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CITO Seminar: The Sanctuary Hypothesis in Information Systems — Blockchain and AI as Strategic Havens for Non-Dominant OrganisationsGuest: Jean-Fabrice Lebraty Host: Donncha Kavanagh Recorded on Tuesday, September 23, 4:00 - 5:00pm in Q2.33 Lochlann Quinn School of Business, UCD Belfield Campus.Abstract This talk introduces a theory of dominant vs non-dominant organisations in digital ecosystems. Dominant actors shape standards, data flows, and platform rules; non-dominant actors operate under asymmetric dependency and limited control over technological stacks. I argue that, for the non-dominant, the core IS problem is not efficiency but survivability—the capacity to endure adverse, shifting, or hostile digital environments. Survivability requires a digital sanctuary: an infrastructure and set of practices that preserve critical informational assets beyond the reach of dominant gatekeepers. I then present two sanctuary technologies. First, blockchain, leveraging immutability, persistence, and verifiable anchoring to secure records and proofs against unilateral alteration. Second, AI via model-level embedding, where strategic data placement in training corpora and model fine-tunes creates durable informational traces and capabilities resilient to upstream platform changes. I conclude with design principles and governance implications for building and stewarding such sanctuaries. Keywords: digital sanctuary; survivability; blockchain; AI/model embedding BioJean-Fabrice LEBRATY is a Full Time Professor of Management Sciences at iaelyon School of Management (Jean Moulin University Lyon 3). He specialises in information systems management. His research focuses on decision-making in extreme contexts, crowdsourcing, social networks, and innovative technologies such as blockchain or AI. Since April 2023, he is in charge of the Magellan research laboratory, which comprises 80 researchers and 50 doctoral candidates.Notes:Jean-Fabrice Lebraty (at Jean Moulin University Lyon 3) https://iae.univ-lyon3.fr/lebraty-jean-fabriceA cross-pod release with CITO Conversations (on the web, Spotify or Apple Podcasts)AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Moody Break  01Artist: Allen HigginsSource:  a-Wed10Oct2024License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc.Cover Art Title: Room Q233Photo credit: Allen Higgins.Source: Jean-Fabrice-seminar.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Welcome to Design Talk. In this episode Killian O'Connor and Albena Krasteva from Zartis were in to talk to Masters students at the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business. Killian and Albena presented a candid behind-the-scenes analysis of Zartis' initial struggles adopting AI within their own organisation. They went on to explain how their experience has led to insights that shape Zartis's AI deployment strategies and use cases for clients. Zartis is a technology services company headquartered in Cork, Ireland and is an official Anthropic partner, supporting organisations that are building with Claude and Claude Code.Notes:Zartis – https://www.zartis.comAnthropic – https://www.anthropic.comUCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business – https://www.smurfitschool.ieAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Calculated Awakening - "Genetic Algorithms Evolution," in the style of a Bytebeat, anchored by a base guitar.Artist: Allen Higgins Source: https://bit.ly/2QkBzvILicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Includes samples by KORG Inc. and Lyria 3 via Gemini.Cover Art Title: Smurfit-ZartisArtist: Allen Higgins. Photo credits: Yu Su, Denis Buleiko and Allen Higgins. Used with permission.Source: Zartis-seminar.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

In this, our first episode on ‘research design’ and ‘research designing’ I talk with Maya Gaul and Dunk Murphy from the Creative Futures Academy at UCD. Maya is completing a BA in Creative & Cultural Industries. Her final year project combines research with performance. The subject is Creative Community; an exploration of Irish Arts organisations and how they produce ‘belonging’. Maya talked about her plan for the production - to include elements of documentary, performance and interaction culminating in an event that digs into what arts and inclusion means for practitioners and audience.Notes:The Creative Futures Academy - https://creativefuturesacademy.ieUCD’s BA Major In Creative & Cultural Industries - https://www.ucd.ie/artshumanities/newsandevents/ucdlaunchesnewbaincreativeculturalindustries/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: DeparturesArtist: PortrayalSource: https://bit.ly/2QkBzvILicense: CC BY 4.0Cover Art Title: In the Think LabArtist: Allen Higgins. Photo credits: Dunk Murphy. Used with permission.Source: MayaGaul.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Psilocybin, Heidegger and being-toward-deathBetween 2020 and 2023 psychologist Marg Ross and psychiatrist Justin Dwyer, together with collaborators, ran the largest Australian randomised control of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of extreme death anxiety in terminally ill patients using psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) (Ross et al, 2025). Over the past 15 months I have contributed to the analysis and reporting of qualitative interview data collected by these researchers before and after treatment. The therapy has been shown to be remarkably effective with 21 out of 28 patients who completed the full trial reporting sustained relief. Whereas before the treatment the patients had found themselves 'stuck' in an oppressive lingering present, after treatment they are able to 'step back into' a life that is in some ways fuller even than before the diagnosis (Dwyer et al, 2026). In this reading group/seminar I will briefly present Heidegger's account in Division II of Being and Time of being-toward-death and its role in prompting a more authentic human existence and richer lived temporality. I will point out its striking similarity to the change phenomenon we observed in the qualitative analysis. I invite discussion of this observation, its implications, and suggestions. Note I will devote little time to describing the clinical trial so reading the accompanying paper (Dwyer et al, 2026) is advised.JohnoRobert B. Johnston is a professor (emeritus) at University College Dublin, and a person in his own right.Dwyer, J., Johnston, R. B., O'Callaghan, C., and Ross, M. 2026. "Stepping Back into Life: How Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy Transforms the Way of Life of the Terminally Ill," General Hospital Psychiatry (98), pp. 86-96. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.12.002AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Justice Little LeagueArtist: Ema GraceSource:  https://bit.ly/2tJ6BndLicense:  CC BY 4.0Artist notes: Ema Grace is an AI vocaloid produced by Ryoma MAEDA (@Ryoma_Maeda). Styled as virtual Singer&Idol 架空のバーチャルアイドル & シンガー、それがEma Grace.Cover Art Title: Inspired by zoomArtist: Allen HigginsSource: CITO-podcast-Johno.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Today we’re talking with Fernandos Ongolly, to learn about home-grown innovations and digital startups from The Continent – in this case, Africa. Our hosts are Selma Anya, Safa A. A. Emam, and Diana Achiro, students on the MSc Digital Innovation programme.Fernandos has a PhD from UCD. He is the current “Proudly Made in Africa” Fellow in Business and Development at UCD College of Business, and the founder of – Non-EU Academics and Researchers Community in Ireland.Our audience is the class of 2025 studying the Outsourcing and Offshoring module taught by Allen Higgins.First, Fernandos, would you like to say a few words about your current role and a little about your journey?·       African nations might not be the first place that investors and business associate with “technology ambition”, can you set the context? [notes: technical infrastructure, physical infrastructure, population demographics, connectedness etc.]·       Talk about some success stories from Africa and the sectors they occur in? [notes: in FinTech, Education, AgriTech and eCommerce]·       What are the opportunities for outsourcing to Africa? [notes: BPO, content moderation and specialized services, much of today’s AI is/was trained by centers in Africa]·       For the startup environment, like Silicon Valley, where are the incubators, clusters, and centers of excellence? [notes: the three big regions East, West and South – Kenya; Nigeria; South Africa]·       Can you talk about the role culture plays. No doubt there are challenges but opportunities too? [notes: strong social ties, high-trust cultures, entrepreneurial attitude is prevalent – trading is a way of life]·       Questions from the hosts·       Questions from the audience.Further reading and notesFernandos Ongolly on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandos-ongolly-phd-89927b32/Proudly Made in Africa is a Trade Justice and Global Citizenship Education organization. For more see - https://www.proudlymadeinafrica.orgAlso, the PMIA Podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@proudlymadeinafricaAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Faceplant with UK GarageArtist: Allen HigginsSource:  a-Wed23Oct2024License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc.Cover Art Title: Guest and classArtist: Allen HigginsSource: Pepperdine_Fernandos.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Our guest for this session is Anna Scally - Partner and Head of Technology Media & Telecoms, KPMG in Ireland and EMA KPMG in Ireland. This is the third of 3 seminars organised by John Mooney as part of the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School MBA programme in collaboration with UCD’s MSc Digital Innovation programme.Anna gave a masterclass intro to corporate taxation in Ireland and its relationship with global trade (focus on technology companies). Yes, we need to talk about Trade, Tariffs, and Taxes, but the answers revolve around Technology, Connection, Trust, and People.Notes:Anna’s profile pages on KPMG.com (link) and LinkedIn (link)For more about the KPMG Global Tech Innovation competition 2025 (link)Washington National Tax (WNT); the KPMG think tank and technical core of KPMG’s U.S. tax practice. (link)Anna sits on the Advisory Board of Scale Ireland - https://www.scaleireland.com - Scale Ireland is Ireland’s leading independent not-for-profit, representative organisation for Irish tech start-up and scaling companies.IDA Ireland (the Ireland Development Authority) - http://idaireland.com - (Irish: An Ghníomhaireacht Forbartha Tionscail) is the agency responsible for the attraction and retention of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) into Ireland.Enterprise Ireland - https://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/ - EI invests in and supports the development of Irish-owned companies “on their journey to achieving greater scale and to become global leaders in their field.”  Revenue - Irish Tax and Customs – https://www.revenue.ie/ - The Tax Relief Scheme for Capital Expenditure on Intangible Assets (S. 291A) – (link)WTO landing page for learning about Tariffs –(link) AcknowledgementsMusic Title: First TakeArtist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'NeillSource:  mis.aup3License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Cover Art Title:(Screenshot from KPMG Platform – Global Tech Innovation 2024 launch event.)Artist: Allen HigginsSource: Pepperdine_AnnaScally.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Our guest for this session is Dajana Achelpohl. Dajana heads up AI Change Maker and is an alum of Google & PayPal. The second of 3 seminars organised by John Mooney as part of the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School MBA programme in collaboration with UCD’s MSc Digital Innovation programme.Notes:AI Change Maker - https://www.aichangemaker.comDajana on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dajana-achelpohl/On other media:Dajana Achelpohl’s talk with Audrey Chia “A Framework for AI-Ready Teams” (YouTube link)From AI Ireland: ‘Demystifying AI: Practical Applications and Business Integration’ with Google’s Dajana Achelpohl (link)AcknowledgementsMusic Title: First TakeArtist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'NeillSource:  mis.aup3License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Cover Art Title: Instructions Not Included! (screenshot from Dajana’s talk with Audrey Chia on YouTube)Artist: Allen HigginsSource: Pepperdine_Dajana.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 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.

