Conferences & podcasts
October 2023
I gave this presentation at BCG's 2023 Hive Conference on the topic of Irresponsible AI. This is a discussion about the times we asked if we COULD do something with AI when we should have been asking if we SHOULD do something with AI.
September 2022
This was my Hive 2022 talk on neurodiversity and all its many and various forms. In particular, this talk examines some lesser known but quite common neurodiversities such as aphantasia, prosopagnosia, among others.
September 2020
I gave a talk at an internal BCG conference called Hive in 2020 on the misunderstood topic of panic attacks.
January 2019
I gave a talk at an internal BCG event on logical fallacies exploring the most common types of fallacy, how to recognise and refute them, and in an era of post-truth unreason, why everyone should care.
My own show · ongoing
Some of the most interesting things happen on the boundaries of change. So, what are you going to do at your next career boundary?
Each episode, James Wilson and Matthew Sinclair spend some time speaking with experienced software engineering professionals who each have an interesting story to tell.
Through those conversations we explore themes such as: boundary conditions, frameworks and signals, management and leadership as career changes rather than promotions, failure as a better teacher than success, and how AI will most likely augment rather than replace humans.
May 2024
Précis: "Will a coming generation of AI bots be able to generate and iterate ideas as well as or better than people? Will knowledge workers be replaced by machines? BCG's Matthew Sinclair imagines a future where technology could replace writers, software engineers, and, yes, consultants — although he's not convinced that businesses should lose the human touch. There are inherent risks in handing over the most creative elements of your business to bots — including perpetuating what Sinclair calls "the tyranny of the banal"."
October 2021
Précis: "A great technology strategy is crucial for the success of any technology company, but a great strategy isn't worth anything if it is not properly executing. In this episode, Matthew Sinclair gives us a lesson on how to define a great technology strategy and how to ensure that the strategy is executing correctly."
August 2021
Précis: "Matthew Sinclair, Partner and VP of Engineering at Boston Consulting Group's Digital Ventures and Jean-Marie Ferdègue, Director of Business Engineering, Gaming at Facebook, are the featured experts on this episode of the Business, Innovation & Technology Podcast. Together, they explore key elements of innovation: desirability, feasibility, viability, and impact."
"Matthew and Jean-Marie discuss how Digital Ventures and Facebook rely on multidisciplinary teams and cross-collaboration to develop impactful solutions. They also talk about how lean teams prevent scope creep, why companies must look beyond vanity metrics as measures of success, and what they look for in job candidates. You'll also learn Matthew and Jean-Marie's perspectives on what really drives innovation. It is not necessarily company size, industry, or access to resources. It is psychological safety, or every employee's freedom to bring ideas (good or bad!) to the table and to feel comfortable failing and trying again."
June 2020
Précis: "Adam and I spend an hour talking about leaders and leadership, and some of the philosophies, beliefs, techniques, mistakes, and hacks that I have learned over the years".
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