Best Innovation from Accenture Interactive Podcasts (2024)

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Fika with Karl Iagnemma and Olof Schybergson [rebroadcast] 39:02

6y ago39:02

39:02

Karl is currently the CEO and co-founder of nuTonomy, a software company that builds software for fully driverless vehicles. nuTonomy’s mission is to radically improve the safety, efficiency, and accessibility of transportation in cities worldwide. That means a future where driverless vehicles are available where people need them, when they need th…

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Fika with Celeste LeCompte and Skipper Chong Warson [rebroadcast] 31:01

6y ago31:01

31:01

ProPublica is a digital-only media company focused entirely on investigative journalism. ProPublica digs deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust, and follows those stories as long as it takes to hold power to account. And they do it as a non-profit. It’s an interesting business model for a media …

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Fika with Charles Adler and Tim Irvine [rebroadcast] 38:36

6y ago38:36

38:36

Many people know Charles Adler as one of the co-founders of Kickstarter, the ground-breaking crowdfunding platform (now the world’s largest) that revolutionized how independent creative projects are funded globally. Now, Charles has moved onto his latest venture for independent creatives: Lost Arts, a community workshop in Chicago. A new format of …

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Fika with Carla Diana and Daniel Freeman [rebroadcast] 27:50

6y ago27:50

27:50

Fjord’s Daniel Freeman talks to Carla Diana, a noted robotics expert, on how we use design to set expectations in our communications with robots and explores the moral and ethical obligations as our relationships with them grow.By Fjord

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Fika with Mark Curtis and Andrew Keen [rebroadcast] 26:26

6y ago26:26

26:26

As the author of three internationally acclaimed books on the digital revolution (Cult of the Amateur, Digital Vertigo and The Internet Is Not the Answer), Andrew Keen has plenty of opinions on the topic—and a lot of them are controversial. In this Fika, Keen and Fjord’s Mark Curtis discuss the progression of the digital age: the role designers hav…

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Fika with Marc English and Skipper Chong Warson 31:16

6y ago31:16

31:16

Marc English is a designer, teacher and author based in Austin, Tx. In this Fika break, we talk to Marc about what made him want to be a designer, his work as a teacher, and his experience with the AIGA, which includes establishing the Austin chapter. We also explore the link between design, art and history, talk about his book “Designing Identity,…

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Fika with Eduardo Aguilar and Jivan Virdee 27:24

6y ago27:24

27:24

Eduardo Aguilar is head of technology at the Helix Centre, a design studio based inside an NHS hospital. In this Fika break, we talk to Eduardo about his work at the Helix Centre, how to use technology to create better health products for both carers and patients, and how to use human-centered design to improve healthcare, reduce the pain of going …

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Fika with Kevin Finn and Tim Buesing 29:06

6+ y ago29:06

29:06

Does talking about design make you a better designer? In this Fika break, we talk to designer Kevin Finn about his work as editor of Open Manifesto, an independent journal that focuses on the intersection of design with social, cultural, political and economic issues issues, what networking and investing in information exchanges can do for both des…

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Fika with Sara Wachter-Boettcher and Andy Polaine 41:53

6+ y ago41:53

41:53

Sara Wachter-Boettcher is the author of a new book Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech from W.W. Norton. In this Fika break, we talk about algorithmic bias in everything from products and services to search results and also tackle racial and gender bias arising from broken algorithms and human missteps…

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Fika with Celeste LeCompte and Skipper Chong Warson 31:01

6+ y ago31:01

31:01

ProPublica is a digital-only media company focused entirely on investigative journalism. ProPublica digs deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust, and follows those stories as long as it takes to hold power to account. And they do it as a non-profit. It’s an interesting business model for a media …

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Fika with Charles Adler and Tim Irvine 38:36

6+ y ago38:36

38:36

Many people know Charles Adler as one of the co-founders of Kickstarter, the ground-breaking crowdfunding platform (now the world’s largest) that revolutionized how independent creative projects are funded globally. Now, Charles has moved onto his latest venture for independent creatives: Lost Arts, a community workshop in Chicago. A new format of …

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Fika with Sara M. Watson and Andy Polaine 38:59

6+ y ago38:59

38:59

Sara M. Watson is a writer and technology critic. She writes and speaks about emerging issues in the intersection of technology, culture and society, and she advocates for a constructive approach to technology criticism that not only critiques, but also offers alternatives. In this Fika break, we spoke to Sara about the the current state of technol…

