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Everyday Chaos with David Weinberger Jul 07, 2021

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Artificial intelligence, big data, modern science, and the internet are all revealing a fundamental truth: The world is vastly more complex and unpredictable than we've allowed ourselves to see. Now that technology is enabling us to take advantage of all the chaos it's revealing, our understanding of how things happen is changing--and with it our deepest strategies for predicting, preparing for, and managing our world.

This affects everything, from how we approach our everyday lives to how we make moral decisions and how we run our businesses. The result: is a world no longer focused on limitations but optimised for possibilities. We welcome the author of the brilliant book: "Everyday Chaos: Technology, Complexity, and How We're Thriving in a New World of Possibility" David Weinberger

Down the Rabbit Hole of Leadership with Manfred Kets de Vries Jul 01, 2021

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In the previous book in this series, our guest observed the experiences of leaders on a rollercoaster ride through their professional and personal lives. Now, he follows them down the rabbit hole into the unknown, where, like Lewis Carroll's Alice, they find a dystopian Wonderland in which everyone seems to have gone mad and life functions according to its own crazy logic, throwing up all kinds of obstacles in the search for truth.

The first part of this book looks at the psychodynamics of leadership in both a business and a political context.

The second focuses on the psychopathology of everyday life in organizations and the seemingly endless ways people can make a mess of things – including mega pay packages, acting out, digital addiction and other dysfunctional behaviour patterns.

Each chapter ends with a brief anecdote to illustrate the dilemma it presents. In short, sharp nuggets, our guest helps make sense of how the madness of the present has affected leadership in organizations and the workplace.

It's a great honour to welcome one of the world's renowned authorities on leadership and a prolific author, we welcome the author of Down the Rabbit Hole of Leadership: Leadership Pathology in Everyday Life Manfred Kets de Vries welcome.

Undercurrents with Steve Davis Jun 25, 2021

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Today's book brings to bear on some of the most powerful and helpful macrotrends rippling through society today.

The book teaches readers how to harness their outrage and capitalize on global trends to instigate and encourage change across the world. The author identifies five global undercurrents with outsized importance that are shaping our world.

The book's lessons are supported throughout by stories, experiences, data and observations from across the globe. It is perfect for activists and leaders of all kinds who aim to increase their impact on their organisations and the world at large, as well as the intellectually curious who hope to increase their understanding of the changing world around them.

More about Steve: https://www.undercurrentsbook.com

High-Impact Tools for Teams with Stefano Mastrogiacomo Jun 17, 2021

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59% of U.S. workers say that communication is their team's biggest obstacle to success, followed by accountability at 29% Today's book explains a simple, powerful tool that helps team leaders and members align and get clarity on exactly who is responsible for each part of the team's most important activities and projects.

With the guidance of today's book, you can be better prepared as a team leader or team member to plan effectively, reduce risks, and collaborate with others. Your team will be accountable and ready to deliver results!

We welcome the author of "High-Impact Tools for Teams" Stefano Mastrogiacomo

More about Stefano: https://www.teamalignment.co

Long Life Learning with Michelle R. Weise Jun 10, 2021

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Today's guest offers us a fascinating glimpse into a near-future where careers last 100 years, and education lasts a lifetime. Our guest makes the case that learners of the future are going to repeatedly seek out educational opportunities throughout the course of their working lives — which will no longer have a beginning, middle, and end.

Her book focuses on the disruptive and burgeoning innovations that are laying the foundation for a new learning model that includes clear navigation, wraparound and funding supports, targeted education, and clear connections to more transparent hiring processes.

The book examines:

How will a dramatically extended lifespan affect our careers?
How will more time in the workforce shape our educational demands?
Will a four-year degree earned at the start of a 100-year career adequately prepare us for the challenges ahead?

We welcome the author of Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs that Don't Even Exist Yet, Michelle Weise, welcome to the show.

