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   S3 · 29 Jul 2025 · 28 min

   Bonus: Shaping an Inclusive AI Future with Anamitra Deb of Omidyar Network

   In this bonus episode, we hear from Anamitra Deb, Senior Vice President of Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network. His talk explores how we might create a responsible future where access to AI’s benefits are shared by all humans.

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   S3 · 22 Jul 2025 · 34 min

   Bonus: Designing for Trust in Urban Systems with Ryan Powell of Waymo

   This bonus episode features Ryan Powell, Head of UX at Waymo and ID graduate, exploring how human-centered design builds trust in autonomous vehicles at individual, community, and city levels.

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   S3 · 15 Jul 2025 · 12 min

   Bonus: Design Visionary Patrick Whitney

   The first bonus episode in a new series of ID live events features Patrick Whitney, the school's longest-serving dean who introduced the world to human-centered design.

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   S3 · E6 · 12 Nov 2024 · 34 min

   ClearRx: Designer as Entrepreneur

   The season finale of the With Intent podcast explores the design of the Clear RX prescription packaging system by designer Deborah Adler. Hosts Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum discuss how Adler's thoughtful design thinking (inspired by a medication mix-up between her own grandparents) transformed medication dispensing.

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   S3 · E5 · 5 Nov 2024 · 25 min

   OXO Good Grips Peeler: The DNA of Good Design

   This episode of With Intent explores the creation of the OXO Good Grips Peeler, a reimagined kitchen tool designed for accessibility and universal usability. Inspired by Sam Farber’s desire to help his arthritic wife, the design revolutionized product design and established OXO as a leader in inclusive design. Join the Season 3 hosts, Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum, in a discussion about this popular peeler.

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   S3 · E3 · 22 Oct 2024 · 38 min

   Raspberry Pi: Success in Education Where Others Failed

   This episode of the With Intent podcast explores the creation of Raspberry Pi, a $35 computer that revolutionized tech education and empowered global innovation. Joined by Sheryl Cababa, hosts Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum discuss stakeholder-centered design, avoiding techno-determinism, and designing for marginalized communities.

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   S3 · E2 · 15 Oct 2024 · 28 min

   LifeStraw: Revolutionizing Safe Water Access Through Innovative Design

   Hosts Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum explore the story of LifeStraw, a groundbreaking water filtration device that's changing lives globally. Dive into LifeStraw's origins, innovative technology, and unique business model that balances profit with purpose.

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   S3 · E1 · 7 Oct 2024 · 45 min

   Geometry vs. Geography: Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 New York City Subway Map

   In the season premiere of Institute of Design's podcast, With Intent, explore Massimo Vignelli's 1972 NYC Subway Map. The design itself was a modernist milestone critiqued for practical flaws. Hosts Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum discuss balancing aesthetic innovation with functionality, offering lessons in user-centered design and its impact on systems and society.

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   S3 · 1 Oct 2024 · 4 min

   The List

   In this introductory trailer to With Intent Season 3, hosts Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum introduce themselves as this year’s Latham Fellows at the Institute of Design at Illinois Tech. They share their excitement about co-hosting the podcast and reflect on their 15-year professional partnership, including their collaborative work on a broad range of design projects and their previous podcast, The Design Vault. Their longstanding relationship sets the stage for insightful discussions on design and its impact on society. The hosts outline the themes and focus for the upcoming season, which…

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    S2 · E6 · 22 Mar 2023 · 38 min

    Where Must Design Go Next?

    In the final episode of our second season of With Intent, Jarrett Fuller asks ID Dean Anijo Mathew, Where Must Design Go Next?Anijo discusses ID’s pioneering history and where it’s headed next—summarizing ID’s four eras, defining what he calls Design Plus, and contextualizing the three forces acting on design today and where they will lead us.