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Catalyst Podcast

Catalyst, a Launch by NTT DATA podcast, puts humans at the front and center of digital transformation. Each week, we feature thought leaders who share their insights on reinventing digital experiences, enhancing customer journeys, and driving innovation in the enterprise. From platform transformation to the latest advancements in AI, our guests delve into the challenges and triumphs of digital transformation, emphasizing the critical role of human ingenuity and leadership.

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Design Ai Startup Business Innovation Culture Technology Leadership Society & Culture
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
33 minutes
Episodes
502
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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Levelling the Playing Field: A Look at the Spotify-Apple feud

Levelling the Playing Field: A Look at the Spotify-Apple feud

The battle over the App Store is far from over: In March Spotify launched Time to Play Fair, a website outlining how Apple mistreats companies like Spotify by charging excessive fees, blocking upgrad…
00:20:04  |   Tue 09 Apr 2019
Learning to Code to Understand Technology | A Conversation with Andrew Smith

Learning to Code to Understand Technology | A Conversation with Andrew Smith

Why Go In?:  On today’s episode of Track Changes, Rich and Paul sit down with Andrew Smith, a journalist and writer who recently learned to code. We talk about following curiosity, and learning to pr…
00:32:38  |   Tue 02 Apr 2019
Managing At My Worst and At My Best

Managing At My Worst and At My Best

It is always a negotiation: This week on Track Changes, Paul and Rich discuss how to be a good manager and leader of people. We compare past experiences we’ve had as managers at our worst and best se…
00:24:23  |   Tue 26 Mar 2019
It’s Good To Be The Idiot: A Conversation on 3D and Diving Into New Technology

It’s Good To Be The Idiot: A Conversation on 3D and Diving Into New Technology

Turning the universal mouse button on its head: this week, Paul and Rich discuss the importance of getting into new skills and unlearning old habits. We look at Rich’s new interest in Blender, how it…
00:32:52  |   Tue 19 Mar 2019
Letting Design Function: Product Designers Talk Relay

Letting Design Function: Product Designers Talk Relay

Good design doesn’t have to be complex: Like many, Rich feels like a bit of an outsider when it comes to design. To non-designers, the field can seem confusing, at times even intimidating. But it doe…
00:33:14  |   Tue 12 Mar 2019
What if Al Capone wrote C+? : Evan Ratliff on the The Mastermind, Paul Le Roux

What if Al Capone wrote C+? : Evan Ratliff on the The Mastermind, Paul Le Roux

Can a reclusive coder become a criminal mastermind?: Journalist and author Evan Ratliff spent four years piecing together the story of Paul Le Roux, a programmer who began by selling hundreds of mill…
00:30:28  |   Tue 05 Mar 2019
Back to Words: Getting Past Clutter Online

Back to Words: Getting Past Clutter Online

The web is a mess, and it’s getting messier: This is something you know if you read articles online. Close the pop-up, scroll past the ads, and click ‘next page’ to finish the piece. You’re right, it…
00:27:47  |   Tue 26 Feb 2019
What Harper Reed Thinks: A Conversation With Obama’s Former CTO

What Harper Reed Thinks: A Conversation With Obama’s Former CTO

A Creative Path to Find What's Next :  Harper Reed could have listed his many accomplishments on the historical monument he installed in his parents’ front yard. It could have said that he founded Mo…
00:34:18  |   Tue 19 Feb 2019
Click to Add Title: Making a Better Pitch Deck

Click to Add Title: Making a Better Pitch Deck

Less is more: There’s nothing cool or sexy about a pitch deck. Business folk love them. They’re meant to convince the viewer of something. Some people have a talent for producing them, but most need …
00:27:28  |   Tue 12 Feb 2019
Playing it Safe: Authentication in 2019

Playing it Safe: Authentication in 2019

It isn’t Glamorous, But it’s Critical. In this episode, Paul and Rich explore a time-consuming component of product development: Authentication. You know the drill. You save time and having to memor…
00:23:55  |   Tue 05 Feb 2019
How Can Data Drive Digital Journalism?: A Conversation With Chartbeat’s Josh Schwartz

How Can Data Drive Digital Journalism?: A Conversation With Chartbeat’s Josh Schwartz

Behind Every Great Media Outlet Is Clever Analytics Software:This week Rich and Paul speak to Josh Schwartz, chief of product at Chartbeat, the content analytic ssoftware used by media heavy weights …
00:27:55  |   Tue 29 Jan 2019
So You Want To Work With An Agency : How They Get You

So You Want To Work With An Agency : How They Get You

Fear, Flattery and Word Salad: In this week’s episode, Paul and Rich spill (not-so-secret) insider secrets and discuss what businesses should be wary of when hiring a digital agency. Analytics chang…
00:20:37  |   Tue 22 Jan 2019
Flamethrowers, Pinterest, and Global Connectivity: Looking Forward to 2019

Flamethrowers, Pinterest, and Global Connectivity: Looking Forward to 2019

Conversations are Terrible. Podcasts are Good: 2018 was a rough year for technology in the popular mind. We look at what went wrong to see how it can inform the future tech of 2019. We could say tha…
00:26:05  |   Tue 15 Jan 2019
Digital Problem Solving with Perry Hewitt

Digital Problem Solving with Perry Hewitt

Tradition and the Digital Age: On this episode of Track Changes, we sit down with Perry Hewitt, the former Chief Digital Officer of Harvard University (ever heard of it?) to break down the duties of …
00:32:35  |   Tue 08 Jan 2019
2018 in Review : Tech, Geopolitics, and Fortnite Dances

2018 in Review : Tech, Geopolitics, and Fortnite Dances

Cultural Dialogue is The Person Of The Year: People, corporations, and governments expressed their hesitation and suspicion towards tech in 2018. Is Facebook demolishing the pillars of society? Is yo…
00:31:01  |   Tue 18 Dec 2018
Meeting the First Promise : How Showing Value is Your Most Valuable Political Tool

Meeting the First Promise : How Showing Value is Your Most Valuable Political Tool

Why Do People Want To See Others Fail? This week on Track Changes, we take a look at the power dynamics that play out when we go into big companies to solve problems and ship software. What happens w…
00:23:27  |   Tue 11 Dec 2018
Is Amazon Good for Society? Because It's Taking On New York.

Is Amazon Good for Society? Because It's Taking On New York.

Photo by Joe Lewandowski on Unsplash It’s Black Friday Forever in America: This week on Track Changes we ask the question on everyone’s minds: Are we happy that Amazon has come to Queens? On one ha…
00:31:34  |   Tue 27 Nov 2018
Screen Time and Me Time : A Conversation On Platform Obsessions

Screen Time and Me Time : A Conversation On Platform Obsessions

Everything You Like Is Garbage: You know the creepy feeling of walking into a dark room and finding your kid hunched over the iPad with their eyes glazed over? So do we. On this week’s episode, Paul …
00:29:31  |   Tue 20 Nov 2018
Can Design Be Open Source?: A conversation with Dylan Field about Figma and collaborating on design

Can Design Be Open Source?: A conversation with Dylan Field about Figma and collaborating on design

How Do We Move The Rectangle: It’s no secret that we think design is integral to engineering great products. This week Gina Trapani and Skyler Balbus are joined by Dylan Field, CEO of Figma, to talk …
00:25:01  |   Tue 13 Nov 2018
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