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Dr. Jennifer Pierce interviews Clemens Lutsch about human-centered design and sustainability. They discuss the importance of incorporating sustainability into human-centered design practices and the need for organizations to prioritize it. They also talk about the role of the UXPO (User Experience Product Owner) in advocating for user needs and ensuring evidence-based decision making. Clemens emph...

One of the Happy Hour chats JP hosts with our friend J Wolf. They talk about the automobile's impacts on society and how we got to the place of having safer autos, better consumer protections, and a walk back of the negative social and cultural impacts the top-down imposition of the automobile created. And obviously, compare that to what's going on in tech lately.

Episode one of a fun new series where members of our general advisory and special guests rewatch episodes of Silicon Valley with us.

In this conversation, Jennifer Pierce interviews Shana Bergman, a leadership and executive coach, about the challenges of balancing careers and family. They discuss the pressure to do it all and the unrealistic expectations placed on individuals, especially women. They also explore the importance of leveraging power in organizations, embracing resistance and diversity of thought, and the role of c...

Part of the new series is in our Linked In Live programming, The Humans of Singular XQ.

The first episode of our Silicon Valley rewatch---this is gonna be a fun one. Guest host Aaron Beavers.

A thought or two about children's imagination and computationalism, via Sir Ken Robinson's widely-circulated TED talk.

Wherein JP explains the happy reason for the delay in Season 4 and the reason why Open Source is so important at this moment.

JP gives some updates about SXQ and AI and a few other things. While drinking French Dark Roast out of a Jack Skellington cup.

JP talks about the insights from the all-star lineup in Season 3 and asks for your help in the Patreon.

Sarah-Bay Cheng is a Renaissance human if we ever met one. Like many people at Singular XQ, Sarah is a pioneering interdisciplinary thinker who doesn’t stay firmly within her swim lane and absorbs and processes streams from multiple disciplines to come to her salient—sometimes cutting—worldview.  JP was enthusiastic about talking to Sarah because they have been trained in similar interdisciplinary...

Dimeji Onafuwa, a prominent figure in design with a Ph. D. in transition design, discusses the intersection of systems thinking and UX. This episode covers challenges within the design industry, underscoring the significance of comprehensive problem-solving. He advocates for diversity and representation in the professional sphere for a more inclusive environment. Dimeji Onafuwa really brought our...

There is something about this episode that really captures the Singular XQ spirit and the cross-functional and wide-ranging thought that our community engages in. This conversation is edited because it went literally all over the place from philosophy, to science fiction, to GPU technology and particle physics. In this curated conversation you will find some explanations of what the technological...

Iain Kerr and Jason Frasca , co-founders of Emergent Futures Lab, once again joined Dr. Jennifer Pierce in season 3 of Singular XQ Podcast. They talk about the challenges of the digital era, where major platforms privatize vast portions of the internet, turning them into a commons without genuine public engagement. The absence of feedback loops in these spaces leaves the affected public voiceless...

Welcome to Our Exciting Journey! Hey there, awesome people! Get ready to buckle up for a thrilling ride through the world of UX, AI, and all the cool tech stuff that's reshaping our digital universe. Today's Hot Topic: Synthetic Users! Guess what's cooking in the tech kitchen? Synthetic users! That's right. We're diving deep into how these digital dynamos are changing the game...

I had the distinct and unique pleasure of chatting with Nate Shalev, a leading voice in workplace inclusion while they lives a quiet Brooklyn life with their wife and beagle, Joan Jett. (Nate had me at Joan Jett. Blackhearted for life.)  Nate has a way of making me think things like: why do we wait for others’ pain to force us to reconsider how we approach collaboration and community growth?  Nate...

Here's a shortened version for your program notes on Anchor. FM: Part 2 with Gene Kim: Unraveling Innovation in Tech Join us for the second part of our engaging discussion with Gene Kim and SXQ advisor Kai Brunner. We delve deeper into innovation management, uncovering vital insights that redefine productivity and ethical practices in the tech industry. The Importance of Psychological Safety G...

The one in which JP was schooled but Chief SXQ Mad Scientist Aaron Beavers on using the right language when talking about AI and shares the learning so you don't get fooled but deliberate mystification marketing. Also--the problem with Open AI and the myth of the lone creative genius.

Our latest podcast episodes delve into themes like solipsism, success, team dynamics, learning from failure, blameless post-mortems, psychological safety, and my favorite concept, SLOWIFICATION. In an industry often driven by the need for speed, we champion the counter-cultural idea of slowing down, embracing the marathon, not the sprint, philosophy in Agile Dev-Ops. As we say here, we want to slo...

JP drinks her coffee, shares her deep dive over the Biden EO on AI (EI EI O), and talks about using GPT as a thinking tool, not just a writing slave with poor critical judgment.

True to his devotion to circular economies, we admire Don for his desire to give back and to reconsider some of the choices that were made at the beginning of the digital revolution, particularly those decisions that have led to waste. He has widened his point of view from human-centered design to “humanity-centered” design to include the planet in our considerations and design choices.  Part 2 of...

So when Don Norman agreed to do a podcast with me, I have to be real for a second, I SQUEEEEEEED. Literally. I said “SQUEEEEE.” The book that everyone has on their shelf when they want to design, The Design of Everyday Things , is the best industry read of any in its class. I say this with some kind of measure, albeit qualitative and therefore somewhat plagued by anecdotal indeterminacy. That was...

Exciting News!  Season 3 of the Singular XQ Podcast is here! Are you a young tech enthusiast looking to kickstart your career in the ever-evolving world of technology? How about a seasoned technologist who enjoys cross-functional learning and the human side of digital transformation? This season is tailor-made for you! Each of you. Join us as we dive into the world of digital transformation and ex...

Digital transformation is not solely about technology; it's about people. Technology can enable change, but the people within an organization drive and sustain it. Change management recognizes this fundamental truth and focuses on guiding individuals and teams through the change process. It involves understanding human behavior, addressing resistance, and fostering a culture of continuous impr...

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