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Episode 40: Making Boring Chores Fun ________________________________________________________________ The laundromat has always been a place fit for purpose, and not much else. For many, the trip to this location was considered nothing more than a chore. But some businesses have converted this somewhat dreary and tedious experience into something exciting and fresh, by adding cafes and in some cases a full restaurant and bar. Casper Mattresses and Dental Spas in New York are other examples of businesses looking to change an otherwise dreary experience into something fun and exciting. In this episode, Kiran and Tom discuss how the concept of businesses converting an otherwise bad or predictable user experience into something exciting and unexpected could yield impressive results. ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Experience This Episode 40: Do People Still Read Books? ________________________________________________________________ Tom is now an official author! His book, titled ‘Digital Labor: The Coming Demise of the White Collar Worker’ is now available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Labor-Coming-Demise-Collar-ebook/dp/B07Y5Q341S). Modern media, driven by click-bait headlines to grab people’s attention, has undoubtably shortened people’s attention span. The process of completing the book brought up the question, ‘Do people even read books?’, and if they don’t - how do you format media surrounding your book to make the content digestible. - The Book is Now Available! (1:21) - What Happens Next? (2:03) - The Process of Book Writing (2:43) - Is Technology a Big Factor in Book Writing? (4:52) - What Are The New Media Formats? (10:51) - How Do Other Authors Write? (13:40) - Are People Still Reading Books?! (16:29) - The Objective of Reading (22:00) ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Episode 39: Experiences in Virtual Reality ________________________________________________________________ Virtual Reality and other highly encapsulating, interactive technologies are starting to become commercialized, driven by businesses looking to take the customer experience to the next level. Guinness is inviting U.K. supermarket shoppers to take a sip-along, sensory trip designed to enhance appreciation of its drinks. IKEA now uses VR to allow customers to experience what furniture will look like in their homes. In this episode, the team discusses examples of how businesses are using Virtual Reality to take experiences to the next level. - Examples of VR Headsets & Applications (1:30) - How long has AR/VR technology been around for? (2:50) - How accessible is VR/AR? (5:59) - The Dining Car Sound Mix (10:13) - Meditating in the Mountains (12:25) - Guinness Marketing & VR: Brands Connecting with People (15:21) Links used: Guinness News Report: adage.com/creativity/work/guin…-vr-experience/51822 Netflix in VR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh9n0bZcprk&t=97s Google Earth in VR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCrkZOx5Q1M ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Episode 38: The Retirement Experience ________________________________________________________________ Americans are retiring at an increasing pace. Recent research from Deutsche Bank estimates the number of Americans retiring daily has nearly doubled since the year 2000. Currently, roughly 10,000 people turn 65 each day, the standard age for retirement, and according to Census forecasts that number is set to rise. It will reach nearly 12,000 people within the next 10 years. By 2030, according to the Census Bureau, all baby boomers will be older than 65. But as life expectancy and quality of life at an older age increases, will the retirement experience be redesigned? What will the future of retirement look like from an experience perspective? If technology could make visiting your grandmother remotely much easier, would you still do it?! - Intro to Topic (0:17) - The Problem of Lonliness (4:00) - Experiencing vs Planning for Retirement (5:43) - Maslow's Hierachy of Needs (6:28) - Using Tech to Change the Experience of Retirement (12:55) - Solving The Problem of Lonliness (16:56) - Final Thought: Moving The Millenial Experiences up to Gen X'ers (21:22) ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Episode 37: A Journey of Self-Discovery ________________________________________________________________ Investing in self-development has gained serious traction over the past decade, with the market being valued at $10bn in the US alone. A shifting demographic to more tech-savvy consumers has resulted in more personal development content being consumed through digital channels, including popular apps like Headspace and Calm. However, week and weekend-long retreats can offer people a great experience, to truly disconnect from their hectic schedules and digital devices to focus on understanding and develop themselves in a way digital just can't match. In this episode, Kiran summarizes a recent weekend trip she took to the Hoffman Institute in California. The Hoffman Process helps people become conscious of and disconnected from negative patterns of thought and behaviors on an emotional, intellectual, physical, and spiritual level in order to make significant positive changes in their life. - Intro to Hoffman (0:19) - What transformation did you experience? (3:48) - The concept behind Hoffman (7:11) - A high-level insight into the process (14:04) - What you do doesn't define who you are (19:43) - Examples of a breakthrough (23:59) - 'There's two days in your life that you can't change, today and tomorrow.' - Be Present! (25:28) - Wealth & unhappiness (27:44) - The true test: A difficult journey home (29:24) ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Experience This Episode 36: Cameo - The Rise of Shoutout Culture ________________________________________________________________ Have you ever organically received a shoutout from one of your celebrity idols? It's a pretty cool feeling if you have. The creators behind the app 'Cameo' believe in the value derived from shoutouts, and has created a platform to inorganically replicate the celebrity shoutout. Essentially, for a fee, you can ask a celebrity to give you a shoutout! Want Brett Favre to give you a video shoutout? That will be $500...Snoop Dogg? That will set you back $3,000! It seems a lot of people are willing to pay for this short-term experience, and the platform is growing rapidly. In fact, in July 2019 the company raised $50M, fulfilling an average of 2,000 video requests per day, with the top earners making well over 6-figures. https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/25/cameo/ So what can this tell us about the rise of the shoutout culture, and also the rise of influencers as celebrities receiving micropayments for micro-commercials or endorsements/shoutouts? - The evolution of television commercials (6:22) - Cameo by the numbers (7:36) - The new form of celebrity endorsements (10:02) - Getting influencers on the payroll (13:04) - Digital Experiences (13:59) - Do celebrities value time or money? (19:46) - Trading time for money (20:29) ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Experience This Episode 35: Digital Voyeurism ________________________________________________________________ The idea of watching other people living their lives is not new. The explosion of reality shows through the medium of television is perhaps the most obvious example, but more recently social media has made digital voyeurism accessible and therefore even more prevalent. Alan Watts, a British-American philosopher who interpreted and popularized Eastern philosophy for a Western audience, described this idea of technology isolating people over 50 years ago in his talk titled 'Awakenings'. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9miTS53auUk&t=429s In fact, there is a whole range of new-age businesses who are purposefully engineering their products to get you hooked, as described by Nir Eyal in his book 'Hooked' (https://www.amazon.com/Hooked-How-Build-Habit-Forming-Products/dp/1591847788). Is the rise of digital voyeurism a harmless addiction or does it have far more severe consequences for our society as a whole? - Why do people watch other people's lives? (7:31) - Missing an event because of voyeurism (8:39) - See Vienna, not #Vienna (9:32) - At Coachella but not to experience it (10:45) - Is Netflix Voyeurism? (17:49) - Escaping Voyeurism (22:33) - The Pricetag of Voyeurism (24:39) ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Experience This Episode 34: The Top Golf Experience ________________________________________________________________ In this episode of Experience This, Wendy and Shawn join to discuss their thoughts on Top Golf and other businesses that are capitalizing on the emerging "Experience Economy." - Top Golf (3:40) - Pitch & Putt (16:10) - Bury The Hatchet (19:59) www.TopGolf.com https://BuryTheHatchet.com ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Episode 33: The Digital Graveyard ________________________________________________________________ Technological advancements in video productions are starting to have a profound impact on experiences. But recombinent innovation, that is where you take multiple technologies and combine them to create something entirely new, is where the real magic lies. Imagine, for example, recording your grandmother today and combining that with the latest in video production to forever archive a sound and visual representation of her once she has passed. Or even the idea of speaking with a historical figure. The truth is, the technology is not that far away from this point in a very real way. So when the real and fake world conflate, there are some critical questions to debate on how far we will let this go in society? Will these technologies start to affect people's pathology and even lead our society to isolation? What's the point in stepping out into the real world when the fake world is so much better? - Artificial vs Reality (4:50) - Examples of Augmented & Virtual Reality Experiences (7:47) - How Far Will We Take Digital Experiences? (12:34) - When The Digital Becomes Interactive, Is It Anti-Social? (15:58) - Oculus VR 2.0 - Exciting Experience or Isolating Social Issue? (20:23) Links used in podcast: Alan Watts: Awakening - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SfZZlpfaN0 ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Episode 32: Understanding The Coming Experience Economy ________________________________________________________________ In 1998, an article was posted in the Harvard Business Review titled 'Welcome to the Experience Economy', introducing the concept for the first time as an economic evolution from the Agrarian, Industrial, Service, and now Experience economy (https://hbr.org/1998/07/welcome-to-th...). But what is the Experience Economy, and how can businesses position themselves to take advantage of this next phase? - The Negative side of Technology (3:18) - The Progression of Economic Value (4:24) - Glossier: A Retail Experience (10:23) ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Episode 31: Stranded Without Cash ________________________________________________________________ Would you fly by yourself to the middle of nowhere on a cheap return ticket? Shawn Oommen would, and in fact, did. In this episode, Shawn describes a recent trip he took to Bucharest in Romania, including how he lost his cards and cash on the very first night, missed a flight to Kiev, and somehow ended up in Naples. The moral of the story: digital technologies make it extremely easy to get out of a tight spot. ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5 ☕️ Direct Contact: info@rumjog.com

