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The Beautiful Mess Podcast

A podcast about how context and nuance impacts our work, how we collaborate, and how we organize. Hosted by John Cutler, author of The Beautify Mess newsletter

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7:11

TBM 392: When (And How) Tools Matter

7:11

TBM 392: When (And How) Tools Matter

Dec 1, 2025 • John Cutler

14:54

TBM 365: The Problem With Value Hierarchies (Video)

I’m experimenting with Substack’s Video feature.

Jun 30, 2025 • John Cutler

34:20

Product Coaching with Petra Wille

John Cutler: On this episode, I'm very honored to welcome Petra Wille.

May 26, 2024 • John Cutler

17:33

20 Things I've Learned as a Systems (Over) Thinker (Extended Commentary)

Back in 2022, I wrote a post called 20 Things I've Learned as a Systems (Over) Thinker—”over” was in parentheses—and I've since received so much…

May 19, 2024 • John Cutler

31:14

Sociotechnical Maestros with Gene Kim

Today I'm talking to Gene Kim.

May 12, 2024 • John Cutler

27:15

Software Development As Collective Learning With Hazel Weakly

In this episode we talk about Hazel’s journey from individual force multiplier to focusing on collaborative learning and scaling that up. We talk about…

Apr 28, 2024 • John Cutler

29:47

Octopus Careers & Throwaway Stickies with Chris Butler

In today's episode of The Beautiful Mess Podcast, I am talking to Chris Butler. Chris is currently a staff product operations manager at GitHub.During…

Apr 20, 2024 • John Cutler