The Culture Design Show

Steve Chaparro, Maria Giudice, and Diana Chaparro-Clark discuss how to deal with making big transitions in one’s life and career—a topic more relevant than ever in the midst of often overwhelming uncertainties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stay tuned.

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In this episode of Culture Design Show, podcast host Steve Chaparro gets interviewed by John Corcoran of Rise25 Media about the importance of awareness in creating cultural shifts. Steve reveals how significant cultural shifts happen as a movement of change rather than a mandate from the top down, the role of leaders in implementing change, and the importance of identifying and addressing problems within the company in the process of creating a new culture.

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Join Steve Chaparro, Founder of Culture Design Studio as he gets interviewed in his own podcast by John Corcoran of Rise25 Media where he talks about the application of design thinking when creating a cultural shift. Tune in as he shares his thoughts on reorganization and creating frameworks in the process of applying design thinking, the importance of a human-centered approach when enacting change,and why change almost always has to begin in the C-suite.

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Join Steve Chaparro, Founder of Culture Design Studio as he gets interviewed in his own podcast by John Corcoran of Rise25 Media about the application and adoption of design thinking in an organization. Tune in as he gives examples of companies who have successfully implemented design thinking in their workspace and he also shares the importance of moving beyond what consultants bring to the table and finding different ways to implement design thinking in both client-facing and internal interactions.

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Steve Chaparro and Deborah Hankin discuss how you can become a more effective leader by creating a stronger, symbiotic relationship with your people. Stay tuned.

Deborah Hankin is an industry-leading, award-winning Chief People Officer with a demonstrated history of working globally in the innovation consulting, marketing and advertising industries. She has held key leadership positions in some of the top creative firms in the world, including W2O Group, SYPartners, and Geometry Global.

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One of the biggest misconceptions about leadership is the idea that every situation can be handled using a linear, scripted process. In reality, things don’t always work out the way you planned. The better approach to leadership? A readiness to respond appropriately in the moment.

Steve Chaparro and David A. Miller discuss how improvisation is all about drawing on your “skills, talent, wiring, and training” to contribute to whatever needs to be done in the moment.

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Today’s guest speaks on Design Operations as an exercise in culture design. Changing communities—and, by extension, human behavior—is really about changing cultures. “At the heart of Design Operations is transformational work. It’s about changing the way we work and the way we approach problems.”

Alison Rand discusses how you can maximize your team’s capacity for creativity and collaboration by creating environments that encourage the best work from a diverse group of people. Stay tuned.

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As a creative director, our guest Michael Ruby says that he gets his best work from his team when he gives them free rein to discover the look and feel of the project by themselves.

Steve Chaparro and Michael Ruby discuss how to nurture a healthy creative culture through building camaraderie, finding a shared purpose, offering a path for growth, and harnessing the power of decentralized command. Stay tuned.

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Culture is living, dynamic, and best known by the people who shape it day-by-day—the employees. As companies march toward the new normal, leaders must realize that the best way to determine the future of work within their own organizations is to engage in meaningful conversations with their people.

Tina Jones and Steve Chaparro discuss how leaders can have more emotional conversations with their team members to take their company culture to the next level. Stay tuned.

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As a company scales, it is imperative to have a framework on which its culture can adapt and grow. Ideally, making up this framework are these elements: vision to provide a clear direction for the company, goals and targets to attain that vision on a practical level, values which anchor each and every action taken, and consistency and clarity.

Robert Glazer discuss how leaders can cultivate an authentic culture in the workplace and own the values that serve as its foundation.

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