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Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickAndra Keay: Robo-Pragmatist, Humanoids, Technological Shifts, Laws | Turn the Lens Ep42Andra Keay, Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics, has been at the forefront of robotics research, commercialization, and policy for decades. A self-described “techno-pragmatist,” Andra has her pulse on the robotics industry, in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world. Importantly, she is conscious and intentional to try and get ahead of the big issues we face down the road with the societal shifts coming as millions of robots, humanoid and other form factors, populate more of our world and interactions. Andra is pro RoboTopia, and against an AI apocalypse. And robotics offers an insight into...
2025-09-1948 min
Top Voice Tuesday with Michael J. LópezThe Realities of AI in Big Companies with Jeff FrickJoin us for an enlightening episode of Top Voice Tuesday as we delve into the realities of AI adoption in big companies with Jeff Frick. Jeff shares his journey from his early days in sales to becoming a top voice on LinkedIn, and discusses the transformation AI is bringing to corporate workflows. We talk about the importance of curiosity, experimentation, and how companies can encourage their teams to adopt AI technologies. Jeff also provides valuable insights into overcoming fears related to job displacement and emphasizes the need for continual learning and adaptability in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. Tune...
2025-09-0933 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickLiam Martin: Community Retreat, Remote, AI | Work 20XX Ep55Liam Martin shared his full circle moment with me at Running Remote, almost 5 years to the day he was forced to cancel Running Remote’s last visit to Austin, April 2020. With prior stops in Lisbon and Montreal, Running Remote’s return to Austin was a community fest. Remote first organizations focus more on in-house retreats than anyone outside of the actual travel industry. Industry leaders needed their own retreat. And Running Remote was born in 2018. After the reflection, the conversation turned to the future, and the intersection of remote management practices, AI adoption, and the impac...
2025-08-1015 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickMichael Melen: Talent Pool, Growth Opportunity | Work 20XX Ep54Mike Melen took a college side hustle, and built it into a growing global digital marketing agency. After starting full remote, Mike opened an office in Bergen County, New Jersey. Covid closed the office, and SmartSites is back to being fully remote to stay. Remote hiring opened up the available talent pool beyond his Bergen County, New Jersey. Suddenly, Mike could hire people with the special skills needed, regardless of where they plugged in their laptop. Mike learned early on that the best people want opportunities to grow, so he set an annual goal of 30% g...
2025-08-0709 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickMelinda Stallings: Positivity, PechaKucha, Gifts, Reset | Work 20XX Ep53Melinda Stallings brings the power of positivity to the workplace and stage. Founder of The Positive Consultant and curator of DisruptHR Austin, Melinda promotes the “infinite power of positivity,” consulting with individual organizations and extending her reach as the force behind DisruptHR Austin, where she builds programs such as the 2025 theme, Envision, Empower, Elevate, helping people thrive in the workplace. I also learned about PechaKucha, a Japanese storytelling format built around the idea of “talk less, show more.” At DisruptHR, this translates into speakers having just 5 minutes, with 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. No stress there. With...
2025-08-0513 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickRobert Phelps: Cybersecurity, People, Responsibility, Test | Work 20XX Ep52Robert Phelps helps keep remote teams secure, often before they even know they’re at risk. As President of Creative IT, Robert and team provide IT services for companies that are too small to build an in-house department, or those that need a little assist. Robert and I spoke at Running Remote 2025 Austin, before his keynote, ‘The Hidden Bottleneck: Why Remote Teams Struggle to Scale (and How to Fix It Today),’ on the cybersecurity challenges of remote and distributed teams, and the responsibility for user and companies, even if most of their apps and IT are hosted at a la...
2025-08-0310 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickKarrie Sullivan: Results, Resilient, Reluctant, Readiness | Work 20XX Ep51Karrie Sullivan has been on the edge of digital transformation since the earliest days of digital media, with a stint at Cars.com during the late ‘90 internet boom. She knows about getting people to change behavior, to adopt the new, to do things differently. As she said, people won’t change behavior just because you ask them. People will change behavior to fit in. Especially if you hand them proven peer produced playbooks. Today, Karrie leads Culminate Strategy Group, where she and her team specialize in accelerating new technology adoption by identifying and working with key c...
2025-07-1952 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickHenrik Jarleskog: AI Squad, BarCeptionist, Full Stack Hospitality | Work 20XX Ep50Henrik Järleskog, has been on my radar for some time. He’s an active member of the ‘future of work’ community on LinkedIn, frequently contributing articles, keynotes, posts, panel discussions, podcasts appearances and more. I knew I’d have him on eventually…. And then he dropped the post … ‘Not one hand went up’ And went on to describe his team of AI agents, working for him. His dirty dozen, cabinet, team of rivals, assistants, advisors, and worker bees, helping Henrik 3x to 4x himself as he described. From Ambinet.ai to Veed.io , the list is long a...
2025-06-3052 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickBrian Robertson: Authority, Clarity, Limits, System | Work 20XX Ep49Brian Robertson’ leadership philosophies are based on empowering the system, not the people. With clear limits, an ‘act don’t ask’ permissive mindset, the culture seeks to foster more entrepreneurial leadership, when people can exercise authority and autonomy, rather then sitting around, waiting to be told what to do. As the founder of Holacracy and a veteran entrepreneur, Brian brings a new model for leadership and decision-making, rooted in clarity, authority, and giving people the ability to act. Recorded at Running Remote in Austin, Brian shares how companies can unlock speed and autonomy by creating transpare...
2025-06-0617 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickMindy Honcoop: Fractional, Upskill, Micro dose Change | Work 20XX Ep48Mindy Honcoop helps people grow, one micro dose at a time. As the founder of Agile in HR and a seasoned people leader, Mindy brings a unique lens as her path started in the juvenile justice system, working with kids, and figuring out how happiness, and being one’s best self at work, contributed to a child’s well being. At Running Remote, Mindy emcee’d the outside stage for two days, absorbing insights, and sharing her own perspective on the evolving nature of leadership, work, and upskilling. In this episode, she shares how fractional roles work, her app...
2025-06-0314 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickJustin Harlan: Move for $10K, Stay for Community | Work20XX Ep47Justin Harlan wants you to move to Tulsa. But not just for the $10,000 check. He wants you to consider building your life in Tulsa. As Managing Director of Tulsa Remote, Justin leads a groundbreaking initiative to attract talented, remote workers to diversity Tulsa’s economic base beyond oil and gas with more knowledge workers. To grow greater Tulsa, as well as the newly transplanted community. Tulsa is also investing in ‘placemaking’ to increase the probability that these newest residents will stay for the long team. And it’s working. With over 3,500 people relocated and an 85% retention rate, Justin a...
2025-06-0109 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickZach Boyette: Remote, Design, Freedom, Games | Work 20XX Ep46Zach Boyette got a business class view of the world and decided to build a life, and company around the freedom to design one’s own life, not only for Zach the traveler, but all the employees, regardless of the design they choose, living anywhere in the world. As co-founder and CEO of Galactic Fed, Zach leads a 100% remote, 150-person global marketing agency. They designed the company from the bottom up around the principle of giving agency to employees to design they life they want to lead. At work, at home, and in their communities. Built on a f...
