In Your Shoes

In this conversation, Vivek Juneja engages with Daniel and Jan, two researchers deeply involved in the ARC Challenge and the field of deep learning. They discuss their backgrounds, motivations for participating in the ARC Challenge, and the implications of the challenge for future AI research. The conversation covers the limitations of current language models, the importance of energy efficiency, and the role of benchmarks in AI. They also explore the startup culture in Europe, the challenges posed by regulations, and the exciting breakthroughs in AI research, particularly in reasoning and program synthesis. The discussion concludes with advice for newcomers in the field and reflections on staying updated in a rapidly evolving landscape.Takeaways1. Daniel started coding at eight and switched to computer science and Jan began with mathematics before moving to computer science.2. The ARC Challenge represents cognitive puzzles for AI. LLMs showed promising results in the ARC Challenge.3. Energy efficiency is a significant concern for AI models.4. Consumer interaction with LLMs often leads to over-reliance.5. Benchmarks in AI may lose their relevance over time.6. Startup culture in Europe lacks the drive seen in Silicon Valley.7. Regulations can hinder innovation in AI development.8. Exciting breakthroughs in reasoning models are on the horizon9. Starting with AI is not that hard, and is highly approachable

On this edition of this podcast, I have Sönke Bullerdiek talk about EU Tech, Startups & Journey from Silicon Valley Partnerships to Purposeful Innovation. Sönke had the ring side access of the Tech eco system in Europe having worked with multiple startups and corporates. You can connect with Sönke at https://www.linkedin.com/in/soenkebullerdiek/

On this edition of this podcast, I have Vlad Știrbu, a leading Quantum Software researcher based out of Finland. As a Nokia alumni, Vlad shares his journey to get into Quantum Computing and the state of the art in the Quantum Computing world. You can connect with Vlad at https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladstirbu/

On the 5th edition of this podcast, I have Abhishek Parolkar on the show for the first time. He is one of my oldest friends, and a deep thinker and practitioner of various fields. He started as an engineer and moved to lead product and engineering in wide variety of startup as a senior leader. He moved to Sales in the last years, and now is starting his new company Manx.AI (https://www.manx.ai/). We talk about technology in general, AI and startups, and lastly Singapore where he lives today. You can connect with Abhishek at https://twitter.com/parolkar and https://www.linkedin.com/in/parolkar/

I talk about Software Architecture modernization with Nick Tune and David Gebhardt in this episode of In Your Shoes podcast. Nick is an Architecture Modernization Consultant and Author of the book Architecture Modernization. David is Chief Product & Technology Officer (CTO & CPO), mobile.de GmbH (part of Adevinta), and contributed to Architecture modernization book. Few topics we covered in the podcast: 1. How do you avoid being a new leader coming to an organization and asking to change things, and facing resistance when it comes to architecture modernization ? 2. What has been experience with modernizing architecture ? 3. What is the process of writing the book "Architecture Modernization" ? 4. What would the guests advise folks to start considering as "No regret moves" to approach architecture modernization ? Buy the book "Architecture Modernization" here : https://www.manning.com/books/architecture-modernization Contact: David Gebhardt / https://www.linkedin.com/in/gebhardt-david/ Nick Tune / https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-tune/

In a wide ranging talk, I speak to Dr. Mikio L Braun, who is an independent consultant and freelancer in the field of applied AI in Berlin. In past he has worked extensively in building data products and researching AI at companies like Zalando, Get Your Guide and others. He is a prolific public speaker and thought leader in this space. We had a free ranging talk as a follow up from the past appearances in the podcast (back in 2020) and covered lot of areas : impact of LLMs and Generative AI, how education and software development will be affected, impact on society and the art of learning. We also talked about Alignment problem in AI systems and how ideal social media systems can be developed. Mikio is also building a project https://fedistats.cc/ to generate feeds of popular topics off Mastodon. Please check it out. To learn more about him, please find him here :https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikiobraun/

In this episode I talk to Manuel Pais discussing Team topologies, Fast flow and adoption patterns. This is round 2 of Manuel appearing on the podcast and we follow up this time on how Team topologies has taken the industry by storm, its adoption challenges and anti-patterns. Manuel also talked about ideas that he is thinking about in 2023 to build high performing teams.

