Out of the Blue

In the middle of Departure Hall 3 of Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, we talk with Professor Sicco Santema. He researches people in transit, through cooperation with large players in the field of mobility and travel, such as Schiphol Airport, KLM and Amsterdam RAI. He talks about why failure is good, if travelling is the new smoking, and how we can design mobility as something bigger than just your destination.

References in this episode:

PASSME project (https://www.tudelft.nl/io/onderzoek/research-labs/aviation/research/passme/)

Schiphol & Delft University of Technology join forces (https://news.schiphol.com/schiphol-and-delft-university-of-technology-join-forces-to-accelerate-innovations-for-passengers-and-the-airport/)

How do you observe people to improve your design? In the latest IDE podcast episode, we take a deep dive into the world of context mapping with Froukje Sleeswijk Visser. She pioneered this design research methodology as a way of gaining insight into the user of future designs. Listen to Froukje and you will never look at the colour of your Wi-Fi router in the same way. Also in this episode: Ianus exercises some demons about his secret childhood hatred for skating.

Reference in this episode:

Gorogoa (videogame): http://gorogoa.com/

Kitchen Stories (movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323872/

As a former aerospace engineer, Bas Flipsen is a passionate lecturer at IDE and former Academic Director of the Delft Teaching Academy. Ianus Keller met up with him in the Teaching Lab, the on-campus educational development hub and common room for teachers of TU Delft, to discuss the bible of airplane design, why summer holidays are bad, and his little disagreement with Apple on home-repairs of their products.

References in this episode:

Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic – Storytelling with Data: http://www.storytellingwithdata.com/book

Trailblazers podcast: https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-us/perspectives/categories/trailblazers/#

Bas Flipsen: Good Teaching in Less Time (lunch lecture): https://collegerama.tudelft.nl/Mediasite/Showcase/esa-teachingacademy/Presentation/cea32dadb01e453c8edb5b8b3889954a1d

In honour of her inauguration as professor in Design Methodology for Sustainability & Circular Economy, Ianus Keller talks with Conny Bakker about the Champions League of sustainable design, digging for world views, why the dinosaurs have had their time and dancing with systems.

References in this episode:

Stephen Gould: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Jay_Gould

Donella H. Meadows - Thinking in systems: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3828902-thinking-in-systems

Notion: https://www.notion.so/

There is no universal design. Everyday objects and services that work in some parts of the world, are totally different somewhere else. Annemiek van Boeijen, assistant-professor Design, Culture & Society, argues for design creativity, context and richness in her new book Culture Sensitive Design. We’re also joined by special guest Timo de Rijk, Director of the Design Museum in Den Bosch, to discuss culture, design history and the stupidity of efficiency.

References in this episodes: Culture Sensitive Design: a Guide to Culture in Practice Chen Hao – Cultura Victor Papanek – The Politics of Design The Story of the Weeping Camel Rag Mask