2025-05-3115 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickPhil Kirschner v2: Vibe, Pulse, Transparency, Nudge | Work 20XX Ep45Phil Kirschner returns to Work 20XX with a fresh perspective on how we actually get work done, and exploring a concept he calls “vibe officing.” And yes, it’s a verb. As Phil puts it, “technology should help us be more human,” navigating between spaces, people, and pulse moments with greater flow and fewer barriers. Sitting face to face from Running Remote in Austin, Phil shares practical insights for leaders navigating change for their teams and organizations, culture shifts, and compliance challenges, with an update on New York City’s Local Law 97. Please join me in welcoming...
2025-05-2414 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickSophie Wade v2: Digitalized, Multi-Gen, What Is | Work 20XX Ep44Sophie Wade returns to Work 20XX with a powerful reminder, the future of work is digitalized, multi-gen, and human-first. And that’s not a typo, it is a process of work being broken down, and digitalized, and to quote Sophie, ‘the tech driven world and operations is changing how we work, not the other way around.” In person, from Running Remote in Austin, Sophie shares deep insights on how empathy, adaptability, and trust are reshaping workforce dynamics. Please join me in welcoming Sophie Wade back to the Work 20XX podcast from Running Remote. As founder of Flex...
2025-05-2111 min
Workplace Innovator Podcast | Enhancing Your Employee Experience | Facility Management | CRE | Digital Workplace TechnologyEp. 352: "Keep Going Forward" – Exploring the Future of Work and the Physical Workplace with Jeff Frick of Menlo Creek MediaJeff Frick is a podcast host and a media entrepreneur who is passionate about the future of work, leadership, and innovation. He is the host of two podcasts, Work 20XX and Turn the Lens, and he joins Mike Petrusky on this collaboration episode to share his current views on the workplace and the role of the built environment in the future of work. They explore how the physical office can serve as a place for meaningful interactions and experiences and discuss the role that technology can play in understanding space utilization and enhancing the experience of employees who come...
2025-05-2021 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickBrian Elliott v3: Invest, J-Curve, Goals, Team | Work 20XX Ep43Brian Elliott returns to Work 20XX with a fresh lens on scaling distributed work, investing in people, and navigating the J-curve of technology adoption inside teams. Because what works for supporting distributed teams, works for increasing team AI adoption. Align on real goals, only three to five, and check in with tweet sized updates, once a week, on those three goals. Please join me in welcoming Brian Elliott back to the Work 20XX podcast from Running Remote. As co-founder of Future Forum, co-author of How the Future Works, and now with his new Newsletter, Work Fo...
2025-05-1614 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickSacha Connor v2: Self-Advocacy in the Age of AI | Work 20XX Ep42Sacha Connor returns to Work 20XX and asks, how do you self advocate, make sure the right people see and are familiar with your accompaniments, skills, and potential, when the most important factor when being considered for that next promotion or fresh opportunity is an AI agent preparing a list of candidates for consideration. Are you on the agent’s radar? What digital persona is assembled by the AI after consuming the knowledge management system data, presentations, actions plans, meeting notes, agendas, project summaries, IMs, emails, meeting transcripts, and more digital exhaust? How does it compare to ot...
2025-05-1410 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickRyan Anderson v2: Support Rich Interpersonal Interactions | Work 20XX Ep41Ryan Anderson and his global research team are spread across more than 20 countries, allowing them to study a wide variety of built environments, workplaces, homes, schools, and healthcare, not just remotely, but in person. That in-person presence is critical. It gives them the ability to feel what’s happening in different types of spaces, each designed around distinct objectives. Ryan also hosts one of the leading podcasts in the space, About Place—a true masterclass in all things design, workplace, and beyond. In fact, his podcast was one of my earliest and most valued resources as I dove...
2025-05-1018 min
Work 20XX with Jeff Frick“JJ” Jessica Reeder: Scaling Knowledge, Evolution, Operations | Work 20XX Ep40Jessica “JJ” Reeder was there, with Darren Murph, at GitLab, early pandemic, when suddenly the entire world was interested in their masterpiece, the GitLab Remote Work handbook. When the world was thrown into remote and distributed work over a weekend in Spring 2020, and answers to many of the questions were contained in the tens of thousands of words, and thousands of pages in the GitLab remote work playbook. As JJ recently reminded, that work started a decade ago. She and Darren are no longer at GitLab, and the Pandemic is 5 years removed and fading in the new rear...
2025-05-0916 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickSalvatore (Sal) Mercogliano: What's Going on With Shipping, YouTube Show Review | Turn the Lens Ep41Salvatore (Sal) Mercogliano (Sal), has a Ph.D. in Military and Naval History from the University of Alabama. He served in the Merchant Marine, has been an Adjunct Professor of History/Engineering at the US Merchant Marine Academy for over 17 years, and Chairs the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science for Campbell University for over 14 years. So when something happens with ships, shipping, the US Navy or other major maritime news around the world, I go to Sal to find out what’s really going on. Welcome to the first in a series of...
2025-04-2205 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickCharles Corley: Culture, Wellness, Visualization, AI Colleague | Work 20XX Ep34Charles Corley traveled to Singapore via Hong Kong to start a new chapter over thirty years ago. He stepped off a night train into a bustling world heretofore only seen on a big screen at the cinema. Charles is not afraid of change, he embraces the new. As Director of Development at M Moser and Associates, Charles and their global teams are leveraging 3D modeling, virtual reality, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to bring workplaces to life, not only as a ‘show’ deliverable, but as the centerpiece for the entire design process, start to finish. Sitting in Singapore, with visibil...
2025-04-1952 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickConnie Noonan Hadley: Loneliness, Psychological Safety, Team Effectiveness, AI | Work 20XX Ep33Connie Noonan Hadley, Founder and Chief Scientist at the Institute for Life at Work, has been exploring team effectiveness since our paths first crossed in Philadelphia thirty years ago. After roles at General Mills and McKinsey & Company, she dedicated herself to academia to further her research on leadership and the universal desire to love one's job. It turns out that strong social connections and support systems at work significantly enhance job satisfaction and reduce burnout. However, many workplaces lack these crucial components. Consequently, Connie has focused her efforts to provide organizations with solutions that enhance...
2025-02-2653 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickProject 2025: Briefing doc, FAQ, Study guide, Podcast | Turn the Lens Ep40Trump 2.0 starts tomorrow. 2025 started 19 days ago. Remember Project 2025? Might be a good time to study up on the subject, at least the basics. Not ready to read the full 920 pages? Google NotebookLM can help. I encourage you to upload the PDF yourself, and start asking questions. Sharing mine to help get you started. This is the Podcast Google NotbookLM created from the source material. Project 2025: Briefing doc, FAQ, Study guide, Podcast | Turn the Lens podcast with Jeff Frick Try it yourself Google NotebookLM https://notebooklm.googl...
2025-01-1918 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickExponential Curves: Supercomputer to Smartphone to Singularity | Turn the Lens Jeff Frick Ep39Ray Kurzweil recently released his new book, *The Singularity is Nearer: When We Merge with AI*, a follow-up to his 2006 blockbuster, *The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology*. I had the chance to see him speak at our local bookstore as part of the launch event. A central theme of Ray’s talks is the exponential growth of computing power—how we’re constantly achieving more computations per second at a constant cost. While exponential curves are easy to discuss and graph, understanding these transformations on a visceral level is challenging. How can we fully grasp the sc...
