Podcasts by Catching the Next Wave
Aga and Łukasz Szóstek inspire leaders to reflect on the possibilities and challenges of 21st-century leadership through inspired conversations with amazing guests. They together discuss topics such as change, innovation, common sense, empowerment and more, each of them unique for one season of their podcast. Join them as they Catch The Next Wave.
Further podcasts by Agnieszka Szóstek, Łukasz Szóstek
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S1.E1. Aga Szóstek & Werner Puchert. INTRO: What’s Next For Design? from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.089981
We find ourselves in a world bogged down in technology. It needs to change, we believe this change is inevitable. In fact, It is already happening under our noses and Design will be in the thick o...
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S1.E2. Joe Pine. The Experience Economy Is Here. Now It's Time For Transformational Design. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.089205
The Experience Economy is finally here! Joe Pine, co-author of 'The Experience Economy', shares his thoughts on designing for 'time well saved' and 'time well spent'. He also leads us towards the ...
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S1.E3. Jorgen Bang Jenssen. A Business Case For Experience: Measure Twice, Cut Once. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.088417
You can’t execute what you don’t measure. Jorgen Bang Jenssen, the former CEO of the Polish telecom Play, talks about the need for consistency, the value of transformation and the need for customer...
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S1.E4. Jericca Cleland. Narrative, a Framework For Human Thought and Reason. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.087568
We are all inspired and driven by stories. We all think in narratives, no matter where we come from. It shapes our world, our thinking, our actions. Yes, our lives are ultimately fashioned by the t...
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S1.E5. Ruud Janssen. Designing Events To Inspire Behavior Change. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.086346
What are events? What are they for? How much time do you invest in designing them comparing to the time they last? Does it make sense to spend 1% of that time to strategise what change you hope to ...
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S1.E6. Victor Milton van Doorn. Mystery Adventures Help You Find Your Superpowers. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.085496
Mystery adventures can help us see our superpowers. Victor Milton van Doorn, the well-known Dutch escape room designer and a co-founder at The Number 1 Escape Room in Amsterdam - Sherlocked, talks ...
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S1.E7. Marc Hassenzahl. Friction Is Good. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.084675
Have you ever thought what responsibility means with respect to experience design? How technology might be appropriated for good or for evil? Marc Hassenzahl, experience design professor at Siegen ...
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S1.E8. Andy Sontag. Organizational Change Is Built by Combining Customer- Employee- and Branding Experience. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.083870
Experience can be a lifestyle. It has the potential to build a valuable futureproof business. Andy Sontag, the Experience Design program manager at Kaos Pilots in Denmark, talks about meaning, chan...
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S1.E9. Kelli Wood. Everybody Is an Artist. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.082702
Transformation is like an onion - it has many layers. It's essential that any work centring on Transformational Design is rooted within our humanity. Kelli Wood, provost of the Seth Godin's AltMBA...
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S1.E10. Aga Szóstek & Werner Puchert. OUTRO: Stepping Into The World of Transformational Design. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.081781
In the world of transformational design, we create the narratives which define how we live our lives. The role of design is to enable the positive change to happen. To facilitate and to coach it. B...
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S4.E2. David Straker. Changing Minds Is a Daily Practice. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.056775
What do we talk about when we talk about common sense? David Straker, the author of the book "Changing minds" gives a great definition of what common sense truly means. He points out at the traps o...
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S4.E3. Piotr Jegier. Your Data Is Not Going To Take Decisions For You. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.055946
Is Big Data able to take decisions for us, humans? In this episode, we talk to the Big Data expert from nPowered, Piotr Jegier about the traps that many of us will encounter as we start to rely mor...
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S4.E4. Elena Foggiato. Focusing On The 1% That You Control. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.055201
We all have self-sabotaging mechanisms that stop us reaching our full potential. Elena Foggiato, an amazing coach from Milan, Italy, talks about focusing on the things we can change and also about ...
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S4.E5. Peter Droste. The Power of Apprenticeship. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.054079
Yeah, we all go to school and learn stuff. But is it the best way to become a professional? For centuries there was another way: an apprenticeship. Peter Droste, a self-thought experience designer ...