In this episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature Lucy Howie, who is a co-founder of Quan, a startup that provides an end-to-end platform to improve wellbeing and team performance. Lucy is a serial entrepreneur with diverse experience and was recently part of the YCombinator W22 batch. She shared inspiring stories behind her new startup and learning in the Silicon Valley. This is an amazing behind the scenes account of what goes in to run a successful startup and preparing it to scale. You can reach Lucy on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyhowie/ The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtU... Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #Leadership #startups #ycombinator #siliconvalley #europe Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 0:41 About Lucy 1:07 Quan and its origins 3:39 Wellbeing and Health 5:22 Journey towards YC 11:16 Takeaways from YC 16:28 Lucy's journey before Quan 22:00 Dealing with ambiguity 26:15 Self care and well being 29:47 Well being at work 33:24 Mental health as taboo subject 36:03 Hard parts of your journey 41:00 Identifying customer needs 43:43 Message to leaders 45:36 Desired end state of wellbeing

In this episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature an ex-colleague of mine, Daniel Truemper, who is a Principal Engineer at Zalando focussing on internal platforms for developers. In the podcast. he shares his journey moving to Principal engineer, what he learnt over time and what makes this role challenging and exciting. This was a really interesting conversation that would inspire engineers about this role. You can reach Daniel on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-truemper/ and on Twiiter at https://twitter.com/truemped The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #Leadership #PrincipalEngineer #Engineering #BigTech #IndividualContributor

In this special episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature the author of the book "The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the Covid-19 Pandemic" written by Joe Miller, the Financial Times' Frankfurt correspondent who covered BioNTech's COVID-19 project. The book covers the dramatic story of the married scientists who founded BioNTech and developed the first vaccine against COVID-19. In the podcast, we briefly discuss the key elements from the book, writing about scientific concepts and the lessons it offers to the world around innovation. The book "The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the Covid-19 Pandemic " is now broadly available on all platforms. You can reach Joe on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JoeMillerJr The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #Covid19 #BioNTech #Vaccine #pandemic #innovation #healthcare #medicine #Virus

Martin is an experienced engineering manager and in our conversation we talk about a range of topics including mentoring, getting better as a leader through listening and being vulnerable. He had some valuable ideas for new leaders and perhaps this is a session where the conversation felt more like a therapy. Instead of just going over easy bits and making the conversation more snack-able, we insisted to taking our time in building a shared understanding of topics discussed and also share personal stories that will help reinforce the ideas for all listeners. You can reach Martin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinfluegge/ The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #mentalhealth #burnout #coaching #mentoring #team #growth #engineering #management #leadership

Sarah is an accomplished Leadership coach and runs the Unique-U program for female leaders in Tech. Before this, she had an esteemed career at Rolls-Royce for many years. In the podcast, we talk about mentoring, especially the process of finding mentors and sustaining a good mentoring relationship. We further explore Sarah's personal journey from Rolls-Royce to her coaching profession, and touch upon critical topics like Burnout and Asking for help. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you find gems from this to apply to your lives. You can reach Sarah on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahneedham/ The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #mentalhealth #burnout #coaching #mentoring #team #growth #engineering #management #leadership

Manuel Pais is co-author of the book "Team Topologies: organizing business and technology teams for fast flow". He started the Team Topologies Academy to help organizations scale learning around modern team dynamics and fast flow. He is also recognized by TechBeacon as a DevOps thought leader. Manuel is an independent IT organizational consultant and trainer, focused on team interactions, delivery practices and accelerating flow. Manuel is also a LinkedIn instructor on accelerating Continuous Delivery in the enterprise. In the podcast, we talk about the process of writing, team design, organization sensing and leaving legacy as an author. I am super excited to have this episode shared with all of you. You can reach Manuel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/manupaisable You can find more about Team Topologies here: https://teamtopologies.com/examples and learn about Team Topologies Academy here : https://academy.teamtopologies.com/ The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #teamtopologies #devops #architecture #teams #autonomy #writing #author #podcast

Ondřej or as others call him - Ondra is an Educator, Software Designer and Thought leader. He champions the ideas around software architecture, and helps his customers and students adopt the practices that help them design resilient and maintainable software architecture. He is passionate about Software Engineering, Architecture, Software Design Principles, Automation and Scalability. We discuss about his life journey - his passion about software architecture and go for a deep dive into the characteristics of a good architecture. For software practitioners, this is going to be an absolute feast. This is the first of the many episodes on Software Architecture, and I am glad we got You can reach Ondra at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ondrejkrajicek/ The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #software #architecture #education #programming

