015. Christopher Holm-Hansen: Can Online Meetings Be More Human?

TODAY’S GUEST Christopher Holm-Hansen is a Copenhagen-based product designer and the co-founder of MeetButter, a promising new startup which aims to makes online workshops and meetings more human and delightful. We talk about his journey from training as a civil engineer, through the first product he ever built - a spoon that helps you properly season your food - to his journey through founding 2 previous startups, and a bank’s internal venture group. We explore how seeking a new direction and remaining engaged at the moment that Covid hit gave him and his team a clue that led to MeetButter’s current product, and what he sees as the future of online meetings and work beyond the Covid-19 crisis.   EPISODE SUMMARY In this conversation we discuss: [3:11] Covid situation in Denmark & Israel. [8:08] Early life, and a love for making and creating things. [13:51] Design Engineering Degree. [15:20] Discovering Human-Centered Design. [18:28] A Spoon That Helps Cook. [23:22] Service Design Explained. [27:41] First Startup Launched [31:51] Working as a UX Designer at an Agency [36:38] Joining a Venture arm at a Large Bank [39:48] 2nd Startup Launched, New Partner [46:10] Denmark's Gaming Ecosystem [51:24] Retrospective: What Christopher Would Do Differently [52:56] The Origin Story of MeetButter [1:02:33] How MeetButter is Different [1:08:39] Can Online Meetings Be Delightful? [1:12:56] The Costs of Bad Remote Practices [1:21:48] The Future of Remote Work   EPISODE LINKS Christopher's Links 🌍 MeetButter.io 🌍 Christopher's Dribbble Profile 📣 Twitter: @MrChrisHolm Other Things Discussed 🌍 What is Human Centered Design? 🌍 What is Service Design? 🌍 Service Design Tools ABOUT US Remake Podcast: Visit us: RemakePod.org 🙏🏻 Rate the show on iTunes 🙏🏻 Support us! Join the Podcast Member community 💌 Share your thoughts: [email protected] 👉 Listen or Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts・Google Podcasts・RadioPublic・Overcast・Stitcher・PocketCasts・Castro・SoundCloud・Spotify・YouTube・Deezer Remake Labs:  RemakeLabs.com・Medium・LinkedIn・Community・Twitter・Facebook・Instagram Eran Dror:  EranDror.com・LinkedIn・Twitter・Medium

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Remake is a podcast about Design, Systems, and Society. And I'm Eran Dror, a product designer and researcher of eastern religions. In each episode I interview someone who’s trying to change our lives for the better in some meaningful way, whether through a new product, new venture, or new way of looking at the world, and I try to understand how they came to it, what makes them tick, and what we all can learn from them. I truly believe Design is strategic, that it goes to the core, that it's at the root of what it means to be human. In this show we explore an expansive view of design, and cover Systems Thinking, Social Innovation, Secular spirituality, and the future.