Aug 7, 2026 · 39 min · 10 segments
Lindsey sits down with educator and design futurist Heather Snyder-Quinn to explore design fiction and how it plays out in practice. The conversation digs into the profit and time pressures that shape…
Heather Snyder-QuinnGuest
Lindsay PetersonHost
Welcome back to In a Glimpse, a podcast where we talk about the emotion of awe and its relationship to design.
Heather is an associate professor of design and civics fellow at DePaul University's Jarvis College of Computing.
Heather was named a 2024 Researcher to Know by the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition and serves on the board of directors for DePaul's Institute for Business and Professional Ethics.
In 2022, Heather was an Opt-Ed Public Voice Fellow and received both the Wicklander Ethics Fellowship and the Excellence in Teaching Award.
Heather's work explores the intersection of design fiction, technology, and civic engagement, helping communities imagine possible futures and critically engaging with emerging technologies.
Heather's research and projects have been recognized by the World Economic Forum, MIT Press, Yale Law School, The Washington Post, Letterform Archive, Drawdown Books, and Hyperallergic.
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Welcome back to In a Glimpse, a podcast where we talk about the emotion of awe and its relationship to design.
Heather is an associate professor of design and civics fellow at DePaul University's Jarvis College of Computing.
Heather was named a 2024 Researcher to Know by the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition and serves on the board of directors for DePaul's Institute for Business and Professional Ethics.
In 2022, Heather was an Opt-Ed Public Voice Fellow and received both the Wicklander Ethics Fellowship and the Excellence in Teaching Award.
Heather's work explores the intersection of design fiction, technology, and civic engagement, helping communities imagine possible futures and critically engaging with emerging technologies.
Heather's research and projects have been recognized by the World Economic Forum, MIT Press, Yale Law School, The Washington Post, Letterform Archive, Drawdown Books, and Hyperallergic.