Best Larry Swanson Podcasts (2024)

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Tracy Cochran on the Art of Presence, Mistakes as Practice, & the Grief of Awakening 1:03:42

2d ago1:03:42

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Tracy Cochran is a writer, meditation teacher, and editorial director of Parabola, an acclaimed quarterly magazine that draws on the world’s cultural and wisdom traditions to explore the questions that all humans share. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Psychology Today, O Magazine, and New York Magazine to name a few. Her latest publ…

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Preston So: The Case for a Universal CMS 31:53

22d ago31:53

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The CMS landscape has evolved a lot over the past couple of decades. Recently, headless CMSs and decoupled content architectures have appeared to address the need for omnichannel content experiences. While their separation of the management of content from its presentation offers many benefits, these systems have left many users dissatisfied and di…

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Preston So: The Case for a Universal CMS – Episode 197 31:52

12d ago31:52

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Preston SoThe CMS landscape has evolved a lot over the past couple of decades. Recently, headless CMSs and decoupled content architectures have appeared to address the need for omnichannel content experiences.While their separation of the management of content from its presentation offers many benefits, these systems have left many users dissatisfi…

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Cennydd Bowles: Design and Tech Ethics for Our AI Future – Episode 36 32:03

13d ago32:03

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Cennydd BowlesLike most designers who work in technology, Cennydd Bowles has reflected at times on the impact of his work and its ethical implications.After a couple of decades of information architecture and interaction design practice, Cennydd stepped back from his design work to explore philosophy and ethics in depth.His explorations have led hi…

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Brian McLaren on Life After Doom, Patient Urgency, & Complexifying Hope 1:06:31

26d ago1:06:31

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Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” – just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is a core faculty member and Dean of Faculty for the Center for Action and Contemplation an…

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David Connis: Systems Thinking for Content Designers – Episode 196 30:25

20d ago30:25

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David ConnisA crucial skill for any content practitioner is the ability to sort out complex work environments and thrive within them.David Connis shows how a systems thinking mindset can help you cope with the upheaval of AI, the messy realities of content work, and other complex design challenges.He teaches a course on systems thinking for content…

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David Connis: Systems Thinking for Content Designers 30:26

1M ago30:26

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A crucial skill for any content practitioner is the ability to sort out complex work environments and thrive within them. David Connis shows how a systems thinking mindset can help you cope with the upheaval of AI, the messy realities of content work, and other complex design challenges. He teaches a course on systems thinking for content designers…

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Sharon Ni: Merging Conversation Design and Content Design – Episode 35 30:48

21d ago30:48

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Sharon NiOne of the most engaging aspects of generative AI products is their conversational interfaces. This has led many content designers working on AI products to develop skills in conversation design.Sharon Ni works on both conversational AI products and script-driven chatbots in her content design role at Cisco. She has developed her conversat…

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Timi Stoop-Alcala: Knowledge Domain Modeling and Content Advocacy – Episode 195 31:46

26d ago31:46

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Timi Stoop-AlcalaWhen the concept of "content" comes up it can be hard to get everyone aligned on exactly what you're talking about.At IKEA, Timi Stoop-Alcala focuses on the "what" of content via the practice of knowledge domain modeling both to deal with the complexity of content and to highlight its importance.Her knowledge-focused, human-centere…

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Timi Stoop-Alcala: Knowledge Domain Modeling and Content Advocacy 31:46

1M ago31:46

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When the concept of "content" comes up it can be hard to get everyone aligned on exactly what you're talking about. At IKEA, Timi Stoop-Alcala focuses on the "what" of content via the practice of knowledge domain modeling both to deal with the complexity of content and to highlight its importance. Her knowledge-focused, human-centered approach has …

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Andrew Stein: Content Design and AI Leadership – Episode 34 34:08

1M ago34:08

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Andrew SteinLike many content designers in the fall of 2022, Andrew Stein was concerned about the possible negative impact of generative AI on content and design practice. And his concern was heightened by the large number of content designers on his team.Since then, Andrew has discovered many ways to apply AI in his content design work, both in co…

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Cassidy Hall on Queering Contemplation, Letting Go of Thomas Merton, and Expanding Foundations 1:17:14

1M ago1:17:14

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Cassidy Hall is an author, award-winning filmmaker, podcaster, ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, and leading voice in contemplative spirituality. She is the cohost of the Encountering Silence podcast and the host of Contemplating Now and Queering Contemplation podcasts. Her latest book is Queering Contemplation, Finding Queerness in…

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Anna Potapova: Managing AI Content at Scale for an Ecommerce Giant – Episode 33 30:42

1M ago30:42

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Anna PotapovaGenerative AI creates new opportunities to create and manage content at scale. And scale is definitely required when crafting content experiences for one of the world's largest ecommerce companies.Anna Potapova is incorporating gen-AI across the span of her work at AliExpress: content creation and management, localization, personalizat…