Our guest for this session is Tom Rourke. Tom works in Kyndryl as Vice President for Design, Insights and Innovation. The first of 3 seminars organised by John Mooney as part of the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School MBA programme in collaboration with UCD’s MSc Digital Innovation programme.Notes:Tom Rourke – LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-rourke-1a8b70/Tom gave a shoutout to Kevin Bethune - https://www.kevinbethune.comAlso, the MRI design story by Doug Dietz, Industrial Designer – (link)Also, Tom co-hosts The Progress Report, with Sarah B. Nelson (Chief Design Officer at Kyndryl) on:Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-progress-report/id1627095388Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/23hDHHDkOPSeFrrNsa9jcD?si=fa531ad1ec36459bFinally, The Kyndryl Institute (download the app) - https://www.kyndryl.com/gb/en/institute/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: First TakeArtist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'NeillSource:  mis.aup3License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Cover Art Title: Unlocking Design (screenshot from Tom in Kyndryl leadership video)Artist: Allen HigginsSource: Pepperdine_Tom.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 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.

Hosted by Brona RussellWe are delighted to have Siobhain Duggan, CEO of GS1 Ireland in to talk to the first year Economics & finance Organisation Behaviour class today. The interview/podcast is being hosted by UCD’s first year Economics and Finance class as part of the Professional and Academic Development module. Our focus is on the human aspects of organising in corporate settings, recognising the role of human behaviour in determining organisational effectiveness.Welcome Siobhain. So, it would be great to hear first about GS1 and what the work that you do.  Then to understand your own career journey and how it has evolved over time:  ·        Your readiness to take opportunities as they presented themselves. ·        Who were your mentors, and how did they help shape your career?And regarding your current role:·        What motivated you to step up and to take on the CEO role in GS1?·        What are some of the biggest challenges you have faced, and how did you persevere through them?·        How has your leadership style evolved since you took on the role?·        What do you maintain a healthy work-life balance juggling work and travel and family?And your thoughts in general on:·        What are the most important qualities you look for in a future employee?·        How important is diversity and inclusion to you as a CEO trying to encourage creativity and innovation?·        How do you foster open communication and a positive work environment?·        How do you foster a spirit of collaboration in your organisation?Before we finish, is there anything further you'd like to add?We’ll wrap it up there. Thank you so much for your time and for sharing your thoughts and experience with us today. Notes, extra questions, and further reading, books, blogs, pods, articles?Siobhain Duggan, CEO - GS1 Ireland - https://www.gs1ie.org/Siobhain on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhainduggan/The UCD BSc Business and Economics programme (link)Article: Keeping track of the COVID-19 vaccine (HSE, 2022: link) AcknowledgementsMusic Title: ImpulseArtist: Ben PruntySource:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty (personal letter) Cover Art Title: Pod-CoverArtist: Allen Higgins (photo used with permission)Source: Duggan_GS1.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 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.

Our hosts are Diarmuid Murphy and Leo CuddiganWelcome to the UCD Economics and Finance class. We are delighted to have Peter Cripwell, CEO at RiskSystem, in to talk to us today about Risk Analytics and Risk Reporting and the value of knowing a bit about programming.To start, Peter, can you tell us how you went from Nuclear Physicist to CEO of RiskSystem.·       Can you give us a demo of what Risk Reporting as a service looks like·       What technology do you use to design and build the product?·       How do I get the most out of RiskSystem?·       Do you think risk models are becoming too complex?·       Where do you see AI fitting into the business?·       With the time left we’d like to open it to questions from the audience…Before we finish, is there anything further you'd like to add?We’ll wrap it up there. Thank you so much for your time and for sharing your thoughts and experience with us today. Notes, extra questions, and further reading, books, blogs, pods, articles?RiskSystem - https://www.risksystem.comPeter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cripwell-a2258b6/Highly recommended reading- Sparklines History by Edward Tufte: 1324 to Now - https://www.edwardtufte.com/notebook/sparklines-history-by-tufte-1324-to-now/ AcknowledgementsMusic Title: First TakeArtist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'NeillSource:  mis.aup3License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Cover Art Title: Class vignetteArtist: Allen HigginsSource: RiskSystem_Peter.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 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.

Welcome to the Economics and Finance class.Our hosts are Daksh Wadhwa and Peter Barrett. Today, we are very pleased to welcome Denis McCarthy, Head of Financial Risk Model Development at AIB.Thank you for coming in to speak to us today. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your journey into financial risk modelling?·       What does a day in the week look like on your team? [for a finance/economist, quant analyst, programmer]·       How can a large organisation manage end-user tools like Excel? [policy, practices, systems management…]·       Much of the focus is on the technical characteristics and the actions of individuals but not so much on organisational cultural. How can we address the organisational culture angle? [for example, grow and protect a culture of dissent? What might that look like?]·       What about review processes and how to avoid undue influence from one or other actors? [maybe relate to audit trails, version control]·       Are our models becoming too complex? [to either understand fully or to apply in a timely manner? What kinds of new systemic risk do you think about?]·       Is sentiment analysis applied much to risk measurement? [how to do it? gotchas and the dark art of automated textual analysis for gauging sentiment from company filings, conference call transcripts and other bulk sources]Questions from the audience?Before we finish, is there anything further you'd like to add?Thank you so much for your time and for sharing your thoughts with us today. Further reading: Articles, links etc.LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-mccarthy-69970b2b/  AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Voltaic FluctuationsArtist: Ben PruntySource:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty Cover Art Title: Complex collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 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.

Hosted by Christina Philips and Anabela Da Silva Filipe Soares.Welcome to today’s seminar by David Sammon from UCC, Cork University Business School.In this session David Sammon from University College Cork talks about his approach to unlocking the value of the 2x2 Matrix in the classroom. David is co-Founder of the Data Value Innovation Group, whose mission is helping organisations to deliver value from their data through data value mapping. The Data Value Map (http://datavaluemap.com) offers resources for visual discursive organisational analysis and facilitation to build shared understanding around data initiatives.Further reading, sources, mentions and acknowledgements.David’s homepage at UCC - https://www.cubsucc.com/faculty-directory/dr-david-sammon/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Guitar HouseArtist: josh pan (2020)Source:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL-LId8ZWBMLicense: License CC BY 3.0Cover Art Title: Complex collaboration for BAEFArtist: Nuno Machado and Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Welcome to the CITO Podcast.Séamas Kelly invites Hippolyte Lefebvre to present an overview of his research interests and direction. Hippolyte is a member of CITO and the Management Information Systems group in the UCD College of Business, Dublin, and previously at the Université de Lausanne, Switzerland.Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Homepage at UCD - https://people.ucd.ie/hippolyte.lefebvreAnd Google scholar page linkAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Justice Little LeagueArtist: Ema GraceSource:  https://bit.ly/2tJ6BndLicense:  CC BY 4.0Artist notes: Ema Grace is an AI vocaloid produced by Ryoma MAEDA (@Ryoma_Maeda). Styled as virtual Singer&Idol 架空のバーチャルアイドル & シンガー、それがEma Grace.Cover Art Title: Inspired by selfie and AIArtist: Allen HigginsSource: CITO-podcast-DataPractices.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Hosted by Alex and Conor. Welcome to the UCD 2nd year Economics and Finance class. Today, we are pleased to welcome Donal Rafferty, Director Product Development in Open Finance at Mastercard, Dublin.Thank you for coming in to speak to us today, can you share a little of your own story?·       So, we’d like to start one of the ideas behind this series of talks. Do you think a finance professional’s working life will involve more or less interaction with dedicated development teams, IT or software engineers?·       Can you make a case for the value of knowing a bit about programming (e.g. python) for working in Finance.·       We are extremely interested in what you’ve learnt from experimenting with advanced aspects of LLMs, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, agentic knowledge graphs, and process automation. What do you imagine is going to be the impact on the Finance industry?·       On your website you used the phrase “embedded finance” a couple of times, can you explain the concept?·       About your website, you said it was VIBE coded. What motivated you and what did you learn about the process? With the time left we’d like to open it to questions from the audience…Any recommendations for books, podcasts, blogs??(questions from audience)Before we finish, is there anything further you'd like to add?Thank you so much for your time and for sharing your thoughts with us today. Notes and further reading: Key books, articles, blogs, podcasts, channelshttps://www.donalrafferty.comExplore Kaggle for inspiring examples of data analysis - https://www.kaggle.comLearn Python and Pandas! There are many resources available, for example, DataCamp - https://www.datacamp.comThe Unicorn Project and The Phoenix Project. Two books by Gene Kim about tech projects and working in tech.Andrew Ng’s AI education platform - https://www.deeplearning.ai/ Register for a free account to get access to Andrew’s videos. (in fact Andrew Ng  coined the term “Agentic AI”, to describe a trend in how people were building applications) AcknowledgementsMusic Title: First TakeArtist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'NeillSource:  mis.aup3License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Cover Art Title: Complex collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: DonalRafferty_Mastercard.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 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.

