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One Gripe: With Jim Brusnahan Jun 04, 2024

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Clarios’ Jim Brusnahan on his leadership ideology where you get to complain…but just once

When Jim Brusnahan sees that his team is hurting or encountering blockers he invites them to a gripe session. They go around the table and share their complaints. As Global Functions IT Business Partnership Lead Jim is well versed in dealing with people, relationships and politics, and over time he developed the one gripe system to help his team process their emotions. This week Jim chats with Clinton about healthy ways to navigate complex interpersonal conflicts in the workplace.

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Clarios

Jim Brusnahan - LinkedIn

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From the Archives: Design Led Exploration May 28, 2024

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Clinton chats with Ash Howell and Dave Schell on how to involve design early on

When should design be brought into the process? In this archived episode, we learn from NTT DATA’s own Dave Schell and Vectorform’s Ash Howell that it should be brought in as early as possible. They share tips on how to get the design conversation started early and why it will leave your customers happier.

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Vectorform

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From The Archives: On The Public Sector May 21, 2024

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Gina, Natalie Kurz and Cathy LoDucato discuss the importance of digital development in the public sector

All too often users come away from using a public sector website or app feeling frustrated and confused. In this archived episode, Gina is joined by Natalie Kurz and Cathy LoDuca to discuss the unique product challenges that are faced when working in the public sector. They also share ways to improve public sector systems and share websites/apps that they love.

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US Website Design System

US Digital Services

18F

US General Services Administration

USPS Informed Delivery

Park NYC App

US Social Security Administration

Nixle App

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Product Portfolio: On the Stocks and Bonds Analogy May 14, 2024

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Chris and Gina on looking at your business like a portfolio

When it comes to personal finances bonds are generally low-risk and stable and stocks are high-risk, high-reward. Ideally you have a mix of both. Why not look at your business product portfolio in a similar way? This week Chris and Gina take a look at this analogy and talk about the importance of having some high-risk products that lead to transformational change and how to build your case around these products.

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This Might Get Me Fired - Greg Larkin

Zoning in on the win: Navigating real transformation with Geoffrey Moore

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Deep Work: On Quality Over Quantity May 07, 2024

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Chris and Clinton on how to focus more on less

Some work days can feel like you’re stuck on a hamster wheel, you’re busy all day but then you realize that you haven’t moved an inch on any meaningful work. This week, Chris and Clinton help us get off the hamster wheel. Drawing on ideas from Cal Newport’s book Slow Productivity, they break down how you can slow down and focus on creating quality over quantity.

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Slow Productivity

Cal Newport

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From the Archive: Frictionless Enterprise Apr 30, 2024

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Nate Berent-Spillson on reducing friction and improving momentum

In tech, change is a constant. In this archived episode, Nate Berent-Spillson, the author of Frictionless Enterprise, chats with Clinton about how to embrace change in your enterprise. What if instead of fighting change, you could use change as a driving force to empower innovation? It’s time to embrace a frictionless enterprise!

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Frictionless Enterprise

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CancerBuddy: With Christina Merrill Apr 23, 2024

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Christina Merrill on why and how she developed CancerBuddy

Being diagnosed with cancer or supporting a friend or family member through a cancer diagnosis can be a lonely thing. Luckily there is a new app that’s trying to change that. This week, Chris and Gina sit down with Christina Merrill, the President and CEO of the Bone Marrow and Cancer Foundation and the creator of the CancerBuddy app, to talk about why she wanted to develop this app. She shares why support systems can be so life changing for cancer patients and explains how a dating experience informed the way she developed the app.

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CancerBuddy

CancerBuddy - Apple Store

CancerBuddy - Google Play

Bone Marrow and Cancer Foundation

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Paid vs Free: On the New Subscription Model Apr 16, 2024

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Chris and Gina on what payment model works best for users

Back in the day people paid for cable packages and big bundled deals. Then many products moved to a free, ad-supported model. Now it seems the industry is leaning somewhere in the middle. This week Chris and Gina talk about the history of product payment models and discuss current trends in paying for software.

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Monarch

Credit Karma

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Is Design Dead? Apr 09, 2024

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NTT Data’s Dave and Chappell join Chris to debrief on an important question: is design dead?

Bringing the slack discussion into the real world - NTT Data’s David and Chappell Ellison discuss the state of design with host Chris LoSacco. Sparked from the article “The big design freak-out” by Robert Fabricant, the three grapple with the state of design and what the next phase is. From design fighting for a seat at the table, leading the table, to now - a moment where automation feels like it threatens everything designers have fought for. Is this the moment to freak out or are we entering a new moment in the design landscape?

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The big design freak-out: A generation of design leaders grapple with their future

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Making Maps Easy: With Felt Apr 02, 2024

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Loren Baxter from Felt on how to build maps for the browser

Making maps is no easy feat, there’s large data sets and layers upon layers of spatial information. Luckily, Felt is simplifying the art of map making. This week, Loren Baxter, the Head of Design at Felt, joins Clinton to chat about developing a collaborative, web-based app that is democratizing map making. Loren breaks down how they built this tool for experts and beginners alike and shares examples of how people are using Felt for anything from environmental protection to real time disaster response.

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