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S4.E6. Wagner Barbosa. You Can Sing - Even If You Don't Believe It's True. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.053289
Singing might seem like magic to so many of you. But is it really the case? In this conversation with the Brazilian musician and the signing teacher, Wagner Barbosa, we talk about the mechanics of ...
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S4.E7. Tom Gilb. Everything Can (and Should) Be Measured. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.052509
Many companies these days only vaguely know what they aim for. Their visions are in-concrete and difficult to execute on. In this episode we talk to Tom Gilb, the creator of the Evolutionary Develo...
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S4.E8. Michelle Florendo. Good Decision Taking Is a Skill. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.051775
So many of us find decision taking really hard. But does it have to be this way? In our conversation with Michelle Florendo, the decision engineer, we discover the three core elements of decision t...
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S4.E9. Gus Power. Do Things You Can’t Describe Rather Than Describe Things You Can’t Do. from 2022-02-22T03:49:25.050739
There is plenty of stuff that should be common sense but it isn't. In this episode, Gus Power rants about many of such things: from abusing agile principles, through pretending to be aligned, to th...
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BONUS: Monika Jiang & Tim Leberecht. The Great Wave of the Beautiful Business. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.982606
In the age of machines business needs more romanticism. In this bonus episode we talk to Tim Leberecht, an author of “The Business Romantic” and the co-founder of the Business Romantic Society and ...
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S8.E2. Dawid Wiener. Constructing The World Around Us. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.969203
Is intuition fast or slow? Is it about making new connections or adapting the existing knowledge? How does wisdom fit into the picture? Is there a connection with cognitive biases? Is our anticipa...
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S8.E3. Gunnar de Jong. Going After The Harder Choice. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.968448
Is there a profession called a “genius”? What can we learn from Leonardo da Vinci about curiosity? How is theater evolving? What role do emotions play in collaboration? Are there better ways for li...
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S8.E4. Ann Morgan. Your Degree of Lightness. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.967673
How long should you wait before beginning to write your book? This and many other questions we discuss with the amazing writer Ann Morgan, the author of “The World Between Two Covers” and “Besides ...
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S8.E5. Katie Zazenski. There Is No One Right Answer. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.966719
Is art individual or collaborative? Is it neutral or political? What does it mean to truly be in the world? How does empathy fit into it all? Why is it easier to listen to male than female intuitio...
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S8.E6. Yuan Wang. Heart To Hand. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.965989
How to embrace diversity in a meaningful way? What is the role of a leader in that process? Why are women leaving the workforce so frequently these days? What does it mean to cultivate belonging? W...
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S8.E7. Bernt Meerbeek. Balancing Intuition With Data from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.965244
Is data and testing always the best path? Or is intuition sometimes helpful in making design decisions? We talk about it with Bernt Meerbeeek, the Product Owner for IoT solutions and the R&D Manage...
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S8.E8. Keren Tsuk. The Ability to Hold Tension. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.964492
Why do 21st-century leaders need dialogue spaces? How important is daring to be vulnerable? What are the boundaries for? Is leadership a role or a state of mind? Where lies the difference between t...
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S9.E3. Phillip Collins. Work With What Is. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.900740
Leadership is like joga. You are never fully trained, there is always more to learn. So you go and exercise it every day. We unpack this daily exercise with our guest Phillip Collins, a Global Lead...
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S9. E4. Brent Lamphier. Show Up for Others. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.899927
What is the posture that makes others follow you? Why are questions so crucial? What can you do to develop your emotional intelligence? What does sonder mean? How is vulnerability helping your lead...
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S9.E6. Lukas Cabalka. Looking for Harmony Through Contrast. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.897173
The cultures we originate from carry inspiration that never ends - in food, in dance, in singing, in writing, in symbols, you name it. With our guest, Lukas Cabalka - artistic director and founder ...
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S9.E7. Jericca Cleland. Listen Deeply. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.896302
Our lives are interconnected with nature. Our art is too. With our returning guest, Jericca Cleland, an incredible filmmaker, we talk about the notion of meaningful entertainment and how it can red...
