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.
S5.E4. Joana Mao: Finding Your Purpose
2020-01-14 17:15:13
What propels you to do more? What brings you satisfaction in life? Joana Mao, a strategic designer and the author of the Clear Purpose Framework convinces us that a way to live a fulfilling life is to find your deeper purpose: the purpose that goes beyond your own goals and desires. Once this purpose is surfaced the magic of inner alignment will happen. IMPORTANT LINKS Fundacao Bradesco Coexiste “ Skillful Means: Patterns for Success ” by Tarthang Tulku
What propels you to do more? What brings you satisfaction in life? Joana Mao, a strategic designer and the author of the Clear Purpose Framework convinces us that a way to live a fulfilling life is to find your deeper purpose: the purpose that goes beyond your own goals and desires. Once this purpose is surfaced the magic of inner alignment will happen.
IMPORTANT LINKS
“Skillful Means: Patterns for Success” by Tarthang Tulku
S5.E3. Anna Pohlmeyer: Form and Function Follow Experience
2020-01-14 17:10:02
Experiences are something we remember for a long time. Much longer than we remember things. How to design for them? With Anna Pohlmeyer, the assistant professor at the Institute for Positive Design at Delft University of Technology, we talk about the challenges behind hedonistic adaptation, designing for values and virtues. And we also consider designing for inefficiency as a way to engage people on a new, deeper level than it usually happens. IMPORTANT LINKS Check out the Delft Institute of Positive Design for a selection of inspiring projects, tools & methods, as well as scientific publications Books recommended by Anna: “ Funology: From Usability to Enjoyment ” (Human–Computer Interaction Series) “ Designing pleasurable products ” by Patrick Jordan “ Sketching User Experiences ” by Bill Buxton “ Design of everyday things ” by Don Norman “ Design for the real world ” by Victor Papanek “ Thinking fast and slow ” by Daniel Kahneman “ How of happiness ” by Sonja Lyubomirsky " Speculative everything: design, fiction, and social dreaming " by Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby Other links: PERMA model for well-being Hedonic adaptation And if you would like to dig even deeper you can check out the following articles on: Positive Design: - Desmet, P.M.A. & Pohlmeyer, A.E. (2013). Positive design: An introduction to design for subjective well-being . International Journal of Design, 7(3), 5-19. - Pohlmeyer, A.E. & Desmet, P.M.A. (2017). From good to the greater good . In J. Chapman (ed.), The Routledge handbook of sustainable product design (pp. 469-486). London: Routledge. Hedonic Adaptation: - Frederick, S., & Loewenstein, G. (1999). Hedonic adaptation. In D. Kahneman, E. Diener, & N. Schwarz (Eds.), Well-being: The foundations of hedonic psychology (pp. 302-329). New York: Russell Sage Foundation. - Sheldon, K.M., Boehm, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013). Variety is the spice of happiness: The hedonic adaptation prevention model. Oxford handbook of happiness, 901-914. Experiential and material purchases - Carter, T.J. & Gilovich, T. (2010). The relative relativity of material and experiential purchases. Journal of personality and social psychology, 98(1), 146. - The study on experience enablers was conducted in collaboration with J. Claus. Mental Subtraction / Taking Notice and Savoring - Koo, M., Algoe, S. B., Wilson, T. D., & Gilbert, D. T. (2008). It’s a wonderful life: Mentally subtracting positive events improves people’s affective states, contrary to their affective forecasts. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1217–1224. - The coffee machine that occasionally declines to serve coffee was developed in collaboration with J. Nanne. - Pohlmeyer, A.E. (2017). How design can (not) support human flourishing . In C. Proctor (ed.), Positive Psychology Interventions in Practice (pp. 235-255). Cham: Springer.
Experiences are something we remember for a long time. Much longer than we remember things. How to design for them? With Anna Pohlmeyer, the assistant professor at the Institute for Positive Design at Delft University of Technology, we talk about the challenges behind hedonistic adaptation, designing for values and virtues. And we also consider designing for inefficiency as a way to engage people on a new, deeper level than it usually happens.
