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A season wrap with a simple plan to keep your design thinking practice moving. Pick a lane for a month, master two methods per phase, keep ethics in view, and remember the first pancake idea.

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Resources Mentioned

• Acumen Academy - Human-Centred Design

• IDEO Design Kit

• d.school Bootcamp Bootleg

• Universal Methods of Design (book)

• This is Service Design Doing

• Academy Xi — Service Design

• Telstra Foundation (Imaginarium programme, archived)

• Design Factory Melbourne (Swinburne University)

• Global Service Jam

Timestamps

0:02 – Introduction

Welcome to Idea Work. I set up the season finale and who it’s for, then restate the core question behind the show.

0:41 – Season wrap and where to from here

Quick recap of the double diamond via our international-students case. I outline what to do next: choose a lane for a month and keep learning.

2:29 – Build your toolkit and your people

Get fluent with two methods per phase, then expand your toolbox. Find community, try short courses, and keep ethics front of mind when you start using interviews and research at work.

5:18 – Making the show: learning in public

What I learned making this podcast: done beats perfect, prep beats polish, and natural voice over heavy editing. A few honest production lessons and why “cringe” is proof of growth.

10:56 – Wrap up and sign off

Fail fast, maybe even fail first, and keep curiosity high as design and tech evolve together. Season 2 plans, an invite to subscribe and comment, plus a note about the closing song “Autumn.”Michael Walter is an educator, writer, ⁠⁠⁠⁠academic⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠founder⁠⁠⁠⁠, improviser, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠musician⁠⁠⁠⁠. He explores the intersections of creativity, technology, innovation, and social justice, always with a deep curiosity about how humans grow and connect.