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Educated Guess :: A Liberal Arts School for the Future — 211 episodes
Leaning Into the Mundane (ft. Lütjens Padmanabhan) | Ep. 221
A New Model for Design Studios (ft. UnderConsideration, LLC.) | Ep. 220
When the Message is Beyond the Medium (ft. Robert Newman) | Ep. 219
How to Re-contextualize Your Upbringing (ft. Curry Hackett) | Ep. 218
All We Have are 5 Seconds | Ep. 217
How to Make & Keep Promises in Your Creative Life | Ep. 216
A Conversation with No-Plans (ft. Daniel Baer) | Ep. 215
The Delusion of Passion | Ep. 214
How to Create a World for Others (ft. Bodega Ltd.) | Ep. 213
How to Use Your Pain for Good | Ep. 212
30 Minutes to Change Your Life | Ep. 211
How to Find Joy in Learning (ft. John Maeda) | Ep. 210
Where Will You Be in 5 Years? | Ep. 209
Skills v. Attributes | Ep. 208
Dreams, Realities, and In-Betweens (ft. Andy Pressman) | Ep. 207
Introducing the "Learning to Live" Lecture Series | Ep. 206
Misery Loves Company | Ep. 205
How to Free Yourself from the Game | Ep. 204
Like Making T-Shirts from Wood (ft. James "RONG" Williams III) | Ep. 203
How to Learn from Things You Hate | Ep. 202
How to Recognize Your Season of Life | Ep. 201
A Return to the Future (ft. Arlander Taylor) | Ep. 200
From Water to Water | Ep. 199
How to Avoid Copying the Work You Love | Ep. 198
Notes on Living a Meaningless Life | Ep. 197
Valerio Olgiati | Ep. 196
How to Use Avoidance to Your Advantage | Ep. 195
How to Create Your Personal Code of Conduct | Ep. 194
Navigating Life as a Creative Director (ft. Yancy Wilkinson) | Ep. 193
The Power of Whimsical Constraints | Ep. 192
Dealing with Rejection | Ep. 191
How to Log Project Ideas in Your Studio | Ep. 190
A Simple Way to Keep the New Year Momentum | Ep. 189
Post-Rationalized Confidence | Ep. 188
Bringing Happiness to the "Grind" | Ep. 187
Dealing with Fear, Frustration, and Failure | Ep. 186
How to Separate Yourself | Ep. 185
David Chipperfield | Ep. 184
How to Make Projects Happen Faster | Ep. 183
The Importance of Asking Worthwhile Questions | Ep. 182
Vertner Woodson Tandy | Ep. 181
The Utility of Suffering | Ep. 180
The Fear of Transdisciplinary Work | Ep. 179
Realigning with Your Purpose (ft. Marcus Hollinger) | Ep. 178
Understanding the Gift of Curation | Ep. 177
Achieving a Full-Body Yes | Ep. 176
Alighiero Boetti | Ep. 175
Skepticism as a Downfall | Ep. 174
Where Does Art Education Belong | Ep. 173
The Neuroscience of Belief | Ep. 168
Thinking v. Doing | Ep. 166
People are Watching | Ep. 165
How to Deal with the Truth | Ep. 163
How to Create Through Uncertainty | Ep. 162
4 Pillars of Futurist Thinking | Ep. 160
How to Find Your Passion | Ep. 159
Getting Paid What You're Worth (ft. Robin Johnson) | Ep. 158
How to Plan a Quarter | Ep. 157
The Allegory of the Cave | Ep. 156
Demna Gvasalia | Ep. 155
4 Stages of Epistemology | Ep. 154
The Last Questions of Life | Ep. 153
Michael Heizer | Ep. 152
How to Read a Book | Ep. 151
Notes on Minimalism | Ep. 150
A New Beginning (ft. Al Leake) | Ep. 149
How to Prep for the Future | Ep. 148
Megaphone for a Deaf World | Ep. 147
Building a 3-Step Marketing Plan | Ep. 145
The Myth of Being Rescued | Ep. 144
Wittkower | Ep. 143
How to Design for Inclusion | Ep. 142
How to Master the Entropic Machine | Ep. 141
Practise Makes Practice (ft. Christopher Knowles) | Ep. 140
How to Tell the Story of Your Brand | Ep. 139