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S9.E8. Randa Taftaf. Hearing The Authentic Voices. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.895340
Born in the US and relocated to Syria at the age of 14, our guest Randa Taftaf found a way to combine the two so different cultures. She experienced the start of the was in Syria and then moved bac...
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S9.E9. Paul Bulencea. Staying Wild. from 2022-02-22T03:49:24.894111
What is the difference between transformative and experience design? Our guest, Paul Bulencea, compares it (after professor Martin Seligman) to the cosmetic versus curative treatment. Together we e...
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S10.E1. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. INTRO. Down The Rabbit Hole. from 2021-11-23T11:06:50.383002
More than three years ago we jumped the rabbit hole of producing the Catching The Next Wave podcast. In this anniversary intro we share the kitchen view on how it all happens. We also introduce the...
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S10.E10. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. OUTRO. How Deep Is Your Rabbit Hole? from 2021-11-11T16:46:11
In the anniversary 10th season of the Catching The Next Wave podcast, we went down quite a few rabbit holes with our guests. Some of them were challenging, some were reflective, some were eye-openi...
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S10.E9. Sylvia Earle. The Nature of Nature. from 2021-11-11T16:15
Everything is connected much more than we have ever realised. We are dependent on the nature that surrounds us much more than nature is dependent on us, in fact. This is why we should stop perceivi...
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S10.E8. Mat Deurden. How to Become a Transformer? from 2021-11-11T16:15
Have you ever thought about whether for an experience to be memorable does it have to always be extraordinary or is ordinary also an option? This is one of the rabbit holes we visit together with o...
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S10.E7. James Wallman. The Era of Experientialism. from 2021-11-11T16:10
It is no longer enough for governments to measure GDP, they should finally use knowledge of sociology and psychology to figure out how to measure the quality of life. And a part of these metrics sh...
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S10.E6. Gilbert Cockton. Wild Challenges, Not Wicked Problems. from 2021-11-11T16:05
Have you ever considered how being human-centered might not be a good idea? How any centricity is a wrong focus for design? With Gilbert Cockton, a professor emeritus from the Northumbria Universit...
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S10.E5. Ruud Janssen. Horizons of Change. from 2021-11-11T16:00
The pandemic showed us that change is non-optional. But what remains to be figured out is how to make his change good and lasting. With our guest Ruud Janssen, the co-author of “Event Design Handbo...
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S10.E4. Greg Enriquez. You Can’t Create Out of Fear. from 2021-11-11T15:55
Everyone can sing better, it’s just a matter of the right training. With the world-famous vocal coach, Greg Enriquez, we talk about the strange instrument that is our voice. We talk about the unrea...
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S10.E3. Heather Chavin. Making Space for Your Creative Genius. from 2021-11-11T15:50
Have you ever considered that risk-taking is a muscle that needs to be regularly exercised? In this conversation with a productivity nerd, coach in Seth Godin’s Akimbo community, and an entrepreneu...
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S10.E2. Joy van Baren. The Unusual Way of Doing Business. from 2021-11-11T15:45
In order to face change straight up you can’t do things the usual way. You need a new, unusual approach to doing business. In this conversation with Joy van Baren, the Growth Acceleration Director ...
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Bonus. Anthony Rocco & Pim Schachtschabel: The Sound of Curiosity from 2021-09-22T15:00
Anthony Rocco and Pim Schachtschabel, our great guests from previous seasons, decided to put their forces together to develop an online course that aims to awake curiosity in people. Together with ...
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S9.E2. Jacek Majewski & Miko?aj Molenda. Constant Exploration. from 2021-06-10T04:59:48.957855
In the drive to endlessly fit their curiosity and explore forever new possibilities, our guests Jacek Majewski and Miko?aj Molenda, the co-CEOs at tylko.com, did more daring things than you might i...
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S9.E5. Kasia Sperczy?ska-Santi. Never Going After Easy. from 2021-06-10T04:59:48.938527
Can you imagine yourself standing in front of a 30 000 audience singing “I feel pretty”? Our guest, Kasia Santi-Sperczy?ska doesn’t have to anymore. Nor does she have to be fearful of singing on th...
