Topaz Adizes: Building deeper relationships

Are you finding out how the people around you really think and feel?

Being able to do so will enable deeper relationships both at work and home.

In this episode I am joined by Topaz Adizis, the creator of The Skin Deep, a powerful platform of curated conversations between partners, friends, relatives and strangers.

We explore what it takes to create space for vulnerability in relationships. Topaz explains that to achieve this you need to express your intention clearly and ask questions that stimulate reactions. He also shares how to sit with the discomfort of your feelings when you're in these vulnerable moments.

This is a masterclass in connecting with the humanity between us and I do hope you enjoy it.

“If we’re all going to stick in the mind we’re going to lose” - Topaz Adizes

You'll hear about:

·      Creating conditions for deeper conversations
·      Setting the scene for conversation
·      The barriers to better conversations
·      What do fantastic questions look like?
·      How to follow through to deep listening
·      Moving on from great discomfort
·      The biggest shift Topaz has made
·      The impact Topaz wants to have on the world
·      What does Topaz's best day look like?

About Topaz Adizes:

Topaz Adizes is an Emmy Award-winning writer, director, and experience design architect. He is an Edmund Hillary fellow and Sundance/Skoll stories of change fellow. His works have been selected to Cannes, Sundance, IDFA, and SXSW; featured in New Yorker magazine, Vanity Fair, and the New York Times; and have garnered an Emmy for new approaches to documentary and Two World Press photo awards for immersive storytelling and interactive documentary. He is currently the founder and executive director of the experience design studio The Skin Deep. Topaz studied philosophy at UC Berkeley and Oxford University. He speaks four languages, and currently lives in Uruguay with his wife and two children.

Resources:

Profile: https://www.topazadizes.com/

Book ‘12 Questions for Love: A Guide to Intimate Conversations and Deeper Relationships’: https://www.amazon.com/12-Questions-Love-Conversations-Relationships/dp/1632174901

The Skin Deep: https://www.theand.us/


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