IMPORTANT LINKS
Check out the Delft Institute of Positive Design for a selection of inspiring projects, tools & methods, as well as scientific publications
Books recommended by Anna:
“Funology: From Usability to Enjoyment” (Human–Computer Interaction Series)
“Designing pleasurable products” by Patrick Jordan
“Sketching User Experiences” by Bill Buxton
“Design of everyday things” by Don Norman
“Design for the real world” by Victor Papanek
“Thinking fast and slow” by Daniel Kahneman
“How of happiness” by Sonja Lyubomirsky
"Speculative everything: design, fiction, and social dreaming" by Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby
Other links:
PERMA model for well-being
And if you would like to dig even deeper you can check out the following articles on:
Positive Design:
- Desmet, P.M.A. & Pohlmeyer, A.E. (2013). Positive design: An introduction to design for subjective well-being. International Journal of Design, 7(3), 5-19.
- Pohlmeyer, A.E. & Desmet, P.M.A. (2017). From good to the greater good. In J. Chapman (ed.), The Routledge handbook of sustainable product design (pp. 469-486). London: Routledge.
Hedonic Adaptation:
- Frederick, S., & Loewenstein, G. (1999). Hedonic adaptation. In D. Kahneman, E. Diener, & N. Schwarz (Eds.), Well-being: The foundations of hedonic psychology (pp. 302-329). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
- Sheldon, K.M., Boehm, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013). Variety is the spice of happiness: The hedonic adaptation prevention model. Oxford handbook of happiness, 901-914.
Experiential and material purchases
- Carter, T.J. & Gilovich, T. (2010). The relative relativity of material and experiential purchases. Journal of personality and social psychology, 98(1), 146.
- The study on experience enablers was conducted in collaboration with J. Claus. Mental Subtraction / Taking Notice and Savoring
- Koo, M., Algoe, S. B., Wilson, T. D., & Gilbert, D. T. (2008). It’s a wonderful life: Mentally subtracting positive events improves people’s affective states, contrary to their affective forecasts. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1217–1224.
- The coffee machine that occasionally declines to serve coffee was developed in collaboration with J. Nanne.
- Pohlmeyer, A.E. (2017). How design can (not) support human flourishing. In C. Proctor (ed.), Positive Psychology Interventions in Practice (pp. 235-255). Cham: Springer.
S5.E2. David Bassuk: The Dangers of Magical Thinking
2020-01-14 17:05:10
What is magic? Professor David Bassuk from Purchase College NYC returns to our podcast to discuss whether magic is more of a mindset or rather a toolbox. He digs into the danger of magical thinking as a trap for avoiding the current problems we should be addressing. IMPORTANT LINKS “ Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History ” by Kurt Andersen “ Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions ” by Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, Sandra Blakeslee
What is magic? Professor David Bassuk from Purchase College NYC returns to our podcast to discuss whether magic is more of a mindset or rather a toolbox. He digs into the danger of magical thinking as a trap for avoiding the current problems we should be addressing.
IMPORTANT LINKS
“Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History” by Kurt Andersen
“Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions” by Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, Sandra Blakeslee
S5.E1. Aga & Łukasz Szóstek: INTRO - The Business of Magic.
2020-01-09 17:37:56
Can magic have anything to do with business and leadership? What is magic for in the first place? Why would we even discuss it? Aga and Łukasz look at the different perspectives of magic and its applicability in work and life.
Can magic have anything to do with business and leadership? What is magic for in the first place? Why would we even discuss it? Aga and Łukasz look at the different perspectives of magic and its applicability in work and life.
XMAS BONUS - LIVE. Rachel Uwa, Katja Wessling: Magic (and Reality) of Leading Creative Life.
2019-12-17 17:00:23
So many of us dream about living a creative life. But isn’t it just fantasy? In our first ever live conversation with Rachel Uwa and Katja Wessling we investigate the joy but also the difficulties of choosing to become an independent creative. IMPORTANT LINKS School of Machines by Rachel Kaospilot experience design program by Katja and Andy (our guest from the very first season) “ Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children ” by Sarah Napthali “ A Course in Miracles: Combined Volume Mass Market ” by Foundation For Inner Peace
So many of us dream about living a creative life. But isn’t it just fantasy? In our first ever live conversation with Rachel Uwa and Katja Wessling we investigate the joy but also the difficulties of choosing to become an independent creative.