Coping v. Creation | Ep. 138
3 Key Learnings from Vitruvius | Ep. 137
What Real Confidence Looks Like | Ep. 136
Why Consistency is Your Best Leverage | Ep. 135
How to Leave an Impact With Your Art (ft. Simone Noronha) | Ep. 134
How to Get More Things Done | Ep. 133
What's the Purpose of Art? | Ep. 132
Hegel | Ep. 131
The End of Art? | Ep. 130
The Myth of Expertise | Ep. 129
Giving Feedback as an Art Director | Ep. 127
Working from the Inside Out | Ep. 126
Lee Clow | Ep. 125
What is an "Overnight Book"? | Ep. 124
Understanding the Shadow Self | Ep. 123
Making Peace with "Twoness" (ft. Jeremy Benson) | Ep. 122
The Myth of Productivity | Ep. 121
The Burden of Your Gift | Ep. 120
Pedro Reyes | Ep. 119
5 Tough Questions on Artificial Intelligence | Ep. 118
How to Overcome Fear | Ep. 117
Jackson Pollock | Ep. 116
How to Think About the Future | Ep. 115
How to Build a Routine that Lasts | Ep. 114
How One Thing Leads to Another (ft. Andrew Herzog) | Ep. 113
How to Plan for Technology Disruption | Ep. 112
N.E.R.D. -- Nothing's Ever Really Done | Ep. 111
Massimo Vitali | Ep. 110
The Bar Test for Presentations | Ep. 109
Seeing Yourself as a Bricklayer | Ep. 108
Works. (ft. Haris Fazlani) | Ep. 107
How to Build Trust with New Clients | Ep. 106
The Attitude of the Beginner | Ep. 105
Why You Should Register for "The Book Fair" | Ep. 104
What is the Publik Library? | Ep. 103
How to Rewrite the Story You Tell Yourself | Ep. 102
5 Touchpoints of a Customer Experience | Ep. 101
How to Build a 1% Mindset | Ep. 99
How to Deal with Information Overload | Ep. 98
How to Create a Design Brief | Ep. 97
Why Fear Should NOT Be Your Compass | Ep. 96
Square Peg--Round Hole | Ep. 95
Understanding a Basic Sales Process | Ep. 94
The Engine of Gratitude | Ep. 93
The Art of Producing World-Class Work (ft. Olivier Charland) | Ep. 92
How to Staff a Creative Team | Ep. 91
Scarcity Brings Clarity | Ep. 90
The Importance of Knowing Your Numbers | Ep. 89
Understanding the Priorities of a CMO | Ep. 88
Avoiding Scope Creep in Branding Projects | Ep. 87
How to Find a Repeatable Client-Service Process | Ep. 86
How to Build a Strategy Portfolio | Ep. 85
When the Sun Goes Down | Ep. 84
How to Find Patterns of Disruption (ft. Scott Belsky) | Ep. 83
How to Setup a Brand Strategy Project | Ep. 82
Don't Hate and Don't Wait. | Ep. 81
The Ancient Practice of Finding Your Way (ft. Elliott McKnight) | Ep. 80
5 Lessons of Leadership | Ep. 79
How to Start Becoming... | Ep. 78
Notes from a Weekly Feed | Ep. 77
How to Do Cold Emailing in a Respectful Way | Ep. 76
Follow the Uncertainty | Ep. 75
Why You Should Stop Playing Scared | Ep. 74
Understanding When to Use RAID Logs | Ep. 73
Why Consistency is the New Leverage | Ep. 72
How to Shift Into Your Purpose (ft. Bryan McElderry) | Ep. 71
A Framework for Stakeholder Communication | Ep. 70
How to Burn the Boats at the Shoreline | Ep. 69
Race, Cultural Appropriation, and the Liberal Artist (ft. D'Ondre Swails) | Ep. 68
Dear Mamba. | Ep. 67
Deciding Between Graphic Design and Illustration (ft. Jocelyn Tsaih) | Ep. 66
Understanding the Relationship Between Design + Art? | Ep. 65
Moving Past Opaque Explanations of Work (ft. Jeannette Kuo) | Ep. 64
Why Tomorrow Starts Today | Ep. 63
The Art of Purpose-Driven Design (ft. Erez Nevi Pana) | Ep. 62
How to Reclaim the Romance of Life | Ep. 61
