Catching the Next Wave
Aga and Łukasz Szóstek inspire leaders to reflect on the possibilities and challenges of 21st-century leadership through inspired conversations with amazing guests. They together discuss topics such as change, innovation, common sense, empowerment and more, each of them unique for one season of their podcast. Join them as they Catch The Next Wave.
S8.E2. Dawid Wiener. Constructing The World Around Us.
2021-02-04 16:30:00
Is intuition fast or slow? Is it about making new connections or adapting the existing knowledge? How does wisdom fit into the picture? Is there a connection with cognitive biases? Is our anticipatory brain devoting us from free will? These and many more topics we touch upon in the conversation with Dawid Wiener: a psychiatrist, a doctor of philosophy, a cognitive scientist, a teacher of the psychology of design, and an entrepreneur. LINKS “ Kinds of minds ” by Daniel Dennett “ How emotions are made ” by Lisa Feldman Barrett “ 7 and ½ Lessons about the brain ” by Lisa Feldman Barrett “ The artist’s way ” by Julia Cameron “ Handbook of intuition research ” by Marta Sinclair “ The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous ” by Joseph Henrich
Is intuition fast or slow? Is it about making new connections or adapting the existing knowledge? How does wisdom fit into the picture? Is there a connection with cognitive biases? Is our anticipatory brain devoting us from free will? These and many more topics we touch upon in the conversation with Dawid Wiener: a psychiatrist, a doctor of philosophy, a cognitive scientist, a teacher of the psychology of design, and an entrepreneur.
LINKS
“Kinds of minds” by Daniel Dennett
“How emotions are made” by Lisa Feldman Barrett
“7 and ½ Lessons about the brain” by Lisa Feldman Barrett
“The artist’s way” by Julia Cameron
“Handbook of intuition research” by Marta Sinclair
“The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous” by Joseph Henrich
S8.E1. Aga & Łukasz Szóstek. INTRO. How to Feed Your Intuition?
2021-01-29 10:10:00
We seem not to be quite educated to listen to our intuition these days. It might be our schooling system, the way the business world operates, or perhaps the fact that because we don’t know how intuition works, we are slightly scared of it. In this 8th season of the Catching The Next Wave podcast the hosts, Aga and Łukasz Szóstek aim to catch the intuitive bull by its horns and go to figure out what is intuition, and whether it’s worthwhile to listen to it or not. LINKS “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron “ The Umami Strategy ” by Aga Szóstek “ Thinking Fast and Slow ” by Daniel Kahneman Alistair Cockburn talking about the Shu Ha Ri model
We seem not to be quite educated to listen to our intuition these days. It might be our schooling system, the way the business world operates, or perhaps the fact that because we don’t know how intuition works, we are slightly scared of it. In this 8th season of the Catching The Next Wave podcast the hosts, Aga and Łukasz Szóstek aim to catch the intuitive bull by its horns and go to figure out what is intuition, and whether it’s worthwhile to listen to it or not.
LINKS
“The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron
“The Umami Strategy” by Aga Szóstek
“Thinking Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman
Alistair Cockburn talking about the Shu Ha Ri model
BONUS. Aga Szóstek. How to Build Your Unique Experience Strategy?
2020-10-06 17:00:00
Our co-host, Aga, has published a book on September 10th, 2020. The book is a guide on how to create and implement a powerful experience strategy that will help your organization stand out on the market. In this conversation between both hosts, Aga explains how it is time for the next step in thinking about customer experience and what are the ingredients of creating an experience strategy that will truly make you be loved by your customers. LINKS “ The Umami Strategy: Stand out by mixing business with experience design ” by Aga Szóstek The link to the book on the BIS Publisher website
Our co-host, Aga, has published a book on September 10th, 2020. The book is a guide on how to create and implement a powerful experience strategy that will help your organization stand out on the market. In this conversation between both hosts, Aga explains how it is time for the next step in thinking about customer experience and what are the ingredients of creating an experience strategy that will truly make you be loved by your customers.
LINKS
“The Umami Strategy: Stand out by mixing business with experience design” by Aga Szóstek
The link to the book on the BIS Publisher website
S7.E10. Aga & Łukasz Szóstek. OUTRO. A Way Forward.