IMPORTANT LINKS
School of Machines by Rachel
Kaospilot experience design program by Katja and Andy (our guest from the very first season)
“Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children” by Sarah Napthali
“A Course in Miracles: Combined Volume Mass Market” by Foundation For Inner Peace
S4.E10. Aga & Łukasz Szóstek. OUTRO: Common Sense Or Healthy Judgement?
2019-10-01 17:15:20
This season showed us the huge difference between the notion of the English phrase: common sense and its Polish version: healthy judgment. This realization made a great twist on all our conversations where we tried to investigate both these expressions. We dived into the world of measures, decision-making, changing minds, agile, design and even music to better understand whether common sense is as common as it should be. Or perhaps common sense shouldn't be as common as you might think after all... IMPORTANT LINKS Shu - Ha - Ri model in martial arts Evolutionary Development Method - EVO “ Getting Things Done” by David Allen “ The bullet journal method ” by Ryder Carroll “ How to measure anything ” by Douglas W. Hubbard
This season showed us the huge difference between the notion of the English phrase: common sense and its Polish version: healthy judgment. This realization made a great twist on all our conversations where we tried to investigate both these expressions. We dived into the world of measures, decision-making, changing minds, agile, design and even music to better understand whether common sense is as common as it should be. Or perhaps common sense shouldn't be as common as you might think after all...
IMPORTANT LINKS
Shu - Ha - Ri model in martial arts
Evolutionary Development Method - EVO
“Getting Things Done” by David Allen
“The bullet journal method” by Ryder Carroll
“How to measure anything” by Douglas W. Hubbard
S4.E9. Gus Power. Do Things You Can’t Describe Rather Than Describe Things You Can’t Do.
2019-10-01 17:10:03
There is plenty of stuff that should be common sense but it isn't. In this episode, Gus Power rants about many of such things: from abusing agile principles, through pretending to be aligned, to the misjudgments that stem from the ladder of inference. We tap into the topics of employee motivation, the innovation trap and also the phenomenon of weak consensus every organization on this planet should be aware of. You are up for a ride with this conversation. IMPORTANT LINKS Jeffrey Liker “ The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer ” Richard Michael Cyert ,James G. March “ A Behavioral Theory of the Firm ” Donald A. Schon “ The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think In Action ” Kenichi Ohmae “ The Mind Of The Strategist: The Art of Japanese Business ” Larry Keeley, Helen Walters, Ryan Pikkel, Brian Quinn “ Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs ” Chris Argyris “ Teaching Smart People How to Learn ” Chris Argyris “ Flawed Advice and the Management Trap: How Managers Can Know When They're Getting Good Advice and When They're Not “ Hugh MacLeod “ Company Hierarchy ” John Gall “ The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small ”
There is plenty of stuff that should be common sense but it isn't. In this episode, Gus Power rants about many of such things: from abusing agile principles, through pretending to be aligned, to the misjudgments that stem from the ladder of inference. We tap into the topics of employee motivation, the innovation trap and also the phenomenon of weak consensus every organization on this planet should be aware of. You are up for a ride with this conversation.
IMPORTANT LINKS
Jeffrey Liker “The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer”
Richard Michael Cyert ,James G. March “A Behavioral Theory of the Firm”
Donald A. Schon “The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think In Action”
Kenichi Ohmae “The Mind Of The Strategist: The Art of Japanese Business”
Larry Keeley, Helen Walters, Ryan Pikkel, Brian Quinn “Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs”
Chris Argyris “Teaching Smart People How to Learn”
Chris Argyris “Flawed Advice and the Management Trap: How Managers Can Know When They're Getting Good Advice and When They're Not“
Hugh MacLeod “Company Hierarchy”
John Gall “The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small”
S4.E8. Michelle Florendo. Good Decision Taking Is a Skill.