2024-11-0523 min
The Future Of Teamwork with Dane GroeneveldIntegrating Technology into Teamwork with Jeff FrickIn this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane sits down with Jeff Frick, founder of Menlo Creek Media and host of the podcasts Work 20XX and Turn The Lens, to talk about how technology plays into teamwork today. Jeff shares about how his early experiences in the tech industry led him to focus on leadership and communication in the context of the future of work. Jeff then discusses how remote work has shifted traditional methods of ideation and team collaboration, and increased the need for psychological safety and inclusivity in decision-making. Together, Jeff and Dane reflect on how...
2024-10-2947 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickGoogle NotebookLM: AI, Ingest, Create a Podcast | Turn the Lens Ep382,500 pages. How can you quickly and easily digest 2,500 pages of material? More than just a summary or table of contents, what if you could dive into the core issues, pull up a timeline, or even create a study guide? That’s exactly what you can do with Google NotebookLM, a powerful new free AI tool that requires no training, coding, or even RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) expertise to put the power to work on any assets you please. Simply upload your documents, videos, and other digital assets, start asking questions, and let it do the heavy lifting. And if...
2024-10-2221 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickChet Kapoor: GenAI, My Agent, Human-like, Reinvention | Work 20XX Ep 32Chet Kapoor, Chairman and CEO of Datastax, is all in on GenAI, aka Generative Artificial Intelligence. When ChatGPT burst into public consciousness in November 2022, Chet pivoted his team and the company to seize a leadership position in the fifth major technology wave of his 30+ year technology career. Data at scale, vectorizing databases, and an open-source ethos are just a few ingredients necessary to enable developers to build and deliver the next revolution of GenAI native, and GenAI infused applications. This opportunity goes beyond merely saving money and increasing efficiency by a few points; to fundamentally reinventing processes...
2024-10-1047 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickDan Ariely: Decisions, Behavior, Stress, Resilience | Turn the Lens Ep37Dan Ariely, the renowned behavioral economist, prolific author, frequent TED speaker, and endowed professor at Duke University, has spent decades studying why people behave the way they do. And let’s just say that logic and reasoning do not top the list. I had the pleasure of seeing Dan speak in person in 2016, and almost a decade later, I was thrilled to host him for this conversation, where we could dive deeper into the drivers of decision making and human behavior. Dan’s latest book, *“Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things,”* served as our catalyst—a topic of...
2024-10-0355 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickJulie Whelan v3: Sentiment Shift, Location, Vibrancy | Work 20XX Ep31Julie Whelan and the CBRE research team delivered the updated 2024 edition of the US Office Occupier Sentiment Survey. This marks the third consecutive year we’ve had Julie on to share the findings and some of the insights behind the numbers. For the first time since Covid, according to Julie, the survey feels somewhat ‘normal,’ reflecting a significant shift in sentiment regarding organizations ‘shedding’ space. While the past few years focused on downsizing and adapting to hybrid work models, companies are now reaching a "steady state" where office space utilization is stabilizing, and some organizations are even considerin...
2024-09-2038 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickJason Sacks: Youth Sports, Culture, Character | Turn the Lens Ep36Jason Sacks joined the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) 18 years ago, around the same time I began my youth sports journey with my oldest child as he entered kindergarten and joined AYSO, the American Youth Soccer Organization. When done right, youth sports provide countless character-building opportunities in each practice, game, and activity. To quote NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young, these character traits include teamwork, overcoming challenges, working toward a bigger goal, resilience, risk-taking, success, failure, self-confidence, mental toughness, self-control, respect for others, and more. Unfortunately, when done wrong, youth sports not only miss the op...
2024-09-1046 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickEvan Benway: Dynamic Sound, Positive Well-Being | Work 20XX Ep30Evan Benway, a musician and the child of musicians, has been immersed in the creation and study of music since his earliest days. Through his deep appreciation for the evocative power and joy of sound, Evan understands how profoundly music can affect mood and emotions. However, in his professional journey, he discovered a stark contrast: sound is often considered a major distraction in traditional knowledge worker environments, especially in open floor plans filled with sound-reflecting materials like concrete and glass. Even in the most cutting-edge offices, unmanaged noise—particularly from people talking—can overwhelm other positive design elements. Evan expe...
2024-09-0749 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickTony Jamous: Global, Talent, Sustainable, Unreactive | Work 20XX Ep29Tony Jamous started Oyster in January 2020 to use the power of software to address the disequilibrium between the tens of millions of un-filled knowledge worker jobs in the West, with the Billion plus new knowledge workers coming on line in the next 10 years in the developing world. Connecting the supply to demand, without making people leave their home countries. Making hiring global as easy as hiring local. Bringing amazing job opportunities to people around the world, while making it easy for employers and employees, regardless of their location in the world. A Professional Employment Organization (PEO) on a...
2024-08-2843 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickBrian Elliott v2: AI, Experiment, Outcomes, Trust | Work 20XX Ep28Brian Elliott mined one of the primary information veins on attitudes about work, workplace, the impact of agency, trust, and outcomes-focused management, effectively moving work forward at the team level, in concert with organizational and individual objectives. The Future Forum Pulse survey, 10,000 people, surveyed quarterly. With the full backing, partnership, and research support of Slack, Salesforce, BCG, MillerKnoll and MLT, each with their own research operations. Brian is independent now, sharing his insight far and wide. He last visited Work 20XX June 2023, and delivered the ‘Distributed Working 101’ best practices on distributed work, every hot button question, challenge, bene...
2024-08-1457 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickMeryl Evans: Captions, Clean, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious | Turn the Lens Ep35George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law 34 years ago today, July 26, 1990. It literally changed our world, from cub cuts, and wide doors, to ramps and more. What is less reported is the secondary and ‘law of unintended positive consequences’ that come with inclusive design. More accessible for one is more accessible for all. Meryl Evans has been championing the benefits of closed captions, and closed caption best practices for decades. Born ‘hearing free’ her experience with captioning is very personal, starting with the special home unit hooked up to the TV. Do...
2024-07-2755 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickOpenAI ChatGPT 4 v4: Debate, Criteria, Responsibilities, Integrity | Turn the Lens Ep34Debate. There has been lots of talk lately about debates, winners, and losers. I didn’t have any debate team friends in high school or college, and have not been to a real debate. If there are winners and losers, that would imply that there are rules, as victory in most competitions, from basketball to chess to Family Feud, is based on performance within the constraints, the rules, of the competition. If basketball players carry the ball, or travel, or employ moving screens, then it’s no longer basketball (at least according the National Junior Bask...
2024-07-1316 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickSacha Connor: Learn, Skills, Mindset, Behaviors | Work 20XX Ep27Sacha Connor took a risk. Working on the west coast, for a company she enjoyed in a job she loved, she put it on the line in the interest of wanting her soon to be first born child to grow up around her extended family in Philadelphia. So in 2010, she asked, can I keep my position, but move 3,000 miles and 3 time zones away, and go fully remote? They replied, yes, ‘but’ with significant career altering caveats. Sacha bet on herself, and took the offer. Sacha made the move, and not only ran large distributed teams for the next 8...