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S9.E10. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. OUTRO. Becoming The Person You Want to Be. from 2021-06-10T04:59:48.884121
As usual, our Season 9 guests at Catching The Next Wave podcast took us into directions we dared not to wander ourselves. We heard daring business and artistic stories, we discussed how to become m...
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S9.E1. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. INTRO. How Big Is Your Comfort Zone? from 2021-05-27T14:00
The theme for Season 9 of the Catching The Next Wave podcast seems to have chosen itself. It is: DARING and with it we hope to explore the different facets of what daring means in the professional ...
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S4.E1. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. INTRO: Is Common Sense Common at All? from 2021-03-05T16:18:52.922265
Sometimes we all ask ourselves this very question: is common sense all that common? In this fourth season of the Catching The Next Wave podcast we hope to investigate what common sense really means...
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S4.E10. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. OUTRO: Common Sense Or Healthy Judgement? from 2021-03-05T16:18:52.915791
This season showed us the huge difference between the notion of the English phrase: common sense and its Polish version: healthy judgment. This realization made a great twist on all our conversatio...
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S5.E1. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek: INTRO - The Business of Magic. from 2021-03-05T16:18:52.914384
Can magic have anything to do with business and leadership? What is magic for in the first place? Why would we even discuss it? Aga and ?ukasz look at the different perspectives of magic and its ap...
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S6.E1. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. The Multiple Facets of Innovation. from 2021-03-05T16:18:52.907316
Innovation — do we know what we talk about? Is it something business-related or perhaps it links to academia? Is it about the insight or the outcome? And what does trivial mean in this context? Or ...
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S8.E10. OUTRO. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. The Logic of Intuition. from 2021-03-05T16:18:52.883172
This is probably the first season in history that generated more questions than answers for us. It has turned out that intuition is a complex and multifaceted term, and that you can look at it from...
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S8.E1. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. INTRO. How to Feed Your Intuition? from 2021-01-29T10:10
We seem not to be quite educated to listen to our intuition these days. It might be our schooling system, the way the business world operates or perhaps that fact that because we don’t know how int...
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S7.E10. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. OUTRO. A Way Forward. from 2020-09-22T17:25:03
Season 7 of Catching The Next Wave podcast was about change. We attempted to look at it from the personal, organizational and global perspectives. While you might think that there aren’t many commo...
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S7.E7. Darek K?dziora. The Big Wave of Global Financial Change. from 2020-09-22T17:10:21
With our guest, the amazing bond investment expert, Darek K?dziora we dive into the world of financial change that is swiping the world today. Darek shares his opinions (strictly personal and in no...
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S7.E9. Audrey Scott & Dan Noll. The Meaning of Being Human. from 2020-09-22T15:20:22
Where lies the difference between tourism and travel? What does it mean to get out of the comfort zone? We investigate the notions of sustainable tourism, transformational travel and resilience in ...
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S7.E8. Amanda Gigler. Permaculture Approach to Change. from 2020-09-22T15:15:05
What is the difference between equality and justice? What are the best places to start change? These are a few topics we touch upon with our guest Amanda Gigler who is leading the development of Ma...
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S7.E6. Kim Korn. The Principles of the Regenerative Management. from 2020-09-22T15:05:08
Managing practices of today are still deeply rooted in the industrial era. But there is a new way emerging called: regenerative management. Our guest, Kim Korn (in collaboration with our other gues...
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S7.E5. Milan Guenther. The Desired Future State of Your Enterprise from 2020-09-22T15:00:08
Can you undergo a process of transformation and keep on innovating? Are opportunities or options the same as solutions? With our guest, Milan Ghuenter, the author of the book “Intersection” and the...
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S7.E4. Michael Liehmann. The Human Moment. from 2020-09-22T14:55:12
Let’s be honest - change is tough. First we tend to experience denial, then anger. Once we come to terms that change is necessary and start following it, soon we find ourselves in the dip, the vall...
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S7.E3. April Mills. Do You See Your Invisible Box? from 2020-09-22T14:50:05
The pandemic has shown us that what seemed impossible is actually quite possible after all. With our amazing guest, April K. Mills, an author and a change agent, we discuss the challenges of progre...
