Humans Aren't Robots is a series of conversations about what makes work—and life—more human. We chat with leaders, creators, and curious minds about how creativity and the creative process help shape modern business. No edits, just real talk about the ideas and practices that bring people and workplaces to life.
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David Simmons - 40 Under 40 & The Art of Telling Your Story
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52:09This episode is a deep dive into the 40 Under 40 program—what it means, why it matters, and why more young South Australians should back themselves and apply. Sam and journalist David Simmons (Solstice Media) break down what they look for as judges, from compelling storytelling to impact beyond revenue. They tackle the struggle many South Aussies h…
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In this episode, Sam chats with founder and educator Nicole Dyson. We always really enjoy chatting to Nicole and hearing about the ways she is challenging education systems, inspiring young people and building a new way of learning and adapting for kids in a world that is rapidly changing. We are now in a world where the average 12 year old will ha…
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Callum MacPherson - Young Blood Men's Mental Health
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38:02This week Sam chats with entrepreneur, journalist and creator of Young Blood Men's Mental Health, Callum MacPherson. Young Blood is an amazing podcast all about men's mental health, challenging stigmas and striving for a world with less suicide. They chat about Callum's past in the media, how he is building his company, meeting amazing people and s…
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Lauren is a Social Impact Specialist. She works for the Atlassian Foundation and was here in Adelaide to run a session at Southstart. Lauren works with dynamic, creative and purpose-driven teams and leaders. She had some great insight into companies that really live their values and encourage their teams, building aligned teams of people.…
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In this episode I chat with Ben Colley who works for Teamgage and founded the GOOD Product community here in Adelaide. I've been keen to have Ben on the podcast for a while, he has a really interesting background and has some great experience working with startups and building diverse teams - something I was really keen to chat about.…
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Purpose is a bit of a buzz word at the moment but it's something that is really important to people, and more and more it is essential to think about for customers. It's something I have been going back and fourth on for for a while, often it is assumed that to make an impact, your purpose needs to be huge - something that will change the world. I …
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At Digital Noir, we work in a creative environment and industry so creativity is kind of a given but creativity is in everyone, and in all industries. Creativity is how we approach problems, how we look at things, how we work with different skillsets to get to a common goal. So many business practices can really stifle creativity - we need to allow…
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Fear is something that affects people in all walks of life. In all jobs and industries. It's an extremely strong emotion and something that can really affect our ability to perform at our best. We discuss Fear with our guests and interestingly hear it described in so many ways - all of our guests had a different take on how it can manifest in situa…
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This season, each episode is a mash up of different conversations centred around a theme. This week's subject is Diversity. It's something we've been thinking about and discussing on the podcast for a while. Not just integrating diversity at a "high" level in a company, but actually looking at practicalities and some real issues faced by current an…
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A series of chats with some amazing speakers from SouthStart last year. This episode's theme is the Future of Work.By Digital Noir
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Getting Curious, Creative & Chaotic @ Southstart - Craig Swann
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53:27Craig described Southstart as a gathering of curious, creative chaotic individuals stumbling through the world trying to change the future somehow. I love that. Our chat focused on fostering that spirit and, more broadly, how we continue to do this outside of events like this.Some key areas of the conversation were:Southstart 2021Community building…
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I really enjoyed my chat with Nick. He is best known as the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Linktree. If you have not heard of them I am not sure what rock you have been under! Linktree is a tech platform that connects audiences to the online ecosystems of brands, celebrities, creators and causes. I am sure many of you have it on your Instagram…
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Punk Rock, Cannabis & The Art Of Ethical Marketing - Cormac Sheehan
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38:24It was a pleasure chatting with Cormac. He was speaking at Pause Fest last year and we sat down and had a wide-ranging conversation. Storytelling is at the heart of everything Cormac does and in our chat, I discoed it has been a constant thread in his life and career, starting from, his Punk Rock roots in Ireland and taking him around the world in …
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Design is 90% Communication - 10% Work - Alastair Simpson
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35:16Alastair Simpson is a leader and mentor, serving as VP of Design at Dropbox. He loves working with multi-disciplinary teams to solve complex business and interaction design challenges. When we spoke to him, he was head of design at Atlassian, leading a cross-geo design team across a portfolio of their cloud Products and Platforms; Trello, Confluenc…
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This week on Humans Aren't Robots we present a fantastic conversation with the world's leading authority on sextech, Bryony Cole. Sex Tech you say? What is that? Oh, just a 30 30 dollar industry and valued at 130 billion over the next 5 years. A perfect guest for our podcast. I started the chat by asking Bryony what one of the most defining moments…
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How Technology And Humanity Can Come Together To Drive Action - Trent Clews-De Castella
