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  • How to Use Systems Thinking to Reframe Problems: Deirdre Cerminaro (Replay)

    October 22, 2026 · 33 min

    Complex challenges, from traffic congestion to organizational culture change, don’t exist in a vacuum. Each one is part of a larger system. You can’t solve one piece of the puzzle without understanding how it affects the whole. Systems…

  • [From IDEO Thinking] The Hidden Costs of Caregiving: Sierra Hillman

    September 30, 2026 · 14 min

    Medical bills written in codes patients can't read. Homes that don't fit a wheelchair. A specialized bed that can run up to $15,000 and isn't covered by insurance. For the 24 million caregivers in the US, these are everyday obstacles. And…

  • How to Tell a Problem From a Situation: Seth Godin

    September 22, 2026 · 52 min

    IDEO has built a business around solving difficult problems. But problems and situations are not the same thing, argues Seth Godin. And correctly telling them apart is critical. Get it wrong, and you'll spend months pushing on something…

  • Insight Is an Epiphany, Not a Framework: Jane Fulton Suri

    September 2, 2026 · 32 min

    Jane Fulton Suri spent nearly four decades defining the craft of design research. She says it’s less about collecting information and more about changing how you see something.  In this episode, IDEO CEO Mike Peng talks with Jane about…

  • How to Use AI as an Editor, Not a Writer: Ed White

    August 18, 2026 · 47 min

    Ed White has a rule he's tested on his own writing: hold yourself as the writer, and let AI be your editor. Ed is a Senior Design Director at IDEO's London studio, where he co-leads the firm's AI portfolio across Europe. Before IDEO, he…

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  • Storytelling for Entrepreneurs: Tom Kelley (Replay)

    August 12, 2026 · 33 min

    Storytelling isn't a nice-to-have for entrepreneurs. It's often the only asset you have before you have a brand, a product, or proof.  In this episode, we talk with Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and co-author with his brother David Kelley of…

  • Building a Personal AI for the Messiness of Life: Sida Li

    July 29, 2026 · 56 min

    Most AI products today are built for work—a space with clear problems and established systems. One founder noticed a gap: personal life is messier, harder to systematize, and mostly left behind by the AI boom. So she built Cue, a personal…

  • Designing GenAI for the Emotional Side of Money: Johannes Seemann

    July 15, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    Most personal financial tools are built to run the numbers and optimize towards a budget. While that works for some, most people experience money as a lived relationship that doesn’t neatly fit into a spreadsheet. Johannes Seemann spent…

  • The Curious Leader's Edge in Uncertainty: Scott Shigeoka

    July 2, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

    We talk a lot about curiosity as a mindset. Scott Shigeoka lives it as a practice. Right now he’s driving a 25-foot purple van across the country, finding and documenting the stories of ordinary people making their communities better. He's…

  • How Constraints Make Us More Creative: David Epstein

    June 18, 2026 · 57 min

    We're told more is always better—more options, more resources, more freedom. But David Epstein spent years looking at the science, and what he found challenges that assumption. Constraints don't just force creativity. According to the…

  • The Decisiveness Crisis in Senior Leadership Teams: Sam Conniff

    June 4, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    Two thirds of leaders say they would rather be seen as decisive and get it wrong than appear uncertain and get it right. It may sound illogical, but it's actually the result of decades of organizational culture training leaders that…

  • How to Not Know: Simone Stolzoff

    May 21, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    We have more information than any generation in history. And we're more anxious about the future than ever. So what's going wrong? In this episode, Mina Seetharaman talks with Simone Stolzoff, journalist, author, TED speaker, and former…

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About the show

IDEO’s Creative Confidence Podcast shares candid conversations with creative leaders, changemakers, and innovators navigating today’s most pressing challenges. Through real-world stories and insights, we explore how to lead with creativity, build resilient teams, and drive innovation. Grounded in IDEO’s 40 years of expertise in design thinking and innovation, each episode offers inspiration and practical tools for audacious leaders at every stage of their careers. Hosted by Mina Seetharaman, Head of New Ventures at IDEO, the podcast brings a human-centered lens to the complexities of making more courageous futures. Discover more at IDEOU.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.