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S7.E2. Natalia Romero Herrera. Self-Experimentation for Change. from 2020-09-22T14:45:16
Is behavior change possible? Sure thing, it is but under certain conditions. With Natalia Romero Herrera, an associate professor from Delft University of Technology, we discuss how necessary it is ...
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S7.E1. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. INTRO. The Three Layers of Change. from 2020-09-17T09:00:08
Year 2020 has brought an unprecedented change to the world as we knew it: change that we might have not been quite ready to embrace. In this seventh season of Catching The Next Wave podcast we deci...
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S6.E9. David Millen. The Immediacy of Delivering Something Valuable. from 2020-05-14T15:10:01
Technological development should matter and should solve real problems, shouldn’t it? In this insightful conversation with David Millen, a Senior Manager of Design Research at IBM Watson Health an...
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S6.E8. Ton Kalker. Making Possible What Wasn’t Possible Before. from 2020-05-14T15:05:24
Can you get too much attention to innovation? In this insightful conversation with Ton Kalker, the CTO at Xperi and an IEEE Fellow we dive into the aspects of predictability, risk taking and trust,...
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S6.E7. Christoph Bartneck. The Impact On The World. from 2020-05-14T15:00:01
Does scientific research equal innovation? Is there at least a common denominator? In an insightful conversation with Christoph Bartneck, a professor of human-robot interaction at Canterbury Univer...
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S6.E6. Ralph Talmont. Turning The Ship Around. from 2020-05-14T14:55:09
Many organisations think they innovate, but do they really? Ralph Talmont, the photographer, writer and creator, talks about the power of imagination to change your mindset towards true meaningful ...
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S6.E5. Jens Heitland. The Mindset of Innovation. from 2020-05-14T14:50:11
Innovation takes time. You can only see its effects over time, so you need to step back and see a bigger picture. How to do so? In the conversation with Jens Heitland, a former Head of Innovation a...
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S6.E4. Steven Thomas. Are You an Innovator or a Commentator? from 2020-05-14T14:45:20
Big breakthroughs are, in fact, a series of incremental steps. If you have one, it means that you were patient enough and humble enough to stick to your course. With Steve Thomas, an Innovation Dir...
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S6.E3. Jessica Mignone. The Courage To Be Different. from 2020-05-14T14:40:28
If you are not different (and sometimes even disliked) you won’t be noticed. And it also means that most likely you don’t innovate. With Jessica Mignone, a Principal Product Designer at Intuit (an...
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S6.S2. Joe Pine. If You Are Sure of Success, You Are Not Innovating. from 2020-05-14T14:35:17
Innovation is only truly innovation when it is put on the market and validated with customers. With our esteemed guest, Joe Pine, the author of (among many others) “The Experience Economy”, we inve...
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S6.E10.Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. OUTRO. Staying Curious. from 2020-05-12T16:30:39
Is there a universal definition of innovation? It seems there isn’t. But there are quite a few ingredients that seem universal such as purpose, long-term vision, diverse team, rebel spirit, trust a...
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S5.E10. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek: OUTRO. The World of Magic from 2020-01-14T17:45:32
When we started this season about magic, we had no clue where it could take us. Actually, we had little clue of what magic meant in the first place. With our guests of Season 5 we had the great ple...
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S5.E9. Ferdinando Buscema: Magic and Wonder in the Age of Technology. from 2020-01-14T16:40:01
Is there a place for “magic” today, besides the theatrical dimension and the entertainment industry? Yes, there is! In our conversation, Ferdinando Buscema—a professional "Magic Experience Designer...
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S5.E8. Malcolm Campbell: There Are More Than Two Options from 2020-01-14T16:35:12
There are always more than two options. In the way we see the world. In the way we collaborate. And in the way in which we hope to impact culture. Malcolm Campbell, an executive director of R&D lab...
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S5.E7. Ariel Orah & Rasmus Stride: The Art of Artpreneurship from 2020-01-14T16:30:04
Artists today have no other way but learn to become entrepreneurs. In a conversation with Rasmus Stride and Ariel Orah we investigate the challenges artists face in order to do their art. We also ...
