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Technical Difficulties

Technical Difficulties centers the stories of female leaders in tech and design. In each episode, these women share career-defining moments, unexpected pivots, values they live and design by, and advice for students and new grads. Join Liz Gerber, Northwestern Professor and founder of Design for America, as we learn alongside the leaders designing a human-centered digital future. Season 1"s lineup explores design leadership, research, storytelling, identity, social impact and ethical innovation,

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1:23

Season Four Trailer

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/11/10

The Technical Difficulties Podcast is coming back this spring with a new line-up of incredible women shaping the world of tech and design. Hear from incredible founders, leaders, and educators like Doris Sung, Liz Danzico, and more.Stay tuned for the first episode of season four, dropping March 9th, 2026.

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31:16

Rerelease: Code is About Power, Positionality, &...

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/10/27

Welcome back to our rerelease season, where we're highlighting some of our favorite episodes from previous seasons.Join Amy Ko, Professor at the University of Washington Information School, as she recounts her adventures in human-computer interaction, the tech startup world, and academia. She is a leader in computer science education with over 100 published papers and recognition from the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). Amy researches computing to harness it for play, power, and equity

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58:06

Rerelease: Understanding the Past to Design Our...

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/10/27

Welcome back to our rerelease season, where we're highlighting some of our favorite episodes from previous seasons.Join Dori Tunstall, founder and lead executive officer of Dori Tunstall Inc, as she shares her career journey through design anthropology. Dori is a design anthropologist, public intellectual and book author of, “Decolonizing Design: A Cultural Justice Guidebook" - tune in to hear more!This episode was produced by Liz Gerber and Madison Deyo, and edited by Troy Cruz.

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21:16

Rerelease: No Great Design in Done Alone with Nicole...

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/10/13

Welcome back to the Technical Difficulties rerelease season, where we highlight some of our favorite episodes from previous seasons.Join Nicole Kahn, VP of Design at Carta, as she reflects on discovering design research, the secret to telling sticky stories, and transitioning into tech. She has led design at companies like IDEO and WeWork, and is now building out what good design looks like at Carta. Nicole coined the "Bar Test" for storytelling, and is dedicated to unlocking the creative potential

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50:38

Rerelease: The Power of Staying Curious with Irene Au

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/10/06

Join us as we talk with Irene Au, Design Partner at Kholsa Ventures, as she shares her career path across Yahoo and Google, and her insights on the design industry - tune in to hear more! Hear Irene's perspectives on: AI documentariesLife long learningThe internet's evolutionBuilding from the ground upFollow Irene! LinkedIn: / ireneau This episode was produced by Liz Gerber and Madison Deyo, and edited by Troy Cruz.

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23:57

Rerelease: From Mechanical Engineer to Managing...

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/09/29

Welcome to our special rerelease season of our favorite episodes this fall.Join Michelle Lee, Partner and Managing Director at IDEO, as she delves into the twists and turns of her design career, starting out as an undergrad unsure how to blend engineering and art, to eventually leading Design for Play at IDEO's Play Lab. She believes the most unconventional paths are the ones that will make you most equipped. At the Play Lab, she applies principles of play to tackle challenges like responsible

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23:37

Rerelease: Creating Space for Yourself in Design with...

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/09/22

We're launching a special rerelease season of our favorite episodes this fall. Join Lesley-Ann Noel, an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Design Studies at North Carolina State University, as she brings us along her entire design journey—from her first encounters with design education, creating the Designer's Critical Alphabet, and recently, The Little Book of Designer's Existential Crises in 2022. Lesley brings an expansive lens to practice design through emancipatory, critical, and

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3:44

FEED DROP - Design As Season 3 Trailer

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/09/15

Technical Difficulties is back, with a special rerelease season of your favorite episodes dropping this September, and season four coming in spring 2026.Our host, Liz Gerber, had the privilege of joining Lee Moreau on the Design As podcast to discuss the future of AI and design. Stay tuned for Liz's episode with the release of Design As season three.

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46:27

Empowering Today's Leaders to Transform Tomorrow's...

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/05/19

Join Elizabeth Churchill, Professor and Department Chair at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), as she shares her perspectives on artificial intelligence and teaching the next generation of HCI leaders - tune in to hear more!Visit technicaldifficultiespodcast.com for a full transcript and to hear more episodes.Hear Elizabeth's perspectives on:Developing tools to support learningEmotion, identity, and cognitionThe importance of teachers and educatorsFollow Elizabeth

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44:22

Designing Your Path: Tech, Design, and Bold Career...

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/05/12

Join Christina Janzer, former Senior Vice President of research and analytics at Slack, as she inspires us to make big career moves that fit your future goals- tune in to hear more! Prefer audio? Find the episode on your platform of choice: technicaldifficultiespodcast.com Hear Christina's perspectives on: Staying open to new opportunities during collegeStarting the user research team at FacebookLearning through mistakesAI and the future of work-life balanceFollow Christina! LinkedIn: /

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50:12

The Power of Staying Curious: Irene Au

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/05/05

Join us as we talk with Irene Au, Design Partner at Kholsa Ventures, as she shares her career path across Yahoo and Google, and her insights on the design industry - tune in to hear more! Prefer video? Find the episode on your platform of choice: technicaldifficultiespodcast.comHear Irene's rspectives on: AI documentaries Life long learning The internet's evolution Building from the ground up Follow Irene! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ireneau/ This episode was produced by Liz Gerber and

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41:57

The Future of Thriving Communities Starts with...

