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World of Wisdom

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A curiosity driven podcast about wisdom, learning and the personal and systemic implications of the transition we are in. Hosted by Amit Paul and Nils von Heijne
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117. Jamie Bristow - Mindfullness as a tool for improvement, self-exploration and self-transformation

World of WisdomJan 06, 2022

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215. Jeff Su - Working with life as the model

215. Jeff Su - Working with life as the model

Jeff Su from nrythm and I got to speak about working with life as a model. This is a wonderful, tangible primer for those not familiar with what the regenerative paradigm is all about. Actually its probably a wonderful primer for even practitioners to check themselves around. Clear, precise and tangible. For entrepreneurs and established companies take a look at the incubator (application closes 19th of April 2024), here is a link to the organisational health assessment and the regenerative design lab. Enjoy this one, I certainly did. Host: Amit Paul


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Mar 28, 202458:32
214. Leyla Acaroglu: circularity, regeneration, systems perspectives and design

214. Leyla Acaroglu: circularity, regeneration, systems perspectives and design

Thought leader, designer and energy powerhouse Leyla Acaroglu (web, LinkedIn) came and talked about circularity, systemic perspectives, design and indigenous communities. We also talk about shit, what it is to suck at regeneration, participation in systems and learning. What does it mean to really take fully into account the context, whether it is hot and dry climate or the most poisonous spiders in the world? That we consist of both stardust and chickens and much much more. This is a wonderful conversation that goes deep and wide. Enjoy. Host Amit Paul


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Mar 22, 202401:13:39
213. Nora Bateson - Going deeper. Meeting not matching and the importance of getting lost
Mar 15, 202401:05:25
212. Alnoor Ladha & Lynn Murphy: Post capitalism, ontoshifting and the inner workings of the neoliberal culture

212. Alnoor Ladha & Lynn Murphy: Post capitalism, ontoshifting and the inner workings of the neoliberal culture

Alnoor Ladha and Lynn Murphy came by the podcast talking about their work with post capitalism (webpage). This is a deep and through provoking conversation from a place in contact with also outside of the neoliberal, capitalist, western worldview. We touch upon a many different aspects of what being ecultured in modernity entails: our addiction to comfort, the importance of understanding the time we are born into, the assumption of our entitlement to know, to be certain. Alnoor and Lynn also link the spiritual, economic, political and religous very clearly and suggests a direction for where we might want to be headed. This is a deep and revealing conversation that I hope you will enjoy. I certainly did. Host: Amit Paul


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Mar 08, 202401:27:08
211. Elina Eriksson - Transforming education, the case against nudging and unsticking our imagination

211. Elina Eriksson - Transforming education, the case against nudging and unsticking our imagination

Elina Eriksson Associate Professor at KTH (profile) came on the podcast and we talked about the work she's been doing with her students at the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology around transformation and transition. We speak of nudging, counterfactional scenarios, university studies as learning not merely graduating, the paradigm shift, the new role of the teacher, voulnerability, how transformative questions can also come in the form of 'how are you?' We also speak about futures and what we can do to spark movement now, work Elina and her team has been doing with the Transition movement. Enjoy!

Mar 01, 202401:03:34
210. Karoline Bottheim: Multi-stakeholder processes, certainty, moving complex topics, feelings as guides and the Bible

210. Karoline Bottheim: Multi-stakeholder processes, certainty, moving complex topics, feelings as guides and the Bible

Karonline Bottheim (LinkedIn) founder of Länka Consulting visited the podcast and we had a wonderful weaving around leading complex processes, certainty, communication, moving in the groan zone, trusting your feelings as portals for deeper explorations, learning and much more. This is s deepdive for those curious about complexity facilitation and what it means to shift and manouver in multi-stakeholder processes. And then we talk about the bible. As two fellow curious that just made our way through it, one in a more rigorous fashion, and it's implications for our current moment. Enjoy!


