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EPISODE · Apr 9, 2026 · 35 MIN

Are You Using AI to Go Faster in the Wrong Direction? | Steve Pereira on Flow and Engineering

from Hangar DX Podcast · host Ankit Jain

"We can be in a flow state running in the wrong direction. Unless you can tie all your actions back to your strategic imperative, you might look back in five years and think: That was fun, but could I have gotten further?"In this episode of the HangarDX podcast, Ankit Jain, co-founder and CEO of Aviator, talks to Steve Pereira, lead consultant at Visible Value Stream Consulting and co-founder of the Flow Collective, to discuss where AI is genuinely moving the needle versus just generating more code to review, how to think about context switching and flow state when AI makes task-switching cheaper than ever, and how teams can use value stream mapping as a framework for getting AI adoption right.00:00 Introduction to Developer Experience and Value Stream Mapping05:20 Understanding Value Stream Mapping in Practice08:09 The Impact of AI on Value Stream Flow17:06 Context Switching and Flow State in Software Development27:48 Intentionality in Context Switching and Flow State35:07 Value Stream Mapping as a Superpower for AI Success📫 Sign up to our email list for more podcasts, articles, events, and other updates: https://www.aviator.co/podcast✏️ Subscribe for more videos: @Aviator-Co🙌 Join a curated community of senior engineers and engineering leaders focused on developer experience and solving productivity challenges at scale! Check out our upcoming off-the-record online sessions where vetted, experienced professionals can exchange ideas and share hard-earned wisdom: https://dx.community/

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