What keeps you up at night? For Brandon Schauer, it was climate change. In a stroke of genius, the former CEO of Adaptive Path decided to look for a role that would help him address his concerns about our planet. He ultimately transitioned to his current role as Senior Vice President of Climate Culture at Rare. 

Brandon has a big heart, and it can be felt in his conversation with Lou. They discuss his education and career path, highlighting his leadership role at Adaptive Path where the agency thrived by sharing knowledge and empowering new talent. As CEO, Brandon navigated business challenges and focused on building lasting client relationships and expanding the agency's impact. This experience eventually led to Adaptive Path's acquisition by Capital One, which marked a significant turning point in Brandon's career.
His transition to climate work was driven by a growing concern for the environment. After struggling to find a direct path connecting design and climate change, Brandon discovered a role at Rare, an organization focused on behavioral change to reduce U.S. carbon emissions. His team at Rare works to identify and promote lifestyle changes, such as how people eat, travel, and power their homes. 

Brandon also shares how his design background continues to influence his work at Rare, particularly in "behavior placement"—a method of subtly integrating eco-friendly choices into entertainment to normalize sustainable behaviors. He emphasizes the soft power designers hold, noting how they can integrate sustainability into their work, even if their roles aren’t explicitly focused on climate. By doing so, designers can influence corporate decisions and consumer behaviors, helping to create a shift toward more sustainable norms in everyday life.

A Designer Fighting Climate Change with Brandon Schauer

🔍 How do we make AR, VR, voice interfaces, and wearables truly effortless to use?

Emerging technologies are transforming the way we interact with the digital world, but without good usability, they can feel frustrating and confusing. In this episode, we explore how to design seamless, intuitive, and frustration-free experiences for cutting-edge tech like:

✅ Augmented Reality (AR) – How to make digital overlays feel natural
✅ Virtual Reality (VR) – Avoiding motion sickness & creating intuitive navigation
✅ Voice Interfaces – Making AI assistants feel more human
✅ Wearables – Designing for glanceable, on-the-go interactions

💡 Why You Should Listen:

Learn real-world usability strategies from companies like Apple, Oculus, and Google
Discover the biggest usability mistakes and how to avoid them
Get a sneak peek into the future of usability for brain-computer interfaces, gesture controls, and AI-powered UX
🌍 Whether you're a UX designer, product creator, or tech enthusiast, this episode will change the way you think about usability in next-gen technology!

🎧 Listen Now & Level Up Your UX Game!

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What’s an emerging technology you love, but think could be more user-friendly? Drop a comment!

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Usability for NextGen

User Experience (UX) is the backbone of successful website designing services. By focusing on intuitive design, seamless navigation, and user-centric elements, UX enhances how visitors interact with your website. It not only improves customer satisfaction but also boosts engagement, conversions, and retention rates. 


How UX Can Elevate and Transform Your Website Designing Services

On Episode 549 of Impact Boom, Urooj Qureshi of Design Centered Co. discusses why human-centred design is crucial when creating inclusive and sustainable products and services, and frameworks for effectively driving transformational change on local and global scales.

If you are a changemaker wanting to learn actionable steps to grow your organisations or level up your impact, don't miss out on this episode!

If you enjoyed this episode, then check out Episode 101 with Leah Heiss on how human centred design methodology can create social impact -> https://bit.ly/4gYEXIu

The team who made this episode happen were:
Host: Indio Myles
Guest(s): Urooj Qureshi
Producer: Emma Dimech

We invite you to join our community on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram to stay up to date on the latest social innovation news and resources to help you turn ideas into impact. You'll also find us on all the major podcast streaming platforms, where you can also leave a review and provide feedback.

Episode 549 (2025) Urooj Qureshi On Aligning Impactful Business With Human Centred Design

Packet loss can be bad news for network flows and customer experience. However, in our experience, NetOps teams tend to focus on major spikes in packet loss, while overlooking smaller amounts like 1 or 2%.

This might be a mistake. 

