HWMS Audio Theatre
Latest Episodes
16440: Why do we Stand & Why do we Scrum?
We stand at our morning meeting and listen to a guy named a scrum master. What do these things tell us about organizations? And what do they tell us about technology? (Perhaps that it has much in common with more humble work?
16435: When a Millennial Trips and Falls
As part of our series investigating the interaction of young workers and technology Anna-the Intern talks with her friend Jenny about the times when ambition outruns reality and when the language of one generation fails another.
Anna the Intern
Every office needs and intern. Hence Anna was the first character to join the podcast. She’s energetic, she is, optimistic and completely convinced that her emotional and organizational intelligence will lead her to a stellar career in the technology i...
16430: “Brexit” and the Social Structure of Innovation
You want to be innovative do something new and think that you can just change directions on a dime. But that’s the problem. Novelty is not innovation. Without a structure to support it, a new idea won’t advance your goals.
16425: The Fissured Workplace: We Read It So You Don’t Have To
Not up on the current literature of technology and organization? Don’t worry. We read it so you don’t have to. This week, we look at David Weil’s Fissured Workplace, a book about what is happening to the workplace in the age of Uber,
16420: The Maker Movement – Interview with George Dyson
The Maker Movement. It’s hot in the tech world. How far does it go? Is there a Maker Movement for Handbags? Anna & Rohit explore with Special Guest George Dyson. [16420]
16920: Talking About Difficult Things: Saying “No”
It is not enough to make good technology. You have to talk about it. You have to talk about it when it is good and when it is bad. The first is easy, to a point. The second is hard. How do you tell someone that their ideas are not working,
16415: Grace Hopper Celebration & A Vision for the Future
Visions don’t always work as we like. The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the largest regular tech conference for Women in the World. Our 8-year-old entrepreneur has visions of attending and showing her new startup to a receptive worl...
16410: The Vision Thing
What is Vision? Business or Organizational Vision? Is just a fantasy? or a vague idea based on unproven technology? It is actually a very specific and useful concept, if you understand it. A clear vision can help you plan for the future,
16407: Learning Innovation from Seattle
We move from city to city but what do we learn from our visits? This podcast looks at one corner in Seattle and asks what it teaches us about our model of innovation, a model that is based on: Vision Iteration and Refinement Socialization Small Group...