148. How to Have Good Ideas

Sarah Stein Greenberg runs Stanford’s d.school, which teaches design as a mode of problem solving. She and Steve talk about what makes her field different from other academic disciplines, how to approach hard problems, and why brainstorms are so annoying.

• SOURCE:• Sarah Stein Greenberg (dschool.stanford.edu/team-directory/sarah-stei…), executive director of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University.

• RESOURCES:• Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways (amzn.to/4gYfOya), by Sarah Stein Greenberg (2021).
• Noora Health (noorahealth.org).
• Civilla (civilla.org/about).
• Substantial (substantialclassrooms.org/team).
• Rare (rare.org/program/innovative-finance).
• Sarah Stein Greenberg wildlife photography (sarahsteingreenberg.com).

• EXTRAS:• "Feeling Sound and Hearing Color (freakonomics.com/podcast/feeling-sound-and-hea…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
• "Why Are Boys and Men in Trouble? (freakonomics.com/podcast/why-are-boys-and-men-…)" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
• "What’s Impacting American Workers? (freakonomics.com/podcast/whats-impacting-ameri…)" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
• "Richard Dawkins on God, Genes, and Murderous Baby Cuckoos (freakonomics.com/podcast/richard-dawkins-on-go…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
• "The World’s Most Controversial Ornithologist (freakonomics.com/podcast/the-worlds-most-contr…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
• "How PETA Made Radical Ideas Mainstream (freakonomics.com/podcast/how-peta-made-radical…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
• "Pay Attention! (Your Body Will Thank You) (freakonomics.com/podcast/pay-attention-your-bo…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
• "How to Have Great Conversations (freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-have-great-con…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
• "Suleika Jaouad’s Survival Mechanisms (freakonomics.com/podcast/suleika-jaouads-survi…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
• "Daron Acemoglu on Economics, Politics, and Power (freakonomics.com/podcast/daron-acemoglu-on-eco…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
• "Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin on 'Greedy Work' and the Wage Gap (freakonomics.com/podcast/bonus-nobel-laureate-…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023).
• "A Rockstar Chemist and Her Cancer-Attacking 'Lawn Mower (freakonomics.com/podcast/a-rockstar-chemist-an…),'" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).
• "Daniel Kahneman on Why Our Judgment is Flawed — and What to Do About It (freakonomics.com/podcast/daniel-kahneman-on-wh…)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).
• "Why Is Richard Thaler Such a ****ing Optimist? (freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-richard-thaler…)" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).

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