Design Talk (dot IE)

We are joined today by Ciaran Treanor, CTO of Sonalake, a software engineering and services company with offices in Ireland, Poland, and Slovakia.Welcome to the podcast Ciaran, can you tell us a little about yourself to start?1.Can you talk about the challenges of managing distributed teams, for sharing knowledge in a mixed/remote environment?2.What does your ideal client organisation look like? [what capabilities would you recommend clients keep in-house]3.As a services supplier what is your own sourcing strategy? [In-sourcing, offshoring, remote workers…]4.Has Agile finally solved the project lifecycle problem or is there always “crunch” at the end?5.Are you seeing a demand for “Design Thinking” from clients and partners? Is it a fad or a paradigm shift?6.How do you approach innovation opportunities or developing new lines of business?7.How do you look to maintain a healthy culture with remote locations?8.Can you outline for our audience some areas of innovation, Products or Development that you have delivered on in the past few years?Thank you for taking the time to talk and for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us today.https://sonalake.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host(s): Oisin McMullan and Colin Kieran…We are joined today by Alex Wilmer and Sae Wilmer, the partnership behind Wilmer Sound. You are both very welcome to the podcast. Can you tell us a little about yourselves to start?What inspired you to start out then decide to build the business? It must have been a crowded space to get into and difficult to stand out.How do you manage the different aspects of being artist driven versus business focused?With studios in Korea, Ireland, and California in the USA, you are perfectly placed for a round-the-clock workflow. Was this by plan or by accident?Can you give us a sketch of the digital media ecosystem that Wilmer Sound exists within?How do you approach new business development?Has Covid changed the way you work over the last two years?Is there a typical lifecycle for projects? Is there always a crunch at the end?Entertainment and media are luxury sectors but also incredibly competitive, low-cost, and lean. How do you make sense of that contrast?Big strategic shifts are happening across film, tv, games, interactive media; can you talk to the changes you have seen and comment on where you think it is going?Other questions?Thank you for taking the time to talk and for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us today.https://www.wilmersound.comAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Check Them InArtist: Ema GraceSource: https://bit.ly/2tJ6BndLicense: CC BY 4.0Artist notes: Ema Grace is an AI vocaloid produced by Ryoma MAEDA (@Ryoma_Maeda). Styled as virtual Singer&Idol 架空のバーチャルアイドル & シンガー、それがEma Grace. Cover Art Title: Guest BillboardArtist: Allen HigginsSource: License: Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host(s) My Doan and Onss Saadyiah Hello, I am MyAnd I am OnssToday we are talking with Nubi Kay', start-up programs lead at Paystack/Stripe.You are very welcome to the podcast, Nubi.Can you tell us a little about yourself and the background to Paystack?What does being a start-up programs lead at Paystack involve?What time zone do you spend most of the day in?Are there other pathways for start-ups or has the journey become a standard process (from idea jam to incubator to accelerator, funding rounds etc.)? Is there an entrepreneurial attitude or air that you can recognise when you see it?Can you talk about the opportunity for technology start-ups in Nigeria? Do you see digital innovations from Lagos influencing the rest of the tech world?How does being a start-up in Dublin, Lagos or San Francisco compare?Did new venture investment slow down due to Covid?What does a “virtual due diligence” look like from the investor and the founder’s points of view?Other questions?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.Notes:Stripe - https://stripe.comPaystack - https://paystack.comUCD Alumni interview with Nubi (November 2021)https://www.ucd.ie/businessalumni/news/inprofile/nubikaymscinibusiness-innovationthroughict14/AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Check Them InArtist: Ema GraceSource: https://bit.ly/2tJ6BndLicense: CC BY 4.0Artist notes: Ema Grace is an AI vocaloid produced by Ryoma MAEDA (@Ryoma_Maeda). Styled as virtual Singer&Idol 架空のバーチャルアイドル & シンガー、それがEma Grace. Cover Art Title: Guest BillboardArtist: Allen HigginsSource: License: Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host(s): Andres Aboitiz and Roshna RasheedWe are talking with Suhas Pathak, software engineer, entrepreneur and founder of Unnat-e SysTechYou are very welcome to the podcast, Suhas.Can you tell us a little about yourself to start?What does a typical working day look like these days?Could you explain some of the assumptions behind outsourcing as a strategy?Do you think it is inevitable for a business, to outsource technology services? How important has outsourcing been to the growth of India’s high-tech sector?What capabilities would you recommend client organisations keep in-house? Or put another way, what does your ideal client look like?Even as a supplier yourself what is your own outsourcing strategy? In-sourcing, offshoring, remote workers…Talk about the some of the obstacles or barriers. Distance, culture, national factors. Distance for example is both a barrier and a positive factor in terms of time-zone coverage. Some say that having a colonial history can act as an enabler for access to the nation(s) associated with previous administrations.As a supplier of tech capabilities based in India how do you generate business in