Welcome to the CITO Podcast.This episode is a seminar by Quinn DuPont titled “Making New Money: How autonomous communities produce and govern cryptocurrencies.” Paul Dylan-Ennis opens the session with a brief introduction after which Quinn presents an overview of his project, and Donncha Kavanagh makes some observations and invites reactions.Decentralized cryptocurrencies are upending the foundations of economic power, challenging centuries of state and bank control over money. This research critically examines the rise of digital wildcat banking and its profound implications for economic sovereignty. Leveraging digital forensics, data science, and OSINT, this work reveals who actually produces and governs cryptocurrencies—and how their collective labor reshapes value and risk. It explores the forces behind decentralized money, the vulnerabilities these systems introduce, and the future role of state-issued currencies in an era of rapid monetary transformation.Reflecting on the project Quinn notes:"I've been working on this for well over a year now, and while it is still in development, the basic outline is complete. I make some pretty provocative claims, like arguing that global forces first emerging in the 1970s lead us inexorably to this point where the labour required to produce and govern new money has become involuted[1]. It’s a unique project that reveals how new money is made and details the implications for banks, nation states, and society. I also have some fun stories to share, like my effort to vampire attack Trump's WLFI token or my reverse engineering of the FBI's Operation Token Mirrors."[1] Involution; the theory from Clifford Geertz where, in the original context, rice production becomes internally competitive and the processes require more labour without an increase in output - analogous to this story of technological development and precarious technological labour. I argue that the operational infrastructure of crypto expands to require more labour, despite no correlated increase in output. Thus, crypto overtakes national currencies not by meeting a market demand, but by accommodating excess labour supply.Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Quinn’s homepage - https://iqdupont.comChina’s “Involuted” Generation by Yi-Ling Lu | The New Yorker Published MAY 14The president and the billion-dollar crypto businesses – How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto by Joe Miller and Alex Rogers in Washington, Paul Caruana Galizia, Nikou Asgari, Eade Hemingway, Oliver Hawkins and Chris Cook in London | FT.com Published OCT 16 2025"Overcapacity" or "involution"? How China's manufacturing suffers from over-competition Tracing the roots and perils by Elena Wang and Nina Chen | Baiguan.news Published APR 18 2024AcknowledgementsMusic Title: CrazyMixArtist: Sandbox Korg AbletonSource:  CrazyMix.aifLicense: : CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Cover Art Title: Inspired by Wordpress DefaultsArtist: Allen HigginsSource: CITO-podcast-STS.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Our hosts for this episode are William Mugan and Grace Gunne from the BSc UCD Economics and Finance class.Today, we are very pleased to welcome Jane Antova from IBM Consulting and colleagues Angela Stakelum and Bernadette Keating.First, Jane, can you share a little of your own story and starting out in IBM?So, what does a day in the life look like? These days, do you find yourself needing more, or less interaction with technology specialists to get the job done? Can you talk about typical sources of information and scale or size of datasets?Can you talk about the tools used for modelling, economic simulations, machine learning, and use of AI?Do you think that programming skills necessary or nice-to-have?We have some time for questions from the audience…Before we finish, is there anything further you'd like to add? (favourite pods, blogs, channels, books)Thank you so much for your time and for sharing your thoughts with us today.Notes, extra questions, and further reading:IBM Skills Build - https://skillsbuild.org (free learning courses and resources)PL/I – Programming Language OneAcknowledgementsMusic Title: First TakeArtist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'NeillSource:  mis.aup3License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Cover Art Title: Complex collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: JaneAntova-IBM.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Our hosts are Tara O’Reilly and Jack Kavanagh. Welcome to the Economics and Finance class.Today, we are very pleased to welcome Raul Afonso, Chartered Financial Analyst and Chief Economist at MFW (Multi Family Wealth). MFW is an investment firm providing investment services on managed accounts and investment funds. Thank you for coming in to speak to us Raul. Can you share a little of your own story, how you came to Ireland and talk about the tools you use in your role as Economist and Financial Analyst?[Raul opens with self-introduction and present some slides e.g. asset allocation, fund management, showcase doing analysis on output from Bloomberg]I have a question; would you say that programming skills are necessary or just nice-to-have? Could you share some key information sources you think we as Economics and Finance students should know about and follow?With the time left we’d like to open it to questions from the audience…(question from audience)(question from audience)Before we finish, is there anything further you'd like to add?Well, this has been an informative talk. Thank you so much for your time and for sharing your thoughts and experience with us today. Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Key books mentioned?Key pods, articles mentioned?Other links…Multi Family Wealth – the investment management company - https://mfw.iehttps://yardeni.com/charts/feds-stock-valuation-model/https://www.ft.com/alphavillehttps://www.zerohedge.com – the most famous blog in finance.https://www.cfasociety.org/portugal/homeAcknowledgementsMusic Title: First TakeArtist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'NeillSource:  mis.aup3License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Cover Art Title: Class vignetteArtist: Allen HigginsSource: RaulAfonso.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 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.

Today’s hosts are Isabelle Howard and Adam Golden. We are very pleased to welcome Dan Evison, Founder and CEO of Manakau, a Financial Services Delivery and Consulting company based in Ireland.Thank you for coming in to speak to us today Dan. Can you tell us a little about yourself and the story behind starting Manakau?·       You’ve spent your career working in finance.  Could you tell us about the types of financial markets and activities you’ve been involved with? ·       Now let’s get to the premise for this series of talks: For a career in financial markets, can you make a case for the value of knowing a bit about programming (e.g. python)? ·       I want to become a quantitative analyst; What 3 technologies do you consider must-have?·       How is AI going to affect careers in financial services? ·       What advice would you have for a student who wants to work at one of the top financial firms, whether in Dublin, London, Tokyo or New York?   Followed by questions from the audience… Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Manakau - https://www.manakau.comGTD or Getting Things Done - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done  Disciplined Entrepreneurship by Bill Aulet - https://www.d-eship.comSimon Willison’s blog is a long-running, practical, technical, openly documented experiments with all the AIs and up to the minute-of-the-day review of new GenAI developments -  https://simonwillison.net Getting started on prompt engineering: O’Reilly’s “Prompt Engineering for Generative AI” book by James Phoenix and Michael Taylor AcknowledgementsMusic Title: First TakeArtist: Debajyoti Biswas and Michael O'NeillSource:  mis.aup3License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Cover Art Title: Complex collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: DanManakau.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 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.

Welcome to Design Talk. This episode resurrects a recording from the College of Business Intercultural Forum bite-sized workshop series, session 7. A conversation with Jacob Eisenberg and Allen Higgins on “adapting experiential learning to the digital classroom”. The talk was hosted by Kathleen O’Reilly and Linda Yang.Key takeaways:Students benefit from being in control of at least some of the settings within which learning experiences unfold so, consider using multiple apps rather than integrated systems, for example, separate the video presence experience (e.g. Zoom or Teams) from the digital whiteboard from the shared document.We should encourage experimentation with tools, old and new alike.Experiment with multiple means of engagement like polls, MCQs, discussion boards but feel free to drop a tool if you feel it doesn’t work well.Always be seeking copious feedback from learners all the time. The difficulties or challenges they encounter may be intrinsic to the learning process rather than problems to solve but just knowing where they are in the learning process is valuable; for example, are they stuck, is there a shared misunderstanding or misconception, or knowing who has made progress so they might act as a catalyst for the wider group.Use breakout rooms tactically to scale up and scale down groups to sizes appropriate to the activity.AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Monologue Lu-Fugi octave climb with extra notes with wa wa with other tweaksArtist: Allen HigginsSource:  introoutroLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  License note: Includes derivative work from KORG Monologue/Sound presets by KORG Inc. permitted under Terms of Use (https://korg.shop/terms-of-use) Section 2: “Derivative works and their authors benefit in turn from the full protection of copyright without prejudicing the rights of the original work's author”.Cover Art Title: Complex collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Monologue Lu-Fugi octave climb with extra notes with wa wa with other tweaksArtist: Allen HigginsSource:  introoutroLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  License note: Includes derivative work from KORG Monologue/Sound presets by KORG Inc. permitted under Terms of Use (https://korg.shop/terms-of-use) Section 2: “Derivative works and their authors benefit in turn from the full protection of copyright without prejudicing the rights of the original work's author”.Cover Art Title: Complex collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Hosted by Christina Philips and Anabela Da Silva Filipe Soares.Welcome to today’s seminar by Stefan Helfrich.In this session Stefan talks about the education paths on offer for data analytics and the need for balance between learning concepts versus hands-on experiences with tools. Stefan makes the case for the value of visual workflow approaches for teaching and implementing analytics.How do we do that? KNIME implements a well-documented, comprehensive and capable software environment that enables users to design and operate data analytics workflows visually using the following objects:·       Nodes perform tasks on data. Nodes have inputs and outputs. Nodes have status/indicators. Nodes are natively implemented in Java. Python scripts may also be used as code nodes.·       Connectors link nodes. Connectors indicate data flows. Connectors send data from one node to another. Connectors have direction. Nodes plus connectors enable you to create workflows.·       Workflows are designed aggregates of nodes linked using connectors ·       Components/Metanodes encapsulate discrete sub-workflows. Component/metanodes can be used like nodes.·       A large library of pre-build nodes and metanodes are offered for common tasks like cleaning up data, visualization, plug into Tableau and PowerBI.·       Supports all types of data.·       Further reading, sources, mentions and acknowledgements.Stefan Helfrich -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanhelfrich/  KNIME – https://www.knime.com/See the KNIME Educators Alliance and the Teaching Materials Repository.References:Berthold, M. R. (2019). What Does It Take to be a Successful Data Scientist? Harvard Data Science Review, 1(2)Further reading:For examples, additional teaching materials, sample curriculum, see “The Data Science Guide” – www.datascienceguide.orgUnless otherwise noted, the teaching materials (including workflow examples, code examples, and slides) are available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).Music Title: Guitar HouseArtist: josh pan (2020)Source:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL-LId8ZWBMLicense: License CC BY 3.0Cover Art Title: We need You! Visual AnalyticsArtist: Nuno Machado and Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Welcome to Design Talk.In this episode I give a short talk titled “Doshite Nippon?” for Naonori sensei’s 'Gateways to Japan' discovery module at University College Dublin. The talk was recorded on April 1st 2025.Kodate sensei is founding Director of the UCD Centre for Japanese Studies and Director of the Public Policy Programme in UCD.Why Japan? I contend that it is good to experience the ordinary strangeness of a culture that is quite different to one’s own. My starting point is to consider the classic images of Japan after which I strive to give a flavour of what it is like to live and work there.NotesNaonori – https://people.ucd.ie/naonori.kodateAllen – https://people.ucd.ie/allen.higginsGateways to Japan (DSCY10080)JET – The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (see JET Ireland), established in 1987 and still running, invites third level graduates from overseas to participate in international exchange and foreign language education throughout Japan. interac –Japan’s largest provider of ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) https://interacnetwork.comJapan Digital Nomad Association – https://japandigitalnomad.com/en/Images:四季と酒shi ki to o-sakeThese are: the four distinct seasons.Haru (春) Springtime cherry blossoms. Natsu (夏) The lush greenery of summer holidays, flowers, fruit and heat.Aki (秋) Autumn when the leaves turn red and orange and gold.Fuyu(冬) Winter cold (really cold), snow, and cosy indoors.Add to this Japan’s visually striking architecture: Buddist temples (tera/-ji), Shinto shrines (jinja), Torii (gateways), and Castles (shiro/-jo) – former seats of power from the medieval period.And not to forget – sake!AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Check Them InArtist: Ema GraceSource:  https://bit.ly/2tJ6BndLicense:  CC BY 4.0Artist notes: Ema Grace is an AI vocaloid produced by Ryoma MAEDA (@Ryoma_Maeda). Styled as virtual Singer&Idol 架空のバーチャルアイドル & シンガー、それがEma Grace. Cover Art Title: Japan Digital NomadsCredit: Japan Digital Nomads AssociationSource: https://japandigitalnomad.com License: 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.

