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Project Design: The Good, The Bad and the Wild

Danielle Wilkins
Project Design
Project Management
Stakeholder Engagement
World Resources Institute
Design Process
Stakeholder Feedback
E-Learning Platforms
Flexibility In Planning
Asana
Community Communication
FDA
Software Engineering
Social Impact
International Development
Success Metrics
Stakeholders
Public Transportation
Climate Resilience
Urban Planning
Alignment

We interview different people, in different industries, at different points in their careers, about project design- what it means to them, how it helps them and how sometimes, it is a pain in the butt. We don't have all the answers for how to design the perfect project, but through these conversations we try to cut through the theory and the jargon to talk about what works and what doesn't work in... more

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What happens when everyone agrees something needs to change, but the software you rolled out to fix it isn't actually fixing anything?

In Part 2, Emma Marks and Audrey Damman get real about what happened after they got consensus to roll out Asana to... more

What is happening when your whole team agrees on what's broken, but at the end of the day, nothing changes?

In this episode I sit down with Emma Marks and Audrey Damman to talk about what they learned rolling out a new work management system to the... more

In this final part of the conversation with Sebastian Varela, we get into something that might be the most important piece of the puzzle: how do you build organizational structures that create coherence without crushing the diversity of perspectives ... more

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Emma Marks
PMEL Manager at the World Resources Institute
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Episode: What Comes After Consensus: The Problem with Shared Problems
Audrey Damman
PMEL Specialist on the Managing for Results team
World Resources Institute
Episode: What Comes After Consensus: The Problem with Shared Problems
Sebastian Varela
Director of the Strategy and Institutional Alignment team at World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute
Episode: Project Alignment: Tug of War - Part 1: Balancing Local Context with the Big Picture
Danielle Wilkins
Host of Project Design Podcast
Project Design Podcast
Episode: Project Alignment: Tug of War - Part 1: Balancing Local Context with the Big Picture
Ken Wilkins
Software engineer with a background in electrical engineering and extensive experience in medical devices
Private Sector
Episode: Design in Reverse - Part 1: Design without Feedback
Matt Hessler-Cleary
Project designer experienced in stakeholder engagement and project flexibility
Episode: Cook Your Projects, Don't Bake Them: Project Design Takeaways From a Fixer of Broken Things - Part 2
Matt Cleary Kessler
Project Manager focused on strategy and management at the World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute
Episode: Cook Your Projects, Don't Bake Them: Project Design Takeaways From a Fixer of Broken Things - Part 1
Kavita Desai
Social impact expert with a focus on project design in international development.
Episode: Is Your Project Answering the Wrong Question? With Kavita Desai

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Danielle Wilkins
Host of Project Design: The Good, The Bad and the Wild

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Project Alignment: Tug of War - Part 3: Guardrails vs. Galaxies
Q: What do you think we should be thinking about, that we're talking about when it comes to design, a project design that we're not currently talking about now?
Sebastian emphasizes the importance of managing diverse intentions and values, viewing them as valuable rather than burdensome.
Cook Your Projects, Don't Bake Them: Project Design Takeaways From a Fixer of Broken Things - Part 2
Q: What do you think that we should be talking about when it comes to project design that we're not currently talking about much these days?
Design should be viewed as flexible and adaptable rather than rigid, allowing projects to adjust based on real-time feedback and conditions.
Cook Your Projects, Don't Bake Them: Project Design Takeaways From a Fixer of Broken Things - Part 2
Q: How do you guard the space to build that trust to really get people engaged in your work?
Demonstrating success and providing template resources that help unpack project assumptions while facilitating in-depth discussions fosters an environment for trust and engagement.

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The show focuses on practical project design across industries, highlighting how teams move from ideas to implementation in real-world settings. Episodes frequently explore stakeholder engagement, alignment, change management, and the iterative nature of design, often featuring guests from non-profit and public sectors who share hands-on experiences with planning tools, learning frameworks, and governance structures. A standout thread is the emphasis on human factors—training, communication, and buy-in—as critical levers that determine whether a project design actually lands and scales, rather than relying solely on process or software. The format tends to mix practitioner stories with actionable takeaways, making it especially useful for t... more

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2. Audrey Damman
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