The Innovation Engineer Podcast

Would you wear a mask while working? Or while playing video games? You may need the Phasma mask! A problem known mostly to gamers with small apartments and a girlfriend! But also an issue because of those useless open space offices, where it’s always too loud. This is a conspiracy! Just go to another room or get a different apartment! Shut up and take my money! Meet Andrés, the founder and inventor from Metadox, the company behind the revolutionary 'Phasma' mask. This is no ordinary face mask from the good old Covid times - it's a groundbreaking piece of technology that is soundproof and equipped with a microphone, allowing you to communicate with the world while maintaining a peaceful environment for those around you. Let's dive into this journey of innovation in the gaming industry, crowdfunding and why it’s so hard to develop a hardware product from scratch. Hosted by two former CTOs who decided to stay hands-on, both veterans of the industry with decades of experience as engineers. You can expect many stories from current and past ventures. Meet Innovation Engineer Tarek Madany Mamlouk and Principal Engineer Sebastian "Waschi" Waschnick. Key Takeaways Chapters Stuff we mentioned We really need to talk more about cool gadgets - I promise we will do this more in future episodes! https://metadox.pro/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metadox/the-phasma-a-voice-dampening-mask-for-gamers What should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTubewebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lars is one of us. Would you trust an Artificial Intelligence to make the right political choices? More than you trust our modern politicians? Today we talk to Asker Bryld Staunæs, the founder and acting party secretary of the Danish Synthetic Party - the world's first political party driven by artificial intelligence. But Asker will only be the party secretary until their AI figurehead Leader Lars is legally allowed to take over! The official representative and face of The Synthetic Party is actually an AI called Leader Lars and also their policies are derived from AI! We talk about what happens if you have a public discussion between Leader Lars and a real conservative politician, what the name Lars stands for, why you can’t use the infamous GPT-3 model for Leader Lars and if data is objective or not. And let’s be honest, this interview is totally biased: With Tarek being a former AI researcher and Waschi being a real Cyborg with an artificial ear, it’s already clear what our opinion on this topic is going to be! Hosted by two former CTOs who decided to stay hands-on, both veterans of the industry with decades of experience as engineers. You can expect many stories from current and past ventures. Meet Innovation Engineer Tarek Madany Mamlouk and Principal Engineer Sebastian "Waschi" Waschnick. Key Takeaways Show Notes Stuff we mentioned We really need to talk more about cool gadgets - I promise we will do this more in future episodes! https://computerlars.com/https://www.descript.com/https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Marc-Uwe-Kling/dp/3548291872/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/politics/cambridge-analytica-scandal-fallout.htmlWhat should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTubewebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does every company need to introduce OKRs? Obviously not, but most do it anyway. And why are there so many engineers who hate OKRs? It’s getting hot, so tune in and learn about what OKRs are, when not to use them and what the real benefits are. Tarek and Waschi both have very mixed experiences with using OKRs. It’s a love/hate relationship! There is great value in using them and we saw them bringing so much value to companies! But we also saw them go to waste way too often and being burned, even hated. There is only one thing we can do: We explain why and when to introduce them and discuss the potential pitfalls of OKRs. And provide you with valuable insights on how to avoid them! Join us as we dive deep into the world of OKRs, and help you determine if they are the right tool for your company. Hosted by two former CTOs who decided to stay hands-on, both veterans of the industry with decades of experience as engineers. You can expect many stories from current and past ventures. Meet Innovation Engineer Tarek Madany Mamlouk and Principal Engineer Sebastian "Waschi" Waschnick. Key Takeaways Show Notes Stuff we mentioned We really need to talk more about cool gadgets - I promise we will do this more in future episodes! What should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTubewebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Web3? Not needed. Let’s combine the monkey and the computer! Today we have an awesome guest - Mark Jeffrey! We met him on