Welcome to today’s seminar by Marios Kremantzis.In this session Marios presents current work related to two highly quantitative classes that have adopted a Chatbot as a teaching assistant. Two classes: Prescriptive Analytics” for the MSc Business Analytics programme and “Mathematics for Economists”, for the BSc Economics programmeHosted by Christina Philips and Anabela Da Silva Filipe Soares.Further reading, sources, mentions and acknowledgements.‘AI Tutor Chatbots & Student Engagement’ Evaluating the Impact of AI Chatbots on Student Support and Engagement in UK Higher EducationAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Guitar HouseArtist: josh pan (2020)Source:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL-LId8ZWBMLicense: License CC BY 3.0Cover Art Title: Complex collaboration for BAEFArtist: Nuno Machado and Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Today we’re talking with Roland Tritsch, about software engineering, the increasing relevance of functional programming, and his thoughts on the implications of using genAI in the development process. Our student hosts are: Lora, Noah, Mynah, Austen, Fionn, and Sergio, with Lucas on sound, and our audience is the class of 2025 studying the Contemporary Software Development module taught by Mel Ó Cinnéide.First, Roland, can you set the context and explain what it means to be a software craftsman?What value there is in functional programming both technically and from a business perspective? Are coverage tools widely used in practice, what value do they bring and what is the state of the Scoverage project?If you were assessing a code base for quality, what are the main aspects you would look for in the code?Talk about some of the non-technical factors at play in refactoring and code reviews.If you had to strip it back to the basics; what aspects of Agile are key for any successful software development process?In your view, what impact will GenAI have on software development and is now a good time to be graduating with a CS degree? NotesRoland’s website and blog: https://tedn.life/Roland is one of the committers on `scoverage` (together with Chris Kipp) - https://github.com/scoverageAnd, as ‘the Augmented Software Engineer’ Roland is the host for a series of meetups dealing with the impact and implications of genAI upon the practice and profession of software engineering.https://www.meetup.com/the-augmented-software-engineer/ Further readingJošt et al “The Impact of Large Language Models on Programming Education and Student Learning Outcomes” (2024) - linkBecker et al, “Programming Is Hard – Or at Least It Used to Be”, (2023) - linkKaraci Deniz et al, “Unleashing Developer Productivity with generative-AI”, McKinsey & Company, (2023) - linkAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Faceplant with UK GarageArtist: Allen HigginsSource:  a-Wed23Oct2024License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc.Cover Art Title: Complex collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

[this one is for Séamas who kept asking if there was a recording of the talk I did for our Faculty Teaching and Learning Insights series...]A short talk by me (Allen Higgins) A Socratic questioning style for teaching/learning using a simple three-part structure: introduction, a series of questions, and closing comments.The hard part, or the art, is in asking good questions.Questioning 'story', or more specifically, 'storytelling' for teaching and learning.There is no set formula for creating a story, let alone a good story, but there is structure you can employ to help the process. For my own practice, when discussing ideas, I look for sequence, connections and flow.·       Sequence: the classic, beginning middle and end.·       Connections: call forwards, call backs, links to other sources, ideally, other related material you have written/recorded.·       Flow: a natural logic or order of conversation.Notes and further reading:A link to the YouTube video version (link)William Labov’s analysis of structure in oral narratives (link).Freytag’s Pyramid - the stages of a narrative arc with rising and falling action (link).Christopher Brooks seven basic plots.Andrew Reagan’s illustration of six emotional arcs of narrative structure (link)Joseph Campbell’s classic analysis of mythic narrative structure, The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949)John Van Maanen’s Tales of the Field: On Writing Ethnography (1988)On visual storytelling or storytelling with data.Edward Tufte’s “The visual display of quantitative information” (1983).Edward Tufte’s “Visual explanations: images quantities evidence and narrative” (1997).The “Carte Figurative des pertes successives en hommes de’l’Armée Français dans la campagne de Russie 1812-1813” (link)John Snow’s Broad Street epidemiology map (link)Andy Kirk’s (2019) CHRT(S) taxonomy for thinking about what kind of chart is best for your kind of data.AcknowledgementsMusicTitle: Vinyl Static Quantized UK Garage Slow C Min 130 bpm 80s Beat 90 bpmArtist: Allen Higgins and Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc. and vinyl_record_needle_static_01.wav by joedeshon -- https://freesound.org/s/140295/ -- License: Attribution CC BY 4.0License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Cover Art Title: Thumbnails of IllustrationsArtist: Allen HigginsSource: AllenStorytelling.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Hosts: Leo, Danny and BronaPreambleBrona Russell: The theme for today’s conversation is Good Corporate Governance.To help us dig into this topic we are delighted to be joined by UCD Professor Niamh Brennan. Niamh is the Michael MacCormac Professor of Management at University College Dublin and the Founder and Academic Director of the UCD Centre for Corporate Governance. To start, Niamh, can you tell us a little about yourself and how you came to specialise in Corporate Governance?Question bank<> Corporate behaviour and governance came into sharp focus at the time of the Global financial crisis of 2008. I presume it has improved since then?<> What does it mean to be accountable?<> Corporate culture is complex. Is it sufficient to set the ‘tone from the top’? <> What are the main challenges to establishing and maintaining good corporate behaviour?<> As future BSc Economics & Finance graduates, what should we look for, in the organisations we join, in terms of good corporate governance?<> What systems and indicators should we expect to see and have access to in our own organisations? <> Can you share some thoughts on how GenAI technology will impact corporate governance?<> We’d like to open now to questions from the audience.<> Niamh, you have any thoughts you’d like to add before we wrap up?<> Well, thank you for taking the time to answer our questions and share your thoughts with us today.Notes:Niamh Brennan’s research profile at UCD (link) and Google Scholar page (link)The verb ‘govern’ from the Latin gubernare and the Greek kubernan ‘to steer, rule’. Defined as the act or manner of governing an organisation. ‘Good Governance’ - is dependent on how people behave according to a system of rules, practices and processes that encourage or discourage specific behaviours.Additional reading:Brennan, N., Conroy, J., 2013. Executive hubris: the case of a bank CEO. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (ISSN: 0951-3574)AcknowledgementsMusicTitle: Vinyl Static Quantized UK Garage Slow C Min 130 bpm 80s Beat 90 bpmArtist: Allen Higgins and Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc. and vinyl_record_needle_static_01.wav by joedeshon -- https://freesound.org/s/140295/ -- License: Attribution CC BY 4.0License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Cover Art Title: Speakers and audienceArtist: Allen HigginsSource: NiamhAndClass.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

