Episode 222 - What To Do With This Wild and Precious Life with Dave Evans
Oct 18, 2022
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Former Electronic Arts co-founder Dave Evans discusses using design-thinking to co-create with God in life and business. Topics include sovereignty vs. free will, evangelism in a business context, and balancing faith with entrepreneurial endeavors.
Ground identity in faith, not material success for faith-driven entrepreneurs.
Embrace failure as part of co-creation journey with God, learning invaluable lessons.
Balancing free will with God's sovereignty is a complex challenge for Christ-centered innovators.
Deep dives
Creation, Adding Value, and Loss
As humans, we uniquely add value by creating things. The episode describes a journey from success to loss, highlighting the importance of rooting one's identity in values beyond wealth.
Faith-Driven Entrepreneurship and Identity
Faith-driven entrepreneurs are encouraged to ground their identity in their faith rather than material success. The episode emphasizes understanding one's purpose and relying on one's faith to navigate challenges.
Lessons on Failure and Risk
The podcast discusses the importance of reframing failure as part of the co-creation journey with God. It challenges the notion of God's will being tied to success, encouraging listeners to embrace the lessons learned through failure.
Growth Through Grief and Loss
The speaker shares personal experiences of grief and loss, highlighting the lessons learned from coping with death. The episode delves into deeper existential questions of mortality and the growth that can come from profound experiences.
Balancing Sovereignty and Free Will
The discussion navigates the complex balance between human agency and God's sovereignty. It delves into concepts of free will, co-creation, and the challenge of reconciling personal decisions with divine guidance.
We talk with former Electronic Arts co-founder and VP Dave Evans. Dave is now the co-founder of Stanford University’s Life Design Lab. He is also the author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller “Designing Your Life,” about how design-thinking enables us to take up our role as co-creators with God. Design-thinking is now globally recognized as a powerful tool for innovation. And it’s especially helpful for solving “wicked problems,” the kind of problems that don’t readily lend themselves to easy answers with questions or spreadsheets. But how can Christ-centered innovators and entrepreneurs think about designing their lives and endeavors while following the will of God? In this episode, Dave tackles sovereignty and free will, the scandal of particularity, and how the word evangelism was first introduced in a business context.
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