Europe, the USA, and Asia? Is word-of-mouth and personal reputation still as important as before or are social media platforms more effective for creating brand and business awareness?Once you have a contract, is there much difference between Europe, North America, and Asia and the client/project life-cycle and relationships.Thank you for taking the time to talk and for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us today.AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Check Them InArtist: Ema GraceSource: https://bit.ly/2tJ6BndLicense: CC BY 4.0Artist notes: Ema Grace is an AI vocaloid produced by Ryoma MAEDA (@Ryoma_Maeda). Styled as virtual Singer&Idol 架空のバーチャルアイドル & シンガー、それがEma Grace. Cover Art Title: Guest BillboardArtist: Allen HigginsSource: License: Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts: Sheila Duignan and Christof Steiner We are talking with Damian Scattergood, programmer, entrepreneur, and Managing Director of STAR Translation Ireland (https://www.star-ts.com).You are very welcome to the podcast, Damian.Christof: Can you tell us a little about yourself to start?Christof: What is localization?Sheila: To move the subject on to that of outsourcing and offshoring a.What place does outsourcing have in supplier organizations like STAR?b.Star has 50 offices globally and a number of Centres of Excellence. What is the shape of the Star value chain and global operations footprint – what types or activities and processes are offshored, onshore or nearshore? Sheila:a.What were the characteristics of the Irish marketplace that attracted Star? [Incentives/language and tech skills/social and cultural factors]Christof: Do you think it is inevitable for a business to outsource language services? Christof: What capabilities would you recommend client organisations keep in-house? Or put another way, what does your ideal client look like?Sheila: As one of the early adopters of machine translation technology what lessons were learnt, and how does Machine Translation fit within your service portfolio today?Christof: Where do you see the future of translation and localisation going? Do the algorithms take over, machine learning, AI and MT, is there still a place for humans?Sheila: Star has extended its value chain into Terminology and Corporate Language Management and Context Management Systems and associated MIS for clients. How is your business set up for management of innovation? Where do you see the next leap in innovation coming from in your business?Christof: How do you become a “real human translator”? Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.Music Title: Check Them InArtist: Ema GraceSource: https://bit.ly/2tJ6BndLicense: CC BY 4.0Artist notes: Ema Grace is an AI vocaloid produced by Ryoma MAEDA (@Ryoma_Maeda). Styled as virtual Singer&Idol 架空のバーチャルアイドル & シンガー、それがEma Grace. Cover Art Title: Guest BillboardArtist: Allen HigginsSource: GuestBillboard_DesigningOrganisations.jpg – The design is a collage incorporating edited media, publicly available graphics from our guest’s organisations used here under ‘Fair Use’.License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts: Brian Condon, Christopher SchlieperToday we are talking with Niall Maher. CEO & Founder Digital Motorsports at ESE EntertainmentFirst, Niall, thank you for taking the time to talk with us.For those who aren’t familiar with the sector, what is the difference between e-sports and real sports and why e-sports is taking off?What do you say to the idea some might have that e-sports are video games? There has been a lot of talk about a metaverse. Some might consider DMS to be a first mover in that space. Where does talk of metaverse fit with sim-sports sector?Can you talk about your inspiration for the DMS brand and the recent history of DMS and ESE?During the start-up stage what was your office and physical working environment like? (Shared workspaces, remote working, etc?)Taking the concept of transformation, what do you view as the key milestone moments for DMS and your team as the business grew? Do you think the business needed to be connected to a physical racetrack? Can you talk to the idea of strategy for the business?How do the two, racing simulators and real motorcars complement or compete?Outwardly the physical motor sports industry is community, an entire ecosystem of suppliers and services, aggressively competing and yet cooperating and dependent on each other in various ways.Can you talk about the technology ecosystem, hardware, and software, and importantly, the community behind it all?If someone is new to sim-racing and digital motor sports, how do you start?Do you need a background in motors sports to get into sim-racing?Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you Niall for sharing your thoughts and experiences today.Music Title: Check Them InArtist: Ema GraceSource: https://bit.ly/2tJ6BndLicense: CC BY 4.0Artist notes: Ema Grace is an AI vocaloid produced by Ryoma MAEDA (@Ryoma_Maeda). Styled as virtual Singer&Idol 架空のバーチャルアイドル & シンガー、それがEma Grace. Cover Art Title: Guest BillboardArtist: Allen HigginsSource: GuestBillboard_DesigningOrganisations.jpg – The design is a collage incorporating edited media, publicly available graphics from our guest’s organisations used here under ‘Fair Use’.License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts: Franziska Freidel and Kate NolanOur guest today is Nicole Scully, a strategy manager in Accenture.You are very welcome to the podcast Nicole, could you tell us a little about yourself and consulting in Accenture?For someone starting out, could you sketch the learning journey to become a consultant?Can you talk about the challenges you’ve faced working in a mixed/remote environment?What does your ideal client organisation look like?How do you maintain a healthy corporate culture, both internally and with clients?What is your go-to workshop or format for gathering customer requirements?Are you seeing a demand for “Design Thinking” from clients and partners? Is it a fad or a paradigm shift?Has Agile finally solved the project lifecycle problem or is there always “crunch” at the end?Does the start-up motto of "fail fast and fail forward" really apply in a corporate environment?An area we haven't covered is when consultants need to troubleshoot, advise and perhaps mediate some pre-existing client-supplier relationships...And finally what innovations do you see making a big impact in the near future?On that note, thank you, we’ll wrap up there. