Personas Episodes

May 6, 2020

Digital Workspace Works Teaser

This podcast has been our goal for a long time - too long, in fact! We have been hard at work getting the various bits and pieces together and are now ready to release. This first episode is a teaser. It overviews to what i...
May 17, 2020

Personas with Craig Cooksey

Craig, Heather, and I discuss the intelligent workspace another term that is used to describe the Digital Workspace. We cover building a business case to transform the environment. Engagement with companies to help them by understanding their users. The t
Guest: Craig Cooksey
June 7, 2020

Digital Experience Monitoring (Lifeguard IT Recast)

*** Recast from the Lifeguard IT Podcast *** Digital experience monitoring solutions empower IT with data and analytics to understand the intersection between end users and technology. With this knowledge, IT can act to better align technology to user ne
Guest: Linda Tsao
June 13, 2020

iPad Workday, How we're working through COVID & Star Trek

Ryan shares story of a nearly forgotten car appointment that caused him to spend his workday on his iPad Pro. Having a technology go bag? Can the iPad replace the laptop? Magic keyboard? DaaS for remote work?
July 13, 2020

Digitalization Stragglers and Automation Catch-Up

A casual chat on digital vs paper-based processes and why paper can be hard to quit. Plus personal automation challenge updates.
July 27, 2020

Portals or Intranets, do you even need them?

Ryan and Heather discuss the history of portals, why they're helpful, and tips for making them better.
Aug. 10, 2020

Remote Work Monitoring

We interview Ben Murphy, Sr. Director of Product Management at Lakeside Software, about the challenges of supporting a remote environment.
Guest: Ben Murphy
Aug. 19, 2020

Should You Learn to Code?

Will coding future-proof your career? How hard is it to learn to code? What's the best way to get started? We answer these questions and more in this episode of DWW.
Aug. 23, 2020

The Culture of Microsoft Teams

In this episode, Ryan interviews Tom Arbuthnot, Principal Solutions Architect at Modality Systems, about the role of Microsoft Teams in the digital workspace.
Guest: Tom Arbuthnot
Sept. 8, 2020

Tech Winners and Losers

We discuss the expected office changes due to the COVID-19 virus and the technology winner/losers.
Sept. 26, 2020

How Is the Pandemic Changing Workplace Communications?

Ryan chats with Irwin Lazar, VP and services director at Nemertes Research about emerging communication trends in the remote work era.
Guest: Irwin Lazar
Oct. 26, 2020

The Social Dilemma (2020)

The Social Dilemma is a Netflix documentary about the insidious nature of social media featuring former big tech employees, researchers, and critics. We share our review of the film from our perspectives as tech workers and consumers of social media.
Nov. 2, 2020

Is 2020 the Year of VDI?

We interview Jed Ayres, CEO of IGEL, about the magic of IGEL OS, how their Disrupt events went virtual, and what's in store for 2021.
Guest: Jed Ayres
Nov. 10, 2020

Goodbye, 9 to 5. Hello, Flexible Workspace!

Aligning technology and culture to enable flexible work, a holistic digital approach to connecting with customers during the pandemic, and more on this episode of Digital Workspace Works.
Guest: Alex Clifford
Nov. 28, 2020

Aligning Data Strategy and Business Strategy

Ryan chats with Sarbani Bose, Managing Director at Ei Square® Ltd., about effective data strategy and management.
Guest: Sarbani Rose
Dec. 7, 2020

Powering Health Science Research Through Digital Innovation

An interview with Eileen Jennings-Brown, Head of Technology at Wellcome, about what the digital workspace means, improving digital experiences, tackling legacy tech, and more.
Dec. 28, 2020

Leadership Styles that Foster Innovation with Eileen Jennings-Brown

A follow-up conversation with repeat guest Eileen Jennings-Brown on techniques for becoming a better leader.
Jan. 4, 2021

2020 Recap: 10 Digital Workspace Takeaways

What we learned about the new world of work in 2020
Feb. 1, 2021

Why Technology Won't Solve Your Problems

Adapting through crisis, why hierarchies can be useful, and empowering leadership
Feb. 15, 2021

Running Remote Workshops

Garry Lee, Director & Consultant at Thirty Three Percent, shares how his business has adapted to running workshops remotely
Guest: Garry Lee
March 1, 2021

Leveraging Workplace Personality Dynamics & The Essence of Business Value

What can personality and meeting analytics tell us about how to work more effectively? And how can organizations design systems to drive dispersed employees towards meaningful goals?
April 26, 2021

The Rise of QR Codes

Is it time to embrace the scan?
May 10, 2021

Are Distributed Teams Lower Risk?

Ryan's new Mac, rethinking business continuity, & new gadgets
May 24, 2021

Digital Nomads Part 1

Are you ready to "work from anywhere"?