Podcast we loved Real Famous with Scott Trattner This conversation with Scott Trattner dates to last year but has a wealth of insights into the creative mind behind some of the most iconic ads from Apple to more recently Facebook. Scott spent years working at the Media Arts Labs for Apple, eventually becoming their ECD. Scott is behind some of the most well-known campaigns in Apple's history, including Mac vs. PC. Most recently, he was the VP and Executive Creative Director at Facebook. This fun, insightful episode is well worth your journey to work. We found this onlineThis short piece in The Conversation provides a thoughtful reflection on our society's preoccupation with the future. The future isn't what it used to be, at least according to the Canadian science-fiction novelist William Gibson. In an interview with the BBC, Gibson said people seemed to be losing interest in the future. "All through the 20th century, we constantly saw the 21st century invoked," he said. "How often do you hear anyone invoke the 22nd century? Even saying it is unfamiliar to us. We've come to not have a future". I wonder if this is just a matter of time. We are in the 2020's. If we are still here in the 2060's maybe the future will consume us again?  Recommended to Us Be a Lady They Said Ged Hawes, Founder of We Live and Learn, strategy consultancy, shared this new provocative video. As Ged said, this short provocative video, wonderfully narrated by Cynthia Nixon and produced for GirlsGirlsGirls portrays the pressures of being a lady in our society. We'd all do well to consider how we add to different pressures in society or how we help break them down." I think you'll be sharing this with friends.  Finally Last Weeks PodcastRyan Watson Founder of North Brooklyn FarmsSerendipity brought Ryan Watson and Henry Sweets together, unified by their vision of the power of urban farming to improve the health of local communities, they spent seven years nurturing and building North Brooklyn Farm, on the banks of the East River in Brooklyn, nestled under the Williamsburg Bridge.This extraordinary Oasis, a gathering place for the local community amid the New York metropolis, recently closed due to the real-estate development. However, in this two-part episode, we discover that Ryan's vision remains evident in the role and need for urban farming.In Part One, we discuss Ryan's upbringing, education, and what influenced him to walk away from a career in Corporate Law to pursue his love or agriculture and farming, and the genesis of North Brooklyn Farms.In part two, Ryan and I discuss his experience and learnings from running an urban farm and community gathering space for seven years and the impact the Farm had on the community in Brooklyn. We discuss his current rural farming adventure at Wild Russet Farms in the Catskills of NY State, how a new generation of millennial farmers could create a more sustainable future beyond industrial agriculture.In this honest and wide-ranging discussion, we also cover his views on education, technology, curiosity, risk-taking, failure, persistence, work ethic, values, and the future.I hope you enjoy the contemplative perspectives social impact, and community-minded spirit of Ryan Watson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest OverviewSocial impact gaming entrepreneur and Co-Founder of One Earth Rising has a mission to harvest and harness the power of philanthropy through interactive experiences, providing a playful path to social impact.Jan Roessner was born in Germany to a creative father and a loving but disciplinarian mother. After a fifteen-year career in the German military leading operations in a helicopter squadron and as a drone pilot in Afghanistan, Jan transitioned to the creative industry opening a marketing firm, sagency in Berlin in 2012. Serendipity led him to New York, where he met his current business partner and pivoted to social impact gaming and launching One Earth Rising.In Part One of this two-parter, Jan discussed his childhood, his education, his early influences, and desiring a life of impact. We cover what set him on a path to the military, discuss his experiences of serving in Afghanistan, before transitioning through education to political lobbying and finally taking the entrepreneurial way and opening his agency in Berlin.In Part Two we dive deep into Jan’s journey to social impact gaming, examples of his early successes with Animal Rights Organization PETA, the power of game-based storytelling to educate people on social issues, the philanthropic value of gaming to NGO’s, and the benefits open to brands and the market potential.Jan discusses the business model, the evolution of the sector, and the impact AI will have on gaming. He also reflects on stoicism, managing fear, failure exercise, curiosity, and serendipity.I hope you are inspired by the integrity, playful passion, and social impact focus of Jan Roessner.What We Discuss In Part Two we cover the serendipitous opportunity that led him to New York.His transition to a focus on gaming as a tool for storytelling and social impact.Meeting Luc Barnard.Having their first break