2020-09-22 17:25:03
Season 7 of Catching The Next Wave podcast was about change. We attempted to look at it from the personal, organizational and global perspectives. While you might think that there aren’t many common threads, we managed to find quite a few. Join us to listen to another set of eight amazing conversations with fantastic guests from the domains of social and behavioral change, tourism, finances and organizational development. LINKS The link to the conversation with Scott Belsky will only become available in December 2020. But the good news is that we will launch it as a bonus episode on CTNW, so it will be delivered to you as soon as we get hold of it :D
Season 7 of Catching The Next Wave podcast was about change. We attempted to look at it from the personal, organizational and global perspectives. While you might think that there aren’t many common threads, we managed to find quite a few. Join us to listen to another set of eight amazing conversations with fantastic guests from the domains of social and behavioral change, tourism, finances and organizational development.
LINKS
The link to the conversation with Scott Belsky will only become available in December 2020. But the good news is that we will launch it as a bonus episode on CTNW, so it will be delivered to you as soon as we get hold of it :D
S7.E9. Audrey Scott & Dan Noll. The Meaning of Being Human.
2020-09-22 17:20:22
Where lies the difference between tourism and travel? What does it mean to get out of the comfort zone? We investigate the notions of sustainable tourism, transformational travel and resilience in this great conversation with Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll, writers, storytellers and propagators of conscious adventures into our beautiful world. We touch, among many other topics, upon the difference between a genuine experience versus commoditization of holiday time and also the importance of language to explain what sustainable travel is all about to the different people potentially interested in it. LINKS Audrey and Dan’s website An interview with Audrey The 5-minute Journal app “ Guns, germs, steel ” by Jared Diamond “ Man’s search for meaning ” by Victor Frankl
Where lies the difference between tourism and travel? What does it mean to get out of the comfort zone? We investigate the notions of sustainable tourism, transformational travel and resilience in this great conversation with Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll, writers, storytellers and propagators of conscious adventures into our beautiful world. We touch, among many other topics, upon the difference between a genuine experience versus commoditization of holiday time and also the importance of language to explain what sustainable travel is all about to the different people potentially interested in it.
LINKS
Audrey and Dan’s website
An interview with Audrey
The 5-minute Journal app
“Guns, germs, steel” by Jared Diamond
“Man’s search for meaning” by Victor Frankl
S7.E8. Amanda Gigler. Permaculture Approach to Change.
2020-09-22 17:15:05
What is the difference between equality and justice? What are the best places to start change? These are a few topics we touch upon with our guest Amanda Gigler who is leading the development of Mama Cash (the feminist non-profit fund from Amsterdam) next 10 year strategic guide. We dive into the differences between feminism, activism and social change and discuss (among other things) the importance of creating narrative for change. LINKS MamaCash “ Permaculture design ” by Aranya “ Dispossessed ” by Ursula de Guin
What is the difference between equality and justice? What are the best places to start change? These are a few topics we touch upon with our guest Amanda Gigler who is leading the development of Mama Cash (the feminist non-profit fund from Amsterdam) next 10 year strategic guide. We dive into the differences between feminism, activism and social change and discuss (among other things) the importance of creating narrative for change.
LINKS
“Permaculture design” by Aranya
“Dispossessed” by Ursula de Guin
S7.E7. Darek Kędziora. The Big Wave of Global Financial Change.
2020-09-22 17:10:21
With our guest, the amazing bond investment expert, Darek Kędziora we dive into the world of financial change that is swiping the world today. Darek shares his opinions (strictly personal and in no way any sort of advice) about how the pandemic impacts current geopolitics and how it is reflected in the world of finance. We touch upon the global trends in technologies, the power changes and also the role of China in reshaping our world. It’s not all dark though - Darek convincingly talks about some things that can have a huge positive impact on our future. LINKS Darek's blog Fintaste “ The Great Rupture ” by Viktor Shvets “ Easternization: Asia's Rise and America's Decline From Obama to Trump and Beyond ” by Gideon Rachman “ Freedom: The Courage to Be Yourself ” by Osho
With our guest, the amazing bond investment expert, Darek Kędziora we dive into the world of financial change that is swiping the world today. Darek shares his opinions (strictly personal and in no way any sort of advice) about how the pandemic impacts current geopolitics and how it is reflected in the world of finance. We touch upon the global trends in technologies, the power changes and also the role of China in reshaping our world. It’s not all dark though - Darek convincingly talks about some things that can have a huge positive impact on our future.
LINKS
Darek's blog Fintaste
“The Great Rupture” by Viktor Shvets
“Easternization: Asia's Rise and America's Decline From Obama to Trump and Beyond” by Gideon Rachman
“Freedom: The Courage to Be Yourself” by Osho
S7.E6. Kim Korn. The Principles of the Regenerative Management.
