Justin Homer - Designing and leading Change, Creative Slop and Good Work - Beyond the Build

<p>In this episode of <strong>Product Pals: Beyond the Build</strong>, Charlotte and Kiet sit down with <strong>Justin Homer</strong>, <strong>Partner and Co-founder of Be Luminous</strong>, to explore what it really means to create meaningful change through collaboration, design and play.</p><p>Justin shares the journey from social policy and homelessness support to building world-class collaborative design practices across global consultancies and now Be Luminous. Together, they unpack why great work requires vulnerability, why creativity needs messiness, and why leaders must design systems that help people do their best work ,  not just manage change after the fact.</p><p>This conversation is for product thinkers, founders and leaders who care about craft, systems, people and the courage it takes to keep pushing for the last 5%.</p><p><br><strong>🧠 Knowledge Snacks</strong></p><p>Here’s a curated list from Justin’s learning library.</p><ul><li><strong>Matt Taylor</strong> </li><li><strong>David Snowden &amp; the Cynefin Framework</strong></li></ul><ul><li><strong>Dieter Rams</strong></li></ul><ul><li><strong>Too Good To Go,</strong> Reducing food waste one surprise bag at a time.</li><li><strong>Substack and the following subscriptions: </strong></li></ul><ol><li><strong>Fix The News-</strong>A newsletter focused on positive progress and solutions from around the world.</li><li><strong>The Citerini Project-</strong> AI futures and emerging technology discussions.</li><li><strong>Michael Burry-</strong>Investor and author known from <em>The Big Short</em> and his commentary on markets and economics.</li></ol><ul><li><strong>Vikings: War of Clans</strong> , Justin’s current gaming obsession.</li></ul><ul><li>A fashion-focused podcast hosted by <strong>Bella Freud</strong> (fashion designer and great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud), which Justin describes as surprisingly intimate, thoughtful and full of unexpected conversations.</li></ul><p><br></p>