Pack Unleashed

Better late than never, and worth the wait no doubt! It's the end of season 2 episode, where we wrap up the season with a look back over our guests, what we've learnt and the great conversations we've had! Join our hosts for this final episode John and Dom, who take you through what's been done, what's to come and their favourite moments from the movie Ghost, which John's only just got round to seeing! Thanks for listening, see you for season 3 soonish... Pack out! ————— Thanks to our sponsor: https://plusx.space [https://plusx.space/] ————————— Links from the show: 1. Business for designers - Ryan Rumsey https://www.designbetter.co/business-thinking-for-designers [https://www.designbetter.co/business-thinking-for-designers] 2. Tom prior - business for designers https://www.designersinbusiness.com/ [https://www.designersinbusiness.com/] 3. Product unleashed - Richard Banfield recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVXRFbrJsRk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVXRFbrJsRk] 4. Meet butter https://meetbutter.io/ [https://meetbutter.io/] 5. Just enough research book - Erika Hall https://abookapart.com/products/just-enough-research [https://abookapart.com/products/just-enough-research] 6. Duke Nukem article wired https://www.wired.com/2009/12/fail-duke-nukem/ [https://www.wired.com/2009/12/fail-duke-nukem/] 7. Marc Maron interview with David Fincher https://www.moviemaker.com/david-fincher-marc-maron-wtf/ [https://www.moviemaker.com/david-fincher-marc-maron-wtf/] 8. Mat Hunter - Plus X https://twitter.com/mat_hunter?lang=en [https://twitter.com/mat_hunter?lang=en] 9.  Silicon Brighton https://siliconbrighton.com/ [https://siliconbrighton.com/] ————————— Original music used in this podcast © Resting State by HOME: https://home96.bandcamp.com/releases [https://home96.bandcamp.com/releases] Under the creative commons 3.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]

In our penultimate episode of Pack Unleashed season 2, we are welcoming Richard Banfield, VP of design transformation into the mix! Richard joined our recently at our first product unleashed event, where he dropped some knowledge combs about high performing teams on our eyes and ears! This time, like Arnold, he's back! And our design director John got Richard chewing the fat about his varied career starting with studying biology and ending up in design via diving in far away lands. Always an entertaining and insightful guest, Richard is a first-class fountain of knowledge. Don't miss this! ————— Thanks to our sponsor: https://plusx.space [https://plusx.space/] ————————— Links from the show: 1. Our Product Unleashed Event with Richard - November 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVXRFbrJsRk&t=1145s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVXRFbrJsRk&t=1145s] 2. Richard Banfield - Your Product Idea is Great, But Who Cares? Live! (Spoolcast): https://uie.fm/shows/spoolcast/richard-banfield-your-product-idea-is-great-but-who-cares-live [https://uie.fm/shows/spoolcast/richard-banfield-your-product-idea-is-great-but-who-cares-live] 3. Design Sprint: A Practical Guidebook for Building Great Digital Products: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Design-Sprint-Practical-Guidebook-Building/dp/1491923172 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Design-Sprint-Practical-Guidebook-Building/dp/1491923172] ————————— Original music used in this podcast © Resting State by HOME: https://home96.bandcamp.com/releases [https://home96.bandcamp.com/releases] Under the creative commons 3.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]

For this episode, we are joined by a very special guest, Mat Hunter, Co-CEO of Plus X. Matt has had a long and varied career kick-started by landing a placement at world-renowned design and innovation agency IDEO, where he went on to work for 15 years focussing mostly on creating digital products and services. He's also a tutor and visiting professor at the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Imperial Business School London. As if that wasn't enough plates for Mat to spin, he's now Co-Ceo of Plus X, an innovation hub with ambitious plans to create safe spaces for experimentation and collaboration for companies of all sizes. Join our Matt, as he quiz's Mat (so many Matt's!) on his origins story, what led him into a career in design, how to build the right conditions for innovation and most importantly...finds out what's in Mat's draws! Oooooh errrr. Don't miss it, get your ears involved. Do it, Do it NOW! ————— Thanks to our sponsor: https://plusx.space [https://plusx.space/] ————————— Links from the show: 1. IDEO https://www.ideo.com/eu [https://www.ideo.com/eu] 2. Central Research Laboratory https://centralresearchlaboratory.com/ [https://centralresearchlaboratory.com/] 3. Plus X https://plusx.space/ [https://plusx.space/] 4. Pack Articles https://www.ridewiththepack.com/articles/ [https://www.ridewiththepack.com/articles/] ————————— Original music used in this podcast © Resting State by HOME: https://home96.bandcamp.com/releases [https://home96.bandcamp.com/releases] Under the creative commons 3.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]