Ain TheMachine is electronic music as you've never seen - Techno beats are generated live using the body's sounds. The man behind Ain TheMachine - Diego is an ingenious music artist based out of Berlin and has gathered a following in the recent years thanks to his innovative music style and creative production. Diego and I discuss diverse range of topics including his music style, how he reverse engineers music and the creative liberties he takes. We also talk about learning by doing, experimentation and path to creativity. I am so excited to share this episode with all of you, and I trust, like me, you will will fall in love with his music. You can reach Diego aka Ain The Machine at https://www.ainthemachine.com/ Find his music at Spotify and Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/user/ainthemachine) The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #learning #creativity #music #electronicmusic #edm #berlin #innovation

Simon is an experienced Learning and Development professional, and has been working in this field for a long time. In this episode, we learn about how learning and development is used as an intervention and how can leaders optimise for learning outcomes in the modern workplace. We also delve into how to approach learning in the midst of attention crisis and his recommendations for anyone who wants to get into this field. Simon was an amazing guest on the podcast with insights that everyone can apply to their lives. The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ You can reach Simon on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonfulber/ This is the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #learning #education #development #selflearning #organizationalpsychology #organization #training

Suman is a Research Scientist and is currently an NIH Pathway to Independence Fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Robert Langer and Prof. Daniel Anderson at MIT. In this episode, we learn about his career journey moving from engineering to medical sciences, role of inter-disciplinary thinking and much more. We also discuss the future of personalized medicine and the advances he and his team are making in drug delivery. Suman and I go back almost 20 years in the middle and high school. This is a power packed episode full of gems. The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ You can reach Suman on Email at sumanbose85@gmail.com This is the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #learning #podcast #engineering #MIT #drugdelivery #medicine

Tim runs the WBS Coding School in Berlin. In this episode, we cover a lot of ground. Tim shares his experience of running the coding school helping people to bootstrap their career in software engineering. We also discuss about how to find out your process of learning and the future of education. If you are someone who wants to transform the education, and has an interest in the process of learning, this is going to be an exciting episode for you. The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ You can reach Tim-Alexander Leuthold on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-leuthold/ Welcome to the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #learning #podcast #education #coding #codingschool #berlin #edtech #technology #selflearning

This is a special episode featuring Tim-Alexander Leuthold. He runs the WBS Coding School in Berlin. In this special episode, we briefly discuss about the process of learning to learn. Tim shares his wisdom of figuring out the right medium to use for yourself, and that requires experimentation and willingness to fail. The full episode of this podcast features the Tim's story of why he started this school, the process of setting up curriculum and future of education. The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ You can reach Tim-Alexander Leuthold on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-leuthold/ Welcome to the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #learning #podcast #education #coding #codingschool #berlin #edtech #technology #selflearning

Dr. Dana Tarcatu is a Palliative care physician in New York city. In this episode, we discuss the element of listening and treating people a whole, which are the foundation for her approach in palliative care. We also discuss how palliative care was a transformative journey for Dana that introduced her to spirituality and its effect on people. Further, Dana shares what she has learnt over the years in this field and especially about the aspect of planning for death. This is a wide ranging episode that covers healing, spirituality, life lessons and more. The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ You can reach Dr. Dana Tarcatu on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dana.tarcatu Welcome to the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #learning #palliativecare #hospice #medical #healthcare #podcast #health

This is a special episode featuring Dr. Dana Tarcatu. She is a Palliative care physician in New York city. In this special episode, we briefly discuss the element of listening and treating people a whole, which are the foundation for her approach in palliative care. The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ You can reach Dr. Dana Tarcatu on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dana.tarcatu Welcome to the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #learning #palliativecare #hospice #medical #healthcare #podcast #health

Dr. Geetha is an accomplished educator in the field of engineering and technology. She achieved her PhD from the renowned National Institute of Technology in Karnataka, India. In this episode, we discuss the role of teaching in 21st century, the prevalence of rote learning especially in Indian education system and how modern education especially remote learning can be embraced by the teachers. We also talk about how teachers can learn and the skills they need to embrace in the new world. This is a jam packed episode full of insights and pearls of wisdom. You can reach Dr. Geetha Prakash on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-geetha-prakash/ Welcome to the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #learning #education #engineering #edtech #podcast #india

This is a special episode featuring Dr. Geetha Prakash from India. Geetha is an accomplished educator in the field of engineering and technology. She achieved her PhD from the renowned National Institute of Technology in Karnataka, India. In this special episode, we discuss the prevalence of rote learning especially in Indian education system and how students and teachers move towards an experiential based learning system. The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ You can reach Dr. Geetha Prakash on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-geetha-prakash/ Welcome to the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #learning #education #engineering #edtech #podcast #india

