A podcast about the intersection of technology, society, and internet culture – with a dash of philosophy and art for good measure. Hosts: Laura Hilliger & Doug Belshaw (We Are Open Co-op)
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A regular podcast from Dai Barnes and Doug Belshaw about education, technology, and everything in between.
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About the Curious Advantage Podcast Series The Curious Advantage Podcast series is brought to you by the authors of the book The Curious Advantage, Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown & Garrick Jones and it is about how individuals and organisations use the power of curiosity to drive success in their lives and organisations, especially in the context of our new digital reality. It brings to life the latest understanding from neuroscience, anthropology, history and behaviourism about curiosity and ma ...
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S5 Ep12: Unlocking the Potential of AI with Jaeden Schafer (CEO & Co-Founder, AI Box)
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Join hosts Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown, and Garrick Jones as they dive into the world of artificial intelligence with Jaeden Schafer, the visionary behind the top AI podcasts, "AI Chat," "AI Applied," and "AI Hustle," collectively boasting over 2 million annual listens. In this episode, discover the origins of Jaeden's passion for AI and the journey…
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S09 Episode 06: Charcuterie of Asshattery
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Support this podcast! https://opencollective.com/weareopenLinks and notes:https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2024/04/12/tearing-your-anger.htmlWislawa SzymborskaDrive your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczukhttps://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/06/13/a-disgruntled-federal-employees-1980s-desk-calendarhttps://kottke.org/23/03/notes-arthttp…
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Ramble chat season :) In this episode Doug and Laura discuss corporatizing learning and credentialing, volunteerism and the fact that all the answers are already out there.By We Are Open Co-op
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Laura and Doug speak with the author of Radical Technologies: The design of everyday life, Adam Greenfield. A Verso author, Adam has a new book coming out called Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in A World on FireAdam Greenfield: https://speedbird.wordpress.com/Favourite book: Stephen Mitchell translation of Tao Te Ching: https://stephenmitchell…
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In this episode, Laura and Doug lament the crashing of their Etherpad server and chat about tools they use for knowledge management. Support the Tao of WAO at https://opencollective.com/weareopenBy We Are Open Co-op
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In this episode of the Tao of WAO podcast, Laura Hilliger and Doug Belshaw discuss a range of topics including the Six Degrees of Wikipedia tool, feminism and the divergence of Gen Z's political views by gender, conspiracy theories and Taylor SwiftBy We Are Open Co-op
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S5 Ep11: Work 3.0 with India's Greatest Globalist (Abhijit Bhaduri, Advisor Talent Strategy)
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In this insightful podcast episode, we're joined by Abhijit Bhaduri, a seasoned talent management advisor and former General Manager Global L&D manager for Microsoft. With a remarkable career trajectory marked by accolades such as being named the No. 1 HR Influencer by the Society for Human Resource Management and authoring bestselling books like "…
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In the ninth season of the Tao of WAO podcast, Doug Belshaw and Laura Hilliger casually discuss their personal technology use, ranging from e-readers and work devices to gaming, and touch upon broader topics such as AI's impact on jobs and unique websites like the German customs auction platform. They note a trend of professionals, including themse…
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S5 Ep10: Curious About Unlocking Your Genius with Lisa Danels (Executive Director, Human Edge)
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In this podcast episode, Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones speak to Lisa Danels, author of "The Human Edge Advantage" and Executive Director of Human Edge in an insightful episode where we explore leadership mastery. Lisa discusses integrating head, heart, and gut in leadership, emphasizing curiosity, self-awareness, and personal power. …
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S5 Ep9: Don't Be Afraid Of Feelings with Noga Arikha (Author, Philosopher, Historian of Ideas)
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In this podcast episode, we delve into the captivating world of Noga Arikha, a philosopher, historian of ideas, and science humanist. She takes us on a journey from her childhood in Paris to her experiences working with neuropsychiatric patients and her current endeavor—writing a biography of anthropologist Franz Boas for the Yale University Press,…
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S5 Ep8: Curious About Making The World Work with Amy Edmondson (Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School)
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In this podcast episode, Amy Edmondson, the top-ranked Thinkers50 management thinker and Novartis Professor at Harvard Business School, takes us on a journey through the dynamic intersection of curiosity, leadership and the digital era. Renowned for her seven books and over 60 scholarly papers, Edmondson discusses the crucial link between curiosity…
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S5 Ep7: Seeing around Corners and the 10X shift with Rita McGrath (Professor, Columbia Business School)
