Maria Sundell is a clinical neurologist with experience in cognitive medicine. After realizing that healthcare is largely focused on the brain when something goes wrong, she wanted to learn more about what a truly healthy, happy brain looks like and has since pivoted into more research-based work and launched the podcast; Brain Observations . Similar to her work there, this episode explores what factors related to brain health, cultivating the mind, and psychological well-being that contributes ...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 70
A show about aspirations & learnability in pursuit of purpose & performance hosted by Innocent Mugenga. Produced by Aline – Learn Better . Shani Persson is the acting Head of Learning at Telia Company, a Swedish multinational telecommunications company and mobile network operator with 20.000+ employees in the Nordics and Baltics. Her journey through HR, Employee Branding, People Experience, and Learning & Development has provided her with a broad set of experiences and an interdiscip...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 69
A show about aspirations & learnability by Innocent Mugenga. Today's episode features a deep conversation with Tomas Björkman about emergence, navigating complexity, transformative learning, and more. Tomas is a social entrepreneur and author living in London. After selling his banking service to the fourth largest Swiss bank, he purchased an island in Stockholm, Sweden and founded Ekskäret Foundation to facilitate the co-creation of a more conscious and sustainable society. Tomas taps into ...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 68
A show about aspirations & learnability by Innocent Mugenga. From The Social Networks, an innovation that brought us together from all over the world, a catalyst for community. To The Social Dilemma, the wedge between us; exposing harmful habits that develop when we are too engrossed in the lives portrayed on social media, the political instability that arises, and concerns about data collection for commercial purposes. We suggest it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom, and instead, we see...
Feb 08, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 67
This episode is a rerun of a popular conversation we had last year and feels like a suitable listen as we're heading into a new year. 2021! Originally from Sydney Australia, Malcolm Larri is a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), in-demand coach, and speaker focused on empowering companies and individuals to use their unique abilities to drive positive change. He shares with us, the concept of our "Powerful Four," reframing and getting rid of limiting beliefs, why organizat...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Dr. Michael J. Breus, also known as The Sleep Doctor is a Clinical Psychologist and the author of " The Power of When", a book in which he makes the complex science of chronobiology accessible and engaging for all readers. In this conversation, we speak about getting back in sync with your natural rhythm by making minor changes to your daily routine. Take the Chronoquiz here: http://chronoquiz.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Dec 14, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Nora Bavey is a General Partner of Unconventional Ventures. They're an early-stage Venture Capital firm challenging the system by unlocking underrepresented founders' potential and investing in purpose-driven scalable companies. Created in collaboration with Dockers, providing smarter, more comfortable, and more versatile clothing for every occasion. They believe that progress is woven into everything we do, from how we make our clothing to how we care for people and the planet, and so do we. 5M...
Dec 02, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Jon Rose is an entrepreneur, leading humanitarian, and former pro surfer, who remains in a bold frequency in the face of challenges. On September 30, 2009, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the city of Padang on the island of Sumatra. By a stroke of fate, Rose had ten water filters with him, and so his ambitious mission of ending the global water crisis through his non-profit organization Waves For Water begun. Created in collaboration with Dockers, providing smarter, more comfortable, and more ...
Nov 25, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 63
In this series, we speak to individuals who aim to challenge systems and structures. Roger Dupé shares the motivation behind his ambitious missions and offers insights from the grueling processes of challenging the beauty industry with his brand Melyon. Created in collaboration with Dockers, providing smarter, more comfortable, and more versatile clothing for every occasion. They believe that progress is woven into everything we do, from how we make our clothing to how we care for people and the...
Nov 19, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 62
The last episode of this series features two experts in Artificial Intelligence, Innovation & Cultural Evolution. Dr. Nicole Turner Lee is a senior fellow in Governance Studies and director of the Center for Technology Innovation at The Brookings Institute. Pontus Strimling is deputy director at the Centre for Cultural Evolution at Stockholm University and a research director at the Institute For Futures studies. They share insights on the current state of AI development and implications for...
Oct 22, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 61
This second episode of the Connectivity: Implicit series features Nurit Nobel. A behavioral scientist and the CEO of Impactually, where she designs evidence-based solutions to critical challenges. In this conversation, we get an in-depth explanation of encouraging desirable behaviors through an effective nudge, both for organizations and societies. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 21, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 60
In the first episode of this three-part series called, Connectivity: Implicit, we speak to Dr. Eugenia Cheng. A mathematician, pianist, educator & author. With a point of departure from abstract mathematics and category theory, we begin to understand the root of feelings, productive communication, and the different levels of privilege — Ultimately helping us be more logical in an illogical world. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Oct 20, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Claudia Adler is similar to us on a journey of learning about learning and finding out how we can create a better tomorrow. After studying Law at university, she embarked on an MSc in International Humanitarian Issues. And she is currently doing a Ph.D. student at York University, performing extensive research to examine education critically in her paper titled; Beyond Schools and Jobs: How education can empower women and girls to "become." Claudia is also the founder of Raices, a social enterpr...
