We talk a lot about the importance of emergence—of being more comfortable with being uncomfortable. However, it’s hard to practice what you preach… especially for a podcast with a tight schedule. Normally, when one of two hosts is out of commission, you don’t record. But when this recently happened to us, we asked “How might we?” and took a big ol’ step into the unknown.
We’re glad we did, because this week’s guest is Dr. Jason Fox, a self-proclaimed wizard-philosopher, best-selling author, and senior leadership advisor to Fortune 500 companies around the world. In classic wizard-philosopher fashion, he and Sam throw out the script for a far-reaching conversation about the importance of rituals, the roles we play when we’re at work, and how embracing uncertainty is where the magic truly happens.
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Mentioned references:
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Game Frame, book by Aaron Dignan
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Brave New Work, book by Aaron Dignan
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James Carse, author of Finite and Infinite Games
- Rodney's "I am CEO vs I hold the role of CEO": AWWTR Ep. 14
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Lands of Lorecraft, series of articles by Venkatesh Rao
- Jevons Paradox
- "rivalrous dynamics"
- "multipolar traps"
- "operating rhythm": BNW Ep. 118
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Creativity, Inc., book by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace
- basilisk
- "GTD": BNW Ep. 39 with David Allen
- John Keats and "negative capability"
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Antifragile, book by Nassim Taleb
- "Metacrisis"
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The Ministry for the Future, book by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Children of Time, series by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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The Expanse, series by James S.A. Corey
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The Culture, series by Iain M. Banks