2020-09-22 17:05:08
Managing practices of today are still deeply rooted in the industrial era. But there is a new way emerging called: regenerative management. Our guest, Kim Korn (in collaboration with our other guest Joe Pine) are on the mission to make this new way become the new standard for managing organizations. Kim shares with us the foundational ideas for regenerative managing practices that aim to help your organization grow rather than just stay focused on self-optimization. LINKS Kim's website “ Handbook of Self-Determination Research ” by Edward Deci and Richard Ryan “ Man’s search of meaning ” by Victor Frankl “ Radical management ” by Stephen Denning “ In search of excellence ” by Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman Jr. “ Good to Great ” by Jim Collins “ Infinite possibility ” by Joe Pine and Kim Korn “ Freedom Inc ” by Brian Carney “ The Tyranny of Metrics ” by Jerry Z. Muller
Managing practices of today are still deeply rooted in the industrial era. But there is a new way emerging called: regenerative management. Our guest, Kim Korn (in collaboration with our other guest Joe Pine) are on the mission to make this new way become the new standard for managing organizations. Kim shares with us the foundational ideas for regenerative managing practices that aim to help your organization grow rather than just stay focused on self-optimization.
LINKS
Kim's website
“Handbook of Self-Determination Research” by Edward Deci and Richard Ryan
“Man’s search of meaning” by Victor Frankl
“Radical management” by Stephen Denning
“In search of excellence” by Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman Jr.
“Good to Great” by Jim Collins
“Infinite possibility” by Joe Pine and Kim Korn
“Freedom Inc” by Brian Carney
“The Tyranny of Metrics” by Jerry Z. Muller
S7.E5. Milan Guenther. The Desired Future State of Your Enterprise
2020-09-22 17:00:08
Can you undergo a process of transformation and keep on innovating? Are opportunities or options the same as solutions? With our guest, Milan Guenther, the author of the book “Intersection” and the founder of the Enterprise Architecture Association, we talk about the change in the context of mature organizations. We discuss the interplay between brand perception, customer experience and infrastructure architecture with an aim to find the big picture that helps you take the best decision of what to invest in next. LINKS “ Intersection: How Enterprise Design Bridges the Gap between Business, Technology, and People ” by Milan Guenther “ Reinventing organizations ” by Frederic Laloux “ Design sprint ” by by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz “ Design-driven innovation ” By Roberto Verganti “ The Elements of User Experience ” by Jesse James Garrett “ Who moved my cheese? ” by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard Holacracy Zachman Framework Presentation by Erik Roscam Abbing at the Intersection conference in Paris, 2014
Can you undergo a process of transformation and keep on innovating? Are opportunities or options the same as solutions? With our guest, Milan Guenther, the author of the book “Intersection” and the founder of the Enterprise Architecture Association, we talk about the change in the context of mature organizations. We discuss the interplay between brand perception, customer experience and infrastructure architecture with an aim to find the big picture that helps you take the best decision of what to invest in next.
LINKS
“Intersection: How Enterprise Design Bridges the Gap between Business, Technology, and People” by Milan Guenther
“Reinventing organizations” by Frederic Laloux
“Design sprint” by by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz
“Design-driven innovation” By Roberto Verganti
“The Elements of User Experience” by Jesse James Garrett
“Who moved my cheese?” by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard
Presentation by Erik Roscam Abbing at the Intersection conference in Paris, 2014
S7.E4. Michael Liehmann. The Human Moment.
2020-09-22 16:55:12
Let’s be honest - change is tough. First we tend to experience denial, then anger. Once we come to terms that change is necessary and start following it, soon we find ourselves in the dip, the valley of tears. With our guest, Michael Liehmann, a change consultant, we explore the phases of change, its antecedents and ways to make it last in your life and in your org. LINKS Michael's website The Discworld novels by Terry Pratchet - if you would like to start, this is the very first book in this series of 38 books Shelter Me by The Rolling Stones
Let’s be honest - change is tough. First we tend to experience denial, then anger. Once we come to terms that change is necessary and start following it, soon we find ourselves in the dip, the valley of tears. With our guest, Michael Liehmann, a change consultant, we explore the phases of change, its antecedents and ways to make it last in your life and in your org.
LINKS
Michael's website
The Discworld novels by Terry Pratchet - if you would like to start, this is the very first book in this series of 38 books
Shelter Me by The Rolling Stones