Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this episode, Peter Merholz and I discuss the state of the design industry, the impact of design in organisations, the influence of Product and why so many orgs are simply happy with the mediocre over excellence.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:00 Peter's career path
00:09:00 On the death of UX and the state of design right now
00:16:00 Why there are so many bad Product Managers
00:20:00 Andy's thoughts on mediocrity
00:24:00 Peter's response on mediocrity
00:29:00 Has design actually been successful enough?
00:34:00 The Cambrian Explosion of design
00:36:00 The need for a professional association and accreditation for design
00:52:00 Design education is misaligned with the reality of working professionally
00:54:26 One small thing
1:00:00 Where to find Peter online
1:00:01 Outro

EPISODE LINKS

PETER
Peter Merholz - petermerholz.com
Org Design for Design Orgs: petermerholz.com/writing/#orgdesign
Finding Our Way podcast: https://findingourway.design/
Peter Merholz on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/petermerholz
Peter Merholz on Mastodon - https://sfba.social/@peterme

ANDY
Website: polaine.com
Newsletter: pln.me/nws
Podcast: pln.me/p10
Courses: courses.polaine.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/apolaine
Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@apolaine