“I started computing when there was no screen, no colour, no pixel, the pixel had not been invented yet, literally!” (Dov Jacobson) Dov is a long-time game developer with a special background in Game-Based Learning and is currently experimenting with approaches for enabling non-programmers to create games using a special framework he has developed that includes a live AI shaped character using OpenAI's ChatGPT4 API in TWINE. In this talk Dov explores the development of the many features of immersive technology building up to AR and VR but going beyond these towards Game Based Learning and touching on AI. At each step - each immersive feature - we talk about its relevance to learning and how students might exploit it and illustrate with examples from the studio. (for a link to the slides click here). The talk took place on September 12th at 2pm in the Augmented and Virtual Reality class in UCD Computer Science (COMP47930). The lecture and recording was supported by Abey Campbell, Xuanhui (Issac) Xu, and Donal Fullam. Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Dov’s website: dov.jacobson.netDov’s game “Mike Builds a Shelter” was acquired by MoMA (Museum of Modern Art, NY) and is now on playable exhibit on the 2nd floor (link)Article: 12 Steps Toward Immersive Learning by Dov Jacobson, 2018 (link)Article: Milgram, P., and Kishino, F. (1994). A taxonomy of mixed reality visual displays. IEICE Trans. Inform. Syst. 77, 1321–1329. (search link)Twine / An open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories (link)AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Harsh Computer Dual Saw Vapor Games Arp 1 Akustichor Stripped Down Sample Kit 108 bpmArtist: Allen HigginsSource:  a-Tue12Nov2024.wavLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc.Cover Art Title: DovArtist: Xuanhui (Issac) Xu and Allen HigginsSource: Dov.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Panel 3 – Saving the Game: philosophical, existential and technical issues, shaping the intersection of games and lawChair: Maria O’Brien•       Kieran Nolan: Material and Cultural Preservation of Legacy Video Game Platforms•       Abby Rekas & Matt Voigts: Saving the GameNotes, extra questions, and further reading:With thanks to the College of Business, Public Policy & Law for the funds to support this event. The event is also part-funded by the College of Business, Public Policy & Law research fund.Supported by:·       The University of Galway College (link)·       College of Business Public Policy and Law (link), ·       WRAP - developing a sustainable Film, Television Drama, Animation, & Games sector in the West of Ireland (link)·       NEXUS Games Conference - by GamerFest (link)·       IMIRT - The Irish Game Makers organization representing game developers in the Republic of Ireland (link)·       ARDÁN - talent development in Film, TV, Games and Amination.Thanks to all our presenters, participants, attendees and to the staff in the University of Galway for support including Mary O’Malley, Louise Monahan and Sergei Medvedev. Particular thanks to Professor Geraint Howells, Professor Martin Hogg and Professor Alma McCarthy for trusting this event to us and for all the support.AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Injection Vapor Games House Beat Shuffle HouseArtist: Allen HigginsSource:  a-Fri24Oct2024License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc.Cover Art Title: Abby, Kieran, and MattArtist: Allen HigginsSource: GameChangers_Panel-03License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Panel 2 – Gaming the System: the enabling aspects of regulation and competition as drivers of business opportunity for the games sector.Chair: Conn Holohan, Director Centre for Creative Technologies, University of Galway·       Ambre Nicolle: Platform competition and strategic trade-offs for complementors: Heterogeneous reactions to the entry of a new platform·       Alexey Rusakov: First-party complements and value in platform markets·       Maria O’Brien: Ireland’s new Digital Games Tax Credit: the role of the state in supporting the games industryNotes, extra questions, and further reading:With thanks to the College of Business, Public Policy & Law for the funds to support this event. The event is also part-funded by the College of Business, Public Policy & Law research fund.Supported by:·       The University of Galway College (link)·       College of Business Public Policy and Law (link), ·       WRAP - developing a sustainable Film, Television Drama, Animation, & Games sector in the West of Ireland (link)·       NEXUS Games Conference - by GamerFest (link)·       IMIRT - The Irish Game Makers organization representing game developers in the Republic of Ireland (link)·       ARDÁN - talent development in Film, TV, Games and Amination.Thanks to all our presenters, participants, attendees and to the staff in the University of Galway for support including Mary O’Malley, Louise Monahan and Sergei Medvedev. Particular thanks to Professor Geraint Howells, Professor Martin Hogg and Professor Alma McCarthy for trusting this event to us and for all the support.AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Injection Vapor Games House Beat Shuffle HouseArtist: Allen HigginsSource:  a-Fri24Oct2024License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc.Cover Art Title: Maria, Alexey, and AmbreArtist: Allen HigginsSource: GameChangers_Panel-02License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Welcome to Design Talk. Our guest today is Sushant Singhal from Gartner. Sushant works on the Software Development and UX team in the Gartner Technical Professionals Guild (that’s my term for Garnet’s team specialisms).Sushant offers us his take on software testing and the quality mindset you need to bring to digital design and software engineering. There is lots to unpack here and to apply to your own environments.Don’t forget to look through the show-notes for further readings and links.Our hosts for this interview are Erin Nielsen and Vishvam Dave, Masters students at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business.Welcome to the podcast Sushant. Starting off, could you say a little about your background and interests?·       Why can't we have the developers do the testing as well and why should there be a separate role for testers?·       Is there a future for manual testing?·       Essential skills to move into testing?·       Software testing in Agile teams… How that works?·       Is there a critical step in the software development process that significantly reduces the likelihood of defects during testing?Any additional questions from the audience?Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Sushant Singhal - Senior Director Analyst on the Software Development and UX team of ‘Gartner for Technical Professionals’ (GTP) - https://www.gartner.com/en/experts/sushant-singhalSelected notes that Sushant has been involved in:How to Create an Effective Software Test Plan - https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/5595259How to Establish 4 Development and Test Environments for Effective Software Engineering - https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/5469695AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Faceplant with UK GarageArtist: Allen HigginsSource:  a-Wed23Oct2024License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc.Cover Art Title: Complex collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: SushantAndClass.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Today’s episode is a cross-pod release with the UCD Centre for Innovation, Technology and Organisation.The following is the second recording from the Music and Virtual Worlds Workshop held on the 20th of June, 2024 – where invited guest, Emeritus Professor Karamjit Gill, co-founder and editor of the journal AI & Society reflected on his personal academic habitus; How he felt called to take action and respond to the question: How do you bring people together to help others, to make change and create social value through technology, without money, without power, without fame, and when the human-technological-systems to do this are yet to be invented?This episode’s cover art includes a photo of Liam Bannon, Satinder Gill, and Karamjit Gill taken at UHL. The lower picture is a snapshot from the panel discussion in the Irish Chamber Orchestra Building, University of Limerick. From left to right:Gerry Keenan, Simon Thompson, Andrew Kaung, Martin Cunneen, Karamjit Gill, Cathriona Murphy, Amanda Clifford and Satinder Gill.  Credit: Allen Higgins, 20th June 2024.Notes, mentions, and further reading:Mike Cooley (Wikipedia link) – Author of Architect or Bee? (1980). The Journal AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication (link). Published by Springer.  Established in 1987. Co-founded by Professors Michael Cooley and Karamjit Gill. Founding advisory board members: Joseph Weizenbaum, Hubert Dreyfus, Daniel Dennett, Maggie Boden, Terry Winograd, David F. Noble, Seymour Papert, Marvin Minsky and others (see article at link).XTREME – “Mixed Reality Environment for Immersive Experience of Art and Culture” is an EU Horizon 2020 project that started in January 2024 and will finish in December 2026. XTREME will explore and provide a mixed reality (MR) solution to experience different forms of art. The project is in close collaboration with 14 different partners who together will explore different alternatives to the traditional way of accessing music and art experiences.  https://xtremeitu.dk/about-xtreme The INSYTE-Cooley Research Lab (I-CRL link)AcknowledgementsMusicTitle: Adagio in G minorArtist: Remo Giazotto attributed to Tomaso AlbinoniSource: https://soundcloud.com/dick-de-ridder/adagio-in-g-minor-albinoniLicensed by Dick de Ridder: CC-BY 3.0Cover Art Title: Vignettes from LimerickArtist: Allen Higgins Source: LiamKaramjitSatinder_Cover_Art.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Our hosts today are Bonnie Lyons and Téo Bayon, and our guest is Mitchell Eva, Principal Designer @ Sonalake,Dublin. Welcome to the podcast Mitch. Starting off, could you say a little about your background and interests?·       A short sketch of the kinds of projects Sonalake works on?·       How does your process change between your in-house products like SwitchedOn Fibre and your client work? ·       What differences have you seen between working as a designer in Africa vs Ireland?  ·       Where do you see product design fitting within the whole product lifecycle? ·       How is a Product Designer different to a UI/UX Designer or an interface designer? ·       Thoughts on essential skills to work UX/ID?·       Do you use AI in your own designer workflow?·       Can you talk about the need for designers to go outside the bubble and consider the whole enterprise system... and sell the value of design to your team, your clients, the corporates.·       Any books you'd recommend from your (virtual) bookshelf?Are there any questions from the audience?Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Mitchell Eva on Sonalake - When Design is Not Design - https://sonalake.com/latest/canvases-and-frameworks-when-design-is-not-design/ Mitch has put together a design-focused learning resource library – (link) Innovation podcastsThe “Sans Permission” podcast (in French)Actor Network Theory – see the Wikipedia entry (link). ANT arises as a coevolving concept/framework through the work of scholars such as Michel Callon, Madeleine Akrich and Bruno Latour, the sociologist John Law, and others.The HEART framework - https://www.heartframework.comFigma Design - https://www.figma.comFriends of Figma - https://friends.figma.com/dublin/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Moody Break  01Artist: Allen HigginsSource:  a-Wed10Oct2024License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc.Cover Art Title: MitchAndAllenArtist: Allen HigginsSource: MitchAndAllen.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

In this episode we go to UCD’s Building 71 where the 2nd year Architecture class of 2024 played host to three visiting architects, talking about how collaborative work has shaped their own practices.  I hope you enjoy listening to these inspiring accounts by architects navigating their own deliberate practice in the world, working alongside communities and a range of other stakeholders. I think the insights they share can inform and inspire anyone involved in designing for others; practices for learning about client’s expectations, how technologies are really used by people, about their goals, needs, desires; discovering new ideas, unmet potentials, and importantly, negotiating shared understandings. All of which comprise an intrinsically democratic design process.Talk timeline -(00:00:00) Preamble - Allen Higgins, UCD College of Business.(00:03:37) Nathalie Weadick, UCD School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy. Introduction.(00:07:36) Laurence Lord from AP+E  talking about Lusk for Life(00:33:28) Evelyn D’Arcy from 12th Field presenting an overview of her work and focus on the Bog Bothy project.(01:03:7) Kevin Loftus, ACT Studio  presenting an overview of his work including Reimaging Lisdoonvarna.(01:28:00) Audience discussion.Speaker bios:Nathalie Weadick Hon FRIBA, is a Design Fellow, School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, PhD Candidate Queen's University Belfast and RMIT Melbourne - nathalieweadick.comLaurence Lord is an architect with AP+E and a lecturer in Queen’s University Belfast.Evelyn D’Arcy is an architect and educator with a passion for helping people to develop a stronger connection to their world.Kevin Loftus is a co-founder and design director at ACT (Accelerating Change Together), a social enterprise of architects, designers and policy specialists that have been established to accelerate the green transition in Ireland.AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Monologue Lu-Fugi octave climb with extra notes with wa wa with other tweaksArtist: Allen HigginsSource:  introoutroLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  License note: Includes derivative work from KORG Monologue/Sound presets by KORG Inc. permitted under Terms of Use (https://korg.shop/terms-of-use) Section 2: “Derivative works and their authors benefit in turn from the full protection of copyright without prejudicing the rights of the original work's author”.Cover Art Title: Complex collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Today’s episode is a cross-pod release with the UCD Centre for Innovation, Technology and Organisation.Hi. I’m Allen Higgins, The following is a recording from the Music and Virtual Worlds Workshop held on the 20th of June, 2024 - a working event of the XTREME project, a research projected funded by the European Union.The workshop was a preliminary activity of the XTREME project; which stands for“’miXed Reality Environment for IMmersive Experience’ of Art and Culture”.The goal of the project being to research new applications at the intersection between augmention technology and human kinaesthetic being. For example, by experimenting with embodied musical-artistic performance uniting AR/VR and AI, for therapeutic and other forms of human involvement.The panel included:Martin Cunneen, from the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick and local PI for XTREME.Amanda Clifford, Physiotherapist, from the School of Allied Health, University of LimerickSatinder Gill, from the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Music and ScienceEmeritus Professor Karamjit Gill from University of Brighton and Editor of the journal AI & SocietyCathriona Murphy,Gerry Keenan, And Simon Thompson from the Irish Chamber Orchestra and the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance.And Andrew Kaung a researcher on the XTREME project.The goal for the workshop was to explain the scope of XTREME and its inspiration in ideas surrounding the blend of music, dance, physical and virtual embodiment. The local partners gathered to meet and introduce themselves, their motivations and research interests. Professors Karamjit Gill and Liam Bannon had planned to prompt a dialogue centred on the role of technology shaping human society and implications for computer mediated immersive experiences. Unfortunately, due to illness Liam was unable to attend on the day and so Karamjit offered a personal reflection on his own academic habilitation and storied career, which we present in the second episode/recording of this event.Notes, extra questions, and further reading:XTREME – “Mixed Reality Environment for Immersive Experience of Art and Culture” is an EU Horizon 2020 project that started in January 2024 and will finish in December 2026. XTREME will explore and provide a mixed reality (MR) solution to experience different forms of art. The project is in close collaboration with 14 different partners who together will explore different alternatives to the traditional way of accessing music and art experiences.  https://xtremeitu.dk/about-xtreme Speakers: Martin Cunneen, Amanda Clifford, Satinder Gill, Karamjit Gill, Cathriona Murphy,Gerry Keenan, Simon Thompson and Andrew KaungAcknowledgementsMusicTitle: Adagio in G minorArtist: Remo Giazotto attributed to Tomaso AlbinoniSource: https://soundcloud.com/dick-de-ridder/adagio-in-g-minor-albinoniLicensed by Dick de Ridder: CC-BY 3.0Cover Art Title: Complex collage incorporating the XTREME logo imageArtist: Allen Higgins and XTREME projectSource: XTREME_Cover_Art.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

