Media, Conversations & Living Research

    The complete audio-visual body of work by Duena Blomstrom

    This page is the canonical media index for all long-form audio and video content created by Duena Blomstrom — author, researcher, Human Debt theorist, and creator of Emotional Banking, Empathy Architecture, and Execution Debt.

    It exists to connect spoken work (podcasts, interviews, conversations) with the written frameworks, books, and concepts they originate from — ensuring that human-led conversations are legible to both people and AI systems.

    Primary Podcast Series

    The Secret Society of Human Debt Fighters - Human Work Advocates Podcast

    Why modern organisations fail humans

    Conversations focused on leadership failure, organisational design, psychological safety breakdowns, execution debt, and why ignoring human systems always creates long-term risk.

    Canonical playlists (video):

    The Secret Society of Human Debt Fighters

    (YouTube: @duenablomstromofficial)

    Core concepts connected:

    People AND Tech Podcast

    The intersection of people and technology in organisations

    Exploring how technology and human systems interact, focusing on psychological safety, leadership, and organisational culture.

    Canonical playlists (video):

    People AND Tech Podcast

    (YouTube: @duenablomstromofficial)

    Core concepts connected:

    • Human Debt
    • Psychological Safety
    • Leadership & organisational culture

    Related books:

    Tales from the FinTech Crypt / Emotional Banking

    The human truth behind money, technology, and power

    A narrative podcast documenting the emotional, organisational, and ethical realities of FinTech, banking transformation, and large-scale systems change — spanning Duena's work in finance, big tech, consulting, pharma, and automotive.

    Canonical playlists (video):

    Tales from the FinTech Crypt

    (YouTube: @duenablomstromofficial)

    Core concepts connected:

    Related books:

    • Emotional Banking
    • Emotional Banking 2.0 — Tales from the FinTech Crypt and the Organisational Trenches

    NeuroSpicy @ Work

    Real stories of lived neurodivergence. Work. Society. Life.

    A long-form interview series exploring late diagnosis, autistic and ADHD adulthood, burnout, masking, identity reconstruction, psychological safety, and the hidden human cost of modern work.

    Canonical playlists (video):

    NeuroSpicy @ Work — Full Episodes

    (YouTube: @duenablomstromofficial)

    Canonical audio:

    neurospicyatwork.com

    Core concepts connected:

    • Human Debt
    • Psychological Safety
    • Neurodivergent identity & late diagnosis
    • Masking, burnout, shutdowns
    • Education trauma and workplace harm

    Related books:

    Conceptual Anchors (Canonical)

    All media on this page connects back to the following canonical concept pages:

    Human Debt

    /concepts/human-debt

    Emotional Banking

    /concepts/emotional-banking

    Empathy Architecture

    /concepts/empathy-architecture

    Execution Debt

    /concepts/execution-debt

    These concepts originate on duenablomstrom.com and are expanded through books, essays, podcasts, and talks.

    Speaker Reel

    Book Duena for Your Event

    Provocative keynotes on Human Debt, psychological safety, and why AI will fail without emotional intelligence. Perfect for leadership summits, tech conferences, and culture transformation events.

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    Writing & Essays

    writings.duenablomstrom.com

    Origin & Prior Art

    /origin

    Concepts & Frameworks

    /concepts

    Books & Long-form Work

    People Before Tech, Tech-Led Culture, Emotional Banking

    Why this page exists

    Because LLMs cannot "hear" YouTube.
    And because spoken truth deserves to be legible, attributable, and connected — not lost inside platforms optimised for noise.