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S5.E6. Anthony Rocco: Balance Is Not a Static State from 2020-01-14T16:25:06
Secret societies, immersive experiences - where is the magic in there? Together with Anthony Rocco - an immersive experience designer and one of the faces behind the Latitude Society in San Francis...
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S5.S5. Pim Schachtschabel: Being at Awe With The World from 2020-01-14T16:20:15
Magic is a part of us. Pim Schachtschabel, a bespoke experience architect of magic and founder of one of the world's best escape rooms shares his perspective on how magic is the way we see the worl...
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S5.E4. Joana Mao: Finding Your Purpose from 2020-01-14T16:15:13
What propels you to do more? What brings you satisfaction in life? Joana Mao, a strategic designer and the author of the Clear Purpose Framework convinces us that a way to live a fulfilling life is...
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S5.E3. Anna Pohlmeyer: Form and Function Follow Experience from 2020-01-14T16:10:02
Experiences are something we remember for a long time. Much longer than we remember things. How do design for them? With Anna Pohlmeyer, the assistant professor at the Institute for Happiness at De...
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S5.E2. David Bassuk: The Dangers of Magical Thinking from 2020-01-14T16:05:10
What is magic? Professor David Bassuk from Purchase College NYC returns to our podcast to discuss whether magic is more of a mindset or rather a toolbox. He digs into the danger of magical thinking...
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XMAS BONUS - LIVE. Rachel Uwa, Katja Wessling: Magic (and Reality) of Leading Creative Life. from 2019-12-17T16:00:23
So many of us dream about living a creative life. But isn’t it just fantasy? In our first ever live conversation with Rachel Uwa and Katja Wessling we investigate the joy but also the difficulties ...
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S3.E10. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. OUTRO: Are You Crossing Boundaries Or Are You Sitting Across Them? from 2019-04-25T17:08
Once again we are standing corrected - whatever we imagined crossing the borders means, there is so much more to consider. We were talking about starting the transformational journey, crossing bord...
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S3.E9. Clara Otero. The Organizational Structure For Innovation. from 2019-04-25T15:07
Staying innovative is the ultimate challenge for every organization today. Clara Otero, a Director of Systems Innovations for NXP’s Automotive Business Unit, talks about how to structure innovation...
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S3.E8. Alex Grots. Design As Craft Versus Design As a Way of Thinking. from 2019-04-25T15:06
How does living a nomadic life change your perspective about owning stuff? Together with the world-wide known innovator Alex Grots we explore the importance of rituals, the history of Design Think...
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S3.E7. John-Paul Bichard. The Stories Inside The Forensic Space. from 2019-04-25T15:05
The realization of your own mortality must impact the art you do. John-Paul talks about his path as an artist early touched by cancer. He takes us into the world of interactive video installations,...
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S3.E6. Flemming Ottsen. The Art of Letting Go. from 2019-04-25T15:04
Have you ever imagined yourself being a guest at the Mad Hatter tea party from Alice in Wonderland? Our guest, Flemming Ottsen, can make it a reality. In this conversation we talk about switching f...
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S3.E5. John Law. Exploring The Zone. from 2019-04-25T15:03
Crossing borders is often considered as a metaphor. But it can be both physical and metaphorical too. John Law explains the idea of crossing over to the zone as a way to stretch your imagination an...
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S3.E4. David Bassuk. The Ultimate Way of Engaging The Audience. from 2019-04-25T15:02
Have you ever thought why does the traditional advertisement never work anymore? And even further - is there a way to make it work again? In this incredible conversation with David Bassuk - the per...
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S3.E3. Elena Rodriguez Blanco. Social Impact Can Be Scaled Bottom Up. from 2019-04-25T15:01
Have you ever considered beach clean-up as a part of your holidays? Elena Rodriguez Blanco talks about responsible tourism, local social impact and transformational experience design. We discuss t...
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S3.E2. Seth Godin. To Leap Is a Black and White Choice. from 2019-04-25T15:00
Have you ever considered what would you do if it was your last day on Earth? Together with Seth we explore the notion of excellence, good-enoughism and status. We discuss the importance of having t...
