Power of Ten with Andy Polaine

Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine. My guest in this episode comes from a very different field to design. Dr Hansi Singh is a former Professor of physical climate science, University of Victoria.  A US Department of Energy Office of Science fellow and awardee. Specialist in Earth system modeling and high performance computing. Working group co-chair of the Community Earth System Model, funded by NSF. And she uses all those amazing skills as CEO of Planette, a company specialising in AI-accelerated environmental forecasts to help inform decision making.== LINKS==== HANSI ==- Planette: https://www.planette.ai/forecasts - Hansi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansi-singh-phd/== ANDY ==Website: https://www.polaine.com Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws Podcast: https://pln.me/p10 Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coachingCourses: https://courses.polaine.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/ Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@apolaine YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine

Indi Young, a solution strategist, talks about the importance of understanding mental models and thinking styles that are not fixed personas. She discusses the challenges organizations face in adapting to different ways of thinking and addressing user needs. Indi shares insights on bias, cognitive understanding, decision-making post-pandemic, and working with AI models.

Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine. While every app rushes to add an AI assistant, iA Writer's Oliver Reichenstein asks, "Why should I bother reading what you haven't written?"  Here he talks tells about the deep thinking behind the latest version 7 of IA Writer and the new feature that dims the text you paste from AI tools, keeping track of what is yours and what isn’t. SHOW LINKS OLIVER iA - https://ia.net iA Writer - https://ia.net/writer iA Presenter - https://ia.net/presenter Writing with AI - https://ia.net/topics/writing-with-ai Oliver on Mastodon - @reichenstein@mastodon.net iA on Mastodon - @ia@mastodon.net ANDY Website: https://www.polaine.com Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws Podcast: https://pln.me/p10 Courses: https://courses.polaine.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/ Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@apolaine YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine

Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine.Has the product and design obsession with frameworks and process led to everyone working on autopilot, churning out a bland monoculture of design? When are they useful and when do they simply become a crutch? Have we hit "peak framework"?My guest is Jaimes Nel, founder of Path, a consultancy that helps organisations play the long game through design-led strategy. Jaimes was Head of Insight for pioneering service design agency Livework in the early years of service design practice. He’s worked on service transformation for brands such as the NHS, BBC, Aviva, Johnson&Johnson, Ebay, GOV.UK / HMRC and led a transformation design team at Westpac in Australia, delivering their digital mortgage service.SHOW LINKSJAIMES• Path Ventures - https://pathventures.io• Jaimes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimesnel/ANDY• Andy's website - https://www.polaine.com• Andy's coaching practice: https://www.polaine.com/coaching• Subscribe to Power of Ten - https://pln.me/p10• Subscribe to Andy’s newsletter Doctor’s Note - https://pln.me/nws• Andy's YouTube channel -   https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine• Andy's online courses - https://courses.polaine.com• Andy on Mastodon - https://pkm.social/@apolaine• Andy on LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/• Suggestions? Feedback? Get in touch! - https://www.polaine.com/contact

Peter Merholz and Andy Polaine discuss the burst bubble of design, the state of the design nation, mediocrity in design industries, the evolution of in-house design teams, and the impact of corporate cultural shifts on craftsmanship and apprenticeship in design.

Join Linn Vizard, founder of Made Manifest and a leader in service design, as she dives into the intricacies of creating impactful public services. Linn shares her journey from studying industrial design in Ireland to establishing Service Design Toronto. She critiques the trend of digital-centric service design and emphasizes the need for holistic solutions. Explore her approach to prototyping at Toronto City Hall, enhancing user experiences, and why practical delivery often eludes designers, all while calling for meaningful human interactions in service design.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the workplace should be driven by data and transparency. But, says Aparna Rae, it is not enough. The real work is deep structural change to the organisation if we are to make our systems more equitable, more fair, more just, and not take dignity and humanity away from people.Power of Ten is a show about design operating at all levels of zoom, from thoughtful detail to changes in organisation, society and the world, hosted by design leadership coach, Andy Polaine. My guest in this episode is Aparna Rae, an educator by training, innovator by chance and disrupter by choice who loves to solve problems, connect people and build power. She is an award-winning multi-startup founder and founder of Moving Beyond, leveraging data to create workplaces that work for everyone, building products that solve complex DEI and people challenges using real-time Employee Voice & Impact data, grounded in human-centered design.In 2021, she joined a cadre of female founders - just 2% of all women-owned businesses whose companies reach $1M in revenue. SHOW LINKS:APARNAAparna's website: https://www.aparnarae.comAparna's newsletter: https://aparnarae.substack.comANDYWebsite: https://www.polaine.comNewsletter: https://pln.me/nwsPodcast: https://pln.me/p10Courses: https://courses.polaine.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@apolaineYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine

Author, strategist, and facilitator Sara Wachter-Boettcher discusses gaslighting in organizations and the cycle of designers seeking validation. They explore the impact of gaslighting on employees and the complicity of the design profession. The podcast also compares the design and engineering disciplines in tech companies and emphasizes the importance of rethinking work and finding purpose beyond one's identity.

Power of Ten is a podcast hosted by Andy Polaine about design operating at many levels, zooming out from thoughtful detail through to organisational transformation and on to changes in society and the world.This episode's guest is Alison Coward, a strategist, workshop facilitator, coach, and an author with 20 years' experience in leading creative teams. Alison speaks about her professional journey, her perspective on collaboration in the creative industries, and the importance of workshops in a business environment. We discuss her book, "Workshop Culture: A Guide to Building Teams that Thrive", and the five pillar system it presents - alignment, cohesion, communication, design, and change. Show LinksThis show's web pageAlison Workshop Culture book site Bracket Creative Alison on LinkedIn Andy Subscribe to Power of Ten Subscribe to Andy’s newsletter Doctor’s Note Andy's online courses Andy's YouTube channel Andy on Mastodon Andy on LinkedIn Polaine.com Suggestions? Feedback? Get in touch!

Power of Ten is a podcast hosted by Andy Polaine about design operating at many levels, zooming out from thoughtful detail through to organisational transformation and on to changes in society and the world.My guest in this episode is Kate Tarling, a service leader and specialist who helps large organisations create successful services, by changing their working practices. She does this through consulting, training and writing, and regularly advises boards, executives and teams. She’s managing director of a services consultancy she founded in 2012 and previously held senior leadership roles in government and the private sector. She is the author of best-selling book The Service Organization. Here we speak about her must-read book, ways to enable change and service design within large organisations, how to understand and help people get aligned, and the relationship of service design to product design. I really enjoyed our conversation and could have gone on much longer. I hope you enjoy it too!Show LinksThis show's web pageKate Kate’s website Kate on LinkedIn Kate on Twitter The Service Organization book site Andy Subscribe to Power of Ten Subscribe to Andy’s newsletter Doctor’s Note Andy's online courses Andy on Mastodon Andy on LinkedIn Polaine.com Suggestions? Feedback? Get in touch!