Tayler Nowak Is Business Adjacent

Tayler Nowak didn't know design thinking existed until one professor's mentorship showed her it was the epicenter of everything she wanted to do. In this episode, Tayler and Lizzi talk about the culture shock of trading semester-long academic studies for two-week sprints, the specific vulnerability of asking for help when you're new somewhere, and why Tayler thinks being unheard usually comes down to people listening to respond instead of listening to hear.

Also: the research participant who told Tayler a box of tissues might be needed—turns out no one ever reached for the tissues.

Shout outs from Tayler:

• Dr. Dee Warmath: fcs.uga.edu/people/bio/dee-warmath

More mentions:

• M.S. in Design + Innovation: MDI program @ UW-Madison