Tune in for a deep dive into research findings suggesting that even 1% packet loss can significantly impact user experience—and recommendations for steps NetOps teams should take as a result.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:07 The Surprising Impact of 1% Packet Loss
02:50 Research Methodology
08:17 Key Findings
13:55 Recommendations for NetOps Teams
16:48 Additional Research
22:30 Get in Touch

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For additional insights on our packet loss research, explore all three parts of our Path Quality blog series:

- Path Quality Part 1: The Surprising Impact of 1% Packet Loss: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/path-quality-surprising-impact-one-percent-packet-loss?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q3_internetreport_q3fy25ep5_podcast

- Path Quality Part 2: Understanding the Impact of Packet Loss on Applications: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/path-quality-understanding-impact-packet-loss-applications?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q3_internetreport_q3fy25ep5_podcast

- Path Quality Part 3: Is BBR the Future of Congestion Avoidance?: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/path-quality-brr-future-congestion-avoidance?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q3_internetreport_q3fy25ep5_podcast


And to learn more about how to deliver seamless digital experiences in a distributed IT landscape, read this eBook:  https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/guide-to-next-generation-assurance-ebook?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q3_internetreport_q3fy25ep5_podcast 

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If you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes

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ABOUT THE INTERNET REPORT
This is The Internet Report, a podcast uncovering what’s working and what’s breaking on the Internet—and why. 

Tune in to hear ThousandEyes’ Internet experts dig into some of the most interesting outage events from the past couple weeks, discussing what went awry—was it the Internet, or an application issue?

Plus, learn about the latest trends in ISP outages, cloud network outages, collaboration network outages, and more.

Catch all the episodes on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform:

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-report/id1506984526

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ADFvqAtgsbYwk4JiZFqHQ?si=00e9c4b53aff4d08&nd=1&dlsi=eab65c9ea39d4773

- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ciscopodcastnetwork/sets/the-internet-report

Why Even 1% Packet Loss Can Impact User Experiences

Matt Webb doesn’t just talk about emerging technologies—he builds with them, lives with them, and prototypes the futures they might bring. In this episode, Lou Rosenfeld talks with Webb—designer, technologist, and featured speaker at the upcoming Designing with AI 2025 conference—about how GenAI represents a kind of temporal leap: a sudden arrival of capabilities that feel like they should've taken another decade to develop.

Matt shares how he explores "weak signals"—small, often personal experiments or observations that hint at larger shifts to come. From building an early website with GPT-3 to creating an app that tracks the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Matt explains how play, laziness, and curiosity drive his invention process. He also touches on how GenAI changes our relationship to search, learning, and even design itself—pushing us into a world where conversations with information replace traditional retrieval methods. The discussion spans adaptive design, epistemic journeys, and the potential for everyone to become a maker of tools, apps, and meaning.

AI and Other Strange Design Materials with Matt Webb

Are you doing omnichannel pharma marketing right?

Many pharma brands claim to be omnichannel—but their campaigns tell another story. Learn how to create seamless, compliant, cross-channel journeys for HCPs and patients.


Read this podcast as an article here 👉 https://iguazu.co.uk/articles/omnichannel-pharma-marketing-strategy?utm_source=Soundcloud&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=mastering-omnichannel-2025&utm_id=podcast

Omnichannel Pharma Marketing Strategy

Vom Mobilfunk über die Reiseindustrie ins Herz eines Spitals: Alexander Nelles, CIO des Kantonsspitals Winterthur (KSW), bringt frischen Wind in eine Branche mit gewachsenen Strukturen. Im Gespräch mit Alfred Angerer und Stefan Lienhard erzählt er, wie ihn der Wunsch zu helfen vom Arzttraum zur Business-Tech-Karriere führte und warum er die Rolle des „Dschungelkönigs“ im Digitaldickicht übernimmt. Ob Patientenportal, KI-Assistentin oder Net Promoter Score: Für ihn zählt, was Wirkung entfaltet. Es geht um Use Cases mit echtem Mehrwert, die Rolle eines CIOs und eine These, die aufhorchen lässt: Spitäler ohne Ärzte? Willkommen im Jahr 2045. 

106 Alexander Nelles – Der KSW CIO und seine Spitalvision

Discover 10 common UX mistakes hurting pharma websites. Learn practical tips from Iguazu to enhance navigation, accessibility, and boost HCP & patient engagement.

In the pharma industry, a poor user experience can lead to missed opportunities and reduced trust with HCPs and patients. Are you unknowingly committing UX mistakes that are driving them away? 🤔

Our new article, 'From Clicks to Clarity: 10 UX Mistakes Pharma Brands Must Fix' uncovers 10 common errors that could be sabotaging your website's performance. Learn how to identify these issues and implement immediate fixes to boost engagement.