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S3.E1. Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. INTRO: What Do We Think We Talk About When We Talk About Crossing Boundaries? from 2019-04-15T16:25
Season 2 made us aware that in order to feel empowered for transformation we need to cross some borders or boundaries. But what does it mean to cross one? How does it feel? Is it one big leap or a ...
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S2.E10. OUTRO: Aga & ?ukasz Szóstek. Empowerment Begins With You from 2019-01-16T19:11
As Season 2 of the Catching The Next Wave podcast comes to an end, we attempted to untangle what empowerment means based on the fascinating stories our guests shared with us over the last few month...
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S2.E9. Petter Abrahamsen. An Ultimate Goal Of Building a Team. from 2019-01-16T18:10
As almost nothing significant can be achieved individually anymore today collaboration is the front and center of challenges the modern companies face. Petter Abrahamsen, the former commander of th...
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S2.E8. Ask Agger. Playfulness Builds Trust. from 2019-01-16T18:09
The traditional leadership style is getting old for the new times we live in. So, what can the leaders of today do to stay relevant and keep up with the new generations of people who don't want t...
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S2.E7. April Mills. Dogmatically Planning To Be As Agile As Possible. from 2019-01-16T18:08
Change in many organizations is the new constant. There problem is though - people are not happy about it. April Mills, the author of "Everyone is a change agent" and a perpetual change agent herse...
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S2.E6. Mel Lang. Empathy And Curiosity Before Everything Else. from 2019-01-16T18:07
Finding a successful way to run a team, especially in the world of agile, is like fining a golden egg. Mel Lang, an amazing agile coach herself, shares secrets of what being a good agile coach is a...
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S2.E5. Scott Perry. Creativity Is Everywhere. from 2019-01-16T18:06
Everybody is creative, right? Why don't we see it more often then? Scott Perry, a musician and an author of "Endeavor" and "The Stoic Creative" talks about the internal battles we all go through to...
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S2.E4. Adam Lindstrom. Reshaping the future of education. from 2019-01-16T18:03
Education needs to change to enable the next generations to become ready to take up the challenges they are going to face in their adult lives. Adam Lindstrom, the educator from New Jersey shares h...
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S2.E3. Scott Gould. Powering Engagement. from 2019-01-16T18:02
Church has spent two millennia finding ways to motivate, engage and empower people. Scott Gould, the author of "The Shape of Engagement", shares with us his definitions of what engagement means and...
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S2.E2. John Law. The Secret Life Of Secret Societies. from 2019-01-16T18:01
There are ways to empower that are not as obvious. That are based on becoming part of a group that gives you the space and the legitimacy to try things out. Things you might never dare to try outsi...
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S2.E1. INTRO: Aga Szóstek & Werner Puchert. Empowerement Is The Tool For Trasformation. from 2019-01-16T18:00
Season 1 of the Catching The Next Wave podcast turned out to be about transformation. But, in order, to go through any transformation you need to feel empowered to do so. The hosts Aga and Werner s...
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XMAS BONUS. Alex Di Palma. How To Make a Ruckus Through Podcasting? from 2018-12-22T15:43
Is live content better than edited one? Should you publish weekly or by season? What sticks in audio and what doesn't? ...and many other insights on building audio experiences through podcasting.
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Bonus: Jericca Cleland. Using Story Structure For Podcast Design. from 2018-08-29T20:01
Aga recently spent a few days in Viborg Denmark where she met and interviewed an extraordinary friend of ours. Jerrica Cleland is a wire, director, filmmaker and teacher - a real artist. She's a...
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Bonus: Jericca Cleland. Using Story Structure For Podcast Design. from 2018-08-29T20:01
Aga recently spent a few days in Viborg Denmark where she met and interviewed an extraordinary friend of ours. Jerrica Cleland is a wire, director, filmmaker and teacher - a real artist. She's a...
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Bonus: Jericca Cleland. Using Story Structure For Podcast Design. from 2018-08-29T20:01
We have a short sneak-peak episode of Catching the Next Wave Podcast where Aga and Werner explore the future of design. We asked our talented friend Jerrica Cleland how we could apply her narrative...
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