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Hot Takes with Amanda Schneider of ThinkLab

09 March 2026 24:12 Sid Meadows

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Welcome back to the new Trend Report segment called Hot Takes. Join Sid along with Amanda Schneider as they challenge the idea that our industry sells products and argue for outcomes, ease, and risk reduction as the real value. Along the way they share leadership advice, unlearning in the age of AI, a dress code debate, and the books shaping our thinking.

• process innovation over product features
• leadership that reduces friction and stress
• why customers buy ease, certainty, and outcomes
• industry dress codes and what they signal
• books on AI, moral psychology, and fiction that broaden perspective

References:

*For links to the book recommendations do to https://www.sidmeadows.com/episode176

Connect with Amanda:

Thinklab - https://thinklab.design/
Ted Talk - https://www.ted.com/speakers/amanda_schneider
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandajeanschneider/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/DURwYhDDb9k/

Design Nerds Anonymous Podcast - https://insights.thinklab.design/tag/design-nerds-anonymous

Work for What's Next: Why Workplace Culture is Failing and How the Next Generation Can Fix It by Amanda Schneider - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/work-for-whats-next-amanda-schneider/1149016023


The workplace is changing faster than the conversations guiding it. We’re stepping up with a sharper plan for Season Seven: weekly episodes designed to spark action, challenge assumptions, and give you practical tools to build spaces and businesses that actually work.

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Home Page: www.sidmeadows.com
Podcast Website: https://www.sidmeadows.com/podcast

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The Trend Report introduction music is provided by Werq by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4616-werq License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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