"Someone once told me the definition of hell; on your last day on earth, the person you could have become will meet the person you became." We often go through life doing stuff, often without assessing is it the right stuff, we don't even do stuff for ourselves and we end up wondering what we could have done in our lives. Globally, not having enough time is a cause of immense stress. Today's show is dedicated to shining a light on how we could better manage our time and focus on what is importan...
May 25, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 102
We live in a world where the art of communication has become more important than ever, yet very few of us are taught how to communicate. Joel Schwartzberg is a strategic communications trainer. The biggest obstacle he's come across—one that connects directly to nervousness, stammering, rambling, an epic fail is that most speakers and writers don't have a point. They typically have just a title, a theme, a topic, an idea, an assertion, a catchphrase, or even something much less. This show is abou...
May 18, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 101
If you pick up a book on innovation or creativity, it is often written from an expertise-in-one-area perspective. This isolates other elements which may be much more relevant to your challenge. Professor David Owens has written this accessible book for everyone breaking the silos of discipline to give a rounded framework useful to all fields. This is a must listen for corporate innovators, leaders and innovators of any kind. We discuss: The six constraints of innovation. The challenges of silos ...
May 12, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 100
"A great many college-educated, white-collar workers are going to discover that their jobs, too, are squarely in the sights as software automation and predictive algorithms advance rapidly in capability." ― Martin Ford Martin Ford is a futurist and the author of the New York Times bestselling "Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future" (winner of the 2015 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award and translated into more than 20 languages) and "The Lights i...
May 03, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 99
"It is time we focus less on our hardware and more on our humanware." - Larry D. Rosen PhD. Dr Larry Rosen is the best-selling author of multiple books including ones we will talk about today: iDisorder and The Distracted Mind, which touch on the disorders we are experiencing, amplified by technology and why we are behaving the way we do. We talk: The state of distraction The increasing anxiety experienced The multitude of scientific studies on attention spans iDisorders and how anxiety has surp...
Apr 28, 2018•51 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Space Elevators, Asteroid Mining, Buckets of programmable matter, à la carte physical features and printable houses. We are joined by authors of 'Soonish', Dr Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. Dr Kelly Weinersmith works in the BioSciences department at Rice University, and is the co-host of Science . . . Sort Of, a top-rated science podcast. Her research has been featured in the Atlantic, National Geographic and BBC World. Zach Weinersmith is the creator of the popular webcomic, Saturday Morning Break...
Apr 21, 2018•37 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Experience is the new battlefield. Satisfaction is not enough anymore. Customer experience is the main driver of future loyalty and will turn your customers into raving fans. Our guest is Chief Xperience Officer (CXO) and Managing Partner at Solutions Unlimited. He is the author of the wonderful book Start Reverse. In this must-listen chat, Andre tells us about the philosophy of starting in reverse, of flipping marketing on its head to become "customering". Customering means starting with the cu...
Apr 14, 2018•46 min•Season 1Ep. 96
In this eye-opening chat, we realise how we can improve our company by changing our language. We look at the problems, there are a lot of them: 90% of American Companies have a recognition programme Yet, most workers receive no recognition! The No.1 reason people leave their jobs is not feeling appreciated 67% say more motivated by praise than anything else Labour turnover is one of the significant causes of declining productivity and sagging morale Visible costs to turnover: Termination Adverti...
Apr 07, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Larry Osborne is a senior and teaching pastor at North Coast Church, acclaimed as one of the most influential and innovative churches in America. Under his leadership, the church has grown from 128 to over 12,000 on a weekend. With Larry's success with innovating in a traditional organisation, many leading CEOs and organisation sought out his formula. On this show, we discuss that formula. Larry's books include Sticky Teams, Sticky Church, Sticky Leaders, Mission Creep, and today's focus Innovat...
Apr 02, 2018•46 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Only 33% of people in the USA and 15% Worldwide are engaged in the workplace. We discuss how great leaders can manage their people like a portfolio, they develop their people by enabling them to learn, leap and repeat. We discuss how organisations can build an ecosystem where people will disrupt themselves in the short-term for the growth of the organisation in the long term. In this great chat, we discuss some exemplars of personal and organisational disruption. Whitney shares the principles of...
