Episodes

  • S4 Ep14: Chui Chui Tan — Cross-Cultural Insights

    S4 Ep14: Chui Chui Tan — Cross-Cultural Insights
    Dec 23 2025
    Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine.

    In this episode Andy speaks with Dr. Chui Chui Tan a specialist in culturalisation strategies tailored for international growth. She leverages cultural insights to craft winning global business strategies, guiding clients to navigate international markets successfully. She is also the author of a new book, "Research for Global Growth: Strategies And Guidance For Cross-Cultural Insights".

    Links
    ====

    Chui Chui
    ========
    - Website: https://beyo.global
    - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuichuitan/
    - Book: https://beyo.global/books

    Andy
    ====
    - Website: https://www.polaine.com
    - Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws
    - Podcast: https://pln.me/p10
    - Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coaching
    - Courses: https://courses.polaine.com
    - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/
    - Bluesky: https://andypolaine.bsky.social
    - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine
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    50 mins
  • S4 Ep13: Carissa Carter — Assembling Tomorrow

    S4 Ep13: Carissa Carter — Assembling Tomorrow
    Nov 26 2025
    Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine.

    In this episode Andy speaks to Carissa Carter, a designer, geoscientist, and the academic director at the Stanford d.school. She is the author of The Secret Language of Maps: How to Tell Visual Stories with Data, and the co-author of Assembling Tomorrow: A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future. Carissa teaches design courses on emerging technologies, climate change, and data visualization. Her work on designing with machine learning and blockchain has earned multiple design awards.

    Links

    Carissa
    ===
    - Assembling Tomorrow book site: https://dschool.stanford.edu/book-collections/assembling-tomorrow
    - Carissa Carter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carissalcarter/
    - Scott Doorley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdoorley/
    - Armando Veve online: https://levineleavitt.com/artist/armando-veve/

    Andy
    ====
    - Website: https://www.polaine.com
    - Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws
    - Podcast: https://pln.me/p10
    - Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coaching
    - Courses: https://courses.polaine.com
    - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/
    - Bluesky: https://andypolaine.bsky.social
    - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine
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    43 mins
  • S4 Ep12: Francesa Cortesi — Passionate Product Leader

    S4 Ep12: Francesa Cortesi — Passionate Product Leader
    Oct 24 2025
    Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine.

    This episode's guest is Francesca Cortesi, a passionate product leader with over a decade of experience in scaling digital products that users love and that drive sustainable growth. She has worked with Europe’s fastest-growing companies, from startups to IPOs, delivering tangible results. Her most recent role was as Chief Product Officer at Sweden's leading property platform, Hemnet, and has just started her own consultancy.

    LINKS ====

    Francesca
    ====
    - Francesca's Website: https://www.francescacortesi.com
    - Francesa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-cortesi/

    Andy ====
    - Website: https://www.polaine.com
    - Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws
    - Podcast: https://pln.me/p10
    - Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coaching
    - Courses: https://courses.polaine.com
    - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/
    - Bluesky: https://andypolaine.bsky.social
    - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine
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    46 mins
  • S4 Ep11: Meltem Naz Kaso - UX Career Coach

    S4 Ep11: Meltem Naz Kaso - UX Career Coach
    May 15 2025
    Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine.

    My guest in this episode is my friend Meltem Naz Kaso, a Barcelona-based UX Career Coach with a background in UX Research. Her last full-time position was at Glovo, where she served as a UX Research Manager and Staff UX Researcher.

    She works with Senior UX professionals to unblock their careers by boosting their leadership and communication skills.

    LINKS =====

    Mel ====
    - Career With Mel: https://careerwithmel.com
    - Mel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meltemnaz/
    - Mel's Newsletter and Coaching Services: https://melbarcelona.substack.com/
    - Leadership Atelier, BCN: https://leadershipateliers.com/facilitators/meltem-naz-kaso-coskun
    - World Usability Congress: https://worldusabilitycongress.com/agenda-2025/

    Andy ====
    - Website: https://www.polaine.com
    - Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws
    - Podcast: https://pln.me/p10
    - Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coaching
    - Courses: https://courses.polaine.com
    - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/
    - Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@apolaine
    - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine
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    37 mins
  • S4 Ep10: Lisa D. Dance – Unpaid Customer Labour

    S4 Ep10: Lisa D. Dance – Unpaid Customer Labour
    May 1 2025
    Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine.