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31:38On this weeks episode, we sat down with Trent Clews-de Castella - Co-founder of Phoria. PHORIA is a world-leading immersive tech studio that specialises in cutting-edge Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) technology. Trent started the business with some friends from school and they have grown to a team of over 30 people in Melbourne.…
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Rapping your way to team happiness and success - Mile Orkin
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1:03:25I had such a fun time talking with Miles Orkin. Miles is a UX lead at Google and spends a lot of his time thinking about how he can empower teams. Miles started his career writing to Thrasher magazine. Which basically makes him my hero! Miles had some fantastic insights into how to create an environment in your workplace that is geared towards maxi…
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Technology led banking NOT bank led technology - Dom Pym
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39:36I was really excited to sit down with Dom Pym who is the Co-Founder of Up Bank and software development company Ferocia. I have heard Dom speak a few times and have been a fan of Up since it launched a few years ago. If you have not come across Up, it is at the forefront of changing the way we think about bank and banking. I fell in love with their…
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How design can turn a house into a home - Kate Freebain
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54:37It was an absolute pleasure to meet and chat with Kate earlier this year at Pausefest. Kate has followed her curiosity and passion and found herself the director of design at NEST which is now a Google company. She studied industrial design here in Australia and had dreams of designing more human connections with computers. She started her career a…
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Welcome to Season 2 of Human's Aren't Robots. In this series of conversations we dive into the realm of creative leadership with humans from some of the worlds most successful companies. We have guests from Google, Atlassian, Nest, Phoria, The future of Sex, Up Bank and more - We touch on a wide range of topics with Creative leadership and Design a…
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Empathy is key to leading a team through crisis - Jim Antonopoulos
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40:59Following another week of rapidly changing new stories, government updates and more uncertainty, I reached out to Jim Antonopoulos, a fellow designer and friend who's thoughts on leadership and teams I find extremely interesting and thought-provoking. Jim runs Tank, a strategic design & innovation consultancy - if you aren't already subscribed to h…
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Navigating The Economic Impact of Covid-19 with HT Capital
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43:51There is A LOT of information going around at the moment, some of it helpful, some less so. I got in touch with Michael and Tim from HT Capital, clients of ours who are perfectly positioned to offer a helpful perspective to small business owners in the same position as us. We discussed the importance of small businesses really taking the time now t…
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Out Of The Tank, And Into The Tent - Steve Baxter
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24:55We were joined at _southstart by investor and entrepreneur - Steve Baxter. Most people will know Steve from Shark Tank Australia but his career is a lot more extensive than that. He has worked with many successful companies in leading roles over the last 25 years, roles that include Founder, Director, CEO and more. We discussed the work ethic of yo…
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In this episode from _southstart I sat down with three incredible people: Adam McCurdie, Mark Reading and Sarah Gun. They were a part of a panel called "Social Impact: The Time is Now", a really interesting discussion that dove into how we can align technology with humanity to tackle some of the most pressing issues that we face. We take a look int…
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From Adelaide To The Heart Of Silicon Valley - Devin Mancuso
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Is Being A Digital Master All It's Cracked Up To Be? - Ben Lee
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Why Your Business Needs A Clear Vision - Elaine Stead
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How Busy Is A Barrier In The Way Of Happiness - Penny Locaso
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41:08It was exciting sitting down with Penny Locaso again, if you've been listening to our podcasts for a while, you'll remember we talked to her at _southstart last year. Penny founded Bkindred and calls herself a "happiness hacker". She teaches people how to slow down, think more, and make decisions to adapt, coining the term Intentional Adaptability …
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Keeping Wellbeing At The Core Of Design - Laura Ryan
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Wearable Technology That's Out Of This World - Alex Moss
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Using Design Thinking As A Powerful Tool - Dan Levy
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Blockchain Trading Is The Future Of Sustainable Energy - Jemma Green
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28:46At South Start 2019, I got to sit down in our podcasting tent and chat with Dr Jemma Green. We found out exactly how Jemma went from working mainstream finance in a bank to finding a passion in sustainability. Jemma is the executive chairman at Power Ledger where renewable energy is at the forefront of their mission. Through the utilisation of bloc…
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A Dive Into The World Of Podcasting - Amelia Veale
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1:01:41I finally got the chance to chat with Amelie Veale from Be The Drop, another awesome Adelaide based podcast. In this episode, we talk about branding, culture, customer services, and get meta about podcasting. We also discuss the way podcasting has grown for both of us. This was a really exciting chat and a great listen for anyone thinking of starti…
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Keeping Content Authentic For The Masses - Stephanie Winkler
