The Occupational Philosophers - A not-so-serious business podcast to spark Creativity, Imagination and Curiosity

In Episode 34, The Occupational Philosophers explore the topic of play and ponder the crucial question “Why does any game of Monopoly always end in a fist fight?

In this episode, they discuss:

• What happens to our brains when we play?

As always, there are original thought experiments and this time they ask:

• To play or to play?

We hope you enjoy the episode as much as The Occupational Philosophers enjoyed making it.

You can learn more about the show at www.occupationalphilosophers.com

Remember, if you like the show (or found it mildly tolerable) tell your friends and leave a review and rating …we mean a positive review not as a warning to others….

References

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/feb/06/ai-weiwei-i-am-like-a-cat-cats-can-play-for-a-whole-day?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://www.nifplay.org

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/17/the-guardian-view-on-lego-for-adults-play-is-a-serious-business

In episode 33, The Occupational Philosophers explore the idea of looking at the world with travellers' eyes. Mmmm, what do you mean by that? Great question! 

Think back to one of those great trips you have been on.....Just think about how curious you were about everything that you saw around you. It was eyes wide open taking in as much as possible. 

Imagine.....What would things be like (at work or otherwise) if we spent more time looking at the world with travellers' eyes? 

Imagine, what would be possible? What would we see? 

Tune in to go on a great travel adventure and get your eyes wide open. 

We hope you enjoy the show

And as The Occupational Philosophers always say: stay curious, make stuff, play more, have fun and date life. 

FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes 'in between' our longer format episodes designed to give a little kickstart to enable you to be the most curious, creative and imaginative cat you can be - and have some fun in the process. 

Say Hello

www.occupationalphilosophers.com 

Their day jobs

JOHN: https://www.bowlandconsulting.com/ 

SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au 

SIMON SHOWREEL: https://youtu.be/YZQdJI6qGvg 

In Episode 32, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Dr Jen Frahm…a tamer of ambiguity, speaker of truths and a solver of problems. She is a global expert in change and organisational transformation.

She is the author of two books, with the most recent being “Change.Leader” which offers 33 areas in which leaders can make small but intentional personal changes in the way they lead that will result in being able to navigate disruption better.

Jen lectured and developed university-level curriculum for over 8 years and is known for her ability to bust silos, empower big ideas to come to life and is more agile than a leaping gazelle on steroids.

In this episode, they explore:

• How curiosity, creativity and imagination are the fuel for transformative change

As always, there are some original thought experiments and this time they have:

• Wand of Change 

Learn more about Jen

https://drjenfrahm.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferfrahm

Find Jen on Twitter - @jenfrahm 

References

Wim Hof

https://www.wimhofmethod.com/

Change. Leader 

https://drjenfrahm.com/change-leader/

Agile Manifesto

https://agilemanifesto.org/

Agile Change Leadership Institute

https://aclinstitute.com/

Kanban Canvas

https://canvanizer.com/new/kanban-canvas

In Episode 31, The Occupational Philosophers reconnect with the amazing Jez Rose as they design a garden of creativity, curiosity and imagination. They loved this piece so much that it needed its own episode. 

With Jez's love of nature, he became a landscape gardener as he designed his own garden of creativity, curiosity and imagination. 

You will hear about what's needed for: 

• The soil, providing nutrients, foundations and roots

Jez is a wonderful storyteller and you will not be disappointed as we journey into his imagination. 

Simon also makes a pledge to bring this garden to life via an artwork as well! (watch this space) 

We hope you enjoy the show. 

And as The Occupational Philosophers always say: stay curious, make stuff, play more, have fun and date life. 

FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes in between our longer format episodes designed to give a little kickstart to enable you to be the most curious, creative and imaginative cat you can be - and have some fun in the process. 

Say Hello

www.occupationalphilosophers.com 

Their day jobs

JOHN: https://www.bowlandconsulting.com/ 

SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au 

SIMON SHOWREEL: https://youtu.be/YZQdJI6qGvg 

Would you like to have better ideas? Do you sometimes need more inspiration? Would you like an easy way to achieve both of these? If so, read on (and listen to this episode) 

In episode 30, The Occupational Philosophers explore a really simple technique to create a bunch of new ideas, seek inspiration and have an enjoyable time in the process. 

Importantly, it's easy, free and anyone can do it. 

We hope you enjoy the show. 

And as The Occupational Philosophers always say: stay curious, make stuff, play more, have fun and date life. 

www.occupationalphilosophers.com 

JOHN: https://www.bowlandconsulting.com/ 

SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au 

FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes in between our longer format episodes designed to give a little kickstart to enable you to be the most curious, creative and imaginative cat you can be - and have some fun in the process. 

