Pragmatism in Practice cover image

Pragmatism in Practice

Latest episodes

undefined
Jul 8, 2020 • 27min

Bridging the Gap: Bringing Technology into the Boardroom

Today, technology is a powerful force for driving long-term organizational growth. Former Goldman Sachs Partner; and ThoughtWorks Board Member, Jane Chwick, explores why many corporate boards are re-thinking the role of technology in their business strategy, and the benefits of a tech-savvy boardroom. If you are a leader, trying to bridge the gap between the boardroom and technology, this is the podcast for you. 
undefined
May 22, 2020 • 32min

Risk Management for Building Robust Organizations

As many leaders have discovered the hard way, having the right risk management strategies in place can be the difference between success and disaster. Anthony O'Connell, Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks, discusses how risk identification and mitigation allows organizations to build resilience into their business. If you are a digital leader, wanting to create more robust services for your customers, this is the podcast for you.
undefined
May 7, 2020 • 29min

Solving the Legacy Dilemma

Being able to adapt to change quickly requires resilient systems, processes and people. Ashok Subramanian, Head of Technology for ThoughtWorks UK, discusses the hidden legacies that hold organizations back from innovating at the speed they would like. If you are a digital leader wanting to overcome the challenges of legacy modernization, this is the podcast for you.
undefined
Feb 14, 2020 • 29min

Reimagining Value Delivery with Blockchain

Approximately 60% of C-level executives know that blockchain technology is part of their future, but don’t know how or why to use it. Prashant Gandhi, Financial Services Principal at ThoughtWorks, explores how organizations can use this technology to deliver value to their customers and industries. If you are a leader wondering how to create a Blockchain strategy for your organization, this is the podcast for you.
undefined
Jan 17, 2020 • 33min

Creating a Product Organization Within Your Business

Companies no longer want to build just anything; they want to anticipate and respond to what their customers find delightful and exciting. Mike Varona, Principal Product Strategist at ThoughtWorks, discusses what it takes to create a product organization within your business, to provide the best experience for your customers. If you are a leader wondering how to best support and nurture an internal product discipline, this is the podcast for you.  
undefined
Dec 13, 2019 • 17min

The Collaboration Blind Spot

Digital leaders understand the central role that cross-group collaboration plays in innovation and solving challenging problems. Yet most of us agree that collaboration isn’t easy. Harvard University researcher and Harvard Business School executive coach, Lisa Kwan, breaks down why this is the case. If you lead teams or organizations and want to hear about the common collaboration blind spots and barriers and how to overcome them, this is the podcast for you.
undefined
Nov 22, 2019 • 31min

Creating an Online to Offline Mindset

Creating a seamless Online to Offline customer experience is a key differentiator in today’s market. Nigel Dalton, Chief Inventor at REA Group, a global, online real estate company shares how organizations can shift their mindsets and learn from the Chinese Online to Offline experience. If you are a digital leader, wanting to leverage your data to delight your customers, this is the podcast for you.
undefined
Nov 8, 2019 • 20min

Small Changes, Big Effects

In modern work, no one operates alone. Tasks are too complex, knowledge is too specialized and fragmented. We need to work together – to collaborate – to drive the outcomes we want to achieve. Slack’s James Sherrett explores how small tactical changes can affect the collaboration culture of teams and how that culture drives the business results of our organization. If you are a digital leader wanting to influence cultural change in your organization, this is the podcast for you.
undefined
Oct 25, 2019 • 24min

Unlocking the power of Customer Experience Data

Interest in data and what can be done with it has hit an all-time high, and organizations are rushing to capture more and more of it. In this episode, Christoph Windheuser, Global Lead of Intelligent Empowerment at ThoughtWorks, interviews Questback CTO, Radu Immenroth to explore how Questback built the infrastructure needed to manage and use their vast amount of customer data. If you are a business or tech leader wanting to understand how to make the most of your valuable data assets, this is the podcast for you.
undefined
Oct 11, 2019 • 28min

Edge: Value-Driven Digital Transformation

Opportunity is moving faster and more unpredictably than ever before. As a result, organizations are facing a widening gap between fleeting opportunity and their ability to capture it. Authors, Jim Highsmith, Linda Luu and David Robinson share how they have evolved the live implementation of EDGE; the practical model they use to eliminate organizational friction. If you are a business or tech leader, seeking practical approaches to closing the gap between capabilities and opportunity, this is the podcast for you.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode