Singular XQ

JP talks to the audience about Season 5’s delay, the abrupt closure of Season 4, and her experience in our strange new world.

Ending Season 4 on a optimistic high note, Associate Dean Jason Merai from Humber College discusses with JP what the impact of Gen AI will be on arts education and how the industry will changed and be changed by the generation of students who are being trained right now.

JP and Celi Arias talk about Grown Ass Business, Celi's creative and inspiring business strategy and growth consulting business. Celi shares her approach and JP offers her observations on why Celi's background in modern dance feeds directly into her skills in helping people building and optimizing complex business flows. You can find information on her cohorts and training opportunities as well as booking her as a consultant at: https://grownassbusiness.com/gab-sales/

JP and Luis Riera welcome JP's old start-up "war buddy" Scott Garrison on to talk about the second to last episode of the premiere season of SV. While they dig into the episode, they also hit some deep points about the importance of empathy in the startup culture and the impact of social and emotional intelligence. When the Pied Piper team see a start up at Disrupt that is testing microwave body heaters and claim to be testing it on young coder bros, it kicks off an important conversation about the ethical considerations of tech companies and the potential harm caused by products without proper testing.

Luis Riera wasn't a rockstar HeroCorps member at the time of this interview but he is one now and we couldn't be luckier to have come across this unique, humble but courageous creator and emerging thought leader on consciousness and technology. We thought we'd save this for our HoSXQ series. Where he and JP get to know each other and talk about consciousness, espionage, The Planet of the Apes, Ada Lovelace. Definitely check it out.

Farzin, a fan of crazy robot fighting movies and watching Total Recall with his grandma, is an organizational justice practicioner. He and JP talk about why it is different than DEI and moves beyond performative tokenism and empty gesture toward more equitable and democratic organizational cultures. A great complement to the Angela Harris episode where we explore how ERGs sometimes create the exact opposite of their stated intent. Farzin brings a new perspective to a thorny issue: how do we move beyond the empty promise of "representation" to authentically arriving at work and enjoying the fruit of our own labor from our unique identities? You can connect with Farzin and find more information about his consulting practice at https://www.linkedin.com/in/farzinfarzad/

JP and Bob Goodman discuss the importance of learning cultures, cross-functionality, psychological safety, and human-centered design in driving innovation. They also touch on the evolving role of UX in the technology industry and offer advice for UX professionals navigating the current landscape.

Do you know what a dramaturge is? In this week's episode recurring co-host Aaron Beavers and JP chat with dramaturge and full professor Jane Barnette about episode 5 in Season 1 with a controversial mural that even makes Aaron uncomfortable. Dr. Barnette does not hestiate to dive in with her analysis. Dr. Barnette is head of the dramaturgy program at University of Kansas. She, JP, and Aaron had a lot of fun talking about this episode and about what was going on in tech the day this episode was released--sneak peak, it was the day that Meta purchased Oculus VR from Palmer Luckey. One of the suprise benefits of this series is getting a really interesting timeline for the prologue of events that occurred before the explosion of compression algorithms we are now living through. Oh Pied Piper, if you could only see what is happening now...Also check out Dr. Barnette's new book called Witch Fulfillment. We are sorry to say that the captions and video failed for this episode. We will publish the transcript on Patreon. We apologize--it happened due to problems with our platform partner. We strive to be accessible with all we do. 00:00Introduction and Discussion on Dramaturgy03:26Analyzing the Racial Complications in Silicon Valley08:06The Confrontation: Peter Gregory vs. Gavin Belson08:28The Emotional Labor of Monica37:17Competition and Betrayal38:54The Pressure of Live Demos41:35Race and Ethnicity in Silicon Valley43:43Manipulation and Hype Cycles in Tech50:13The Controversial Painting on the Garage Door59:18Christopher Evan Welch's Standout Performance You can support this podcast and Knowledge Capital by upgrading to a paid subscription or by signing up to support the podcast at Patreon. Some do both! Thanks for all of your support.

The Humans of Singular XQ is a regular series on the Singular XQ podcast where we highlight the members of our Knowledge Capital Index, unicorn professionals with areas of valuable expertise in engineering, research, design, and executive leadership. This week's episode is Dr. Rebecca Grier a Human Factors Engineer. She and JP chat about how to maximally improve the traction research has in organizations that need to be informed by research but struggle with how to leverage it.

The one where JP talks to Dr. Manhaes about how organizations tend to treat designers the way they treat employes who identify as female.

Do you remember Heartbleed? In this episode, JP joins Aaron Beavers alongside special guest Brian Larsen to talk about episode three of Silicon Valley Season 1. JP starts the episode off with some reminders of what was in the headlines on the day of the release and the team takes it from there with Brian talking about the omnipresence of cereal in start-ups. Why is there so much cereal at Hooli?

In another bonus episode where you get to meet the heros who help me run Singular XQ we talk to Dr. Michael Patrick Vaughn about sociology, technology, and, um. Ghosts. That's right. It's a good, 'un Plus I have a new theme song for the Humans series. I'm obsessed with it.