with Kitten Squad for Peta.Jan discusses the value and mechanics of social gaming.Measuring impact for the NGO’s.The business model from in-game purchases.The value to NGOs to educate people on social issues.Sector $137 bn gaming industry and 155 m people playing in the US alone.Launching Paresio Island for All Hands and Hearts got Hurricane Relief.His mission to harvest, harness the power of philanthropy through interactive experiences.The need for innovation in digital fundraising.Dealing with fear and his stoic mindset to manage stress.The importance of exercise.Building belief in investors through his passion.Impact on the global goals and SDG’s.AI and gaming.The serendipitous events of meeting Luc.The value of his curiosity and being open to others.The value of Mentors.Quickfire answersSocial Links One Earth Rising Paresio Island.comLinkedin Instagram Twitter Links The Rolling Stones Connemara Coast Top Gun Arcade Distillery One Earth Rising Peta Kitten SquadParesio Island All Hand and HeartsHunter Johansson Hurricane Harvey The global goals How I built this Altered CarbonJack Ryan on Amazon Grit Angela DuckworthNever Split the Difference book Gladwell book Infinite Game Manni Safa Luc Bernard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest OverviewJan Roessner is Co-Founder and CEO of One Earth Rising, a social impact gaming company with a mission to harvest and harness the power of philanthropy through interactive experiences, providing a playful path to social impact.Jan Roessner was born in Germany to a creative father and a loving but disciplinarian mother. After a fifteen-year career in the German military leading operations in a helicopter squadron and as a drone pilot in Afghanistan, Jan transitioned to the creative industry opening a marketing firm, sagency in Berlin in 2012. Serendipity led him to New York, where he met his current business partner and pivoted to social impact gaming and launching One Earth Rising. In Part One of this two-parter, Jan discusses his childhood, his education, his early influences, and desiring a life of impact. We cover what set him on a path to the military, discuss his experiences of serving in Afghanistan, before transitioning through education to political lobbying and finally taking the entrepreneurial way and opening his agency in Berlin. In Part Two we dive deep into Jan’s journey to social impact gaming, examples of his early successes with Animal Rights Organization PETA, the power of game-based storytelling to educate people on social issues, the philanthropic value of gaming to NGO’s, and the benefits open to brands and the market potential.  Jan discusses the business model, the evolution of the sector, and the impact AI will have on gaming. He also reflects on stoicism, managing fear, failure exercise, curiosity, and serendipity. I hope you are inspired by the integrity, playful passion and social impact focus of Jan Roessner.What We Discuss Jan discusses his memories of growing up as a single child to loving parents but always being surrounded by extended family.He recounts his experience and gratitude for the values and disciplines his mother instilled and the creative influence of his PR and journalist father.His freedom to explore.Being a follower in his peer group setting but establishing his own identity as he matured.The influence of being exposed to travel and other cultures.His early exposure to military culture and values.The impact of a friend's mother called him out as a ‘smart ass.’ How he internalized his ‘smartass’ behavior and discarded that attitude.His school life and high performance in academics .The cultural diversity of this school that led him to be open to comfortable across cultures.The appeal of the military and the values of bravery and honor and desire to make an impact.His early exposure to international deployment in Bosnia.His love of Top Gun and his journey to becoming a helicopter pilot.Spending 15 years in the Luftwaffe and spending the latter years as a Drone pilot in Afghanistan.The experience of Drone missions and the psychotherapy support.His changing mindset on why the military was not making the impact he wanted.Gaining a degree in the military and transitioning to politics as an advisor to make an impact.The stark realization that the only way to make an impact would be to follow an entrepreneurial journey. His desire to be creative and opening an agency in Berlin with his wife.The serendipitous opportunity the led him to New York. His transition to a focus on gaming as tool for storytelling and social impact.Meeting Luc Barnard.Having their first break with Kitten Squad for Peta. Jan discusses the value and mechanics of social gaming. Measuring impact for the NGO’s.The business model from in-game purchases.The value to NGO’s to educate people on social issues. Sector $137 bn gaming industry and 155 m people playing in the US alone.Launching Paresio Island for All Hands and Hearts got Hurricane Relief.His mission to harvest, harness the power of philanthropy through interactive experiences.The need for innovation in digital fundraising. Dealing with... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast we loved It's a series called Audience from the team at Castos. We get asked a lot about the process of podcasting. So rather than share how we do it, better to find some folk who already have. This series is an honest, unfiltered, and real-time view inside their journey to growing an impactful podcast. They share the best promotional strategies to the test, then report back on their successes and failures in each new episode.The first two episodes shed light on the first questions every podcaster needs to answer: what is the show about and what gear should I use? They start with some context, digging into why make a podcast in the first place and give you the low down on their setup, what gear they use plus why a basic recording setup is all you need. They go beyond the basics and cover crafting your Narrative, pick apart the science of storytelling, and get candid about why some podcasts are stickier than others.If you want to dip your toe, Audience is great place to start. We found this onlineIt's a short 25 minute read on the Axios blog called Mega Trends that will shape the 21st Century they review forthcoming book, "The Precipice," by Toby Ord of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute which gives 1 in 6 odds that humanity will suffer an existential catastrophe during the next 100 years — almost certainly due to our own actions.But, Ord and others argue if we properly harness threatening technologies and mature as a species, we could not only survive the 21st Century, but thrive in it. This post gives you a succinct breakdown and provides a feast of interesting links to take you down the rabbit-hole.  Recommended to UsLiving in New York, it's normal that you have friends coming to the city for work, a short vacation, and a long weekend, and it's not uncommon to be asked about what they should see and do, especially when they have tick boxes all the usual tourist spots. This post from Forbes ranked no1 angel investor Fabrice Grinda, does that job for us. Save this link if you're heading to NYC soon. Social Impact Finally, this week this post confronts the reality that in 2019 we saw a fall for the second straight year. Whether driven changes in tax incentives or just compassion fatigue, this post provides ten evidence-based methods for encouraging people to give more to charity, that charities and individuals use to help overcome the tendency to limit generosity? Finally Last Weeks PodcastPamela H Smith was born and raised in a small isolated California town, influenced by what she describes as a 'consistent, persistent, and gentle' math teacher father and the 'artistic and creative' mother, serendipity led her to discover her love of the history of science in Woolongong University in Australia and then commit her life to be a historian of science.Pamela is a Professor of History at Columbia University and Founding Director of the Center for Science and Society, where she leads the Making and Knowing Research Project. In part one of this two-parter, we discuss Pamela's upbringing and her journey into the history of science. We also discuss the evolution of science, human progress through the centuries, creativity, curiosity and the acceleration of knowledge and the influence of social organization and networks as our economies and trade networks developed. We also discuss the growth of cities, the emergence of the artisan class, and the changing roles they played. In Part two we discuss how Pamela H Smith established the Making and Knowing Research Project, its purpose, and we discuss the origins of her most recent launch – The Secrets of Craft and Nature in Renaissance France. A Digital Critical Edition and it's English Translation. That might sound dry to many, but this is a remarkable sixteenth-century manuscript that... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest OverviewSerendipity brought Ryan Watson and Henry Sweets together, unified by their vision of the power of urban farming to improve the health of local communities, they spent seven years nurturing and building North Brooklyn Farm, on the banks of the East River in Brooklyn, nestled under the Williamsburg Bridge.This extraordinary Oasis, a gathering place for the local community amid the New York metropolis, recently closed due to the real-estate development. However, in this two-part episode, we discover that Ryan’s vision remains evident in the role and need for urban farming.In Part One, we discuss Ryan’s upbringing, education, and what influenced him to walk away from a career in Corporate Law to pursue his love or agriculture and farming, and the genesis of North Brooklyn Farms.In part two, Ryan and I discuss his experience and learnings from running an urban farm and community gathering space for seven years and the impact the Farm had on the community in Brooklyn. We discuss his current rural farming adventure at Wild Russet Farms in the Catskills of NY State, how a new generation of millennial farmers could create a more sustainable future beyond industrial agriculture.In this honest and wide-ranging discussion, we also cover his