2019-10-01 17:05:04
So many of us find decision taking really hard. But does it have to be this way? In our conversation with Michelle Florendo, the decision engineer, we discover the three core elements of decision taking. But most of all we both realize that decision taking process is something very different from what is the outcome of that decision. Important links Michelle's podcast: Ask the Decision Engineer “The paradox of choice” by Barry Schwartz “Smart Choices” by John Hammond, Ralph Keene and Howard Raiffa If you would like to ask Michelle a question, you can do it here
So many of us find decision taking really hard. But does it have to be this way? In our conversation with Michelle Florendo, the decision engineer, we discover the three core elements of decision taking. But most of all we both realize that decision taking process is something very different from what is the outcome of that decision.
Important links
Michelle's podcast: Ask the Decision Engineer
“The paradox of choice” by Barry Schwartz
“Smart Choices” by John Hammond, Ralph Keene and Howard Raiffa
If you would like to ask Michelle a question, you can do it here
S4.E7. Tom Gilb. Everything Can (and Should) Be Measured.
2019-10-01 17:00:21
Many companies these days only vaguely know what they aim for. Their visions are in-concrete and difficult to execute on. In this episode we talk to Tom Gilb, the creator of the Evolutionary Development (EVO) about his impact on the way different companies (and even countries) around the world can improve their performance based on focused and tailored measurements. For those, who are curious: EVO is a software development method that is based on incremental product releases, frequent delivery, and dynamic plans and processes. IMPORTANT LINKS Tom's Book "Innovative Creativity" especially for our listeners is here . Please, treat it as a personal copy for you alone. You can get the "Competitive Engineering" e-book for free from Tom here or you can buy a paper version in an Amazon store in your country. Tom has been writing a lot lately, mostly ebooks. You can find them here - some are free, some have free previews.
Many companies these days only vaguely know what they aim for. Their visions are in-concrete and difficult to execute on. In this episode we talk to Tom Gilb, the creator of the Evolutionary Development (EVO) about his impact on the way different companies (and even countries) around the world can improve their performance based on focused and tailored measurements. For those, who are curious: EVO is a software development method that is based on incremental product releases, frequent delivery, and dynamic plans and processes.
IMPORTANT LINKS
Tom's Book "Innovative Creativity" especially for our listeners is here. Please, treat it as a personal copy for you alone.
You can get the "Competitive Engineering" e-book for free from Tom here or you can buy a paper version in an Amazon store in your country.
Tom has been writing a lot lately, mostly ebooks. You can find them here - some are free, some have free previews.
S4.E6. Wagner Barbosa. You Can Sing - Even If You Don't Believe It's True.
2019-10-01 16:55:02
Singing might seem like magic to so many of you. But is it really the case? In this conversation with the Brazilian musician and the signing teacher, Wagner Barbosa, we talk about the mechanics of the vocal tract, what does rhythm do to our brain and why is positive reinforcement so utterly crucial if you want to learn how to sing. We also hear the story of training 30 kids to sing the national anthem at the Olympic Games - can you imagine that? IMPORTANT LINKS Wagner's band: Banda Golonka - Wagner is the guy in a red t-shirt playing a guitar. ...and this is the original song from their upcoming album: Caixa Preta . Album: Orum by Giana Viscardi - that is the first album Wagner worked on as a vocal producer and it changed his entire life and carrier. Album: Africo by Sergio Santos - an album that changed the Brazilian scene when it came out.
Singing might seem like magic to so many of you. But is it really the case? In this conversation with the Brazilian musician and the signing teacher, Wagner Barbosa, we talk about the mechanics of the vocal tract, what does rhythm do to our brain and why is positive reinforcement so utterly crucial if you want to learn how to sing. We also hear the story of training 30 kids to sing the national anthem at the Olympic Games - can you imagine that?
IMPORTANT LINKS
Wagner's band: Banda Golonka - Wagner is the guy in a red t-shirt playing a guitar.
...and this is the original song from their upcoming album: Caixa Preta.
Album: Orum by Giana Viscardi - that is the first album Wagner worked on as a vocal producer and it changed his entire life and carrier.
Album: Africo by Sergio Santos - an album that changed the Brazilian scene when it came out.