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S1E27 Flat Org Structures, Communicating with Engineers & Philanthropic Design | Reade Harpham

Being an Engineer · 7 Aug 2020 · 1h 01m · Episode 27

What this episode covers

Reade Harpham, Senior Medical Device Specialist at Priority Designs, discusses his career path from industrial design to human factors, emphasizing the importance of communicating user needs to engineers using specific constraints rather than abstract feelings. He details his time at Battelle, a nonprofit R&D organization, where he engaged in philanthropic design projects like developing grain threshers for Mali. At Priority Designs, he explains how the company maintains a flat, employee-owned structure to foster autonomy, organic growth into new capabilities like sound design, and a culture that supports intrapreneurship.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
Priority Designs, Battelle, Schlessinger Research, Three Fieldwork, Majors, Gates Foundation, General Mills, Conquest Maps
Also
FDA, MDI

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