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Join the hosts of The Curious Advantage as they dive into the world of innovation and growth with the incredible Rita McGrath. Rita, a seasoned author, speaker, and Professor at Columbia Business School, shares her journey from CEO to academia, unveiling insights from her latest book, Seeing Around Corners. In this episode, Rita unpacks the concept…
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This season of the podcast looked at the future of new literacies as part of a submission to the Winter 2023 edition of the Journal for Media Literacy. Our guest host for the season is Ian O'Byrnehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wiobyrne/Support this podcast: https://opencollective.com/weareopenBy We Are Open Co-op
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S5 Ep6: Beyond Blockchain - Open Badges, We are Open, Coops, Voodoo Categorization & the Future of Work with Doug Belshaw & Laura Hilliger (Co-Founders, We Are Open Co-op)
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Some of us maybe living in a version of the future now. Doug Belshaw and Laura Hilliger from “We are Open”, a cooperative structure that supports multi-dimensional non-corporate organisations, know what it takes to make a very different way of working work. We caught up with them to explore there ways of doing things, it spans the globe and is base…
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Speaking with Kay Oddone on the future of Media Literacy.https://www.linkedin.com/in/koddone/Elucidating key concepts, terminologies, and the present landscape of media and information literacy. Talking about the critical need for a progressive approach in these disciplines.Support this podcast: https://opencollective.com/weareopen…
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Speaking with Helen Beetham on the future of Media Literacy.https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-beetham/Weaving the concept of Intersectionality and Transdisciplinarity with media literacies, emphasising how different social identities interplay in unique experiences and perspectives in media and information literacy, and underscoring the integration…
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S5 Ep5: Exprovement - Exponential Improvement through Converging Parallels with Hersh Haladker (Founder, Instillmotion)
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In this episode, Garrick Jones dives into the world of innovation with Hersh Haladker, founder of InstillMotion, a company that helps businesses achieve Exprovement, the convergence of ideas solving unique business challenges. Hersh, co-author of Exprovement: Unleashing Innovation Across Industries shares insights into his innovation journey, discu…
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Speaking with Roz Hussin on the future of Media Literacy.https://www.linkedin.com/in/rozhussin/This podcast series, accompanied by a comprehensive written article, aims to illuminate a diverse and inclusive perspective on media and information literacy, exploring the intricate intersections of technology, culture, and society.Support this podcast: …
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S08 Episode 02: Literacies for Our True Selves
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Dialogue with experts focusing on the themes of Race, Gender, AI, and Geographic Location & Language/Localisation. Each expert delves into how these areas influence and shape the future trajectories of media and information literacy.Support this podcast: https://opencollective.com/weareopenBy We Are Open Co-op
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This season of the podcast is looking at the future of new literacies as part of a submission to the Winter 2023 edition of the Journal for Media Literacy. Our guest host for the season is Ian O'Byrnehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wiobyrne/Support this podcast: https://opencollective.com/weareopenBy We Are Open Co-op
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S5 Ep4: Neuroscience, Experience Facilitation, and the New Learning Protocols with Lauren Waldman (Founder & Learning Scientist, Learning Pirate)
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In this engaging podcast episode, Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones are joined by Lauren Waldman, the founder and learning specialist behind Learning Pirate. With an educational background spanning prestigious institutions like Harvard, Duke, and John Hopkins University, Lauren launched Learning Pirate in 2017. Her mission is to empower …
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S5 Ep3: The Khan Academy with Sal Khan (Founder & CEO, The Khan Academy)
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In this episode, we delve into the world of education and innovation with our special guest, Sal Khan, the visionary founder, and CEO of Khan Academy. Sal's mission is to provide a free, world-class education to learners of all ages and backgrounds, and his pioneering approach to education has earned him acclaim as a trailblazer in the ed-tech indu…
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Support our podcast: https://opencollective.com/weareopenJoin our bookclub: https://literal.club/club/tao-of-waoMore about us: https://weareopen.coopIn this episode, we chat a little bit about what literacy means and how our perception of it shifts and changes as technologies advance. We start to unpick AI literacy and get ready for Season 8, which…
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S5 Ep2: All-Blacks Management, Excellence & Curiosity with Darren Shand (Manager, All Blacks)
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In this captivating podcast episode, we delve into the remarkable journey of Darren Shand, the driving force behind the legendary All-Blacks Rugby team since 2004. Darren's tenure has been marked by historic achievements, including Rugby World Cup victories, undefeated seasons, Tri Nations, and Rugby Championships wins, three Grand Slams, and the c…
