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Best-selling Author, Reimagining Design + Nonlinear (The MIT Press) | dreams • design + life | Television Presenter, America ByDesign | The Curious 100 Honoree - The Eames Institute www.kevinbethune.com

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[FULL EPISODE] America ByDesign: Season 4 | Episode 7
YouTube video by ByDesign TV [FULL EPISODE] America ByDesign: Season 4 | Episode 7

Yesterday, Ep. 7 (Season 4) of America ByDesign aired showcasing an assortment of projects from across the country.

I had the great honor of presenting Furkids Animal Rescue & Shelters' site in Atlanta, Georgia ... designed by BLUR Workshop. Check it out!

WATCH here :
youtu.be/NgtAmwGkpAI?...

13.10.2025 01:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Editor Picks: The best books for designing a better life From vision to voice.

The editors of @designobserver.com have curated a wonderful collection of books to help readers become happier, more authentic and connected versions of themselves, including "Nonlinear" by @kevinbethune.com! Check out their list: #design

29.09.2025 23:40 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
[FULL EPISODE] America ByDesign: Season 4 | Episode 6
YouTube video by ByDesign TV [FULL EPISODE] America ByDesign: Season 4 | Episode 6

Check out America ByDesign TV, Season 4 - Episode 6!

Among all these cool projects, I had the privilege of presenting the Chicago Botanic Garden and Chroma Modern eye clinic in Ft. Worth, TX, with my segments being directed by the wonderful Mary Mercado.

youtu.be/IWkhw82CFAE?...

Enjoy!

29.09.2025 16:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🙏🏽✨✨✨ a great time, thank you!

29.09.2025 03:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What design ingredients are you using to shape a new experience?

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www.kevinbethune.com/nonlinear

Nonlinear: Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction (@mitpress.bsky.social)

Available NOW at your favorite bookseller of choice.

05.08.2025 23:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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6 years of writing ... 2 published books ... 100's of engaged audiences ... 1000's of curious readers around the world, building their creative confidence and problem-solving intuition.

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www.kevinbethune.com

P.S. - If these books have resonated with you, please leave a positive review. 🙏🏽❤️

01.08.2025 17:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nonlinear: Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction @mitpress.bsky.social
Available in hardcopy & e-book at your favorite bookseller of choice.

28.07.2025 17:11 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
“Part of recognizing who I am, and who the folks I’m representing are, is that I will consciously rebel against the challenges we face with hope, faith, optimism, curiosity, and creativity.  I am.”

Nonlinear: Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction (The MIT Press)

“Part of recognizing who I am, and who the folks I’m representing are, is that I will consciously rebel against the challenges we face with hope, faith, optimism, curiosity, and creativity. I am.” Nonlinear: Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction (The MIT Press)

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Nonlinear: Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction (@mitpress)

Available in hardcopy & e-book at your favorite bookseller.

24.07.2025 18:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
[FULL EPISODE] America ByDesign: Season 3 | Episode 8
YouTube video by ByDesign TV [FULL EPISODE] America ByDesign: Season 3 | Episode 8

In Episode 8 (Season 3) of America ByDesign, I had the privilege of covering Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s recent expansion.

Check it out!

youtu.be/SevSrM4Fmis?...

ByDesign TV CBS #design #architecture

17.07.2025 14:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Will look into this to learn more. Thank you for raising the flag.

28.06.2025 01:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Grateful for a 2nd opportunity to speak to my friend Philip McKenzie, host of The Deep Dive podcast.

We enjoyed an intuitive conversation discussing my 2nd book, Nonlinear (@mitpress.bsky.social)

Spotify 🔊 open.spotify.com/episode/09SX...

Apple Podcast 🔊 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

27.06.2025 03:08 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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A welcome snippet describing my recent onboarding as a new cast member on America ByDesign on CBS! Special thanks to the ByDesign team!

Full convo here:
youtu.be/FLwVkXuMc44?...

See the announcement on ByDesign's site:
www.bydesign.global

P.S. - Nonlinear (@mitpress) gets a shout out too!

