Episode 23: Giorgia Lupi - Harmonizing life and data through design

Show Notes: Data-driven design firm AccuratData humanismWhen she realized design was going to be a part of her life (07:00) A ’new chapter’ in her life to fuse data and design (07:30) What teachers told her that changed her (08:00) Discovery of information design (09:00) Rules versus limitations (10:15) Rules as catalyzers of creativity Pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone Phases of dealing with COVID-19 (13:00) Think about yourself in 2-3 years - who do you want to remember yourself to be? (13:45) Daily practices (14:15) How to be in touch with what makes you feel better (15:30) Be patient with yourself What she does when she feels uncreative (16:30) Saying no to things (19:00) Setting rules for yourself Decide who it is that you are Maria Popova and Brain Pickings (23:15) Design vs. data science (25:00) Data as a way to analyze oneself (25:15) Design firm IDEO and user-centered design (28:30) Antidisciplinary (28:40) What to avoid when starting a new project (29:15) The tension between familiarity and the unknown (30:15) The energy you put out (32:20) The value of new creative environments (33:00) Pentagram (33:20) Not the next ’thing,’ the next ‘chapter’ (35:00) Using a language is a way to train the brain (37:00) MIT Media Lab (38:30) Friends in space piece (42:00) Lightning Round (44:00): Book: The image of the city Kevin Lynch Passion that set her path: playing the piano Latest passion: Romantic relationship Screwed up: Relationship with her father and time Find Giorgia online http://giorgialupi.com/Twitter"Five-Cut Fridays’ five-song music playlist series  Giorgia’s list