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In this episode we speak with Krystal Rawls, the Program Leader and Storyteller currently directing the Cal State University Dominguez Hills Workforce Integration Network. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/professorrawls/https://toby-89881.medium.com/explode-on-impact-cba283b908…
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Today's guest is Matt Jukes, a self-described 'product person' who just left the position of Head of Profession for Product Management at the UK government's Department for Business and Trade. He's got a really useful newsletter called Public Service Internet jobs and is an all-round interesting person. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://l…
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S5 Ep1: Problem Solving, Curiosity & Living in The Moment with José Manuel Barroso (Former Portugal Prime Minister & President of the European Commission)
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José Manuel Barroso's path from academia to politics is a journey fuelled by curiosity and lifelong learning. Starting as a law professor in Portugal, he rose to become the Prime Minister of Portugal in 2002 and later served as the President of the European Commission from 2004 to 2014, steering through critical events like the Lisbon Treaty, the 2…
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https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookInspiration for this episode from Nita Farahany on Undivided Attention, The Battle for your Brain.https://your-undivided-attention.simplecast.com/episodes/protecting-our-freedom-of-thought-with-nita-farahany-_HAu6pb4Deconstructing power in the age of AI: https://www.laurah…
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Today's guests are Tim Riches founding director of Navigatr and Omid Mufeed, CTO at Navigatr. We're talking about their history, open badge technology and new AI improvements in the world of badging and credentiallingLinkshttps://www.navigatr.org/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-riches-a784792/https://www.linkedin.com/in/omufeed/…
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Today's guests are Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones from The Curious Advantage podcast. They are both co-founders of The Ludic Group, a highly successful business consultancy and have worked with companies such as Novartis and Coca-Cola. They are the authors of several books, including The Curious Advantage, and Digital Humans!Linkshttps://www.curio…
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S4 Ep11: Surviving AI with Calum Chace ("The AI Guy")
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Calum Chase, best-selling author, and AI expert and adviser, specializing in the future of AI and its impacts on our societies and economies, has an insightful conversation with Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones about the benefits and challenges of AI. He talks about the future impacts of Artificial Intelligence and how it will affect the future of w…
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S4 Ep10: The Olympics going beyond Psychological Safety with Richard Parker (Leading Line Consultancy CEO, Head of Leadership & Culture & Partner Ernst & Young)
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Richard Parker, previous CEO of the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association and current CEO of Leading Line Consultancy and Partner within EY Lane4 joins Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones in a thought-provoking discussion on how resilience, not being afraid to fail and curiosity has driven him to move through a career starting as a teacher, professi…
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S4 Ep9: Nurturing Deep Human Possibility with Tim Munden (Kairon Director & Former Unilever Chief Learning Officer)
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Tim Munden, award-winning Former Chief Learning Officer of Unilever and Founder and Director of Kairon joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown, Garrick Jones in a thought-provoking discussion on igniting and discovering purpose, ensuring wellbeing for individuals and leaders, and focusing on the approach of upskilling employees to shift behaviours. How is…
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This is part 2 of Co-op Lessons. Doug and Laura chat with fellow We Are Open Co-op founding member, John Bevan about the lessons learned over the last 7 years of running a cooperative.https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinkshttps://wiki.weareopen.coop/en/guidelines/running-a-projecthttps://learnwith.weareop…
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S4 Ep8: Lego, learning & limitless innovation with Johan Roos (Hult Chief Academic Officer)
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Johan Roos, Hult’s Chief Academic Officer, known for his work on intellectual capital and LEGO Serious Play™, and expert in strategy and innovation, meets Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in this episode of the Curious Advantage Podcast in a curious exploration of education, learning, limitless innovation and much more! How important is curiosity for …
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In this 2 part episode, Doug and Laura chat with fellow We Are Open Co-op founding member, John Bevan about the lessons learned over the last 7 years of running a cooperative. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication https://outlandish.com/workshops/re…
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Laura & Doug talk to John Atherton, cooperative expert and the Project Organiser for workers.coop.https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinks: CoTech: https://www.coops.tech/ Workers.coop: https://workers.coop ICA structure (like the UN for co-ops): https://ica.coop/en/whats-co-op/co-operative-identity-values-…
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Laura & Doug talk about community and content and a grab bag of other themes close to the cooperative world and the work of WAO. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinksThe Art of Community [IMAGE] https://blog.weareopen.coop/the-art-of-community-cultivating-online-connections-738cc90b0a39TWiT - https://twi…
