Mind Your Gaps by Dr Jan Jervis, PhD

In this short podcast, two AI hosts do a great job of "deep diving" into my blog post titled, "Questions: are they a skill? Consider this: if we don’t know what to ask, how will we know what to learn? In the digital world, the questions we ask shape the answers we get — and the decisions we make. But here’s the thing: most of us start with the wrong question. We jump straight to “Which app is best?” or “Why won’t this work?” without stopping to think about what we actually need. I...

In this episode of the Mind Your Gaps podcast, two AI hosts delve into Dr. Jan Jervis's human-written blog post, Wait – Isn't the Web the Internet?, in which she discusses whether the Web (short for World Wide Web) and the Internet are actually the same thing (they are not)!Dr. Jervis emphasises how crucial this understanding is, particularly for non-designers who will be part of our dynamically changing future. Navigating how we access and interact with information, especially now that we

In this podcast, "Imagine a future with no Internet," by Dr Jan Jervis, PhD, you are invited to engage in a thought experiment and consider the profound transition our world is experiencing that is not just technological, but also human and energetic. Jan's central premise explores how the disappearance of the Internet would redefine human work, the tools we use, and what we value as a society. Her work explores the surprising notion that some AI systems, specifically "On-Device AI" or "Edge...

This podcast is the exciting second part of a series called “What is Design?” written by (human) Dr Jan Jervis, PhD. The two AI hosts delve into her article, discussing the value of design and its impact on our daily lives and the economy. They invite us to think about whether we should give design more appreciation. They discuss studies that identify how the value of design in companies that clearly embrace design strategies results in significantly higher profits. However, this evidence is...

The Design Dilemma – Why Defining Design is So HardThis podcast is hosted by two AI hosts who "deep-dive" into my (human-written) blog post, in which I examine the significant challenges associated with defining the term "design." It's fascinating to hear their lively discussion and how they interpret the issues I discuss in the blog post. It is almost hard to remember that they are not humans talking! The interview focuses on my key points. For example, the word "design" is so co...