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Shorts

Candid takes on the things we’re thinking and talking about.

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  • Innovation vs. optimization 0:35
    Innovation
    Innovation vs.
    optimization
  • Why consistency beats playing it safe 0:54
    Worldbuilding
    Why consistency
    beats playing it safe
  • Embracing speculative storytelling 0:51
    What if?
    Embracing speculative
    storytelling
  • Mission and values: reality vs. aspiration 0:33
    Purpose
    Mission and values:
    reality vs. aspiration
  • What makes a subculture? 0:35
    Subcultures
    What makes a
    subculture?
  • Brand authenticity in the age of AI 1:03
    AI
    Brand authenticity
    in the age of AI
  • Company values: the test that reveals what’s real 0:25
    Culture
    Company values: the test that reveals what’s real
  • When to bring in an outside partner 0:43
    Leadership
    When to bring in
    an outside partner
  • Two goals, two mindsets 0:47
    Innovation
    Two goals,
    two mindsets
  • Selling belief 0:27
    Worldbuilding
    Selling
    belief
  • The secret to a useful vision 1:07
    Purpose
    The secret to
    a useful vision
  • Build a subculture, not just an audience 0:47
    Subcultures
    Build a subculture,
    not just an audience
  • How best practices can hold companies back 0:49
    Innovation
    How best practices can
    hold companies back
  • Can small brand moments change the world? 0:59
    Worldbuilding
    Can small brand moments change the world?
  • Mission statements: cut the jargon, tell the truth 0:18
    Purpose
    Mission statements: cut the jargon, tell the truth
  • Brand archetypes vs subcultures 0:57
    Subcultures
    Brand archetypes
    vs subcultures
  • Why companies choose the safe bet 0:41
    Innovation
    Why companies
    choose the safe bet
  • The mission statement mistake that destroys trust 0:18
    Purpose
    The mission statement mistake that destroys trust
  • Find the subculture your audience belongs to 1:01
    Subcultures
    Find the subculture your audience belongs to
  • Measurement always falls behind innovation 1:01
    Innovation
    Measurement always falls behind innovation
  • Diversity as a core value? Be honest. 0:24
    Purpose
    Diversity as a core
    value? Be honest.
  • Every brand needs an enemy 0:51
    Subcultures
    Every brand
    needs an enemy
  • Reclaim time for deep work 0:39
    Innovation
    Reclaim time
    for deep work
  • Values fail without leadership commitment 0:15
    Purpose
    Values fail without
    leadership commitment
  • Harley-Davidson: symbols that go beyond logos 0:26
    Subcultures
    Harley-Davidson: symbols that go beyond logos
  • Optimization should protect innovation 0:41
    Innovation
    Optimization should
    protect innovation
  • Make mission, vision & values your daily reality 0:13
    Purpose
    Make mission, vision & values your daily reality
  • CrossFit & Peloton: powerful fitness subcultures 0:50
    Subcultures
    CrossFit & Peloton: powerful fitness subcultures
  • Innovation means defying best practices 0:38
    Innovation
    Innovation means
    defying best practices
  • Build a brand subculture with unshakable conviction 0:43
    Subcultures
    Build a brand subculture with unshakable conviction
  • When brands cosplay: the authenticity trap 0:38
    Subcultures
    When brands cosplay:
    the authenticity trap
  • Psychographics: when generalizations go too far 1:11
    Subcultures
    Psychographics: when generalizations go too far
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The right time to bring in a partner
60-second insight
0:44
The right time to bring in a partner
The secret to a useful vision: make it measurable
Insight deep dive
2:46
The secret to a useful vision: make it measurable
Scaling Wyld’s brand for mindful growth
60-second case study
0:54
Scaling Wyld’s brand for mindful growth
Eleven mistakes teams make with mission, vision, and values
Insight deep dive
6:39
Eleven mistakes teams make with mission, vision, and values

You’re Not the Audience

Our show about brands, products & subcultures, hosted by Calvin Ross Carl.

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  • The 90s: when brands stopped giving a shit
    Live show· EP 12
    1:02:04
    The 90s: when brands stopped giving a shit
  • What the f*ck is timelessness?
    Live show· EP 11
    1:05:53
    What the f*ck is timelessness?
  • Build a subculture, not an audience
    Live show· EP 10
    53:34
    Build a subculture, not an audience
  • What sci-fi can teach us about branding
    Live show· EP 8
    55:50
    What sci-fi can teach us about branding
  • How best practices kill innovation
    Live show· EP 7
    56:28
    How best practices kill innovation
  • The search for beauty in the age of algorithms
    Live show· EP 6
    47:15
    The search for beauty in the age of algorithms
  • Stop brand building, start worldbuilding
    Live show· EP 4
    56:32
    Stop brand building, start worldbuilding
  • The grayification of fast food brands
    Live show· EP 2
    55:11
    The grayification of fast food brands
  • What heavy metal can teach you about branding
    Live show· EP 1
    52:29
    What heavy metal can teach you about branding
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YNTA Highlights