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Feb 26, 202401:18:36
209. Maria Haggo: Intuition, belonging, neuroscience as a way of meeting people where they are and curiosity

209. Maria Haggo: Intuition, belonging, neuroscience as a way of meeting people where they are and curiosity

Maria Haggo (LinkedIn) founder of Transform8, TEDx speaker and fellow curious came to the podcast. We had a conversation about different aspects of neuroscience and how getting savvy about it allows us to work and live better. This is a hands on conversation about relationships, emotions, triggers, ingroups and outgroups, who's fault it is, the utility of curiosity, what you can do when you fundamentally disagree and much more. This was a really useful conversation to me, simple not easy yet with lots of nuance. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul


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Feb 16, 202401:11:06
208. Ylva Björnberg and Alexander Crawford. Finding the space between worlds: the how, who and what of the anteroom.

208. Ylva Björnberg and Alexander Crawford. Finding the space between worlds: the how, who and what of the anteroom.

This is the third installment with Ylva and Alexander. This time we talk about the anteroom (mellanrum). This is the concept of the space between worlds where we can begin sensing and moving into what will come next. This is a powerful conversation about what it takes to go beyond the current paradigm. It is for those that are curious and interested about what is to come next. For those that have perhaps let go of some of what this world has to offer. For those that are doing this for something bigger than themselves, that long to be in service. Enjoy!


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Feb 06, 202401:07:35
207. Ralph Thurm. Redesign, resilience and regeneration. What it takes to regenerate

207. Ralph Thurm. Redesign, resilience and regeneration. What it takes to regenerate

Ralph Thurm (LinkedIn), Managing director of r3.0 joined me on the podcast. We spoke of the work r3.0 is doing and regenerative transformation. We spoke of the evolution of the field of sustainability, what it means to regeneratively redesign, as well as the flaws (and as what r3.0 has done to amend them) of the current discourse of sustainability. We also spoke of the topics of post-collapse readiness, the connection between micro and macro, bioregionalism, membranes, boundaries and measurement. This is a rich conversation for beginning to understand what a regenerative economy could contain.


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Jan 24, 202401:15:07
206. Linda Jarnhamn - brains, efficiency, productivity and what it takes to take the first step

206. Linda Jarnhamn - brains, efficiency, productivity and what it takes to take the first step

Linda Jarnhamn (LinkedIn) founder of Flow2thrive came on the podcast and we spoke about productivity, brains and culture change. Linda's perspective on how we can leverage data to invite people to begin their journeys and how wearable's are wonderful tools to remember what it feels like to 'feel good'. We also speak about collective interoception and why most workplaces aren't productive - even though people are working very hard. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul


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Jan 20, 202401:06:14
205. Alex Carabi: Relationality, ways of relating, trappings of language and Martin Buber

205. Alex Carabi: Relationality, ways of relating, trappings of language and Martin Buber

Alex Carabi coach, author and fellow curious on the discovery of a relational world. We speak about Alex's journey into coaching as well as his book On Relationality and Alex beautifully unfolds some of Martin Bubers thinking. We speak of relationality, of risk or perceived risk, including the other and utilizing the other, attending and different types of attention as well as intimacy. This is a beautiful, thought provoking, warm and wise conversation that I recommend deeply. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul


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Jan 11, 202401:05:19
204. Dovev Lavie: The cooperative economy and incentivising prosocial behavior

204. Dovev Lavie: The cooperative economy and incentivising prosocial behavior

Professor Dovev Lavie is an economics professor that began experimenting with new forms of economic exchange during the pandemic. A concept he developed and unfolded in his book. More info can be found here Cooperative Economy. This conversations take us through some of the symptoms of the current economy and we discuss underlying causes as well as possible solutions like looking at purchasing power adjusted pricing, promoting and incentivizing pro-social behavior and other similar concepts that Dovev has developed in his book. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul


