Episode

Ryan Stephen - Creativity, Storytelling, and Prototyping Playful Ideas

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Dive Club 🤿
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Feb 12, 2026
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Summary

Ryan Stephen ( https://x.com/Ryan__Stephen ) is a product designer at Microsoft, but the reason I wanted to interview him is because he's the man behind some of my favorite design experiments on Twitter. So in this episode Ryan gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his creative process, the tools in his stack, and how he approaches effective storytelling in design. Some highlights: - How Ryan sparks creativity - The power of putting your work on Twitter - How Ryan thinks about investing in his career - Ryan’s mental model for fidelity and prototyping - The lessons Ryan’s learned about effective storytelling - The tools and techniques Ryan uses to make ideas feel real - + a lot more