{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Era of the Generalist: Rachel Been, SVP of Design for Expedia Group","description":"In this episode, Liam speaks with Rachel Been, SVP of Design for Expedia Group, about her journey from photography to design leadership and why she believes this is &quot;the era of the generalist.&quot; The conversation unpacks the recent launch of Expedia's new app on ChatGPT and what it means to design for &quot;non-deterministic flows&quot; and &quot;infinite inputs.&quot; Rachel explains how AI is breaking old, linear design paradigms and why, in an age of potential &quot;design slop,&quot; deep curiosity and human-centered craft are more important than ever. &amp;nbsp; Read a transcript and check out more from me at interfacecafe.com &amp;nbsp; Episode Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:34 The Generalist Designer 11:22 Launching the Expedia App for ChatGPT 16:00 Beyond the Search Bar 25:44 Designing for Infinity 34:03 The Sandwich Theory 39:41 Avoiding Design Slop: Advice on Craft ","author_name":"Design Notes","author_url":"https:\/\/design-notes.show","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38877195\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/fccd30\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/195720265"}