It's Just A Model

Peet Sneekes, Ron Kersic
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A podcast on the interstitium of systems, society, ethics, ecosystems, business, behavior, discovery and progression.Your hosts Ron Kersic and Peet Sneekes talk about the underpinnings of modern business, society, innovation, communication and design.VISIT OUR WEBSITE- https://itsjustamodel.comSUBSCRIBE NOW- Youtube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUC6ASFJ_xyHn2bRhoAHx1vXirR3Im9Y&si=uzcDK0cvst5MvjiW- Podcasting 2.0 https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6790883- Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQkzgWKYITlxEcT1BGEd4?si=f22d96f479ff4bd1- Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/its-just-a-model/id1730230748?l=en-GB- RSS https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2300082.rss

  1. 015 - It's Just A Model - License

    May 18

    015 - It's Just A Model - License

    It's Just a Model is a biweekly conversation with Ron and Peet on the interstitium of innovation, tech, design, philosophy and behaviour. Your hosts are Ron Kersic and Peet Sneekes. In this podcast, we’ll be talking about the good, the bad and the interesting, all wrapped into an informal, unscripted conversation. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Formal Introduction03:20 — What do we do?14:00 — Mass-ignorance24:00 — In praise of Maintenance37:30 — S-curves40:30 — Modern Times59:00 — What is water?LINKS The System of Profession — https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo5965590.htmlHenk Haaima — https://www.linkedin.com/in/henkhaaima/Domain-Driven Design — https://www.domainlanguage.com/ddd/Safety-I and Safety-II — https://erikhollnagel.com/ideas/safety-i%20and%20safety-ii.htmlError-Driven Development — https://medium.com/@ss-tech/error-driven-development-8a956c4a943aErlang — https://www.erlang.org/Adaptive PAth — https://www.designdirectory.com/firm/main?firm_id=201396&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1Three Times a Lady — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qTPVS1uiQ0Incorruptible by Eric Ries — https://www.incorruptible.co/The Watershed — https://thewatershed.markpesce.com/Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_Revolutions_and_Financial_CapitalRube Goldberg Machine — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_machineModern Times — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_(film)Amazon drivers are hanging phones in trees —  https://www.engadget.com/amazon-flex-delivery-drivers-phone-trees-161728196.htmlSkeuomorph — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkeuomorphCalm Technology — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calm_technologyGetting Things Done — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_DoneLLM Wiki — https://gist.github.com/karpathy/442a6bf555914893e9891c11519de94fBenn Jordan — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benn_JordanWhat is Water? — https://museumofpsychology.org/2019/07/09/the-what-is-water-fish-story/ABOUT US It's Just A Model podcast: https://itsjustamodel.comRon Kersic -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkersic// ronkersic  Peet Sneekes  - https://peetsneekes.comSUBSCRIBE  Youtube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUC6ASFJ_xyHn2bRhoAHx1vXirR3Im9Y&si=uzcDK0cvst5MvjiWPodcasting 2.0 https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6790883Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQkzgWKYITlxEcT1BGEd4?si=f22d96f479ff4bd1Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/its-just-a-model/id1730230748?l=en-GBRSS https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2300082.rss

    1h 7m
  2. 014 - It's Just A Model - Invigorated

    May 4

    014 - It's Just A Model - Invigorated

    It's Just a Model is a biweekly conversation with Ron and Peet on the interstitium of innovation, tech, design, philosophy and behaviour. Your hosts are Ron Kersic and Peet Sneekes. In this podcast, we’ll be talking about the good, the bad and the interesting, all wrapped into an informal, unscripted conversation. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro01:50 — Twiddling Knobs08:20 — Information Wants To Be Free15:20 — Technology & Complexity24:20 — What's My Job Again?36:00 — Software Brain48:30 — It's the Mindset, StupidLINKS Enshittification — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EnshittificationTeux Deux — https://teuxdeux.com/Twiddling — https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/19/twiddler/Kafe Belgie — https://www.kafebelgie.nl/WOO — https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/wet-open-overheid-wooActive Apple Devices — https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/02/01/apple-has-one-active-device-per-four-people-on-the-planetEverything is Amazing — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxgK2OjHA2QWhat's My Name Again — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEhYp73X29AReshuffle Book — https://www.amazon.com/Reshuffle-wins-restacks-knowledge-economy-ebook/dp/B0DTKW6NQVHans Klok — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_KlokMatt Rife — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_RifeJimmy Carr — https://www.jimmycarr.com/The Law of Conservation of Attractive Profits — https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/15-law-conservation-attractive-profits-peter-knol-nxsse/Software Brain — https://www.theverge.com/podcast/917029/software-brain-ai-backlash-databases-automationProgramming as Theory Building — https://gwern.net/doc/cs/algorithm/1985-naur.pdfABOUT US It's Just A Model podcast: https://itsjustamodel.comRon Kersic -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkersic// ronkersic  Peet Sneekes  - https://peetsneekes.comSUBSCRIBE  Youtube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUC6ASFJ_xyHn2bRhoAHx1vXirR3Im9Y&si=uzcDK0cvst5MvjiWPodcasting 2.0 https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6790883Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQkzgWKYITlxEcT1BGEd4?si=f22d96f479ff4bd1Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/its-just-a-model/id1730230748?l=en-GBRSS https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2300082.rss

