XpoNorth Podcast

XpoNorth

These podcasts have been curated by XpoNorth to highlight different ways that you can potentially generate new ideas, products, services and income, during what is a very difficult period for most businesses and organisations.

  1. 07/07/2022

    XpoNorth Podcast #022 – Ryan Aitken, founder CDCorp – use of NFTs in the Whisky Industry

    Ryan Aitken is the founder and Managing Director of CDCorp a Scottish based crypto consultancy which has been leading in the use of Non Fungible Tokens (NFTS) in the Whisky sector.  Show Highlights: Ryan explains what blockchain is and how this technology underpins ideas like crypto currency, NFTs and DAOs.Explores the fundamental appeal and disruptive power of decentralised technologies like Blockchain.Addresses the debate around the ecological impacts of blockchain transactions.Describes some of the projects that have been involved with.Participants: Interviewee: Ryan Aitken – Founder and Managing Director of CDCorp Host: Tim Wright: Tim Wright is co founder of twintangibles a Scottish based management consultancy and an advisor at  XpoNorth Digital Date Recorded: May 2022 Date  Published: July 2022 Resources / Articles mentioned in the podcast:  CDCorp Website: https://cdcorp.co.uk/ The Whisky Barrel: https://www.thewhiskybarrel.com/ City if Berkeley Blockchain Bond: https://www.govtech.com/biz/berkeley-calif-plans-for-first-muni-bond-issued-on-blockchain.html

    56 min

  2. 01/09/2021

    XpoNorth Podcast #021 – Creativity, story telling and funding with Ken Gordon, European Space Agency

    Ken Gordon is the European Space Agency’s Business Ambassador for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Part of Ken’s mission is to promote and encourage people to apply for the European Space Agency’s funding programme. He talks to Dougal Perman about opportunities for people working in the creative industries across the Highlands and Islands. Ken is also a podcast producer and really interested in people and stories. We talk about the importance and value of storytelling and how he was drawn to what he does now because of a childhood love of space and science fiction. Show Highlights: SpaceSatellite technologyCreative industries fundingBusiness developmentStorytelling Participants: Interviewee: Ken Gordon Host: Dougal Perman: Dougal is director of content company Inner Ear, chair of the Scottish Music Industry Association and an advisor at XpoNorth Digital. Resources: https://business.esa.int/ https://twitter.com/Space4Europe https://www.youtube.com/user/artesapps/featured https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethgordon/ https://refugeevoicesscotland.com/

    1h 1m

  3. 17/08/2021

    XpoNorth podcast #020 – Michael Rueger, Creative Director of Innovation Lab, Ravensburger – Innovation, creativity, technology

    Michael Rueger is Creative Director, Ravensburger Innovation Lab in Germany. We discuss what makes innovation distinctive from creativity, how Michael integrates this with a long-established brand and product set such as Ravensburger, the role of technology, the importance of characters, working with franchises, the approach they use and what a jigsaw might be like in 20 years! Date Recorded:  2021 Date  Published: August 2021 Participants: Interviewee: Michael Rueger Host: Tim Wright: Tim Wright is co-founder of twintangibles a Scottish based management consultancy and an advisor at  XpoNorth Digital Resources / Articles mentioned in the podcast: Ravensburger: https://www.ravensburger.com/

    1h 4m

  4. 26/07/2021

    XpoNorth Podcast #019 – Sadie Dixon-Spain of The Walking Theatre Company – sense of place in performance

    Sadie Dixon-Spain is artistic director and founder of The Walking Theatre Company. Based in Argyll, Sadie founded The Walking Theatre Company based on a love of movement, storytelling, history and the environment. She talks to Dougal Perman about all of those things including her passion for and fascination with Scotland’s stories. They also discuss how Sadie grew her theatre company as a commercial concern without relying on funding, how the work her company makes responds to its situation and surroundings and what they did to innovate during the pandemic; especially in reference to their successful project for children called Zippedy Zoom Club and the company’s first film production Macbeth The Red.   Show Highlights: Commercial theatreDigital storytellingSite specific/responsive creative workTheatrical filmmakingAudience interaction  Participants: Interviewee: Sadie Dixon-Spain Host: Dougal Perman: Dougal is director of content company Inner Ear, chair of the Scottish Music Industry Association and an advisor at XpoNorth Digital. Date Recorded: 30 June 2021 Date  Published: July or August 2021 Resources:   https://thewalkingtheatrecompany.com https://twitter.com/twtc  https://www.facebook.com/TheWalkingTheatreCompany  https://www.instagram.com/TheWalkingTheatreCompany https://zippedyzoom.club

    1h 20m

  5. 24/06/2021

    XpoNorth Podcast #018 – Emma Neilson, changing workplaces - from music festivals production to project manager at Wasps

