The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week on Being Human, I interview the fantastic Mark Lines, co-creator of Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD). Using DAD helps companies to evolve the whole enterprise around agile software delivery. We talk: - The origins of DAD - How to avoid 'Method Prison' - Why there are no 'best practices' - Why joy is at the heart of the approach - The sham of many Agile certifications Links: http://www.disciplined-agile.com/

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week on Being Human, I interview Jamie Catto, a founding member UK electronica band Faithless. He left to form the double-Grammy nominated, music and film collective 1 Giant Leap. Alongside his artistic pursuits, Jamie now works as a creativity catalyst. We talk: - How we must reclaim the parts of us that we closed off as children - The importance of allowing ourselves to flush out our 'edgy feelings' - How trauma release work can be as beautiful as it is painful - The idea of a 'curriculum for the soul' that we all must work through - The importance of being embodied and noticing where we place our energy Links: https://www.jamiecatto.com/

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode of Being Human, I interview Glenda Eoyang, the co-founder of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute, an organisation dedicated to applying learnings from complexity science to human issues. We talk: - How she used her understanding of complexity to turn around her IT training business - The three simple questions to ask when addressing situations from a complexity viewpoint - Why the move to complexity thinking is a fundamental paradigm shift - The 'tension and release' metaphor for understanding complex systems - The positivist and constructivist perspectives on complexity This is an in-depth exploration and well worth the investment. Enjoy! Links: https://www.hsdinstitute.org/

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week on Being Human, I interview Professor Ruth Ann Atchley from the University of South Florida. Ruth Ann is the author of the much-cited paper "Creativity in the Wild": - the first scientific study to find a link between creativity and exposure to nature, - discovering a 50% increase in creative reasoning after four days of hiking and no tech. We also explore: - The importance of "softly fascinating" stimuli to replenish our attentional resources - The imperative to get away from the 'hijacking' effect of modern tech - Why it's not just about being in nature Enjoy! Links: Creativity in the Wild - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0051474 Cowboys and Cawe Dwellers - https://www.amazon.com/Cowboys-Cave-Dwellers-Basketmaker-Archaeology/dp/0933452470 The Restorative Benefits of Nature - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0272494495900012 Directed Attention as a Common Resource for Executive Functioning and Self-Regulation - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691609356784 The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting with Nature - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19121124 Stress recovery during exposure to natural and urban environments - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494405801847  

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week on Being Human, in an at times highly emotive interview, I sit down with Liz Keogh. The conversation has two major themes. First, we talk complexity and how Liz interprets and finds use for the Cynefin complexity framework, including: - How to understand Cyenfin to make better decisions around difficult problems - The difference between 'probes' and 'experiments' and why we should learn to let go of outcomes - Her simple method for gauging the level the complexity facing you In the second half, Liz courageously shares her experiences of sexual harassment and her take on the MeToo movement. I make my own confession of past poor behaviour and we discuss what we should all be doing to confront these issues. This has been my most exposing interview to date and I was seriously moved by the power of Liz's testimony. I hope you will get as much from this conversation as I did.

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode, I interview Chief Happiness Officer (CHO) of Happy Ltd and the author of The Happy Manifesto, Henry Stewart. We discuss: - The evidence that a happy workforce does drive financial performance and not vice versa - What Henry has had to give up to lead a happiness-first organisation - How the joy metric is one of Happy's top KPIs - How making fewer decisions and asking more questions is a more effective way to lead - Why transparency is key to a happy workplace Enjoy! Links: https://happymanifesto.com/ https://www.happy.co.uk/

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode, I interview IMD Professor Michael Wade co-author of the highly praised Digital Vortex and the just-released Orchestrating Transformation. We talk: - How change approaches must embrace the increasing complexity of modern companies - How effective digital transformation is more like conducting an orchestrator than executing a plan - Why Humility, Adaptability, Vision and Engagement (HAVE) are the most important attributes of a transformation leader - What we mean by 'network transformation' - The personal transformation many leaders must go through to become effective orchestrators of change Enjoy! Links: https://orchestratingtransformation.com/ http://digitalvortex.imd.org/

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week on Being Human, we interview Nikki Gatenby author of Superengaged - nominee for Business Book of the Year. At her offices in Brighton, UK, we talk: - Using your people's side hustles as fuel for business innovation - Creating a culture that takes people from engaged to superengaged - How putting people before profit led to a partnership with a Namibian safari outfit - The waste associated with a disengaged workforce - Their famed "dreamball machine" for making the lives of their people better Enjoy! Links: https://superengaged.co.uk/ https://www.propellernet.co.uk/  

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week's guest on Being Human is David Anderson - a pioneer in applying kanban-style visual working to IT teams and ultimately across the enterprise. He's been a major influence on me in helping clients transition to flow-based working. In this in-depth conversation, we cover: - The importance of understanding customer purpose - How to apply evolutionary thinking to product development - The battle between grey squirrels & red squirrels and what is means for change - How Bruce Lee inspires him in leading transformation - Why it's ultimately our identity that matters most Links: https://edu.leankanban.com/

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode, I talk with Luke Hohmann, the founder and CEO of Coneneo and co-founder of Every Voice Engaged Foundation. We discuss: - Managing our inner two-year-old - The foundational aspects of business agility - How we don't have crappy code in our systems, we have crappy collaboration - How collaborative budgeting can actually speed up decision making - The future world of The Chief Gaming Officer - The CGO Enjoy! Links: https://conteneo.co/