Episode 30: Giving Experiences Instead of Gifts ________________________________________________________________ What do you usually get your significant other, or family member, or friends for to mark significant occasions in their life? Does it usually feel like an obligation? In this episode, Tom and Kiran discuss the idea of gifting experiences over material things, and why people might value those experiences more than physical goods which are left collecting dust. - Experiencing lobster for the first time (2:25) - Would teenagers exchange 'stuff' for experiences? (5:34) - Learning to bake in Paris (11:49) - The key to great experiences: One foot in the familiar & one foot out (14:40) - Less stuff, more time (23:59) ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

In summer, there are likely 10 Saturday's of nice weather, but how many of you take a nice day in July for granted? Whether it's checking out a local food truck, or simply reading a book outside in the sun, there aren't that many nice Saturday's in summer. In this weeks episode, Tom and Kiran talk about what makes the experience of spending a nice day in July outside so good, and the importance of not letting technology interfere with enjoying it. As mentioned in the show: The Caribbean Motel: http://caribbeanmotel.com/ ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

The experience of meeting someone to date has drastically changed over the past decade. But is online dating a good or bad thing? Facebook recently announced that they are adding a new dating feature to their platform, which in some ways highlights the height of demand for online dating (https://www.mandatory.com/living/1510907-facebook-dating-feature). In this weeks episode, the team discusses online dating apps, how they differ, and ultimately whether they are having a positive or negative impact on society. - What are examples of today's dating apps and how do they differ? (10:09) - Is 'Swiping right or left' leading to superficial judgements? (13:52) - What is the probability of actually meeting people you match with?(15:51) - Monetizing dating apps(26:52) ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Episode 27: Design Thinking - A Strategy For Innovation ______________________________________________________________ Design Thinking; a buzz word which makes most people roll their eyes. However, despite being overused, it has brought value and a new way of thinking to product development. Infor's in-house design agency Hook & Loop hosted the Rumjog team for their monthly meetup event (https://www.meetup.com/The-RUMJog-Digital-Disruption-Series/) to discuss design thinking as a strategy for innovation. Hook & Loop's very own Nunzio Esposito (VP & Head of User Experience) joined Tom Young (Managing Partner, Rumjog) for the conversation. At the live event, Nunzio & Tom cover some of the following questions in relation to design thinking at Infor and Hook & Loop: - Why did Nunzio change the design model to be more Engineer focused? - What are the challenges that come with running a design-agency within a multi-billion dollar Enterprise Software company? - What qualities does Nunzio look for when hiring people for Hook & Loop? - What are some problems that you and your team are using design thinking to solve? - How important is experiential empathy in creating user experiences? - In today's technology-driven world, are the best designer's those that also understand engineering? www.infor.com https://www.infor.com/leadership/nunzio-esposito https://hookandloop.design/ ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Experience This Episode 26: Outsourcing your Life Series (Part 2) - Your Virtual Closet ________________________________________________________________ All the way back in 2001, Jennifer Hyman had started to notice a change in her friends' behavior compared to that of her parent's generation. They had started to value experiences and time over goods and services. This culminated in her starting the first ever wedding registry for Starwood, as her friends no longer wanted pots and pans for their wedding gifts, they wanted excursions to locations and activities. In 2009, Jenn alongside her friend Jenny Fleiss set up Rent The Runway. The company was built on the idea that although clothing was extremely important to women, owning it was not. Instead, they valued renting curated high fashion outfits on a subscription basis. Today, the company is bringing in $100m in annual revenues, with a valuation of close to $1bn. Kiran and Tom spoke with a Rent The Runway superuser Sharon Bajwa who has been renting clothing for many years, to get a sense on how this service works, and why she values it so much. Her comments really sum up the value of the experience economy - 'It's saved me a lot of money, and it's saved me a lot of closet space for sure'. We also insights from Jennifer Hyman (CEO, Rent The Runway) on how an innovative approach to business models allowed them to solve new problems and capitalize on the experience economy to create a new market. ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Technology has given rise to an era of convenience for many consumers, enhancing their experiences, and ultimately giving them back more time. It is now easier than ever to outsource parts of your life. Take meal deliveries for example. The way we get our food has gone through a major disruption, evolving from grocery shopping, takeout, to services from companies like Blue Apron who deliver fresh ingredients to your doorstep, and Kettlebell Kitchen who deliver a variety of healthy prepared meals customized by goals which you simply have to heat up to eat. In this episode, the team analyzes the meal delivery market to understand a few questions: - How do people prepare and consume food in today's market? - Why do people value meal delivery services? - Who are the big players in the market today? - What does this mean for existing grocery stores? - Where is this market heading? ________________________________________________________________ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

