Best Tony Ryan CEO Design & Technology Association Podcasts (2025)

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Designed for Life - Live at Simon Langton Boys School, Kent (Part 2) 1:06:13

3d ago1:06:13

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In this, the second episode of a two-part mini-series, we continue exploring the journey of school design and technology leaders and departments as we visit and speak with staff, students, and parents at Simon Langton Boys' Grammar School in Canterbury, Kent. Before anyone assumes this is a story of overprivileged students enjoying an experience fa…

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Designed for Life - Live at Simon Langton Boys School, Kent (Part 1) 58:13

10d ago58:13

58:13

In this episode, we continue exploring the journey of school design and technology leaders and departments as we visit and talk with staff, students, and parents at the Simon Langton Boys Grammar School in Canterbury, Kent. Before anyone decides this is a story of overprivileged students enjoying an experience created by money and connections, plea…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Dean Kamen & Chris Hatherall 59:51

1M ago59:51

59:51

This is a big episode for Designed for Life, as we proudly reach number 100! We are delighted to have Dean Kamen, an American engineer, inventor, and businessman, on the show. Dean is known for his inventions of the Segway, iBOT, and Slingshot (a water purification system) and for founding what he proudly calls his greatest invention, FIRST. In thi…

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Designed forn Life - Live at Newstead Wood School 1:16:51

2M ago1:16:51

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How do you build a successful design & technology department from the ground up with an entirely new staff? What curriculum changes should you make at KS3, KS4 and KS5 to ensure you stretch and challenge what are undoubtedly very bright students? What physical changes can you make to the department's look, feel and function when the budget is tight…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Marisa Kurimbokus IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2024 59:58

2M ago59:58

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In this episode, we are delighted to welcome Marisa Kurimbokus, who was announced as the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2024 at the end of last year. In the podcast, we follow Marisa's journey from primary school, where a teacher dropped what I can only assume was a casual comment, but it is one that sticks with her to this day. Through secon…

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Designed for Life - Live at Arts University Bournemouth 1:00:33

3M ago1:00:33

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In this episode, we take the podcast on the road to Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) and talk with YouTube stalwarts Brothers Make, Louise Dennis, Curator at MoDiP (Museum of Design in Plastics) and Will Strange, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader (Sustainable Design) at AUB. The podcast was recorded on February 5th in the main lecture theatre at t…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Titi Oliyide 55:55

4M ago55:55

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Growing up with a love of mathematics, Titi thought a career as a maths teacher was beckoning until a conversation with one of her sister's friends opened up the possibility of becoming an engineer. A comment that stood out for me in this conversation was her sister's friend's statement, "You don't have to love chemistry or be brilliant at it to be…

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Designed for Life - 2024 Wrapped Compilation 1:05:54

5M ago1:05:54

1:05:54

Somehow, another year has passed, and it's time to look back on Designed for Life across 2024. Over the year, we released sixteen new episodes, reached over 31,000 streams, reached new audiences in Asia and America and, most importantly, got to speak with some amazing and inspiring guests. In this end-of-year episode, we look back and have selected…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Hepzi Rattray 51:30

5M ago51:30

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Imagine accidentally being put off from a career in engineering by your brilliant grandfather who, without realising, made a career in the sector sound unreachable. Hepzi Rattray is a structural engineer with the global engineering company Ramboll, but for many years, she attempted to avoid following this career trajectory. In this penultimate podc…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Barnabas Shelbourne 58:28

5M ago58:28

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Barnabas is the CEO of The Greenpower Education Trust. This charity works with young people nationally to introduce them to using their STEM education in a very practical way to create battery-driven vehicles that then compete in regional and national heats. Having experienced 'Greenpower' as a teacher, headteacher, and now as CEO of the Design & T…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Maria Dunbar (Leith's Education) 59:16

6M ago59:16

59:16

In this episode, we turn to Food and Nutrition in the school curriculum and look at the challenges facing this aspect of National Curriculum education. Over the last few weeks, I have been fortunate to be introduced to Leith's Education and walked through their curriculum resources from KS1 to Post 16 (and extracurricular). These come at a cost (se…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Dr. Hilary Leevers 55:25

7M ago55:25

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In this week’s episode of Designed for Life, we are fortunate to speak with Dr Hilary Leevers, the Chief Executive of Engineering UK. We break from the usual show format to explore some of the data surrounding entry to engineering as a profession and discuss Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which this year runs from November 11th to 15th. EngineeringUK d…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Jonty Deeley Williamson 57:38

