There is more than one way to fillet a fish, there is more than one way to introduce the podcast and there is more than one way to back flip off a car in a high speed pursuit so that you land on the car behind you and use the impact to propel you up the side of the building. Okay so maybe not that last one but it is important to always consider your options. When it comes to generating options or concepts in design there is more than 1 way to go about this, none of them are necessarily wrong though they all have advantages and disadvantages.

Also I know this is a long one, we lost track of time and there isn't a convenient break. If there is ever doubt as to whether we like design, consider that we need to stop ourselves from talking more each episode. Sometimes we forget to though. 

Hosted using smoke signals while jousting by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 24 June 2020

Welcome to Toasting design where we talk about engineering design, Burt Russell, Chef Jeremy and hypersonic trains that educate children about the importance of sarcasm.

Timestamps for future reference:

Hosted for the first time, 62 episodes in, by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 14th July 2020

Keys: Introduction to main hosts, purpose of Toasting design, the design process

Working from home has advantages and disadvantages. It is also not for everyone or every business. Many, if not most, of you would say the police force cannot operate in a work from home type setup but why not? What is the purpose in a police station in this day and age? Pursuing ideas like this are, at the very least, a good way to stretch ideas and perceptions of what you know. We are not saying we know the answers nor that our ideas are correct but if no one questions anything then there can be no progress.

Hosted while working from home by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 17 June 2020

To guess or not to guess and to what level and why to guess and when to guess... that's the quote right? If not then it's mine. Guessing is a big part of design but there are skills that are needed and times for which it is inappropriate. Not to be taken lightly.

Hosted with our left feet in, our right hands out and shaking that nonsense all about by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 17 June 2020

What incentive is there to recap the previous years course work when starting a new year of study? Would it be helpful to get introductions to course material before the course started? Would you do it if the cost of getting it wrong might result in you flying off the edge of a cliff? 

All retorical questions obviously, you would have to do it. 

Hosted using claymation and stop motion photography by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 2nd June 2020.

No, we are not reviewing the tv series and we are similarly not deciding if the british or american versions are better. Instead we are considering how one would make an office more social distance friendly. How do you get around Martha who insists on leaning over you, cheek to cheek and prodding your monitor? How do you avoid those awkward passes in the hallway with that employee who you are sure is called Jarred but everyone calls Bill? What is the expected norm when it comes to using the shared microwave?

Hosted un-ironically by M. Boer and S. Schekman on the 2nd June 2020

Knowing that the never leave home will need to consider work, family life, recreation and health where do you then start? Do you rush into it or plan it out? Do you get rid of the family so that your design development becomes similar? Why not quit your job at the same time? Ok, that might affect mental health (not having an income and all), so maybe don't do that. Also family is important so probably best to release them from the basement. What else can be done?

Hosted through hyperbeli and abstract thought by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 26 May 2020

Knowing the problem is one thing. Knowing what to do about the problem is the second thing. But two unconnected things (get your head out the gutter) drift apart. The link between the "why" and the "therefore" is almost just as important. Imagine you were told that students cheating in exams is the problem and therefore the problem will be solved but chemically altering the brains of students to stop them contemplating cheating. Would you accept those two statement from the start (if so then please consider some courses on ethics) but if not then understand that while a big jump in logic is obvious even a small jump is enough to derail a project.

Hosted by a combination of time travel and inter dimensional nonsense that cancelled everything out by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 26 May 2020

It is likely that you don't want to be kept in lockdown and required to remain within your home for extended periods of time. If you were required to, however, is there a type of home or design of a home that would allow you do so comfortably and without the negative effects such as cabin fever, isolation and unproductive. While we won't strictly look at solutions, we tackle how to begin this sort of design.

Hosted telepathically using the internet by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 20 May 2020.

While it is unlikely you are going to be sent back in time to implement or carry out designs, as an exercise the implementation of systems in different environments. On the other hand if you are being sent back in time, please do something more than just get rich making home coffee machines. There are waffle irons too!

Hosted by way of worse code digitally altered to sound like voices by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 20 May 2020