Creative Entrepreneurship The startup world has become completely obsessed with being on the look-out for the next big sexy tech unicorn. Is there any space for creative entrepreneurs in this world, and do they have any real (investable) value? In this episode I sit down with Chidi Afulezi , who is a battle tested product sensei, creative entrepreneur and educator, to explore why creative entrepreneurs matter more than you think. And why we need to design be...

Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Episode 7: Caryn Thandi Petersen on Disrupting Design

Episode 7: Caryn Thandi Petersen on Disrupting Design Does design need to be disrupted by decolonisation? This is an incredibly deep and complex issue that I was privileged to explore with Caryn Thandi Petersen, an incredible storyteller, creative, writer, artist and editorial lead for The Room and ALX . In this deeply personal conversation, we explore the power design has to corrupt, divide and exclude. Yet equally the force it has to connect, inspire, and create impact. We delve into the topic...

Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 6: Lana Jelenjev on Designing Brave Spaces

Episode 6: Lana Jelenjev on Designing Brave Spaces What has design got to do with engagement, participation and community? In this episode I’m excited to bring you Lana Jelenjev who is an incredible community alchemist, learning design strategist, and author of a breath-taking book on how to design communities for change, amongst other things. In this incredibly rich and juicy conversation we explore how and why we need to design safer brave spaces in our organisations. Lana delves into the ques...

Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 5: Rosebell Abwonji on Designing (Inclusive) Environments

Episode 5: Rosebell Abwonji on Designing (Inclusive) Environments What has design got to do with women, conservation, and communities? In this episode I’m excited to bring you Rosebell Abwonji who is a champion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the conservation space. In this rich and thought provoking conversation we explore the embedded tension that lies between inclusion and diversity, especially when it comes to women in the complex context of conservation in Africa. Rosebell spea...

Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 4: Tero Hokkanen: Designing for a Circular Economy

In this episode we are going to be looking at design from a whole other perspective. We are going to zoom out to talk about how we can possibly design for new systems when we are so embedded in old ones. I’m excited to bring you a conversation with Tero Hokkanen about the challenges of designing for the circular economy . Which is a pretty hot topic right now. Tero is a co-founder of Systems Change Finland , an association focused on the question of how we as individuals, organisations and socie...

Oct 07, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3: Daniela van Aswegen on the Difference between Art and Design

Episode 3: Daniela van Aswegen on the Difference between Art and Design Today I'm joined by Daniela van Aswegen who is not only a dear friend of mine but also an incredibly talented artist and designer. Daniela has recently shifted to become a creative coach, and she shares her story about what prompted her to shift away from design and back into art, play and creativity. We delve into what the difference is between art and design. And why art plays such an important role in the design and innov...

Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2: Danang Voestermans on Don't Call it Design

Episode 2: Danang Voestermans on Don't Call it Design Today I'm joined by Danang Voestermans who has had to live through my journey to reclaim my identity as a designer (more about that in the next episode). Thoroughly exasperated one night (and who could blame him) he turned around and said to me that perhaps I should stop calling it design. Because “the shroud of mystery being created around design pushes people away, it makes design alienating and elitist." During this episode Danang explains...

Aug 17, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: Nii Botchway on the Language of Design

Episode 1: Nii Botchway on the Language of Design Today I'm joined by Nii Botchway who is one of the instigators of this podcast. Nii is one of those people that you have to have a pen and paper in hand when you speak to, because he just operates on such an incredibly deep level of reflection that he never ceases to open my mind and shift my thinking. Among the many juicy things we cover in this conversation is the language of design and the role that it plays in our lives. Design thinking and w...

Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Introduction

Does the world need yet another podcast when there are so many out there already? The short answer is yes. I'm not going to claim that its because this podcast is not your ordinary podcast. I'm pretty sure you've heard that one hundreds of times. What I am going to say is that this podcast is not a traditional interview format on traditional design topics with big names you've heard interviewed countless times already. The aim of this podcast is to unearth, discover and explore the complex realm...

Jul 28, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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