Detroit Labs Podcast

On this episode, Dan and Tobi talked with guests John Rondini, Co-Chair Cybersecurity & Data Privacy at Brooks Kushman, and Detroit Labs team members Jackie Michl and Brian Munzenberger. The group discussed preparing for, preventing, and responding to security breaches through an understanding of the laws and how your organization can incorporate secure thinking into your everyday practice.

On this episode, hosts Dan and Tobi will be joined by Detroit Labs Co-Founder and Chief People Officer, Nathan Hughes. As a VitalSmarts certified trainer in Crucial Conversations, Nathan will lead Dan and Tobi through a role-playing exercise in which we'll learn how to manage conflict through effective communication.

On this special year-end episode of Labs Live, the entire Labs Live production team joins the stream to reflect on this past season's content. They'll talk about the wins and challenges in producing a stream like this, as well as notable moments from our 2020 streams, both on-screen and behind the scenes.

On this episode of Labs Live, Dan and Tobi welcome Detroit Labs Delivery Lead Shannon Kubenez and Technical Program Manager Chris Trevarthen. The discussion will focus on the process of scaling a team and navigating the challenges all teams face when adding new team members to an existing software team.

On this episode of Labs Live, Dan and Tobi welcome Jackie McLaughlin & Karen Liska-Evans from our OnSite team. They'll discuss how hiring and onboarding has changed now that most companies are working remotely.

On this episode of Labs Live, Dan and Tobi welcome Katrina Ohlemacher and Jon Guest, Quality Engineers at Detroit Labs. They'll discuss the role of Quality Assurance (QA) at Labs, the myth that the QA's job is to break things, and how QA's role leads to superior product experiences.

We're LIVE with Eric Ristow of Lineage Logistics talking about data, user experience, and how Lineage has been able to create more efficiency across their operations.

We're LIVE with Design Ops Lead Chris Stevens talking about the importance of adding structure and process to Design, how that supports our offerings like Design Sprints and Discovery, and what all of this looks like when your entire team is remote. 

On this episode of Labs Live! Dan and Tobi talk to parents at Labs. They share what has helped them have moments of success while working from home. 

We're LIVE with a special remote episode of Labs LIVE! Guest hosts Erika and Chrissy cover all things women in tech: Leaning in (or not), balancing family life, and how they make it all work.

Join us in a discussion with Delivery Leads Jackie Michl and Dee Doyle, who are sharing insights on supporting effective teamwork and collaboration on remote software teams. We want to hear from you! Join the conversation by asking questions and sharing your tips for working remotely. 

Erika Languirand, Director of People Development at Detroit Labs, talks to us about what it's been like supporting a now fully remote team and shares tips so you can be successful too.

What is it like working remotely as a designer? Join Steven and Dave as we discuss tips, tools, and process.

Host and sales engineer Tobi and Developer Nikki are talking about The Black Tech Experience on Labs Live!

In this episode of Labs Live! Dan and Tobi sit down with Developer Coach Jen Socia to announce the 2020 Apprenticeship Program! We are taking applications until February 23, 2020.