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Tune in to hear the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss emerging trends in business, marketing, design and culture. shark&minnow is a strategy and design consultancy that makes the complex simple.

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    • Feb 6, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 54 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Open Swim

    Creative Friction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 30:35


    The strategy and design departments at shark&minnow discuss the power of creative friction. When multidisciplinary teams collaborate – the impossible […]

    Brand Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022


    The strategy and design teams at shark&minnow gather to discuss the process of creating brand marks, identity systems, and guidelines […]

    Women’s History Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 43:33


    The women of shark&minnow gather to discuss being a woman in the modern workplace, as well as share their experiences […]

    Hindsight is 20/20

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 45:23


    Predicting the Future – 5 Emerging Trends for 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 57:10


    Predicting the Future – 5 Emerging Trends for 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020


    Each year, we assemble the collective curiosity and imagination of our multidisciplinary consultancy and studio to speculate the future and identify […]

    Generosity During a Global Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 40:54


    Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, non-profits are challenged to rethink their path forward. In this episode, the thinkers, creators, and […]

    Notes from the Campaign Trail

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 50:38


    What’s for Dinner? How Behaviors Around Food Shape Identity & Connectedness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 52:23


    Time Capsule: Education in the Time of COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 49:12


    Return to Retail: A Post-COVID-19 World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 47:36


    Return to Retail: A Post-COVID-19 World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 47:36


    Uncharted: A Global Workforce in Isolation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 40:50


    Uncharted: A Global Workforce in Isolation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 40:50


    An Economy in Quarantine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020


    An Economy in Quarantine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020


    Predicting the Future – 5 Emerging Trends for 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020


    Predicting the Future – 5 Emerging Trends for 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020


    Reissue: A Christmas Gift For You From shark&minnow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019


    Reissue: A Christmas Gift For You From shark&minnow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019


    Conscious Streaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow investigate the streaming wars between Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu […]

    Conscious Streaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow investigate the streaming wars between Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu […]

    Fear of a Recession

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow investigate the current state of the US economy and how […]

    Fear of a Recession

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow investigate the current state of the US economy and how […]

    Looming Trade Wars & Rebuilding American Infrastructure

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow investigate the transportation industry and discuss the effects of tariffs […]

    Looming Trade Wars & Rebuilding American Infrastructure

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow investigate the transportation industry and discuss the effects of tariffs […]

    Design: A Catalyst for Cultural Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss the re-emergence of creativity online, the value of design, […]

    Design: A Catalyst for Cultural Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss the re-emergence of creativity online, the value of design, […]

    Athlete Sponsorships, Celebrity Endorsements & Influencer Marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow debate the effectiveness and return-on-investment for athlete sponsorships, celebrity endorsements […]

    Athlete Sponsorships, Celebrity Endorsements & Influencer Marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow debate the effectiveness and return-on-investment for athlete sponsorships, celebrity endorsements […]

    The Retail Apocalypse & Renaissance of Retail Modality – Episode 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow debate the death of retail and discuss digital transformation strategies […]

    The Retail Apocalypse & Renaissance of Retail Modality – Episode 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow debate the death of retail and discuss digital transformation strategies […]

    Healthcare Innovation – Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss emerging trends in healthcare innovation and the five stages […]

    Healthcare Innovation – Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss emerging trends in healthcare innovation and the five stages […]

    An Education for the American Dream – Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow interview Mandy Manning, the 2018 National Teacher of the Year, […]

    An Education for the American Dream – Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow interview Mandy Manning, the 2018 National Teacher of the Year, […]

    Millennials Killed the Video Star – Episode 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss the biggest challenge for Hulu, Netflix and HBO; how […]

    Millennials Killed the Video Star – Episode 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss the biggest challenge for Hulu, Netflix and HBO; how […]

    Cool Hunting – Episode 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow uncover emerging trends in design, technology and culture as they […]

    Living in a Disposable World – Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss fast fashion, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and what […]

    The Smarter Senseable City – Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2018


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow interview Carlo Ratti, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of […]

    Stay Gold: A Look Back on Pyeongchang – Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2018


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow share the stories behind the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. […]

    The Future of Technology – Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2018


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss the next-generation innovations introduced at CES 2018, the proving […]

    The Newcomer Next Door: How One Organization is Building a Compassionate Community – Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2017


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss the importance of giving back and interview Joe Cimperman […]

    Generations – Technology, Culture & Expectations – Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2017


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow interview Anjali Lai, Senior Analyst at Forrester, and discuss how […]

    Beyond User Experience – Design Principles for the Human Experience – Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow demystify the discipline of user experience, share stories from Midwest […]

    The Golden Age of Television is Now – Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss The Golden Age of Television from live broadcast television […]

    Rise of the Machines: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robots & Automation – Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow interview Blake Brasher, a Robotics Engineer at Boston Dynamics and […]

    On Dancer, On Prancer, On Sunscreen…It’s Christmas In July – Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2017


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss insights from a recent futurecasting study on holiday retail […]

    The New Age of Masculinity, Racial Equality & the Truth About Blockchain – Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss the new “Is it OK for Guys” TV spot […]

    Facebook Live, Real (TV) Life & Top Podcasts – Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017


    In this episode, the thinkers, creators and storytellers at shark&minnow discuss tragedies played out live on social media, TV commercials […]

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