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A Lounge special this week as we look at Mr Ho's Orchestrotica, we've had an election here in Australia so in our stuff segment a story from a late forties election where the press got the result horribly wrong and we continue with the new music playing Voodoo 5 and the Midday Mai Tais fresh from a triumphant performance at Tiki Caliente. I have a recommendation of a new doco on Netflix for you and I revisit something from my early years that shaped my retro aesthetic. New Morty Show – Ladies Man Nutty – Frankenmunster Mr Ho's Orchestrotica-Mini Skirt Enoch Light – Autumn In New York Astrud Gilberto – Insensatez Kenny Sasaki – Fly Me To The Island Martini Kings – Agua de Ber Stan Getz – Penthouse Serenade Mark Copeland – I Happen To Like New York Mancini – Breakfast At Tiffany's Dave Brubeck – Take Five Bruno Nicolai feat Sabina Mollasse-Upper Seven Voodoo 5 – Sonorous Desert Midday Mai Tais – Pineapple Paradisee Angelo Badalamenti – Freshly Squeezed
Today I'm chatting with former-analyst-turned-design-educator Jeremy Utley of the Stanford d.school and co-author of Ideaflow. Jeremy reveals the psychology behind great innovation, and the importance of creating psychological safety for a team to generate what they may view as bad ideas. Jeremy speaks to the critical collision of unrelated frames of reference when problem-solving, as well as why creativity is actually more of a numbers game than awaiting that singular stroke of genius. Listen as Jeremy gives real-world examples of how to practice and measure (!) your innovation efforts and apply them to data products. Highlights/ Skip to: Jeremy explains the methodology of thinking he's adopted after moving from highly analytical roles to the role he's in now (01:38) The approach Jeremy takes to the existential challenge of balancing innovation with efficiency (03:54) Brian shares a story of a creative breakthrough he had recently and Jeremy uses that to highlight how innovation often comes in a way contrary to normalcy and professionalism (09:37) Why Jeremy feels innovation and creativity demand multiple attempts at finding solutions (16:13) How to take a innovation-forward approach like the ones Jeremy has described when working on internal tool development (19:33) Jeremy's advice for accelerating working through bad ideas to get to the good ideas (25:18) The approach Jeremy takes to generate a large volume of ideas, rather than focusing only on “good” ideas, including a real-life example (31:54) Jeremy's beliefs on the importance of creating psychological safety to promote innovation and creative problem-solving (35:11) Quotes from Today's Episode “I'm in spreadsheets every day to this day, but I recognize that there's a time and place when that's the tool that's needed, and then specifically, there's a time and a place where that's not going to help me and the answer is not going to be found in the spreadsheet.” – Jeremy Utley (03:13) “There's the question of, ‘Are we doing it right?' And then there's a different question, which is, ‘Are we doing the right “it”?' And I think a lot of us tend to fixate on, ‘Are we doing it right?' And we have an ability to perfectly optimize that what should not be done.” – Jeremy Utley (05:05) “I think a vendetta that I have is against this wrong placement of—this exaltation of efficiency is the end-all, be-all. Innovation is not efficient. And the question is not how can I be efficient. It's what is effective. And effectiveness, oftentimes when it comes to innovation and breaking through, doesn't feel efficient.” – Jeremy Utley (09:17) “The way the brain works, we actually understand it. The way breakthroughs work we actually understand them. The difficulty is it challenges our definitions of efficiency and professionalism and all of these things.” – Jeremy Utley (15:13) “What's the a priori probability that any solution is the right solution? Or any idea is a good idea? It's exceptionally low. You have to be exceptionally arrogant to think that most of your ideas are good. They're not. That's fine, we don't mind because then what's efficient is actually to generate a lot.” – Jeremy Utley (26:20) “If you don't learn that nothing happens when the ball hits the floor, you can never learn how to juggle. And to me, it's a really good metaphor. The teams that don't learn nothing happens when they have a bad idea. Literally, the world does not end. They don't get fired. They don't get ridiculed. Now, if they do get fired or ridiculed, that's a leadership problem.” – Jeremy Utley (35:59) [The following] is an essential question for a team leader to ask. Do people on my team have the freedom, at least with me, to share what they truly fear could be an incredibly stupid idea?” – Jeremy Utley (41:52) Links Ideaflow: https://www.amazon.com/Ideaflow-Only-Business-Metric-Matters-ebook/dp/B09R6M3292 Ideaflow website: https://ideaflow.design Personal webpage: https://jeremyutley.design LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyutley/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyutley/ Brian's musical arrangement of Gershwin's “Prelude for Piano IIfeaturing the Siamese Cat Song” performed by Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica - listen on Spotify