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Fika with Marina Lvova and Skipper Chong Warson 34:53

6+ y ago34:53

34:53

Marina Lvova is the Director of Client Engagement at Fast Forward Group, a leadership development company that ignites people to take ownership of their business, career and life. An avid traveler, Marina is an alumna of Remote Year, a program designed for digital nomads to travel the world while working remotely. In this Fika break, we talk about …

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Fika with Tim Stock and Jackie Jones 40:59

6+ y ago40:59

40:59

Tim Stock is the co-founder of scenarioDNA, a strategic foresight consultancy that marries consumer anthropology with data science to measure and understand the ideological dynamics impacting society. He is also the co-inventor of a patented methodology called Culture Mapping, which helps companies develop strategic frameworks that support their gr…

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Fika with Greg Holderfield and Martha Cotton 37:48

7y ago37:48

37:48

The future of design education.By Fjord

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Fika with Dan Ward and Andy Polaine 34:38

7y ago34:38

34:38

Dan Ward served in the U.S. Air Force for more than 20 years where he specialized in leading rapid innovation project. Today, he’s a consultant and writer, best known for his book, “F.I.R.E.: How Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained, and Elegant Methods Ignite Innovation.” In this Fika break, we talk to Dan about his time in the military, the concept of “…

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Fika with Karl Iagnemma and Olof Schybergson 39:02

7y ago39:02

39:02

Karl is currently the CEO and co-founder of nuTonomy, a software company that builds software for fully driverless vehicles. nuTonomy’s mission is to radically improve the safety, efficiency, and accessibility of transportation in cities worldwide. That means a future where driverless vehicles are available where people need them, when they need th…

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Fika with Abby Covert and Andy Polaine 28:47

7y ago28:47

28:47

Abby Covert is a staff information architect at Etsy and the author of “How to Make Sense of Any Mess” a book about information architecture for everybody. She says that it is not uncommon to see semantic arguments and legacy decisions drive the information architecture of products and the organizations that make them. This can negatively impact or…

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Fika with Carey Russell and Skipper Warson 25:23

7y ago25:23

25:23

Carey Russell is an internationally-recognized filmmaker, photographer, writer and naturalist. A frequent collaborator with director Terrence Malick, Carey’s recent work includes directing the 10-part documentary web-series, “Tibetan Stories,” and a soon-to-be released book of photography about summer camps and scouting titled, “The New Arcadians.”…

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Fika with Laurence Kemball-Cook and George Mayou 24:52

7y ago24:52

24:52

What if you can create sustainable, clean energy just by taking a walk? Well, you can, thanks to Laurence Kemball-Cook. His energy harvesting startup, Pavegen, has pioneered a flooring tile that converts wasted kinetic energy from footsteps into renewable electricity, which has the ability to transform smart cities of the future, entirely through f…

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Fika with Greg Walsh and Skipper Warson 28:47

7y ago28:47

28:47

Greg Walsh believes that if you want to design for kids, you have to design with them. For the last several years, he has led the University of Baltimore’s intergenerational design team, KidsteamUB, through which children and adults work as partners to design new technologies used for education and entertainment. In this Fika break, we talk to Wals…

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Fika with Baroness Beeban Kidron and Daniel Harris 24:52

7y ago24:52

24:52

From Airbnb’s impact on local rental markets to Uber’s impact on local industries to fake news swaying public opinion, examples of unintended consequences of business on society are numerous. And through it all, Baroness Beeban Kidron, a filmmaker and founder of 5Rights, a campaign that seeks to deliver the established rights of children in all int…

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Fika with Robin Chadha and Daljit Singh 33:45

7y ago33:45

33:45

Why can’t hospitality be reinvented? That was the question in Robin Chadha’s mind when he joined and helped launch citizenM hospitality group in 2008. In this episode, we talk to Chadha about what differentiates citizenM from other hotel groups, how to embed design thinking into an organization, the critical need to always keep the customer’s needs…

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Fika with Ralph Vacca and Skipper Chong Warson 35:55

7y ago35:55

35:55

Designing for someone is not the same as designing with someone – and this is particularly notable when dealing with marginalized groups. In this Fika break, we talk to Ralph Vacca, a researcher, designer and educator with a background in mental health, about how technology can empower us to be more self-aware, compassionate, actively participate i…

