Conversations #23 - Malcolm Ocean Conversations podcast

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Hello Eclectic Spacewalkers!

This past month I had the pleasure to finally talk with Malcolm Ocean, a long-time Twitter mutual of ours. Malcolm Ocean is a systems designer, a self-described “feral free agent, singer-songwriter, and trust-dancer.” He also runs a software company called Complice - the to-do list that never goes stale.

Malcolm is a unique and eclectic soul whose thinking I have found to be useful and playful in solving problems, building networks, and being curious about all things dealing with the ‘interpersonal.’

Malcolm runs Complice, a software company that “helps people stay in touch with their big-picture goals on a day-to-day basis, and act strategically & improvisationally”

Instead of productivity, we focus on intentionality
choosing & doing, over organizing
aliveness, instead of exhaustiveness
goals as fundamental, rather than tasks
proactive, rather than reactive

We thank Malcolm for their time, research, and eclectic mind. Enjoy the conversation, and until next time - Ad Astra!

Timestamps:

Donella Meadow’s ‘Dancing & Thinking’ with systems (04:30)
Full Fractal Buy-In (11:27)
Key learnings from traveling, working remote, and being in movement (18:00)
‘Trust dancing’ with others (23:00)
Concessions, compromises, and feeling understood (33:00)
Creating & running Complice - “the to-do list that never goes stale” (38:00)
Complice keeps your long-term goals fresh and tied to your feelings (47:15)
“Weirder Questions” from Twitter mutual @SissiPhys (53:40)
What is Malcolm not very good at? (01:01:30)
Malcolm’s response to the “Overview Effect” question (01:07:52)

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More on Malcolm Ocean:

Website

Twitter

Complice

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