Connecting The Dots

A lot has happened over the last year. Santa has been approached by multiple interested parties who are interested in licensing his software for their own projects and holidays, and now he even has a reformed partner who has identified several opportunities for improvements.

Retrospectives can be a powerful tool to help your team identify weaknesses, celebrate successes, and continually improve. They can also quickly become repetitive slogs that serve no real purpose apart from complaining about everything that has gone wrong recently. Join us as we discuss how to make the most of your retrospectives.

Sometimes you need to think outside the box to come up with new, interesting, and innovative ideas to solve tough problems. At Expero, we often call that "exploring the art of the possible."

How can you ensure that your modernization effort will be a success? What even counts as modernization? And how can you tell when it’s really needed? Join us as we discuss all these questions and more!

Sometimes we can get so caught up trying to create something beautiful that we forget how vital it is to consider usefulness as well. Join us as we discuss this phenomenon that we call "building the beautiful wrong thing" and how you can keep yourself and your teams from making such a grave mistake.

We all know the feeling of being stuck in a meeting that should have been an email. How can you make sure your meetings are actually beneficial to the whole team and worth the time? Join us as we discuss.

Burnout in the workplace is a serious issue that is often overlooked, seen as normal, or viewed as taboo to talk about. Join us as we discuss what it is, how to identify it in yourself and others, how you can safeguard against it, and what recovery looks like.

We recently gathered together to discuss and debate the pros and cons of Generative AI and how it may or may not fundamentally change how we approach user centric design moving forward. While we weren’t originally planning to release this conversation publicly, there were so many interesting points that came up that we couldn’t help but share it with the world. Please forgive any audio issues or c...

We’ve all been there: you underestimate how long that effort should take, realize your approach isn’t actually the best in this situation, or maybe even just have a bad attitude during a Monday meeting. How can you move forward and make things right when you realize you’re in the wrong? Join us as we discuss. Have questions or thoughts about what we discussed today? Contact us at podcast@experoinc...

Join us as we discuss the reasons for and ways to approach the final phase of the product's lifecycle. Have questions or thoughts about what we discussed today? Contact us at podcast@experoinc.com or on twitter @experoinc

Join us as we discuss what it takes to go from a flashy demo or proof of concept all the way to a fully functioning product. Have questions or thoughts about what we discussed today? Contact us at podcast@experoinc.com or on twitter @experoinc

Happy New Year! Join us as we reflect back on everything that happened in 2023 and discuss our predictions, concerns, hopes, and dreams for the year ahead.

We're working with Santa and the 3 Kings again to assess how they can leverage AI to differentiate themselves in the market. Meanwhile, someone else seems to be green with envy and has approached us to repurpose Santa's app for their own purposes.

Today we're talking all about what to do when you find yourself in the middle of a dysfunctional project, and discussing practical tips and methods for how to get your project back on track.

Today we’re discussing how to approach conflict in the workplace and how, when handled well, it can actually make projects go more smoothly and enable better collaboration and communication.

Today we’re sitting down with several internship facilitators and former interns to hear what sets expero’s internship program apart from the rest.

What unique challenges and considerations need to be taken into account when designing for startups specifically? Join us and special guest Dianne Eberhardt from The Design Project as we discuss these and more startup specific questions.

What makes for a good question? What are the factors and considerations you should consider when formulating a question? How do timing and context affect how you should frame your question? Join us as we discuss all these factors and more.

Here at Expero, we recently gathered together and celebrated with our annual Summit in New York City. Join us as we discuss why we value gathering in person whenever possible and share some of our favorite memories from Summit this year.

Join us as we discuss how we approach mentorship at Expero, why we feel mentorship is so important, and various methods and approaches to mentorship that we’ve found particularly effective.

Chat GPT has taken the world by storm, and is quickly changing how both professionals and those just now entering the workforce are approaching their day to day work, personal tasks, and career prospects. Join us as we discuss how and why Chat GPT is changing things so quickly, concerns and limitations of the technology, and considerations for using it in professional and personal situations.

Preparing to enter the workforce can be daunting and often comes with numerous questions and unknowns. Where should I apply? How long does it take to find a job? Do I need to start with an internship? What if I don’t know exactly what I want to do yet? How can I tell if the company I’m applying at is a good fit? Join us as we discuss all these questions and more.

What does it mean to be “Done” with a project? How do you know if everyone agrees about what “Done” really means? How can you plan ahead and work with your team to make sure you get there and finish on the right note? Join us as we discuss all these questions and more.

How should you go about saying no to your clients in a way that’s respectful, clear, and doesn’t tank the project? What should you do when saying no isn’t a viable option? And what does it have to do with improv? Join us to find out.

Last year Santa approached us to develop an app to replace his outdated physical Naughty & Nice list, and now he’s asked us to come up with ideas for a 2.0 update. Join us as we review feedback and criticisms for the initial release and even brainstorm ways for Santa to team up with other gift givers this time of year. Just like last time, this is more of a behind the scenes look at how we could a...