0160 - Inside Technology Consulting with Sean McGarraghy & Allen Higgins

You are listening to an episode of the technology consulting series on design talkA place for talking about consulting with: experts, technologists, clients, and educators.Hello, I am Allen HigginsWe start this season in conversation with Sean McGarraghyFirst Sean, tell us a little about your own career before we look inside the business of Technology Consulting…1.     What tips would you give someone starting out?2.     Is it enough to know a little about a lot and a lot about one thing in particular? A generalist or a specialist, a T shaped or π shaped person?3.     Do you ever admit the limits of your knowledge?4.     How do you handle the politics of being a consultant?5.     What ethical concerns do consultants encounter?6.     Can you comment on approaches for consulting in 'flat' versus a 'hierarchical' client organisations.7.     Other question?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.Thank you for listening. The music is “Impulse” by Ben Prunty, from his album, Chromatic T-Rex and is used with his permission.Subscribe to Design Talk (dot IE) to be notified when new episodes are released.Notes:https://people.ucd.ie/sean.mcgarraghy/publicationshttps://people.ucd.ie/allen.higgins/publicationsAcknowledgementsMusic Title: ImpulseArtist: Ben PruntySource: https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty (personal letter)Cover Art Title: Pick and MixArtist: Conor Fitzpatrick; and Graphic Design: Allen HigginsSource: Fitzpatrick_Unamed.jpg -> PickAndMix-Name.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Permission granted by Conor Fitzpatrick (personal letter))Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.