Podcast

Claudia Braun former head of CMF design for Rivian, Volvo, Polestar, Porsche, and Merced, now part of our Consulting team here at Konzepthaus dives deeper into the topic of Authentic Leadership and Becoming a role model. She recounts her journey navigating a male-dominated industry, discussing challenges such as the lack of female mentors and balancing career aspirations with societal stereotypes around motherhood. As a role model for her children, her team and women in the industry, she shares her struggles to establish her leadership style while remaining authentic amidst professional pressures.

Amy talks about her journey in the automotive design world, navigating a heavily male-dominated industry. From adapting to a non-inclusive environment early in her career to witnessing a shift in leadership mindset, Amy shares personal insights on communicating and collaborating at the executive level, overcoming stereotypes, and finding mentors for personal growth. Join us as she discusses her challenges in envolving automotive design departments.

The cityscapes and the environment are changing rapidly. Digital influences and new designs are shaping a new image of a modern metropolis.

This is about exploring how design reacts to these changes and how it affects the vehicles around us. The panel is hosted by BMW Designer Chris Bangle.

What is the influence of design on the perception of cultures, and how does design affect politics? The way we will move in the future will be guided by other factors than simply an OEM. How will new players like cities creatively react to these challenges? The panel is hosted by Christopher Butt, critic and writer at Design Field Trip.

Mobility design is more than just the sum of technologies. It strives to create experiences that appeal to all the senses and create an emotional connection between man and machine in the long term. How user-centred products are created from technologies is the focus of the expert panel.

A modern automobile no longer just gets us from A to B. A wide range of comfort functions, entertainment offerings, communication interfaces and digital services are at the heart of the driving experience. The car has long since matured into an interactive everyday companion. Vehicle designers are paving the way. How the role of creatives and the nature of their products is changing is the central point of discussion in this session.

Funktionieren Masterarbeiten und Co. als Innovationstreiber im Unternehmen? Welche Vorteile die enge Zusammenarbeit mit Hochschulen, Unis und Forschungseinrichtungen bringen kann, auch (oder besonders wenn) man als Unternehmen noch relativ klein und aufstreben ist, darüber habe ich mit in der heutigen Folge von Moodboard sprechen können.

Ein etwas generalistischerer Ansatz als sonst in der heutigen Folge. Christian ist seit einiger Zeit im Healthcare Bereich untwewegs und hat mir einige Insights geben können, wo und wie wir mit UCD einen wirklich großen Unterschied machen können.

Karim Antoine Habib (Senior Vice President of Design at Kia) talks to Martin in this week’s episode about the influences culture has on design and how his experience has helped him build brands with his works but also on how Social Media is affecting the way designers think in today’s world.