Maverick Wisdom Podcast

Crazy is not having compassion and an ability to forgive.

Nik Badminton is a world-respected futurist speaker that provides keynote speeches about the future of work, the sharing economy, and how the world is evolving http://nikolasbadminton.com Nik is CEO and Principal Growth Consultant of Design Culture Mind which helps grow tech companies and make them famous. He is a Guest Blogger for Forbes http://www.forbes.com where he contributes to the Entrepreneur blog http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/#2715e4857a0b5ac60f536ce7 The Huffington Post writing about human behaviour in relation to mobile, digital and social influences http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/nikolas-badminton/ He is a Contributing Writer for both Vancity Buzz http://www.vancitybuzz.com and Momentum Magazine Ltd contributing to the Bike and Innovation column https://momentummag.com As a Futurist he is Curator and Executive Producer of Dark Futures a conference that speaks about the hidden systems that affect our daily lives [whether we are aware of it or not]. Nik is also Advisor at Timely Network Inc which profoundly improves how people promote, discover and share events http://time.ly

Crazy is what we don’t understand. We’re very poor judges of what we don’t understand, but everything new comes from what we don’t understand. So we’ve got to get a bit comfortable with crazy.

Pablos Holman is a Futurist, inventor and Notorious Hacker. Pablos works on invention and design projects that assimilate new technologies - making wild ideas a bit more practical and vice versa. He helped create the world's smallest PC; 3D printers at Makerbot http://www.makerbot.com ; spaceships with Jeff Bezos; artificial intelligence agent systems; and the Hackerbot, a Wi-Fi seeking robot. Currently, Pablos is working for Nathan Myhrvold at the Intellectual Ventures Laboratory http://intellectualventureslab.com where a wide variety of futuristic invention projects are underway including a fission reactor powered by nuclear waste; a machine to suppress hurricanes; a system to reverse global warming; and a device that can shoot mosquitoes out of the sky with lasers to help eradicate malaria. He is Founder of Bombsheller a clothing company of the future. We make the one good thing you need, not the ten shitty things you don't. Everything is manufactured on demand in Seattle, radically changing what is possible. http://bombsheller.com And is Advisor at Glowforge http://glowforge.com which is creating a new class of 3D printers that are more useful and delightful than anything you've seen.Pablos is a respected and dynamic speaker with an incredible ability to explain complex technology to any audience. He has informed and entertained audiences at world-renowned technology summits including United Nations, the World Economic Forum at Davos, The CIA, TEDx, BIL and DEFCON on invention, innovation and the future of technology.

Crazy is believing in and designing possibilities for the future, whilst everyone tells you you’re just damn nuts

Chris Forrest is Innovation Project Manager in Doblin’s Toronto, Canada office. Doblin is the innovation arm of Deloitte which believes that change is inevitable and increasing at an exponential rate so works with you to move beyond this seemingly chaotic landscape and seize the opportunities available. Chris specializes in leading large scale innovation transformation programs, working with clients to define their innovation strategy, build capabilities and conceive their breakthrough innovation concepts. As a member of Deloitte Canada’s Innovation Program, Chris worked on establishing an innovation ecosystem and foresight function for the firm, developing thought leadership on disruptive forces impacting professional services, building design thinking capabilities and inspiring the development of new innovation systems and services.

Crazy is seeing something that no one else can see and the willingness to jump in with both feet to make it happen, because you just know it will make the world a better place. And when you turn out to be right, then they call you brilliant!

Judi Neal is Chairman and CEO of Edgewalkers International http://edgewalkers.org Previously she was Director of the Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, and is currently She is recognized as an expert on spirituality in the workplace and speaks and consults internationally. Her research focuses on business leaders who have a strong commitment to their faith and spirituality, and began studying how they bridged the spiritual world and the material world of business. She is author of Edgewalkers: People and Organizations that Take Risks, Build Bridges and Break New Ground; co-authored The Spirit of Project Management with Alan Harpham; and is editor of the Handbook of Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace. She recently published her fourth book titled Creating Enlightened Organizations: Four Gateways to Spirit at Work. Her next book is The Handbook of Personal and Organizational Transformation. She has published widely in academic journals and has created an international community of Edgewalkers.