In March 2019, New York City's newest neighborhood Hudson Yards opened its doors to the public. At a cost of over $20bn, this development includes a new retail and restaurant complex, residences with Penthouse condos worth $80m, and a new honeycomb structure of intertwined staircases called the Vessel. Tom and Kiran discuss the new development and what a Hudson Yards experience feels like. https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/ Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Are you focusing too much on collecting more 'stuff' than finding your purpose? As a follow up to the episode on the Minimalism Netflix Documentary, Kiran and Tom speak with Patrick Rhone who starred in the documentary and wrote the book 'Enough'. Patrick provides his insight into what 'stuff' truthfully represents in people's lives. They also speak with Nick Wignall, a Clinical Psychologist and contributor to Time and Business Insider magazines, who discusses how maximalism and constant stimulation has removed our bandwidth to consider 'what would you do if you achieved what you are looking for in life?'. Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: https://bit.ly/2F2FAB4 iTunes: https://apple.co/2F2qpHV Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2CnC0Rt Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2W1rHtJ SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/2O7fOQ5

Do you have thousands of unread emails? Tom has 135,345 of them! How about photos...? Between Tom & Kiran, they both have over 15,000. When people think of minimalism, they often think about getting rid of material, physical goods. But in today's world, where most things are digitized, digital clutter can also be unhealthy. So why do people keep photos, apps, and emails they will likely never read again? What about the implications? Amongst all the noise created by digital clutter, you could miss or overlook the most important messages, photos, or emails. But ironically, digital clutter in corporations when used with some new technologies could actually lead to the uncovering of insights. Kiran and Tom walk through a list of ways to Minimize Digital Clutter (https://www.becomingminimalist.com/25-areas-of-digital-clutter-to-minimalize/). They also look at the digitization of the office desk since 1981, demonstrating the steep shift from cork boards and fax machines to Pinterest and PDFs - all adding to digital clutter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdOfIz-Rtb8). The bottom line? You don't have to delete all your digital assets, but you should simplify what you see. Leave some feedback: • What should we talk about next? Please let us know on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rumjog or in the comments below. • Enjoyed this episode? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and please be sure to subscribe. ⚡️ Subscribe to Podcast: Google Play: https://bit.ly/2Cl97VS iTunes: https://apple.co/2SEndI8 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2W7OB2N Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2XXwLkA SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/2Y0t25Z

Social dynamics are driving continued participation and growth in the fitness industry. Today, it is a $30bn industry growing at 3-4%. With the number of gym memberships set to double over the next 10-15 years, the team explores this trend a little more and discusses how Peloton, a spin/cycling brand, still relies heavily on retail as part of its growth strategy.