2024-07-0453 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickWaymo One: Autonomous, Future, Comfortable, Available | Turn the Lens Ep33Waymo has been working on autonomous vehicles since it began as the Google Self Driving Car project at Google X in 2009. Spun out from it’s parent, and renamed Waymo in 2016, the iterations have developed. So today, June 2024, 15 years later, Waymo opened up it’s waitlist, and made it’s autonomous ride-hailing service up to anyone in San Francisco. It just so happens that I cleared the waitlist and took my first Waymo ride just a few days ago. And I recorded the experience. In this exciting episode of "Turn the Lens," take a ride with me across...
2024-06-2720 min
Inspired ExecutionBuilding Tomorrow: Jeff Frick's Take on Startups, AI Governance, and Remote WorkJoin us for a riveting conversation with Jeff Frick, host of "Work 20XX" and "Turn the Lens," as we explore the intersection of entrepreneurship, AI governance, and the future of remote work. Whether you're a startup enthusiast, tech aficionado, or simply curious about the future of work, this episode is packed with thought-provoking ideas and practical advice from one of the industry's leading voices.Join us for a riveting conversation with Jeff Frick, host of "Work 20XX" and "Turn the Lens," as we explore the intersection of entrepreneurship, AI governance, and the future of remote work. Whether you're a startup...
2024-06-2630 min
Remotely One - A remote work podcastNavigating the Digital Frontier with Jeff Frick: Insights on Remote Work and Media Innovation - ep. 088Send us a textIn our latest episode, Rick and Kaleem dive into a multifaceted conversation with Jeff Frick, the Founder and Principal of Menlo Creek Media and host of the "Turn the Lens" and "Work 20XX" podcasts.A distinguished professional with experience at major companies like Mitsubishi and Intel, Jeff is a remote work visionary! He draws inspiration from his extensive experience with "the Cube," where he conducted thousands of interviews at tech conferences, underscoring the importance of natural conversation over scripted responses. For him, digital engagement emphasizes...
2024-06-2645 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickOpenAI ChatGPT 4 v3: Trip Planning, Language, Translation, Apps | Turn the Lens Ep32Welcome back for another episode of ‘Turn the Lens’ with our ongoing conversations with ChatGPT. We've been hitting the heavy topics of ethics and explainable AI. And I think there are some real challenges there that, that we have to overcome. But I want to do something a little bit more fun. So in this episode, we're going to do a different type of project, not so heavy and deep, but hopefully, have some fun with ChatGPT and get some answers. So here we go. YouTube - Click Here Newslwetter with Prompts and Replies...
2024-05-1413 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickChase Warrington: Priorities, Abroad, Async, Retreats | Work 20XX Ep26Chase Warrington established travel and international experiences as his guiding priorities early in his career, recognizing the necessity of making significant trade-offs to achieve these goals. After a brief period in the corporate sector, Chase joined Doist, a fully remote company with 100 employees spread across more than 30 countries. As the Head of Operations, he has taken a holistic approach to remote work best practices and has become a prominent figure in the remote work movement, which gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Chase and his family embarked on their international living adventure and are currently residing in Valencia...
2024-05-1352 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickJack Nilles: Telecommuting, Tradeoffs, Resistance, Incentives | Work 20XX Ep25Jack (John) M Nilles coined the term ‘Telecommuting’ when describing the trade-offs between using the phone and commuting. After the first 20 years of his career coordinating interdisciplinary technology teams in the development of top-secret optical systems for satellites and NASA, and spurred by a Santa Barbara urban planner's challenge, ‘If you can put a man on the moon, why don’t you do something about traffic?’ As the University of Southern California's first director for Interdisciplinary Research, he assembled various disciplines to study and validate Jack’s hypothesis that technology enabled tasks to be done in new ways, starti...
2024-05-0849 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickEric Law: Lumber, Robotics, Innovation, Sustainability | Turn the Lens Ep31Eric Law went searching for robotics opportunities in the construction industry, where machines have been used for decades, starting with earth-moving steam shovels in the 19th century. Recently, drones have taken on some of the more difficult and dangerous tasks. Eric discovered numerous opportunities for robotics, but one stood out due to its size, scale, and ubiquity: wood waste from construction and demolition. **The Problem:** While steel and concrete have established reuse and recycling streams, 37 million tons of dimensional wood from construction sites are burned or buried in landfills in the US each year. This represents about...
2024-04-3034 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickOpenAI ChatGPT 4 v2: Explainable AI, Audit, Ethics, Hallucinations, Transparency | Turn the Lens Ep30(Trains are backing up, so had ChatGPT write this after ingesting the transcript, full disclosure, transparency) ChatGPT Join us for an enlightening episode of the "Turn the Lens Podcast" with host Jeff Frick as we delve deep into the evolving world of artificial intelligence with our special focus on OpenAI's ChatGPT 4 v2. This episode, titled "OpenAI ChatGPT 4 v2: Explainable AI, Audit, Ethics, Hallucinations, Transparency," covers a wide array of critical topics that are at the forefront of AI technology and its integration into society. In our discussion, we explore the concept of Explainable AI (XAI) a...
2024-04-1421 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickMarten Mickos: Curiosity, Learning, Hackers, Transparency | Turn the Lens Ep29Marten Mickos has been navigating Silicon Valley innovation waves for a quarter century and counting, first on the eastern edge of the Atlantic, then into the valley. Web 1, Web 2, OpenSource, Hybrid Cloud, the list is long, including notable stops at MySQL (acquired by Sun), Eucalyptus (acquired by HP) and his current extended run at the helm of HackerOne. Please join me in welcoming Marten to Turn the Lens Here is how ChatGPT describes the episode — In the latest episode of "Turn the Lens" with Jeff Frick, we are thrilled to welcome Marten Mickos, th...
2024-03-2049 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickMichelle Ossmann: Hospitality, Welcome, Security, Care | Work 20XX Ep24Michelle Ossmann, PhD, MSN started her career as a Nurse practitioner, delivering services to patients in need. She saw an opportunity to use design to better support more patients at scale, and just as importantly, the Nurse practitioners and other health care team members who face a storm of beeps, flashes, and technology intersecting with the care and emotions of the hospital ward. As part of this work, she took a deep dive into the fundamental literature around hospitality, something that is deeply ingrained in human culture, across continents, religions, and time. It’s a set of sh...
2024-03-0745 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickOpenAI ChatGPT 4: Influence, Nudge, Direct, Tune | Turn the LensChatGPT busted into our consciousness less than 18 months ago, and has since vacuumed up all the headlines, sucked all the oxygen out of the room, pick your metaphor, $Billions of new investment adding fuel to a raging fire. Continuing on our exploration of the virtual, digital, and augmentations, and inspired by the very creative Yadin Porter de León, I decided to take some of my questions, right to the source, and interview OpenAI ChatGPT-4. And the specific context? I like many of you, signed up and started training our own custom version of ChatGPT, j...
2024-02-2825 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickDave Cairns: Digital, Augmented, Inspired, Connection | Turn the Lens Ep27Dave Cairns has chosen paths less traveled, since leaving university. He was a pioneer of sorts in digital spaces, and digital communities, and has tasted personally, a small slice of digital expansion possibilities. Taking full advantage of digital tools, he’s living his values with his family in the ‘why vacation only, let's move there full time’ home east of the eastern time zone, on Prince Edward Island. His day job, SVP Office, CBRE Canada. So what do Dave and Eric Yuan, Founder and CEO of Zoom have in common? More than you might think. One of Dave’s...
2024-02-0635 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickDominic Price | Experiment, Feel, Safety, Learning | Work 20XX Ep23Dominic Price has been a workplace futurist since before it was cool. Atlassian, founded by Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar in 2002, has always embraced a uniquely Australian approach. With its roots in Sydney and HQ in Silicon Valley, the company was profitable before being funded, displaced email with JIRA for internal communications, and built it’s distributed workplace culture on the back of 5 core values, including don’t ‘f” the customer. Dominic is responsible for driving step-function learning to take Atlassian further and faster, enhancing how we work. Fortunately for us, Atlassian's open-source ethos is evident, and Dominic...
2024-02-021h 00
Transforming Work with Sophie WadeJeff Frick — Intentionally Evolving with Technological TransformationJeff Frick is the host of 'Work 20XX' and 'Turn the Lens' podcasts, a media entrepreneur—founder and principal of Menlo Creek Media, and a seasoned operator from the tech sector. Jeff shares his journey experiencing Silicon Valley's technology evolution, starting with early hardware and emerging software ventures exploring internet commerce. Pivoting with the pandemic, Jeff uses technology to enable collaboration and create and elevate community. He shares his predictions for tech-driven changes as we learn, appreciate, and integrate new applications that facilitate and (re)shape our working lives. KEY TAKEAWAYS ...
2024-01-2657 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickDrew Palos: Community, eBikes, Collaboration, Mobility | Turn the Lens Ep26Drew Palos: Community, eBikes, Collaboration, Mobility | Turn the Lens with Jeff Frick Ep26 In business school, we learned about competing, by being the best in one product attribute. Highest technology, lowest cost, pick a parameter to win. I don’t recall learning to beat the competition with the community. We’ve seen it to a degree in the tech world with companies like Red Hat, competing with with open-source community, but even those are rare. That said, everyone’s trying to strengthen their relationship with developers, and an extended ecosystem, to be more of a platfor...
2023-12-2252 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickSophie Wade: Transforming, Skills, Change, Truth | Work 20XX Ep22Sophie Wade has been working, writing, and speaking on the Future of Work before the Future of Work was cool. She’s always been a teacher, so after her first career in media, she started the Flexcel Network, helping organizations optimize around outcomes and sustainable work environments, leveraging in part, flexible work. In 2019, she published the first of five LinkedIn Learning courses. Sophie launched her podcast ‘Transforming Work’ with Sohie Wade Just weeks before the global lockdown in March 2020. In 2022, she released her 2nd book ‘Empathy Works: The Key to Competitive Advantage in the New Era of Work.’ Thrille...
2023-12-061h 02
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickPhil Simon: Nine Tectonic Shifts, Steer into the Skid | Turn the Lens podcast with Jeff Frick Ep25Phil Simon has published over 14 business books over the last 20 years, on everything from data science and visualization to platform company domination, to zoom for dummies, and most recently, a focus on the future of work. In Phil's latest book, The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace, he focuses on what I might call the mega-trends, like sunlight, they impact everything on the planet, and dives into the impact on work, workers, and the workplace, in this 4th book in the in a mini-series on the future of work. We didn't touch on all...
2023-10-3153 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickDerek Kerton: Trends, The Future, Innovation | Turn the Lens podcast with Jeff FrickWhat does the future look like? How long til we get there? What models and assumptions will get flipped on their head? Thrilled to share this conversation with Derek Kerton, Founder and Principal Analyst, Kerton Group in the latest episode of the Turn the Lens podcast with Jeff Frick Derek and the team have created a unique process to bring the speed of Silicon Valley innovation, to three of the largest industries supporting our world, Telecommunications, Transportation, Energy, and all the ancillary industries that orbit the core. The Cleantech Council Council connects cutti...
2023-10-1150 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickNellie Hayat: Attention, Original, Generalist | Work 20XX Ep21Please join me in welcoming Nellie Hayat, Workplace Innovation Lead, Density, and Host of the Beyond Work Conversations Podcast to Work 20XX. What a treat to share the mic with podcast host who has wholeheartedly embraced the good vibes of the workplace ecosystem. And when it comes to positive energy, this guest literally lights up the room on her arrival, in person or online. We cover a wide range of topics starting with her move to workplace from stops in fashion to aerospace. She's a seasoned traveler, who values experience with cultures all over the world. And...
2023-09-2237 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickNick Bloom: Profitability, Performance, Retention | Work 20XX Ep20I’m absolutely thrilled to share this conversation with the entertaining, data-centric expert in the field of work from home, Nick Bloom. No one has more of a finger on the pulse of the relevant data in this industry. I welcome Nick Bloom, the William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University, Professor of Economics and Sr Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and Founder WFH Research to Work 20XX. Nick is an often cited, interviewed, and referenced expert in the field, having started his studies over 20 years ago. He co-founded the WFH Research pro...
2023-09-0650 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickAmina Moreau: Intentionality, Optionality, Mindset | Work 20XX Ep19It’s like Airbnb and WeWork had a baby but with less drama. That’s a simple summary of Radious. pro from CEO and Co-Founder Amina Moreau. She moved from film and photography through marketing into co-defining the workplace future. As an Airbnb host during the pandemic with inventory to move and dirty laundry stacking up, she invented Radious. Radious offered a solution with residences outfitted with business amenities less than a commute away for workers. Or these residences can serve as an offsite adventure experience. As they used to say, there’s a property for that. We dis...
2023-09-0346 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickRob Sadow: Flexible, Policy, Match, Benchmark | Work 20XX Ep18Often referenced Future Forum Research found that flexibility ranked second only to compensation in determining job satisfaction Rob Sadow, Co-Founder and CEO of Scoop was curious to explore how self-reported importance translated to feet on the street, as measured by headcount growth in companies, by Flexible/Hybrid work policy. Rob & team combined the Flex Index, a database representing 6,500 companies’ flexible/hybrid work policies, with partner People Data Labs Labs data on headcount growth by company to find out. Welcome back for another episode of Work 20XX with our guest Rob Sadow, where we dive into the Flex Report, the July find...
2023-08-0540 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickPhil Kirschner: Real Estate, Futures, Workplace | Work 20XX Ep17On July 13, The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) released the ‘Empty Spaces and Hybrid Places: The Pandemic’s Lasting Impact on Real Estate' - report Sixty-four pages focused on ‘superstar’ cities in the US, Asia, and Europe, and the long term impacts from Covid on the commercial real estate market with a focus on office, Welcome to the kick-off of Season 3 of Work 20XX with McKinsey’s Phil Kirschner, where we dive into the report, and a broader discussion on the best practices necessary to enable your organization to thrive in the face of this the workplace revolution Thanks a...
2023-07-151h 00
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickJulie Whelan v2: Mixed-Use Community, Healthy Submarket | Work 20XX #16Julie Whelan and the research team at CBRE have published the latest edition of the US Office Occupier Sentiment Survey to share insights into the current state of the office market. There have been significant changes since our last conversation, coming out of the pandemic in the summer of 20222. Organizations have become more declarative in setting and communicating policies regarding the number of days employees are expected to be present in the office. Directions, recommendations, or mandates, even those with an 'office first' approach do not expect teams to come in five days a week. ...