    58 min
  3. 013 - It's Just A Model - Church of Mode

    Apr 21

    013 - It's Just A Model - Church of Mode

    It's Just a Model is a biweekly conversation with Ron and Peet on the interstitium of innovation, tech, design, philosophy and behaviour. Your hosts are Ron Kersic and Peet Sneekes. In this podcast, we’ll be talking about the good, the bad and the interesting, all wrapped into an informal, unscripted conversation. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro01:20 — The Bitter Lessons14:00 — "The December Event" in Coding28:35 — Dominant Designs33:30 — Actors and AI40:14 — What is Old is New Again45:45 — Wander/Wonder Machines52:25 — Fashion!LINKS The Bitter Lesson — http://www.incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/BitterLesson.htmlDeep Blue — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)Meta classes — https://www.cs.sjsu.edu/~pearce/modules/lectures/uml2/details/index2.htmRoadside Picnic — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_PicnicProject Glasswing — https://www.anthropic.com/glasswingZero-Day Vulnerability — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-day_vulnerabilityJohn McAfee — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McAfeeDominant Design — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominant_designFAFO — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJf6iFA2xCYMemPalace — https://millaj.com/mempalaceBen Affleck's InterPositive — https://www.inc.com/leila-sheridan/ben-affleck-just-sold-his-stealth-ai-startup-to-netflix-for-600-million-heres-what-it-actually-does/91315812The Accountant — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Accountant_(2016_film)Zettelkasten — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZettelkastenAgents & Wiki — https://gist.github.com/karpathy/442a6bf555914893e9891c11519de94fRAG — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrieval-augmented_generationGolfen Gate Claude — https://www.anthropic.com/news/golden-gate-claudeWrong on the Internet — https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/386:_Duty_CallsLidewij Edelkoort — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidewij_EdelkoortDevils Wears Prads — https://weareactors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-Devil-Wears-Prada-Monologue.pdfAn Engine, Not a Camera — https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262633673/an-engine-not-a-camera/Ana Andjelic — https://www.linkedin.com/in/anaandjelic/ABOUT US It's Just A Model podcast: https://itsjustamodel.comRon Kersic -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkersic// ronkersic  Peet Sneekes  - https://peetsneekes.comSUBSCRIBE  Youtube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUC6ASFJ_xyHn2bRhoAHx1vXirR3Im9Y&si=uzcDK0cvst5MvjiWPodcasting 2.0 https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6790883Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQkzgWKYITlxEcT1BGEd4?si=f22d96f479ff4bd1Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/its-just-a-model/id1730230748?l=en-GBRSS https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2300082.rss

    1h 4m
  4. 012 - It's Just A Model - Unf_ck

    Apr 7

    012 - It's Just A Model - Unf_ck

    It's Just a Model is a biweekly conversation with Ron and Peet on the interstitium of innovation, tech, design, philosophy and behaviour. Your hosts are Ron Kersic and Peet Sneekes. In this podcast, we’ll be talking about the good, the bad and the interesting, all wrapped into an informal, unscripted conversation. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro04:25 — Destructive Design18:20 — "Citizens"34::32 — Aesthetics39:00 — Creative Destruction  40:48 — AI Manifestations45:05 — *Our* Skill Limitations LINKS Frank Gehry — https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/legendary-architect-frank-gehry-has-died-at-the-age-of-96Shrek — https://www.ebritic.com/shrek-name-meaning/Architectural Innovation — https://www.jstor.org/stable/2393549Productivity Paradox — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productivity_paradoxTest-Driven Development — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_developmentDomain-Driven Design — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain-driven_designSeeing Like a Desifn — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_Like_a_StateThe Jagged AI Frontier — https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/working-definitions/what-is-jagged-ai-frontierHenry Rollins — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_RollinsHenk Haaima — https://www.henkhaaima.nl/Andrej Karpathy Interview — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwSVtQ7dziUAI Report Podcast — https://open.spotify.com/show/5Hpc8qDcawOEf4ulCouPauABOUT US It's Just A Model podcast: https://itsjustamodel.comRon Kersic -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkersic// ronkersic  Peet Sneekes  - https://peetsneekes.comSUBSCRIBE  Youtube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUC6ASFJ_xyHn2bRhoAHx1vXirR3Im9Y&si=uzcDK0cvst5MvjiWPodcasting 2.0 https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6790883Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQkzgWKYITlxEcT1BGEd4?si=f22d96f479ff4bd1Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/its-just-a-model/id1730230748?l=en-GBRSS https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2300082.rss

