Making Digital
Making Digital
Jared Stephens and Jeremy Karney
The podcast for designers, developers, product owners and others that live to make digital products. Topics include designing product, development and design teams, leadership tips, experience roadmaps, and pretty much anything involved in making digital products better. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Dark Valley of Design : A Conversation with John Griffin
Join us as Jared and Jeremy talk to John Griffin, a design leader who inspired both the both. They talk through the the design of design orgs, as well as why some many times what they design never quite gets developed the way they intended. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jan 1, 2022
33 min
Ted Lasso - Lessons in Leadership
Jared and Jeremy speak at San Antonio Start Up Week about what Ted Lasso Season 1 can teach you about leadership, with plenty of personal anecdotes mixed in for the fun of it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dec 26, 2021
46 min
Stuck in Rut?
Is un-stucky even a word? No, no it is not. But when has that stopped us?Sometimes you love your job, but you feel stuck in a rut. It happens to everyone at some point, but it is especially painful for creatives. In this episode, Jared and Jeremy make up new words and tell you how they have handled situations like this in their careers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sep 30, 2021
29 min
[BONUS] The UX of Changing Ourselves
For the holiday weekend, Jared, Jeremy and guest host Benji talk about the pros and cons of their experience with the 75 Hard program and their varying levels of success in changing their habits. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jul 5, 2021
35 min
Relationships That Can Make You Successful - Live at CAST Tech High School
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Jun 25, 2021
20 min
[DM] Teaching UX Design (to highschoolers)
In the first of our Digital Makers [DM] series, we interview Belinda Medellin, creator of the first UX curriculum for High School students. In this inspirational talk, Jared and Jeremy reminisce on how much a program like this would have helped them stay out of trouble, and Belinda shows us all how teachers have been using the principles of design thinking for years without realizing what it was. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jun 7, 2021
30 min
How to Destroy a Team
In this digital short, hosts Jeremy Karney and Jared Stephens discuss sure fire ways to destroy a team. Using their vast experience on their subject combined with their keen observational skills (Jared's, at least), they show you the tactics and strategies you can use to destroy your team as skillfully as they have destroyed dozens of teams in the past.Or the whole episode is an extended metaphor on what NOT to do. Which is it? You decide. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
May 3, 2021
11 min
Office Toothbrushes : How to Create Work Life Balance, Part 2
Finding the right work/life balance is easy. You just need to set clear boundaries and real expectations.Okay, maybe not so easy.But we are here to help. In the previous episode, we talked about individual capacity. In this one we expand our calculation to include teams and prioritization, and how you can start to take control of the work you have without giving up and sleeping at the office. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apr 16, 2021
29 min
Beasts & Ladders : How to Create Work Life Balance, Part 1
Creatives don't typically gravitate toward project management, but when you implement just enough process into your design program you take a major step toward work life balance for yourself and your team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mar 29, 2021
22 min
Professional Disappointment and the Art of Not Reacting
Did not get the raise you expected? Got laid off? The job you took is not the job you thought it was? Everyone experiences disappointments at some point in their career. How you handle them is what defines your future success. Listen as Jared and Jeremy explore the times they have experienced professional disappointment, how they responded, and what some of the wrong and rights ways to handle disappoint are. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mar 12, 2021
15 min
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