Jake Burghardt, a consultant and writer focusing on research operations, brings insights from his experience at Amazon to the discussion. He dives into the evolution of research operations and how structured repositories can enhance product design. Jake emphasizes the necessity of integrating research within business processes and the cultural shifts needed to value insights. The conversation also touches on the impact of AI and big data in shaping effective research strategies, showcasing how human context remains vital to interpretation.

Alla Weinberg, CEO of SPOKE & WHEEL, a culture design & people development company, discusses culture design and its role in supporting organizations through digital transformations, emphasizing the importance of creating a culture of safety. They explore the challenges of building such a culture, including extreme monitoring, fear of layoffs, and lack of diversity and inclusion. The podcast also covers strategies for promoting connection and performance in the workplace, the concept of change management, understanding trauma response, and prioritizing culture to foster innovation and growth.

Welcome to the Limina Podcast!  In this episode, Jon Fukuda provides an overview of Human-Centered Digital Transformation, juxtaposed with DesignOps to share how organizations are achieving transformational successes at scale.  We're dedicating this podcast to an exploration of how human-centered practices can impact business innovation in sustainable and durable ways. Across this series, the Limina Podcast will be speaking with various guests whose work has contributed to various human-centered and design operations to unlock and unleash transformational success. Music by TimTaj: https://timtaj.com Modern Technologies by TimTaj: https://timtaj.com This is Interview by TimTaj: https://timtaj.com