    56 min
  5. 011 - It's Just A Model - McMansion

    Mar 23

    011 - It's Just A Model - McMansion

    It's Just a Model is a biweekly conversation with Ron and Peet on the interstitium between innovation, tech, design, and our human behaviour. Your hosts are Ron Kersic and Peet Sneekes. In this podcast, we’ll be talking about the good, the bad and the interesting, all wrapped into an informal, unscripted conversation. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro01:21 — The  Predictability Myth07:28 — Against the Excel-ification of Everything14:55 — 10 Incarnations of Yourself18:54 — Talking Dirty29:45 — Surprise Machines37:50 — World Models43;37 — The Ultimate Editor49:20 — AI Manifestation 56:45 — DIY All the Things1:09:15 — The Shape of InnovationLINKS The Futures ConeAbductive reasoningPangram AI DetectorTalk Dirty to Me... Claude!Ingress (video game)AI generates first original proof for open conjectureLexA for AnythingLa Suite NumeriqueMarkdown historyiA WriterMinixABOUT US It's Just A Model podcast: https://itsjustamodel.comRon Kersic -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkersic// ronkersic  Peet Sneekes  - https://peetsneekes.comSUBSCRIBE  Youtube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUC6ASFJ_xyHn2bRhoAHx1vXirR3Im9Y&si=uzcDK0cvst5MvjiWPodcasting 2.0 https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6790883Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQkzgWKYITlxEcT1BGEd4?si=f22d96f479ff4bd1Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/its-just-a-model/id1730230748?l=en-GBRSS https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2300082.rss

    1h 11m
  6. 010 - It's Just A Model - The Milieu

    07/03/2024

    010 - It's Just A Model - The Milieu

    It's Just a Model is a biweekly conversation with Ron and Peet on the interstitium between innovation, tech, design, and our human behaviour. Your hosts are Ron Kersic, and Peet Sneekes. In this podcast we’ll be talking about the good, the bad and the interesting, all wrapped into an informal, unscripted conversation. If you experience value from this podcast—be it information, entertainment, or a good old disagreement—then you can return said value through your time, talent, and treasure. See our website and the show notes for more details. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro01:19 — Tech is People03:10 — Tech as a cultural phenomenon 16:50 — The Beginning of the End23:30 — AI and what's next for design30:37 — Bring back messiness39:12 — Design in service of Scenius46:39 — Future Jobs 🤷🏻‍♂️49: 25 — Confusion as a design strategy56:50 — Complexity is given1:01:00 — OutroLINKS Design in Tech — https://designintech.report/Watch Brands and misbehaving CEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9wNPi8YkZ4&t=1247sWatch brands .. who owns who: https://wshop360.com/cdn/shop/articles/img_4289_1200x1200.jpg?v=1580400847 Adaptive Path — https://medium.com/@adaptivepathSnow White design language — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_design_languageBlanding — https://www.fastcompany.com/90276496/blanding-the-hottest-branding-trend-of-the-year-is-also-the-worstClaude 3' system prompt — https://twitter.com/amandaaskell/status/1765207842993434880Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_Revolutions_and_Financial_CapitalScenius — https://www.wired.com/2008/06/scenius-or-comm/On Joy Division — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy5nKqLpTOEHappy Accidents — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht9LMYivBnMMalthusianism — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MalthusianismSeeing Like a State — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_Like_a_StateABOUT US It's Just A Model podcast: https://itsjustamodel.comRon Kersic -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkersic// ronkersic  Peet Sneekes  - https://peetsneekes.comSUBSCRIBE  Youtube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUC6ASFJ_xyHn2bRhoAHx1vXirR3Im9Y&si=uzcDK0cvst5MvjiWPodcasting 2.0 https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6790883Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQkzgWKYITlxEcT1BGEd4?si=f22d96f479ff4bd1Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/its-just-a-model/id1730230748?l=en-GBRSS https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2300082.rss

