Chapter 3: The interviews
This is a collection of the interviews I’ve made. The majority have been published here at Medium, and although the articles are not official parts of this research project they might be of interest to you to read as they go deeper into what each person finds important about their specific interest. The publication can be found here. Moving forward the respondent’s names will be italicized in the text to mark where they’ve contributed with insights.
Supporting the process — Alex Ivanov on developing the Team Canvas
Alex Ivanov, co-creator of the Team Canvas and innovation designer.
“You don’t take part of your arm off when you go to work”
Dara Blumenthal, co-founder of Nature of Work and have a Ph.D. in Sociology
“You need to get beyond the instruction manual to play the game”
Sam Spurlin, organizational designer at The Ready and former Ph.D. student in Positive Organizational Psychology.
“Facilitative leadership is an act, not a role.”
Sarah Juhl Gregersen, co-founder of The Other Potential and facilitator.
“Culture needs to be lived”
Marianne Aerni, former co-director of 30 Weeks and facilitator.
“Most adults can’t push it as far as kids can”
Mathias Jakobsen, creator of Think Clearly.
“Make your art into companies”
Joe Hollier, co-founder of The Light Phone and artist.
“You need to slow down, look back, and reflect on your experiences”
Shaun Johnson, co-founder of The Startup Institute.
“You need to prepare for the unprepared”
Lisa Pertoso, director of educational programs, improviser, and facilitator.
“The first 6–8 people we hire will set our culture”
Sanjay Venkat, co-founder of Datavore Labs.
“When people lose the fun, they stop growing”
Collin Cummings, co-founder of PlayWell and game enthusiast.
“Reflection is what makes entrepreneurs think more strategically”
Deborah Alden, director of BF+DA (Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator).
“Having an influence in the company makes work more meaningful”
Dante Federici, software developer at Datavore Labs.
No published article on Medium.
Tess, product manager.
Waiting for feedback on interview draft
Allison, leadership consultant and coach.
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