BtC – Mandela Grandon on Co-Designing
Behind the CardboardSeries
Ellie Dix is joined by Mandela Grandon, designer of Glasgow, Overstocked, and The Shakespeare Game. They talk about the benefits and process of co-design, the difficulties in working with another person, and how to even get a co-designer. They also discuss the finer points, like how to address experience gaps, outline goals and partnership structure, and when it doesn’t work out.
Episode Outline
0:00 Beginning of Show
0:47 End of Intro
4:06 Benefits of Co-Designing
10:13 When it doesn’t work out
15:17 Example
19:48 Experience Gap
26:45 Talking about Partnership Structure
30:56 Getting a Co-Designer
36:00 Superlatives of Being a Designer
41:20 Outro
42:29 End of Show
In this Episode
Mandela Grandon - @mandelafg
