My Colorful Bookshelf

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Since 2020, I have maintained the podcast Minha Estante Colorida (My Colorful Bookshelf), to share book reviews on all subjects. The original podcast is in Portuguese. Five years later, I decided to translate the episodes into English, not only to improve my language proficiency, but also so that more people can have access to these wonderful books.

Episodes

  1. User Friendly

    16 MAY

    User Friendly

    [Design] Review of the book "User friendly: how the hidden rules of design are changing the way we live, work, and play" by Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant. The written text is on this link. At first, this book might seem like a technical one that would only interest designers and developers, but I think everyone should know a little about how the objects we use daily have evolved from a user-friendliness perspective. The link for the YouTube video Ford Fusion Hybrid Dashboard is here. The link for the YouTube video Desktop Metaphor ⁠is here.⁠

    15 min
  2. Where the good ideas come from

    5 MAY

    Where the good ideas come from

    [INNOVATION] Review of the book "Where good ideas come from: the seven patterns of innovation" by Steven Johnson, If you prefer to read this episode, the written text is at ⁠this link⁠. This is one of those million-dollar questions, and Steven Johnson was bold enough to try answering it. I must say: if he didn't get it exactly right, he came very close. The guy did a lot of research and discovered some really interesting things.

    12 min
  3. On Being Certain

    24 APR

    On Being Certain

    [Neuroscience] Review of the book “On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You’re Not” by Robert A. Burton. If you prefer to read this episode, the written text is at this link. The title grabbed me right away. But I have to admit, I found neurologist Robert A. Burton’s book pretty boring. But that doesn’t make the book any less interesting — I’ll summarize it here so you don’t have to suffer...

    7 min
  4. The collaborative habit

    21 APR

    The collaborative habit

    [Leadership] Review of the wonderful book ‘The Collaborative Habit’ by Twyla Tharp, where she talks about leadership without using that word even once. It’s about the leader who understands that leading is collaborating. If you prefer to read this episode, the written text is at this link.

    10 min
  5. Why we fail

    21 APR

    Why we fail

    [Design] Review of the book “Why we fail: Learning from Experience Design Failures” by Victor Lombardi. If you prefer to read this episode, the written text is at this link.

    17 min
  6. Inside the box

    21 APR

    Inside the box

    [Innovation] With help from Drew Boyd and Jacob Goldenberg, authors of the excellent "Inside the Box: a proven system of creativity for breakthrough results," I'll explain why there is no " thinking outside the box". If you prefer to read this episode, the written text is at ⁠this link⁠.

    11 min
  7. The opposable mind

    21 APR

    The opposable mind

    [Business] Roger Martin, in his excellent and must-read book “The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking,” shows a way to take advantage of conflicting ideas to solve problems. If you prefer to read this episode, the written text is at ⁠⁠this link⁠⁠.

    7 min
  8. Design is Storytelling

    19 APR

    Design is Storytelling

    [Design] Review of book "Design is storytelling", by Ellen Lupton. If you prefer to read this episode, the written text is at this link.

    14 min
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Since 2020, I have maintained the podcast Minha Estante Colorida (My Colorful Bookshelf), to share book reviews on all subjects. The original podcast is in Portuguese. Five years later, I decided to translate the episodes into English, not only to improve my language proficiency, but also so that more people can have access to these wonderful books.

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