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Jan 04, 202401:08:49
203. Soloepisode: New years reflection on hospicing modernity as well as getting of the map and befriending the other
Dec 30, 202349:35
202. Nora Bateson - Worldviews, possibilities, communication, readying, the unseen and change

202. Nora Bateson - Worldviews, possibilities, communication, readying, the unseen and change

Nora Bateson founder of Warm data labs and author of the book Combining came on the podcast for a warm, worldbending conversation. We speak of this world we live in and what it means to be involved in its unfolding through some of the concepts in Noras current book Combining. We speak of confusion, complexity, abouting, readying, shifting, communication, range, side by siding, the need for discontinuation, changing maps and how the territory always wins. This conversation has had me say "as Nora said" for weeks... perhaps you will to. Enjoy.


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Dec 21, 202301:14:39
201. Mandy Martini - Indigenous wisdom, western culture, completing cycles and healing trauma

201. Mandy Martini - Indigenous wisdom, western culture, completing cycles and healing trauma

Mandy Martini Chihuailaf (webpage) came on the podcast. We spoke about indigenous wisdom, remembering, and why our western culture seems to be so stuck. Mandy works with indigenous approaches to moving through trauma and stress. Healing it by completing they cycle, just like any other wound. We also spoke of our current perdicament, remembering who you are and the different steps in teaching. The importance in her tradition to show and allow the one that is learning to then take their own steps. Even when it comes to hard lessons... this is a down to earth, wonderful conversation touching a place outside the dominant culture.

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00:00 Introduction to Indigenous Wisdom

03:21 Preserving Indigenous Traditions

06:17 The Impact of Trauma

10:33 The Illusion of Progress

16:55 Living in Balance with Nature

20:09 Healing from Trauma

23:15 The Natural Cycle of Trauma

28:29 The Cost of Staying Stuck

31:33 Accepting Indigenous Knowledge

36:05 Starting the Healing Journey

40:25 The Role of Community

46:25 Acceptance and Trust

48:49 Showing by Example

49:31 Being a Full Human Being

50:26 Building Courage to Show Up

51:00 Teaching Through Stories

53:26 The Importance of Listening

54:45 Sharing Through Stories

56:02 Telling Stories Without Preconceived Conclusions

57:19 Attaching Feelings to Actions

59:48 Creating Change and Feeling Good

01:00:38 Land Project and Indigenous Learning Center

Dec 14, 202358:40
200. Darcia Narvaez - The evolved nest and the fact that how we care for eachother influences the world

200. Darcia Narvaez - The evolved nest and the fact that how we care for eachother influences the world

Darcia Narvaez, Professor of Psychology at Notre Dame university (web, university) has lived many contexts and careers before she started her research on the Evolved nest and the kinship worldview. She has written a number of books on the topic of how we care for our children, or lack of care for them, has deep implications for the world we live in today. This conversation centers around that concept and how we can break the cycle (film) and re-imagine humanity (film) in ways that take us in more regenerative directions. This is an incredibly important and timely conversation. Host: Amit Paul

Dec 13, 202301:17:02
199. Merlin Bola - Different worldviews: Quantum darwinism, vortexes and the way of water

199. Merlin Bola - Different worldviews: Quantum darwinism, vortexes and the way of water

Merlin Bola (Grow in Flow, LinkedIn) is a fellow curious building regenerative bridges into the fog, into whatever is to come next. This conversation is a wide ranging exploration into the realms at the edges of science and what is to come. We deal with quantum darwinism, neurodiversity, other perspectives on our brains (and bodies) self healing capabilities and the energy generating capacity of water. This is a conversation that takes us through many possibilities of what may come next. Enjoy! Host Amit Paul

Nov 30, 202301:24:40
198. Olivia Lazard - Ecology, peace and security and how Europe is intensively dealing with its past and future

