82. Behind the Screens: The Making of The Innovation Engine Podcast's iOS App, with 3Pillar Global

For a very special episode of the podcast, we talk with some of the team behind the forthcoming iOS app for The Innovation Engine podcast. We talk about where the idea and inspiration for the app came from in the first place, what the process of developing the app has been like, and when you can expect to see it in the App Store. Guests on this week's episode include 3Pillar’s Kevin Boyle, Matt Sich, Paul Axente, Chris Graham, and David DeWolf. Kevin Boyle talks about the origins of the app and the void he and colleagues experienced that it could help fill. Matt Sich, a “unicorn” designer/developer, talks about trial and error during the development process and why iterative design is additive rather than subtractive. Paul Axente is a UX Engineer who took Matt's first concepts and built upon them. Paul talks about 3D Touch interactions in iOS 9, how he envisions future versions of the app employing 3D Touch, and the inspiration for the visual treatment he gave the app. Chris Graham, of episode 78 fame, helped shape the vision for the project. He narrates a walk-through of a demo version of the app once it’s nearly ready to submit to Apple for approval. 3Pillar CEO David DeWolf, who has appeared in numerous previous episodes, closes out the episode. David talks about why he green lit the app’s development in the first place and the benefits of getting outside your comfort zone to do something different.