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people AND tech

by Duena Blomstrom, Dave Ballantyne

A podcast about neither tech nor people but both and how, if we want technology to move as fast as the consumers want it to then we must admit it's time we started to consistently do the Human Work. With a total of 50 years in tech between them, author, start-up founder, thought leader and influencer Duena Blomstrom and VP of Engineering for Evora Global, Dave Ballantyne, the hosts of this show come from the two opposite sides of the equation above and debate how we can best meet in the middle. The hosts are also neurospicy, Duena is diagnosed AuADHD and Dave isn't yet formally diagnosed, the couple are (still) newlyweds and they won't hold back from real talk, banter or the occasional swearword!

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Episodes

  1. S2E6 — Teal Unicorns: Is Human Debt™ the Same the World Over?

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave...

  2. S2E5 — The Need for Leaders to Be Remarkable (with Karen Ferris)

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave...

  3. S2E4 — Ethics, Human Debt™ & Organisational Responsibility (with Prof. Dr. Kevin Jones)

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave...

  4. S2E3 — Product Craft, Scrum & the Cost of Confused Ownership (with Jason Knight)

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave...

  5. S2E2 — Brilliant with Data, Trusted with People (with Aaron Phethean)

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave...

  6. S2E1 — Work as Identity: When Performance Becomes Self-Worth

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In the opening episode of Season 2, Duena...

  7. Chasing Psychological Safety - S1E1 - Inaugural Special Episode with the Godmother of Psychological Safety in Technology Gitte Klitgaard

    Summary The conversation covers various topics related to the tech industry, personal challenges, and the need for a psychological safety community. The hosts catch up and discuss the current state of the industry, including issues with online presence and SEO. They also share their experiences...

  8. S1E7 — DORA, Burnout & the Hidden Cost of “High Performance”

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave...

  9. S1E6 — Tech-Led Culture: Designing Organisations That Don’t Burn People Out

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave...

  10. S1E5 — The New Human and Tech Debt: Where Execution Risk Really Lives

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave...

  11. S1E4 — McKinseyGate: When Coding Time Becomes a Proxy for Value

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave...

  12. S1E3 — The Stories We Tell Ourselves About Performance

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave...

  13. S1E2 — What We Measure Shapes Who We Become

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave...

  14. S1E1 — Why Developer Productivity Is the Wrong Question

    The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations. In this first episode, Duena Blomstrom and...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A podcast about neither tech nor people but both and how, if we want technology to move as fast as the consumers want it to then we must admit it's time we started to consistently do the Human Work. With a total of 50 years in tech between them, author, start-up founder, thought leader and influencer Duena Blomstrom and VP of Engineering for Evora Global, Dave Ballantyne, the hosts of this show come from the two opposite sides of the equation above and debate how we can best meet in the middle. The hosts are also neurospicy, Duena is diagnosed AuADHD and Dave isn't yet formally diagnosed, the couple are (still) newlyweds and they won't hold back from real talk, banter or the occasional swearword!

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A podcast about neither tech nor people but both and how, if we want technology to move as fast as the consumers want it to then we must admit it's time we started to consistently do the Human Work. With a total of 50 years in tech between them, author, start-up founder, thought leader and...

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