Figbrew: What’s Next for Design? With Kevin Bethune (dreams • design + life) | Figma

Kevin Bethune is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of dreams • design + life, a think tank that delivers design and innovation services. He is the author of Reimagining Design: Unlocking Strategic Innovation and, most recently, Nonlinear: Navigating Design with Curiosity.

In this conversation with Figma’s Head of Insights, Andrew Hogan, Kevin shares his creative approach to problem-solving and shows that sometimes, taking a nonlinear approach leads to better outcomes.

In this episode:
00:00 Meet Kevin Bethune: Chief Creative Officer and Founder of dreams • design + life
01:19 Kevin's Career Journey: from nuclear power plants to design
06:36 Managing multidisciplinary teams and implementing strategic design
09:30 How do we navigate ambiguity and innovation in design?
29:58 The future of design and multidisciplinary collaboration
42:12 Navigating design with curiosity

Read Kevin’s books: https://mitpress.mit.edu/author/kevin...

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