8M ago57:38

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Talk about battery power and people's attention automatically turns to electric vehicles, but in reality, this is one sector of a rapidly growing market. With this growth, there is an increasing need for young people to enter the sector and help design and make the power plants of the future. In this episode, we talk with Jonty Deely Williamson, wh…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Nick Ford 58:36

9M ago58:36

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In this episode, we talk with Nick Ford, founder of the design studio Pipsqueak and IP development specialist. Nick talks us through his school education, which took place at a time when neurodiversity was not so easily recognised or accounted for. Several very diverse jobs followed as Nick sought to find his way in the world of work from a mechani…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Bill Williams 51:24

9M ago51:24

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In this episode, we start a series in which we will talk with Design & Technology Association Trustees about their careers to date and the reasons why being a Trustee of the Association and being connected to its work is important to them. We start this series by talking with Bill Williams, Chair of D&TA Trustees. Bill is an experienced CEO across …

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Alex Ball BA (Hons) New Designers 2024 36:57

9M ago36:57

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This is the first episode with young graduates met recently at New Designers 2024 in London. Alex graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a second-class BA (Hons) in Product Design. I was struck by the simplicity of his design project and the clear communication of intent within his work. It is clear that Alex is very passionate abou…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Trudi Barrow 52:28

11M ago52:28

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In this episode, we are delighted to converse with Design education specialist, advisor, teacher and CLEAPSS consultant Trudi Barrow. It seems like a strange statement, but we rarely have a design and technology teacher and leader on the podcast, so in this episode, we follow Trudi's journey into teaching but then spend a good part of the conversat…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with the Textiles Skills Centre (Report released April 24) 53:38

1y ago53:38

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In this episode, we are delighted to talk with Dawn Foxall and Roy Ballam about the recently released paper commissioned by the Textiles Skills Centre, 'Unravelling the Fabric of Textiles Education'. As we seek to move the subject forward, building from the bottom up being our approach at the Association, we need to carefully look at where textiles…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Gordon Fraser (Marloe Watch Co) 1:02:57

1y ago1:02:57

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In this conversation, we follow Gordon Fraser, Co-founder of the Marloe Watch Company, on his journey from a difficult school experience to co-founding a successful British-designed watch company. With his Co-founder Oliver, whom he met online, the two founded The Marloe Watch Company and produced their first two watches without meeting (and living…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Claire Holman 1:04:23

1+ y ago1:04:23

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In this episode, we are in conversation with Claire Holman, modelmaking professional and lecturer at Arts University Bournemouth. We follow Claire's journey from a fairly nomadic start as her family moved first to Zambia and then to England, closely followed by Scotland as her father's work dictated their journey. This was followed at age sixteen b…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Josh Myers (Founder Denimolite) 51:05

1+ y ago51:05

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Denim jeans have become an integral part of modern-day life. The majority of us own at least one pair (I personally have to confess to seven)! But how are these garments made? At what cost to the environment? And when they reach end of life how many of us give proper thought to where our once-loved products end up? Josh Myers is on a mission to tur…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Sophie Hague 55:36

1+ y ago55:36

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This episode sees us in conversation with Sophie Hague - 2022 RSA Student Award winner and UX Designer. Sophie found school difficult, not so much academically, but she found it over-stimulating, crowded and overall, just not an enjoyable experience. The one exception to this was design and technology lessons, where she enjoyed the 'open-endedness'…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Amanda Riley 56:26

1+ y ago56:26

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Amanda was somewhat destined to work in fashion from an early age. Influenced by her grandmother, who placed her in front of a sewing machine at age eight, she quickly learned how to use the machine and how to make her own clothes. Her grandmother's throwaway comment, having made her own dress only a short time after being introduced to the sewing …

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Reianna Shakil 1:00:44

1+ y ago1:00:44

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In this first podcast of 2024, we are delighted to be in conversation with Reianna Shakil, UKRI Young Innovators Awards 22/23 Winner | Multidisciplinary Designer | Founder + Director of Studio ZRX. In this conversation, we cover Reianna's journey from school through how she overcame problems when her funding ran out part way through her sixth form …

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Designed for Life - End of Year Compilation 2023 1:45:35

1+ y ago1:45:35

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So that was 2023! Twenty-four episodes of Designed for Life were recorded and published over the course of the year, fulfilling our promise of at least one podcast every two weeks. In these pods, I have been fortunate to speak with a wide range of innovators, founders, designers, engineers, academics, teachers and students, and here in this (admitt…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Becky Pell, Sound Engineer 54:13

