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Real life stories from those who've pioneered design thinking in Human Resources. Learn more: https://www.talentimperative.com/podcast
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Jun 23, 2023
Jun 23, 2023
33 min
In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Jessica Haaz. Jessica shares insights from her "100 Interesting Conversations" experiment and discusses how we can use questions to better connect with others.

Jun 6, 2023
Jun 6, 2023
30 min
In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Lynn DiBonaventura. During the conversation they discuss the fact that most organizations’ caregiving and bereavement policies are not as human-centric as they could be and what leaders can do to fill in the gap.

Aug 26, 2022
Aug 26, 2022
34 min
In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Dr. Bruce Pereira. Bruce shares how to use storytelling to impact organizational and culture change.

Apr 16, 2022
Apr 16, 2022
32 min
In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Change Healthcare’s Ashley Eisenberg and Rachel Franco. Ashley and Rachel share how they collaborate cross-functionally to build design thinking muscle in the organization.

Mar 18, 2022
Mar 18, 2022
37 min
In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Chicago Public Media’s Dr. Valerie Toney Parker and Steve Bynum. Valerie and Steve share their experience in applying a human-centered approach to inclusion.

Jan 30, 2022
Jan 30, 2022
45 min
In this episode of "Talent Tales", talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain brings back three former Talent Tales guests (Angela Howard, Elles Skony, and Steph Ryter) to discuss “Design Thinking for HR in 2022 - Predictions, Practices, and Pitfalls”.

Dec 19, 2021
Dec 19, 2021
29 min
In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Zalando Senior Product Manager, Adam Cochrane. Adam shares his experience in designing workplace rituals.

Nov 16, 2021
Nov 16, 2021
30 min
In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Pfizer’s Global Congress Lead PIH & Innovation, Lee Kim. Lee shares her approach to bringing more humanity and creativity into the workplace.

Jul 23, 2021
Jul 23, 2021
30 min
In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by Snyk’s Director of People Experience, Diana Marchese. Diana shares how she has applied design thinking to the hybrid work transformation.

Apr 2, 2021
Apr 2, 2021
26 min
In this episode of "Talent Tales" talentimperative.com founder Nicole Dessain is joined by IBM’s Director of Employee Experience & Design, Damon Deaner. Damon shares how he has built design thinking capability within the HR organization.
