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Feb 2026

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Build Tank co-founders Chris Zezza and Sam Dorman have a strangely good time talking through how transformative great technology can be to everything an organization does. Remember when you allowed yourself to envision how transformative it could be to have truly excellent technology powering everything you do? It probably hasn’t turned out that way, yet. But don’t give up on those dreams. Technology is complex but it’s far from impossible. You just have to go about it differently than the norm if you want different results. Because great technology isn’t just about the technical. Not by a long shot... It starts and ends with people, and everything else follows from there. https://thebuildtank.com

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February 2, 202617 min

Ep. 04: A New Hope: The possible future for your organization

A better future awaits! Imagine any futuristic movie you've seen -- not the dystopian kind, the cool stuff kind. Are people struggling and frustrated with technology? Or does it just work the way it's supposed to work, making people's lives easier and more efficient and helping them do more, more meaningfully, with less extra time and effort?That can be your organization's future, and dare say even your near future, with an investment in the right type of people power to steward and guide your technology.

February 8, 202419 min

Ep. 03: Ashley Boyd, Mozilla Foundation: "Surprising and exhilarating to see what a quick turnaround we were able to produce" ("The Greatmakers" series)

Ashley Boyd discusses the transformation that the Mozilla Foundation has undergone since building a Technology Platforms Team, in terms of revenue, trust, collaboration, clarity, partnership, collaboration, and ability to leverage technology’s role in powering their work. The episode leads off with an updated interview in Feb 2024 about some measurable outcomes of this technology transformation after a year, and then continues with the original interview from March 2023 highlighting insights from the process.From "The Greatmakers" series - Technology Unicorns Changing the GameSam and Chris from The Build Tank host technology "unicorns" – strategic-minded, skilled technology leaders who enable their organizations to overcome technology dysfunction and leverage it to its potential. More at https://thebuildtank.com

June 15, 202222 min

Ep. 02: John Abdulla from Oxfam: "From Technology Gatekeepers to Technology Enablers" ("The Greatmakers" series)

John Abdulla, Oxfam's Associate Director of Constituent Product, talks with The Build Tank about how his team of "technology enablers" supports the work of the organization.From "The Greatmakers" series - Technology Unicorns Changing the GameSam and Chris from The Build Tank host technology "unicorns" – strategic-minded, skilled technology leaders who enable their organizations to overcome technology dysfunction and leverage it to its potential. More at https://thebuildtank.com

April 1, 202234 min

Ep. 01: Ananda Robie talks Distributed Ownership ("The Greatmakers" series)

Ananda Robie, Managing Director of Digital Products for the Center for Action and Contemplation, chats with The Build Tank about how the Distributed Ownership model that has helped her organization overcome some of their technology pain while freeing up staff to focus on their unique areas of expertise.From "The Greatmakers" series - Technology Unicorns Changing the GameSam and Chris from The Build Tank host technology "unicorns" – strategic-minded, skilled technology leaders who enable their organizations to overcome technology dysfunction and leverage it to its potential. More at https://thebuildtank.com