Mar 24, 2018•41 min•Season 1Ep. 93
We are at a rare moment in time where the future is up for grabs and the following realms are in a state of upheaval: Environment Economics Society Education Politics Technology "When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, others build windmills" - Chinese Proverb This book and this innovation show are about this windmills and the people who are building them. We talk about the heroes of innovation and disruption, those people sacrificing so much to make the World a better place: Jam...
Mar 17, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 92
John Warrillow is the creator of The Value Builder System™, a statistically proven methodology for improving a company's value by up to 71%. We talk about the many pitfalls facing companies including "The Owner's Trap", where the revenue cannot grow beyond the owner's time. We talk about how businesses falter because of over-exuberance by the entrepreneur owner and how this leads to employee churn. John demystifies many issues around possible acquisition. We talk about how to position your compa...
Mar 10, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Dale Archer M.D. is a Psychiatrist and Founder/CEO of The Institute for Neuropsychiatry and NYT bestselling author of two great books: 'The ADHD Advantage' and 'Better than Normal'. We talk to Dale about how ADHD can be a huge advantage if we society reframes ADHD-ers to see it as an advantage and not a sickness. We talk about the perfect storm of overdiagnosis, the profits from ADHD medication and trigger-happy prescriptions of ADHD drugs. We talk about how the ADHD brain works and is challenge...
Mar 08, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 90
From Buddhist monks to the early stages of psychology, attention has been deemed a vital element of success. In a world vying for our attention, if we can become masters of this attention, we can lead happier more present lives. Dr Joseph Cardillo is this week's guest. He is a martial artist, doctor and author of: 'Body Intelligence - Harness Your Body's Energies for Your Best Life', 'The Five Seasons', 'Your Playlist Can Change Your Life', 'Be Like Water', 'Bow to Life' and the focus of today's...
Mar 04, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 89
We speak with Andrew Keen, the pioneer of calling into question the impact of technology and the resulting new business models on society. He has been called a luddite and a technological Antichrist for calling out such concerns. Today, no-one calls him that today. He is the author of the fantastic books: 'The Cult of the amateur' 'Digital Vertigo' 'The Internet is Not the Answer' and the focus of our chat: 'How to Fix The Future' Andrew's book "How to Fix the Future" outlines a map of how we mi...
Feb 27, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 88
The anti-bullying movement has been full throttle for 18 years since Columbine shooting in 1999. The efforts to stop students from becoming victims of bullying have been solely focused on changing the world around the victim to create a less hostile environment. This has failed. Brooks Gibbs has flipped the approach to bullying and empowers victims to be emotionally resilient so they are not hurt in the first place. This is a simple solution to a complex problem and the only approach that can ke...
Feb 24, 2018•39 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Friederike Fabritius, M.S., is a trained neuropsychologist, a certified coach, a popular keynote speaker, an internationally recognized management consultant, and author of The Leading Brain. She is an expert in the field of Neuroleadership. We discuss strategies to improve our lives by understanding how to maximise the brain. This great conversation includes thoughts on sleep, exercise, brain training, meditation, ageing, children and technology and much more. You can find out more about Friede...
Feb 18, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of six books including his most recent Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller, Finish: Give yourself the gift of done . For over 20 years he's helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples. He speaks internationally and was named amidst the INC. top 100 leadership speakers. We discuss how one of the biggest blockers to our success is our perfectionism. We explore ways to change this and help ...
Feb 14, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Steve Waddell is founder and CEO of Nasoni. Steve is disrupting a very mature market, this is the first functional change to the faucet in over 80 years. Steve shares his mindset, his background, his challenges and his motivation. This show is very useful for anyone who wants to understand bootstrapping a physical product from everything from patent to prototype. You can find out more here: https://nasoni.com/ https://vimeo.com/249864698 https://nasoni.com/pages/what-else-can-fontanina-be-used-f...
Feb 11, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 84
David Gluckman is the common denominator of so many brands we know and love. Kerrygold butter, Baileys Irish Cream, Smirnoff Black, Le Piat D'or and many more. We discuss his book That s!it will never sell! through the lens of the lessons it imparts. We discuss the best ways to sell ideas. We discuss the best ways to deliver ideas. We discuss new product development and how to get them over the line. David shares some of his failures and the lessons learned and the ones that got away. You can fi...
