The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton

A conversation with Robin Hanson. In an interview of two halves, we explore the science of our hidden motives, or "ugly motives", that drive our day-to-day interactions. The drivers we won't admit to - even to ourselves. We also delve into the mind-blowing world Ems, or digital human emulations. How does a society of a select group of 'uploaded' humans operate? How's life as a perpetual digital retiree? How would it be in to live in a clan of copies of you? Prepare for a head explosion. Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

A conversation with former fighter pilot and business leader Gary Borland. Gary left school at 18 to become a flight engineer. He rose through the ranks of the RAF to ultimately become the Chief Test Pilot at UK Ministry of Defence. Gary's second act was to become a senior business leader in the aviation sector. Gary shares his journey to the pinnacle of a flying career, plus the shifts he had to make in himself to become an effective business leader. One the most fascinating interviews we've done so far on Being Human. Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

A conversation with John Craig on the profound impact of being grounded to the earth. He shares the tale of his barefoot walk across Iceland and how companies are now seriously exploring the importance of being grounded at work. For more information on John’s walk across Iceland, please check out www.earthling.is. Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

A conversation with Tom Druitt, founder of the Big Lemon. Big Lemon aims to be the first operator to run the only fully-electric bus fleet in the UK and is well on the way to fulfilling that mission. Check out this post on the inception of his inspiring Happy Bus concept: https://druitt.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/the-happy-bus/. For the chart referenced in the episode, please check out: http://firsthuman.com/downloads/Solo-EV-LEBS-Certificate.pdf.   Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.  

A conversation about empathy with Gene Hsu, cross-cultural performance instructor on the ways in which Chinese culture is different to Western culture and what should a westerner know before starting a business venture in China. For more of Gene’s work, check out www.emechina.us. Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

A conversation with Sarah Weiler, founder of Power of Uke and Rye Laughs Comedy Nights, where we talk (and sing!) about the way music can help us break through communication problems. For more of Sarah's work, please check out www.powerofuke.com and www.facebook.com/ryelaughs. Being Human is a FirstHuman production. For more on FirstHuman's coaching and leadership programmes, head to http://www.firsthuman.com.

A conversation with Carrie Bedingfield, author, TEDx speaker, elite cyclist and PhD student at Cambridge University about how regular meetings create more problems than they solve and how we can fix that. For more on Carrie's work, please visit www.lomo-meetings.co.uk. Exterior links discussed on the episode: Wicked problems: www.ask-force.org/web/Discourse/Rittel-Dilemmas-General-Theory-Planning-1973.pdf 33 meeting types: www.liberatingstructures.com   Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsrthuman.com

Agile coach Dan North talks about pioneering work with Behaviour Driven Development (BDD), the Agile certification racket, and how Agile breaks everything. Topics include the early days of adopting agile methods, evolution of roles in Agile teams, lean operations in software development, flow-based management, sustainable work practices, Virginia Satir's family therapy, and the principle of positive intent.

A conversation with Prof. Theo Compernolle, coach and author of Brain Chains, about how to boost our intellectual productivity in the face of today's constant distractions. For more on Prof. Compernolle's work, head to compernolle.com.  Being Human is a FirstHuman production. For more on FirstHuman's coaching and leadership programmes, head to http://www.firsthuman.com.

Prof. Dave Snowden discusses managing complexities, the shift to human-centric approaches, navigating from order to chaos in operations, understanding governing and enabling constraints, the power of collective decision-making, the importance of human judgment in systems, the role of art in education, and navigating innovation in management with adaptability and passion.