Don't let these silent killers undermine your digital presence. Discover how to create intuitive, compliant, and results-driven UX designs tailored for the pharma industry.

➡️ Read the full article and boost your website's engagement: https://iguazu.co.uk/articles/ux-mistakes-pharma-websites?utm_source=SoundCloud&utm_medium=social_media&utm_campaign=ux-mistakes&utm_id=promo

From Clicks to Clarity: 10 UX Mistakes Pharma Brands Must Fix 3 April 2025 Edit

In dieser Folge sprechen Daniel Höhnke und Tim Schestag über einen der wohl größten Schritte in der Evolution der Suche: Googles AI Mode startet in der EU, inklusive deutscher Sprache.
Was bedeutet das für den E-Commerce, wenn der „ChatGPT der Google-Suche“ nun auch hierzulande verfügbar ist? Und wie verändert das den Einstiegspunkt für Produktrecherchen, Content und Customer Journeys?

Zudem im Fokus: OpenAI’s große Ankündigungen der Woche.
Mit der Einführung von Apps innerhalb von ChatGPT öffnet sich das Tor zu einem völlig neuen Ökosystem. ChatGPT könnte so zur zentralen Plattform für Services, Commerce und Content werden. Ergänzt wird das durch die Vorstellung von Sora, der neuen Social- und Videogenerierungs-App von OpenAI, die mit realitätsnahen KI-Videos beeindruckt und zugleich neue Fragen zur Personalisierung und Segmentierung aufwirft.

📢 In den News der Woche:

	•	Doofinder AI Assistant – Conversational Search für Shops als Antwort auf Google & ChatGPT
	•	TikTok Visual Search Tagging – automatische Produkterkennung & direkte Kaufoptionen
	•	Meta AI Targeted Ads – KI-Chats werden jetzt zur Werbequelle
	•	Channable & Channelengine – öffnen ChatGPT Shopping für Nicht-Shopify-Händler

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🎧 Jetzt reinhören und verstehen, warum Googles AI Mode und OpenAI Apps den Commerce fundamental verändern werden – überall, wo es Podcasts gibt!
📲 Abonniert den Podcast, folgt uns auf LinkedIn und teilt euer Feedback.

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#170 Heute startet Googles AI Mode auch in Deutschland & der EU + die NdW

Lou Rosenfeld talks with a LOT of brilliant, interesting changemakers in the UX world and beyond. Subscribe to the Rosenfeld Media podcast for a bird's eye view into what shifts UX faces, and how individuals and teams can respond in ways that drive success.

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Ein Podcast zum Thema Management und Führung im Gesundheitswesen. Alfred Angerer ist Professor an der ZHAW für Management im Gesundheitswesen und der Gründer von Marktplatz Gesundheitswesen. Im Podcast interviewt er spannende Leute, mit welchen er die aktuellen Trends bespricht.   Dabei blickt er in eine zukunftweisende Richtung, bei der Themen wie Digitalisierung und Prozessoptimierung nicht zu kurz kommen.

I specialize on product design, human experience, UX design, psychology and application UI design

Impact Boom searches the globe to find the people, stories & inspiration to help you create maximum positive impact.

We interview world-leading social innovators, entrepreneurs, changemakers, designers, educators, thinkers and doers who share Insights, ideas & inspiration. As long as these leaders are focussing their efforts on creating positive social and environmental change, we'll make sure you hear about it.

The Cisco Podcast Network is a collective of podcasts from across Cisco spanning technology to culture and everything in between. Hear from Cisco customers, partners, and Cisco insiders on the topics that matter most to you. Email us with your feedback and suggestions. Discover your favorite playlists today!

Der E-Commerce Dudes Podcast ist dein wöchentlicher Begleiter in die Welt des Online-Handels. Moderiert von Daniel Höhnke und Tim Schestag, bietet der Podcast seit 2018 spannende Einblicke in aktuelle Trends und Entwicklungen im E-Commerce. Von praxisnahen Tipps für Unternehmer über tiefgehende Analysen bis hin zu innovativen Ideen - hier erfährst du alles, was du wissen musst, um im digitalen Handel erfolgreich zu sein. Egal, ob du gerade erst startest oder bereits ein etablierter Händler bist, die E-Commerce Dudes liefern wertvolle Inhalte und inspirierende Gespräche, die dich weiterbringen. Hör rein und entdecke, wie du deinen E-Commerce auf das nächste Level bringen kannst!

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