Corporate Unplugged

A lot of people believe the problems we're facing on a global scale are related to tech, says Nichol Bradford, pioneer, innovator, investor and thought leader at the intersection of technology and human transformation. But the truth is, much of what we’re struggling with just boils down to a lack of belonging. 

“We craft these visions of the future where people can't see themselves in it, they can't see that they belong to it.”

In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Nichol discusses the future of human intelligence and why there can be no digital transformation without a human transformation, and explains why change needs to come from the top.

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast. Culture is a collection of people, and how they show up with each other every day, and how one shows up with other people has everything to do with how you show up with yourself. It starts with you. It always starts with you.”

To find out more, download and listen to this latest episode. 

On today’s podcast:

• The future of human intelligence 
• Taste and the future of work
• Redefining what it means to be human 
• The web of life
• Why the world needs more belonging

Links:

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Website

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Do you bring your whole self to work? Are you encouraged to bring your authentic self to work? Or do you feel you need to leave parts of you at the door? If you’re a leader, do your followers bring their whole selves to work? Because, says Gianpiero Petriglieri, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, and one of the 50 most influential management thinkers in the world, if we’re not bringing our whole selves into the workplace, we’re absent from the very place where so many of us spend such a significant portion of our time. 

In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Gianpiero shares his thoughts on the need to humanise leadership and learning, and how he encourages his students to look at leadership as a kind of love. Then, using this framework, he explores the difference between good leadership and bad leadership. 

“Good leadership is the one in which there is an element of seduction, but then there has to be something more. There has to be care. There has to be a promise. But there has to be something more; there has to be progress.”

To learn more, download and listen to this episode. 

On today’s podcast:

• Leadership is a kind of love
• The difference between good and bad leadership
• Why leadership is shaping systems
• How to know when you’re failing as a leader
• The paradox of leadership and support

Links:

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Website

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Do you really trust your people? Do your people trust you as a leader? Is your company a trustworthy stakeholder for society and the planet as a whole? And if not, why not? 

The answer, says Stefan Beiten, Founder and Managing Partner of Argo Ventures, always lies with your people, you need to learn to connect with them.

Stefan is an out-of-the-box thinker and serial entrepreneur, investor, company builder, and opportunity finder from Berlin. Best known for producing the global phenomena, Earth, the most successful nature documentary ever produced, on this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Stefan discusses how to empower purposeful leaders to solve real-world problems. 

To find out more, download and listen to this truly insightful episode.  

On today’s podcast:

• Bringing trust and purpose to the world
• Be terrified about missing conversations 
• Businesses as instruments of purpose
• The potential dilemma of AI

Links:

• Earth - A Venture of Argo Ventures 

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How often are you moved to tears in a day? How often do you experience things that make you really feel deeply? This is what drives Richard Hsu, as he tirelessly redesigns systems and connects dots, as he develops humanistic balanced projects and places.

The world has had a collective awakening. People are fast realising life is too short to waste on dirty, profit making projects. They want purpose, they want good reasons to invest their time in something. Which is why now is a really good time to have a conversation about what kind of society we should develop, what kind of companies we want to build, and how we want to be for the people around us. 

In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Richard explains why collaboration and curation are key to change, why leaders need to create on the edge, and why China is leading the way, creating cities of the future, with an open mind and a desire to disrupt.

On today’s podcast:

• How to design humanistic, balanced projects and places
• Why China provides a second life for international brands
• Innovating through the D O U X principle
• How to bring humanism into your corporation
• Why the world needs balance

Links:

• Richard Hsu
• Facebook
• Alternative Thinkers

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Filippo Dal Fiore is an unconventional social scientist, corporate advisor and university professor of sustainable business. Having moved back and forth from academia to the frontline of highly conscious companies, Filippo has developed a new paradigm vision for the university of the future, where science is done with a heart and a new human-centred civilisation can be built from the ground up. 

On today’s podcast:

• Bridging the gap between the academic and business world
• Why academia needs to change
• Filippo’s vision for the university of the future
• There is no work/life balance; there is only life work
• We need to become less emotionally attached to our companies

Links:

• Filippo Dal Fiore
• Website: Filippo Dal Fiore
• Great Place To Work®

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John Fullerton is an unconventional economist, impact investor, writer and founder of Capital Institute. In this episode of Corporate Unplugged he discusses regenerative economics, and the universal patterns and principles that will shape the new economy. But first, why after a 20 year career on Wall Street where he was the Managing Director of JP Morgan, did he choose to walk away with no plan? 

On today’s podcast:

• Why we need to pause before we act
• The darkside of the Green Revolution
• Competition isn’t our innate human nature
• The problem with tracking ESG metrics
• What the world needs most right now

Links:

• 8 week course: Introduction to Regenerative Economics – CAPITAL INSTITUTE
• capitalinstitute.org

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If you had an idea for a potentially multi-billion dollar business, would you have the courage to make it free for the entire world to use?

Because that’s exactly what Matt Mullenweg, CEO and founder of WordPress did. 

After many twists and turns, today the company has nearly 2,000 employees and a valuation of $7 billion. And WordPress powers more than 40% of the websites on the internet. 

So why did Matt decide to go against the status quo and make his platform free for all users? And why, almost two decades ago, did Matt decide that it was so important that the internet was about sharing and freedom and bringing people together to collaborate online?

Download and listen to find out more.

On today’s podcast:

• The genesis of WordPress
• Understanding the need for Open Source
• The cycle of generosity in Silicon Valley
• Making investments with Audrey Capital
• What the world needs most right now

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How can art awaken people's desire for change and support them in creating the future they wish for? Jayce Pei Yu Lee is a graphic facilitator and visual catalyst based in Taipei, Taiwan. Jayce is big at heart, small in size and organic in spirit. She is an artist, a scribe and a maverick storyteller through her whimsical brush marks. She is a core team member of The Value Web and of The Presencing Institute led by MIT professor Otto Scharmer. She also drives the visual practice movement in the Asia Pacific region.

On today’s podcast:

• Realising the power of marks
• Becoming a graphic recorder
• How to work with a graphic recorder
• Making the first mark
• Why we need to be more kindness-centric

Links:

• Book - Drawn Together through Visual Practice

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Having abandoned a career in the petroleum industry to pursue a vocation defending the environment and defending future generations, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi is affectionately known around the world as the Green Sheikh. 

So what does it take to transform a nation from polluter to protector, and why, as a member of one of the ruling royal families in the oil rich United Arab Emirates, has he chosen the rather unlikely vocation as environmental campaigner?

Find out in this episode!

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Otto Scharmer is a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and co-founder of the Presencing Institute. In 2015, he co-founded the MITx U.lab, and in 2020, the GAIA journey (Global Activation of Intention and Action). GAIA has activated a vibrant worldwide ecosystem of transformational change involving more than 200,000 users from 185 countries. And if you haven't read his books yet, we recommend The Essentials of Theory U, and also Leading from the Emerging Future: from ecosystems to ecosystem economies.

In this podcast:

• From ego system to ecosystem 
• The knowing/doing gap
• The ecological, the social, and the spiritual dimensions
• How can leaders play their part?
• The need for movements

Links:

• https://ottoscharmer.com/
• https://www.presencing.org/
• Putin and the Power of Collective Action from Shared Awareness: A 10-Point Meditation on Our Current Moment
• ​​Putin and the Power of Collective Action from Shared Awareness — Part 2: The Social Grammar of Creation

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