In this podcast episode, Matthew Claudel, the founder of Field States, shares valuable insights on emergent design and managing complexity. We discuss the importance of experimentation, learning from failures, and the role of curiosity in driving innovation. Matthew offers a thought-provoking discussion on how cities learn and evolve, with useful l…

In this episode, Alexander Vilinskyy talks about his perspectives on embracing chaos, innovation, and learning from mistakes. We dive into the importance of junior team members and why we should optimize for luck. We also touch on the future of devices and interaction - where I learned about how we can potentially interact with devices in a near fu…

In this episode, Brian Boyer, co-founder of Dash Marshall and director of the Urban Technology program at the University of Michigan, shares his insights on navigating the complexities of design and the intersection of cities and technology. We discussed the difference between complexity and opacity, the value of design in decision-making, and the …

In this episode, Benjamin Yoskovitz, Founding Partner at Highline Beta, shares valuable insights on navigating the complexities of business and life. We discusses the importance of identifying trends and patterns in the market, balancing chaos and creativity, and making data-driven decisions amidst chaotic information. Benjamin also shares lessons …

Speculative design helps individuals and organizations shape their future success by enabling everyone to think outside their focus. During this inspiring conversation, Phil shares how he managed chaos when unsure what to do and how he uses speculative design to develop solutions for problems that are yet to come.…

When working under uncertainty, playbooks and frameworks for decision making might fail when the level of complexity is too high. Mariana works at the interception between social innovation, education, business and design to help founders, managers and students navigate complexity by using what she calls a design attitude — a set of cognitive skill…

Governments often take big decisions. They come in the form of policies, mandates or directives aimed to create a better future for the country and its citizens. Sometimes, these institutions lack a holistic understanding of how the smallest change can have a significant impact on something they overlooked. Marco Steinberg, the founder of Snowcone …

The world is interconnected and multiple perspectives allow us to see deeper connections and relationships. Indy Johar, the founder of Dark Matter Labs, brings this multitude of perspectives to every challenge, and helps organizations to "radically redesigning the bureaucratic & institutional infrastructure of our cities, regions and towns for a mo…

For some, innovation happens to the lucky ones. It is hard to attain, difficult to measure and unpredictable. For Bob Moesta, the innovator and founder of the Re-Wired Group, understanding and learning how to innovate is what makes a great product, service or organization. In this conversation, we talk about innovation frameworks and how to make se…

COVID-19 devastated the travel industry. For many, it meant the end of the business. For Charlie, the ultra-marathon runner and founder of Epic Travel, it became an endurance lesson. Tune in to this episode and learn about the parallels between chaos, endurance running and business planning.

In a small town of west Wales, David Hieatt is focusing on the difficult task of bringing 384 jobs back. He's not afraid of difficult things, and often he uses them as the source of inspiration. As the founder Hiut Denin and other successful businesses, he has faced chaos multiple times. Now he calls it a silent friend, the one that is there to sho…

If you ever been in a chaotic situation you know it: your heart races, you make quick decisions, you want to get out there fast. Alisan designs services and products to calm you down in those situations, making sure you make the right decisions and focus on what matters most. He has something to say about working with chaos an understanding its sig…

For the past 10 years, Claire Lew has been shaping businesses in the background. She founded Know Your Team to help leaders become better at leadership by focusing on topics that most of us overlook: how to give honest feedback, how to nurture your talent and how to run a team effectively. In this conversation, we go deep on what prevents us from b…

[Former Captico Talks Episode] Pip Jamieson is on a mission to make diversity the driving force of the future and created The Dots network with that as one of the core values for growth. She talks about how important is diversity for success, how to make it an integral part of your plans, how to create a thriving creative culture and how should we …

[Former Captico Talks Episode] Pedro Brandão has built Significa to thrive on creativity. Today Significa is one of the most renowned digital product studios in Portugal, and in this conversation Pedro shares the habits that are leading them to create a thriving environment and culture, how to grow creative talent and how building relationships wit…

[Former Captico Talks Episode] Doist is the fully fledge remote company behind the productivity tools Todoist and Twist. Ana shares incredible insights on async communication, managing creativity remotely, from first designer to design management, mental health, hire remote talent and much more. ✨Show Notes ✨ Start up Chile happen in 2012 and not i…

[Former Captico Talks Episode] Matt Brooke-Smith is the Founder and CEO of Future Workshops the London based digital product company that has been delivering products that people love for more than 10 years. In this conversation we talk about the importance of investing in your own ideas, diversity in the team and in your business, the best way to …

A fantastic conversation with the co-founder of the uber-successful studio Ustwo, about ultra running, ego, succeilure, Fampany, the bestseller mobile game Monument Valley and a meeting with Tim Cook. ✨Mills JDFI Podcast ✨ Documentary mentioned: Life in a day Ustwo Games mentioned: Monument Valley People mentioned: Ustwo Co-Founder Jonh Sinclar a.k…