Jul 29, 2020•41 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Johanna Ljunggren is a creative entrepreneur running the platform DetoxLife. Her experiences as a stylist, culinary artist and yoga teachers have made her a thinkfluencer communicating around the subjects of fashion, beauty, art, yoga, food, and sustainability. In this episode, Johanna shares her journey filled with complexities, setbacks, successes, learning, and unlearning which has given her the ability to inspire individuals across the globe. Hope you enjoy this conversation! Find her @detox...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 57
This is a conversation based on the current situation we find ourselves in, about the experience, emotions, and the long-term effects of injustice. Kerone Campbell is a remarkable spoken word artist who hails from New York City. Though he grew up in the big apple, living and spending most of his time in Brooklyn; he was born and has strong roots in Jamaica W.I, but now call Sweden home. Please feel encouraged to get in touch with your thoughts on the topics discussed in this episode! Support thi...
Jun 02, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 56
This is a rerun of one of our listener's favorites, recorded back in 2018 after having spent a full week at Färjås Yoga Retreat and meeting the founder, Konrad Swenninger. We sat down to record this episode immediately after 48 hours of total silence, and today it might give us some insights as to how to handle lockdown and quarantine. Besides founding the retreat, he runs a humanitarian organization called Soteria International, working with the European Parliament and the United Nations. This ...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 55
On this World Meditation Day, we have chosen to share a rerun of the episode we created as a tool to be used as a continuous reminder of practicing plasticity and having a growth mindset. Making a fixed mindset impossible by basing your confidence in your ability to learn, rather than previous knowledge gained. "People with a growth mindset believe that they can improve with effort. They outperform those with a fixed mindset, because they embrace challenges, treating them as opportunities to lea...
May 21, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Ronald Onyang is a climate activist from Uganda. He founded Green Investment Movement to raise awareness of the climate devastating investments while promoting opportunities to get involved in positive initiatives and businesses. He shares a captivating story of how he came to understand climate impact when his family lost their income due to inadequate conditions for their agricultural business, which subsequently lead to him having to give up his opportunity to complete university. Inspired by...
May 06, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 53
LIVE FROM THE QUARANTINE – A Pod A Day #12: A remote conversation with Calvin Wanguku, Radio Personality, and Podcaster from Nairobi, Kenya. We speak about the current situation with Covid19 in Kenya, the future of podcasting in Africa, and Calvin's journey so far. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 27, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 52
LIVE FROM THE QUARANTINE – A Pod A Day #11: A remote conversation with returning guest Katrina Bimell about experiencing ancient rituals in South America, our cyclic nature and how she aims to create a digital campfire to combat isolation. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 51
LIVE FROM THE QUARANTINE – A Pod A Day #10: A riff on entrepreneurship. Covering concepts such as Ford Motors vs Tesla, ideation, starting with why, Ikigai, markets, customer insight, iteration, strategic bets, the infinite game, abundance mindset & more. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 50
LIVE FROM THE QUARANTINE – A Pod A Day #9: A remote conversation with Julia Delin, CEO of Stockholm School of Economics Business Lab, about supportive ecosystems and initiating great ideas. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 49
LIVE FROM THE QUARANTINE – A Pod A Day #8: A remote conversation with Mala Chakraborti, Head of Ericsson ONE, about connectivity, innovation & inclusion. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 06, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 48
LIVE FROM THE QUARANTINE – A Pod A Day #7: A remote conversation with our dear friend Pontus Karlsson. He is a returning guest on the Learnability Podcast, and a lot has changed since the last time we spoke. Both on the macro-scale with the current COVID19 situation, but also on a micro level as Pontus has since joined Antler's Startup Program and is a new CEO of Courate, attacking a $25b influencer market. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Mar 31, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 47
LIVE FROM THE QUARANTINE – A Pod A Day #6: Innocent Mugenga answers community questions about education, entrepreneurship, community, leadership and how to stay positive in these times. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 29, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 46
LIVE FROM THE QUARANTINE – A Pod A Day #5: A remote conversation with Tua Asplund about co-working, community and going digital. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 45
LIVE FROM THE QUARANTINE – A Pod A Day #4: A conversation with Jimmie Temesgen about pan-continentalism, the fashion industry, and solutions around social and environmental sustainability. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 44
LIVE FROM THE QUARANTINE – A Pod A Day #3: A remote conversation with David Finnegan about business model innovation frameworks, leadership, and how businesses can survive through a crisis. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 24, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 43
LIVE FROM THE QUARANTINE – A Pod A Day #2: A remote conversation with Robin Andersson about marketing, learning and habits. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Live from the quarantine – A Pod A Day #1: Thoughts on Remoteness Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/learnability . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 41
