Understanding the Next Battle Ground for Tech and the Power of Play with Kaave Pour from Space10
In this episode, Kaave Pour, the co-founder of Space 10, a company dedicated to improving everyday life for people and the planet, and I discuss how to navigate uncertainty and create spaces for collaboration. Kaave shares insights on the importance of VALUES and how they can evolve as a company grows. We also explored the role of play in work, and how technology is shaping the future of our homes — a future that Kaave believes is about to happen. Kaave's vision for the future of technology and innovation is truly inspiring, and I am deeply curious to see where he's bringing his design impact next. From this conversation I am taking George Bernard Shaw quote and have it as an everyday reminder: “We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing”.
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Emergent Design and the Art of Taming Chaos with Matthew Claudel
In this podcast episode, Matthew Claudel, the founder of Field States, shares valuable insights on emergent design and managing complexity. We discuss the importance of experimentation, learning from failures, and the role of curiosity in driving innovation. Matthew offers a thought-provoking discussion on how cities learn and evolve, with useful lessons for anyone interested in design, urban planning, or creativity. After recording this episode, I feel Matthew gave me the articulation I need in my practice to see design as a tool to solve emergent problems, a Darwinian approach that I believe will grow on me and I hope you find it revolutionary in your work as well as I do.
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Optimizing for Luck and Calibrating your Uncertainty Compass with Alexander Vilinskyy
In this episode, Alexander Vilinskyy talks about his perspectives on embracing chaos, innovation, and learning from mistakes. We dive into the importance of junior team members and why we should optimize for luck. We also touch on the future of devices and interaction - where I learned about how we can potentially interact with devices in a near future! Alexander shares his thoughts on interacting with knowledge and information, exploring new mediums, and the impact of war on his short and long-term perspective.
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Design, Complexity, and the Intersection of Cities and Technology with Brian Boyer
In this episode, Brian Boyer, co-founder of Dash Marshall and director of the Urban Technology program at the University of Michigan, shares his insights on navigating the complexities of design and the intersection of cities and technology. We discussed the difference between complexity and opacity, the value of design in decision-making, and the importance of understanding social knowledge. For me the highlight comes when Brian discussed the need for a broad toolbox in dealing with complexity and the challenges of multidisciplinary projects, something that still seems to be a struggle in the modern world. As a teacher, Brian also shares his experiences educating students to find a balance between different design perspectives and the importance of asking the right questions in city planning.
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A Masterclass on Navigating Chaos and Complexity in Business with Benjamin Yoskovitz
In this episode, Benjamin Yoskovitz, Founding Partner at Highline Beta, shares valuable insights on navigating the complexities of business and life. We discuss the importance of identifying trends and patterns in the market, balancing chaos and creativity, and making data-driven decisions amidst chaotic information. Benjamin also shares lessons learned from his book Lean Analytics and the story behind the B-Real app. The concept of atomic units of engagement stands out for me and it's one I will be using in my approach going forwards but you will find a ton more of practical advice and inspiration for anyone looking to thrive in the ever-changing world of entrepreneurship and innovation.
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Phil Balgatas on using speculative design to shape chaos
Speculative design helps individuals and organizations shape their future success by enabling everyone to think outside their focus. During this inspiring conversation, Phil shares how he managed chaos when unsure what to do and how he uses speculative design to develop solutions for problems that are yet to come.
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Mariana Amatullo on Social Innovation and maintaining a Design Attitude
When working under uncertainty, playbooks and frameworks for decision making might fail when the level of complexity is too high. Mariana works at the interception between social innovation, education, business and design to help founders, managers and students navigate complexity by using what she calls a design attitude — a set of cognitive skills that spark change. She introduces concepts that can change our approach to problem-solving and help us navigate the uncertainty without fearing the unknown.
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Marco Steinberg on shaping governance
Governments often take big decisions. They come in the form of policies, mandates or directives aimed to create a better future for the country and its citizens. Sometimes, these institutions lack a holistic understanding of how the smallest change can have a significant impact on something they overlooked. Marco Steinberg, the founder of Snowcone and Haystack, helps governments navigate the chaotic nature these entities go through by showing them how to approach problems from the various standpoints. In this conversation, we talk about how to drive change by understanding the forces at play when creating a lasting positive impact.
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Indy Johar on the Multitudes of Complexity
The world is interconnected and multiple perspectives allow us to see deeper connections and relationships.
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Bob Moesta on Innovation and Chaos
For some, innovation happens to the lucky ones. It is hard to attain, difficult to measure and unpredictable. For Bob Moesta, the innovator and founder of the Re-Wired Group, understanding and learning how to innovate is what makes a great product, service or organization. In this conversation, we talk about innovation frameworks and how to make sense of chaos.
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Charlie Shepherd on Enduring Chaos
COVID-19 devastated the travel industry. For many, it meant the end of the business. For Charlie, the ultra-marathon runner and founder of Epic Travel, it became an endurance lesson.
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David Hieatt on Making Sense of Chaos
In a small town of west Wales, David Hieatt is focusing on the difficult task of bringing 384 jobs back to town. He's not afraid of difficult things, and often he uses them as the source of inspiration. As the founder Hiut Denin and other successful businesses, he has faced chaos multiple times. Now he calls it a silent friend, the one that is there to show you the way. Tune in to this fantastic conversation and learn how to learn from chaos.
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Alisan Atvur on Design Research with Chaos
If you ever been in a chaotic situation you know it: your heart races, you make quick decisions, you want to get out there fast. Alisan designs services and products to calm you down in those situations, making sure you make the right decisions and focus on what matters most. He has something to say about working with chaos an understanding its significance in the ecosystem
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The art of being a great boss with Claire Lew from Know Your Team.
We talk about how to give great feedback and how to become a better leader.
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Diversity, Creativity, Quantum Robots and Woman in Tech with Pip Jamieson, Founder of The Dots
Pip Jamieson is on a mission to make diversity the driving force of the future and created The Dots network with that as one of the core values for growth. She talks about how important is diversity for success, how to make it an integral part of your plans, how to create a thriving creative culture and how should we look at creativity in the era of quantum robotics.
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Building an Environment where Creativity Thrives with Pedro Brandão - Founder at Significa
Pedro Brandão has built Significa to thrive on creativity. Today Significa is one of the most renowned digital product studios in Portugal, and in this conversation Pedro shares the habits that are leading them to create a thriving environment and culture, how to grow creative talent and how building relationships with other companies creates a thriving ecosystem - a contrarian perspective over what every other businesses are doing.
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Remote work, asynchronous communication and creative management with Ana Ferreira from Doist
Doist is the fully fledge remote company behind the productivity tools Todoist and Twist. Ana shares incredible insights on async communication, managing creativity remotely, from first designer to design management, mental health, hire remote talent and much more.
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Investing on Ideas, Diversity and Talent Growth with Matt Brooke-Smith - Founder and CEO at Future Workshopst
Matt Brooke-Smith is the Founder and CEO of Future Workshops the London based digital product company that has been delivering products that people love for more than 10 years. In this conversation we talk about the importance of investing in your own ideas, diversity in the team and in your business, the best way to invest in talent and much much more.
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Succeilure, Ego, Ultra Running and the Fampany with Mills - Ustwo Co-Founder
A fantastic conversation with the co-founder of the uber-successful studio Ustwo, about ultra running, ego, succeilure, Fampany, the bestseller mobile game Monument Valley and a meeting with Tim Cook.
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