A cross-pod release with CITO Conversations - https://www.smurfitschool.ie/facultyresearch/cito/The STS Ireland unconference of 25 June 2024.Welcome by Kalpana ShankarProfessor Cassidy R. Sugimoto, chair of the School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology and Professor Rob Kitchin from the Social Sciences Institute at Maynooth University.(the unconference was held at the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), St Stephen’s Green South, Dublin.)Why an unconference? An unconference is an event where the attendees help set the agenda and content. Rather than papers and panels, we want to use this opportunity to foster networking and discussion.The goal of this inaugural event was to acknowledge the specificities but also international connections/reach of STS (and the general implications of scientific research and policy here in Ireland) and bring researchers together for networking from different institutional and disciplinary homes. The unconference format included panel talks and small-group discussions to explore various facets of the socio-cultural study of technology, science, and medicine.Schedule:9:45 Registration10:30-10:40 Overview/welcome10:45-11:40 Keynotes11:50-12:40 Panel discussion - Cassidy, Rob, Kalpana (Moderator - Christo)12:50-1:50 Lunch1:50-2:45 Breakout 1 (1:50 - 2:30, then return and discuss)2:45-3:40 Breakout 2 (2:45 - 3:40)3:45-4:30 Debrief and next steps4:30-4:45 ClosingNotes, further reading:Organised by Kalpana ([email protected]); Christo ([email protected])The Website and registration link:  https://stscommunityireland.wordpress.com/Supported by the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) Network Fund and the University College Dublin Centre for Digital Policy.Museum of Literature Ireland - https://moli.ieAcknowledgementsMusic Title: CrazyMixArtist: Allen Higgins using Sandbox Korg AbletonSource:  CrazyMix.aifLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Cover Art Title: Inspired by Wordpress DefaultsArtist: Allen HigginsSource: CITO-podcast-STS.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Our hosts are Chahat Goel and Shreyaa Krishnakumar. Today we’re talking with Shourjya Sanyal, AVP/ Head of Innovation at Unum Ireland. Unum is a Fortune 250 Insurance carrier. Shourjya co-heads Unum’s R&D & Software Centre of Excellence, with 300 people in Carlow, Ireland.1. Could you share a bit about yourself and your role in Dublin?2. When did you first start exploring outsourcing options, and which tasks were you looking to outsource?3. What specific qualities or characteristics were important to you when selecting an outsourcing partner?4. Have you encountered instances where outsourcing didn't meet your expectations, and what lessons did you gain from those experiences?5. What advice would you offer to fellow entrepreneurs contemplating outsourcing?6. Given your AI background, how do you see the potential of AI and machine learning technologies to improve the quality, efficiency and cost of outsourcing services?And now some questions from the audience...Thank you for finding the time to talk to us today. Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Podcast team: Chahat Goel, Shreyaa Krishnakumar, Abhay V, Xiao Zhang, and Zijing Li.Shourjya Sanyal at TEDxTallaght - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEpVUn6WUGAAcknowledgementsMusic Title: KoffeeSwap Theme v2 - 90bpmArtist: tukyo.ethSource:  https://freesound.org/s/625534/License: -- License: CC0 1.0 UNIVERSALCover Art Title: Three panel screen shot in PowerPointArtist: Allen HigginsSource: ShourjyaChahatShreyaa.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Our hosts are George and Jonas. Welcome to Design Talk. Today we’re talking with Feargal Bracken, Head of Property - Ireland at McLarens, a global claims and professional technical services provider. Feargal combines over two decades of insurance-related Major & Complex Loss Adjuster experience with a proactive approach to crisis management, specializing in catastrophe response and complex claims adjustments. Our discussion will delve deep into the challenges and intricacies of insurance outsourcing, particularly how it plays out during international catastrophes and major loss adjustments. We’ll explore Feargal’s extensive experience and his strategic perspectives on how the insurance industry is evolving with digitalization and globalization.Q1. Could you introduce yourself and tell us about your role at McLarens? [claims management, loss adjusting and auditing services, pre-risk assessment and damage surveying]Q2. Can you share a specific example from your experience where outsourcing played a significant role in managing a complex or major loss adjustment project?Q3. In relation to handling this government project, how do you navigate the complexities of outsourcing when dealing with different cultural and regulatory environments?Q4. Given your involvement in both client account management (external) and operational management (internal), how do you ensure effective communication and alignment between the parties?Q5. Do you encounter resistance from the local employees within the client's organization when you implement your outsourcing solutions?Q6. Considering the increasing digitalization and globalization of the insurance industry, how do you see the role of outsourcing evolving in the future?Q7. Many insurance policies do not cover natural disasters treating them as ‘acts of God’. When you spoke about disasters and natural disasters, how are these two different from each other?Q8. How is climate change affecting your business? How is business affected by higher inflation?Thank you for finding the time to talk to us today. Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Notes, extra questions, and further reading:McLarens – loss adjustment, CAT response, global claims and professional technical services - https://www.mclarens.comPodcast team: George Holland, Jingyun, Gao, Jonas Pilling, Rahul Yuvraj Kalshetty, Swati NagarAcknowledgementsMusicTitle: Golden SunriseArtist: Josh WoodwardSource:  https://bit.ly/4dn61jDLicense: CC BY 3.0Cover Art Title: podcast with feargal brackenArtist: Group V (George Holland, Swati Nagar, Jingyun Gao, Jonas Pilling, Rahul Yuvraj Kalshetty)Source: FergalFromMcLarens_cover_art.jpgLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Cian Croghan and Sarthak Sunil Jaiswal are today's hosts for our interview with Karan Bagla, an IT professional based out of Bengaluru in India. Karan's industry experience at Paypal and technology consultancy firm EXL have given Karan experience on both sides of the offshore outsourcing equation, working directly for a large multinational firm in an offshore environment in addition to working for a consultancy firm delivering outsource services for remote clients. Questions·       Could you please share with us a background to your career & experience to date?·       What are the key differences between offshoring and outsourcing to you and what experience do you have working within this environment?·       What sector or industries do you believe outsourcing is most prevalent in India?·       What are some of the key trends you have seen regarding the Indian outsourcing and offshoring industry?·       Can you please explain the differences between working directly for a large multinational and working for a consultancy firm?·       How would you develop an outsourced team? ·       How do you develop trust with outsourced employees? ·       How would you help build culture in an outsourced team?·       Where do you see the role of a data analyst in the next 5-10 years?·       Any final thoughts you would like to share?·       How do you stay ahead of industry trends?·       What advice would you give to people preparing for the role of a data analyst?Thank you for finding the time to talk to us today. Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Guest LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karanbagla/Podcast team: Sarthak Sunil Jaiswal, Cian Croghan, Soon Wei Er, Kostas Bafes, and Barrak Albabtain.AcknowledgementsMusic Title: IntellectArtist: Yung LogosSource:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryMQhe49cdw License: Stated as “Royalty Free Music No Copyright”Cover Art Title: InterviewTeamArtist: GROUP - YSource: Bagla.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Welcome to Design Talk, I’m Saisnehha Natraj. I am delighted to have David Borowski to talk with us today.Dave is a Senior Partner at West Monroe, the business transformation company. Dave is an engineer by training with experience in operations, supply chain and business transformation.First, Dave, can you tell us a little more about yourself and West Monroe?And a question for you Allen. How did you make the connection with Dave?Okay, back to you Dave,·       Is the ‘managed services industry’ the same as outsourcing/offshoring? (Old wine in a new bottle?)·       You were recently featured in CIO magazine on the resurgence of captive centers. What is a captive center? (why might they be a good strategy?)·       How do you think Ireland Inc. fits in this space?·       Can you share your thoughts on ‘talent strategy’ and how to build and run captive centres?·       Let’s talk about the impact of ‘AI’. Is ‘AI’ is ‘location neutral’ in terms of a services sourcing strategy? (is it prompting back-shoring or is it a driver for further off-shoring?)·       Is there an expectation on captive centers to take the own lead on using genAI?(Any more questions?)Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for talking with us and sharing your thoughts today.Notes and mentions: WestMONROE - https://www.westmonroe.comArticle “Captive centers are back” by Stephanie Overby for CIO Magazine, 2024 (link)AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Voltaic FluctuationsArtist: Ben PruntySource:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben PruntyCover Art Title: Film strip of ZoomArtist: Allen HigginsSource: DaveBorowski_Cover_Art.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Hosts: Emily Zhong and Nishchay Joseph We are delighted to have Patrick McDermott, CEO of DigiTally, sharing his outsourcing experience with us today. DigiTally is a software provider located in County Galway, dedicated to using digital solutions to help food businesses stocktake effectively and avoid food waste. It is a significant contributor to reducing carbon emissions.  In this interview, we'll learn about Patrick's considerations when selecting outsourcing partners and their locations, as well as the challenges DigiTally has experienced in working with outsourcing teams.   Patrick also shares his experiences of successfully helping businesses achieve their goals such as reducing food waste, improving profit margins, and simplifying stocktaking.1.     Can you tell us about DigiTally and why you decided to set it up?   How did your prior experience in high-end restaurants influence your decision to set up this business?2.     Can you speak to DigiTally’s role as an outsourcing partner itself?3.     Within food service operations, which areas do DigiTally's software have the biggest impact on reducing food waste (e.g., inventory management, ordering, forecasting)?4.     What activities and services does DigiTally outsource and why did you decide to outsource them?5.     We understand that you initially outsourced software development to India and then when that didn’t work, you switched to Poland.   Can you tell us about that experience and what you learnt from it?6.     In light of those experiences, what are the attributes of an outsourcing partner that are important to you?7.     During the outsourcing process, how do you manage communication with the external team and balance expectations with results?8.     Your business has an environmentally conscious ethos in helping prevent food waste and some of the topics covered in your podcasts on your website have a sustainability focus.   Do you take into account ESG factors when selecting outsourcing partners?  9.     We understand that you also outsource marketing for your business.  Can you tell us about that outsourcing relationship?Thank you for finding the time to talk to us today. Notes, extra questions, and further reading:https://www.digitally.io/food-service-matters-the-podcast/Podcast team: Anne Marie Godfrey, Emily Zhong, Nishchay Joseph, Vera Tan.AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Voltaic FluctuationsArtist: Ben PruntySource:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben PruntyCover Art Title: Outsourcing experience of DigiTallyArtist: Anne Marie, Emily Zhong, Nishchay Joseph and Vera TanSource: DigiTally_Cover_Art.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Today our hosts are Sagar Shetty and Sahil Gupta. First, an introduction to Mayank Kumar, Product Manager, Payments at Mastercard, Ireland and his career path thus far. Questions: 1.     How does Lean product management stand out from traditional product management with its significance in terms of development, management and delivery?2.     What is the scope of outsourcing and offshoring with respect to lean product management?3.     Can you share a recent experience where you have outsourced any services during the product roadmap?4.     How to determine which parts of the product development process are suitable for offshoring or outsourcing?5.     What are the challenges and roadblocks a product manager can face during outsourcing and offshoring?6.     What advice would you give to other product managers who are considering offshoring or outsourcing a part of their product development strategy?Thank you for finding the time to talk to us today. Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Podcast team: Sagar Shetty, Vishad Pimple, Kellen D’Costa, Sahil Gupta, Xiaoyu GeAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Voltaic FluctuationsArtist: Ben PruntySource:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben PruntyCover Art Title: Lean ManagementArtist: Sagar Shetty, Vishad Pimple, Kellen D’Costa, Sahil Gupta, Xiaoyu GeSource: Lean-Management-Cover Art_Group Z.jpgLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Welcome to today’s interview: our hosts are Tobi Edward and Abhishek Mukherjee. Today we’re talking with Justin McCarthy, a current Senior Director, EMEA Digital Sales, Customer Acquisition and Customer Success in Microsoft Ireland, reflecting on his experience at Microsoft, the challenges and operational complexities of outsourcing and offshoring, partner relationships, while supporting global talent, workforce diversity and inclusion. ·       You've been instrumental in setting up high-growth digital acquisition and sales organizations. Can you share insights into how Microsoft approaches outsourcing and offshoring in the context of expanding its customer base for Modern Workplace, Dynamics, and Azure products?·       As the COO of Microsoft Dynamics Asia, you oversaw end-to-end operations across multiple regions. How did you navigate the complexities of outsourcing and offshoring while ensuring seamless operations and customer satisfaction?·       In your role as the Global Programs & Projects Leader for Enterprise Consulting Services, how did you leverage outsourcing and offshoring to enhance service delivery and drive digital transformation initiatives for Microsoft's clients?·       Leading the EMEA Dynamics Program, Launch & Channel Management, you likely dealt with various outsourcing partners or offshore teams. Can you discuss some key challenges you faced in managing these relationships and how you addressed them to ensure project success and innovation?·       As the Executive Sponsor of the LGBTQI+ & Ally Community at Microsoft, diversity and inclusion are evidently important to you. How do you see these values intersecting with outsourcing and offshoring strategies, particularly concerning global talent acquisition and management?·       Looking ahead, what do you see as the emerging trends or challenges in outsourcing and offshoring within the context of digital innovation, and how should organizations like Microsoft adapt to stay ahead in this evolving landscape? Extra Questions from the Floor: ·       We believe that outsourcing comes with advantages but also downsides like lack of control. How have you managed or manoeuvred through this? ·       If you could talk about the challenges that you may have had with virtual teams and actions that you may have taken to help improve those scenarios. ·       How many different teams do you consider yourself to be a part of?·       Can you talk about Ireland's role in MS GlobalThank you for finding the time to talk to us today. Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Team: Abhishek Mukherjee, Tobi Edward, Calum McCarthy, Kejia Shi, Xin JiangAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Voltaic FluctuationsArtist: Ben PruntySource:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben PruntyCover Art Title: Complex photo collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: podcast-Justin.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Our hosts today are Clare Mustapha and Akanksha Aravinda. Welcome to today’s interview: Today we’re talking with Joe Dowling, Chief Technology Officer at Sidero, a GlobalLogic Company. ·       To start Joe, could you tell us a little about your career and introduce us to Sidero and Globallogic? ·       What key lessons have you learned about managing outsourced/offshored delivery models? [e.g. Managing remote/offshore teams, what strategies have you found most effective for ensuring cohesive teamwork and productivity across different locations?] ·       Can you talk about the impact that Sidero has had on Athlone, and maybe the value of setting up in a region as opposed to the capital? ·       How has Sidero's acquisition by GlobalLogic changed things? [in terms of service offerings, access to new technologies, global reach, etc? What new opportunities has it created?] ·       Can you share your thoughts on how Generative AI technologies are impacting software service firms? [opportunity, threat, same ‘ole]? ·       Reflecting on your long experience working in software services and technology, what advice would you give to us as Digital Innovation students? ·       Any final thoughts?  Thank you for finding the time to talk to us today.  Notes, extra questions, and further reading: Joe Dowling on LinkedIn (link) Sidero - IT Services and IT Consulting - https://www.sidero.ieGlobalLogic – A Hitachi Group Company - https://www.globallogic.comThe interview team: Akanksha Aravinda, Clare Mustapha, Snehal Jain, Sofia Rollan Zegers, and Yizhuo Qiao. Acknowledgements Music  Title: Voltaic FluctuationsArtist: Ben PruntySource:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben PruntyCover Art Title: Complex collage IIArtist: Allen HigginsSource: podcast-JOE.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Our hosts are Laksh Sharma and Wassym Nait OubihiToday we’re talking with Roland Tritsch, a software craftsman/engineer/architect/manager, about founding, sustaining, and growing local/remote work environments for globally distributed software teams.·       To start, we love your website The Extreme Digital Nomad (TEDN), can you tell us about the meaning behind the title?·       So, we are studying global outsourcing and offshoring in digital industry across a range of dimensions of closeness and distance, like cultural, linguistic, political, geographic... Should we think of the virtual/physical as a dimension in its own right? ·       Talk about the pluses and minuses for both in-office work and work-from-home…·       How do you think about organising for remote work? [pod, hub, tribe, squad…]·       Let’s take a new-hire, fresh out of college. How do they start and grow their career as a remote worker?·       Isn’t it this a recipe for “lonely, wired and tired?” How do you build-in personal well-being…Okay, we’ll end there. Thank you for finding the time to talk to us today. Notes, further reading:Roland’s website and blog: https://tedn.life/Distances - Know them. Manage them. – (link)Hub-First vs. Remote-First vs. Pod-First – (link)Hybrid Work: Surprising Lessons from Gen Z, Brian Elliott on MIT Sloan Management Review – (link)The interview team: Laksh Sharma, Shi Li, Songhao Liu, Wassym Nait Oubihi.Extra Podcasts:The Story of Software episode with Roland Tritsch, Sr. Director of Engineering, Community https://www.zartis.com/podcasts-story-of-software/74-remote-working/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Voltaic FluctuationsArtist: Ben PruntySource:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben PruntyCover Art Title: Complex photo collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: podcast-Roland.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Welcome to today’s seminar by Dr Salimeh Pour Mohammad, Associate Professor and Curriculum Designer in Business Analytics at the University of Warwick Business School.In this seminar, Salimeh talks about one of the great educational challenges of our day; How to design the educational journey (curriculum, content, teaching methods, support and structure) for students learning business analytics and data science? The question pertinent because knowledge of and skills in business analytics, data science and computer science feeds into all of the impactful technology potentials generating so much excitement in the current era. It is driven by the application of large language models and machine learning to everyday business problems, and the many open questions and huge unknowns surrounding the direction of developments in generative AI.Hosted by Christina Philips and Anabela Da Silva Filipe Soares.Further reading, sources, mentions and acknowledgements.A cyclical model for action management -- Susman, G. I., and Evered, R. D. (1978). An assessment of the scientific merits of action research. Admin. Sci. Q. 23(4), 582–603.Identity-challenging innovation -- Anthony, C., & Tripsas, M. (2016). Organizational identity and innovation. The Oxford handbook of organizational identity, 1, 417-435.DataCamp -- https://www.datacamp.com/Contact details: Salimeh -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/salimehpourmohammad/Warwick Business School -- https://www.wbs.ac.ukAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Guitar HouseArtist: josh pan (2020)Source:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL-LId8ZWBMLicense: License CC BY 3.0Cover Art Title: Complex collaboration for BAEFArtist: Nuno Machado and Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Welcome to Design Talk, I’m Kaushiki AgrawalI’m Christoph NeunsingerAnd I’m Akki Kumar and we are MSc Business Analytics students from UCD Smurfit Business School.Today we are ‘in conversation’ with Padraig Coffey (CEO) and Angel Benito (CTO) from Zartis, a software consulting firm situated in Cork, Ireland, talking about how to expand consultancy efforts and working with clients from different industries.1.     How did you tackle the challenges of rapid expansion of Zartis from your founding through to now?2.     Can you talk about your experiences expanding into new markets [countries or product markets?]3.     The half-life of technology is incredibly short, how do you and your teams stay up-to-date?4.     What do you consider when forming teams for client engagements? [When forming teams do you consider personal traits, knowledge maps?]5.     When working with clients, do you have a general approach to problem-finding, a methodology or process to get the big picture?6.     Let’s take a case, if client wants to do advanced analytics, but their systems are old or their data is a mess: how do you cope with deep strategic transformations [get client on board, manage expectations etc.]7.     We’re interested understanding some of the problems of consulting. For example, how do you avoid the ‘halo’ problem? [e.g. fallen into the trap of ‘knowing best’ or reusing solutions from one site on another site without considering]8.     Can you talk about your approach to Corporate Social Responsibility and outreach? [e.g. LevelUP]Questions from the audience.<conclude>That’s probably a good point to wrap it up.Thank you for taking the time to talk with us today.Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Zartis (https://www.zartis.com)Padraig was a guest on the pod back at episode 169 and cross-released by Zartis at…https://www.zartis.com/podcasts-story-of-software/design-talk/where-does-design-happen/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: “It was just cold”Artist: Andrew CodemanSource: https://bit.ly/2MsarcjLicense: “CC BY 4.0”Cover Art Title: Eras ITC + photo of panel + 25% shp, 60% brt, -14% cnt, 400% sat, 11,200K, greyscale, pastels smooth.Artist: Allen HigginsSource: podcast-Angel.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

