Positive Feedback Loop

Positive Feedback Loop

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Positive Feedback Loop episodes

  • Ep. 53: The Dark Side of Leadership (with Alex Straley)
    A special thanks to Alex Straley, a leadership development consultant at IBM, for joining us!
    Alex's views in this episode are solely his own and does not represent IBM.
    Episode notes:
    Characteristics of bad bosses
    What makes a bad boss “bad”?
    There is not one kind of management
    Managers vs. leaders
    Military leadership
    Cruel work environments
    Why are we mean to each other in the workplace?
    Commercial: Doppelgang
    Giving feedback to a manager
    How to be a better manager
    Be ready to be wrong
    What it means to put yourself in someone else’s shoes
    The golden rule vs. the platinum rule
    The impact of personality and environment on behavior
    The importance of habit-building
    What do my employees need to succeed?
    Connect with Alex on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/astraley/
    39 min
  • Ep. 52: Borderless Nation-States (with Bitnation founder Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof)
    Episode notes:
    What is a nation-state?
    Globalization and local communities
    How will Bitnation redefine the nation-state?
    Security and jurisdiction
    Government is like an icecream shop
    Globalization and the preservation of culture
    The potential for private armies
    Governments’ roles in genocides
    War and land/conflict
    The Pangea app
    The technology of Bitnation
    Commercial
    Privacy and security
    Carrots and sticks
    The protection of identity on the blockchain
    Crime in a borderless nation
    Reputation vs. being unknown
    A liquid economy
    The acceptance of crypto-governance
    Decentralized Borderless Nation (DBN) exit option
    Pseudonymity
    Bitnation Homepage: https://bitnation.co/
    59 min
  • Ep. 51: Decentralized Voting (with Sandra Miller from Democracy.Earth)
    Sandra Miller Intro
    What is Democracy.Earth?
    Origins of Democracy Earth Foundation
    Democracy and voting
    Problem to be solved- Corruption
    Commercial - DemocracyEarth Ambassador Program
    How do you prove your identity without a third party?
    Facebook as an authoritarian regime
    Trust
    How the Internet has changed
    David Bowie analogy about the internet
    How you can get involved!
    http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/05/19/digital-gap-between-rural-and-nonrural-america-persists/
    The Future of Democracy | Santiago Siri | TEDxStPeterPort -
    https://youtu.be/yGmGWZCE4h0
    https://www.democracy.earth/
    https://github.com/DemocracyEarth/ambassadors/blob/master/README.md
    Note: Ray meant to say bitcoin rewards for mining will end in 2140 (not 2040)
    55 min
  • Ep. 49: Internet Exaggeration
    We start with our first memories of the Internet. Then we discuss fake news and echo chambers. Can we find good sources and can we trust the press? What is a good incentive structure for journalism? Is journalism (or can it be) unbiased? Infographics and data without context. Listening and understanding vs. winning arguments. Outrage: our biological flaw. Is sensationalism fake news? The breakdown of trust. [Commercial: Commercial Tracker 300.] Virality based on outrage: Ken Bone and Hugh Mungus. Getting the public’s attention: Kony 2012. Finding information online. We end this episode with a discussion of being ethical about what we put online.
    56 min
  • Ep. 47: Utopia 3 - How Do We Get There?
    Utopia 3: How Do We Get There?
    From the perspective of inputs
    How do you make real your utopic vision of the future?
    Barriers to reaching utopia
    Types of utopias, e.g., techno-utopia, eco-utopia, agrarian utopia
    The near future: what can we do to get on a trajectory toward utopia
    How do you reach Mormon utopia?
    Utopia: do we need to share core values?
    The role of culture in utopia
    Economic utopia and blockchain
    Commercial: Stella AI
    Value creation and exchange in utopia
    If there’s no work in the future, will there be currency?
    Do you trust your image of utopia?
    The role of trust in utopia
    Start with yourself first
    Reaching for utopia
    44 min
  • Ep. 46: Public Apologies
    Perception, crafting an apology, timing, blame, responsibility, hurt, guilt, and more! Examples include: Kitchenaid, Amazon reviews, Dove, Netflix, Apple, a steakhouse in Brighton MA, Electronic Arts, Tesla, etc.
    44 min
  • Ep. 44: An Attitude of Gratitude
    Episode notes:
    What are we grateful for?
    Is gratitude natural?
    The benefits of being grateful
    Daily gratitude
    Commercial: Presidentially Pardoned Turkeys
    When you shouldn’t be grateful
    Grateful for challenges
    47 min

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Positive Feedback Loop! We discuss tech, history, and culture and we have fun disagreeing with each other. ;-) Co-hosts: Luis, Ray, and Steph. Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/thepflpodcast!