On Experience Design, Growth, and Working at Airbnb With Tin Kadoić (E18)

In this episode, I talk to Tin Kadoić, an experience designer. We cover topics such as his experience of working at Airbnb, different career paths in such organizations, the power of sharing your knowledge, professional lessons he learned so far, and much more.BiographyTin Kadoić is a design leader that’s been looking for meaningful ways to create communities, impact how we learn, stay healthy, and create belonging. Throughout his more than fifteen years long career, he’s worked as a Design Lead at Airbnb (which was his title at the time of our conversation), creative director at SYPartners, led an agency in NYC, created the first mobile products for a series of startups and Fortune500 companies, as well as lectured at Zagreb’s School of Design.When he’s not working, he’s been volunteering with the IxDA (Interaction Design Association) in helping new chapters launch and nurture their local communities. Originally from Croatia, he lives in San Francisco’s Mission District with his life-long partner, designer Matea Bronić.Selected Links From the EpisodeTin Kadoić's WebsiteTin Kadoić's InstagramTin Kadoić on MediumAirbnb Design, Official WebsiteIxDA: Interaction Design AssociationMindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol DweckCarol Dweck: The Power of Believing That You Can (TEDxNorrkoping)Christina Wodtke's OKRs System (Rescuing the Dreaded Weekly Status Email)Impostor Syndrome (Wikipedia)Show NotesIntroduction [00:00]Episode Introduction [00:51]Advice for Young Designers [02:19]On Improving and Growing As a Designer [07:49]What Is Experience Design? [15:34]Working As a Design Lead and Manager at Airbnb [19:18]Short Episode Break – Support the Podcast [31:51]Routines of a Product Designer [32:34]The Power of Sharing What You’ve Learned [47:23]How to Be a Better Creative Professional [59:35]Episode Outro [01:06:09]Full transcript and more at https://creative.voyage/