In part 2 of the Pepperdine/UCD MBA-MSC workshop, John Mooney introduces Morgan Hammersley from Global Payments. Morgan talks about his approach to Technology Strategy and business alignment, offering insights into the practical realities of performing IT strategy in a global financial services infrastructure company and sharing the learning he has gained on the road to developing a proactive and projective approach to IT strategy. Yes, sometimes you 'just have to get stuff done’, but to really succeed you must become more aligned, forward looking, and ‘outcomes focused’. Morgan achieves this, in part, by embedding a feedback mindset. This involves carefully and systematically listening to the business and then delivering what the whole organisation actually needs.Ask the business for feedback! Pose questions like:Would you recommend us to another customer?Are we delivering value?How are we doing from a service perspective?How well do we engage and communicate with you?(The recording took place on April 17th, 2024.)Notes:NPS: Net Promoter Score Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual.JV: Joint VenturePI: Planning Interval (link)Purposeful Meetings: changing behaviours result in culture…Intent, vision, invested, alignment, outcomes.RAG colours: Red, Amber, Green.Use metrics to tell us if we’re moving in the right direction.Music Title: “It was just cold”Artist: Andrew CodemanSource: https://bit.ly/2MsarcjLicense: “CC BY 4.0”Cover Art Title: Eras ITC + photo of Morgan presenting + sharpness 44%, bright 28%, contr 30%, 206% sat, 5,388K, pastels smooth.Artist: Allen HigginsSource: podcast-Morgan.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

