In a Glimpse
In A Glimpse is a podcast about the emotion of awe and its relationship to design. Join host Lindsey Peterson as she talks with practitioners about experiences of awe, approaches to design, and how they might connect.
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Stepping Back. Leaning In. Holding Space. (opens the original)
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In the final research episode of the season, Lindsey connects themes from conversations with Heather, Ida, and Darrel to examine how time pressure and technology, while beneficial, can quietly increase cognitive load, encourage shortcut thinking like cognitive offloading, and erode creative and collective mindsets. Drawing on research and guest stories, Lindsey offers a framework – stepping back, leaning in, and holding space, to show how awe can expand creative capacity, fight burnout, and wide
Capturing the Moon with Ida Persson (opens the original)
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Lindsey sits down with Social Impact Designer and Founder of Design Shifts , Ida Persson. Their conversation explores designing "containers" for experiences instead of controlling outcomes, rediscovering creative joy after burnout, what gets lost when every moment is optimized, and the differences between collective and individual awe. See all resources mentioned in this episode on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fingerprints of Care with Darrel Frost (opens the original)
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Lindsey sits down with communications executive and consultant Darrel Frost. Their conversation explores how design teams can cultivate stronger collective mindsets, small ways teams can push back on the pressures that shape workplace culture, and how awe prioritizes process over perfect output. Darrel and Lindsey also discuss how care in the creative process leads to stronger collaboration. See all resources mentioned in this episode on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m
State of Flow with Heather Snyder-Quinn (opens the original)
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Lindsey sits down with educator and design futurist Heather Snyder-Quinn to explore design fiction and how it plays out in practice. The conversation digs into the profit and time pressures that shape industry work, what it means to intentionally disentangle from technology, and how awe fuels creativity and collective thinking. See all resources mentioned in this episode on our website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Swimming With, and Against, the Tides: Why Tech-Driven Processes & Creative Thinking Need Friction (opens the original)
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Reflecting on her childhood visits to the ocean, Lindsey explores how technology subtly shifts mindsets and behaviors like the tides shift the sand. In this episode, Lindsey reflects on her conversations with Christy, Greg, Laurence, and Vinicius, examining when friction should and shouldn't exist in user experiences. The episode focuses on designers' own processes and the effects digital tools can have on cognitive capacities and creative inquiry. Lindsey offers a few thoughts on how to create
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