In episode 29, the Occupational Philosophers ask the very important question of "Is technology killing our creativity?" 

Fulfilling John's high school dreams of a career in law they take a for and against argument and explore both sides of the argument. 

In this episode, they discuss: 

• The different types of curiosity and how technology drives each of them 

As always, (and in the tradition of the great philosophers of the past - not the John and Simon count themselves in that space by any means - John is in training, however), there are some great thought experiments.

For episode 29, the thought experiment is: 

• App or Crap? 

We hope you enjoy the episode as much as The Occupational Philosophers enjoyed making it. 

You can learn more about the show at www.occupationalphilosophers.com 

Remember, if you like the show (fingers crossed...) tell your friends and leave a review and rating and you will be showered with 10,000,001 blessings. 

Show Links 

AI, robots and painting

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/04/mind-blowing-ai-da-becomes-first-robot-to-paint-like-an-artist?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

In this short, sharp episode of starting your week goodness, The Occupational Philosophers explore the idea of priming the pump for creativity and curiosity, and why it's important. 

Think of it like this..... Imagine if someone at work said, "the whole company is going to run a marathon, it will be great for company morale, raise money and we are going to do it RIGHT NOW!

It just wouldn't work. You don't go and run a marathon without doing some warming up, stretching and practice and it's the same for creativity and curiosity. We need to prime the pump. 

Tune in for seven minutes as The Occupational Philosophers explore a great way to do that with a team and get the curiosity firing. 

They hope you enjoy the show. 

Check us out at www.occupationalphilosophers.com 

If you haven't checked out Simon's showreel, you can do that right here https://youtu.be/YZQdJI6qGvg (yes, it's a little plug) 

n Episode 27, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Jez Rose, a true example of someone with boundless curiosity and a hunger to keep learning. He has been a presenter on children’s television, hosted his own show for ITV1, been a co-host of Saturday Kitchen (BBC1) and special guest on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

He’s written six books,  including ‘Flip the Switch: achieve extraordinary things with simple changes to the way you think’.  He’s a podcaster with the  Roots, Wings & Other Things podcast AND more recently the human podcast, which over 23 episodes, explores what it really means to be human.

Jez is an internationally renowned behaviourist, professional speaker, and the “go-to” guy for memorable presentations on how to change human behaviour. Today, Jez travels extensively, presenting to organizations worldwide and for more than sixteen years has been working with organisations worldwide to help engage, inspire and upskill their teams. Phew....that's a LOT of stuff. 

In this episode, they explore:

• What it means to be human

As always, there are some original thought experiments and this time they have:

• Listener questions (including the worry of Bladderwort)

 Learn more about Jez

• https://www.jezrose.co.uk/

Flip the Switch 

https://www.jezrose.co.uk/shop/books 

References

Dream Coaches

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/nov/22/dream-coach-benedict-cumberbatch-jane-campion-unconscious-on-screen-the-power-of-the-dog

The Choice 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Choice-Edith-Eger/dp/184604510X

Man’s Search for Meaning

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mans-Search-Meaning-classic-Holocaust/dp/1844132390

In Episode 26 - an Inbetweeners episode - The Occupational Philosophers explore Simon's epiphany whilst watching MTV out of the corner of his eye at the gym and ask, "Are we disrupting enough?" 

What are the areas in our lives - work or otherwise - that absolutely ripe for disruption? Or, in another way; what needs a really good dose of creativity, freshness or some new ideas? 

Have things been the same for 25 years just because they have always been done that way? Is it time for a little disRupTioN? 

Inbetweener episodes are short, sharp episodes with just one idea to kick off the week with a little more creativity, curiosity and imagination. 

As always, if you enjoy the show, tell your besties and leave a 5* rating! 

www.occupationalphilosophers.com 

Oh! and check out Simon's new showreel (He needs a few extra Youtube hits) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZQdJI6qGvg&t=1s 

In Episode 25, The Occupational Philosophers dive into the world of Philosophy as they learn more about some of their favourite chin strokes and importantly, what we can apply in life and business right now (yes, that's correct - right now!)  

In this episode, they explore:

• How asking questions like Socrates can help teams define success

As always, there is an original thought experiment and this time they ask:

• Would you rather?

The Occupational Philosophers hope you enjoy the show. 

Simon's new showreel (MUST SEE VIEWING!!)  

https://youtu.be/YZQdJI6qGvg

References

www. occupationalphilosophers.com 

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/lego-masters-australia

https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/jeffrey-smart/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates#Trial_of_Socrates

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato#The_Cave

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle#Influence 

Jeffrey Smart show 

https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/jeffrey-smart/