198. Olivia Lazard - Ecology, peace and security and how Europe is intensively dealing with its past and future

Olivia Lazard (LinkedIn, writing) is an analyst, scientist and thinker looking at the intersection of peace, planetary security and ecology. This is a conversation that takes us into the current predicament through the lens of security and peace. Olivia has a unique view into the European project and we touch on some of the most potent tension at this particular juncture in time. It seems we europeans are dealing with our past and future very intensely and simultaneously. We speak of the technocraty, the growth paradigm, the economy, the ecology and about geoengineering. This is one of my favorite conversations sofar on the podcast. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul

Nov 23, 202301:16:44
197. Jonas Roupé: Waking up to the state of the world, taking the consequences and remembering joy and agency

197. Jonas Roupé: Waking up to the state of the world, taking the consequences and remembering joy and agency

Jonas Roupé (LinkedIn, webpage) is a strategist and human being as well as a magician. This conversation touches upon the work he has been involved with from ecocide to making business more circular. But most of all we talk about the concept of resilience and agency in a time of crisis and collapse. Jonas outlines a pathway towards life that is perhaps counterintuitive in the current cultural narrative, an invitation to the local, the human the small. We speak of different roles and different approaches to the collapse: like protecting wise decisions now, building pathways for transition and for releasing the musts. We speak of the buddah, dharma and sanga, the physical, social and aesthetic human and much much more. This is a warm, soft conversation that left me with a a sense of joy and meaning. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul.

Nov 17, 202301:08:07
196. Karl-Erik Edris - hands on, personal approaches to change and decentering grand narratives

196. Karl-Erik Edris - hands on, personal approaches to change and decentering grand narratives

Karl-Erik Edris is an author (books in Swedish), thinker and educator on the topic of leadership. We took a deep dive into the why grand narratives are probably not what we need right now, why life is probably about revealing your own stupidity to yourself and how the state of the world right now is probably not something we did wrong, rather just something we need to pay attention to so we can get it right. This is a wonderful conversation with one of the deepest thinkers and optimists I've encountered. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul

Nov 08, 202301:08:56
195. Maria Zachs: The development sector, listening to those one is helping and being aligned with ones values

195. Maria Zachs: The development sector, listening to those one is helping and being aligned with ones values

Maria Zachs the passionate, values driven activist and founder of the Voices4Change foundation as well as the initiative Growth4change introducing hydrophonic growing techniques in one of Kenyas poorer communities. Maria speaks of her approach to local democracy, empowerment, being values driven as well as acting in full alignment with those values. We also speak about what it took to earn the trust as well as beginning to understand how to make change in some of the poorer and socially exposed areas in Kenya where she's currently working. And we of course talk about tango. This conversation touches many topics and especially the inspiring work of Maria and the organizations she has founded. Enjoy! Host Amit Paul

Nov 02, 202301:01:50
194. Jim Wallenberg: Management, engagement, communication and socioeconmic journeys

194. Jim Wallenberg: Management, engagement, communication and socioeconmic journeys

Jim Wallenberg is a company advisor, speaker, change leader. We spoke about engagement, working in different capacities in a company, how it is possible that many people still seem to think that engagement in a company is some random magic or luck and not a result of hard work. We also spoke about how to not get hired as a manager and what it takes to get compliance. This is a fun, tangible conversation about some the topic of leadership, management and how we get things done together. Enjoy! Host Amit Paul

Oct 27, 202301:07:21
193. Mark Milton - Sports, listening, relational consiousness and learning without conclusion

193. Mark Milton - Sports, listening, relational consiousness and learning without conclusion

Mark Milton (LinkedIn) founder of Education 4 Peace and Spirit of Humanity Forum, former director of IFOTES and co-author of the book Master of Emotions joined the podcast speaking of his long passion for listening and where his own listening brought him. This conversation touches upon the possibility of sports in peace and consciousness development. We also speaks of different levels of listening, relational consciousness, sensing and trusting and letting that be the source of movement. We also speak of more difficult topics like violence and the get a peak into how the world has changed over the past 3-4 decades for us passionate about systems transformation. Host: Amit Paul.