Rana is an experienced systems thinker, engineer and designer. Today he runs the SAP Academy for Engineering grooming the next generation of engineers. In this podcast, we dive deep into thinking around systems and going beyond linear thinking, which Rana advocates as the building blocks for engineering in the coming years. The conversation goes around why Rana chose this career and what is his advise to become a better thinker. Please enjoy the in depth conversation with Rana in this episode of "In Your Shoes" podcast. You can reach Rana on his site https://www.startupby.design/ “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every other week, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To get all episodes, find it here : http://podcast.inurshoes.com/ #technology #systemsthinking #criticalthinking #leadership #communication #engineering

Frank Erwert is an experienced Agility Coach and helps organizations become better at collaboration and problem solving. In this episode, we discuss about the role of an Agile coach and how to run productive meetings in an online environment. We also talk about his experience supporting the teams to become self sufficient in collaborating with each other and what it takes to measure the impact of Agile coach. This is the first time we have over one hour of content in this episode, and I am so proud of the depth of the material covered. Please enjoy the inspiring conversation with Frank in this episode of "In Your Shoes" podcast. You can reach Frank on on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankewert/ “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every other week, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To get all episodes, find it here : http://podcast.inurshoes.com/ #technology #agile #remote #teambuilding #meetings #productivity #berlin #germany #collaboration

Jeevan Dongre is an experienced community builder and a startup founder. He co-founded and built the AWS community in Bangalore India for around 10 years. He is a technologist and has been a DevOps professional in his earlier life. We discuss about what it takes to build a thriving community in the technology space through networking and leadership. We also discuss Jeevan's new project to help organisations adopt Serverless technologies to build applications. Through the experiences, we learn about Jeevan's career trajectory and how his involvement with community work helped me to run a startup. Please enjoy the inspiring conversation with Jeevan in this episode of "In Your Shoes" podcast. You can reach Jeevan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jeevandongre and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeevandongre/ “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every other week, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To get all episodes, find it here : http://podcast.inurshoes.com/ #technology #community #leadership #bangalore #serverless #aws #cloud #devops #startup

Rasagy is an accomplished information designer based out of Bengaluru in India. He shares his experiences navigating software engineering career from a programmer to designer. We talk about how design has changed over years including perception of people about design roles. Rasagy shares his professional life as a designer playing with data and the role of people skills in his career. We also talk about stereotypes about designers and difference between art and design. Please enjoy the inspiring conversation with Rasagy in this episode of "In Your Shoes" podcast. You can reach Rasagy on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rasagy.sharma/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/rasagy/ “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To get all episodes, find it here : http://podcast.inurshoes.com/ #design #informationdesign #UX #datascience #visualization #sketchnotes #bangalore #datavisualization

Nistha Trehun is an independent business owner from Berlin, Germany helping people to become comfortable at cooking Indian food by going beyond typical recipes. She runs workshops on Airbnb and other platforms like The Makery for people around the world. She shares her unique journey and perspectives on running workshops, listening to customer feedback and breaking stereotypes. For those who want to get inspired to start their own business, this is the podcast for them. Please enjoy the wide ranging and inspiring conversation with Nistha in this episode of "In Your Shoes" podcast. You can reach Nistha on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kittyparty_spiceitup/ and on her website http://www.kittyparty.de/. “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To get all episodes, find it here : http://podcast.inurshoes.com/ #business #entrepreneur #cooking #seoul #berlin #indianfood #india

Sneha is an accomplished Product Manager who is working in a startup building Educational Tech products in Singapore. She made a transition from being a Software Engineer to a Product Manager some time ago, and has not looked back since. Her story is inspiring for those who want to make such a transition in their career. She also explains how being a mother made her a better Product manager who is empathic about business and user needs. We talk about context switching and the need for building perseverance and patience. Please enjoy the wide ranging and inspiring conversation with Sneha in this episode of "In Your Shoes" podcast. You can reach Sneha on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sneharavindra. “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To get all episodes, find it here : http://podcast.inurshoes.com/ #product #productmanagement #interview #singapore #edtech #educationaltech #userresearch #design

