Human Coded Podcast

Solving a Universal Problem: Getting Lost Everyone has experienced the frustration of showing up somewhere new and having no idea where to go. Whether it’s a college campus, hospital, corporate complex, or event venue, the stress of poor wayfinding can negatively...

AI That Works the Way Teams Do Most AI tools today are built for solo users. You open a chat, ask a question, get a response, and move on. But that’s not how most teams operate. Braided flips the script by creating a shared space where business teams can: Collaborate...

Turning Internal Tools into Scalable Solutions InnovAgents is an M&S Consulting venture born out of necessity. After years of delivering Salesforce consulting projects, the team repeatedly ran into the same issues—missing features, clunky workflows, and common...

Solving a Real Need in the Therapy Room GTD Speech is a new M&S Consulting venture built from firsthand experience. Created by speech-language pathologist Julie Bearden, the platform addresses a daily challenge in the profession: how to track and respond to speech...

Rethinking Training in High-Stakes Industries Monarch Learning Labs is an M&S Consulting venture designed to solve a common pain point in medical devices and advanced manufacturing: training. When the tools are complex and the stakes are high, traditional...

A New Kind of Software Model The Appalachian Software Factory (ASF) isn’t your typical dev shop. Built by a team of makers, tinkerers, and problem-solvers, ASF offers custom software solutions for enterprise clients, government partners, and growing startups—all from...

Technology as an Enabler, Not the Driver Technology is often seen as the hero in change initiatives. But as Casey Zaitz and Ashok Aggarwal explain in this episode of Human-Coded, technology on its own rarely drives success. It’s the people, the processes, and the...

Moving from Vision to Execution Organizational change isn’t just about launching new technology or reworking a process. It’s about aligning vision, securing buy-in, and empowering every level of the company to move in the same direction. In this episode of...

Understanding Resistance as a Resource Resistance to change is often seen as a barrier, but it’s also a signal. As Casey Zaitz and Alexander Wenzel explain, resistance can reveal overlooked risks, broken processes, and communication gaps that would otherwise remain...

Why Change Management Matters More Than Ever Technology may be the catalyst for transformation, but it’s not the reason projects succeed-or fail. In this episode of Human-Coded, Casey Zaitz, Director of Agile Project Management and Organizational Transformation at...