views on Education, technology, curiosity, risk-taking, failure, persistence, work ethic, values, and the future.I hope you enjoy the contemplative perspectives social impact, and community-minded spirit of Ryan Watson.What we discuss:Growing up in Venice Beach California as a single child in a part Jewish and Catholic household.The differing roles of his parents and the influences.His fathers affect his work ethic, leadership skills and being in the Zone.The diversity and world view that developed from his Jewish and Catholic parents and befriending Cuban and Mexican friends.Studying political science at UCLA.Taking a Year out to travel.Working at an office at UCLA and not resonating with office work.Joining the campaigning team for the Obama campaign in 2008.Teaching in Korea.His discovery of his love of growing vegetables and peace and splice on gardening.After traveling he returned to New York amidst the financial crisis to study law and his LSAT’s and finally to hit a breaking point.The value of having legal training.The realization of the burden of having a student debt and how that would tie him down.Getting the book the $100 start-up to focus on his venture and his uncle's support for his ambition.New York’s culture for community gardening and taking over vacant lots and community activism especially in Greenpoint.His early experience of working in community agriculture in Greenpoint.Quoting his job in 2012 to start his agriculture journey and getting invaluable training at Battery Park Urban Garden.The serendipity of meeting Henry Sweets and having a joint vision for what a farm in the community should be as part of the social fabric of a city.The Two Trees RFP and being selected.The experience of running North Brooklyn Farm and the impact on the community.Links to SocialInstagramRyan’s Instagram Links in showNorth Brooklyn Farm Two Trees Wild Russet Farm $100 Start UpGWAPPGetting Things Done Book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest OverviewSerendipity brought Ryan Watson and Henry Sweets together, unified by their vision of the power of urban farming to improve the health of local communities, they spent seven years nurturing and building North Brooklyn Farm, on the banks of the East River in Brooklyn, nestled under the Williamsburg Bridge. This extraordinary oasis, a gathering place for the local community amid the New York metropolis, recently closed due to the real-estate development. However, in this two-part episode, we discover that Ryan’s vision remains evident in the role and need for urban farming. In Part One, we discuss Ryan’s upbringing, education, and what influenced him to walk away from a career in Corporate Law to pursue his love or agriculture and farming, and the genesis of North Brooklyn Farms.In part two, Ryan and I discuss his experience and learnings from running an urban farm and community gathering space for seven years and the impact the Farm had on the community in Brooklyn. We discuss his current rural farming adventure at Wild Russet Farms in the Catskills of NY State, how a new generation of millennial farmers could create a more sustainable future beyond industrial agriculture.  In this honest and wide-ranging discussion, we also cover his views on ducation, technology, curiosity, risk-taking, failure, persistence, work ethic, values, and the future. I hope you enjoy the contemplative perspectives social impact, and community-minded spirit of Ryan Watson. What we discuss:Growing up in Venice Beach California as a single child in a part Jewish and Catholic household.The differing roles of his parents and the influences.His fathers affect his work ethic, leadership skills and being in the Zone. The diversity and world view that developed from his Jewish and Catholic parents and befriending Cuban and Mexican friends.   Studying political science at UCLA.Taking a Year out to travel.Working at an office at UCLA and not resonating with office work.Joining the campaigning team for the Obama campaign in 2008.Teaching in Korea.His discovery of his love of growing vegetables and peace and splice on gardening. After traveling he returned to New York amidst the financial crisis to study law and his LSAT’s and finally to hit a breaking point. The value of having legal training.The realization of the burden of having a student debt and how that would tie him down. Getting the book the $100 start-up to focus on his venture and his uncle's support for his ambition. New York’s culture for community gardening and taking over vacant lots and community activism especially in Greenpoint.His early experience of working in community agriculture in Greenpoint.Quoting his job in 2012 to start his agriculture journey and getting invaluable training at Battery Park Urban Garden. The serendipity of meeting Henry Sweets and having a joint vision for what a farm in the community should be as part of the social fabric of a city.The Two Trees RFP and being selected. The experience of running North Brooklyn Farm and the impact on the community.Links to SocialInstagramRyan’s Instagram Links in showNorth Brooklyn Farm Two Trees Wild Russet Farm $100 Start UpGTDArt of happinessAndrew Carter Small Hold Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last Week's PodcastLast week's guest was Nick Fitz, founder, and CEO of the new charitable giving app, Give Momentum, Born in Washington DC, raised in a reform household, to socially conscious parents, Nick learned values "around justice and giving back" from an early age.  