Misalignment between silos in an organisation is very common, very costly and a major reason why bold initiatives fail. 

In this episode Darrell, Shana and Mikey attempt to align themselves as they investigate whether the Theory of System Completeness will help them out.

A quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi sums up the long road to Indian Independence in one sentence "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win".

If in order to win/innovate you have to endure years of being ostracised, mocked and attacked, its going to be a very tough time.

In this episode the transatlantic trio examine the role of suffering in the innovation process, how it is important to have confidence that the goal is more than just a vanity project and that the timescale may be longer than you think.

Agatha Christie is quoted as saying:

"I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness — to save oneself trouble."

In this episode Darrel, Mikey and Shana,  chew over laziness in the context of innovation.

Jon Gower sometime author, presenter, raconteur, nature lover, journalist, historian, academic and professional Welshman joins us on this episode.

Jons special talent is that he has never let his passions and curiosity be ring fenced and has the courage to follow paths that others would forsake.

The Turning Tide: A Biography of the Irish Sea

I Know an Island - RM Lockley

Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea: Wales and its Coastal Waters

Harbinger of revolution or overblown hype AI, is casting a shadow of doubt over all projected futures and that's only the headliner.

In this episode we discuss how to be swept along by the Coming Wave rather than obliterated by it.

Its a time for bold moves, rejecting the allure of the safe and sensible and having the wisdom to take what today seems the crazy option, one that only makes sense with some very deep reflection or the blessing of hindsight.

Darrell and Shana have helped others successfully take the leap of faith and have experienced first hand the sad fate of those who didn't, so who better to ask? 

In this episode Darrell and Mikey are joined by Dr Avi and his AI Clone MobiAvi.

Up for discussion are the loneliness of the long distance CEO, where best to leverage you efforts if you want to make the world a better place and the fascination experiences of a trailblazing experiment in sharing a digital version of yourself with the world.

https://www.dravileadership.com/

This episode uses the physical and psychological challenges of solo long distance coastal adventuring as a framing device for examining innovation basics. 

Darrell steers, Shana sets the climate and as usual Mikey desperately treads water. 

https://www.mikeyhere.com/p/3-capital-kayak.html

Dangermouth strays into the danger zone and attempts to find a fresh take on deliberating the desireable outcome for the 2024 election.

Darrell joins Shana on location in the USA for this episode.

References

The Third Way

Podcast: Audrey Tand and Digital Citizen Assemblies

A time of revolution

Book: The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788–1800

Podcast: Yuval Levin on Burke, Paine, and the Great Debate

The rediscovery and painstaking restoration of Aristotle's Poetics revealed a lost method of literary theory, seeing literature as a progression of innovations.

Wordmaster John Reel joins Darrell and Mikey to examine the "and" and "but" of the creative process.

Wonderworks: Literary invention and the science of stories

My Half Orange: A Story of Love and Language in Seville

Instinct is potentially a highly powerful creative tool, one that is largely shunned in western society as it is hard to define, tricky to measure and like AI no one really knows what is going on inside the box. Shana, Darrell and Mikey try to pin down the jello.

Darrell thinks he has the answer, Mikey knows he has and Shana provides a grounding dose of reality.

Links

Instinct EZine

The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World