Startup Boston Podcast: Entrepreneurs | Investors | Influencers | Founders
Brian Oneill has been a product designer for more than twenty years and in the last ten years has been an independent consultant and started his company Designing For Analytics last year. Brian has helped designed products for companies ranging from startups to enterprises including NetApp, TripAdvisor, Infinio, Fidelity, and DataXu. In this episode, Brian talks about: The differences between UI and UX and what the role of the product designer is How to measure the user experience and go about discovering UX issues Common mistakes he sees people make How being a musician influences the way he approaches product design Links from today’s episode: Designing For Analytics How to Self-Assess the UI/UX Design of Products Using Analytics Contact Brian Brian on Twitter Harvest Waze Kyruus Dispatch Jonathan Stark Brennan Dunn Jared M. Spool Sketch and Invision Sketching User Experiences Beautiful Evidence If you liked this episode: Follow the podcast on Twitter Subscribe on iTunes or your podcast app and write a review Get in touch with feedback, ideas, or to say hi: nic {AT} startupbostonpodcast [DOT] com Music by: Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica
Hey there, Koop in Cannes....broadcasting on the French Riviera this week, I'm here telling the French about the Cocktail Nation and having a little bit of a break in the spectacular part of the world. This week on the show we talk to a man who has a cd out which is dedicated to the art of SHAG, I have some Liberace news, a couple of letters from listeners , new music from Mr Ho's Orchestrotica, our weekly look at the world of swank and the blogosphere plus the ever popular segment ask koop, this week exploring the issue of office microwave etiquette. www.cocktailnation.net Octobop—Playboy Theme Royal Crown Revue- Besame Mija (Baille Para Qui) Shagxotica- The Ghost Of Augie Colon Arthur Lyman- Voodoo Dreams Liberace - I Hear A Rhapsody Martini Kings-You Only Live Twice SpyFi-Mission Impossible Mr Ho's Orchestrotica- Sentimental Journey Les Baxter Sophisticated Savage Blue Martinis-Great City Billy May-Cocktails For Two Peter Nero - It's Alright With Me Percy Faith and His orch - Morgan
This week on the show we talk to a man who has a cd out which is dedicated to the art of SHAG, a couple of letters from listeners , new music from Mr Ho's Orchestrotica, our weekly look at the world of swank and the blogosphere plus the ever popular segment ask koop, this week exploring the issue of office microwave etiquette. www.cocktailnation.podbean.com Octobop—Playboy Theme Royal Crown Revue- Besame Mija (Baille Para Qui) Shagxotica- The Ghost Of Augie Colon Arthur Lyman- Voodoo Dreams Liberace - I Hear A Rhapsody Martini Kings-You Only Live Twice SpyFi-Mission Impossible Mr Ho's Orchestrotica- Sentimental Journey Les Baxter Sophisticated Savage Blue Martinis-Great City Billy May-Cocktails For Two Peter Nero - It's Alright With Me Percy Faith and His orch - Morgan
Get your fingers loosened up, dear listener, as we bring you a frenzied fiesta of bongo drumming. Having said that, as you will discover, in the right hands the world of the bongo can in fact be a seductively smooth … Continue reading →
Join for a chill, summer vacation with exotica music from The Metrolites, The Jimmy Psycho Experiment, Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica, Clouseaux and much more. Monstermatt Patterson gets turned into a tiki idol and the island sinks. www.6ftplus.com www.gravediggerslocal.com www.hahahorror.com www.twistedcentral.com www.hahahorror.com www.chillercinema.com www.Creepsville13.com. Creepsville ’13: A Tribute to Forbidden Dimension email: contact@6ftplus.com twitter: @6ftplus instagram: @6ftpluspodcast... The post Episode 114: Monsters And Mai Tais appeared first on Six Foot Plus.
Join for a chill, summer vacation with exotica music from The Metrolites, The Jimmy Psycho Experiment, Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica, Clouseaux and much more. Monstermatt Patterson gets turned into a tiki idol and the island sinks. www.6ftplus.com www.gravediggerslocal.com www.hahahorror.com www.twistedcentral.com www.hahahorror.com www.chillercinema.com www.Creepsville13.com. Creepsville ’13: A Tribute to Forbidden Dimension email: contact@6ftplus.com twitter: @6ftplus instagram: @6ftpluspodcast... The post Episode 114: Monsters And Mai Tais appeared first on Six Foot Plus.
