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Unlearn with Barry O'Reilly Feb 25, 2021

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Barry O'Reilly shares how the Cycle of Unlearning is a new way of thinking and a new way of leading organisations in every industry. It's not difficult to learn more. What is difficult is to know what to unlearn, what to stop, and what to throw away. This is the paradox of success.

While thinking and doing certain methods may have brought you success in the past, it's almost certain they won't continue to bring you success in the future.

We discuss the importance of unlearning

How Serena Williams unlearned her way to success

The Origins of Disney's Magic Band

And much more.

More about Barry here: https://barryoreilly.com

Mauro Guillén - 2030 How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide Feb 18, 2021

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This mind-opening episode summarises some of the groundbreaking analysis of the business, economic, and technological trends of today to predict what the world will look like in 2030 – and how the Coronavirus pandemic will accelerate each of these major trends.

Our guest is author of "2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything", Mauro Guillén

Some stats from the book:

Birthplace of the next industrial revolution: sub-Saharan Africa

The reason: 500 million acres of fertile yet undeveloped agricultural land

The size of Mexico: 500 million acres

Percentage of the world's wealth owned by women in 2000: 15

Percentage of the world's wealth owned by women in 2030: 55

If Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Sisters: global financial crisis averted

Worldwide, the number of people who went hungry in 2017: 821 million

Worldwide, the number of people who will go hungry in 2030: 200 million

Worldwide, the number of people who were obese in 2017: 650 million

Worldwide, the number of people who will be obese in 2030: 1.1 billion

Percentage of Americans projected to be obese in 2030: 50

Percentage of the world's land occupied by cities in 2030: 1.1

Percentage of the world's population living in cities in 2030: 60

Percentage of worldwide carbon emissions produced by cities in 2030: 87

Percentage of world's urban population exposed to rising sea levels in 2030: 80

The largest middle-class consumer market today: United States and Western Europe

The largest middle-class consumer market in 2030: China

By 2030, the number of people entering the middle class in emerging markets: 1 billion

The number of people currently in the middle class in the United States: 223 million

The number of people in the middle class in the United States in 2030: 209 million

More about Mauro:

http://www.mauroguillen.com

The Radical Innovation Playbook with Olga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander Feb 11, 2021

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Today's focus is a Playbook that helps innovators and entrepreneurs to harness new, extreme ideas despite complex business barriers.

This visual guide provides insight, practical solutions and reusable canvasses to help innovation managers, CEOs, Chief Innovators and directors of innovation labs to develop breakthrough ideas.

We welcome, authors of, "The Radical Innovation Playbook: a practical guide for harnessing new, novel or game-changing breakthroughs" Olga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander

EP 259: The Advice Trap with Michael Bungay Stanier Feb 04, 2021

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This episode is about getting to grips with how to actually change your behaviour so you stay curious a little bit longer.

It sounds like it should be easy, but it's not.

You have to tame your Advice Monster, that part of you that jumps in to offer up ideas, opinions, suggestions and advice.

And it's taming your Advice Monster that's at the heart of this book. But there are also some specific coaching strategies, particularly on how to focus on what matters most.

We welcome author of The Advice Trap: Be Humble, Stay Curious & Change the Way You Lead Forever Michael Bungay Stanier

More about Michael here: https://www.mbs.works

EP 258: Turn the Ship Around with L. David Marquet Jan 28, 2021

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Our guest was used to giving orders. In the high-stress environment of the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered submarine, it was crucial his men did their job well. But the ship was dogged by poor morale, poor performance and the worst retention in the fleet.

One day, he unknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. He realised he was leading in a culture of followers, and they were all in danger unless they fundamentally changed the way they did things. He took matters into his own hands and pushed for leadership at every level. Before long, his crew became fully engaged and the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleet. No matter your business or your position, you can apply his approach to create a workplace where everyone takes responsibility for their actions, people are healthier and happier - and everyone is a leader.

We welcome the author of Turn the Ship Around! and his latest book Leadership is Language, Captain David Marquet.

More about David here: https://davidmarquet.com

EP 257: Superior: The Return of Race Science with Angela Saini Jan 21, 2021

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For millennia, dominant groups have had the habit of framing themselves to be the best, deep down: the more powerful they become, the more power begins to be framed as natural. When you see how power has shaped the idea of race, then you can start to understand its meaning.

In Superior, celebrated author Angela Saini explores the concepts of race and caste, from their origins to the present day. Engaging with geneticists, anthropologists, historians and social scientists from across the globe, Superior is a rigorous, much needed examination of the insidious and destructive belief that race is biologically real.

More about Angela here: https://www.angelasaini.co.uk

EP 256: Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies for Giant Leaps in Work and Life with Ozan Varol Jan 14, 2021

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Ozan Varol reveals simple strategies from rocket science that you can use to make your own giant leaps in work and life -- whether it's landing your dream job, accelerating your business, learning a new skill, or creating the next breakthrough product.

Today, thinking like a rocket scientist is a necessity. We all encounter complex and unfamiliar problems in our lives. Those who can tackle these problems -- without clear guidelines and with the clock ticking -- enjoy an extraordinary advantage. Think Like a Rocket Scientist will inspire you to take your own moonshot and enable you to achieve lift-off.

More about Ozan here: https://ozanvarol.com

EP 255: Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life with Ashley Whillans Jan 07, 2021

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Four out of five adults report feeling that they have too much to do and not enough time to do it. These time-poor people experience less joy each day. They laugh less. They are less healthy, less productive, and more likely to divorce. In one study, time stress produced a stronger negative effect on happiness than unemployment.

Our guest offers us a playbook for taking back the time you lose to mindless tasks and unfulfilling chores. We welcome Author of Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life Ashley Whillans.

More about Ashley here: https://www.awhillans.com

EP 254 Tiny Habits with BJ Fogg Dec 31, 2020

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There is a painful gap between what people want and what they actually do. The disconnect between want and do has been blamed on a lot of things — but we blame it on ourselves for the most part. We internalize the cultural message of "It's your fault!

Our guest is here to say: It isn't your fault. creating positive change isn't as hard as you think and when it comes to change tiny is mighty. We welcome, founder of the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University and author Tiny Habits, BJ Fogg.

EP 253: The Renaissance Campaign: A Problem-Solving Formula with John Rogers Dec 23, 2020

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In business, government, and every area of contemporary life, leaders today are struggling to find workable solutions to greater and more complex challenges.

As a former senior Pentagon official and CEO of a billion-dollar company, our guest has seen firsthand that the current model for solving diverse problem sets no longer works.

Organizations and individuals need to adopt an entirely different approach to the biggest challenges they face and embrace a new model to ensure they emerge triumphant. That model is The Renaissance Campaign.

We welcome author of The Renaissance Campaign: A Problem-Solving Formula for Your Biggest Challenges

More about John here: https://www.johnrogers360.com

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