the social platform Polywork and that's actually the best way to describe him, as he does so many things. Up until last year he worked as a mixture between developer and product manager and as a paramedic on the weekends! And if that's not enough he has a side hustle making wooden globes. And as that's way too many jobs, he quit his work, started a podcast about quitting work and 2 other great podcasts (The Tangled web and The Last Theory) and a seriously cool project called the Open Web Mind! So let's talk about why we should combine the monkey and the computer, how augmented intelligence beats AI, why everything is going to be decentralized (again) and the reason Mark can’t use the coolest VR or AR equipment. Hosted by two former CTOs who decided to stay hands-on, both veterans of the industry with decades of experience as engineers. You can expect many stories from current and past ventures. Meet Innovation Engineer Tarek Madany Mamlouk and Principal Engineer Sebastian "Waschi" Waschnick. Key Takeaways Show Notes Stuff we mentioned We really need to talk more about cool gadgets - I promise we will do this more in future episodes! Polyworkhttps://markjeffery.com/Good Wooden GlobesTheOpenWebMindThe Last TheoryThe Tangled WebThe Quit Work PodcastQualityland What should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTubewebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What motivates people? Obviously there is the need to eat and pay your bills. But we often do things where we are not paid, we work longer or volunteer. You don’t find motivation, nor do you get motivation, but you create motivation. But how? Well, today we talk about Master, Autonomy and Purpose - the Motivation 3.0 framework defined by Daniel Pink in his book drive. Does Mastery mean writing three unit tests for each line of code? Does every company need a big purpose like saving the world? Is it even worth working for an agency? Can you even be a good engineer if you don’t program in your free time? Do all product owners micro manage their engineers? And remember the basics: Don’t die! Actually thinking about what mastery, autonomy and purpose means helps us to see why people are doing the things that they are doing. And not only understanding others, it’s also like looking into the mirror and understanding why I have this passion for this specific project or the passion to go into that one direction. Or in leadership, understanding the people you are working with, why they are driven to a certain direction, or why they are behaving in a certain way, and trying to map this into their drive for autonomy, mastery, and purpose. You are not a manager anymore managing people. You are a leader and those are your new tools. Hosted by two former CTOs who decided to stay hands-on, both veterans of the industry with decades of experience as engineers. You can expect many stories from current and past ventures. Meet Innovation Engineer Tarek Madany Mamlouk and Principal Engineer Sebastian "Waschi" Waschnick. Key Takeaways Show Notes Stuff we mentioned We really need to talk more about cool gadgets - I promise we will do this more in future episodes! Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates UsReworkManagement 3.0 What should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTubewebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you measure and evaluate the performance of your senior engineers? Can you even do it as a non-engineer? And what are diminishers and multipliers in your team? I’m an introvert, will I ever become a real senior engineer! And how do you even decide who get’s a raise and who not? Clean Coders to the rescue, I need your help. Welcome to The Innovation Engineer Podcast, your favorite place for picking brains of your favorite engineers. This time Ard asked us how you actually evaluate and judge senior engineers. We already talked about what makes a good senior engineer in episode 2 of our podcast. Can this even be done by a manager who didn’t touch code for a decade? Or even a manager who never coded? The simple answer: Yes! Because code quality and pure technical skills are the least important thing you are looking for in senior engineers. Hosted by two former CTOs who decided to stay hands-on, both veterans of the industry with decades of experience as engineers. You can expect many stories from current and past ventures. Meet Innovation Engineer Tarek Madany Mamlouk and Principal Engineer Sebastian "Waschi" Waschnick. Key Takeaways Show Notes Stuff we mentioned What makes a senior engineerDunning–Kruger effectEngineer Career DevelopmentDrive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates UsNo Rules RulesClean CodersWhat should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTubewebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is a new version of the internet coming, maybe