Smart City Navigators

What exactly is UX Writing and how does it differ from copywriting? What role do UX Writers play in teams? Why do companies need good quality UX content in their end products? In this episode of the Smart City Navigators podcast, our guest Kalina Tyrkiel, Content Writer and UX Writing Coach, tells listeners about the day-to-day work of a content designer, what it is all about and what it can look...

Czy lokalne społeczności mogą tworzyć smart city? Kto odpowiada za realne zmiany w miastach? Dlaczego jednostka ma znaczenie? W najnowszym odcinku podcastu Smart City Navigators nasz gość Jakub Kompa , Prezes Stowarzyszenia Lepszy Służewiec i ekspert ds. rozwoju miast opowiada słuchaczom o tym czy oddolne inicjatywy mieszkańców mają sens, w którym momencie drogi do tworzenia inteligentnych miast j...

W drugim odcinku nowego sezonu podcastu Smart City Navigators, Michał Plewniak i nasz gość Łukasz Łaguna – prawnik, specjalista z zakresu prawa nowych technologii i współzałożyciel Fundacji Law 4 Tech – zabiorą Was w podróż do świata cyberprzestrzeni, która jest nieodzownym elementem życia każdego z nas. Ataki hakerskie, kradzież danych prywatnych i służbowych czy błędy wewnętrzne w udostępnianiu...

Jak wygląda obecnie wizja Smart City? Wokół jakich aspektów skupiają się największe trendy? Czy możemy już teraz mówić o niektórych miastach jak o Smart City? Nasza gościni, Trendresearcherka, Analityczka Innowacji i Specjalistka Future Studies Monika Borycka, zabierze Was w podróż do świata przyszłości i przybliży Wam wizję nowoczesnych, smart miast. W pierwszym odcinku drugiego sezonu Smart City...

Season 1 of the Smart City Navigators podcast is officially over!  We have produced 14 episodes with 9 guests, over 5 hours of edited footage and 1 TB of raw material. We've prepared a recap for you with the most interesting excerpts from season 1 - hear about the future of smart cities, time organization, brand strategy,  international project management and much more! If you haven't se...

🚗 Link to a first part of this episode: https://youtu.be/jPs38iB5gN0 What is social engineering? How is it possible that some people hack individuals and not the system? How not to get scammed? Our guest Bartosz Czerwiński, former CTO at NaviParking and Co-Founder of Shaped Thoughts, will once again deepen your knowledge of cyber security. Bartosz will tell you about the types of scams we can enc...

In this episode of the Smart City Navigators podcast, we take you to the land of cyber security. Former CTO at NaviParking, Bartosz Czerwinski will tell you about where our data really is, what cloud storage is all about, and introduce you to the concept of cyber security threats. We use many electronic devices on a daily basis and carry some of them with us at all times, we practically never part...

How to take care of your mind and find ease in this rushing world? Do we really understand what it means to be aware? In this episode of Smart City Navigators podcast we take a big turn towards mindfulness with our next guest Michał Napora, Yoga teacher and Junior Software Developer in NaviParking. On a daily basis, we surround ourselves with multiple mobile applications that provide us with count...

Why should you never underestimate the role of software architecture in your company and why is it crucial in further development of your applications? Our guest, Engineering Team Lead and Software Architect Wojciech Korczyński, takes you on a journey to the software architecture world and introduces you to the multidimensional definitions of this role and consequences of its lack in companies. In...

How can you ensure that the market dynamics don’t dilute your brand’s purpose? It’s not as easy as you might think! Our guest,Global Brand Manager and Bahrain’s Country Manager Ahmed Rafiey is here to reveal all the secrets behind keeping a strong and growing brand equity. In this episode Ahmed highlights some of the key strategies behind finding a balance between resources and capabilities to ens...

What determines the success of an app? While factors such as ensuring there is a need for the product, picking the right technology and having a smart marketing strategy are all significant to making your product stand out and retaining users, there is one crucial element that must not be overlooked: the user experience. And what is the key to providing a user-friendly experience? Simplicity. We i...

The goal of every startup is to scale up and achieve success in the market. So how can a startup do this? Our guest, Marek Stawinski, believes that the key is forming strong, long-term partnerships and building them into a partner ecosystem. As Founder and CEO of NaviParking, Marek has firsthand experience in creating, building and scaling a successful startup in multiple regions with an innovativ...

You’re probably familiar with the phrase, “A jack of all trades is a master of none.” But have you ever heard the second part of this quote? It goes like this: “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.” That kind of changes things, doesn’t it? The quote perfectly ties into the topic of this episode, where we tackle the question of who is better: a gener...

What can a new business do to set itself apart on the market and achieve success? In this episode of Smart City Navigators, we tackle the thought-provoking topic of building a brand and how new businesses, especially tech startups, can do this successfully. Our guest is Ahmed Rafiey, who works at NaviParking as a Global Brand Manager and the Country Manager of The Kingdom of Bahrain. Ahmed believe...

What is the most important thing a Team Leader can do for their team? According to our guest, Wojciech Korczynski, the answer is provide emotional safety to each member of the team. He believes that instead of focusing on the product or the end result, the responsibility of a team leader is to focus on the people in the team. “People are the, I believe, essence of each team, of each work and of ea...

Is it possible to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously on two different continents? Our guest, Maciek Cichoński, claims that yes, this is possible. In this episode of Smart City Navigators, we dive into the complicated world of project management and discuss what it takes to be a successful project manager in an international company where you manage projects across different citie...

Are all creators antisocial nerds who hate interacting with their coworkers? Why do creators really seem so bothered when all you do is invite them to a quick 30-minute chat? In this episode of Smart City Navigators, Jakub Sroka talks about why creators dislike attending work meetings, and he does so from two perspectives: that of a creator and that of a manager. “The nature of those tasks is that...

Can small tech startups have a big impact?   In this episode of Smart City Navigators, Magdalena “Malina” Malinowska tells the story of how the startup she works for, NaviParking, discovered that the parking solutions they create greatly help people with disabilities access parking lots, and what they did as a company to increase their positive impact and help people with disabilities even fu...

What exactly is the purpose of turning a city smart? In this conversation with our host, the Founder and CEO of NaviParking, Marek Stawinski goes in-depth about when he first came across the concept of a smart city, how a trip to Krakow led to his decision to launch a startup specialising in the digitalisation of parking lots, what the benefits of digitalisation are and what the future of smart ci...