About this interview Dr. Susie Wise is a designer and educator based at the d.school at Stanford. She wrote a book called Design for Belonging (released April 19, 2022) where she explores the concepts of feeling, seeing, and shaping belonging. In this episode, Dr. Wise talks to us about how she got involved in the d.school at Stanford and how that journey led her to write Design for Belonging. We explore the difference between belonging and “othering” and other concepts like Impostor syndrome or stereotype threat.   Tip for how to improve this skill <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Make a map of the places and spaces that you’re in (in your life)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Identify where you feel strong belonging and a lack of belonging</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Explore why those spaces make you feel that way</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Apply your learnings to the spaces you are creating</li> </ul>   Links <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susie-wise-33b4a0/</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Stanford d.school: <a href= "https://dschool.stanford.edu/">https://dschool.stanford.edu/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Book: https://designforbelonging.com</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Twitter: @susiewise</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Instagram: @susiebwise</li> </ul>

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Did you know that only 15% of your success comes from technical (hard) skills while 85% comes from “soft skills"? Join experience designer Tommy Bay every Tuesday as he interviews guests about what human skills are and how they can accelerate outcomes for designers and other professionals in ways you never thought possible. You'll explore over 100 skills across nine topic categories: being positive, caring, communicating, leading, motivating, organizing, overcoming difficulty, socializing, and thinking.

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Tommy is the UX Manager for WCF Insurance and feels strongly about user experience and product design. He loves Jesus, ultimate frisbee, and puzzles of all kinds. He invented a variation of foosball called 'Twosball' and throws an annual BBQ called the Ween-O-Rama.

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