Oct 12, 202301:04:03
192. Jon Smieja: The culture of convenience, the state of the circular economy and product blindness

192. Jon Smieja: The culture of convenience, the state of the circular economy and product blindness

Jon Smeija from the Green Biz Group came by. We talked about the state of the circular economy and the challenge we are facing in the next few decades. Jon is a chemist by training and has been in technical roles in corporations for most of his career until he stepped over to the green biz group where he runs their event on circular economy. We speak of the immense challenges we are facing in the coming years and address things like there is no such thing as away, consumers are in some way product blind, the culture of convenience is one of the biggest challenges we have to face if we are to make meaningful progress and much more. Host Amit Paul

Sep 28, 202301:10:49
191. Paul Weinfield: Every defeat is just an angel tugging your sleeve telling you that you don’t have keep banging your head against the wall.

191. Paul Weinfield: Every defeat is just an angel tugging your sleeve telling you that you don’t have keep banging your head against the wall.

Paul Weinfield (Spotify, webpage) musician, coach, teacher and more. Paul wrote a text about the heroes journey that grabbed Amit. This is a wonderful conversation about things like surrender, growth, truth, what it means to be human. But not in a high flying, abstract way, this is tangible, close and personal. Check the links if you're curious about Paul's work. Enjoy the conversation! Host: Amit Paul

Sep 21, 202358:48
190. Jude Currivan: The power of shifting to a story unity
Sep 07, 202301:07:45
189. Fredrik Forss - UNUM AI god or servant, symbols, and two questions to simultaniously keep exploring
Aug 29, 202301:25:32
188. Laura Storm: Regenerative leadership, surrender and accepting that there is no path back to what once was

188. Laura Storm: Regenerative leadership, surrender and accepting that there is no path back to what once was

Laura Storm (webpage) author of Regenerative Leadership with Giles Hutchins, speaker, entrepreneur, community builder, mother, creator. The list is long. We got together for a wonderful conversation about the what regeneration is, the next steps and moves in the regenerative community, joy, a ceremonial attitude to life, grief and what it means to really stop and be forced to surrender to life. What does it mean to accept that there is no recovery, no going back? This covers some of what I believe to be the most important topics of our time yet not through high flying theoretical concepts rather the life and contexts that takes up most of our time. To connect check out Regenerators and Regenerative Leadership. Enjoy. Host: Amit Paul

Aug 18, 202301:04:42
187. Glenda Eoyang: Paradigm shifts, differences and mid level tools for taking action

187. Glenda Eoyang: Paradigm shifts, differences and mid level tools for taking action

Glenda Eoyang is the founder of the Humans Systems Dynamics Institute (hsdinstitute.org). They have been working on human systems development for several decades teaching courses and developing tools for agency and collective action in the liminal times we are in.

This is a gem of a conversation. Glenda provides some valuable frames from the institutes work on how to manage and navigate in the current times and we speak about difference, paradigm shifts, questions that make a difference, baker folds, non-linear dynamics and stances we can take to be of service to the transformation. Enjoy!

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Aug 10, 202301:10:06
186. Dakotah Apostolou: Reimagining home ownership and creating regenerative living communities

186. Dakotah Apostolou: Reimagining home ownership and creating regenerative living communities

Dakotah Apostolou is a co-founder of the Cohere network. Reinventing regenerative home ownership and collective living for our age. We speak about community, why arcitecths seem to have a knack for imagining what’s next, why maximum diversity around values not metrics is the way to go and why ownership is so important and yet something we need to fundamentally rethink. Dakotah and his team is looking at one of the fundamental needs of humans, shelter, and rethinking it in a way that makes it fit for whatever the world need next. Curious? Follow along at cohere.network