2023-06-2841 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickBrian Elliott: Connected, Effective, Workplace Future | Work 20XX #15Brian Elliott literally 'wrote the book' on the future of work with his fellow authors and Future Forum co-founders, Sheela Subramanian and Helen Kupp. ‘How The Future Works.’. At Future Forum, Brian and team got beyond the assumptions, and surveyed 10,000 people, every quarter to get the data. What are the secrets to building culture, connection, driving innovation, and effectiveness, in the ever-evolving world of work? Culture, Innovation, and Productivity, that s what people question the most in my workplace, future of work, hybrid, remote, digital-first........ conversations. So we jumped right into it, and Brian shares some o...
2023-06-2443 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickAndreas Hoffbauer: Networks, Knowledge, Culture | Work 20XX Ep14Andreas Hoffbauer, Founder & Director of Atelier Kultur has built a business helping organizations leverage organizational sociology best practices to build better networks in and around their organizations, to increase the discovery and dissemination of knowledge, reinforce and grow culture, and thrive in these increasingly dynamic times. Networks, and networking, be they physical or digital, face-to-face, via digital work platforms like Slack, Teams, or Webex, or external platforms like LinkedIn, or any number of professional associations, networks provide the ties that bind, and can be the path to new knowledge, information, and potentially cutting edge thought, design, and...
2023-05-2935 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickJeff Frick: Digital, Development, Office, Output | Work 20XX #13Time for Episode 13, and not knowing the level of superstition with my guests, going solo for episode 13. A quick update on some of the lessons learned through the first 12 episodes, and making a slight course correction as we work through season 2. Also reviewing lessons learned through the first twelve episodes including async, communication, office, meetings, learning, career, hybrid, remote, 1:1s, trust, agency and more. YouTube - Click Here
2023-05-2310 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickMelody Meckfessel v2: Access, Explore, Save-as | Turn the Lens #23Melody Meckfessel has been focused on the human side of software engineering productivity since before we met in 2015. She was already building the tools and teams powering some of the largest applications in the world on Google. In 2019, Melody followed an entrepreneurial calling to Co-Found Observable, the serf-described collaborative data platform and canvas. Of course, it’s Open Source, with all that implies, from transparency to best practices, code base to community ethos. Melody has a number of missions, two of the most important being: Giving more people access to the opportunities afforded in the technology industry, re...
2023-04-1931 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickBill Schmarzo v2: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Economics | Turn the Lens #22The Dean of Big Data needs no introduction. When intelligent life forms in distant galaxies pick up the electric signals from this planet, no doubt one signal of a particular density will spark their attention, the Dean discussing decision-making, design thinking, and the economics of ethics, across media platforms, channels, and communication forums. His podcast appearances, lectures, keynotes, workshops, presentations, and books are too plenty to mention. Google 'Dean of Big Data.' Thrilled to have him back on Turn the Lens. My conversation with Bill Schmarzo. Episode Page with Transcripts...
2023-04-1743 min
China Flexpat#124 How to communicate more inclusively with Jeff O`DeaJeff O'Dea assists Japanese professionals working in global companies to cultivate a growth mindset and improve their English communication skills. His expertise includes facilitating communication between Japanese and non-Japanese team members, promoting teamwork, and enhancing overall communication effectiveness within teams.
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2023-04-1618 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickKate Lister: Research, People, Trust | Work 20XX #12Kate Lister | Research, People, Trust | Work 20XX #12 For decades, Kate Lister, President of Global Workplace Analytics, has been studying human productivity, workplace, and the benefits of employees spending less time in traditional offices. She reminds us that ‘telecommuting’ was coined by Jack Nilles in 1973. Her specialty is research… she and her team have been mining thousands of research reports, the highlights of which she shares in the next 50 minutes. We cover the Mount Rushmore of remote-work issues: productivity, culture, innovation and employee engagement plus more in this extended conversation. My Conversation with Kate Liste...
2023-04-0950 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickDave Cairns: Arbitrage, Asset Class, Asynchronous, As-A-Service | Work 20XX #11Dave Cairns, SVP Office Leasing for CBRE Canada, leasing office space to some of the largest companies with a presence in Toronto, squeezed eight years of traditional office time between a very unconventional post-college career in poker, and more recently, embarking on a 'digital home-ad' life while taking a leadership position on commercial real estate transformation, and becoming a prolific publisher on LinkedIn. I am so excited to share this episode with you. East of the Eastern time zone, in the Gulf of St Lawrence, lies Prince Edward Island (PIE), just off New Brunswick and Nova Scotia...
2023-03-1259 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickTyler Sellhorn: Local Teacher to Global Leader, Navigating Career Transition | Work 20XX #10Tyler Sellhorn runs remote for Polygon Labs, a blockchain development platform with 500 employees distributed all around the world. Less than 4 years ago, he was teaching high school algebra for the Fort Wayne Community school district, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 140th largest metro area in the US, not necessarily known for its bustling blockchain sector. Welcome to Work20XX, a show focused on the transitioning world of work, where we bring you the best minds in the business to provide insight, direction, and specific actions that leaders, line managers, and individual contributors can use as we experiment...
2023-02-1456 min
China Flexpat#116 Special: Be a Cross-Border Thought Leader with Jeff TowsonLearn how to be a Cross-Boarder Thought Leader
- What is the challenge of a management consultant, investment banker, thought leader, and professor?
- What is the difference between China and other geographies?
- How do you lead Chinese teams?
- How can you build a personal brand as a thought leader?
- How do you develop a personal "moat", an advantage to differentiate on the market?
- How can you differentiate from local professionals?
- How should you build your international career to be...
2023-02-0528 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickTracy Hawkins: Talent, Twitter, People Perching | Work 20XX #09Tracy Hawkins, former VP, Head of Real Estate & Work Transformation, Twitter was well into the hybrid / remote work transformation before Covid thrust the concept on the rest of us. Moving from the London and Dublin offices to Twitter Headquarters in Downtown San Francisco, she and her team had already expanded their thinking from a purely real-estate-centric focus on leases and occupancy, to how they could use the tools at hand to build and support the broader employee experience, culture development, and taking a more human-centric, activity based approach to how her team could enable Tweeps to do their best...
2023-01-1948 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickMaribel Lopez: Contextual Intelligence, Ethics and Well-Being | Work 20XX #08Shared pain builds camaraderie and strengthens ties as we rally around a cause. Workplace professionals grabbed internet megaphones and started sharing best practices almost immediately in the spring of 2020 as the digitization of work took a step-function leap forward. This open-source ethos of sharing continues today because as much as we have over two years of experience, the future is still undefined. A learning mindset and all that implies, has never been more important. Welcome to Work20XX, a show focused on work, and the future of work, where we bring you the professionals to p...