Muireann is a consultant in international development in Private Sector and based in mainland Europe. She has a wide ranging experience and consulted on projects in East Africa, Madagascar, South East Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. She is well travelled and has been exposed to different cultures. We spoke on varied topics including affects of Covid19 on international development and freelancing as a career. This was a very interesting conversation as it exposed me to a completely new field of work and the challenges one faces when working for a career like international development. You can reach Muireann on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/muireann-ni-sheanlaoich-924694b/ “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To get all episodes, find it here : http://podcast.inurshoes.com/ #internationalaffairs #development #freelancer #africa #consultant

Mikio works as a Staff Data scientist at GetYourGuide in Berlin. Before, he worked at Zalando as both a Principal Researcher on AI and ML related topics across the company and as an Engineering Manager for the search and recommendation teams. In this episode, Mikio shares his understanding of the field of AI, and the problems that a Data Scientist solves on a daily basis. He also shares his opinion on what makes a successful Data scientist, focussing on collaboration with other roles in the team, and learning to simplify the problem one is solving. This wide ranging conversation is useful for people who want to get into the field of AI as a practitioner and those who want to get a taste of the day to day work of a Data scientist. You can reach Mikio on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mikiobraun “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To get all episodes, find it here : http://podcast.inurshoes.com/ #germany #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #AI #datascientist #computing #technology #softwaredevelopment #technology

Baran works as a Senior Product manager at TransferGo in Lithuania. Baran shares his journey as a product manager where he distils his learning around productivity, building consensus and speed of execution. In the podcast, we also discuss prioritization, time management and decision making as the critical skills for making a product manager successful. Baran focusses on identifying value to your customer and organization as a first step, and then using those to drill down to the granular data points. This wide ranging conversation will be useful not just for those who are getting into product management but anybody who is building things for other people. You can reach Baran on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/baranozkan/ “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To get all episodes, find it here : http://podcast.inurshoes.com/ #product #productmanagement #interview #germany #lithuania #business #productivity

André talks about his shift of focus from backend full stack to a frontend software engineer, and what it takes to become a software engineer today. He is well read, a deep thinker and has a vast experience in building software products for all size of organizations. The conversation took us to the era gone by where desktop apps reigned over the web applications, and André shares his understanding of the events that supported the revival and the prominence of web applications and frontend development. Listen to him to get inspired if you are interested in pursuing this career and are seeking to get started. You can reach André on Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrerpena “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To get all episodes, find it here : http://podcast.inurshoes.com/ #reactjs #frontend #software #engineer #react #javascript #brazil #london #interview #career

Ravishanker talks about his career shift from software developer to product designer and the trajectory of his experience that triggered that change. During the conversation, he shares what he learnt at School of Visual Arts, New York City about Interaction Design and the heroes of the industry that inspire him. The insightful conversation goes into detail about how product designer works and their role in product development. Ravishanker is now a full time product designer leveraging his intuition and engineering experience in designing products. He is a passionate practitioner of his craft and a lifelong learner. You can reach Ravishanker on Twitter - @ravishanker_ , and on his website : https://www.cmdprompt.org/ “ In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To learn more, please visit www.vivekjuneja.com

Abhishek Varier talks about his experience as a scrum master, sharing his wisdom about habits of listening, leading people and applying the Agile principles to remove the impediments of a product development team. Abhishek has diverse experience, is rich with wisdom and offers an interesting glimpse into this profession. His life lessons and strategies are useful for everyone who is navigating complex career choices and transitions. You can reach Abhishek on Twitter - @abhishekvarier “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To learn more, please visit www.vivekjuneja.com

Vinod Ramamoorthy talks about his experience as a product designer, sharing his thinking about design as a profession and offering words of wisdom for budding designers. Vinod is fun, rich with insights and provides a glimpse into the life that he created for himself and the experiences that brought him to his current stint. You can reach Vinod on Twitter - @KaleidoBug “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To learn more, please visit www.vivekjuneja.com

This is the trailer of the Season 1 of "In Your Shoes" podcast. “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To learn more, please visit www.vivekjuneja.com

Dushyantsinh Jadeja talks about his experience as a program manager at Google Health India working to solve the problem of preventable blindness in patients suffering from Diabetes. He goes into detail about his life experiences that shaped his thinking and career outlook. You will also get to know more about the job of a Program Manager and their role in solving problems at scale. You can reach Dushyantsinh on Twitter - @JadejaDA “In Your Shoes” podcast is for you to learn more about new people and professions from around the world. I would like to take you on a journey to understand the life and times of a new person every 2 weeks, and get a chance to get in their shoes to learn what they do, how they do and why they do. To learn more, please visit www.vivekjuneja.com