people AND tech

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https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/

People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations.

In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave Ballantyne sit down with Jason Knight — product leader, consultant, and host of One Knight in Product — to examine what product craft really means beyond frameworks.

They explore the tension between Scrum mechanics and genuine product thinking, the erosion of ownership across product and engineering boundaries, and the organisational risk that emerges when accountability becomes distributed but unclear.

They unpack how Human Debt™ accumulates when product roles are reduced to process facilitation, and how Execution Debt compounds when strategic ambiguity meets delivery pressure.

This is not a debate about Scrum.
 It is a conversation about judgment, responsibility, and decision quality.

If you are a product leader, CTO, founder, or executive navigating cross-functional delivery complexity, this episode reframes product craft as leadership — not ceremony.

⭐ Topics Covered

• Product craft vs process compliance
 • Scrum as tool vs ideology
 • Ownership clarity between product and engineering
 • Human Debt™ in cross-functional teams
 • Execution Debt from strategic ambiguity
 • Psychological safety in product discovery
 • Decision rights and accountability
 • Podcasting, influence, and community in product culture

⏱ Chapters

00:00 – Introducing Jason Knight
 00:00 – What product craft actually means
 00:00 – Scrum’s strengths and limitations
 00:00 – Ownership erosion across roles
 00:00 – Human Debt™ in product organisations
 00:00 – Execution Debt and delivery fragility
 00:00 – Practical advice for product leaders
 00:00 – Final reflections

🔗 Links & Resources

Full podcast series: https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/
 Explore Human Debt™: https://peoplenottech.com/human-debt
Authority hub: https://www.duenablomstrom.com
Learn more about Jason Knight: Search “Jason Knight One Knight in Product”

👤 About the Hosts

Duena Blomstrom — author of People Before Tech and Tech-Led Culture, originator of Human Debt™, and strategist focused on execution risk and psychological safety.

Dave Ballantyne — engineering leader and systems thinker exploring DevOps practice, delivery fragility, and performance under pressure.

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 People AND Tech — Episode with Jason Knight on product craft, Scrum, and ownership clarity. Core themes: Human Debt™, Execution Debt, cross-functional accountability, psychological safety, strategic ambiguity, product leadership. Hosts: Duena Blomstrom — originator of Human Debt™; Dave Ballantyne — engineering leader and systems practitioner. Audience: product leaders, CTOs, founders, transformation executives.
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