Crazy is living someone else's life.

Marc Winn is Husband. Father. Owned by Dog. Mischief Maker. Lover of Changing the World. These days I am a full time social revolutionary spending much of my time focused on making the world a better place. I would struggle to look my son in the eye if I didn't at least have a go. Marc is Former Lone Nut of The Dandelion Project a community project aimed to inspire Guernsey to become the best place to live on earth by 2020. It is so crazy it might just work http://dandelion.gg He helps entrepreneurs to build sustainable life enhancing businesses that matter www.marcwinn.com . He is Ambassador for The World Fix, an organisation designed to articulate, celebrate and facilitate greater institutional experimentation* on a global scale, in order to accelerate systemic change. Co Founder of Born Limitless, his bold passion project that wants to transform the peak of what education so far achieves for children. Marc is Curator of TEDx St Peter Port.

Crazy is how GREAT things change the world!

Dirk Beverage is Founder and CEO of UnleashWD, an industry event for wholesalers, distributors, and their channel partners. It is unlike any other event the industry has seen in that it is an industry event with no industry speakers www.dirkbeveridge.com . William Taylor, Co-Founder of Fast Company magazine said of Dirk: “Every field has its rabble rousers, change agents, thought leaders-people with the wisdom to understand the past, and the creativity to conjure up a new vision for the future. In the field of wholesale distribution, Dirk Beveridge is that thought leader.” Dirk is author of Innovate, How Successful Distributors Lead Change in Disruptive Times and a number of Dirk Beveridge White Papers.

Crazy is not doing something together about all the scary stuff that's happening in the world.

Ivo Gormley is the Founder of GoodGym, a growing movement of runners who run to do good www.goodgym.org Previously, Ivo consulted and advised on user participation for technology startups and public services in the UK and US. Ivo directed the documentary film Us Now, an exploration of participatory culture. The film has been broadcast around the world, including Channel 4 in the UK, translated into 24 languages and watched by millions online. He has presented his work to governments worldwide including the French National Assembly, The Hague, the European Union, The Houses of Parliament (UK) and Washington DC.

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Bruce Poon Tip is a Business Leader, Entrepreneur, Social Innovator, Author, Honey Badger and Captain of G Adventures the Great Adventure People that create adventures that a meaningful and memorable to experience something unexpected and extraordinary https://www.gadventures.com It started with Bruce’s passion and vision for authentic sustainable travels and today Bruce and G Adventures is recognised and awarded for leadership and outstanding business practices, such as Top 100 Employers and 50 Best Managed Companies, plus Canada's Top 40 Under 40, Entrepreneur of the Year, 100 Leaders of Tomorrow and Top 10 Entrepreneurs in Canada, Ethics in Action award

"Crazy is not being crazy enough to follow a dream."

Trevor Davis is the Consumer Products Industry Expert, Member of the IBM Academy, Distinguished Engineer [advising fast-moving consumer goods and agribusiness clients on how to use new and emerging technologies to transform their businesses for the better] and Global Expert New Product Development and Introduction [providing insights and advise on how consumer products companies can develop breakthrough products and get them quickly to market] at IBM the technology and consulting corporation www.IBM.com. Previously he was Associate Partner Strategy and Change at IBM where he assisted international clients to develop and execute strategies for creating value from new technology markets and capabilities and has been a Director at PwC Consulting, the multinational professional services network pwc.com. Trevor also wrote a chapter entitled Innovation Collaboration Change Future Frontier in The Future of Innovation Edited by Bettina Von Stamm, an original and visionary thinker in the field of innovation and Anna Trifilova, Research Fellow at Exeter University.

"Crazy is being stubborn enough to ignore advise - but smart enough to know when to listen."

Hugo Spowers is Company Architect as Riversimple Engineering. Their purpose is to pursue, systematically, the elimination of the environmental impact of personal transport. Previously Hugo was Owner of OsCar Automotive Ltd which developed a business strategy to bring hydrogen fuel cell cars to market and Owner of Prowess Racing Ltd which designed and manufactured single seat racing cars, restored historic racing cars and and fielded racing teams.