‘X’ can make us uneasy. It can be a placeholder for many things such as targets we’re trying to hit and variables we have to solve for. For the 10th or ‘X’ episode of The Post-Normal Show, we discuss how we define ‘X’, how the unknown and unexpected can be misinterpreted, and how to solve for X.

Key insights and shot notes at http://postnormal.show/

Work is a significant part of our lives. The nature of work is changing, and questions about how and why we work matter in a post-normal world. In this episode of the Post-Normal Show, we discuss our definitions of work, the importance of mentorship, and how work might change as we ease out of lockdown.

Key insights and show notes at http://postnormal.show/

Welcome back, story listeners! This is the sequel to last week’s episode. In part two of our special two-part episode on storytelling, we continue the conversation with more on the power of storytelling, the importance of telling and retelling stories, and the stories that have shaped us.

Find key insights and extensive show notes at http://postnormal.show/

Everyone loves a good story. Understanding the role of storytelling in society is important especially as the world changes faster than we anticipated. In Part One of our two part episode on storytelling, we talk about how society’s myths are changing, the dystopias and utopias that impact us, and how we might craft better stories.

Key Insights and show notes available at http://postnormal.show/

Need a distraction? Some distractions are unproductive while others help us tap into our imagination. In this episode of The Post-Normal Show, we discuss how distractions can be good or bad, the role of distraction in design, and how we leverage distractions in our work.

Key Insights and show notes available at http://postnormal.show/

Everyone makes mistakes. It’s how we recover from our mistakes that makes the difference between failure and success. In this episode of The Post-Normal Show, we discuss the mistakes we’ve made, how we move on from our mistakes, and the research that helps us make the most of our mistakes.

Key Insights and show notes available at http://postnormal.show/

Hindsight is 20/20. The decisions we make shape our reality, but it can be difficult to understand the consequences of our choices beforehand. In this episode, we discuss how we make decisions, why decision-making is difficult, and the frameworks we use to help us make better decisions.

Show Notes

The Midnight Gospel

The Case Against Reality (Book) by Donald David Hoffman

Devs

Westworld

Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective

Eisenhower Matrix

Alan de Botton’s School of Life

Emergent Design

Bruce Sterling’s (1997)

https://www.archdaily.com/899674/could-computer-algorithms-design-the-floor-plans-of-the-future

https://towardsdatascience.com/ai-architecture-f9d78c6958e0

My Restaurant Was My Life For 20 Years. Does The World Need It Anymore?

Doughnut Economics

Sapiens: A Brief History of Human Kind

Stanford Design School: Designing Your Life

Description

Imagination and creativity are some of the most sought after skills of our emerging world. Harnessing these skills is more difficult than it seems. In this episode, we discuss how our imaginations work, why we think imagination matters, and the models and frameworks we use to do imaginative work.

LINKS TO THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Edward de Bono’s Lateral Thinking Approach

Wikipedia Random

The Edge Effect

Dr. Suess Raps: Cat in the Hat

Wikipedia’s Unusual Articles

Six Degrees of Wikipedia/Wikihunt

Sensemaking to Strangemaking

Story Archetypes

Systems Archetypes

Hero’s Journey as a Tool

Dan Harmon’s Story Circle

Joseph Cambell’s The Hero with A Thousand Faces

The Creator’s Journey

Seven Foundations

First Principles: Elon Musk’s Approach

TRIZ

Leah’s Webinar on Covid-19 Scenarios

Uncertainty is uncomfortable at the best of times. When the world becomes a volatile place, it can feel downright disorienting. In this episode, we discuss what it means to be uncertain in a crisis, the scales of uncertainty we’re experiencing, and the challenges of dealing with an uncertain future.

SHOW NOTES:

Leah’s COVID-19 Futures Seminar

Jason Theodor on Twitter

Quarantine Activity Board

Jason’s Dishevelled Facebook Profile Pic

Hork on Urban Dictionary

Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok Livestream Party

The Stages of Dealing With Death Are Similar to What We Are Going Through

Restaurant Wholesalers Are Now Delivering Directly To Consumers

Burdock Bottle Shop

Critical Uncertainties

Cloth Masks vs N95

Systems-Thinking: Boundaries

Show Description

The ways we’re used to working have broken down in a Covid-19 world. Being productive has taken on new meaning. In this episode, we explore what productivity looks like now, how the concept is evolving, and why being unproductive is important too.

With hosts, Leah Zaidi, Jason Theodor and Dre Labre

Show Notes:

Dré's Open Office Hours

Westworld

Multiverse Design: Foresight

#thePPEdrive

The Quarantine Activity Board

Nine Inch Nails' Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts

https://www.nin.com/