Unmissables with Ariba Jahan
Episodes
Ep. 15 | The Biggest Competitor to Your Product Might Be Paper | Daniel Burka, Mahima Chandak & Elyce Cole, Hard Problems
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the hardest part of building technology isn’t the interface, it’s earning a place in systems that already work?Daniel Burka left Google Ve...
The Behaviors You Reward Are Your Real Culture | Kit Krugman, Foursquare | S2E5
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you stop talking about culture and start designing it like a system?In this episode, I talk with Kit Krugman, SVP of People & Cultur...
Beyond Dystopia: Designing Futures You Can Live In | Keely Adler & Caitlin Keeley, RADAR
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most futures work stops at trend decks that never leave the room. RADAR is doing something different. As a digital cooperative, they turn collective i...
Making the Invisible Interactive: Immersive Storytelling with Aditi Rajagopal
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to design stories people can step into and feel?Aditi Rajagopal is the Head of Experience Design, Immersive at Atlantic Studios, whe...
Designing Health Tech When Trust Is the Product | Ambreen Molitor
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build digital health products that center care, clarity, and trust?In this episode, I talk with Ambreen Molitor, a product leader...
How Futures Thinking Sharpens Strategy | Tameka Vasquez
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most companies are stuck toggling between reacting to the moment and chasing the next big thing. Tameka Vasquez helps them pause, zoom out, and build ...
The Evolving Landscape of Digital Innovation: Insights on livestream economy, immersive digital ecosystems, gaming, and AI from Jessica Berger | S01E09
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought about having a digital twin?In this episode of Up Next in Tech, I sit down with Jessica Berger, SVP of Innovation at Publicis Me...
Spatial Computing and Building for Gen Alpha with Chief Futurist, Cathy Hackl | S01E08
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Cathy Hackl to discuss her journey and inspiration from being a journalist to becoming a futurist and the godmother o...
What does it take to work in the creative innovation industry? An insider's perspective with Chris Denson | S01E07
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I had the chance to speak with my good friend, Chris Denson, who is a marketer, innovation coach, multimedia host, and bestselling au...
Expanding Digital Identity Through Community Driven Virtual Fashion with Nirmala Shome of the Fabricant | S01 E06
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The runway is going virtual, empowering new creators and breaking industry boundaries through community-driven digital fashion. In this episode, I ch...
Blockchain, Brands and the Future of Consumer Experience and Access with Naimul Huq | S01 E05
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When a machine is super intelligent, can we even reason with it? Can we even tell it what to do? Can we understand it at all? In this episode, I sit ...
Making AI Digital Friends in Augmented Worlds with Alex Herrity of Anima | S01E04
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the art of the possible when you blend technologies like AI, augmented reality (AR), and blockchain with play? Turns out, ownable digital com...
Unlocking the Power of DAOs and Web3 Marketing with Simon Yi of Myosin.xyz | S01 E01
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What are Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and how do they work? What exactly does it mean to market “direct-to-community”? In this ...
Hype vs. Momentum: Decoding Cultural Patterns w/ Matt Klein of Zine & Reddit | S01 E02
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know when something is a trend or just hype? What trends should we even pay attention to right now? In this episode I sit down with Webby A...
Ethical Design and Responsible AI with Kat Zhou of <Design Ethically> | S01 E03
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Kat Zhou, a senior product designer who created the toolkit that helps teams forecast the ethical consequences of their products. S...