Podcasts

Context Engineering with Adi Polak

In this episode, Thomas Betts and Adi Polak talk about the need for context engineering when interacting with LLMs and designing agentic systems. Prompt engineering techniques work with a stateless approach, while context engineering allows AI systems to be stateful.

Failure as a Means to Build Resilient Software Systems: a Conversation with Lorin Hochstein

In this podcast Michael Stiefel spoke to Lorin Hochstein about how real-world failures provide insight into how software systems actually work. Our first topic was understanding that while automated fault injection tools can introduce basic robustness into a system, they cannot replicate the understanding that comes from mitigating complicated software failures in the real world.

[Video Podcast] Agentic Systems without Chaos: Early Operating Models for Autonomous Agents

In this episode, Shweta Vohra and Joseph Stein explore what changes when software systems start planning, acting, and making decisions on their own. The conversation distinguishes truly agentic use cases from traditional automation and looks at how architects and engineers should think about boundaries, orchestration, and system design in this new environment.

Andres Almiray on How to Release Any Software to Any OS with JReleaser

Andres Almiray, a serial open-source contributor and the creator of JReleaser, discusses the project's state, noting that the tool is usable across any ecosystem, not just Java. He also touches on the Common House Foundation's mission.

Mindful Leadership in the Age of AI

In this episode, Thomas Betts and Sam McAfee discuss how AI hype is reshaping organizational behavior, why many companies struggle with experimentation, and how unclear decision structures create friction. They explore psychological safety and mindful leadership as essential foundations for healthier, more effective engineering cultures.

Robin Hills on Emotional Intelligence and Building on Your Strengths

Shane Hastie spoke to Robin Hills about the importance of emotional intelligence in life and at work, building on your strengths rather than focusing on weaknesses, and the value of purpose to enable resilience.

Nishant Bhajaria on Privacy by Design

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Nishant Bhajaria, Head of Privacy Architecture and Strategy at Uber about the need for privacy by design, the hard decisions that need to be made about privacy and the factors which need to be considered when making trade-offs.

Guillermo De Anda on Shifting Organisational Culture One Small Step at a Time

In this podcast Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, spoke to Guillermo De Anda of ProKarma about digital transformations, shifting organisational culture one small step at a time and the importance of managers having a coaching mindset.

Sandra Davey on Purposeful Aligned Governance and Product Management

In this podcast Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, spoke to Sandra Davey, chair of Choice Australia and founder of The Product Space, about governance with clear objectives and the current state of product management.

Justin Dauer on Creative Culture

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Justin Dauer about his new book Creative Culture – Human centred interaction, design and inspiration.