Dr. Jennifer Pierce is a corporate design consultant and user experience researcher who helps artists and businesses brainstorm, empathize, ideate, prototype, and test. Jennifer and I discuss how user experience research is done and how it impacts the products and services we use. Host and Producer: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Guest: Dr. Jennifer Pierce https://www.linkedin.com/in/uxresearcherphd/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences...

Dr. BehNaz Gholami is the founder of Dizen, a research, design & innovation consulting firm. She is a change strategist, a social scientist and a researcher. BehNaz and I discuss human experience, agile software development, change management, culture setting, design thinking and artificial intelligence. Host and Producer: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Guest: BehNaz Gholami https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbehnazgholami/ https://dizengroup.com Virtual voice over...

Jared Thatcher is a Lean Transformation business consultant.  He is currently a continuous process improvement program manager at the Port of Seattle. He’s also on the advisory board of the Design Thinking program at the Tambolo Institute at Bellevue College. Jared is the founder of the Virtual Lean Summit, an online event helping leaders build problem discovery and solving skills. Jared and I discuss his book titled “Parenting the Lean Way”. Host and Producer: Tim...

Christie Turley is a serial entrepreneur and  growth strategist who helps companies develop their communication and branding. She is also a podcaster, keynote speaker and author. Christie and I discuss her book titled “The Intuition-Led Business”. Host and Producer: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Guest: Christie Turley *** Christie has shared this free copy of her book with UWI listeners *** https://TheIntuitionLedBusiness.com/free Check out resources we talked...

Fotini Iconomopoulos is an author, keynote speaker, MBA Instructor, trainer and advisor. Nicknamed “the negotiator” as a child, she helps people and organizations build the negotiation skills they need to get what they want. Fotini and I discuss her book on negotiation titled “Say Less, Get More”. Host and Producer: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Guest: Fotini Iconomopoulos https://fotiniicon.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/fotiniiconomopoulos/ Say Less, Get More:...

Hamza Khan is Managing Director at the Student Life Network, a two time TEDx Speaker, Author and award winning marketer. Hamza and I discuss his book titled “Leadership Reinvented”. Host and Producer: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Guest: Hamza Khan https://www.hamzakhan.ca https://www.leadershipreinvented.co https://www.linkedin.com/in/khanhamza/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc ---...

Dennis Geelen is founder of Zero In, a customer experience and innovation consulting company. Dennis and I discuss his book titled "The Zero In Formula". Host and Producer: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Guest: Dennis Geelen https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-geelen-5a95703/ THE ZERO IN FORMULA: The Definitive Guide to Building a Disruptive and Sustainable Business through Customer-Centric Innovation Learn more:...

Erica Lee Garcia is an engineer and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She helps leaders in manufacturing, mining and professional services reduce operating costs while building great workplace culture. We talk about Six Sigma, Lean, and the value these approaches produce. Host and Producer: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Guest: Erica Lee Garcia, P.Eng. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericaleegarcia/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music Consequences by Nihilore...

Dr. Lee Vinsel is an author and historian of technology. With his co-author Andrew L. Russell he wrote a book, the focus of today’s conversation, titled “The Innovation Delusion - How our obsession with the new has disrupted the work that matters most””. Lee and I talk about how innovation speak has displaced true, valuable innovation and the impact this has on our economy, our environment and our infrastructure. Host and Producer: Tim...

Dr. Mojgan Jadidi is a faculty member at York University’s Lassonde school of Engineering. She has a PhD in Geomatics, a Masters in Earthquake and Seismology Engineering and did her undergrad in Civil-Survey Engineering. Her work and her studies have taken her around the world from Iran to Italy to France and to Canada. Mojgan and I talk about geomatics and its impact on our lives, her work as an engineering professor, and the importance of ethics in engineering. We explore her research...

Kerry Goyette is the Founder & President of Aperio Consulting Group. Aperio uses workplace analytics and research-based strategies to build high performance teams. Kerry is an international speaker with a popular TEDx talk titled "Stop Trying to Motivate Your Employees". Today, Kerry and I are discussing her book “The Non-Obvious Guide to Emotional Intelligence”. We will also explore Aperio’s intriguing research on the use of machine learning to help angel investors make more accurate,...

Tyrenny Anderson is an innovation strategist and coach. She is the founder of the Tyrenny Anderson Consulting & Training firm, and Distinguished Faculty & Mentor at Colleagua, a social impact fund. Tyrenny and I talk about ways organizations and individuals can develop solutions to complex challenges, and create comfort with change. Disclaimer The opinions expressed by the host and guests on the Unusually Well Informed podcast are their own and do not reflect their employer or any...

Olav Trent is founder, CEO and fund manager of the Trent Fund, an Alternative Investment Fund. Olav is one of the youngest fund managers in Norway. He and I discuss the strategy of his fund and events around the world that are affecting private equity. Spoiler alert: Olav is planning to make it possible to invest in his fund using crypto tokens. Disclaimer The opinions expressed by the host and guests on the Unusually Well Informed podcast are their own and do not reflect their employer or...

