Let’s celebrate the failures! – Episode 4 of #slowtofast

Welcome to episode number four of #slowtofast, a podcast in which we share our thoughts, ideas and experiences in product development of a fast moving digital business. We are Marcus Castenfors, Head of Product Design and Dennis Hettema, Chief Innovation Officer at Nordnet.

The good and the bad of failure, the end of mobile apps, and how to successfully work with remote teams

“We got to celebrate failure. Because we’ve got to drive people to be courageous enough to push the envelope and if you push the envelope, you’re going to fail.” – Dennis Hettema

In this episode we talk about the following topics:

Dennis’ favorite subject: failure

We debate if failing should be considered something negative or if we should embrace failure. Are there good and bad failures?

The future of mobile apps

Do we really need apps in the future? We discuss potential alternatives and Dennis shares one of his app ideas.

Tips and tools on how to successfully work remotely

Dennis talks about how you can create a “culture in the cloud”. He also explains the nuances you need to be on the look-out for when communicating with remote teams. Marcus describes a test that the design team is running to become better at working remotely.