Best Juli Mata Aniko Vera Fejes Podcasts (2024)

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Respect for Design - with Scott Zimmer - Part 2 54:31

6M ago54:31

54:31

On building respect for designers in an organization, with our guest Scott Zimmer. In part 2 of this guest episode, Juli and Scott continued their hike on the Buda Hills, discussing hiring designers, giving them a seat at the table, and building a culture that respects design. The path we took: Treating designers as a partner, not a resource; The r…

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Respect for Design - with Scott Zimmer - Part 1 48:54

6M ago48:54

48:54

On building respect for designers in an organization, with our guest Scott Zimmer. In this guest episode, Juli and Scott hiked the Buda Hills and talked about hiring designers, giving them a seat at the table, and building a culture that respects design. The path we took: Making connections over a Medium article; Building design teams and the dange…

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Designer of Interventions - with Morten Bune Pedersen 1:16:02

8M ago1:16:02

1:16:02

On Service design as mediation, on the borders of organizational development, with guest Morten Pedersten. In this guest episode, Juli, Morten, and guest dog Max hiked around the Hålandsvatnet lake near Stavanger and talked about Scandinavian design and business culture. The path we took: A brief intro to Morten, and the step to leave a management …

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Service Design, meet AI - with Pontus Wärnestål - Part 2 1:01:36

9M ago1:01:36

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On the need for service design in the age of AI, with award-winning Service Designer and Human-Computer Interaction researcher Pontus Wärnestål. The second part of a two-part episode. In this guest episode, Juli, Pontus, and the pack hiked up to the Hármashatárhegy airport to dive deep into all the things we call AI. The path we took: Thought leade…

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AI, Meet Service Design - with Pontus Wärnestål - Part 1 50:26

9M ago50:26

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On the need for service design in the age of AI, with award-winning Service Designer and Human-Computer Interaction researcher Pontus Wärnestål. In this guest episode, Juli, Pontus, and the pack hiked up to the Hármashatárhegy airport to dive deep into all the things we call AI. The path we took: The importance of having a critical eye toward AI, a…

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The Gods of AI 1:00:38

9M ago1:00:38

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On AI, with its threats and hopes, history and religion. We are back! In the last season, we mostly focused on our past: where we came from, and how our history affected the value we seek to create in our career. This season, we are looking towards the future. This time we recorded among the mushrooms of the autumn forest. While the dogs ran around…

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The Full Circle 55:47

1y ago55:47

55:47

On the topic we have been avoiding this whole time: the rise and fall of our co-owned company. In the last episode of this season, we took the dogs to the Buda Hills to have a surprisingly chill conversation about the emotionally loaded subject of our experience with co-ownership, distributed decision-making, and trust. The path we took: A journey …

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Learning to Learn, Learning to Teach 55:37

1y ago55:37

55:37

On learning models, DnD, and dressage. This time we grabbed a light topic with roleplaying games, horse riding, and arts, and gathered around an unlit campfire with the dogs for what turned out to be a deep dive into our learning and teaching experiences. The path we took: Our most recent learning choices, favoring tabletop roleplaying and literary…

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People, Planet, Profit 53:47

1y ago53:47

53:47

On working towards social and environmental impact as an entrepreneur. For this guest episode, angel investor turned social impact entrepreneur Antal Károlyi joined Juli and the dogs for a walk on Margaret Island. The path we took: Steps from being an investment banker to being a good person, through startup investments and impact projects. The lim…

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A Walk Across the Generation Gap 47:17

1y ago47:17

47:17

On different attitudes towards work across two generations with our guest Balázs Fejes. This is our second guest episode, recorded between concerts at Primavera Sound Festival, where Anikó and her brother Balázs, who lives on the other side of the globe, reconnect each year. We walked around the parks of Barcelona, discussing the diverse values tha…

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Impact Driven Choices on a Winding Career Path 37:00

1y ago37:00

37:00

On how our need for impact and value creation affects our career choices. This time we climbed the hills of Normafa with the dogs, watched out for the boars, and talked about some projects we worked on from the perspective of an impactful career. The path we took: An unexpected career move and how it fits or does not fit in our impact-driven patter…

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Planting the Seeds of Design Culture 1:04:11

1y ago1:04:11

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On how to make a meaningful design-driven change in a product-focused organization. This is our first guest episode. Long-time friend and fellow service design leader Kata Dóczi-Nagy joined Juli and the dogs for a walk on the muddy slopes of Three Border Mountain, where they talked about her approach to service design, and the organizational protot…

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Tangled Roots of Job Titles 38:08

1y ago38:08

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On why we struggle with defining what we do. This time we took the scenic route to Three Border Mountain in the Buda Hills and let the dogs frolic in the wildflower fields, while we fought with job titles and talked about how we work. The path we took: Defining service design, and the difference between a service and a product. Working "in business…

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Finding the Time for Exploration 46:27

1+ y ago46:27

46:27

On how we work less to be happier and to make clients happier as well. The weather finally allowed us to venture out into nature: we took the dogs to Óbudai Island, and while they ran around in the grass and took a dip in the Danube, we rambled about our self-management experiences in the freelance world. The path we took: How do we manage our day-…

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The Path to Freelancing, with Crickets 56:28

1+ y ago56:28

56:28

On what drove us to freelancing, how our paths converged as co-owners of a company, and how we both found ourselves in the burnout puddle. The weather was not kind to us this time, so we're recording from our homes - no birds, only crickets. ★ Support this podcast ★By puddles.media