it’s version 9 or web3? Some call it Metaverse, but nobody knows what it is. Nobody? No! Two engineers try to clarify and resist the marketing hype. Let’s find out why we need a markup description for ridiculous hats and what the Metaverse and web3 actually are. What do you prefer, Roblox or Fortnite? Welcome to The Innovation Engineer Podcast, your favorite place for picking brains of your favorite engineers. This time we ask ourselves if the Metaverse and Web3 are actually legit. Is it just marketing? And aren’t we already at web9 or something? We talk about our experiences using VR and AR equipment, why Facebook did change their name to Meta and how this new alternative to the World Wide Web with http and URLs may look like. Hosted by two former CTOs, both veterans of the industry, you can expect many stories from current and past ventures. Meet Innovation Engineer Tarek Madany Mamlouk and Principal Engineer Sebastian "Waschi" Waschnick. Key Takeaways Show Notes Stuff we mentioned Ready Player One (book)moviePeleton Bike RobloxFortnitePower GloveWhat should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTubewebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Israel (or better: Tel Aviv) be the next Silicon Valley? They sure already claim to be and call themself Silicon Wadi. But is it true, or is it just clever marketing? Why do people in Israel need more meetings? And where is Tarek? L'chaim! In today's episode, we have a special guest - Henrike Hedel. She's the Head of Tech Program at the FreeTech Academy and recently returned from a trip through Israel. Plus she's a fan of nerdy mugs. In fact, when COVID first started out, she made a series of Instagram posts featuring her particular mug of the day. She's a huge space nerd, building Lego models of the ISS, and even tried to become an astronaut herself. Thanks to her role in the FreeTech Academy Henrike had the chance to go on a weeklong journey throughout Israel to learn more about their approach to Innovation. And Waschi did a similar journey some years ago and he was the supervisor for a Bachelor thesis about “Innovation Factors in Israel”. Welcome to The Innovation Engineer Podcast, your favorite place for picking brains of your favorite engineers. This time we ask ourselves will Israel be the next Silicon Valley? Or is it already? What is even so special about the Silicon Valley? Hosted by two former CTOs, both veterans of the industry, you can expect many stories from current and past ventures. Meet Innovation Engineer Tarek Madany Mamlouk and Principle Engineer Sebastian "Waschi" Waschnick. Key Takeaways Show Notes Stuff we mentioned SodaStreamBrita Water FilterStar Wars XMas episodeKoawachStartup Nation IsraelWhat should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTubewebsite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I have a claim: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are already dead again, the hype is gone and nobody is talking about it anymore. The hype train moved on to the next topic. Nobody cares if your startup does anything with ML anymore. Or am I wrong? I guess Tarek totally disagrees with me. OK, what is actually the state of AI and ML? Where is it really used right now? And what happened to all those promising startups, which were faking voices, people or creating awesome things with the power of neural networks?! Is the only thing staying from the last hype that every company needs a team of Data Scientists? We have a word or two to say about this topic! Welcome to The Innovation Engineer Podcast, your favorite place for picking brains of your favorite engineers. This time we ask ourselves what happened with the hype around Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and what’s currently state of the art. I will live on forever, as a dead bot! Show Notes The following list of resources contain affiliate links. By using those links, this channel receives a small commission without any additional costs for you. Any support is highly appreciated! Stuff we mentioned https://amzn.to/3dIhyAphttps://amzn.to/3CgIG3Mhttps://amzn.to/3dJiuVfhttps://amzn.to/3c0jV0Zhttps://amzn.to/3A33Bo9https://amzn.to/3QW83vshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1JFXmdE-CYhttps://www.gartner.de/de/methoden/hype-cyclehttps://opencv.org/https://nftnewstoday.com/2022/05/31/live-forever-in-metaverse-with-somnium-spaces-new-tech/ What should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we ask ourselves if VR and AR are only toys for rich kids and nerds. I was promised full-body VR and a reality with way better graphics than our gray reality, but where is it? Or is the Oasis, our promised wonderland, already right before our eyes? Where are the breakthrough games and who is really using AR and VR? How is actually the porn expierenxe and VR and why is this not driving sales? Do I need to go shopping, right now?! And what should I buy, AR or VR googles? It’s all the fault of those damn crypto kiddies! Welcome to The Innovation Engineer Podcast, your favorite place for picking brains of your favorite engineers. This time we ask ourselves what the state of VR and AR is and why there was no breakthrough during Covid. Show Notes 0:00 Intro 1:00 A toy for rich kids 3:45 Fake VR in Star Trek 4:10 The State of VR/AR 5:40 It's not Ready Player One 7:40 Catwalk C 8:38 VR Games 10:48 Motion Sickness is a problem 12:45 Addicted to this Game 14:00 Pokemon Go 14:43 Why the global pandemic was not a breakthrough for VR 16:25 VR Porn is bad 20:35 Old Medium on new Devices 22:39 Do we need better Devices? 