    1h 3m
  7. 009 - It's Just A Model - Performative

    06/19/2024

    009 - It's Just A Model - Performative

    It's Just a Model is a biweekly conversation with Ron and Peet on the interstitium between innovation, tech, design, and our human behaviour. Your hosts are Ron Kersic, and Peet Sneekes. In this podcast we’ll be talking about the good, the bad and the interesting, all wrapped into an informal, unscripted conversation. If you experience value from this podcast—be it information, entertainment, or a good old disagreement—then you can return said value through your time, talent, and treasure. See our website and the show notes for more details. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro02:00 — The conditions of Making11:47 — A tinfoil theory of the open office17:25 — The Gold Standard of Working20:30 — "Users", "Citizens", ...28:28 — "Undo" in Making30:35 — Of Peace, War, and Wonder41:45 — The Innovators' AI(?)50:20 — Selling certainty (where there's none)54: 40 — Designing for the Messy Whole1:01:50 — Wrapping upLINKS The Apartment — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053604/Herman Miller Action Office — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_OfficeCasey Neistat — https://youtu.be/Aj6-U7GVDt8?si=VBRDf7YEO2sMQYav&t=128Designing Roles — https://position.futuring-architectures.com/position/frame/rolesPace Layering — https://www.solvingforpattern.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pace_layering.jpgSimon Wardley — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_WardleyPeace, War, Wonder — https://blog.gardeviance.org/2014/04/from-a1-to-a6.htmlMore or Less Podcast — https://www.youtube.com/@MoreorLessPodThe "Stingray" model — https://www.boardofinnovation.com/webinars/ai-powered-design-the-stingray-model/The Double Diamond — https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-resources/the-double-diamond/Practice with Peet — https://www.youtube.com/@practicewithpeetHot vs Cool  Media —ABOUT US It's Just A Model podcast: https://itsjustamodel.comRon Kersic -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkersic// ronkersic  Peet Sneekes  - https://peetsneekes.comSUBSCRIBE  Youtube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUC6ASFJ_xyHn2bRhoAHx1vXirR3Im9Y&si=uzcDK0cvst5MvjiWPodcasting 2.0 https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6790883Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQkzgWKYITlxEcT1BGEd4?si=f22d96f479ff4bd1Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/its-just-a-model/id1730230748?l=en-GBRSS https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2300082.rss

    1h 4m
  8. 008 - It's Just A Model - Aesthetics

    06/05/2024

    008 - It's Just A Model - Aesthetics

    It's Just a Model is a biweekly conversation with Ron and Peet on the interstitium between innovation, tech, design, and our human behaviour. Your hosts are Ron Kersic, and Peet Sneekes. In this podcast we’ll be talking about the good, the bad and the interesting, all wrapped into an informal, unscripted conversation. If you experience value from this podcast—be it information, entertainment, or a good old disagreement—then you can return said value through your time, talent, and treasure. See our website and the show notes for more details. CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro01:22 — A “crypto bro” turns to “tech”10:50 — The Kickstarter mentality taken too far17:50 — Framing AI’s framing31:10 — AI hampers creativity? (yes, but also no)44:01 — Aesthetics of AI, aesthetics in AI54:05 — Unframe all the things!!!56:40 — Wrapping upLINKS Rabbit R1: Barely Reviewable — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddTV12hErTc&pp=ygUMTUtCSEQgcmFiYml0https://www.inverse.com/tech/rabbit-r1-jesse-lyu-interview-artificial-intelligence“Here's Why The Production Cybertruck is a Failure” — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC9a3GR1HJY“$30,000,000 AI Is Hiding a Scam” — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPOHf20slZg&t=196sMapping the Mind of a Large Language Model — https://www.anthropic.com/research/mapping-mind-language-modelAnthropic hires Instagram co-founder as head of product — https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/15/anthropic-hires-instagram-co-founder-as-head-of-product/Speeds and Feeds — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speeds_and_feedsArtificial Creativity — https://rushkoff.substack.com/p/artificial-creativityWork vs Management 2x2 — https://johannesklingebiel.de/wiki/Artificial%20Intelligence/01_automation.htmlBicycling and feminism —https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycling_and_feminismABOUT US It's Just A Model podcast: https://itsjustamodel.comRon Kersic -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkersic// ronkersic  Peet Sneekes  - https://peetsneekes.comSUBSCRIBE  Youtube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUC6ASFJ_xyHn2bRhoAHx1vXirR3Im9Y&si=uzcDK0cvst5MvjiWPodcasting 2.0 https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6790883Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQkzgWKYITlxEcT1BGEd4?si=f22d96f479ff4bd1Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/its-just-a-model/id1730230748?l=en-GBRSS https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2300082.rss

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A podcast on the interstitium of systems, society, ethics, ecosystems, business, behavior, discovery and progression.Your hosts Ron Kersic and Peet Sneekes talk about the underpinnings of modern business, society, innovation, communication and design.VISIT OUR WEBSITE- https://itsjustamodel.comSUBSCRIBE NOW- Youtube Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjUC6ASFJ_xyHn2bRhoAHx1vXirR3Im9Y&si=uzcDK0cvst5MvjiW- Podcasting 2.0 https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6790883- Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3KQkzgWKYITlxEcT1BGEd4?si=f22d96f479ff4bd1- Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/its-just-a-model/id1730230748?l=en-GB- RSS https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2300082.rss

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  • Creator
    Peet Sneekes, Ron Kersic
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 It's Just A Model
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