New School IT

About New School IT

We get candid and laugh about how we discovered the predictable unpredictability of corporate dynamics. Collaborating with diverse co-hosts and guests, we replace the "people, process, technology" cliché by exploring organizations as Complex Adaptive Systems to help you navigate the gap between ambition and operational reality in the era of AI, data-driven transformation, and digital operations. New School IT® is affiliated with SODA™, the Systemic Of Disciplined Adaptability. SODA is the operations framework for companies to cultivate and strengthen the needed discipline and adaptability to thrive in the age of AI, data-driven operations, and digital markets.

Publisher

System of Discplined Adaptability Inc.

Category

business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Mar 2025

Latest episode

4 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 12 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   MOMENTS OF TRUTH - reality connects, truth disrupts, value wins

   Host Tristan and AI guest Brit explore how aligning on shared "Moments of Truth" prevents team failure and ensures customer value.

2. 

   27 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   ALIGNMENT - reality hits harder than planning

   The hosts discuss how alignment across an organization ensures projects achieve impactful results, translating big ideas into measurable objectives, using Costco as a case study.

3. 

   31 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Cheryl Haggerty, Shalion's CCO: How A Nontraditional Leader Builds Trust, Purpose, And AI Readiness

   Cheryl Haggerty, Shalion's Chief Client Officer, discusses nontraditional leadership, values-driven purpose, and AI's impact on teamwork, in an interview that reveals strategies for building trust and effective communication.

4. 

   16 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Patterns, Pitfalls, and Politics: How Your Company Really Works

   Industry experts explore the hidden dynamics within companies, revealing how perception, connections, and constraints shape organizational behavior and impact success.

5. 

   18 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Cogs or Cells: Is your company a creaky machine or a living organism?

   This episode explores the concept of companies as living organisms rather than machines, suggesting this perspective can positively impact one's career.

6. 

   22 May 2025

   SYSTEMS - tiny sparks, big flames

   This episode explores how understanding system dynamics and fundamental purpose drives successful organizational transformation, preventing change initiative failures.

7. 

   6 May 2025

   AGILE vs aGILITY - processes don't win, people do!

   This episode explores the crucial distinction between implementing Agile methodology and embodying genuine agility, highlighting the importance of individual and team adaptability over rigid processes.

8. 

   15 Apr 2025

   DISCIPLINE

   This episode explores how discipline drives successful digital transformation by focusing on leadership, decision-making, and alignment within organizations.

9. 

   1 Apr 2025

   SODA

   The New School IT team introduces SODA, a meta-framework designed to transform struggling digital projects into powerful operations that drive real business results.

10. 

    19 Mar 2025

    DIGITAL! ¡¿şkǐbidí-wåre?!

    Hosts Roland, John, Nasheed, and Ryan examine the complexities of digital transformation, highlighting the need for trust and cultural alignment to create indispensable tools.

11. 

    11 Mar 2025

    DIGITAL TRANSFOR#*$*!*MATION

    Industry experts define digital transformation, explore its impact on businesses and daily life, and differentiate successful transformations from failures.

12. 

    3 Mar 2025

    New School IT Trailer

    The New School IT podcast introduces its mission to address the trillion-dollar IT problem by fostering happy, focused, and connected IT teams to drive digital transformations.

Inside a recent episode

MOMENTS OF TRUTH - reality connects, truth disrupts, value wins

Published 4 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah, everyone hates that person in the moment You rarely feel deeply connected to the person who delivers an uncomfortable truth at the worst possible time They just shattered the comfortable shared reality and that tension introduces what Roland's argument calls the drift When a group shared reality that comfortable highly coordinated story everyone is telling each other Becomes too detached from the disruptive truth. It creates massive fragility within the organization You start living in a echo chamber You really do your internal metrics look amazing your spreadsheets are green But you are completely disconnected from the actual world here is the sobering part Reality keeps score whether you acknowledge the truth or not. […]

Who has been a guest on New School IT

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Tristan
• Brit
• Cheryl Haggerty

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

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Quality

24

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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