Feb 05, 2018•51 min•Season 1Ep. 83
On this week's show, we discuss how goods and services are no longer enough. How competing on price alone will kill your business. We discuss how we need to move beyond designing the thing to designing the experience of the thing. We discuss how business is a theatre and how employees should be cast members. How employees shift from task mindset to experience mindset, it is no longer about a task but how the task is done. We discuss how staging experience means the customer is the products and h...
Jan 31, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Smartbox is the European leader in experience gifts and offers unique experiences to create unforgettable memories. Ex-Apple Senior Executive John Perkins shares his story and why he sees Smartbox on the crest of a wave. We talk experience economy, the gifting market and company culture.
Jan 24, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 81
In this great chat, we discuss every aspect of creativity from personal energy to organisational energy. From personal purpose to aligning the purpose of the organisation. We talk how our brains can be our enemy and our liberators. We touch on how we can enable our inner genius and once again be confident in being who we truly are. Chris is determined to inject energy and more humanity back into business and into life. You can find out more about Chris and his books here: https://uppingyourelvis...
Jan 23, 2018•51 min•Season 1Ep. 80
We discuss Mike's journey to becoming the Godfather of sketchnoting. We look at how it helps us in our note taking in work, school and at conferences. We explore how it might help liberate different thinkers and add to the much need revolution in the education sector. Twitter http://twitter.com/rohdesign Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rohdesign/ Books http://rohdesign.com/books Rohdesign Dispatch http://rohdesign.com/newsletter/ Sketchnote Army http://sketchnotearmy.com Sketchnote Army Podc...
Jan 18, 2018•37 min•Season 1Ep. 79
We discuss this new understanding in the context of business and life, by understanding that we are not victims of other people and experiences, but we have been simply victims of thought allows us to liberate ourselves and become happier and more peaceful. You can find out more about Jill here: http://whatdidyoudowithjill.com/ Her online course is here: http://whatdidyoudowithjill.com/explore-illusion-of-me/ The book is here: Victim of Thought: Seeing Through the Illusion of Anxiety...
Jan 14, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 78
The Mindful Entrepreneur is a book that synthesises a wealth of business knowledge while telling the true story of what it is really like to be an entrepreneur. It tells the true story of existing entrepreneur and guest on this week's show Howard Finger. Howard is CEO and founder of Vinciworks. Mapping the story from near bankruptcy to success we are exposed to Howard's transformative journey. This includes the turning point of his meeting with co-author and guest on the show Joel Gerschman. Joe...
Jan 12, 2018•57 min•Season 1Ep. 77
In a world where people are talking about crypto and digital currencies, we look at the real psychology of money and why and how we spend it. Jeff Kreisler and Dan Ariely brilliantly give us some great pointers on how we can avoid the many pitfalls and psychological traps behind our spending habits and behaviours. Money is the top reason for divorce, the number one cause of stress for people and we are demonstrably worse at all kinds of problem-solving when we have money problems on our minds. M...
Jan 09, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Beenest is the home sharing platform for hosts to list their homes and for guests to find accommodation. Beenest rewards users with network incentives, commission-free transactions, and security unrivalled in the home sharing industry. On this week's show, we delve into what Ethereum is, what decentralisation is and how a company could disrupt a disruptor using The Blockchain. Find out more https://www.beetoken.com/
Jan 03, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 75
We talk everything from creativity, the law of attraction, setting goals, living life to the fullest and how we can unlock our inner innovation. Links to Pam: www.pamgrout.com Ted Talk https://youtu.be/1VCrPvvohGk Books: https://www.amazon.com/Pam-Grout/e/B001HCWQX4/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1514653824&sr=8-1
Dec 30, 2017•33 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Dr Srini Pillay. Srini is CEO of Neurobusiness group and part-time assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard. He is Author of 'Think Less, Learn More' In this fantastic chat, we discuss how individuals can harness their inner creativity through a series of easy to do daily rituals. Dr Srini Pillay shares some of the tools he had developed to unleash our innovation. We discuss how and why individuals can become more innovative, more creative, happier and less stressed. We discuss how corporati...
Dec 26, 2017•54 min•Season 1Ep. 73