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Fika with Uma Subramanian and Skipper Chong Warson 26:19

7y ago26:19

26:19

How would you like to cut your commute time from hours to minutes? How would you like to say goodbye to traffic forever? What if we said this is possible today, but you’d have to swap your car (or train or bus) for a helicopter? And you’d be able to do it all for the cost of a car service. Sound too good to be true? Well, on-demand helicopter servi…

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Fika with Lou Rosenfeld and Andy Polaine 22:19

7y ago22:19

22:19

Like many user experience folks, Lou Rosenfeld started somewhere (library science), made his way somewhere else (information architecture), and has ended up in an entirely different place (publishing). He’s widely known for co-authoring the IA “bible,” Information Architecture for the World Wide Web (i.e. Polar Bear book). In this episode, Fjord’s …

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Fika with Mark Pesce and Andy Polaine 25:30

7+ y ago25:30

25:30

Today, we’re living in a world of mixed and blurred reality, evidenced by the staggering success of Pokémon Go last year. In this episode, Fjord’s Andy Polaine speaks to Mark Pesce, an inventor and futurist, about mixed reality as the next true technological frontier, why we need to make better use of 2D before we fully embrace 3D, and his utopian …

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Fika with Carla Diana and Daniel Freeman 27:50

7+ y ago27:50

27:50

Fjord’s Daniel Freeman talks to Carla Diana, a noted robotics expert, on how we use design to set expectations in our communications with robots and explores the moral and ethical obligations as our relationships with them grow.By Fjord

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Fika with Dave Gray and Andy Polaine 25:11

7+ y ago25:11

25:11

Today’s companies, especially large, multi-nationals, are struggling through a crisis of innovation. Fjord’s Andy Polaine speaks to Dave Gray, a noted author, thought leader and creative, on how to solve for this crisis and ultimately get innovation to stick.By Fjord

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Fika with Kelly Baron and Skipper Chong Warson 28:05

7+ y ago28:05

28:05

Have you ever binge-watched Orange is the New Black or Friends or some other show on Netflix even though you were exhausted? Of course you have. We all have. While binge-watching is not the worst behavior in the world, the same path of least resistance that keeps you in front of the TV can be harnessed for good. It’s called nudge theory, which mean…

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Fika with Sam Ford and Kelsa Trom 25:10

7+ y ago25:10

25:10

Today’s news cycle, filled with shouts of “fake news” and alternative facts, is unlike anything we’ve seen in the past. In this episode, Fjord’s Kelsa Trom talks to Sam Ford, a noted media studies expert, to discuss how the media landscape is changing, what the role of media should be today, and why there seems to be such an abundant mistrust of ne…

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Fika with Abbie Walsh and Katz Kiely 20:30

7+ y ago20:30

20:30

As founder of Kiely & Co., a services business that pioneers people-powered digital transformation, Katz Kiely is a bona fide expert at effectively managing change and helping transform brands into Living Businesses. During this Fika, Kiely and Fjord’s Abbie Walsh tackle this topic in an unexpected way: through a discussion of desert music and arts…

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Fika with John Oswald and Aleks Krotoski 21:55

7+ y ago21:55

21:55

Aleks Krotoski has co-presented “Bits,” the video-gaming review show on Channel 4 (UK), and published “Untangling the Web,” which is the result of years of social psychology research on technology’s impact on mankind. In this Fika, Krotoski speaks with Fjord’s John Oswald about the digital and physiological academic landscape, the making of her rad…

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Fika with Daljit Singh and Michael Wolff 18:54

7+ y ago18:54

18:54

Despite the recent advances of the digital age and the disruption of many facets of the corporate landscape, one thing has remained consistent: the unbreakable bond between design and brand identity. In this Fika – hosted by Fjord’s Daljit Singh – acclaimed thought leader Michael Wolff explains this link, and forecasts the future of branding and de…

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Fika with Mark Curtis and Andrew Keen 26:30

7+ y ago26:30

26:30

As the author of three internationally acclaimed books on the digital revolution (Cult of the Amateur, Digital Vertigo and The Internet Is Not the Answer), Andrew Keen has plenty of opinions on the topic—and a lot of them are controversial. In this Fika, Keen and Fjord’s Mark Curtis discuss the progression of the digital age: the role designers hav…

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