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• Ep 85 Creativity: How to get and give better creative feedback

  Feedback is an incredibly important moment at multiple points in the creative process because it can make things a lot better or a lot worse. Yet so many people don’t know how to give good feedback which endlessly frustrates creatives. In this episode, we will look at what makes bad feedback, how to give better…

• Ep 84 Design: The need for ethical design

  You may be tempted to skip this episode because ethics isn't the most exciting topic, but the need for a deeper understanding of ethical design is a huge emerging design trend. In this episode, we will look at two examples that highlight the need for a better understanding of ethical design, the 5 steps you…

• Ep 83 Leadership: Your leadership maturity level, persona and communication style

  We have talked a lot about leadership over the course of this show but this episode will focus more on concrete ways of measuring your leadership maturity, figuring out your leadership persona and look at 4 different leadership communication styles.SHOW NOTES:http://www.thecrazy1.com FOLLOW THE CRAZY ONE:Twitter: https://twitter.com/sdgatesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdgates/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrazyOnePodcast

• Ep 82 Conference talk: ’The Future is Creative’ keynote from HOW Design Live 2019

  This episode is a replay of my main stage keynote from HOW Design Live 2019. This talk is a culmination of everything I have seen and learned over the past year and a half working at InVision. It is made up of three truths that I think affect all of us and the six things…