Wanting with Luke Burgis Jun 03, 2021

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This is a book about why people want what they want. It's based on the notion that, in the end, we will either be masters or slaves of our desires and that we can choose the outcome. True freedom, our guest argues, is the freedom to want what is best for ourselves and for others—and that those need not be different things. The ability to desire in a healthy way is not something we're born with, but a freedom we must earn. And due to one powerful and hidden feature of human desire, that freedom is hard won.

More about Luke here: https://lukeburgis.com

Cascades in Practice with Greg Satell May 27, 2021

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Creating true change is never easy. Most startups don't survive. Most community groups never get beyond small local actions. Even when a spark catches fire and protesters swarm the streets, it often seems to fizzle out almost as fast as it started. The status quo is, almost by definition, well-entrenched and never gives up without a fight. To truly change the world or even just your little corner of it, you don't need a charismatic leader or a catchy slogan. What you need is a cascade: small groups that are loosely connected but united by a common purpose.

We welcome back for the 3rd time, Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker and Innovation Advisor and author of Cascades: How to Create a Movement that Drives Transformational Change, Greg Satell.

Links mentioned in the show: https://digitaltonto.com/2020/10-principles-for-transformational-change/ https://www.joinclubhouse.com/join/the-innovation-show/3ovqI5FP/xq5YRvjd

A Short History of Humanity with Johannes Krause May 22, 2021

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Marshalling unique insights from archaeogenetics, an emerging new discipline that allows us to read our ancestors' DNA like journals chronicling personal stories of migration, our guest charts two millennia of adaption, movement and survival, culminating in the triumph of Homo Sapiens as we swept through Europe and beyond in successive waves of migration - developing everything from language, the patriarchy, disease, art and a love of pets as we did so. As well as being a radical new telling of our shared story, today's book is a reminder that the global problems that keep us awake at night - climate catastrophe; the sudden emergence of deadly epidemics; refugee crises; ethnic conflict; over-population - are all things we've faced in the past and overcome.

Our guest is one of the most established international experts in the field of archaeogenetics, he is director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Germany and he is the author of "A Short History of Humanity: How Migration Made Us Who We Are", Johannes Krause welcome to the show.

Undisruptable: A Mindset of Permanent Reinvention with Aidan McCullen May 20, 2021

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In our world of incessant change, we are all threatened by VUCA volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity—at the individual and organizational levels.

Today's book offers you a new lens through which to consider change as an opportunity rather than an obstacle. You'll be inspired to consider the big questions of today:

What does the future hold?

What does the exponential growth of technology mean for the world of work?

What does a changing job market mean for future generations? What do waves of disruption mean for business leaders? S

ociety is evolving at breakneck speed.

What does this mean for all of us?

While we cannot see into the future, there are repeatable patterns that we can understand. The first step to becoming Undisruptable is to realize that evolution is a natural part of life, and nature provides many examples. If you haven't guessed already that is the blurb for my own book and because of so many requests from former guests and listeners. I will be interviewed today by guest host, a friend of the innovation and professional friend, Whitney Johnson.

Choosing Courage with Jim Detert May 13, 2021

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Have you ever wanted to disagree with your boss?

Speak up about your company's lack of diversity or unequal pay practices?

Make a tough decision you knew would be unpopular? We all have opportunities to be courageous at work.

But since courage requires risk—to our reputations, our social standing, and, in some cases, our jobs—we often fail to act, which leaves us feeling powerless and regretful for not doing what we know is right. There's a better way to handle these crucial moments—and today's book provides the moral imperative and research-based tactics to help you become more competently courageous at work.

Our guest is the world's foremost expert on workplace courage, He explains that courage isn't a character trait that only a few possess; it's a virtue developed through practice. And with the right attitude and approach, you can learn to hone it like any other skill and incorporate it into your everyday life. We welcome a friend of the Innovation Show and one of our very early guests, author of Choosing Courage: The Everyday Guide to Being Brave at Work Jim Detert

More about Jim here: https://jimdetert.com