Patterns Podcast
Welcome to the Patterns Podcast. Each episode we sit down with the leaders and builders defining how modern digital products come to life. From systems and tools to culture and decision making, we dig into what’s driving real impact today and shaping the future of how teams build.
Podcasting since 2019 • 142 episodes
Patterns Podcast
Latest Episodes
Building Trust: Designing Product Ecosystems in the Age of AI
Digital products no longer exist as standalone apps. They live inside complex ecosystems of interfaces, AI systems, legacy infrastructure, and workflows that all have to work together. In this episode of Patterns, Chris Strahl talks wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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33:52
Inside the Alaska–Hawaiian Merger: Shipping a Multi-Brand Experience in 10 Months
The Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines merger came with physical and regulatory deadlines that dictated an inflexible 10-month delivery window for digital and design work. With the timeline tied to real-world change, combined design, product...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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41:04
Designing the Learning Loop: Context, AI, and Compound Systems
In the first episode of Patterns, Chris Strahl sits down with Dave Brown, design leader at Qualtrics, to explore what modern systems thinking looks like in an AI-driven product landscape. Moving beyond traditional notions of software d...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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48:22
DSP 139. Why the Future of Digital Production Starts With Code, Not a Canvas
As AI compresses the distance between idea and execution, the abstractions that once made design tools necessary are becoming points of friction. In this conversation, Knapsack leaders Chris Strahl, Evan Lovely, and Robin Cannon make the case t...
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Season 1
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Episode 139
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34:39
DSP 138. Scaling Inclusive Design: An Accessibility Conversation with Anna Thielke
How do teams turn accessibility from individual effort into system wide practice? Chris talks with Anna Thielke, founder and CEO of Mantis and Company, to find out. They explore why representation on system teams leads to better standards, how ...
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Season 1
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Episode 138
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24:54
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