Paper and Pain

Why products fail, how to learn from a failure, and what happens to those who resist the opportunity to improve: in today's episode.

Tune in as we discuss how we do design, which steps in the design process are essential, and how to plan and execute your research successfully.Check out "Design in Theory and Practice" by Ernest Allen here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132372634-design-in-theory-and-practice-classic-reprint-paperback-2012-auth

How LinkedIn and other social platforms affect our careers and personalities, and how to stay sane while building your online persona.

Designing for mental healthHow to stay sane amidst layoffs, why products for mental health matter, and how to find support in a loving community. Looking for answers with Sangeetha, our own Chief Growth Officer.

Johannes, CEO of Formbricks, joining us in this episode to discuss the value of customer insights, how open source tools help democratise user data gathering, and why designers should join open source projects today.

The brain is on fire! Kristian and Steve sit down with Gabe Kwakyi, the CEO of Lingvano and a career coach, to discuss burnouts: what they are, how to avoid them, and what to do when you can't take it anymore.

Paper and Pain comes back for its second season! In this episode, Kristian and Steve debate whether corporate life is the ultimate killer of creativity, or big company is the right place for a designer to thrive.We’d love to hear from you! Do drop us a message at hi@pain.design if you want to share anything with us.

Creativity vs Productivity - In this episode, Steve, Kristian, Leonard and our guest Ajmal discuss how can we stay creative while being productive at the same time.