1+ y ago54:13

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Where was the first music concert you ever attended? Who was the artist? Who did you see this artist/band with? And finally, how did you feel as you left the gig? If you are like me and love your live music, these are questions that will roll off the tongue. For me, it was the Police. I was fifteen years old and with my best mate from school, the g…

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Designed for Life - BBC/Beano episode with Mike Sterling and Alex Harris 1:04:16

1+ y ago1:04:16

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How many of you reading this have fond childhood memories of reading the Beano? I am guessing many of you could name most of the characters from the Beano now; some of you may still have Christmas Annuals tucked away somewhere in the loft. Well, the good news is the Beano is still alive and well...in fact, it is in rude health. So when I received a…

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Designed for Life - Hethersett Academy (Part Two) 1:27:02

1+ y ago1:27:02

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This is part two of a two-part mini-series in which we explore the development of the design and technology curriculum offer at Hethersett Academy in East Anglia. If you have not yet listened to part one, I suggest you go back and listen to this first, as there is something of a sequence. In this episode, we follow on from our conversation with Kat…

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Designed for Life - Hethersett Academy (Part one of two) 52:27

1+ y ago52:27

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In the second of our focus podcasts within a specific school, we are delighted to bring you 'Designed for Life' in conversation with Hethersett Academy in East Anglia. The intention within these podcasts is to provide listeners with a complete 360 journey around the design and technology department in the school, with interviews and thoughts from s…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Jenny Body CBE 56:12

1+ y ago56:12

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In this episode, we are delighted to be joined in conversation by Jenny Body CBE. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Aerospace Bristol on the morning of our annual awards ceremony on the 13th of October this year. The recording was made almost within touching distance of Concorde, an aircraft that Jenny had the privilege of wo…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Jennifer Campbell (MD Giles Agency) 58:04

1+ y ago58:04

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In this episode, I was delighted to be in conversation with Jennifer Campbell, Managing Director of Giles Agency Hong Kong. In the pod, we track Jen's journey from rural Berkshire through the discovery that her natural penchant to quickly strike up conversations with people, together with an ability to sell and the tenacity to hang on in there when…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Charlotte Chapman 49:31

1+ y ago49:31

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This podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at The Royal Grammar School, Newcastle. This is the first of a series of live podcasts to come as we take Designed for Life on the road to meet not only our stunning guests but also teachers, students and their parents. In this podcast, I was fortunate to be in conversation with Charlotte Chapma…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Larry Sullivan 1:15:17

1+ y ago1:15:17

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Larry Sullivan is a serial entrepreneur, business founder, angel investor and social philanthropist. In this podcast, we track Larry's journey from humble beginnings growing up in Essex to a sudden awakening to academia in sixth form, leading him to be the first in his family to attend university. A chance conversation led him to travel to America …

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Joshua Bruce 59:51

1+ y ago59:51

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The joy of this podcast is that through it, we get to talk with designers, engineers and innovators at the very peak of their game and often informed by years or even decades of experience. At the same time, we have spoken with people at the very start of their careers, and are privileged to explore how they are shaping themselves and their careers…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Ben Edmonds 1:18:26

2y ago1:18:26

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Ben Edmonds is a designer, inventor, entrepreneur, engineer and self-confessed 'tinkerer'. In this episode, we follow Ben from school where aged twelve and asked what he wanted to do when he grew up; he answered, "I want to be a lead designer for Dyson". Almost twenty years later, that's exactly what he did, becoming a Principal Designer at Dyson. …

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Ifeoma Okolie 58:23

2y ago58:23

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In this episode of Designed for Life, we speak with Ifeoma Noelin Okolie. Ify is a Chartered, FSEng (SIS) Certified, Product Safety Manager, Choral Singer, Poet & Abstract Photographer. Ify has 13 years experience delivering innovative state-of-the-art safety engineering solutions across a variety of safety-critical industries, where she has held v…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Clara Chu 46:24

2y ago46:24

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In this latest episode of Designed for Life, you get to meet the Young V&A’s first designer in ‘The Shed’, Clara Chu. The Young V&A opened its doors on Saturday, 1 July 2023. Young V&A is a powerhouse of creativity for the young, from infants to early teens. It is a national museum dedicated to children and young people, a place to imagine, play, c…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Alex Knight (STEMazing) 56:20

2y ago56:20

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In this latest podcast, we are in conversation with Alex Knight, award-winning founder and CEO of the amazing STEMazing initiative. The best way to introduce you to STEMazing's mission and work is to take this quote directly from their website: "STEMAZING is a Call to Action to collectively amplify the voice of women in Science, Technology, Enginee…

