Mentioned

• Mythic Quest episode: Dark Quiet Death
• The pram in the hall
• Tim Van Damme
• XOXO Festival
• Crazy Boat!

Topics Discussed

• The delicate balance between following established patterns and advocating for innovative design solutions
• How life circumstances (family obligations, debt, financial security) fundamentally change our relationship with risk
• The consulting advantage: why outside perspectives have more freedom to propose radical ideas
• The shifting landscape of design opportunities from the mobile revolution to today's uncertain AI frontier
• Why designers often self-censor their most authentic work out of fear or practicality

Pull Quotes

• "Every big moment in my career was when I took one of those big swings."
• "My job is to represent the user...even if it puts me at odds with my team."
• "Every single good piece of work comes from a genesis of a personal experience."
• "Risk is a clarification of one's priority list."
• "I would never do anything to risk my family or my children...nothing would be worth it."

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Outro music: Play At Your Own Risk (12" Version) by Planet Patrol

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