In this episode of Pack Unleashed, the founders of Pack Matt, John and Dom delve into the world of perfection OR, rather, how striving for perfection can ultimately hold you back. From day dot we’re programmed to strive for perfection in everything we do. But is perfection something we can really attain? And how does perfection affect the way we think about our work and the products we create? AND...what on earth does all this have to do with John’s Nan and Duke Nukem 3D… You’re going to have to listen to find out! Please Note: This episode contains many many bleeps! 🤬😂 ————— Thanks to our sponsor: https://plusx.space [https://plusx.space/] ————————— Links from the show: 1. Feck Perfuction book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feck-Perfuction-Dangerous-Ideas-Business/dp/1452166366 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feck-Perfuction-Dangerous-Ideas-Business/dp/1452166366] 2. Slo Mo - SXSW Best Documentary Winner: https://vimeo.com/59749737 [https://vimeo.com/59749737] 3. Love for Imperfect Things book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Imperfect-Things-Yourself-Perfection/dp/0241331129 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Imperfect-Things-Yourself-Perfection/dp/0241331129] 4. Wired Magazine - How Success Killed Duke Nukem: https://www.wired.com/2009/12/fail-duke-nukem/ [https://www.wired.com/2009/12/fail-duke-nukem/] 5. Pack Articles https://www.ridewiththepack.com/articles/ [https://www.ridewiththepack.com/articles/] ————————— Original music used in this podcast © Resting State by HOME: https://home96.bandcamp.com/releases [https://home96.bandcamp.com/releases] Under the creative commons 3.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]

Settling into Season 2 of our podcast, we have the great Erika Hall joining us for an awesome episode, where we talk about the importance of research and how you can benefit from including it in your product business. We’ll also be jumping into the Pack Delorean to take a leap back in time, to discuss how Erika got started in the design industry and what first got her interested in the subject of research. Erika is Co-founder and Director of Strategy at Mule, a consultancy which focuses on helping organisations make better, more evidence-based decisions. She is also a prolific writer and the author of Just Enough Research, now in its second edition, and Conversational Design, both from A Book Apart. She writes about topics that challenge the conventional wisdom of the field, which encourage designers to think more deeply about the implications of their work. Packed with practical advice + knowledge bombs aplenty…😬😮😲😀 DO NOT MISS THIS EPISODE! ————— Thanks to our sponsor: https://plusx.space/ [https://plusx.space/] ————— Links from the show: 1. Just Enough Research by Erika Hall (Book) https://abookapart.com/products/just-enough-research?_pos=1&_sid=dba49314c&_ss=r [https://abookapart.com/products/just-enough-research?_pos=1&_sid=dba49314c&_ss=r] 2. Conversational Design by Erika Hall (Book) https://abookapart.com/products/conversational-design?_pos=2&_sid=dba49314c&_ss=r [https://abookapart.com/products/conversational-design?_pos=2&_sid=dba49314c&_ss=r] 3. You’re my Favourite Client by Mike Monteiro (Book) https://abookapart.com/products/youre-my-favorite-client?_pos=1&_sid=3c8bd7e92&_ss=r [https://abookapart.com/products/youre-my-favorite-client?_pos=1&_sid=3c8bd7e92&_ss=r] 4. Design is a Job by Mike Monteiro (Book) https://abookapart.com/products/design-is-a-job?_pos=2&_sid=3c8bd7e92&_ss=r [https://abookapart.com/products/design-is-a-job?_pos=2&_sid=3c8bd7e92&_ss=r] 5. Ruined by Design by Mike Monteiro (Book) https://www.ruinedby.design/ [https://www.ruinedby.design/] 6. Behave by Robert Sapolsky (Book) https://www.bookdepository.com/Behave-Robert-M-Sapolsky/9780099575061 [https://www.bookdepository.com/Behave-Robert-M-Sapolsky/9780099575061] ————— Links to Erika: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikahall/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikahall/] Twitter: @mulegirl Website: https://muledesign.com/ [https://muledesign.com/] ————————— Original music used in this podcast © Resting State by HOME: https://home96.bandcamp.com/releases Under the creative commons 3.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/