24.06.2025 02:31 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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After a journey of zigs & zags, curiosity has always been my defining thread ... there was something to codify in these 2 books.

Available NOW / @mitpress.bsky.social:
kevinbethune.com/nonlinear
kevinbethune.com/reimagining-design

With gratitude, k.g.b.

18.06.2025 17:44 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Friends,

My "Unlocking Strategic Innovation through Effective Design Leadership" course on Maven is now open for enrollment! Join cohort 5 for a fast paced 2-week hybrid learning experience aimed to open your creative aperture!

Cohort #5 - June 30th - July 12th!
maven.com/kevin-bethun...

09.06.2025 19:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nonlinear: Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction (@mitpress)

A book to elevate your creative intuition … for designers and non-designers alike, who are navigating an increasingly multidisciplinary world.

kevinbethune.com/nonlinear

07.06.2025 21:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nonlinear made an epic stop in SF for Figma's Config 2025.

09.05.2025 17:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🙏🏽❤️🥹 thank you!

02.05.2025 00:47 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s official! 🙏🏽❤️🥹📺✨

01.05.2025 23:56 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Friends,

I'm sitting on a rather exciting announcement ... I'm just waiting for the "ink to dry". 🥹🫣😅

#staytuned ... ByDesign TV

01.05.2025 16:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hi friends,

LIMITED seats! ... join us for the 4th cohort of my virtual course on Maven, "Unlocking Strategic Innovation through Effective Design Leadership"

REGISTER - (Apr. 28 kickoff - May 10th):
maven.com/kevin-bethun...
(use code: MAVEN10 for a 10% discount)

See you in class! - k.g.b.

21.04.2025 18:14 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Eye of the tiger ✨

Rapid sketch in procreate.

22.04.2025 22:09 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hi friends,

LIMITED seats! ... join us for the 4th cohort of my virtual course on Maven, "Unlocking Strategic Innovation through Effective Design Leadership"

REGISTER - (Apr. 28 kickoff - May 10th):
maven.com/kevin-bethun...
(use code: MAVEN10 for a 10% discount)

See you in class! - k.g.b.

21.04.2025 18:14 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

🙏🏽❤️✨

18.04.2025 23:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🙏🏽❤️✨ thank you!

18.04.2025 17:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Design: The Key to Unlocking Meaningful Innovation!

We need to comprehend #design ’s complexities and nuances as we navigate that forest of ambiguity in pursuit of unlocking meaningful #innovation

Great read by @kevinbethune.com!

www.linkedin.com/posts/kumli_...

18.04.2025 13:42 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 5    📌 0
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This weekend, I had the privilege of joining my fellow honorees for the Curious 100 celebration at the Eames Archives (Eames Institute).

Learn more about The Curious 100:
www.eamesinstitute.org/curious-100/...

P.S. - yes, that's a metal cast Eames Lounge Chair I'm sitting on ❤️

14.04.2025 17:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My "Unlocking Strategic Innovation through Effective Design Leadership" course on Maven is now open for enrollment! Join cohort #4 for a fast paced 2-week hybrid learning experience aimed to open your creative aperture!

REGISTER:
maven.com/kevin-bethun...
(Use code "MAVEN10" for a 10% discount)

08.04.2025 17:04 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

👀👀👀

07.04.2025 01:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A spring break for the record books ...

Had the pleasure of experiencing Japan's wonders through the lens of my wife and son's first time to Tokyo & Kyoto, and especially during sakara season.

Travel breeds special manifestations of curiosity, growth and perspective.

03.04.2025 01:16 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Navigate Ambiguity With an Open Aperture: Book Club Recap With Kevin Bethune – PRINT Magazine "Nonlinear does not need to mean divorcing yourself from the deadlines. This is about a parallel path around exploration," says Kevin Bethune. Register to watch the recording of our March Book Club.

In case you missed it …

Last week’s Print Magazine book club with the wonderful Debbie Millman - featuring Nonlinear: Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction (The MIT Press) with yours truly 🙏🏽❤️🥹

WATCH here:
www.printmag.com/book-club/no...

28.03.2025 11:27 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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