Arts
Today’s guest is Rob Noble, who founded the Group of Humans, so he’s the primary person responsible for the way it’s structured, the way we work, who’s in the group (though that’s not entirely up to him), and ultimately, for the existence of this podcast.We talk a lot about the original idea—a sort of globally distributed creative super group— how it came up in the first place, and all of the groundwork that had to be laid to make the structure work. We also hear about the group’s first year in operation, and the kind of client work we’ve tackled in distributed teams. More broadly, there’s a lot of discussion about traditional creative agency models vs gig economy ones, and the process of building distributed community—including the challenge of trying to keep 80+ designers happy, whether that’s through work opportunities or other kinds of benefits. So if you’ve been looking for a clear explanation of what this whole thing is about, and how distributed creative teams might work in the future, look no further.