Ep. 51 Interview Series: The Tao of Tech and Achieving Systems Harmony with Darryl Kanouse

Business Breaks - All Things Business

Speaker Bio:

Darryl Kanouse has dedicated the last 25 years of his life to building technology systems as a solutions architect. He has served in senior Technical positions with technology companies like Activision, Amazon and Canva.
He has a passion for taking ideas and creating technology systems from scratch. Alongside his professional work, Darryl has a deep interest in Eastern philosophies such as Buddhism, Vedanta, and Taoism, spending a lot of time studying and understanding their worldviews.
His dedication and expertise in technology, his personal interests in both the arts (sculpture and music) and Eastern philosophies have shaped him into a well-rounded individual with a unique perspective on life and work.
Connect with Darryl:

• LinkedIn
• Website

Don't forget to purchase his book "The Architect Way: Requirements for a Universal Framework"

• Amazon

Episode Topics:

- Introduction to Darryl Kanouse and his expertise in technology and business, along with his motivations for integrating Taoist principles with modern technology.

- Philosophical principles in corporate culture and technology systems, focusing on the core tenets of the Tao Te Ching and the application of these principles in understanding interconnectedness, adaptability, balance, and simplicity in technology systems and corporate cultures. The conversation also delves into the challenges in aligning individual performance goals with corporate culture and integrating philosophical principles into corporate culture.

- The application of Taoist principles in business decision making, including the importance of corporate culture in influencing the interplay between product and engineering teams and the adoption of Taoist principles for creating a corporate culture that aligns with quality application development.

- Data-driven decision making and technology development, exploring the alignment of Tao's philosophy with data-driven decision making, the distinction between data-driven decisions and intuition-based decisions, and the harmony between prioritizing business goals and using data for efficient decision making.

- Simplicity and balance in technology development, covering the importance of simplicity in technology systems and corporate cultures, examples of simplicity as an ideal or goal in technology systems, and utilizing interconnectedness and simplicity to benefit the business. The conversation also highlights the effective simplification of communication to understand customer interest and influence corporate values.

- Practical philosophy for making business decisions in the tech industry, focusing on recommendations for developing a philosophical framework for business decision making, the role of leaders in promoting a culture emphasizing harmony and value beyond just monetary gains, and aligning individual goals with corporate culture.

- The author's book "The Architect Way" and further engagement, including promotion of the book, information on where to find it, an invitation for further engagement and connections, and details about the upcoming audio version of the book.

- A successful project example, outlining a cloud technology project that successfully applied a fusion of philosophy and data-driven decisions to prioritize and automate outbound communications based on customer appreciation, setting up feedback loops and data collection while aligning to the environment, maintaining harmony with customers, and simplifying communication to understand customer interest and engagement.

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