Solving Problems with Technology Smudge

Published in April 2024. Smudge Managing Director Reuben Bijl interviews our Programme Lead Chris Brown. In this interview Reuben and Chris discuss the power of partnership when building technology solutions; helping NZ Police make New Zealand the safest country; what has kept Chris at Smudge for the last 10 years; how the best technology solves real everyday problems.

Published in April 2024. In this interview, our Managing Director Reuben Bijl interviews Smudge customer Michael Sheedy. Michael is a biomedical engineer who designs and develops medical devices and simulation tools to improve patient outcomes. Michael and the team at Hartwell Simulation have created and commercialised a vital signs simulation system that allows clinical teams to practice rare or critical events so they’re better equipped to meet such situations in real life.

In April 2024, Smudge employee Devin Davies was invited to speak at a developer conference in Beijing about his experience creating the Crouton app for Apple Vision Pro. After returning from his trip, Devin sat down with Reuben to recount the experience and discuss the current state of the Vision Pro developer community.

A brief introduction to Season 2 of Solving Problems with Technology by Smudge. In Season 2, we hear directly from Smudge customers, partners and employees about how they solve real-world problems with technology.

Smudge co-founder Reuben Bijl wraps up Season 1 of Solving Problems with Technology, and recommends some next steps.

Smudge co-founder Toby Vincent unpacks the need for simplicity when solving problems with technology. It takes effort and intentionality to design with simplicity but it’s worth it, both for creators and end users.