2022-11-1641 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickCasey Neistat: Return to NYC, Discovery, Community, Collaboration, Connection | Turn the Lens #21When Casey Neistat announced that he, Candice and the family were moving back to Manhattan, you might have heard a collective cheer from his many fans and followers, rising just above the distinctive 'bzzzz'ing' sound of his beloved Boosted Board motors. What many don't know, is the impact Casey had on my life, along a number of tangents, Boosted Boards being one, but more importantly, the lessons learned about content discovery in an asynch content consumption world. These are lessons I've try to incorporate in my content strategy, and teachings. And while I should have recorded it on my...
2022-10-2513 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickAdrienne Rowe: Crossing the workplace rubicon, practice purposeful presence | Work 20XX #07Workplace professionals have worked with corporate real estate and facilities to build productivity and people-centric improvements in the office and work environment for decades. But resistance was usually high and progress measured, frustrating many who saw opportunities to do so much better and move beyond historical habits that continued to dictate so much of our work routines. As we come into Fall 2022 in the northern hemisphere, summer ends, and the kids go back to school, While some companies go fully remote or fully on-site, it appears that most companies are going to offer their people some type of hybrid...
2022-09-2149 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickJulie Whelan v1: Flexible, Responsive, Social Real Estate | Work 20XX #06What happened when the world of ‘agile, flexible, and dynamic’ crashes into what my Wharton Real Estate Professor used to describe as ‘big, lumpy, assets’? Best in class Real Estate, Facilities, and Workplace Professionals are on board, and early results are out, including the recent opening of LinkedIn’s Office One, where 50% of the workstations were removed, and replaced with over 75 different seating configuration options throughout the building. Who better to ask than Julie Whelan, Global Head of Occupier Thought Leadership for CBRE? Julie has been leading a longitudinal study with occupiers since 2015 and shared some of the latest r...
2022-08-2451 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickShani Harmon: Barriers, Signaling, Untapped ProductivityBad meetings are the bane of the modern working world. The back-to-back, uninterrupted energy crushers have only gotten worse over the last two years. We’re asked to be “always-on” and ready to jump on the next notification (i.e. email, message, IM, DM, text, etc.). This type of work culture is burning people out to the point we gave it a name: “The Great Resignation.” There’s a better way. Welcome to Work 20XX. A show focused on work and the future of work, as the world of 2019 fades further into the distance. I wanted to move...
2022-06-0746 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickMartina Lauchengco: LOVED, Lessons, Modern Marketing Leadership | Turn the Lens #20Martina Lauchengco is a fantastic B2B tech marketer, who learned from some of the brightest in the business, on a few of the most important software products ever. She's worked for Bill, Marc, and Ben, and splitting early career time between Microsoft and Netscape provided an early graduate-level experience in two very different methods of delivering software. Microsoft's rigorous methodology and process, Netscape's focus on speed, speed, ship, course correct, and ship again. In her new book LOVED, Martina meticulously sets the table, then works through the details, of laying a solid product marketing foundation, significantly increasing the...
2022-05-1150 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickDave Montez: 1:1s, Trust, Compassionate EngagementDo you know the biggest challenge your team faces outside work right now? Be sure to ask and listen. And watch PayPal’s Dave Montez on the power of the one-on-one. Welcome to Work 20XX. A show focused on work as we continue to navigate these transformational times. I am your host, Jeff Frick. Whether you’ve been on our Work 20XX journey from the first step or just joining us now, you can quickly grasp a consistent theme—transitioning more work activities to asynchronous and reducing the number of face-to-face meetings. We’ve been advocating the investment in automation...
2022-04-1927 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickJon Fortt: Leadership, Media, Black Experience | Turn the Lens #19I used to see Jon Fortt at all the big tech events, sitting under lights, earpiece in and connected, waiting for the throw from CNBC New York for the latest in technology from The Sands, Moscone, or Javits Convention Centers. Jon has interviewed most of today's technology leaders, including Andy Jassy, Shantanu Narayen, Sandy Speicher, Satya Nadella, and many more. In this far-ranging discussion, Jon shares his take on a number of topics, from leadership, culture, authenticity, and other observations time with some of today's top leaders. We covered the evolution of media, and Jon's personal experimentation in varying...
2022-03-111h 08
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickRyan Anderson: Bürolandschaft, Activity-Based, Design, NeighborhoodsWelcome to Work 20XX. A show focused on work as we continue to navigate these transformational times. I am your host, Jeff Frick. In this episode, we explore the world of Design, Real Estate, and Facilities through the eyes of long-time industry veteran Ryan Anderson, Vice President, Global Research & Insights, MillerKnoll. No surprise, these professionals are moving from cost center/efficiency thinking to a more human-centric, and ‘seat-at-the-table’, rethinking their resources. How can we use our portfolio of resources? (real estate, facilities, interior design, remote support, etc) to help our People CREATE the BEST...
2022-03-0950 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickChris & Melissa Bruntlett: Fewer Cars, Better Living | Turn the Lens #18I was introduced to Chris and Melissa Bruntlett in 2018 through 'The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality: Building the Cycling City', a bookshelf stable for anyone involved in urban mobility & transportation planning around the globe. Chris and Melissa took it up a notch with their 2021 release 'Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in our Lives' where the focus widens beyond bikes and transportation to broader societal and individual ills caused through the use of a transportation system optimized around metal boxes shooting through space, at the very expensive taking a very expensive toll it talks on that space...
2022-01-2148 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickMeg Bear: Individual Experience, Responsive, Dynamic Teams, Transparent | Work 20XX #02Episode 2 - Meg BearWelcome to Work 20XXA show focused on the future of work as we continue to navigate these transformational times. I’m your host Jeff Frick. The world changed in March 2020, Chief Human Resources Officers and Chief People Officers had to quicklyadjust to the new world. Amazingly, the companies and people adapted faster than anyone would have imagined.It quickly became apparent that this wasn’t a temporary situation, but really a catalyst to change the expectation of what’s possible, and the relationship between...
2022-01-0241 min
Work 20XX with Jeff FrickDarren Murph: Remote-First, Asynch Communications, Operating ManualEpisode 1 - Darren Murph Welcome to Work 20XXA show focused on the future of work as we continue to navigate these transformational times. I’m your host Jeff Frick. Who better to kick off the show than the #1 expert on the distributed team in the world, Darren Murph, Head of Remote for GitLab. Darren shares the lessons and best practices in making distributed teams successful. And the best part, all the lessons are applicable regardless of where you plug in your laptop. And since GitLab is Open Source They publish for all to use. They...
2021-12-3043 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickVignesh Swaminathan: aka @MrBarricade, Community, Mobility | Turn the Lens #17#Mobility #SafeStreets #MrBarricade Cities and municipalities and working to do more with the acres of space they own as 'streets' to make them more than simply a thoroughfare for cars. @MrBarricade aka Vignesh Swaminathan uses modern design methods like Tactical Urbanism & Quick-Build techniques to speed and humanize projects for the people who'll live in them. @MrBarricade's mission is much more than bringing a smile or pointing out a protected path, Vignesh is all about teaching members of the community how to use the tools of local government, to learn the language, attend the meeting, join the councils and commissions...
