Podcasts

The Human Factor in UX and Data-Driven Decisions

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to John Heintz about the gap between technical expertise and user experience, highlighting the importance of understanding human psychology in data-driven decision-making.

Cultivating Healthy Engineering Cultures: Insights from Sophie Weston

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Sophie Weston, Principal Engineer at ClearBank, about her career in tech, the importance of good team practices, the evolution of DevOps, and the need for a supportive engineering culture.

Techniques for Improving Communication and Connection in Technical and Social Settings

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Geoffrey Huck about how software engineers can improve their communication skills, particularly with non-technical colleagues, by actively seeking feedback, using analogies and stories to explain technical concepts and varying their speaking style to keep audiences engaged.

Intentional Culture and Continuous Compensation: An Interview with Austin Vance

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Austin Vance, about the importance of intentional onboarding and culture-building, as well as his company's unique approach to compensation and the role of managers in retaining top talent.

Building Safe and Usable Medical Device Software: A Conversation with Neeraj Mainkar

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Neeraj Mainkar about the challenges of developing safe and usable medical device software in areas where software bugs can have life-and-death consequences, and how to approach these challenges through rigorous processes, user-centered design, and leveraging emerging technologies.