Jake and Jonathan

57: Inside LEGO with design leader Tara Wike

Episode Summary

Jonathan has moved on. Jakes interviews [tara wike](https://medium.com/u/8d602f68bd49), Senior Design Manager at LEGO, the wooden toys company, and manages [LEGO Ideas](https://ideas.lego.com). Jakes asks Tara about her move to Denmark. Learning Danish. æ ø å. Eating a hot dog & drinking chocolate milk. Applying for jobs. Odd jobs. Designing minifigs. And some sage advice at the end! **Links:** [Microsoft Encarta (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encarta) [LEGO](https://www.lego.com) [LEGO Ideas](https://ideas.lego.com) [LEGO Idea (formerly Cuusoo) (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Ideas) [LEGO minifigure (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_minifigure) [Rhino](https://www.rhino3d.com/) [LEGO Voltron](https://shop.lego.com/Voltron) [LEGO NASA Apollo Saturn V](https://shop.lego.com/LEGO-NASA-Apollo-Saturn-V-21309) [DK LEGO Books](https://www.dk.com/uk/category/lego/) [LEGO Women of NASA](https://shop.lego.com/en-CA/Women-of-NASA-21312) [**AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass**:](https://ajsmart.com/masterclass)[ajsmart.com/masterclass](https://ajsmart.com/masterclass) 👀 [Buy Sprint!](https://www.thesprintbook.com/buy/) 📘 [Buy Make Time!](https://maketimebook.com/buy/) 📗 **Your Hosts:** * Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: [@jakek](https://twitter.com/jakek) * Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: [@jicecream](https://www.instagram.com/jicecream/) * Write into the podcast: [pbc@ajsmart.com](mailto:pbc@ajsmart.com) * Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: [PodcastTech.com](https://PodcastTech.com) Show Notes (fan made by [@amrkhalifeh](https://www.instagram.com/amrkhalifeh/)): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial

Episode Notes

Jonathan has moved on. Jakes interviews tara wike, Senior Design Manager at LEGO, the wooden toys company, and manages LEGO Ideas. Jakes asks Tara about her move to Denmark. Learning Danish. æ ø å. Eating a hot dog & drinking chocolate milk. Applying for jobs. Odd jobs. Designing minifigs. And some sage advice at the end!

Links:

Microsoft Encarta (Wikipedia)

LEGO

LEGO Ideas

LEGO Idea (formerly Cuusoo) (Wikipedia)

LEGO minifigure (Wikipedia)

Rhino

LEGO Voltron

LEGO NASA Apollo Saturn V

DK LEGO Books

LEGO Women of NASA

AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass:ajsmart.com/masterclass 👀

Buy Sprint! 📘

Buy Make Time! 📗

Your Hosts:

Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial