Podcasts about developing perspective

In this solosode I'm advocating for reading fiction to enhance and broaden our leadership perspectives - and then using this new outlook to increase curiosity and creativity in our leadership. It's not just about thinking outside the box; it's about reshaping the box entirely. By developing fresh ideas, we can tackle the challenges that come our way with a renewed vigour and rigour. This segues into the seven early warning signs of power abuse - a slippery slope in any organisation. I walk us through the red flags and how to mitigate them, from the complicity of organisational systems to speaking truth to power.  Shownotes See more at: http://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/leadership-power-abuse-zoe-routh Key Moments  Planet Human: Intuitive Machines recent moon landing, its underwhelming broadcast, and how art and life collide.  Planet Zoë: Olympus Bound is with the typesetter and Zoe is looking for advance readers email zoe@zoerouth.com with ARC in the subject line and you could be getting an early look at the ebook version of Olympus Bound The Importance of Developing Perspective (00:04:23) Discussion of creativity, problem-solving, and the role of perspective in leadership. Expanding Perspective Through Reading Fiction (00:05:20) Exploration of how reading fiction can enhance perspective and strategic thinking. Technical Skills for Developing Perspective (00:10:43) Tips for developing perspective and problem-solving skills, focusing on hypothesising and examining situations from multiple perspectives. Early Warning Signs of Power Abuse (00:12:02) Identification and discussion of seven early warning signs of power abuse in organisations and leadership. The Lack of Diversity in Leadership (00:21:07) The importance of diverse perspectives in leadership teams and the impact on decision-making and technology implementation. The Impact of Technology on Prosperity (00:22:24) Exploration of the hypothesis that technological advancements do not always lead to greater freedom and prosperity, and the need for control of the narrative. The Need for Diverse Perspectives in Decision-Making (00:23:30) Highlighting the importance of diverse perspectives in decision-making, especially in considering the negative impacts of solutions like AI implementation. The Importance of New Blood in Leadership (00:27:02) Emphasising the significance of new leadership perspectives and the impact of limited turnover on organisational vitality. Addressing Power Traps in Systems (00:28:08) Exploration of power traps within organisational systems and the potential solutions to counter abuses of power. Developing Independence, Interdependence, and Influence (00:30:38) Discussion on empowering individuals to be independent agents of power, encouraging interdependence, and expanding the narrative in decision-making.  

In this episode of The Sweet Adversity podcast, I interview Joe De Sena, Founder of Spartan Race, the world's pre-eminent obstacle race, about creating adversity and using it as an opportunity, to grow to become better, and to improve our performance mentally and physically. Guest Bio: Joe De Sena, who grew up in Queens, N.Y.,… The post SA 018: Joe De Sena, Founder of Spartan Race on Building Grit, Developing Perspective, and Obstacle Racing as an Olympic Sport appeared first on Nick Dinardo.

Under the Radar RSS Feed Overcast Link iTunes Link PocketCasts Subscribe Link I am delighted to announce that today I am launching a new development related podcast with Marco Arment. It is called Under the Radar and starts today on the fine Relay FM Network. I have been doing Developing Perspective since July 13, 2011 (roughly 4.5 years). During that time I have chronicled the rises and falls of being an independent developer in the App Store. I am immensely proud of Developing Perspective and glad that I have it to refer to later on as I look back on my career. The time has come now to embark on a new adventure in podcasting. Back in late 2010 a new podcast was started called Build & Analyze with Marco Arment and Dan Benjamin. I hadn’t really heard of either of them before but I immediately latched onto it. Marco’s experiences and perspectives in being a developer were both relevant to my work and engaging to hear. For the entire run of Build & Analyze you’d always find me in the chatroom listening live, suggesting titles. In many ways it was the show that most motivated me to start podcasting. To create a venue for sharing my experiences and hard learned lessons. I was very sad when it finally wrapped up its 108 episode run. All that makes the prospect of starting a new development podcast with Marco a great joy. If you liked listening to Developing Perspective I’d really encourage you to subscribe to Under the Radar. It is in many ways the spiritual successor to Developing Perspective and Build & Analyze. A venue for us both to discuss and examine what being a developer means today — the challenges we face, the opportunities we see, the lessons we learn. Oh, and it’s never longer than 30 minutes. So let’s get Started