24:30 Is VR more than Gaming? 26:20 WWDC 27:30 Next Generation Meeting Point 28:45 A Question of convenience 30:45 It's a Bridge-Technology 31:50 Working in VR 32:30 Real AR Goggles 33:55 VR is a Special Experience 35:00 Military VR 35:25 Wrap Up Stuff we mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afcKtMNWfhkhttps://store.steampowered.com/valveindexhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/620980/Beat_Saber/https://www.kat-vr.com/https://www.playstation.com/de-de/ps-vr2/ What should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode of TheInnovationEngineer podcast, I had the opportunity to chat with Siân Cleaver, Industrial Manager at Airbus Defence and Space. Being a total space nerd myself, I was eager to learn how she came to a career in spacecraft engineering but also about her engagement in the Artemis project and what we can expect from this new era of space exploration. Welcome to The Innovation Engineer Podcast, your favorite place for picking brains of your favorite engineers. Usually we talk about blockchains, AI or quantum computation but today we discuss space exploration. 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Who is Siân Cleaver? 02:41 - What brought you to Germany? 03:46 - Academic paths to spacecraft engineering 06:34 - What is your favourite part of your job? 09:53 - What do we hope to achieve with Artemis? 12:12 - How will traveling to the moon look like after Artemis? 14:39 - How many Artemis missions will there be? 15:42 - Are other nations building competing moon bases? 17:09 - Will there be a continued presence at the moon base? 18:32 - Will you watch Artemis 1 from Cape Canaveral? 20:37 - Making History 22:03 - "This is Rocket Science" - The biggest responsibilities 25:54 - Will the ESM be capable of traveling to Mars? 28:00 - A message to all space enthusiasts Additional Resources: * https://www.airbus.com/en/OrionESM * https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Orion * https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/index.html * https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Innovation Engineer Podcast, your favorite place for picking brains of your favorite engineers. Today we ask ourselves what happened to Clubhouse and what’s the future of Audio. 0:00 Intro 1:00 2:14 Why did Tarek visit the Silicon Valley 3:11 If you are not working with AI, you are doing something wrong 3:30 John Deere is becoming a mayor AI company 4:24 Why don’t you join an American company? 5:02 They are successful, so they must do something right 7:45 They aim for the moon and the will to achieve things 8:57 German companies work differently - all those laws! 14:40 Everybody is gettings promotions all the timer 15:42 Lead from top to down 20:17 Who has problems with his candid communication style?! 24:39 The level of sensitivity in the US is on a different scale 25:22 A German developer who is a really dirty mouth 26:37 This language hurts his ears 28:55 The Americans are one step ahead of Europe 32:20 There are words which don’t belong in a professional environment 34:11 Every time I talk about vacation - The sad truth about American thinking 36:19 Adjusting to the American work load 37:18 The reason Waschi would not move to the US 38:05 Working more would make me less productive 38:28 You have to work 16h in a row vs. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy 40:20 I only hire lazy people because they think about the most efficient ways The Culture Map by Erin Meyer https://thenextweb.com/news/john-deer... https://avdi.codes/the-three-virtues/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we talk about one of the current hype trends, which has been going strong for some years - Audio! Podcast or audiobook, why is it so popular? Does it even make sense to go backward and remove the video again, after it killed the radio star? Do you even remember Clubhouse? We talk about the real reason why Clubhouse did not have an Android app and why it used the invite system. And what does podcast actually mean and where does the word come from? Welcome to The Innovation Engineer Podcast, your favorite place for