  • Modernism vs. postmodernism: the shift that changed 90s branding
    EP 12 highlight
    6:01
    Modernism vs. postmodernism: the shift that changed 90s branding
  • Do consumers care about timeless design?
    EP 11 highlight
    6:51
    Do consumers care
    about timeless design?
  • Does focusing on an audience exclude others?
    EP 10 highlight
    3:58
    Does focusing on an audience exclude others?
  • Iconic design studios defined entirely by personal work
    EP 9 highlight
    8:46
    Iconic design studios defined entirely by personal work
  • How speculative sci-fi critiques capitalism and modern branding
    EP 8 highlight
    5:11
    How speculative sci-fi critiques capitalism and modern branding
  • How Nike and big brands structure internal innovation labs
    EP 7 highlight
    8:22
    How Nike and big brands structure internal innovation labs
  • Redesigning an iconic local beer: Iron City
    EP 6 highlight
    3:58
    Redesigning an iconic local beer: Iron City
  • Why Wipeout is the best branded video game ever created
    EP 5 highlight
    8:09
    Why Wipeout is the best branded video game ever created
  • How hyper-niche details turn casual customers into superfans
    EP 4 highlight
    5:31
    How hyper-niche details turn casual customers into superfans
  • Design hacks & font experiments: finding inspiration in unexpected places
    EP 3 highlight
    4:57
    Design hacks & font experiments: finding inspiration in unexpected places
  • The evolution and disappearance of fast food mascots
    EP 2 highlight
    7:01
    The evolution and disappearance of fast food mascots
  • Why heavy metal bands are better at branding than tech companies
    EP 1 highlight
    3:42
    Why heavy metal bands are better at branding than tech companies
  • How 90s corporations co-opted counterculture
    EP 12 highlight
    4:54
    How 90s corporations co-opted counterculture
  • Dieter Rams vs. Pizza Hut: two faces of timeless branding
    EP 11 highlight
    5:34
    Dieter Rams vs. Pizza Hut: two faces of timeless branding
  • Why your brand needs a subculture, not just an audience
    EP 10 highlight
    9:56
    Why your brand needs a subculture, not just an audience
  • Is Star Wars ruined?
    EP 8 highlight
    7:45
    Is Star
    Wars ruined?
  • Craft is attention frozen in time: how brands can stand out
    EP 6 highlight
    6:06
    Craft is attention frozen in time: how brands can stand out
  • The Designers Republic: the agency behind ’90s techno aesthetic
    EP 5 highlight
    6:59
    The Designers Republic: the agency behind ’90s techno aesthetic
  • What Skyrim, Warhammer 40k, and Wingspan teach us about worldbuilding
    EP 4 highlight
    8:16
    What Skyrim, Warhammer 40k, and Wingspan teach us about worldbuilding
  • The controversial branding behind Voodoo Ranger IPA
    EP 3 highlight
    7:02
    The controversial branding behind Voodoo Ranger IPA
  • How fast food companies optimized away joy and world building
    EP 2 highlight
    10:43
    How fast food companies optimized away joy and world building
  • How brands build real mythologies: from metal to Rainier
    EP 1 highlight
    5:58
    How brands build real mythologies: from metal to Rainier
  • Why 90s anti-hero brands embraced cynicism and rejection
    EP 12 highlight
    2:55
    Why 90s anti-hero brands embraced cynicism and rejection
  • Why all great brands need enemies and gatekeeping
    EP 10 highlight
    5:25
    Why all great brands need enemies and gatekeeping
  • How do you touch grass? Disconnecting from the attention economy.
    EP 6 highlight
    4:16
    How do you touch grass? Disconnecting from the attention economy.
  • How fictional corporate branding created a cyberpunk cult classic
    EP 5 highlight
    6:22
    How fictional corporate branding created a cyberpunk cult classic
  • Overcomplicating lore and how to apply placemaking to branding
    EP 4 highlight
    7:01
    Overcomplicating lore and how to apply placemaking to branding
  • How Pizza Hut and In-N-Out are winning the fast food brand war
    EP 2 highlight
    11:00
    How Pizza Hut and In-N-Out are winning the fast food brand war
  • Standing out vs fitting in: the problem with industry best practices
    EP 1 highlight
    9:23
    Standing out vs fitting in: the problem with industry best practices
  • Crazy 90s marketing: Red Dog, No Fear, Diesel & Jones Soda
    EP 12 highlight
    6:12
    Crazy 90s marketing: Red Dog, No Fear, Diesel & Jones Soda
  • Four questions every brand must ask to prove they actually care
    EP 6 highlight
    4:14
    Four questions every brand must ask to prove they actually care
  • Build a world, not a moment: brand lessons from 90s video games
    EP 5 highlight
    6:18
    Build a world, not a moment: brand lessons from 90s video games
  • Why fast food kiosks & apps are ruining customer experience
    EP 2 highlight
    6:27
    Why fast food kiosks & apps are ruining customer experience
  • What metal bands can teach every business
    EP 1 highlight
    4:35
    What metal bands can teach every business
  • Art in the age of AI: what is the aura of human craft?
    EP 6 highlight
    5:41
    Art in the age of AI: what is the aura of human craft?
  • Why modern fast food branding has lost its soul
    EP 2 highlight
    11:10
    Why modern fast food branding has lost its soul
  • Why modern tech is sucking the soul out of content
    EP 6 highlight
    6:05
    Why modern tech is sucking the soul out of content
  • The radical act of slowing down in an optimization-obsessed world
    EP 6 highlight
    5:28
    The radical act of slowing down in an optimization-obsessed world
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