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts: Anil Yadav and Andres Aboitiz We are very pleased to welcome Kevin Matthews from Coinbase.First, Kevin, could you tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be a Blockchain Operations Programme Manager for Coinbase?1.     What attracted you first to a career in the Blockchain industry?2.     Can you give us a sketch of the various actors that make up the ecosystem?3.     Is there a role for specialist consultants and tech consultancies?4.     Is the approach taken for programme management just the same as in other software centric sectors? [that is, working with diverse product owners, project management, software lifecycle, product portfolios?]5.     Where do new product ideas come from? [internal 20% projects; inside/outside entrepreneurs]6.     What new organisational forms do you envisage based on DAOs?7.     Finance and Banking has evolved over a long time rather than being designed for purpose - ancient (if not ‘antiquated’) industrial structures. How can they co-exist with distributed finance, distributed ledgers? [example of custody-of-assets?]8.     Where do you see this sector in the next 5+ years? [emerging trends in Crypto, DAOs and NFTs]AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Check Them InArtist: Ema GraceSource:  https://bit.ly/2tJ6BndLicense:  CC BY 4.0Artist notes: Ema Grace is an AI vocaloid produced by Ryoma MAEDA (@Ryoma_Maeda). Styled as virtual Singer&Idol 架空のバーチャルアイドル & シンガー、それがEma Grace. Cover Art Title: Guest BillboardArtist: Allen HigginsSource: License: Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming up we talk with, Kimo Pope from Japanime Games, of Portland, Oregon. KONDOU Koushi, game designer from Tokyo, Japan.And HARADA Midori, a game artist-author now living in Germany.First stop, the Adventure Planning Service booth in Halle 1 to meet Koushi and Midori.(APS is known as Bouken meaning ‘adventure’ in Japanese).HADARA-san (Midori) is one of the artists behind illustrating the classic Pokémon trading card game. Now based in Germany, among her current projects is Fuwafuwanokuma, an illustrated series based on a cute polar bear touring Europe.https://twitter.com/airevertehttps://www.instagram.com/fuwafuwanokuma/AndKONDU-san (Koushi) is the designer behind “Diet and Friends”, and the “Lemlican series” of role-playing, deck-builders and many other trading card games and RPGs.https://bouken.jphttps://twitter.com/Bouken_jp/Next, Halle 3, to meet Kimo Pope from Japanime Games, of Portland, Oregon. Japanime Games translate and publish localised versions of Japanese Anime deck-builders, role playing and collectible card games.Their hugely popular Tanto Cuore is a series of maid-themed deck-building card games designed by Masayuki Kudoh.They publish many other games and have also run over twenty successful Kickstarter projects, developing both new titles and expansions for existing games.https://japanimegames.com/https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/japanimegames/createdhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/7602/game-tanto-cuoreWe hope you enjoyed the podcast.Thank you for taking the time to listen to the Game Chat on Design Talk (dot ie)  AcknowledgementsMusic Title: One Love Hip HopArtist: PACMAN* ft. RHYZUPSource: https://bit.ly/2txLghm​Licence: Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 - CC BY 3.0Cover Art Title: Talking SpielArtist: Allen HigginsSource: Instagram_Format_Post_b.pngLicence: CC BY-NC-SAPodcast LicenceCC BY-NC-SA 4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next up, we chat with Rafał Szyma – head of art & graphic design at Portal Games, based in Upper Silesia, Poland.Their speciality is intricate storytelling, narrative driven boardgames.Portal was showcasing three big titles at Spiel’21.“Dune House Secrets” is part of the Dune franchise and takes up where Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 movie ends.   https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329713/dune-house-secrets“Vienna Connection” – an espionage-stroke-detective roleplayer   https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299255/vienna-connectionAnd Bruno Faidutti’s “Dreadful Circus” – a set-collection game with clever twist on win conditions.   https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329714/dreadful-circusPortal Games have a fantastic back-catalogue and many new titles in development.https://portalgames.plWe hope you enjoyed the podcast.Thank you for taking the time to listen to the Game Chat on Design Talk (dot ie)  AcknowledgementsMusic Title: One Love Hip HopArtist: PACMAN* ft. RHYZUPSource: https://bit.ly/2txLghmLicence: Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 - CC BY 3.0Cover Art Title: Talking SpielArtist: Allen HigginsSource: Instagram_Format_Post_b.pngLicence: CC BY-NC-SAPodcast LicenceCC BY-NC-SA 4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.