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Designed for Life - Baysgarth School An engineering journey (Part 2) 1:04:16

2y ago1:04:16

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This is the second part of a two-part series of podcasts, and the first of its kind recorded live in a school. We are excited to be able to bring you what we plan will be a series of spotlight sessions focused on D&T departments nationally. If you have stumbled across this episode without listening to Part One of the mini-series, I politely suggest…

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Designed for Life - Baysgarth School An engineering journey (Part 1) 1:03:19

2y ago1:03:19

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This is the first in a two-part series of podcasts and the first recorded live in a school. We are excited to be able to bring you what we plan will be the first in a series of spotlight sessions focused on D&T departments nationally. Baysgarth School is a Co-educational secondary school located in Barton-on-Humber, North Lincolnshire. The school w…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Gill Fitzpatrick 1:01:18

2y ago1:01:18

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In this episode, we follow Gill's journey from church school, where her dad was the local vicar and knew 'everyone', through to training as a structural engineer, a job that Gill loved and thought she would work in for the rest of her working life. As a young graduate engineer with a degree in applied geology and engineering, Gill took the first te…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Cecile Searle (CEO Magway) 54:58

2y ago54:58

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Magway is a values-driven startup technology business situated in Wembley, North West London. Started in 2017, their staged vision is to take cargo off our roads and instead run the bulk of this cargo emissions-free on magnetic motor-driven 'trains' either set above or below ground. They are working to drive an electrical revolution, unlock new eco…

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Design & Class: Episode 44 51:59

2y ago51:59

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Internship experiences, barriers to working class designers entering the industry and what was you obsessed with when you were 6? www.designtruth.co.uk Brad Harper - Founder / Design Truth Wyn Jones - Principal Consultant / PDD James Wood - Founder / Studio Wood James grew up working class and under conditions unfamiliar to most industrial designer…

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Imposter Syndrome: Episode 43 1:02:03

2y ago1:02:03

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Growth mindset, vulnerable leaders & creating positive habits. www.designtruth.co.uk Brad Harper - Founder / Design Truth Wyn Jones - Principal Consultant / PDD Susan Walbrook / Life Coach For more on Susan, visit www.thecreativespacecoaching.comBy Design Truth

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Teachers in Residence Mini-Series (3) Stephanie Tomlinson 24:18

2y ago24:18

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This is the third and final episode in our short mini-series on Teachers in Residence, the initiative within the Design and Technology Association that places teachers in business and industry placements, within which they gain a detailed perspective of the company, learn more about the sector that the business works within, thus allowing them to r…

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Should we talk about AI?: Episode 42. 1:14:47

2y ago1:14:47

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Holiday blues, Keyshot courses and why can't I escape this thing called AI? www.designtruth.co.uk Brad Harper - Founder / Design Truth Wyn Jones - Principal Consultant / PDD Tom Parsons - Founder / Aetha Design.By Design Truth

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Teachers in Residence Mini-series (2) Debbie Inman (Bulletproof) 26:49

2y ago26:49

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This is the second of three in our short mini-series on Teachers in Residence, the initiative within the Design and Technology Association that places teachers in business and industry placements, within which they gain a detailed perspective of the company, learn more about the sector that the business works within, thus allowing them to return to…

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Teachers in Residence Mini Series (1) Mario de Freitas 38:03

2y ago38:03

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Around three years ago, the Design and Technology Association recognised a problem which many teachers expressed. Many D&T teachers had entered the profession through the traditional route, school-university-school and as such had no experience of working in business or industry that could inform their teaching. We tried a few trials with teacher p…

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Designed for Life - In conversation with Nick Grey 59:17

2+ y ago59:17

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In this episode, we are delighted to be in conversation with Nick Grey, founder and Managing Director of Grey Technologies, better known to most of us as GTech. GTech manufactures cordless tools, with the range running from vacuum cleaners through to garden tools and equipment. In this podcast we follow Nick's journey from his earliest years and wh…

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Designed for Life - in Conversation with Dr. Lynne Bianchi 1:03:00

2+ y ago1:03:00

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In this episode, we are delighted to be joined by Dr Lynne Bianchi. Lynne is Vice Dean for Social Responsibility, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility, Director of the Science & Engineering Education Research and Innovation Hub & Senior Lecturer at Manchester University. A staunch advocate of STEM and vocational education, we track Lynn…

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