Mel Savage is a veteran in the world of advertising and marketing, including over ten years as a senior executive at McDonalds in both Canada and the UK.  Mel is also an ACTP Certified Career & Leadership Coach, a keynote & TEDx speaker and the host of the Career Reset Podcast. Mel and I talk about creating a career with meaning and purpose. Guest: Mel Savage https://thecareerreset.com https://thecareerreset.com/the-career-reset-podcast/...

Chris Lambert is the interim CEO at Payload Technologies. Payload helps energy exploration and production companies automate their logistics allowing them to gain greater visibility into their business cycles. Chris and I discuss the impact Payload Technologies is having on the oil and gas industry and his observations on technology innovation in Canada.  Chris shares his insights on recognizing customer needs, gathering valuable feedback on software services, leading a company, building its...

Howard Green is a three-time bestselling author who spent more than three decades in broadcasting. He is one of the founders of Business News Network in Canada now called BNN Bloomberg. Howard and I discuss his most recent book, Railroader,  the story of four-time railroad CEO Hunter Harrison. Disclaimer The opinions expressed by the host and guests on the Unusually Well Informed podcast are their own and do not reflect their employer or any other affiliation. Host and Producer: Tim...

Elizabeth Becker and Kelly Ehler are the founders of HiBNB, a marketplace offering cannabis-friendly accommodations and activities. Elizabeth, Kelly and I  discuss their venture HiBNB, and exploring the economics and legalities of cannabis.  Disclaimer This episode is for mature audiences. The host and guests of this episode are not physicians or lawyers. The opinions expressed by the host and guests on the Unusually Well Informed podcast are their own and do not reflect their employer or...

Fabio Biancolin, Adam Trent and I discuss Non Fungible Tokens. Non Fungible Tokens are unique certificates for digital assets that sit on a blockchain. They’ve been in the news lately with NFT represented art sometimes fetching millions of dollars when sold on NFT platforms. We explore the way NFTs are listed for sale, what it is someone buys when they get an NFT, the costs of blockchain technology to the environment and the possible impact of blockchain on national fiat...

Aimee Whitcroft is a content design, service design and training consultant to New Zealand’s local and national governments. She is one of New Zealand’s top plain English experts and advocates for open source, open data and open government. Aimee’s work also spans diverse and vital topics such as civic technology, service design, placemaking, social good and sustainability and strategy. Aimee has also contributed to futurecasting work at the New Zealand Ministry of...

My unusually well informed guest today is Olav Trent. Olav is founder, CEO and fund manager of Trent Fund, an Alternative Investment Fund. Olav is one of the youngest fund managers in Norway. Today, Olav and I are going to discuss how his company was founded, how an investment fund operates, how he identifies the right investments for clients. We’ll also talk about the impact of COVID on the economy, Norway’s Oil Fund, the viability of electric vehicles and his career in the Norwegian...

A comment on a recent Unusually Well Informed episode was “I listened for 40 minutes and my head was full”.  I hope your brain has an appetite because Rohan Light is going to walk me through some mind bending concepts related to data governance and the ways data, our lives and the economy intersect. Rohan is a public interest technologist with a focus on data governance. Rohan’s work is at the intersection of the great potential - and potential for great harm - that comes with big data,...

Anna Crowley Redding is an Emmy-award winning investigative television reporter and journalist. She has received multiple Edward R. Murrow awards. Now Anna is the author of four published books and has more on the way. Her first book, “Google It”, was named the best STEM book of 2019 by the National Science Teacher Association.  Anna and I  discus the life and lessons of Elon Musk captured in her book “Elon Musk: A Mission to Save the World”, Anna’s life as a journalist, and her process of...

My guest is Brett Colvin. Brett practiced as a corporate lawyer at Canada's largest firm for four years. Then in 2019, Brett co-founded Goodlawyer, an online platform that organizes micro legal services. Goodlawyer connects entrepreneurs across Canada with a network of business-minded lawyers. Brett and I talk about his life as a lawyer, the process of launching a startup and trends in the legal profession. For free consultations on a wide variety of legal issues, visit goodlawyer.ca and...

My unusually well informed guest today is Dr. Gareth Doherty. Gareth is an organizational performance and strategic human resources management expert with extensive research and consultation experience with academic, private and public sector organizations. Gareth has also published numerous white papers on decision support systems, business intelligence, and business analytics. Today Gareth and I are discussing what makes organizations tick, the importance of psychology and philosophy to...

Marcel Gagné is a tech guy with a focus on Linux and Open Source software. He is a multi-award winning writer and columnist, and author of the "Moving to Linux" series of books. He has written for a number of magazines. He is probably best known as the creator of "Cooking With Linux", his trademark column which ran for ten years in the Linux Journal.  Outside of his open source wordsmithing, Marcel’s been an editor, editor in chief, and is a published science fiction and fantasy author. He's...