picking brains of your favorite engineers. Today we ask ourselves what happened to Clubhouse and what’s the future of Audio. Show Notes Stuff we mentioned The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio StarRunners World PodcastThe Stack Overflow PodcastRooster Teeth PodcastThe Tech Review PodcastYoutube VideoBlogpostElon Musk Brain ImplantThe Sauce PodcastThe Battlestar Galacticast What should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should I buy NFTs? Or is it a scam and you are the greater fool. Who can actually sell it? It’s just a token that you are buying! Be an engineer, buy ETFs, not NFTs! Today is all about Decentraland, Smoking Goldfishes, the value of art and a 44 billion dollar market. We also explain what NFTs are, how they are generated, how to sell them, the legal problems and how Waschi lost his crypto wallet - twice. How much money did he lose? No one will ever know. Show Notes Stuff we mentioned The following list of resources contain affiliate links. By using those links, this channel receives a small commission without any additional costs for you. Any support is highly appreciated! CryptoKittiesBored Ape Yacht ClubvideoNFT - What does it stand for?videoCryptokitty - The Harbinger of CrashTezosThe MergeThe First 5000 DaysEtherium 2 changesChina banned crypto mininghttps://amzn.to/3NXTlmBhttps://amzn.to/3QqwPVihttps://amzn.to/3MZzh2fhttps://amzn.to/3mSHKJEhttps://amzn.to/3HsHUBahttps://amzn.to/3mUytRxhttps://amzn.to/3tBrUqIhttps://amzn.to/3NY4WT1What should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you need strict leadership and hierarchy? Agile is right, everything else is wrong. Are self-organizing teams killing your business? That's a very controversial question. I heard Tarek is even having hard discussions about this with his wife! There is a lot of esoteric wrong-value dogmatism in our industry. And that's what we are discussing in today's episode. Management said we need to do this, so grab your nerdiest mug, fill it with the beverage of your choice and enjoy! Hosted by two former CTOs who decided to stay hands-on, both veterans of the industry with decades of experience as engineers. You can expect many stories from current and past ventures. Meet Innovation Engineer Tarek Madany Mamlouk and Principal Engineer Sebastian "Waschi" Waschnick. Show Notes 0:00 Intro 1:49 Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters 2:37 Team Maturity 3:04 An unpopular Opinion 4:09 This is not a Team 4:44 My favorite CTO 5:21 The Fox News of Germany 7:29 Self-Organization needs Leadership 10:08 Put your Ego aside 10:50 This is not Anarchy 11:07 You can't always choose 11:19 There might be Hierarchy 11:59 Abstract Goals 12:38 Alignment 13:49 Micro-Management 15:37 I hate Scrum? 16:07 Agile is about Communication 17:09 Domain Driven Design 17:34 Keep it Simple 18:52 OKR 20:51 Making Money is the Goal by Law 21:49 Because Management says so 22:15 Scrum is the Training Wheels of Agile 23:01 Forget Story Points 25:10 Bottleneck PO 26:04 Double Leadership 28:09 Accountability 28:27 Radical Candor 29:43 The Friend Trap 30:37 Growing into the Culture 31:22 Fire the whole Company? 32:23 Spotify Model 33:33 Becoming part of the problem 34:14 Working like Self-Driving Cars 36:29 Missing Alignment in a Start-Up 37:54 I believe in Self-Organizing Teams 38:32 A very Senior Thing to do 40:16 Outro Stuff we mentioned The following list of resources contain affiliate links. By using those links, this channel receives a small commission without any additional costs for you. Any support is highly appreciated! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we asked ourselves: What makes a senior engineer? And why is Tarek not a Senior Innovation Engineer? 20 years of experience and still not a real senior! How many programming languages do you need to speak and why does scrum not allow speaking with me. Is it about money? Show Notes Stuff we mentioned Netflix Culture CodeNo Rules RulesDomain Driven Designshorter summaryThe Clean Coderlevels.fyiThe Lean Startupbone conduction headset What should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all drank more coffee when we were younger. But how do you stay Healthy as an Engineer? We talk about electro shocks to the crotch, how a pandemic can be the third driver for innovation, about VR and equipment for VR workouts, why engineers against all cliches are very sporty, how you can train your posture with tech gadgets, EMS (Electronic Muscle Stimulation) and running a world record on a treadmill together with other virtual runners. Show Notes Stuff we mentioned VR Body-Sensor-Feeling-Suitetreadmill with virtual runnersTikTok fun.with.factsPosture detector Blackroll posture back strapEMS Suite Beat SaberICAROS HomeWhat should we talk about next? The Innovation EngineerYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.