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The Lighthouse Podcast

A deep dive into UX design, all things digital product, and the ins and outs of running a modern creative agency.

Lighthouse is a UX and UI design specialist, based in London and working in digital since 2008. We partner with ambitious businesses from all over the globe to help solve their toughest problems, grow their product teams and strengthen their digital futures.

Innovation Technology Startup Business Development Design
Update frequency
every 28 days
Average duration
25 minutes
Episodes
54
Years Active
2015 - 2023
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#54: User-focused Content and its Importance in the Creative Landscape

#54: User-focused Content and its Importance in the Creative Landscape

Tom was joined by Laura Jackson from creative content agency Not Actual Size to talk about content, a topic that often gets forgotten about and not given the focus it deserves. NAS design content and…

00:20:38  |   Mon 17 Jul 2023
#53: Product Maturity, the Unexpected Joy of Status Reports and Designing for World Leaders

#53: Product Maturity, the Unexpected Joy of Status Reports and Designing for World Leaders

The Lighthouse Podcast returns, and we've had a format re-shuffle! 🎉

In our 'Spotlight' section we take a deeper dive into a topic we know will give a ton of value to product teams. This episode, Head…

00:25:54  |   Tue 09 May 2023
#52: The Overlap Between Type and UX Design with Dalton Maag's Bianca Berning

#52: The Overlap Between Type and UX Design with Dalton Maag's Bianca Berning

Want to get in touch with Bianca Berning? Have a look at all of her work here. 

Want to learn more about font design? Have a look at Dalton Maag!

00:38:04  |   Wed 07 Jul 2021
#51: From designer problem to consumer plugin: how we launched Spacer

#51: From designer problem to consumer plugin: how we launched Spacer

In this edition of the Product Leadership Podcast, Alice and Russ chat about how we created the Spacer plugin for Sketch from an internal problem we had and then turned it into a commercial product. …
00:26:41  |   Tue 08 Dec 2020
#50: Moving online: how to make the most out of remote workshops with John Monks

#50: Moving online: how to make the most out of remote workshops with John Monks

For this edition of the Product Leadership Podcast we invite John Monks from Curve once again, where he talks to Tom on how to facilitate remote workshops and allow for creativity to flow - even when…

00:44:05  |   Thu 15 Oct 2020
#49: An Insider's Guide to Startup Funding

#49: An Insider's Guide to Startup Funding

In this episode of the Product Leadership Podcast Tom is joined by Jonathan Hollis from Mountside Ventures. 

They chat about the wide range of funding options available to startups, how Jonathan's com…

00:27:25  |   Wed 12 Aug 2020
#48: The Secrets of Perfect Creative Workshop Facilitation with John Monks

#48: The Secrets of Perfect Creative Workshop Facilitation with John Monks

John Monks from Curve talks to Tom about how to run amazing creative workshops and the main pitfalls to avoid. Along the way we discuss:

  • How to manage troublemakers
  • Ways to encourage collaboration with…
00:22:08  |   Wed 29 Jul 2020
#47: Redefining Launch - Product Success By Increments

#47: Redefining Launch - Product Success By Increments

Stop thinking of launch as a date in the diary, and instead focus on the smaller, more subtle stages and release your product by increments.

Dan and Tom discuss how little is actually needed to start …

00:25:33  |   Fri 18 Oct 2019
#46: Weighting and Rating - How To Manage Your Backlog

#46: Weighting and Rating - How To Manage Your Backlog

Prioritising the contents of your feature backlog is a vital part of determining your product roadmap. Tom and infrequent co-host Russ talk us through how to go about backlog weighting in order to wo…

00:17:46  |   Fri 13 Sep 2019
#45: The Mini Pitch - Easily Distill, Explain And Present Your Ideas

#45: The Mini Pitch - Easily Distill, Explain And Present Your Ideas

Dan and Tom talk about the mini pitch process, our tried and tested methodology for showing the people who matter that an idea is worthy of taking forward.

We use this at the end of our Idea Generati…

00:14:04  |   Wed 14 Aug 2019
#44: How To Win The Product Lottery

#44: How To Win The Product Lottery

Why do some businesses seem to have the best ideas and launch the best products time and time again? Dan and Tom discuss the innovation lessons we can learn from them.
00:23:49  |   Wed 17 Jul 2019
#43: What Would Happen If You Hired the World's Greatest Designer?

#43: What Would Happen If You Hired the World's Greatest Designer?

Dan and Tom talk about how to make sure you get great results from the UX and UI designers you hire and how hiring the world's greatest designer might not guarantee amazing results if you don't give …

00:19:41  |   Wed 10 Apr 2019
#42: Creating the perfect workflow between UX/UI and development teams

#42: Creating the perfect workflow between UX/UI and development teams

We're back! An embarrassing period of silence but Tom and Russ are back with some handy advice for UX and UI teams kicking off a relationship with an external product development team. Along the way …

00:17:29  |   Mon 04 Mar 2019
#41: Exposing Vulnerability, Breaking Habits and Other Adventures in Creativity with Steve Chapman

#41: Exposing Vulnerability, Breaking Habits and Other Adventures in Creativity with Steve Chapman

We talked to Steve about how he helps teams discover their inner creativity through workshops that take them out of their comfort zone and into the realm of uncertainty. Along the way we discussed:

00:24:56  |   Tue 17 Apr 2018
#40: The Covert Innovator: How to Disrupt Under the Radar

#40: The Covert Innovator: How to Disrupt Under the Radar

We discuss ways in which people can introduce innovation to their organisations alongside their everyday activities. We talk about:

  • How leaders can create an innovation stream with small, simple cha…
00:20:36  |   Tue 13 Mar 2018
#39: How to Conduct Expert User Research (aka How You Might Be Doing It Wrong)

#39: How to Conduct Expert User Research (aka How You Might Be Doing It Wrong)

We talk about the research techniques we've learned and adopted over the years while talking to customers and users. Learn about why conducting good research is one of the most important parts of any…

00:27:19  |   Wed 17 Jan 2018
#38: Juggling Priorities - How Product Teams Can Choose What To Do Next

#38: Juggling Priorities - How Product Teams Can Choose What To Do Next

Any product manager/owner will have a million things to keep on top of and lots of potential ways to take the tool. How do you effectively manage your priorities to make sure you're steering things i…

00:18:40  |   Mon 23 Oct 2017
#37: Appetite for Disruption: Revolutionising Street Food with Feast It

#37: Appetite for Disruption: Revolutionising Street Food with Feast It

We chatted to Feast-It founders Hugo Campbell and Digby Vollrath to learn how they built a platform bringing street food to the masses from the ground up. Along the way we learned:

  • How they faked th…
00:39:30  |   Tue 19 Sep 2017
#36: How to Measure the Four Types of Value Created By Digital Products

#36: How to Measure the Four Types of Value Created By Digital Products

Digital products can bring value to a business in many ways. It's important to know how the product you're developing is going to benefit you and how this will affect your business value. We talk abo…

00:21:33  |   Mon 04 Sep 2017
#35: Managing Ideas: How to Generate, Filter and Judge Innovative Thinking

#35: Managing Ideas: How to Generate, Filter and Judge Innovative Thinking

Lighthouse founders, Dan and Tom, explore the process of ideas. They discuss the ways to generate and validate ideas, as well as the role of idea management in the product development process.

Along…

00:17:46  |   Wed 09 Aug 2017
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