2015 Developing Perspective t-shirts (4 days to order, ends May 18.) One of the most dangerous traps when learning from someone else’s experience is ascribing intentionality to what in reality was accidental. This can make it feel somehow magical or impossible to learn from. We are all just muddling along. Pedometer += 1,000,000 Joe’s Extraordinarily Kind Words

2015 Developing Perspective t-shirts (1 Week left to order.) Once again the topic of sustainable revenue has surfaced around our lovely community. I’ve recently been changing/adapting my thinking on the subject so it seemed the time to wade in again. Tim on the App Store “The app store had its best quarter ever, with a record number of customers making purchases, driving a new record for revenue, and 29 percent year on year growth.” App Store Metrics In April, 2015: 1,561 apps per day (35,929 non-games, 12,451 games, 48,380 total) Where we are: Redacted for Mac Launch Realmac Product Revenue Snapshot Sensor Tower Top Grossing Analysis From here: Inquisitive: Behind the App #11 Learning to Ride a Bicycle, Again. Sam Soffes on Developing Perspective #208

2015 Developing Perspective t-shirts My WatchKit Apps Release Notes Conference In some ways this week’s episode is a follow up to last week’s show about hustle. All that thinking about the role that asking for money plays in my business got me to thinking about some of the complications that being the face of your business carries. When you are an independent business owner your own personal brand becomes the brand of your products. This can be awesome but also makes certain parts of promotion and discourse more complicated.

Joining the couch this fortnight is Underscore, a.k.a. David Smith, host of Developing Perspective and independent developer extraordinaire. There’s so much to talk about, but the biggest topic is the Apple Watch, and specifically developing apps for it, which is something that David has some experience with. To kick things off, Jelly asks David what drew him into developing in the first place. This leads to talking about why he keeps a large catalogue of apps, and how he achieves sustainability through diversity, while also providing him with the ability to satiate his short attention span. Turning their attention to the Apple Watch, David explains why he’s focusing on developing for Apple’s new device, and how’s he’s managed to create apps he believes are compelling for a device he hasn’t yet been able to fully experience. The couch then start talking about the actual development process in a bit more detail, discussing things like what methods are called at different points within the app’s lifecycle, and when you should be refreshing the data that’s shown in a glance. At this point, Ben asks about how David has achieved animations on the Watch, and so David describes how you perform animations, from timers to more complex, image-based animations, like the bar graph in Pedometer++. From there, they discuss measuring the experience of the app, and how it’s not always the obvious choice, as well as what the balance of complexity should be when it comes to building apps where there is very little as far as input mechanisms.

After a longer than typical break I’m back with another episode…on a related note I’m talking about how to get unstuck. How I manage the situation that seems to happen often enough where I get stuck in a creative rut. Then I talk a bit about how to manage the process of submitting WatchKit apps. Chart of my consistency track record for Developing Perspective:

David Smith of Developing Perspective… and Underscore fame joins Marc, Seth, and Rene to talk Pedometer+, Feed Wrangler, Pod Wrangler, and many and varied App Store business approaches.

