Listen "When Values & Opportunity Collide"
Episode Synopsis
Ernest & Joachim dive into the dilemma faced when a promising business opportunity conflicts with your own or your company's values. The duo offer perspectives on how to navigate this conflict, including tools you can apply to your day-to-day work making products.FOLLOW-UPS – 01:15History of Jobs-to-Be-DoneWHEN VALUES & OPPORTUNITY COLLIDE – 02:15Follow us on ThreadsApple’s Privacy Pledge Complicates Its AI PushGoogle staff criticize leadership over lack of visionWhat’s Gone Wrong at Boeing (paywall)Majority of Gen Zers would quit their jobs over company valuesSHOULD COMPANIES EXPRESS VALUES? – 04:52What Should a Corporation’s Purpose Be?Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims“Don’t be evil” isn’t a normal company value.NO, IT'S ON US TO HOLD & EXPRESS VALUES – 07:36BUT WHAT IF YOUR & YOUR CO'S VALUES DON'T ALIGN? – 12:13Stafford BeerThe purpose of a system is what it doesEMBEDDING VALUES THROUGH CORP STRUCTURE – 16:25 Patagonia’s New Ownership StructureOpenAI’s weird governance structure (paywall)Is Rolex a Nonprofit?IMPLICATIONS & TACTICS FOR PEOPLE MAKING PRODUCTS – 20:28Inge Druckrey: Teaching to SeeTrain (board game)Apple best-placed to benefit from AISelling SubscriptionsWEEKLY RECS – 31:37Untrue (album)American Fiction‘Watchmen’ Writer Cord JeffersonPoor ThingsCLOSING & PREVIEW – 37:36(Image generated via Midjourney)****Rant, rave or otherwise via email at [email protected] or on Threads @LearnMakeLearnShow.CREDITSTheme: Vendla / Today Is a Good Day / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.comDrum hit: PREL / Musical Element 85 / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
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