2021-12-0849 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickKeith Townsend & Vittorio Viarengo: Content, B2B, RVs | Turn the Lens #16I was so excited to visit Keith and Melissa Townsend, Mr and Mrs CTO Advisor, on the CTO Flying Cloud Cross Country Bay Area Tour Stop, accompanied by one of the best creators in the B2B business, Vittorio Viarengo. We settled into the Airstream to talk all things B2B content, to help you better engage with your audience. A real treat. Thanks for hosting us Keith and Melissa. Podcast Page, notes, links, more TurnTheLensPodcast.com YouTube Version Click Here
2021-09-0926 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickHugo Bowne-Anderson: Data Scientists, Evangelists, Easy Button | Turn the Lens #15I always enjoy a look into the lives and activities of those fortunate professionals who carry the title of 'Evangelist.' Hugo Bowne-Anderson, Head of Data Science Evangelism and Marketing for Coiled joined me from the future, Sydney, Australia for a conversation on all things Coiled, Dask, and the Pythonic ecosystem. Hugo shares a unique perspective, having been a practicing data scientist in the world of molecular cell biology, as well as an instructor, developing and delivering online interactive data sciences classes that have been enjoyed by over half a million learners. A big part of Hugo's...
2021-08-0727 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickMike DeCesare: Cyber, AI, Founders & CEOs | Turn the Lens #14The never-ending cybersecurity battles intensify as attackers & defenders have raised the stakes and integrated more advanced techniques, including the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI). Mike DeCesare has been in the proverbial trenches, and recently joined Exabeam as President and CEO. In this far-ranging conversation, Mike and I discuss the evolving security landscape, Zero Trust, the assumption that all credentials are compromised, the impact of AI and more. Thanks again Mike, always enjoy getting my 'state of security' lesson from you. Show Notes LinkedIn Article YouTube Video
2021-08-0621 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickJeff Frick: AI, Asynch, Discovery, Conte | Turn the Lens #13Did not want any Guest jinxing on Episode 13, so went solo. I have been asked to share a short story version of the Menlo Creek Manifesto, a position statement on content strategy in an AI-driven asynchronous world. So... a six-minute summary. final 2 minutes on application to leadership training for more. Transcript and Show Notes Click Here LinkedIn Post Click Here YouTube Video Click Here Menlo Creek Manifesto Click Here
2021-08-0108 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickMatt Rocklin: Data Science, Dask, Scale | Turn the Lens #12Matt Rocklin has been in the center of the Python renaissance in enterprise data science, at Anaconda, NVIDIA, and now Coiled, Matt's start-up focused on helping enterprises more easily deploy parallelized python in production at scale. Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) are two of the most important technologies of our time, data scientists write the algorithms that make it possible. Coiled is enabling more data scientists to do their job better by removing friction, both for scaling (to the cloud) and working within the confines of corporate governance, compliance, and economic requirements. In this far-ranging interview, Matt discussed...
2021-07-2633 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickBill Loewenthal: Software Defined Electric Experience | Turn the Lens #11Electric cars are one of the most visible signs of the electrification and eventual automation of an increasing number of transportation vehicles. The benefits of electrification are numerous, especially when looking beyond the consumer application to commercial and fleet operations. In this interview, Bill Loewenthal, SVP Product shares his views on ChargePoint's integrated network of smart devices approach to keeping these vehicles fueled, while providing an entirely new asset for employers, retailers, municipalities, restaurants, schools, parking providers, and more can leverage to deliver more value to their customers, patrons, students, employees, citizens, and community. Thanks Bill,...
2021-05-0445 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickMelody Meckfessel and Deepti Srivastava: Visualization, Productivity, Democratization | Turn the Lens #10Visualization is a hot topic in the data world, but I hadn't heard anyone reference visualization in the context of helping humans write better code. In a world where the competition for relevance to developers is at an all-time high, this unique take deserves a deeper dive. In this conversation, we cover topics, including visualization, their career journey, and the specific challenges of creating and nurturing Observables’ unique culture during a Pandemic. Melody has to one of the more intentional CEOs I've ever met, in walking the culture walk, investing in a number of specific actions and activities to ens...
2021-03-0249 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickMichael Biltz: Vision, Future, Change | Turn the Lens #09For the last 21 years, Accenture has published and presented its annual Tech Vision Research Report. The report it typically 70 - 120 pages, from surveying hundreds of professionals, I've been covering the report release since 2017. Michael Biltz, MD, Accenture Technology Vision, one of the lead authors, and I continued our tradition of digging into findings of this report that is not your typical look forward. The report is organized around a theme, and five trends. For 2021... Leaders Wanted - Masters of Change at a Moment of Truth Trend 1 - STACK STRATEGICALLY - Architecting a Better Future Trend 2...
2021-02-2432 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickKyle "KMo" Moschetto: No email, no problem | Turn the Lens #08Upon seeing a post on LinkedIn, loudly proclaiming in bright red all caps .... 'I DO NOT CHECK EMAIL. Yep you read that right, No email for KMo, I had to learn more. Regardless of your reaction to that statement, Kyle Moschetto outlines a very intentional process to identify and stack rank the dozens of communication tools we use every day, and for Kyle, email ended up at the bottom of the list. In a world where more communication channels keep getting added, should we also remove the ones that aren't effective (like voicemail for me)? How much value/signal...
2021-02-1736 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickMichele Bettencourt: Cyber, Turnarounds, Trans | Turn the Lens #07Retracing Michele Bettencourt's professional and personal journey promises to be one of the more interesting rides you'll take in 2021. From turning around companies to turning heads and minds, in this wide-ranging conversation, Michele shares lessons learned from 35 years as a tech CEO, while balancing home and personal life a bit more complicated than most. Really enjoyed getting to know Michele through this process, and can't wait to see how she changes the world. Thanks Michele, thanks for sharing. Transcript & Show Notes LinkedIn Article YouTube Video
2021-02-0146 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickBill Schmarzo: Tesla to Trafalgar, MJ to The Captain | Turn the Lens #06Always a treat to take a random walk with the Dean of Big Data, Bill Schmarzo. In this conversation, we touch on quite a few bases, from how to print money with your data project, drive innovation through empowerment, leverage design thinking for better outcomes, and pass the ball when the situation dictates. Oh yeah, and we reviewed his latest book. Thanks, Bill, always a pleasure. Transcript & Show Notes LinkedIn Article YouTube Video
2021-01-2356 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickLiza Donnelly: Political Cartoons, Connection, Hope | Turn the Lens #05In this episode, we sat down Liza Donnelly, award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, visual journalist, live drawer, an observer of humanity. I first met Liza when she was live drawing the keynotes at the Stanford Women in Data Science Conference and was amazed at the way she captured the personalities of the speakers and their talks in just a few lines, splashes of color, and just the right expression. In this far-ranging discussion, we cover the importance of cartoons and illustrations in helping to communicate difficult topics and ideas. We explored the new world of direct connection with fans through various...
2021-01-1457 min
Turn the Lens with Jeff FrickAmanda Palmer: Ask, Connect, Intimacy | Turn the Lens #04In this episode, we look back to Amanda Palmer's "The art of asking" TED Talk from 2013. With over 18 million views and counting, Amanda clearly touched a nerve with the core message of knowing how to ask. But there are many more lessons to be learned, from the evolving role of distribution in an increasingly digital world, the value of direct connection to small number vs large number with small conversion, changing scope of connection with today's tools, value exchange, and most importantly (for me), lessons on trust. Thanks Amanda Transcript & Show Notes LinkedIn Article
2020-12-1714 min