HWMS Audio Theatre

HWMS Audio Theatre


Latest Episodes

16440: Why do we Stand & Why do we Scrum?
December 06, 2016

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
November 29, 2016

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
November 22, 2016

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
November 15, 2016

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
November 08, 2016

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
November 02, 2016

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”
October 25, 2016

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
October 18, 2016

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
October 11, 2016

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
October 05, 2016

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...