A podcast episode recording of the first session of the Pepperdine/UCD MBA-MSC workshop held on April 17th, 2024.Neil O'Herlihy talks about why your strategic 'gut instinct' is probably going to be wrong in a rapidly changing technology product environment. We are so used to thinking in terms of averages that we find it hard to develop an intuitive understanding of markets where power-law demand/reward curves work. "We don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, we just need to be ready when it does!”Case Study Overview: InceptionExp is a fictitious rapidly growing Silicon Valley company offering unique AI solutions that can improve and optimize themselves through AI. InceptionExp have low costs of sales and very high year-over-year (YoY) revenue growth with huge headroom. They are operating in a context of technology and scale race where there are strong economies of learning and scale. The rapid pace of technological innovation means the environment is highly uncertain. Demand for InceptionExp's product/service in EMEA is skyrocketing, requiring rapid expansion to address this market. InceptionExp's customers and markets exhibit power-law distribution, meaning a small percentage represent the bulk of the opportunity.Given the rapid innovation in the AI-building-AI market we need to decide:1. How should InceptionExp build its EMEA go-to-market team,2. Should it use an EMEA go-to-market hub location3. How it should prioritize resources in a power-law market, and4. How much to focus on sales efficiency?Notes:Competing on the Edge: Strategy as Structured Chaos by Shona L. Brown, Kathleen M. EisenhardtThe Lean Startup by Eric ReisHBR on Strategy podcast (https://hbr.org/podcast/2023/07/defining-a-growth-strategy-in-uncertain-times)episode recounting the different responses by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs on the future of the mobile phone.AcknowledgementsMusic Title: “It was just cold”Artist: Andrew CodemanSource: https://bit.ly/2MsarcjLicense: “CC BY 4.0”Cover Art Title: Eras ITC + photo of Neil presenting + 300% sat, 6,500K, pastels smooth.Artist: Allen HigginsSource: podcast-NeilOHerlihy.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Our hosts are: Sophia, Owen and Tom. Today we are talking with Emily Smith, Assistive Technology Specialist in UCD.Emily, could you say a few words about role and how you came to champion accessibility?·       I am always getting lost in buildings. How does anyone find spaces within places? [wayfinding systems, Google Maps, Navilens]·       What is NaviLens? How do you use it? [an accessible wayfinding and information app that uses colourful QR codes to help individuals find their way around interior spaces] ·       Who is the primary target group, and, can anybody use it? ·       When did you first see a Navilens? [Kellogs pack]·       Who makes Navilens? [Spanish company]·       Are there any cases where Navilens is being rolled out? [New York MTA - subways and buses]·       Can you track the use of a tag? [unique tags give data on number of times they have been scanned]·       What do you need to consider when embedding Navilens in a space?·       More questions from the audience? That’s probably a good point to wrap it up.Thank you for taking the time to talk with us today.Notes:https://www.navilens.com/en/https://www.ucd.ie/all/aboutus/campusaccessibility/navilens-accessibleinformationandcampusnavigation/https://lighthouseguild.org/how-the-simple-qr-code-became-an-empowering-navigation-tool/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: ImpulseArtist: Ben PruntySource:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty (personal letter)Cover Art Title: Futura + The NaviLens Team Photo credit: NaviLens – www.navilens.com. Permission granted “Absolutely! You can use it! Happy to see the result! , don't hesitate to share it with us.”Artist: Allen HigginsSource: podcast-NaviLens.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

In this seminar, Professors Frank Barry and Marcin Piątkowski contrast Ireland and Poland’s pathways to economic independence and growth, through the lens of industrial and economic policy. This, against the turbulence of world events straddling the 20th and 21st centuries. We look at the growth of these two European nations ex-post being constituent states of colonial empires.The seminar was chaired by Dorota Piaskowska, associate professor in strategy and international business at University College Dublin, Ireland.Frank Barry is Professor of International Business & Economic Development at Trinity Business School and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.And Marcin Piątkowski is Professor of Economics at Kozminski University, Warsaw, and Lead Economist at the World Bank.This talk was recorded in person with a live audience on April 8th, 2024, in the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Dublin, Ireland.The seminar was supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Dublin and the UCD College of Business.Location - Lecture Theatre N204 (followed by a reception in the Laurence Crowley Boardroom)UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business SchoolCarysfort Avenue, Blackrock, County Dublin Thank you for listening, please follow and share if you liked this episode.The musical elements used are from the ‘Adagio in G Minor’ released under a CC-BY 3.0 license.See the show-notes or the description for details.Notes and links:https://www.gov.pl/web/ireland/ambassadorhttps://people.ucd.ie/dorota.piaskowskahttps://marcinpiatkowski.comhttps://www.tcd.ie/research/profiles/?profile=barryfgAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Adagio in G minorArtist: Remo Giazotto attributed to Tomaso AlbinoniSource: https://soundcloud.com/dick-de-ridder/adagio-in-g-minor-albinoniLicensed by Dick de Ridder: CC-BY 3.0Cover Art Title: GraphicsAndTextArtist: Allen HigginsSource: Collage/various (CITO-podcast-FrankMarcin.pptx)License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.

Today I talk with Pat Clark, Senior Staff Engineer at ChargePoint, responsible for the Driver Portal and other web services. Pat is a unique blend of entrepreneur and software engineer with a passion for good design. This will be a provocative conversation about the state of the internet for people with disabilities and diverse needs.So, let’s start with this idea that Accessibility is the Zeroth usability requirement, that we’ve got to consider it in parallel with every other requirement, everywhere, all the time, all at once.Q: Why? Why bake accessibility into everything, why bring it into focus, and how do start the process?Q: What skills do you see as essential? Q: Can you talk about some examples?Q: You called it an ARIA label, so basically, nearly all access problem is an HTML problem.Q: what QA tools do you have in your toolbox. Q: What about installing overlays... Q: What if you break something? Q: You may be putting an awful lot of work into address a small and shrinking portion of the population.Q: Does accessibility affect you personally?Q: Let's finish on an observation that some of the foundational technologies developed for accessibility have gone on to improve everyone's experience of the web. Q: Is there anything else you’d like to add before we wrap-up?.Notes:https://www.chargepoint.com/en-gb/https://driver.chargepoint.com/ (driver portal)https://www.w3.org/WAI/people-use-web/tools-techniques/https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Attributes/aria-labelAcknowledgementsMusic Title: The WorldArtist: Ben Prunty (2012)Source:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben PruntyCover Art Title: Screenshot+HighContrast+GlowDiffusedArtist: Allen HigginsSource: podcast-PatAllen.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast 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.