    My guest in this episode is Lisa D. Dance, an experienced UX Researcher whose 10+ years of work has spans UX Research & Strategy to Interactive Prototyping & Usability Testing. She has created award-winning work for enterprise organizations and also helped ​small to mid-sized businesses improve their websites and apps so they do not frustrate or harm ​customers.

    LINKS Lisa - Lisa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ldance/
    - ServiceEase: https://serviceease.net
    - Today Is the Perfect Day book site: https://todayistheperfectday.com
    - Newsletter: Tell a Friend tinyurl.com/TellaFriendTuesdaySignUp

    Andy - Website: https://www.polaine.com
    - Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws
    - Podcast: https://pln.me/p10
    - Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coaching
    - Courses: https://courses.polaine.com
    - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/
    - Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@apolaine
    - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine
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    43 mins
  • S4 Ep9: The Materials of Service Design

    S4 Ep9: The Materials of Service Design
    Mar 26 2025
    Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine.

    My guests in this episode are Johan Blomkvist and Stefan Holmlid who, along with Simon Clatworthy, wrote the book The Materials of Service Design, which discusses materials (broadly framed) as a means to explore what service design is and could be.


    LINKS ==Guests==
    The Materials of Service Design: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the-materials-of-service-design-9781802203295.html
    Stefan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-holmlid-b402683/
    Stefan on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stefan-Holmlid
    Johan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blomkvist/
    Johan on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Johan-Blomkvist

    == Andy ==
    Website: https://www.polaine.com
    Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws
    Podcast: https://pln.me/p10
    Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coaching
    Courses: https://courses.polaine.com
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/
    Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@apolaine
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine
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    43 mins
  • S4 Ep8: Marzia Aricò - Design Leadership Maverick

    S4 Ep8: Marzia Aricò - Design Leadership Maverick
    Nov 27 2024
    Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine.

    My guest in this episode is Marzia Aricò, an independent consultant for organisations seeking to integrate design strategically, and works as a design leadership coach for individuals aiming to advance in their design careers.

    We talked about her journey to where she is now, service design and organisational change, the importance of diversity within organisations and how her guests on Design Voices Elevated have navigated their own journeys. And we talk about her new book, The Design Leadership Chronicles.


    == Show Links ==

    == Marzia ==
    • Marzia’s personal site: https://marzia.studio
    • Marzia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marziaarico/
    • Design Mavericks: https://designmavericks.substack.com
    • Design Voices Elevated podcast: https://designmavericks.substack.com/podcast
    • Design Voices Elevated on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@marziastudio
    • The Design Leadership Chronicles book: https://www.bispublishers.com/design-leadership-chronicles.html
    == Andy ==
    • Website: https://www.polaine.com
    • Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws
    • Podcast: https://pln.me/p10
    • Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coaching
    • Courses: https://courses.polaine.com
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/
    • Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@apolaine
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine


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    46 mins
  • S4 Ep7: Julian Simpson: The life of a screenwriter and director

    S4 Ep7: Julian Simpson: The life of a screenwriter and director
    Oct 7 2024
    Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine.

    Andy's guest in this episode is Julian Simpson, a London-based writer and director who has worked in film, TV and audio for the past 25 years. He made his directorial debut annoyingly young in his mid-20s with The Criminal and more recently worked on Spooks, New Tricks, Doctor Who and more. He created the Lovecraft Investigations, the Aldrich Kemp audio series and the Pleasant Green Universe. He runs a writer-led company called Storypunk and writes an excellent newsletter about the screenwriting life called, Development Hell.

    == SHOW LINKS ==

    == JULIAN ==

    - Development Hell: https://developmenthell.substack.com
    - Julian on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0801065/
    - Pleasant Green: https://www.pleasantgreen.co.uk
    - The Lovecraft Investigations: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06spb8w
    - Cartoon Gravity https://www.cartoongravity.com
    - The Virtual Production of The Mandalorian Season One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUnxzVOs3rk

    == ANDY ==
    * Website: https://www.polaine.com
    * Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws
    * Podcast: https://pln.me/p10
    * Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coaching
    * Courses: https://courses.polaine.com
    * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/
    * Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@apolaine
    * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine
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    57 mins