Ingrid Fetell Lee

Ingrid Fetell Lee is a designer and author whose groundbreaking work reveals the hidden influence of our surroundings on our emotions and wellbeing. As the author of Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness, a former design director at global innovation firm IDEO, and the founder of the website The Aesthetics of Joy, she has devoted her career to helping people find more joy in life and work through design.

Debbie talks to designer and writer Ingrid Fetell Lee about joy. “It’s paradoxical. By forgetting about hapiness and just thinking about joy we find ourselves happier.”

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