I will be on vacation for the next two weeks, so unless something monumental happens in between now and late July there won’t be any episodes of Developing Perspective. Back at WWDC, basking in the glow of the river of great new announcements I had quipped “Wow, they gave us everything but a business model.” That comment is clearly absurd but it does drive towards a more honest and worthwhile point. In many ways the situation iOS developers find themselves in heading into the Autumn of 2014 isn’t about technology or tools, it is about business. As the market has matured the natural consequence is that older inefficiencies that may have propped up unsustainable models have fallen away. The App Store and related ecosystems are now extremely efficient. If there is an opportunity to be exploited we can expect it to be found and exploited. If you come up with a great new idea it will be analyzed, dissected and the interesting parts copied with often head-turning pace. As I have navigated this transition myself I have started to see many issues with the approach I had been taking to my business. Some of which I have been able to address but many of which I’m still working through. For the purpose of today’s episode I thought it might be constructive to take a quick tour of the various models and their various strengths and weaknesses. I’m going to be working in rough order of which I think they are desirable in the current ecosystem. Subscriptions tl;dr - People pay you on an ongoing basis for providing software and software related services. Pros - So long as your subscription base is enough for your expenses and your renewal/signup rate exceeds your cancellations you are golden. Cons - Often tricker to get someone to make a long term commitment. Managing credit cards, expirations, etc. Typically smaller user base needed (yay!), each requiring and feeling owed more (not so yay). Advertising tl;dr - People use your software and are presented a message from someone else you pays you. Pros - Strong possibility for ongoing revenue. Can make your software free. Cons - You need to show other people’s messages in your apps. Requires large customerbases for reasonable revenue. Consumable In-App Purchases tl;dr - People make (typically) small, repeated payments to continue to gain access to aspects of your software. Gratuity based models also fall into this category. Pros - Strong possibility for ongoing revenue. Lets you segment your customer base by how much they are willing to spend. Cons - Can quickly get very dodgy. One Time In-App Purchases tl;dr - People make payments to gain access to specific parts of the application or content therein. Pros - Gives users a clear trial of the experience before needing to make a commitment. Cons - Often very tricky to work out what part of the application can be segmented off. If you are too generous nobody will buy, too stingy and nobody will buy. Up Front One Time Purchase tl;dr - People pay money to be able to use your software. Pros - Simple and straightforward. Cons - Trickier to make sustainable since your effectively cap your income per user. Single Price. Long term support gets hard to justify. Free tl;dr - You create software, everyone uses it without charge. Pros - Wide adoption potential. Cons - Often hard to sustain long term. Most often seen in either altruistic or venture based software. What is best? It is going to vary for each business. What I have found over the last 6 years is that models that have more of a focus on ongoing revenue are more sustainable than things that are more one-time oriented. Mixing as many as you can often is important too. It is also absolutely imperative that you have a good working definition of what success looks like for yourself before you can make a thoughtful choice.

Hanging out with my 100 year old neighbor for the holidays Holidays in the App Store David Smith's Developing Perspective holiday podcast Advertising CaseCollage on Facebook Tracking analytics (and making a few dollars) with iTunes Affiliate links Even the iTunes Connect app is shutdown for the holidays CaseCollage retrospecitve articles over on the LunarLincoln blog Ian's favorite iPhone apps: Tweetbot 1Password QuizUp Ultravisual Rdio Backflip Madness Wiley's favorite iPhone apps: Snapchat Dots Fantastical 2 Instacast iPad mini retina color gamut and old school displays Jailbreak announced for iOS 7, but I'm skeptical Data iPhone's used to send at night Siruis XM's website sucks on purpose 2013 Recap Thank you all for listening! See you in 2014! @nsvillepodcast @ianbroyles @microchip128

Friday, September 06, 2013 - Taking pundit commentary with a grain of salt and a few thoughts about next week’s event. Developing Perspective t-shirt The Inspirational Mug Grain of Salt Origin

Friday, August 30, 2013 - Announcing the first ever Developing Perspective t-shirt. A discussion about how I beta test my apps to get them ready for the store. Developing Perspective T-shirt HockeyApp TestFlight

Celebrating 2 years of Developing Perspective. 38 hours of me jabbering on about development. Thanks for putting up with me. Discussing a few principles of solid design that apply very strongly to iOS 7. Contrast, Repetition, Alignment & Proximity. Taken from The Non-Designer’s Design Book (3rd Edition). First Episode of Developing Perspective, 2 years ago

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - Introducing my new weather app, Check the Weather. Thank you for helping me get it out the door. This is also coincidentally the 100th regular episode of Developing Perspective. So thanks all around. Check the Weather

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