Meta-Perspective

Matt & Andy •www.metaperspective.io

Society & Culture

Technology

An unfolding dialogue exploring how to think, act and be in a complex and uncertain world.

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Episodes

Whiplash | Episode 9

How would you define the modern dilemma of our times? In this episode we trace the narrative arc of how our understanding of ourselves, each other, and the world around us radically transformed via the pursuit of the rational. We delve into the paradox of increasing scientific knowledge and technological power coupled with a diminishing sense of transcendent meaning and discuss its implications and consequences. Timestamps Recap (01:48) How do we see ourselves as individuals in modernity? (10:02...

Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 9

Imago Dei | Episode 8

How do we relate to ourselves, each other and the world around us as individuals? In this episode we look at what underpins our understanding of the self by delving into the history, as well as the foundational beliefs and axioms, of Western Civilization. Looking at why we've come to hold a sense of individuality as sacred, and how we have to reconcile that idea with our seemingly inherent capacity to inflict harm and carry out evil. Date of Recording Original conversation recorded July 2021 Tim...

Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 8

The Cultural Network | Episode 7

What is a cultural network? In this episode we dive into how the exponential rise of technology is influencing culture, looking at how it shapes us and how we in turn are shaping it. Date of Recording Original conversation recorded June 1st 2021 Timestamps Last episode recap (01:32) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - a portal into the network (03:45) Culture is meaning in action (09:57) Technology accelerating shallowness, disconnection from reality, 50 years on from Zen (12:53) Partici...

Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 7

Reinventing Organisations | Episode 6

In what ways do we participate with others in the arena? In this episode we dive into how we organise ourselves in groups, in the organisational structures that exist in our arena, and how that might be changing over time. Looking at the psychological, structural, and technological aspects of group participation as we try to adapt to the complexity that surrounds us. Date of Recording Original conversation recorded May 11th 2021 Timestamps Series recap after break (01:57) How do we participate i...

Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 6

Where we're at | Interlude

A different type of episode from the norm, this is a short intervening passage between the first 5 episodes that we’ve released so far and future episodes to come. We recorded the first 5 episodes of the show in 2020, now we’re starting to record the next episodes and seeing where the journey takes us. In the meantime we’ve put together this interlude with a series recap of where we’ve gotten to so far along with some clues as to what to expect in the next episode. Timestamps What’s different ab...

May 25, 2021•10 min

Sense-making | Episode 5

From the utility and limitations of metaphors to an approach for building empathy in the interactions we have with others, sense-making plays a key role in how we participate in the world around us. Dive in to the episode to see how the conversation unfolds. Date of Recording November 26th 2020 Timestamps Summary of last episode - intro to machine and informational metaphor (02:11) Why metaphors are useful but insufficient (05:23) The flip side of using informational metaphors (12:04) The ineffa...

May 11, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 5

Sense of Self | Episode 4

Knowing ourselves is a key component of navigating complexity and uncertainty. In this episode we dive into the psychological aspects of being in an ever shifting, rapidly changing world and the effects that has on us and on our sense of self. Date Recorded Nov 12th 2020 Timestamps Alienation and the good life (3:58) Hume’s is/ought distinction, human needs and values (8:11) Using mechanical and informational metaphors in sense-making (12:07) Sense-making coupled to our environment and interior ...

May 04, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 4

Legacy Mindsets | Episode 3

Building from Episode 2's exploration into the Agent and Arena relationship. This time round we focus in on the Arena looking at the forces that have influenced and continue to influence it today. It's useful to think of this episode and having two parts to it that are connected by the theme - legacy mindsets - the ways of thinking and perceiving the world that we carry with us from the past. Date recorded Oct 29th 2020 Timestamps Part 1 Previous episode recap (02:27) Why play a role in the aren...

Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 3

The Agent and Arena | Episode 2

Following on from Episode 1, we take a theme that emerged from our first conversation and explore it more deeply. This time it's the intricate connections between the individual and the world in which that individual is placed. The concept of agent and arena we first came across through the work of John Vervaeke, Professor of Psychology & Cognitive Science at the University of Toronto - you can find a link to his excellent YouTube series below. Date Recorded Oct 20th 2020 Timestamps Defining...

Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 2

A Moment Unfolding | Episode 1

This conversation was recorded on September 11th 2020 where this journey begins. The genesis of this show began with Matt & Andy wanting to figure out what underlies our current moment and explore it together. We start there. Dive into this episode and see what emerges. Timestamps Black swan, covid and the rise of technology (03:16) Stepping off the hamster wheel to find meaning (6:50) Why we should dig into specific topics like remote work (11:55) Living in a world of rapidly increasing unc...

Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 1

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