Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow to Design Products People Love: Principles and Insights for Work Designers | Marty Cagan
Season 1 Episode 110
Marty Cagan was ten years into his engineering career when he began questioning the purpose of his work. Frustrated with the products he was building…
2 years ago
The Employee Advantage: How Putting Workers First Helps Business Thrive | Stephan Meier
Season 1 Episode 109
Work for Humans has long advocated for employees to be seen as customers, but we've faced resistance from traditional programs that churn out MBAs fo…
2 years ago
Designing Work for Humans: Organizational Design with Humans in Mind | Stephanie Gioia and Melanie Kahl
Season 1 Episode 108
Work for Humans has always been about designing with the employee in mind, but many designers mistakenly focus on objects rather than the actions tho…
2 years, 1 month ago
In-Between Spaces: Where Designers Go Wrong When Creating Workspaces for Humans | Blaine Merker and Alice Katter
Season 1 Episode 107
Architecture has traditionally centered on buildings, often overlooking the most crucial element—people. Urban designer Blaine Merker sees this as a …
2 years, 1 month ago
How the Future Works: What We’ve Learned from 4 Years of Remote Work Experiments | Brian Elliott
Season 1 Episode 106
Remote, hybrid, and from-home work options are here to stay, but there’s more to work flexibility than just location. Leadership advisor and author B…
2 years, 1 month ago
A Bad Deal: What Higher Education Is Costing Our Society | Phillip Brown
Season 1 Episode 105
Hundreds of thousands of college graduates were promised that more learning meant more earning – but they’re now facing a harsh new reality. AI, outs…
2 years, 1 month ago
Nourishment for the Soul: The Sacred Power of Ritual in Work and Life | Tiu de Haan, Revisited
Season 1
We tend to use the word ritual to talk about everyday routines. For instance, we have our ritualistic cup of coffee in the morning. But rituals are m…
2 years, 1 month ago
Ashley Goodall: Life in the Blender, Surviving the Chaos of Modern Workplaces
Season 1 Episode 104
In the modern workplace, constant change is the norm. One week, teams are navigating a new project management system; the next, they need to adapt to…
2 years, 2 months ago
Seth Godin, Revisited: We Are in a Race to the Bottom. Wake Up, and Shake Off Your Indoctrination!
Season 1
Industrial capitalism has treated workers like marionettes breaking down work into discreet, disconnected, repeatable actions. It loves uniformity an…
2 years, 2 months ago
B Lab Co-founder: We Are in a Culture War About the Purpose of Business | Bart Houlahan
Season 1 Episode 103
The last two financial crises resulted in recessions, financial market instability, and high unemployment rates, but one group of companies proved re…
2 years, 2 months ago