Thanks for Making It | S1E5: Designing for a Feeling & Turning a Passion Into a Successful Business - Kyle Doerksen of Onewheel
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You have probably ridden an electric car or scooter, but have you ever ridden a Onewheel? This lightweight mobility vehicle has one giant wheel and a motor, and sensors that control the motion of the motor to balance you. So it balances for you, and you lean forward to go, back to slow down, and lean on the side to make a turn. But perhaps most importantly, it is designed to create a joyful feeling while riding it. What does it mean to design and engineer a product for a feeling? In this episode of Thanks for Making It, our host Beth Altringer Eagle interviews Kyle Doerksen, the creator of Onewheel. They discuss his background in design and engineering, how he turned a Design Engineering passion into a successful business while still working at IDEO, Onewheel's creative process, and the many benefits of mixing design and engineering.

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Runtime

1 hr. 1 min. 27 sec.

File Format

.mp3

Interviewer

Beth Ames Altringer Eagle

Interviewee

Kyle Doerksen

Recording Date

4-13-2023

Season

1

Episode

5

Keywords

business, design engineering, design, engineering, technology, creative technology, interface design, experience design, product design, teams, collaboration, Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design, podcast, Onewheel

Disciplines

Art and Design | Art Education | Business | Engineering | Engineering Education | Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces | Industrial and Product Design | Technology and Innovation

Thanks for Making It | S1E5: Designing for a Feeling & Turning a Passion Into a Successful Business - Kyle Doerksen of Onewheel

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