Uncertain Pathfinders

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Welcome to our 2nd episode of the Uncertain Pathfinders (UP) podcast, where we ask guests and listeners to invite Uncertainty and unlock potential. On this episode, our co-hosts, Jeffrey Schwab and Miranda Wang chat with their guest, Olof Nordenstam or 小歐. Originally from Sweden, Olof is the founder of LowCarbonPower, a website which helps people understand clean electricity. He is a co-founder of Bilingual Improv Group (BIG) in Beijing, Formosa Improv Group (FIG) in Taipei, and Xiamen Improv. He has been living in Taipei for almost a decade.

We never know what we're going to get on this podcast. That's part of the fun and joy of being an Uncertain Pathfinder. On this episode, the topics included (amongst others):

• Exceptionalism planners
• Dental hygiene preferences
• Masks
• Bubble afros
• Pineapple on pizza
• National and personal identity
• Accepting gifts you hate
• The Covid-19 pandemic
• Postpartum care centers

Below are some references to things mentioned in the podcast:

• Olof's website: Lowcarbonpower🔗
• Politicians singing to each other in Chinese🔗
• Daily Random Spotify playlist🔗
• TV shows mentioned by Miranda (Mandarin Chinese): 鐵獅玉玲瓏 and 親戚不計較
• Beijing Improv🔗
• Formosa Improv Group (FIG) 福爾摩沙即興組合🔗

As always, we would love to receive comments, questions, and suggestions for our podcast. If you are ever in Taipei and would like to join as a guest, we welcome you with open arms and great Uncertainty! Besides being a podcast, Uncertain Pathfinders also offers 1-1 or group coaching services for individuals facing Uncertainty in their lives, or those wanting to more proactively invite Uncertainty and unlock potential. In addition, we also offer applied improv workshops for building team dynamics, communication, and psychological safety, as well as facilitating group discussions focusing on Non Violent Communication (NVC). Please contact us at [email protected] or through our Linkedin or Instagram accounts, and as always, we look forward to inviting Uncertainty, opening the door to possibility, and pressing play together for forward action!

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Welcome to listen to the first episode of the Uncertain Pathfinders or UP podcast. This podcast asks listeners and guests to do three things:

1. Invite Uncertainty
2. Open the door to Possibility
3. Press Play Together for further exploration

Join our two hosts Jeffrey and Miranda as they dive into the realm of Uncertainty with positive and experimental mindsets. Longtime friends in Taiwan, Jeffrey and Miranda are both co-founders of Taiwan's first fully bilingual (Chinese and Mandarin) improv performance group, Formosa Improv Group (FIG) 福爾摩沙即興組合. Due to their comfort with bilingualism, some of these episodes may be mostly English, mostly Chinese, or a mixture of both--it's all really up to Uncertainty.

Jeffrey is the Founder and Chief Possibility Officer 願景長 of Uncertain Pathfinders. Jeffrey left his previous position as Chief Learning Officer (CLO) to focus more on life coaching, applied improv facilitation, and Non Violent Communication (NVC) for constructive conflict. Miranda is a full time mother, as well as promoter and part-timer for Taiwan's Polyglot Community or Multilingual Cafe.

In this episode, these two hosts set the stage for the show as they introduce what Uncertainty means to them. Following the introduction, they both connect novelty and a "beginner's mindset" with Uncertainty and each share one experience they have with Uncertainty from their own pasts. In the end, we look to the future, and what opportunities we can see that Uncertainty brings us down the road. Looking forward to embracing Uncertainty together! 擁抱不確定性！

Some references and links that are mentioned throughout this episode:

• Formosa Improv Group (FIG): Taipei's first bilingual improv group community
• Polyglot Conference 2025: Discover a world of language lovers here
• Rights Con 2025: The world's leading summit on human rights in the digital age
• ATD x Wynn Asia Leadership Summit: Asia's premier leadership and talent event
• Simon Sinek's, The Infinite Game: We can’t choose the game. We can’t choose the rules. We can only choose how we play.
• Shin Yeh: A signature Taiwanese restaurant

Contact [email protected] for inquiries about coaching, applied improv facilitation, Non Violent Communication, or if you have any follow-up questions about today's show and would be interested to join us in the studio to share your own experience with Uncertainty!