Serendipity brought him together with his founding partners Ari Kagan and Ivan Dimitrov, to develop the Momentum app. It was the moment they realized there was no simple way to bridge the gap between people's willingness to donate and their actual ability to contribute. Nick and I discuss the genesis of the app, how it's disrupting the philanthropic giving sector, empowering users to give in a simple, frictionless manner and overcoming the barriers most people face when wanting to give by enabling good intentions to result in giving actions and behaviors. The app lets you arrange automated small-dollar donations that are triggered by ordinary moments or events that relate to how you live your life.   Nick discusses how the app could develop, and we cover the broader challenges facing the $400+ billion philanthropic sector (U.S.), the systemic societal challenges, and the need for wholesale tax reform. Nick discusses advocacy, optimism, the evidence-based social good movement, and the value that NGO's add, in ways that the government can't. The importance of supporting independent organizations that can influence changes in government policy. Of course, we discuss serendipity, curiosity, and his perspective on risk and fear.  I hope you enjoy this stimulating discussion and the insights, ideas, and social innovations of Nick Fitz. First the Podcast, we loved. Daryl Davis on The Joe Rogan Experience Daryl Davis is an African American musician who's played with many of the greats such as Chuck Berry, BB King, and Jerry Lee Lewis. But his notoriety comes from another passion, befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan and de-robbing them and transforming their lives.We were introduced to Daryl by our recent guest Arno Michaelis, and we hope to interview him soon. But Joe Rogan got to him first. Give this extensive interview a listen, and hear Daryl's extraordinary story on confronting racist hatred with kindness. Black (Live) by Dave stuns the Brit Awards The entertainment industry awards on both sides of the Atlantic have been rightly accused of institutional exclusion of people of color or paying lip service with cursory awards but in the main continuing the status quo of predictability when awarding gongs. Not anymore. This week at the Annual Music Industry Brit Awards, the audience and the country were blown away by the grime star Dave as he performed an extended version of his song Black in what must go down as the most exceptional performance ever at the Brits. This mesmeric, thought-provoking, poetic, and politically-charged performance is a must-watch. Recommended to UsOur friend and previous guest, Alex Armillotta, recommended and shared access to Professor Scott Galloway's 2020 predictions video. Galloway intelligent, rigorously researched, humorous, and self-deprecating presentations make them invaluable viewing. We have added it to our YouTube Channel. As Prof G says, "why make predictions? Eisenhower said, "Plans are worthless, but planning is indispensable." The same is true for predictions — they matter for the strategy and data behind them. Predictions are useless, but scenario planning is invaluable." Mulling On ThisAs the ad industry struggles to maintain its margins, attract and retain talent and find its purpose in a world of media manipulation and messaging misinformation, along comes a work worthy of any of the ad industry greats. Burger King's Moldy Whopper is bravery and genius giving birth to perfectly formed spot A product truth delivered perfectly wrapped in a simple idea, executed wit... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest OverviewBorn and raised in a small isolated California town, influenced by what she describes as a ‘consistent, persistent, and gentle’ math teacher father and the ‘artistic and creative’ mother, serendipity led her to discover her love of the history of science at Wollongong University in Australia and then commit her life to be a historian of science - is this weeks guest Pamela H Smith. Pamela is a Professor of History at Columbia University and Founding Director of the Center for Science and Society where she leads the Making and Knowing Research Project. In Part two we discuss how Pamela established the Making and Knowing Research Project, its purpose and we discuss the origins of her most recent launch - The Secrets of Craft and Nature in Renaissance France. A Digital Critical Edition and it’s English Translation. That might sound dry to many but this is a remarkable sixteenth-century manuscript that contains over 900 recipes for making art objects, medical remedies, and materials for the household and workshop. Pamela explains how the craft workshop practices record extensive first-hand experimentation with natural materials and provide unique insights into the material, technical, and intellectual world of the late sixteenth century and bring a better understanding of how and why nature was investigated, collected, and used in art in early modern Europe. It sheds light on the origins of the natural sciences in the creative labors of Renaissance artists and artisans’ workshops. The digital critical edition is an open-source resource is available for anyone to experiment and follow the recipes and directions. We also cover her views of education, failure, persistence and the need to create a more evolved and sustainable economic model. Please enjoy and share this extensive exploration and mind-expanding journey through history of science with Pamela H Smith.  