    How do you take those golden moments when the sun breaks through the clouds in a muddy field while the beats keep the crowd’s feed stomping, to a beautiful bespoke new workspace in Inverness? Emma Neilson has been on that journey; having worked in music festival production for much of her career she is now in project management for Wasps. She spoke to Dougal Perman about her life in festivals, what she learned about remote working and collaboration and empathy, how the workplace is adapting and some of the positive aspects about life and work that we can take from the pandemic. Emma Neilson is a project manager at Wasps and a former music festivals production manager. Emma is working on the new Inverness Creative Academy which will provide artistic, making, co-working, studio and office space for creative people in the region. Emma speaks to Dougal Perman about how the workplace is evolving, what people need and want from the spaces in which they work and reflects on her experiences working on music festivals and what she learned there. These podcasts have been curated by XpoNorth to inspire you and highlight different ways that you can potentially create, generate new ideas, products, services and income during what is a very difficult period for most businesses and organisations. Date Recorded: 30 April 2021 Date  Published: June 2021 Show Highlights: Flexible workingMusic festival productionCreative spacesCollaborationEmpathy  Participants: Interviewee: Emma Neilson Host: Dougal Perman: Dougal is director of content company Inner Ear, chair of the Scottish Music Industry Association and an advisor at XpoNorth Digital. Resources: Wasps Inverness Creative Academy https://invernesscreativeacademy.org.uk/ https://www.waspsstudios.org.uk/spaces/artist-space/inverness-creative-academy/ https://www.facebook.com/invernesscreativeacademy/ https://www.twitter.com/waspsstudios

    54 min

  6. 26/04/2021

    XpoNorth Podcast #017 – Nick Wyness of The Tank Museum discusses digital and the benefits of their patronage scheme

    Museums are making ever more sophisticated use of digital technologies. This might be simply extending their reach, opening access to the collection, enhancing exhibits or harnessing the crowd to co curate. The Tank Museum is a world leading collection of armoured vehicles and has achieved a great deal through its innovative use of digital and translated the extended engagement they have achieved into a finance resource through their patronage project. Nick Wyness Head of Marketing & Engagement at the Tank Museum in Bovington has led the digital program at the museum to great success. Boasting a highly international reach, successful multimedia channels, and the word renowned TANKFEST, Nick joined us to share his insights on the role and importance of digital to a major collection, particularly during a pandemic. Date Recorded:  March 2021 Date  Published: April 2021 Participants: Interviewee: Nick Wyness Head of Marketing & Engagement Tank Museum Host: Tim Wright: Tim Wright is co-founder of twintangibles a Scottish based management consultancy and an advisor at  XpoNorth Digital Resources / Articles mentioned in the podcast: Tank Museum https://tankmuseum.org/ TANKFEST https://tankmuseum.org/events/tankfest/ Tank Museum YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTankMuseum Tank Museum Patreon Page https://www.patreon.com/tankmuseum

    48 min

  7. 23/04/2021

    XpoNorth Podcast #016 – Epi Ludvick looks at how crowd sourcing creates value

    Crowdsourcing is an increasingly important activity to a range of sectors, Disrupting and changing the way we consider creating value it is enabled through the availability of low cost high speed low friction communications. The creative Sector and heritage organizations are already actively embracing the advantages and opportunities that crowdsourcing can offer them from collective curation, project finance, to problem solving and content sourcing. Epi Ludvik is the founder and CEO of Crowdsourcing week a global event and content space widely recognized as the go to source for insight on the topic of crowdfunding. Epi explains what inspired him to establish the Crowdsourcing Week brand, how the Bold awards emerged, and sets out the key proposition and value of crowdsourcing, with examples drawn from the creative and heritage sector. Date Recorded:  March 2021 Date  Published: April 2021 Participants: Interviewee: Epi Ludvik Founder andf CEO of Crowdsourcing Week Host: Tim Wright: Tim Wright is co-founder of twintangibles a Scottish based management consultancy and an advisor at  XpoNorth Digital Resources / Articles mentioned in the podcast: Crowdsourcing Week https://crowdsourcingweek.com/ Building Inspector https://buildinginspector.nypl.org/ By the People https://crowd.loc.gov/ Carlo Artti – Drone using Architect https://carloratti.com/ MindHive https://mindhive.org/ We Are Watching https://wearewatching.org/

    40 min

  8. 18/03/2021

    XpoNorth Podcast #015 – Case study – creating a successful podcast series – Stories of Scotland

    In a series of posts on the topic of podcasting, there is nothing to beat a case study. And so here we have an award-winning case study no less! Stories of Scotland is exactly that, an award-winning podcast, create and hosted by Annie MacDonald and Jenny Johnstone who try to unravel the rich tapestry of Scotland’s culture, nature and heritage. Prepared to climb into caves, cairns and chaos, Annie and Jenny travel around Scotland and investigate how stories of the past can help us make sense of modern life. Although only set up in 2019 it already has thousands of downloads, fans across the world and wins awards. Hear about what inspired them, how they met on the Scottish Stand-up scene, how they approach production and content and what to expect from them in the next series. Show Highlights: The origins of Storied of ScotlandProduction and distributionProjects in the pipelineWhat next for Stories of ScotlandOther podcasts worth a listen Participants: Interviewee: Annie MacDonald and Jenny Johnstone Host: Tim Wright: Tim Wright is co-founder of twintangibles a Scottish based management consultancy and an advisor at  XpoNorth Digital Resources / Articles mentioned in the podcast: Stories of Scotland https://www.storiesofscotland.com/ The Harrowing by Storyglass. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-harrowing/id1518315074 Unearthed by Ryan Latto https://www.thebiglight.com/unearthed Scotland: A Scottish History Podcast by Be Quiet Media https://bequiet.media/scotland-scottish-history-podcast Under the Tartan Sky by Glen Moyer http://www.underthetartansky.scot/ Podcart by Halina Rifai, http://podcart.co/ Highland Objects https://highlandobjects.wordpress.com/

    37 min
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These podcasts have been curated by XpoNorth to highlight different ways that you can potentially generate new ideas, products, services and income, during what is a very difficult period for most businesses and organisations.

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