Dana Arnett and Kevin Bethune Interview Marcia Lausen

Marcia Lausen recently visited the Design Observer podcast “The Design of Business | The Business of Design,” hosted by VSA’s Dana Arnett and dreams • design + life CCO Kevin Bethune. Marcia Lausen is Director of the UIC School of Design and Founder of the Chicago office of Studio/lab. Following the 2000 presidential election, she also played a leading role in Design for Democracy, a national election design reform initiative from AIGA. Her book of the same name, “Design for Democracy: Ballot and Election Design,” explores design models to improve the election process.

Marcia joined Dana and Kevin to share her thoughts on the difference between brand and identity, the importance of integrating the roles of practitioner and educator, and learning to be a leader:

“I was not someone who was outspoken or saw myself as the leader of anything. But what happened is I became good at something and gained a lot of experience and skill. And it’s that ability that made me brave enough to be in front of people.”

“The Design of Business | The Business of Design” is a podcast from Design Observer, now in its 10th season. Dana Arnett and Kevin Bethune co-host the show, exploring how design works within complex organizations to shape decisions and processes, drive innovation, evolve products and services, and more.

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