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

In Episode 73, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Professor Sophie Scott, who is the Director of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London and a Fellow of the British Academy. 

Sophie is an expert in cognitive neuroscience studying human vocal communication, from speech and sound to social interactions and nonverbal emotional expressions, and has become very well known for her work on laughter.

As a pioneering researcher in the science of laughter, she’s made some unexpected discoveries -- including my favourite, that rats are ticklish, and that the one tactic that’s almost guaranteed to get someone to laugh is to show them someone else laughing.

She has appeared on UK TV many times, including The One Show (BBC1), Sunday Brunch (C4), Horizon (BBC2) - AND has presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. She also represented the Polytechnic of Central London in University Challenge (BBC2). 

In podcasting she co-hosts The Neuromantics (Great pun!), and is a series regular on the wonderful Infinite Monkey Cage.

She is an accomplished public speaker, her TED talks have amassed millions of views online, and she has presented at the World Economic Forum, The Royal Institute, and the Wired UK conference. She has performed science-based stand-up comedy and has appeared at the Hammersmith Apollo, the Bloomsbury Theatre and the Latitude Festival.

And to top it off, also an author or many books! 

In this episode, they explore:

• How laughter is contagious and social

And in this episode, they are lucky enough to have their listener’s questions to share with Sophie. 

Learn more about Sophie

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Scott

References

• https://inews.co.uk/opinion/susie-dent-slips-tongue-english-language-2431363

In this short-ish Inbetweener episode, The Occupational Philosophers dive into and muse on the idea of Serendipity. Between them they explore: 

• Actually, what is Serendipity? (you will have to listen) 

The Occupational Philosophers hope you enjoy the show! 

Links:

The Serendipity Mindset: The art and science of good luck 

FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes 'in between' the 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.

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In this guest episode, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Dr Louise Mahler. 

Dr Louise is the polymath's polymath and is recognised as a Top 30 Global Guru in both Body Language and Communication.

She was an Opera singer for 10 years with the Vienna State Opera. 

Louise’s qualifications include B.Econ; B. Mus; Post Grad Dip Music; L.Mus.A; Master of Applied Science in Organisational Change and a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. 

She has completed an award-winning PhD around the unsung wisdom of the mind-body-voice connection she named Vocal Intelligence.

She is a sought-after commentator discussing leadership, body language and effective presentation on television, radio and in the media. Her recent interviews with Channel 7 where she analyses the body language of Harry and Meghan Sussex have over 2 million views.

Louise's clients include Fortune 500 clients around the globe. 

Louise was voted Keynotes Speaker of the Year in 2021 by the Professional Speakers Association and is the author of "Resonate: for people who need to be heard" 

She is the virtuoso of the voice, the high priestess of hot air and the femme fatale of unfailing attraction. 

In this episode we explore: 

More about Louise

https://louisemahler.com.au/

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In this inbetweener episode, The Occupational Philosophers explore the seven deadly sins of power point presentations - we’ve all been there…you face an avalanche of slides, information overload, the back of someone’s head as they read the slides out loud….it’s time to discover a different way as we explore:

• How to ensure people do not suffer ‘Death by Powerpoint’ or any other attempt on their life

The Occupational Philosophers hope you enjoy the show. 

FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes 'in between' the 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.

Take the Innovation Scorecard!

 https://empoweringinnovation.scoreapp.com/ 

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

SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au

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

In this inbetweener episode, The Occupational Philosophers dive into the world of job advertisements - the good, the not so good and the inbetween (ers).

Mmmm, did you see what they did there…?

• When you are being asked for flexibility, do you turn up in a Yoga outfit? 

The Occupational Philosophers hope you enjoy the show.

FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes 'in between' the 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.

Take the Innovation Scorecard!

https://empoweringinnovation.scoreapp.com/  

Take creativity & innovation to the next level

• It just takes a few minutes takes just a few minutes

Say Hello

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Their day jobs

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

In Episode 68, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Chris Barez Brown, author, keynote speaker, and founder of 'Upping Your Elvis', which looks to embed a human, energetic and creative working culture in corporations across the globe, making work easier, more fun, and more extraordinary in the process

Chris has a deep passion to help people work out who they are, what they stand for and how they can use their unique talents to bring energy to everything they do as individuals, as members of  teams, or as leaders.

He spent ten years at ?What If!, the world’s largest innovation consultancy, and is a published author of many books, including:

His latest venture, Talk it Out, is a social enterprise determined to make a positive impact on people’s mental wellbeing around the world.

In this episode, they explore:

As ever they throw in a few ‘Thought Experiments’, this time they have:

Learn more about Chris

https://www.uppingyourelvis.com/

https://www.barez-brown.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-bar%C3%A9z-brown-0695531/

https://www.talkitout.app/

References

https://www.munchmuseet.no/en/

https://theamazingthundercat.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3vWKFSpMV1vc1cRTjY1cl3?si=IYig3dfkSWe030pHvbtRCw

https://www.waterstones.com/book/lost-connections/johann-hari/9781408878729

In episode 67, The Occupational Philosophers dive into the world of personal biases, filters and perceptions or the way we take in information. 

And what did they discover? We ALL take in information differently - whether we believe it or not. 

In this episode, they explore: 

• Confirmation bias 

If you have read this far, well done and you have made it past some of your biases and filters. Turn up your curiosity bias and tune in! 

FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes 'in between' the 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/

In this short, sharp inbetweener episode, The Occupational Philosophers do a little bit of time travel and in the process explore: 

• What an abstract artwork can teach us about how we react to something out of our comfort zone 

They Occupational Philosophers hope you enjoy the show! 

FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes 'in between' the 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/

In Episode 65, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Dr Jason Fox a wizard-philosopher masquerading as a leadership advisor. His clients include the senior leadership teams of Fortune 500 companies around the world including Microsoft, Toyota, Honda, Sony, Salesforce,  KPMG,  The International Institute of Research (not to mention: financial institutions, universities, telcos, government agencies, insurers, software developers, associations, intergovernmental forums, and so on).

He has lectured at three universities (systems and behaviour), and is the bestselling author of ‘The Game Changer’ and ‘How to Lead a Quest’ and his Museletter is read by more than 11,000 folk around the world.

In addition to serving as a leadership adviser, Dr Fox is also a globally in-demand keynote speaker who works particularly well with sceptical audiences who have ‘seen it all before’, and in 2016 he was awarded Keynote Speaker of the Year.

He lives with an illustrator-veterinarian and a cat called ‘π’ in an old chocolate factory in Melbourne, Australia. When not liberating the world from the delusion of progress, He enjoys partaking in extreme sports such as reading, sun avoidance and coffee snobbery.

In this episode, they explore:

• How teams and organisations can make meaningful progress and not suffer under the ‘delusion of progress' 

As ever they throw in a few ‘Thought Experiments’, this time they have:

• Philosophy or Foolosophy?

Learn more about Jason 

https://www.foxwizard.com/

References

• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/play-your-way-sane/202303/7-research-backed-benefits-of-improv-comedy?utm_source=pocket_saves

In this short sharp in-betweener episode, the Occupational Philosophers explore the habits of creative door kickers and kick-arse inventors and ponder, "What can we learn from these curious cats?"

As it happens, we can learn a hell of a lot such as: 

• How to find your flow and what works for you

They hope you enjoy the show! 

FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes 'in between' the 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/