What we discuss:Pamela explains the Making and Knowing project and the fusion of disciplines to study the connection between craft and scienceThe emergence of the Royal Society and the first project of interviewing artisans to identify general principlesActive Science vs Certain Science The parallels to the creative class of todayI ask Pamela about her thoughts in imitation and she explains the development of Intellectual property and propriety forms and the nature of our economy.  We discuss theory and practice and persistence and the culture of fearing failure.Pamela describes the development of The Digital Critical Edition the verbatim translation of the French Manuscript of over 400 pages of artisanal recipes and makes this open-source and available for the public and artisans. The recreation of the objects that have been created by her students.Interest in the human hand and it's capacity in nature. We discuss the aims of Pamela to facilitate and create a new maker sensibility in today's world and how this could create a new economic and sustainable model based on handwork and craft. Pamela cites examples from India.We also discuss the imperative of embracing new economic models, the need to celebrate diversity, the importance of persistence.    Social Links Digital Critical Edition Linkedin Twitter Facebook  Links In the ShowDigital Critical Edition Columbia University Wollongong University Buckminster Fuller Frank Lloyd Wright National Science Foundation Manhattan ProjectRoyal Society in London Francis Bacon Academie Des SciencesAristotle Bernard Pallisy on Theory and Practice Bryan Stevenson True JusticeElizabeth King Radical Small   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest OverviewBorn and raised in a small isolated California town, influenced by what she describes as a ‘consistent, persistent, and gentle’ math teacher father and the ‘artistic and creative’ mother, serendipity led her to discover her love of the history of science at Wollongong University in Australia and then commit her life to be a historian of science - is this weeks guest Pamela H Smith. Pamela is a Professor of History at Columbia University and Founding Director of the Center for Science and Society where she leads the Making and Knowing Research Project. In part one of this two-parter, we discuss Pamela’s upbringing and her journey into the history of science. We also discuss the evolution of science, human progress through the centuries, creativity, curiosity and the acceleration of knowledge and the influence of social organization and networks as our economies and trade networks developed. We also discuss the growth of cities, the emergence of artisan class and changing roles they played. In Part two we discuss how Pamela established the Making and Knowing Research Project, its purpose and we discuss the origins of her most recent launch - The Secrets of Craft and Nature in Renaissance France. A Digital Critical Edition and its English Translation. That might sound dry to many but this is a remarkable sixteenth-century manuscript that contains over 900 recipes for making art objects, medical remedies, and materials for the household and workshop. Pamela explains how the craft workshop practices record extensive first-hand experimentation with natural materials and provide unique insights into the material, technical, and intellectual world of the late sixteenth century and bring a better understanding of how and why nature was investigated, collected, and used in art in early modern Europe. It sheds light on the origins of the natural sciences in the creative labors of Renaissance artists and artisans’ workshops. The digital critical edition is an open-source resource is available for anyone to experiment and follow the recipes and directions. We also cover her views of education, failure, persistence and the need to create a more evolved and sustainable economic model. Please enjoy and share this extensive exploration and mind-expanding journey through history of science with Pamela H Smith.  What we discuss:Pamela’s upbringing in a small Sierra Nevada community and the freedom she had to explore and play in the wilderness.  