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25:11At Pause Fest, I got the chance to sit down with Stephanie Winkler. She is currently the Head of Insights for VICE, previously in the Senior Digital Strategist role. Stephanie also does a lot of work with General Assembly, an organisation that takes young people and equips them with skills in marketing, coding, UX and Design, and more. We talked ab…
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Leveraging Stock Content Could Have Saved The Fyre Festival - Lou Weiss
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37:15I am excited to share this chat with you all. Lou Wiess is the CMO At Shutterstock. If you have ever worked in or around a creative role, you would have heard of them. They are the worlds most abundant source of stock assets. Lou knows his shit! Having been involved in the world of digital marketing for the lifespan of the modern web. Speaking to L…
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How Movember's Cultural DNA Has Grounded It's Success - Sam Gledhill & Marcus Nance
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30:24Sam was joined at Pause Fest by Sam Gledhill and Marcus Nance from the Movember Foundation. Together they discuss how a charity can become such a success and what the future of mental health support holds.By Digital Noir
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A Visionary Future For Adelaide - Bianca Shuman
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40:17When I first heard that someone was doing 'cool stuff' on the Popeye, my ears pricked up. For those of you not here in Adelaide, the Popeye is a historic cruise boat that motors up and down our humble Torrens River. Many of us would have fond memories as kids going for a ride or spotting it while walking the bank or visiting the zoo. Bianca Shuman …
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It's The Pauses In Between The Beats That Make The Magic - Mykel Dixon & Anna McCracken
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36:14I had been podcasting all morning at this point, and Mykel arrived with Anna and suggested he buy a round of beers. The perfect start to a conversation, in my opinion. I had not met Anna before but quickly learnt she does incredible work in the fields of human rights, social work and public policy and had been travelling around Australia in a pop-t…
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Convergence: Humans - Impact - Technology - Craig Swann
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We Are All Creative. We Have Just Forgotten How To Be! - Stephen Gates
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How An Agile Mindset Will Get The Best From Your Team - Craig Brown
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43:50Craig Brown is the CEO of software engineering company, Everest Engineering. Craig is also the founder of LAST Conferences which focus on Lean Agile Systems. LAST Conferences take place in cities around Australia and are curated by local practitioners.To find a conference, follow the prompts at:https://www.lastconference.com/Read Sam's review of a …
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Choosing Partners That Share Your Values - Jacqui Bull
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27:00We sat down with Jacqui live from Pausefest to chat about her experience with Sidekicker, a business she co-founded at the age of 22. Sidekicker is a technology platform that lets businesses hire temporary staff, or as they call them, Sidekicks. Backed by SEEK and with offices in every major city across Australia and New Zealand, they employ 10,000…
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How To Build A Valuable And Sustainable Business - Grant Munro
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35:15Sam is joined by Grant Munro, self made entrepreneur and founder of Flashstock. They chat about the scalability of a company, and the importance of providing relevant content to your clients. Grant has created custom content for the likes of Blackberry and Budweiser, and eventually had his company acquired by Shutterstock! A good listen for anybody…
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Growing A Team Is Like Gardening - Paolo Malabuyo
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Design As A Problem Solving Approach - Aarron Walter From InVision
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38:17This week on Digial Noir Presents, we're joined by Aarron Walter - VP of Design Education at InVision. Aarron draws upon 15 years of experience running product teams and teaching design to help companies enact design best practices.He emphasises that design isn't something to be applied to an end product in hopes of making it pretty, but a problem …
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How To Help Your Teams Flourish At Work - Charlie Simson
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39:49We were really excited to chat with Charlie at Pausefest this year, we have been longtime fans of Bellroy and was really interested to hear more about the behind the scenes at the company. At the time of this conversation, Charlie was the head of flourishing at Bellroy. Helping their team and customer to 'flourish' in life is one of the guiding pri…
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Using Video To Grow Your Brand - Suzie 'String' Nguyen
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1:04:37String built a loyal following on Meerkat and after its death moved across to Snapchat to build an audience to big up the powers of video for personal and business branding. She is great at it. She knows that consistency is key and 'showing up' at the same time every day / week to deliver scheduled, high impact content 'Live' is a brilliant way to …
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Connecting Collaborative Australians - Philipp Dautel
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56:00This week, Christo and I sat down with Phillip Dautell - Tonsley Precinct Director, to trade ideas on the need for expanding co-working spaces, Adelaide as a leading city, Office morale and creating self-sustaining communities in larger cities.The Tonsley Innovation District is driving change and realising the future. It's a tight, focused, vibrant…
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My Grandma Ben - Pickles & The Power Of Community
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59:50Last week, Sam went down to Plant 4 to hang out with Jessie Spiby, Founder and Taylor Peplow Ball from My Grandma Ben. My Grandma Ben is not your average store/eatery. They have a real passion for sustainability and striving to be more eco-friendly in everything they do, especially their business practices. We had a chat about the importance of com…
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