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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2026 · 16 MIN

D4X

from Learner Centered Design Education · host Soumitri Varadarajan

The Provocation in this episode is: Some engineers view "design engineering" as redundant, believing that true engineering already includes design. If you want to go down the rabbit hole of design engineering is an oxymoron, industrial design engineer is an oxymoron - you will find a lot that is enjoyable. Check it out. Alec Issigonis - the person who visiualized and realized the Mini (Mr Bean Version) was an engineer. And a guru to James Dyson. This Episode is on D4X. As an opener into a series - of episodes that look at what happens when designers work inside manufacturing enterprises. The Author of this Podcast Series? https://soumitri.owlstown.net/ The Website where transcriptions can be found? https://rawslearn.wordpress.com/ NOTE: I dont upload transcripts of all episodes. I do upload transcripts if someone in the audience requests a transcript. These podcast episodes will become text one day. In a book or a paper. Or that is an aspiration I mull over.

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