B4Obvious
B4Obvious is the Podcast where we look back through influential lives to discover the life lessons and histories of the people who made the future. We investigate their journey's, their discussion making and how they thought, Before it was Obvious.
B4Obvious
Latest Episodes
Why Meeting Rooms Still Scare People | Graham Walsh of Neat
We have spent decades making video conferencing smarter. So why do people still walk into meeting rooms worrying that something will break—and keep their cameras switched off when everything works?Graham Walsh of Neat joins Simon Dudley...
The Best AV Isn’t About the Gear | Mark Coxon on Human Experience
An AV system can meet every specification and still miss the point. Mark Coxon’s question is simpler: what does the technology actually do for the human being using it?Mark joins Simon Dudley on B4Obvious—Before It Was Obvious to discus...
From Colorado Farm to Zoom’s Pandemic Surge | Patrick Kelley
Growing up on tractors and horses in rural Colorado is not the obvious starting point for a career at the center of global video collaboration. Patrick Kelley’s story is a reminder that the interesting careers rarely look obvious while you are ...
Why Microsoft’s First Meeting Room Bets Failed | Ilya Bukshteyn
Microsoft did not arrive at Teams Rooms through an uninterrupted series of brilliant decisions. Before the familiar meeting room experience came expensive hardware, disappointing sales and a stubborn problem: getting the meeting started.
When “Good Enough” Isn’t: Dan Freeman on AV and Trustworthy AI
When did “good enough” become the ambition? For Dan Freeman, that question runs from video conferencing cameras to artificial intelligence—and the answer matters whenever people actually depend on the technology.In this episode of B4Obv...