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Hilary Marsh: Digital Councils for Better Content Strategy – Episode 194 30:50

1M ago30:50

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Hilary MarshOrganizations of all types and sizes struggle with presenting their content so that it both makes sense to readers and aligns with the organization's intentions.Hilary Marsh introduced the concept of the "digital council" to address this issue. Councils can take many forms, depending on the nature of the organization, but the intent alw…

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Hilary Marsh: Digital Councils for Better Content Strategy 30:51

1M ago30:51

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Organizations of all types and sizes struggle with presenting their content so that it both makes sense to readers and aligns with the organization's intentions. Hilary Marsh introduced the concept of the "digital council" to address this issue. Councils can take many forms, depending on the nature of the organization, but the intent always is to g…

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Duane Forrester: Evolving SEO Strategy for the Generative-AI World – Episode 32 33:48

2M ago33:48

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Duane ForresterSEO has always been difficult, but generative AI takes things to an entirely new level.Duane Forrester has been immersed in the search world for more than 20 years, including stints as the Product Manager for the Bing Webmaster Program and Vice President of Industry Insights at Yext, where he developed company AI strategy. He also he…

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Cruce Saunders: Content as a Valuable Enterprise Asset – Episode 193 31:27

1M ago31:27

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Cruce SaundersContent is a precious business asset and should be treated as such in enterprise accounting.Cruce Saunders has been making the case for content as a financial asset for many years, arguing that much of it should be accounted for like the durable machinery that powers a factory, not like an ephemeral one-time business expense.He still …

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Cruce Saunders: Content as a Valuable Enterprise Asset 31:28

1M ago31:28

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Content is a precious business asset and should be treated as such in enterprise accounting records. Cruce Saunders has been making the case for content as a financial asset for many years, arguing that much of it should be accounted for like the durable machinery that powers a factory, not like an ephemeral one-time business expense. He still sees…

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Dr. Larry Ward on America's Racial Karma, the Fragrance of Wisdom, and Learning How To Suffer Less 44:31

1M ago44:31

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Dr. Larry Ward is a senior teacher in Buddhist Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village tradition, the author of the book America's Racial Karma, and co-author with his wife, Peggy, of Love's Garden: A Guide To Mindful Relationships. Dr. Ward brings forty years of international experience in organizational change and local community renewal to his…

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Leah Krauss: Responsible AI and Content Design at Microsoft – Episode 31 36:21

2M ago36:21

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Leah KraussNew AI products like Microsoft's Copilot can be powerful productivity enhancers, but if designers aren't careful they can inadvertently introduce into the product the bias and other hazards that can come with large language models.As a content designer working on Microsoft's Copilot for Sales product, Leah Krauss helps her colleagues und…

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Michael Priestley: Creator of the DITA Structured-Content Standard 31:07

2M ago31:07

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Twenty years ago at IBM, the company's commitment to user-focused content led to the decision to develop a standard way of structuring content so that it could be used in multiple channels. Michael Priestley was uniquely positioned to lead the effort to create the corporate standard that became DITA, the Darwin Information Typing Architecture. http…

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Michael Priestley: Creator of the DITA Structured-Content Standard – Episode 192 31:06

2M ago31:06

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Michael PriestleyTwenty-four years ago at IBM, the company's commitment to user-focused content led to the decision to develop a standard way of structuring content so that it could be used in multiple channels.Michael Priestley was uniquely positioned to guide the team that created the technical approach to the corporate standard that would ultima…

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David James Duncan on the Unintentional Menagerie of Sun House, Friendship, and the Beguines 1:46:49

2M ago1:46:49

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David James Duncan is the author of the classic novels The River Why and The Brothers K, the story collection River Teeth, the nonfiction collection and National Book Award finalist, My Story as Told by Water, the best-selling collection of “churchless sermons," God Laughs & Plays. And lest we forget his latest, and what some have called his magnum…

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Jack Molisani: The Impact of AI on Technical Communication 34:29

2M ago34:29

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As the founder of the long-standing LavaCon conference and the principal at a technical content staffing agency, Jack Molisani gets a deeply informed view of the world of technical communication. While he sees the opportunities that generative AI presents, he raises several concerns for technical content strategy practitioners, among them the inacc…

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Jack Molisani: The Impact of AI on Technical Communication – Episode 30

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Jack MolisaniAs the founder of the long-standing LavaCon conference and the principal at a technical content staffing agency, Jack Molisani gets a deeply informed view of the world of technical communication.While he sees the opportunities that generative AI presents, he raises several concerns for technical content strategy practitioners, among th…