The influence of the consistent, persistent, and gentle math teacher father and the artistic and creative streak of her mother. Living with frugality and environmental awareness at an early age.Her media consumption habits of one radio station and Time Magazine compared to today’s children. Schooling in California in the 60’s and ’70s and the importance of creativity and not testing.The lack of history in the curriculum. Developing her worldview and the influence of Buckminster FullerMoving to Australia in her final year of high school and developing her love of Science Attending University in Wollongong and how she serendipitously encountered the History of Science as part of her DegreeThe development of the science and the investment in knowledge-makingWe discuss progress, science, and creativity and the acceleration of knowledgePamela reflects on science and human engagement in nature and natural materials and the influence of social organization and networksThe emergence of technological development and trade networks that accelerated science, knowledge and social scientific theories Development of national science foundations in the 1660s We discuss curiosity through the ages and quest for knowledge and the emergence of cities and the artisan class. Development of guilds and trade association and the changing perception of mind-work and hand-work. Pam... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First the Podcast, we loved. Tatiana Schlossberg On Design Matters Debbie Millman is probably the most accomplished podcast host. In this recent episode, Debbie interviews Tatiana Schlossberg, journalist, author of Inconspicuous ConsumptionTatiana is also the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, and a granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president. As a reporter for The New York Times covering climate change, she discusses her book and how climate change is entangled in everything we use, buy, eat, wear, and how we get around. She also details the small steps that we can all take to have a significant impact on the most defining issue of our time.We found this online Benedict Evans - Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants Every year, Ben, a partner at SF VC firm Andreessen Horowitz produces a comprehensive presentation on the state of Tech. He digs deep into macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. In this year's magnum opus, 'Standing on the shoulders of giants' Ben looks at what it means that 4 people have a smartphone; with everyone connected, he wonders, what is the Next Big Thing? In addition, he reflects on the fact that connecting everyone means that all our problems will also be connected. Finally, he explores where regulation in Tech will take us. He gave this presentation at an event in Davos in January 2020, in partnership with Nasdaq and Protocol.Recommended to Us136 Internet Videos that Blew My Mind From our friends at Genius Steals. This engrossing compilation that Joe Sabia, head of creative development at Conde Nast Entertainment, has assembled, of internet videos which have left some sort of impression on him. Sectioned into 7 parts - of experimental, artsy, tinkering with clips, brainy, novel pranks and lastly, "just weird" As Faris says 'this google presentation is perfect for pulling reference points, or simply brightening up a colleague's day.'Mulling On This The Sentient Puddle I was recently introduced to Robbie Stamp and during our first call, Robbie recounted the famous Puddle parable from Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy creator, Double Adams. This simple yet profound analogy for how we as humans perceive our 'being' and our place on the planet should also trigger an intellectual realization that, aside from Greta and her army of climate strikers, we seem incapable of seeing the wider world outside 'the hole' and acting on it. Watch this video and reflect on our shrinking puddle. Last Weeks PodcastWeek 12 - CIA Intelligence, Consumption, Technology, Video Inspiration, and ExistenceLast Weeks Podcast Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. A veteran of the Intelligence Community, she is also the author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within.Puerto Rican born, to a fun-loving father and an achievement-driven mother, Carmen excelled through an itinerant childhood to lead school debating teams. Her forensic debating skills and serendipity led her to a University scholarship and ultimately set her on her path to a 32-year career in the CIA.In Part One, Carmen unpacks her chaotic and unsettled upbringing and childhood, the role of her education, how debating helped her develop the skills that served her well over her CIA career. We discuss her experience of interning at the CIA in 1978, a time before desktop computers, operating as a human algorithm, to running the South Africa desk, and leaning into the male-dominated CIA culture to make her voice heard.In Part Two, we discuss her perspective on power, the current state of the world, and her hope for the future. We also cover the role of curiosity and creativity in her work at the CIA, applying empathy to be heard by policy and decision-makers in today's polarized political environmentAnd finally, we end with her life insigh... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.