Inner Work

Mono-culture, a lack of diversity, the exploitation of precious resources... these are just some of the ways in which we’re causing huge damage to not only the natural world, but to human nature in the workplace. The human instinct to interfere is the root cause of both these catastrophes. Yet, it also points us towards the simplest of possible solutions: to get out the way. Wilding is the concept of letting nature regenerate without our interference and it is yielding incredible results. When we move aside, the natural world can show its resilience. In this short essay, we consider how to apply the idea of wilding as a metaphor, to human nature. From stories of child-led education, through to the workplace, we imagine how we could adopt wilding as an alternative lens through which to look at a different way of designing organisations. If nature can bounce back when we get out of the way, is it possible that human nature could regenerate given the freedom to do so? If the natural world is our greatest teacher, what wisdom can it teach us when it comes to our own growth?

Today's bonus episode of The How Might We Podcast is a conversation I had on The Happy Startup School Community Podcast with Carlos Saba. We have lovely discussion about child-led education and how it connects to our behaviours as adults particularly with work and organisations. I hope you enjoy :)

In this conversation with Carl Miller, Research Director at the Centre for Analysis of Social Media at Demos, we discuss cyber war, cyber crime, digital democracy and power in the digital age through the context of his great book The Death Of Gods: the new global power grab. Enjoy! ~ subscribe to my newsletter at jonbarnes.me/newsletter

This is a bonus episode, from a recent interview I did for the Liquid Futures podcast, hosted by David Ernst a co-founder of Liquid.us, a digital democracy platform in the US. In this episode we discuss content from both my books Democracy Squared and Tech Monopolies, we talk about education's role in democracy and go into some of the details of liquid democracy. Enjoy. If you'd like to be notified of these episodes, you can join the newsletter at jonbarnes.me/newsletter

This is a bonus episode, from a recent interview I did for the Liquid Futures podcast, hosted by David Ernst a co-founder of Liquid.us, a digital democracy platform in the US. In this episode we discuss content from both my books Democracy Squared and Tech Monopolies, we talk about education's role in democracy and go into some of the details of liquid democracy. Enjoy. If you'd like to be notified of these episodes, you can join the newsletter at jonbarnes.me/newsletter

In this episode of the podcast I speak to Gustav Kuhn, a professor in psychology at Goldsmiths University London where he has done fascinating research about the science of magic and what this reveals about our psychology, our illusory sense of free will and more. You can support the podcast on a pay-what-you-want monthly basis on Patreon (http://patreon.com/jonbarnes), by subscribing to the newsletter (http://jonbarnes.me/newsletter), by sharing it with friends, or by rating it positively on your podcast app.

In this episode of the podcast I speak to Gustav Kuhn, a professor in psychology at Goldsmiths University London where he has done fascinating research about the science of magic and what this reveals about our psychology, our illusory sense of free will and more. You can support the podcast on a pay-what-you-want monthly basis on Patreon (http://patreon.com/jonbarnes), by subscribing to the newsletter (http://jonbarnes.me/newsletter), by sharing it with friends, or by rating it positively on your podcast app.

In this conversation I speak to one of the internet's treasures, Douglas Rushkoff. A renowned media theorist and thinker, Douglas is behind terms and ideas like 'Viral Media'. Here we discuss his new book Team Human (teamhuman.fm), briefly exploring topics like Transhumanism, Digital Capitalism and Darwinism. Douglas has been a great influence on me and my work and I'm really grateful to share his ideas with you. For more info visit: teamhuman.fm

In this conversation I speak to one of the internet's treasures, Douglas Rushkoff. A renowned media theorist and thinker, Douglas is behind terms and ideas like 'Viral Media'. Here we discuss his new book Team Human (teamhuman.fm), briefly exploring topics like Transhumanism, Digital Capitalism and Darwinism. Douglas has been a great influence on me and my work and I'm really grateful to share his ideas with you. For more info visit: teamhuman.fm

How might we use Philosophy At Work? This is a question that my guest Dr Brennan Jacoby asks himself everyday, helping organisations and their people think their best and do more meaningful work, by giving teams the thinking tools needed to take their critical thinking, decision making and curiosity to the next level. You can find out more about Brennan's work in the links below. Enjoy the episode!

Brennan's website:

https://philosophyatwork.co.uk

His upcoming event “Sex Religion and Brexit: How to have good conversations about awkward things” can be found here:

https://secondhome.io/cultural-programme/sex-religion-and-brexit-how-to-have-good-conversation-about-awkward-things

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