Welcome to our new website!

Design Episodes

Oct. 18, 2021

Automating Away Annoying Tasks

This week, Ryan and Heather discuss using automation to decrease repetitive tasks.
March 8, 2021

Workplace Resilience and Wellbeing

Diane Nield, Director of Lead Coach Manage, discusses the workplace resilience and wellbeing (WRAW) framework and importance of establishing work-life boundaries.
Guest: Diane Nield
March 1, 2021

Leveraging Workplace Personality Dynamics & The Essence of Business Value

What can personality and meeting analytics tell us about how to work more effectively? And how can organizations design systems to drive dispersed employees towards meaningful goals?
Jan. 18, 2021

Ryan's Windows Epiphany

Could this be the future Microsoft's envisioning?
Jan. 11, 2021

Apple Watch & Oura Ring Review | Using Tech to Build Healthier Habits

What we like and dislike about health/wellness devices & how we've adjusted our health routines
Jan. 4, 2021

2020 Recap: 10 Digital Workspace Takeaways

What we learned about the new world of work in 2020
Dec. 21, 2020

How to Succeed with Agile + Embracing Uncertainty

Ryan interviews Jacqui Rigby, Founder and Director of Rigby Pollitt Associates, about the benefits and pitfalls of implementing an agile methodology
Guest: Jacqui Rigby
Dec. 14, 2020

Digital's Impact on Recruitment + LinkedIn Advice

Ryan chats with Warren Beazley, Founder of Edison Hill Search and Search Consultant for CTOs and senior tech leaders
Nov. 28, 2020

Aligning Data Strategy and Business Strategy

Ryan chats with Sarbani Bose, Managing Director at Ei Square® Ltd., about effective data strategy and management.
Guest: Sarbani Rose
Nov. 23, 2020

Ryan's Journey Away from Windows 10

Ryan's Linux experiment + reviewing "Masters of Doom" and "The Goal."
Nov. 2, 2020

Is 2020 the Year of VDI?

We interview Jed Ayres, CEO of IGEL, about the magic of IGEL OS, how their Disrupt events went virtual, and what's in store for 2021.
Guest: Jed Ayres
Oct. 26, 2020

The Social Dilemma (2020)

The Social Dilemma is a Netflix documentary about the insidious nature of social media featuring former big tech employees, researchers, and critics. We share our review of the film from our perspectives as tech workers and …
Sept. 8, 2020

Tech Winners and Losers

We discuss the expected office changes due to the COVID-19 virus and the technology winner/losers.
Aug. 2, 2020

Foreign Connect Interview: What is digital transformation?

Ryan is interviewed by Natsune Oki from Foreign Connect
Guest: Natsune Oki
July 13, 2020

Digitalization Stragglers and Automation Catch-Up

A casual chat on digital vs paper-based processes and why paper can be hard to quit. Plus personal automation challenge updates.