Join Vinita and Sam in our last episode of the series, as they reflect on their IxDA podcasting journey.

The IxDA podcast emerged in 2022 as a unique approach to the IxDA Sydney mentoring program, interviewing design leaders around career progression and mentoring. This year we've delved more into the 'zeitgeist of design', covering topics from Web3 to design accessibility.

We'll be taking a short break from the podcast while the team focuses on delivering an amazing program for Interaction 24.

You can find the the audio transcript for this episode as well as any resources mentioned at ixdaysydney.org. 

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Sydney IxDA Podcast. In this episode, Vinita and Jess are chatting with the team at Therapy for Designers. Simone Attanasio - Product Design Lead at Canva, Benaz Irani - Product Design Manager at OpenTable and Milly Schmidt - Experience Design Manager at Atlassian.

We've all heard of career growth programs through ADPList and IxDA's mentoring program. Therapy for Designers is looking at doing this in a way that incorporates meaningful conversations, connections, food and wine. Creating a space for designers to safely share their challenges, be heard and learn to build a growth mindset and leadership capabilities as a group.

We'll be covering:  

• The origin, inspiration, and purpose behind the program
• Differentiating themselves from other career growth initiatives
• The connection to conversations, connections, and food
• Leadership styles within the facilitators
• Their learnings with "experiments" and scaling going forward

You can find the the audio transcript for this episode as well as any resources mentioned at ixdaysydney.org. 

In our ninth episode of the season, Vinita and Jess are having a chat with Amy Howard. Amy is the Lead Designer for IAG’s Design System, leading the creation and implementation of tools and resources that support designers using the design system. She works closely with designers and digital teams across the company to support its adoption and ensure it meets the needs of the organisation and its users.

We’ll be covering the following themes:

• The landscape of design systems and design ops

• How design systems reflect branding 

• Consumption of a design systems by different stakeholders

• Accessibility, scalability, and documentation within design systems

• The role design systems play in a designer’s career

You can find the the audio transcript for this episode as well as any resources mentioned at ixdaysydney.org.