An exploration of the new and the newly reissued old on this week’s show with tracks from new releases by Italian orchestral popsters Fitness Forever, humoristic electronics from Berlin-based Gelbart, some new exotica from Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica and some lethargic … Continue reading →
Music by Scott Peterson, The Martini Kings, Kitty Chow & Fisherman, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica and many more
Happy Holidays. We mean it! In fact, here’s a whole lot of happy, positive holiday music from Mojo Nixon, Dead Rose Symphony, Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica and more to prove it! Even Monstermatt gets into the spirit. I wish he didn’t but HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Ads: VoodooSurgar.com, MonsterIslandResort.org and GraveRobbers Union Local 666 (www.trioxin425.com) Notes: email: contact@6ftplus.com... The post Episode 46: These Holidays Are…Really Not That Bad appeared first on Six Foot Plus.
Happy Holidays. We mean it! In fact, here’s a whole lot of happy, positive holiday music from Mojo Nixon, Dead Rose Symphony, Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica and more to prove it! Even Monstermatt gets into the spirit. I wish he didn’t but HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Ads: VoodooSurgar.com, MonsterIslandResort.org and GraveRobbers Union Local 666 (www.trioxin425.com) Notes: email: contact@6ftplus.com... The post Episode 46: These Holidays Are…Really Not That Bad appeared first on Six Foot Plus.
Exotica from Ixtahuele, The Crazed Mugs, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica, Tiki Joe's Ocean and many more.
The hosts of the Zen Tiki Lounge record a "LIVE" podcast at Tiki Oasis 2011, South of the Border. Cocktails, live audience and plenty of shenanigans. Enjoy!
This week we celebrate the imminent centenary of that giant of 20th film composition, Bernard Herrmann. We also pick up on a theme of last week’s show and play a track from Irving Fields’ fusion of Jewish and Latin music, … Continue reading →
Guest Brian O'Neill, leader of Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica talks about his newest albums, plus new issued exotica
On the show this week we have music from the new Moon Wiring Club album, some selections from a new deWolfe compilation, progressive Hungarian space jazz, 25th century exotica, a trip to the sea of tranquility with Hong Kong in … Continue reading →
Referencing the exotica of composers ranging from Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich to George Gershwin, Martin Denny, and John Adams, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica—as a vibraphone quintet—performs global jazz and exotic chamber music with world-music flavors sourced from Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans, and Latin America. Led by multi-percussionist, vibraphonist and composer Brian O’Neill, the group also features bass flute/woodwinds (Geni Skendo), percussion (Shane Shanahan), acoustic bass (Brad Barrett), and oud/tanbur/resonator guitar (Tev Stevig). The quintet focuses on original music written by O'Neill ("a first-rate composer"—Huffington Post) that is highly influenced by his fifteen-year career as a multi-percussionist in symphony orchestras, jazz groups, and world music ensembles leading AllAboutJazz to say, "…if John Zorn is an exotica Picasso, O'Neill is his Georges-Braque counterpart in cubism's transposition to music." The Orchestrotica was named the 2012 "Best World Music Act" in the Boston Phoenix's annual readers' poll.
Referencing the exotica of composers ranging from Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich to George Gershwin, Martin Denny, and John Adams, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica—as a vibraphone quintet—performs global jazz and exotic chamber music with world-music flavors sourced from Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans, and Latin America. Led by multi-percussionist, vibraphonist and composer Brian O’Neill, the group also features bass flute/woodwinds (Geni Skendo), percussion (Shane Shanahan), acoustic bass (Brad Barrett), and oud/tanbur/resonator guitar (Tev Stevig). The quintet focuses on original music written by O'Neill ("a first-rate composer"—Huffington Post) that is highly influenced by his fifteen-year career as a multi-percussionist in symphony orchestras, jazz groups, and world music ensembles leading AllAboutJazz to say, "…if John Zorn is an exotica Picasso, O'Neill is his Georges-Braque counterpart in cubism's transposition to music." The Orchestrotica was named the 2012 "Best World Music Act" in the Boston Phoenix's annual readers' poll.