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Rafaëla Ellensburg: Holistic, Semantic Content Engineering – Episode 191

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Rafaela EllensburgServing personalized content about thousands of products to millions of people requires a sophisticated content operation.At Albert Heijn, the big grocery store chain in the Netherlands, Rafaëla Ellensburg established a content engineering practice that lets the company deliver personalize-able omnichannel content at scale.In the …

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Rafaëla Ellensburg: Holistic, Semantic Content Engineering 32:22

2M ago32:22

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Serving personalized content about thousands of products to millions of people requires a sophisticated content operation. At Albert Heijn, the big grocery store chain in the Netherlands, Rafaëla Ellensburg established a content engineering practice that lets the company deliver personalize-able omnichannel content at scale. In the process, she als…

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Harmonizing In The Empty Fullness 2:07

2M ago2:07

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Season Five Trailer Contemplify.comBy Paul Swanson | Contemplative Shoveler

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Lisa Welchman: Content, AI, and Digital Governance – Episode 29

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Lisa WelchmanOver the past 25 years, Lisa Welchman has established and codified the field of digital governance.With an enterprise consulting career that spans the emergence of the web, the arrival of social media, and the rise of mobile computing, she is uniquely positioned to help digital practitioners, managers, and executives understand and man…

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Pavel Samsonov: Content-First Product Design Leadership 34:10

2M ago34:10

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Pavel Samsonov is a UX designer with a deep appreciation of content. His content-first approach to design is driven by his observation that navigating digital experiences is about accessing content, not clicking buttons. Pavel has also cultivated a deep awareness of the semantic environments that he and his colleagues navigate and he uses that awar…

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Pavel Samsonov: Content-First Product Design Leadership – Episode 190

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Pavel SamsonovPavel Samsonov is a UX product designer with a deep appreciation of content.His content-first approach to design is driven by his observation that navigating digital experiences is about accessing content, not clicking buttons.Pavel has also cultivated a deep awareness of the semantic environments that he and his colleagues navigate a…

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Jeffrey MacIntyre: Orchestrating Personalized Content Experiences 31:53

3M ago31:53

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Scalable content personalization systems create huge value for businesses. Like most valuable endeavors, they're really hard to do well. Jeffrey MacIntyre orchestrates the activities - terminology and taxonomy work, metadata strategy, information architecture, and more - that help businesses build content operations that deliver the customer-focuse…

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Jeffrey MacIntyre: Orchestrating Personalized Content Experiences – Episode 189

3M ago

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Jeffrey MacIntyreScalable content personalization systems create huge value for businesses. Like most valuable endeavors, they're really hard to do well.Jeffrey MacIntyre orchestrates the activities - terminology and taxonomy work, metadata strategy, information architecture, and more - that help businesses build content operations that deliver the…

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Rob Hoeijmakers: Using AI to Transform Blogging Workflows – Episode 28

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Rob HoeijmakersLLM-based conversational tools are revolutionizing all parts of the content ecosystem, including blogs by independent professionals.Rob Hoeijmakers is an independent web strategist based in Amsterdam. He's using AI tools like Whisper and Perplexity to streamline and improve his research and writing workflows.This lets him spend more …

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Turn the Morning into Forever 4:44

3M ago4:44

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A musing on time, eternality, and childerenBy Paul Swanson | Contemplative Shoveler

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Shannon Leahy: The Content Design Job Market 33:26

3M ago33:26

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Content design jobs have become scarcer as the digital world adjusts to the post-pandemic tech economy. Shannon Leahy does her best to make sure that her content colleagues discover the jobs that are available, scouring the internet for job listings and sharing them in her social media feeds. But that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to …

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Shannon Leahy: The Content Design Job Market – Episode 188 33:25

3M ago33:25

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Shannon LeahyContent design jobs have become scarcer as the digital world adjusts to the post-pandemic tech economy.Shannon Leahy does her best to make sure that her content colleagues discover the jobs that are available, scouring the internet for job listings and sharing them in her social media feeds.But that's just the tip of the iceberg when i…

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Chelsea Larsson: Building an AI Learning Machine at Expedia – Episode 27 30:47

3M ago30:47

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Chelsea LarssonThe arrival of generative AI gives content designers a whole new toolkit. As with any new set of gear, there's some learning that comes with the new capabilities that the tools afford.At Expedia, Chelsea Larsson is leading her team of content designers into the AI design future with fresh takes on the planning, design, and evaluation…

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John Williams: Going Headless and MACH Architecture – Episode 187 31:02

3M ago31:02

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John WilliamsThe rise of omnichannel content strategy and the emergence of new technical capabilities like cloud computing, API-delivered microservices, and headless software platforms have created entire new content ecosystems.John Williams explores these new systems and modern content and experience architectures on his "Going Headless with John"…

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