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/05/05

Join Sara cantor, co-founder of Greater Good Studio, as she shares her goals of working with design for social change. Sara is a human-centered designer dedicated to equity, inclusion, and social impact - tune in to hear more! Prefer audio? Find the episode on your platform of choice: technicaldifficultiespodcast.com Hear Sara's perspectives on: The influence of the movie "Big" Operating is the system of love Designing for equity The gut check test Follow Sara! LinkedIn:

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32:47

Cracking the Code: Passion Meets Purpose

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/04/21

Join Mira Dontcheva, Senior Principal Scientist at Adobe research, as she shares her perspectives on artificial intelligence uses in creativity, video, audio, and image creation - tune in to hear more! Prefer video? Find the episode on your platform of choice: technicaldifficultiespodcast.com Hear Mira's perspectives on: Wordle strategiesFamily influences on art and technologyCreating tech for everyoneBuilding strong and realiable teamsFollow Mira! LinkedIn: / mira-dontcheva-165761 Website:

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57:36

Understanding the Past to Design Our Future: Dori...

Technical Difficulties ·

2025/04/15

Join Dori Tunstall, founder and lead executive officer of Dori Tunstall Inc, as she shares her career journey through design anthropology. Dori is a design anthropologist, public intellectual and book author of, “Decolonizing Design: A Cultural Justice Guidebook" - tune in to hear more! Prefer video? Find the episode on your platform of choice: technicaldifficultiespodcast.com Hear Dori's perspectives on:The importance of design anthrolopgy yesterday, today, and tomorrow.Anthropological Puppet

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32:54

Responsibility, Ethics, and Serendipity: Margaret...

Technical Difficulties ·

2024/06/24

Join Margaret, a Leader in Responsible Innovation & Design, Advisor, and Investor and the former VP of Product Design and Responsible Innovation at Meta where she founded the Responsible Innovation team. With over 25 years of experience, Margaret has shaped many of the iconic and consequential platforms we use daily - including Google, Youtube, and Facebook. Ethics in tech and design is critical, but how do we actually make it happen at scale?Watch the video version on YoutubeTune in to hear

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33:37

Designing Forward: Shani Sandy, IBM

Technical Difficulties ·

2024/06/10

Join Shani, a Design Executive at IBM, serving as Vice President of Experience Design. She is an award winning creative leader, working at the intersection of design, technology, and leadership. “Designing Forward” is her philosophy—tune in to hear more!Watch the video version on YoutubeTune in to hear Shani’s perspective on:- Designing forward, and always evolving- Journeys in art history and digital design - Taking control of your growth as a designer (and plateaus are normal!)- Emotional

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38:06

Storytelling for Educational and Emotional Impact:...

Technical Difficulties ·

2024/06/03

Join Alison, an innovation leader, and a self described “experience unicorn," having been an academic, media/tech leader, entrepreneur, and non-profit exec. Today, she is the Chief Research, Education, Data, and Impact Officer at Sesame Workshop.Watch the video version on YoutubeTune in to hear Alison’s perspective on:- Her career path in academia to media and technology- Sesame Workshop’s approach to developing educational content for refugee children - Designing for audiences across vast age

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28:01

Designing with Intuition: Radhika Agarwal, Reground...

Technical Difficulties ·

2024/05/28

Join Radhika, the founder of Reground Design, a practice focused on developing implementable solutions to civic challenges in healthcare, education, human migration and community resilience.Watch the video version on YoutubeTune in to hear Radhika’s perspective on:- The power of design, and structuring engagements that build partnership- Racoon birthday parties- Designing, film-making, robotics, biology, and music!- “Traditional” design studios or consultancies- Pursuing independent projects and

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36:01

Building a Women-Led Design Studio: Erin Huizenga,...

Technical Difficulties ·

2024/05/20

Join Erin, CEO and co-founder of Desklight, a learning innovation firm that brings a learner-centered focus to instructional design. Erin is passionate about helping individuals and companies unlock their learning potential, and tells us about her journey as a design entrepreneur.Watch the video version on YoutubeTune in to hear Erin’s perspective on:- Creativity tools and her start in graphic/visual design- Emojis- Learning in the Wild, Erin’s book!- Creating tension to learn- Design leadership,

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38:31

Getting Curious Online and Offline: Maalvika Bhat,...

Technical Difficulties ·

2024/05/13

Join Maalvika, a dual PhD student at Northwestern studying Computer Science and Communication who is excited about understanding “how we exist on and with the internet.” You might also know from her podcast, “show me how good it gets” and @maaltoks on TikTok!Watch the video version on YoutubeTune in to hear Maalvika’s perspective on:- Connections between her PhD interests and her observations on TikTok- Pursuing a PhD and finding her path in STEM- External validation- How we exist on the internet-

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