The Uncommon Art of Specialization (ft. Dark Igloo) | Ep. 60
"You're Not the Boss of Me!" -- A Lesson in Childhood Axioms | Ep. 59
Happiness is Not the Same as Satisfaction | Ep. 58
The Art + Science of Seeking Inspiration (ft. Rachel Bungey) | Ep. 57
Finally Making Peace with Your Hobbies | Ep. 56
Making Art a Way of Life (ft. Dewey Saunders) | Ep. 55
Can Visual Arts Save the World? (ft. Ben Fry) | Ep. 54
The Art of Personal Innovation (ft. Natalie Nixon) | Ep. 53
Building Inclusion Into a Habit (ft. Matt May) | Ep. 52
Daring to be Different (ft. Amy Choi) | Ep. 51
Five Life Lessons from the Past Year | Ep.50
Forging Your Own Path as An Architect (ft. Dong-Ping Wong) | Ep. 49
Facing the Frontier of AR + VR (ft. Hassan Seguias) | Ep. 48
Doing the Work You Love (ft. Archie Lee Coates IV) | Ep. 47
Freelance, Studio, and Agency...What's the Difference? (ft. Marc Posch) | Ep. 46
Are You Being Effective or Just Efficient? (ft. Josh Davis, PhD) | Ep. 45
The Power of Asking Better Questions (ft. Warren Berger) | Ep. 44
How Your Network Can Change Your Life (ft. David Burkus) | Ep. 43
Diversity + Inclusion: Has the Needle Been Moved? (ft. Deneesha Lawrence) | Ep. 42
How to Reignite the Magic Moments in Art | Ep. 41
How Designers Can Create a Social Strategy (Ft. Kim Nguyen) | Ep. 40
Why More Artists Should Train Like Athletes (Ft. Kevin Carroll) | Ep. 39
Own Your Heritage. It Matters. (ft. Spandana Gopal) | Ep. 38
What No One Tells You About Content Creation (ft. Ben Roazen) | Ep. 37
What You Should Know About Art Dealership (ft. Paul Johnson) | Ep. 36
What's Next for Sneakerheads? (ft. Brandon Edler) | Ep. 35
How to Balance Two Brands on Instagram (ft. Shujan Bertrand) | Ep. 34
Stop Skipping Design Fairs! | (ft. Bernard McCoy ) Ep. 33
Building a Design Studio Culture That Lasts | (ft. FUWL) Ep. 32
Why Accolades Don't Mean Shit | (ft. Beau Oyler) Ep. 31
How to Change Your Career Path | (ft. Kevin Bethune) Ep. 30
How to Grow Your Design Brand | (ft. October Comms) Ep. 29
Why Public Space Matters | (ft. Xavier Vendrell) Ep. 28
How to Prototype the Right Way | (ft. Brett Lovelady) Ep. 27
Pros + Cons of a Running a Small Design Studio | (ft. Morcos Key) Ep. 26
Subculture Matters...Alot. | (ft. Andrew Luecke) Ep. 23
Why More Students Should Study Architecture | (ft. BLDGS) Ep. 24
Why is Design School so Great | (ft. Tomas Clarkson) Ep. 23
How to Find Your Voice in Your Work | (ft. Joe Peacock) Ep. 22
#1 Rule of Design Thinking | Ep. 21
How to Create Conversation with Design | (ft. HAWRAF) Ep. 20
Why Your To-Do List Sucks (And What To Do About It) Ep. 19
Inspiration is for Amateurs Ep. 18
Two Mental Blocks Every Artist Must Manage | Ep. 17
Le Corbusier - The [Not So] Radiant City | Ep. 16
Friday Frustrations | Ep. 15
Alister Mackenzie - Landscape Design at Scale | Ep. 14
Muriel Cooper - Co-Founder of MIT Media Lab | Ep. 13
Friday Frustration Instructions | Ep. 12
Jacqueline Casey - A Queen of Helvetica | Ep. 11
How to Deal With Imposter Syndrome | Ep. 10
Power of Ritual - It's OK to "Go Through the Motions" | Ep. 9
Michael Bierut - Version Controller | Ep. 8
How To Fall In Love Again | Ep. 7
How To Get Out of Your Artistic Rut | Ep. 6
Nate Brown - Creative Director | Ep. 5
How to Make the Most of 5 Hrs in a Day | Ep. 4
Paul Williams - The Architect of LA | Ep. 3
Escaping the "Factory Mentality" | Ep. 2
How I Use Pinterest to Avoid Distraction | Ep. 1