Has our hunter-gatherer DNA led to over consumption in a world of abundance? Is that why we call it bargain hunting?! In this episode, Kiran and Tom discuss the Netflix documentary Minimalism and whether the American Dream and materialism is starting to be questioned. Minimalism Documentary Link: https://www.netflix.com/title/80114460 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html

The IBM Think 2019 conference was held in San Francisco this year. A few of the Rumjog team decided to bookend the trip with a visit to Napa Valley, where a last minute plan connected them with an excellent local guide and led them to an incredible vineyard in Napa - The John Anthony Vineyard.

Some of the Rumjog team wrap up the IBM Think 2019 conference with a trip to Napa Valley. In this episode, the team recaps their Napa Valley experience live from Yountville in Napa County.

In this episode of Experience This, the team records a podcast live from San Francisco at an event on the coming apocalypse of retail. At the recording, Kiran and Tom are joined by two special guests to explore how digital technologies could not only enhance the customer experience but also better connect the offline to the online retail experience.

The team briefly stop by the Whitcomb Hotel and speak to a member of staff to confirm or debunk some rumors circulating that the hotel is haunted...

The social dynamic is a critical component of the conference experience. Kiran and Tom provide their insights into how conferences and events can enhance and improve the customer experience.

A couple of the Rumjog team decided to change their travel plans at the last minute. As a result, they had little time to plan. This raised the question of whether too much planning can make or ruin an experience.

Kiran and Tom sit down with a senior consultant from Rumjog, TJ, to hear about a recent trip he took to Jackson Hole, including some last minute travel drama which nearly de-railed his whole experience.

The team discusses a recent documentary on Fyre Festival, an event which monetized the experience of FOMO (fear of missing out) in a spectacular way. How can the concept of FOMO be used in business, specifically retail? Listen to the end for some insights.

What is it like sleeping in a hostel in Nashville, Tennessee? Shawn found out on a recent trip there and explains how some of his greatest experiences have come from social encounters with strangers at hostels.

Shawn and Rohan join Kiran and Tom to share their experience of Sundance Film Festival, including a scary experience on the ski slopes.

In this episode, Kiran describes the experience of a recent trip to the Sundance Film Festival alongside an Executive Producer. There was also a brief celebrity encounter with a film star in a Mexican restaurant!

In this episode, Kiran, Tom, and Shawn discuss the concept of minimalism and whether having more 'stuff' has a positive or negative impact on our time, and ultimately our experiences.

In the latest episode of the Experience This podcast, Kiran and Tom are joined by Shawn Oommen and Wendy Azevedo. Together, the team discusses how great experiences always seem to have a high social quotient, and what the differences are between spontaneous and planned experiences. Listen until 4:08 to get some context for the episode cover photo!

In this weeks episode, Kiran and Tom discuss what the Experience Economy actually means. They also ask the question, how much is your time worth? Do you value it? Will the answer to these questions change your decision making on where to spend it? Discussed on the episode: Alan Watts - South Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoTmNU_5A0 Tim Ferris Book - Four Hour Work Week

In today's episode, Tom and Kiran describe a recent visit to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) 2019 Big Retail show, and Eataly in NYC. Discussed in the podcast: Eataly: https://www.eataly.com/ NRF Show: https://nrfbigshow.nrf.com/

In this weeks episode, Tom and Kiran discuss the current state of the traditional American mall, and how to re-imagine retail as it goes through disruption and transformation.

Starbucks Reserve, Restoration Hardware, and Samsung 365 have created an environment where the experience is the stage, with the goods merely acting as props. This week, Tom and Kiran discuss a recent visit to each of these stores and why they are great examples of companies investing in the experience economy.

Designing new experiences isn't only limited to an industry such as retail and grocery. Cities should also think about how they can improve experiences to attract people willing to pay a premium to live there. In this weeks episode, Tom and Kiran discuss New York City and how the city has designed attractions and buildings to create premium experiences.

In the first episode of the 'Experience This' podcast series, Tom and Kiran introduce the concept of the Experience Economy and highlight why people are paying a premium for experiences over goods, services, and products.