Creative Confidence Podcast

Insight Is an Epiphany, Not a Framework: Jane Fulton Suri

Jane Fulton Suri spent nearly four decades defining the craft of design research. She says it’s less about collecting information and more about changing how you see something.  In this episode,...

2026-09-02

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How to Use AI as an Editor, Not a Writer: Ed White

Ed White has a rule he's tested on his own writing: hold yourself as the writer, and let AI be your editor. Ed is a Senior Design Director at IDEO's London studio, where he co-leads the firm's AI port...

2026-08-18

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Storytelling for Entrepreneurs: Tom Kelley (Replay)

Storytelling isn't a nice-to-have for entrepreneurs. It's often the only asset you have before you have a brand, a product, or proof.  In this episode, we talk with Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and ...

2026-08-13

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Building a Personal AI for the Messiness of Life: Sida Li

Most AI products today are built for work—a space with clear problems and established systems. One founder noticed a gap: personal life is messier, harder to systematize, and mostly left behind by the...

2026-07-30

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Designing GenAI for the Emotional Side of Money: Johannes Seemann

Most personal financial tools are built to run the numbers and optimize towards a budget. While that works for some, most people experience money as a lived relationship that doesn’t neatly fit into a...

2026-07-15

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The Curious Leader's Edge in Uncertainty: Scott Shigeoka

We talk a lot about curiosity as a mindset. Scott Shigeoka lives it as a practice. Right now he’s driving a 25-foot purple van across the country, finding and documenting the stories of ordinary peopl...

2026-07-02

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How Constraints Make Us More Creative: David Epstein

We're told more is always better—more options, more resources, more freedom. But David Epstein spent years looking at the science, and what he found challenges that assumption. Constraints don't just ...

2026-06-19

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The Decisiveness Crisis in Senior Leadership Teams: Sam Conniff

Two thirds of leaders say they would rather be seen as decisive and get it wrong than appear uncertain and get it right. It may sound illogical, but it's actually the result of decades of organization...

2026-06-04

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How to Not Know: Simone Stolzoff

We have more information than any generation in history. And we're more anxious about the future than ever. So what's going wrong? In this episode, Mina Seetharaman talks with Simone Stolzoff, journa...

2026-05-21

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AI Tools for Researchers, Patterns vs. Insights, and When to Trust AI Output: Q&A with Angela Kochoska

Angela Kochoska, Design Researcher and Data Scientist at IDEO and co-instructor in IDEO U's new course, Human-Centered Research with AI, joins Mina to answer your questions on how to responsibly and e...

2026-05-14

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How to Use AI For More Human-Centered Research: Hannah Rosenfeld

AI is changing what it means to be a researcher. But most teams are only using it one way—to go faster. In this episode, Hannah Rosenfeld, Executive Design Researcher at IDEO, shares a framework for u...

2026-04-29

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6 Patterns for Building Organizational Agility: Clay Parker Jones

Most organizations don’t fail because their ideas are wrong. They fail because the systems underneath those ideas aren’t designed to support them. In this episode, Mina Seetharaman speaks with Clay Pa...

2026-04-15

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How Great Teams Leverage Tension as a Source of Innovation: Daniel Coyle (Replay)

Tension on your team isn’t always a problem to solve. In fact, it’s often a signal you’re doing meaningful work. In this replay episode, bestselling author Daniel Coyle (The Culture Code) shares how...

2026-04-01

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What Gets In the Way of Trust on Teams: Q&A with Ben Swire

There are many hidden barriers to building trust on teams, and sometimes we don’t see them until something breaks down. In this episode of the Creative Confidence Podcast, Mina Seetharaman sits down ...

2026-03-20

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Building Risk-Taking Teams: Ben Swire

Team building often feels like a necessary evil. Leaders know it matters, but too often it feels awkward, forced, or disconnected from real work. In this episode of the Creative Confidence Podcast, M...

2026-03-06

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Playful Thinking Under Pressure: Q&A with Cas Holman & Michelle Lee

How do leaders apply playful thinking at work when time is short and the stakes are high? In this Q&A episode of the Creative Confidence Podcast, host Mina Seetharaman is joined by play designer ...

2026-02-18

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How a Playful Mindset Leads to Better Work: Cas Holman & Michelle Lee

For teams and leaders striving to unlock better collaboration and outcomes, play isn’t just a break from work—it’s a powerful leadership mindset. Embracing play fosters curiosity, creativity, and resi...

2026-02-05

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Leadership Philosophies in Practice & Building Creative Teams: Q&A with Mike Peng

IDEO CEO Mike Peng returns to the Creative Confidence Podcast with an insightful, listener-driven conversation tailored for leaders, managers, and team leads who are navigating change and striving to ...

2026-01-21

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Part 2: Honest, Realistic, and Optimistic Leadership Advice from Friends of IDEO

The creative leadership advice continues. In Part 2, creative leaders including IDEO partners, alumni, and IDEO U instructors share hard-won lessons on relationships, reflection, and staying human as ...

2026-01-07

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Key Abilities of Creative Problem-Solvers: David Kelley (Replay)

This episode is a Creative Confidence Podcast replay. In celebration of 20 years of the Stanford d.school, we’re revisiting our conversation with David Kelley, founder of IDEO and the Stanford d.schoo...

2025-12-30

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