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Today we're pleased to speak with Emily Goligoski, the Head of Research at Charter. Emily is wicked smart and thinking about the future of work, what we really need from work, mentorship in the workplace and so much more. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinks: https://www.emilygoligoski.com/ https://www.…
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Today we talk to Micky Metts, a Cooperative Consultant and speaker, and Melissa Bingham, a privacy, security and ethical tech advocate. https://opencollective.com/weareopenhttps://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/bookLinks: https://agaric.coop/ https://communitybridge.com/privacyworkshops https://www.meet.coop/ https://mayfirst.coop/en/ https://www.ins…
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S4 Ep7: Moderna, Digital and AI First with Noah Rabinowitz (Moderna Vice President & Global Head of Learning)
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Noah Rabinowitz, Moderna Vice President, and Global Head of Learning, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown, and Garrick Jones in a fascinating exploration of curiosity and learning as the catalyst for accelerated change and achievement of mission, purpose and potential. Why should we reject mediocrity and focus on the commitment to excellence and maste…
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S4 Ep6: AI, Neuroscience and Learning with Mike Vaughan (CEO, The Regis Company)
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Mike Vaughan, CEO of The Regis company, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones for a focus on AI, Neuroscience and Learning in this powerful episode of the Curious Advantage Podcast. Subscribe today to hear about mental models, team effectiveness and agility. What are the new business models that AI presents? How will AI be critical in …
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S4 Ep5: Microsoft, AI and Experimenting with Brian Murphy (Microsoft's Senior Director & Employee Skilling)
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Microsoft’s Brian Murphy, leading Career Development for the Global Sales organisation, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in this fascinating episode of the Curious Advantage Podcast to talk about AI, meta career competencies, L&D, the future of work, the role of curiosity in navigating the new world of work, skills as a new curren…
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S4 Ep4: ChatGPT is our guest! Astonishing, curious, human?
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This week Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones interviewed ChatGPT directly and had AI read the responses. They also had ChatGPT generate the questions they asked. The result is surprising, coherent, thought provoking and worth listening to. Are you curious? Subscribe today! Join the conversation, connect with the authors of The Curious Adv…
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S4 Ep3: Walmart, Curiosity and Learning at a Massive Scale with Brandon Carson (Vice President of Learning and Leadership, Walmart)
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“Even as assertively companies are automating and integrating technology, it's always going to be about the people.” Brandon Carson, Walmart’s VP of Learning and Leadership, joins Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in this episode of the Curious Advantage Podcast to talk about curiosity and learning at a massive scale. Hear Brandon’s curi…
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S4 Ep2: Endorphins, Happy Neurochemicals and Curiosity with Loretta Breuning (Founder, Inner Mammal Institute)
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Loretta Breuning, Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, Academic and Author meets Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in a fascinating conversation on Endorphins, happy neurochemicals and curiosity! Listen to Loretta’s journey of exploration of the brain chemistry we share with earlier mammals. How do neurochemicals govern our feelings? W…
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S4 Ep1: Exponential Growth and Curiosity with Diana Kander (New York Times Best Selling Author)
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Diana Kander joins Paul Ashcroft and Simon Brown on this Curious Advantage episode, to talk about cracking the Curiosity code for exponential growth and about achieving better results by asking better questions! What is the Curiosity Muscle? What happens to organisations that are not curious enough or that loose curiosity? Are you curious? Subscrib…
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Laura and Doug reflect on the season and share loads of thoughts about the fediverse migration, content warnings and more in this recap episode.Support our work > https://opencollective.com/weareopenJoin the book club > https://literal.club/club/tao-of-waoBy We Are Open Co-op
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Today we talk to Julie Keane and Mark Otter from Participate.com – a platform and service designed to support and operationalize Communities of Practice. https://www.participate.com/Books (check out our new Book Club: https://literal.club/club/tao-of-wao/book ) Anne Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Underworld by Don DeLillo Power Broker by Robert A. Caro Th…
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S3 Ep14: Cyber attacks, Psychology and Curiosity with Ganna Pogrebna
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“Curiosity has mysterious ways and it can tell you one passage that you do not expect” Ganna Pogrebna joins Simon Brown and Garrick Jones in a fascinating conversation the role of curiosity in behavioural data science and social engineering! Join them to hear about navigating through AI, human vs machine bias, cybersecurity and cybercrime, insights…
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