The future is uncomfortable because we don’t have evidence for it. Why is the courage to speak and have conversation central to our advancement? How has school ruined us? What is the distinction between thinking and having thoughts? On this episode, Bix Bickson talks about accessing our own power, making the difference we’re committed to, and how we can change organizational conversations. We go deep on overcoming the world’s invalidation, and having the courage to have influential, authentic conversations.

The DNA of organizations lives in the conversations we’re having with each other, our customers, and the conversations we’re having with ourselves. -Bix Bickson

Takeaways

At the start of the show, we talked about the causes of imposter syndrome in society. Bix also shared on tacit knowledge and the power of making sure your speaking is making the difference you’re committed to. “There are three mysteries in this world: air to a bird, water to a fish and human kind to ourselves.” We also discussed how we define power, “it’s the ability to convert ideas into results with velocity in a time frame that matters.” Bix shared on how changing company culture can, “attack the most vulnerable rather than confront the most powerful.” We also discussed new ways of learning, “play is the difference between the rules of the game, and the freedom to act within those rules.” Towards the end of the show, we talked about how we can create the future.

Bix also shared on;

Every breakthrough in history, was a matter of someone standing on their own two feet and saying something was possible where there was no evidence. It is our job to invent, imagine, create and declare the future and have the courage to strive f...