Jul 31, 202301:02:15
185. Solo episode 4: Modes of exchange, Different modes of thinking and the shift from exchange to use value
Jul 21, 202341:33
184. Ditte Lysgaard Vind: Circularity as a tool, careing for the triad of material, product and business model and otherh things regenerative

184. Ditte Lysgaard Vind: Circularity as a tool, careing for the triad of material, product and business model and otherh things regenerative

Ditte Lysgaard Vind is a design practicioner, teacher and author deeply immersed in circular design. We speak of the a number of the importance of weaving together products, materials and business model. Circularity as a tool not an end in itself. Measurements of various parameters and why CO2 is a critical indicator right now. We speak of the shift form Exchange to Use value in our accounting and what that would entail and about the two fundamental principles that we need to practice: Stay with the trouble and Get tactile! This is a wonderful conversation on everything circular. If you want to get in touch with Ditte and go deeper visit: https://www.thecircularway.com

Jul 11, 202301:02:47
183. Johnn Andresson: Systems of transformation instead of innovaion, systems as epistemological not ontological and the state of our world

183. Johnn Andresson: Systems of transformation instead of innovaion, systems as epistemological not ontological and the state of our world

Johnn Andersson is a systems scientists looking at socio-technico-ecological systems. We speak about systems in the widest sense and also in the details. Maps and territories make their way into this conversation as well. We speak of the ontological vs the epistemological aspects of systems and what it does to us when we mistake those. We also speak about the consequences of our decision to focus on systems of innovation in the 80's vs what could have happened if we would instead have talked about systems of transformation all along. This episode is very rich and invites a different way of understanding the world in a very tangible way. Enjoy!

Jun 30, 202301:11:01
182. Kajsa Balkfors and Ola Jubelin: Sensitivity, Play, Creativity. Reinventing swedish preschools and building community. Talking to practicioners.

182. Kajsa Balkfors and Ola Jubelin: Sensitivity, Play, Creativity. Reinventing swedish preschools and building community. Talking to practicioners.

Kajsa Balkfors is the former (very successful) CEO of Cirkus Cirkör that has dedicated her life as a practicioner to practice the art of living in community, hosting and most recently she's worked with liberating kids in the Swedish preschools through Tillitsverket. Ola Jubelin is a friend and a skilled facilitator that you can find at facilitatingchange.se. This is a conversation between practitioners. We speak about change, what it is and how it differs from the new. The distinction between change and growth. Most of all however we speak about what is possible when we fill existing structures, like the preschool, with new content and how that has the potential, like in Kajsas case, liberates both kids and pedagogs. Enjoy the conversation!

Jun 22, 202301:43:59
181. Viveca (Fallenius) Svensson: Legal design, law as liberating structures and GDPR as the bible,

181. Viveca (Fallenius) Svensson: Legal design, law as liberating structures and GDPR as the bible,

Viveca (Fallenius) Svensson is a passionate lawyer and practitioner of legal design. We spoke about the state of privacy and trust in our society. What legal design actually is and how we can approach law completely differently. What if we actually trust the law makers good intent and instead of pushing against law as something we want to avoid we'd use law to actually guide our actions? Finding out what the spirit of the law is and pushing off from that. We also speak about automatic contract writing, a little bit about how we as consumers can do things to reclaim our power but mostly it's a peak into what is also possible in our current system. There are ways to practice law consciously. If you are curious to find out more about Vivekas work check out GentleRev. Host: Amit Paul

Jun 15, 202301:03:37
180. Ariana Alexander-Sefre: Spoke.world, music as windows and channels of communication with subcultures, mental health, melancholy and much more.

180. Ariana Alexander-Sefre: Spoke.world, music as windows and channels of communication with subcultures, mental health, melancholy and much more.

Ariana Alexander-Sefre co-founder and CEO of Spoke a mental wellness app focused on working with music as a path towards mental resilience. We address the topic of the parts of the demography that a coach, yoga teacher or wellness program will never reach, the power of music to shift, move and transport us. We also speak of the power of melancholy and how music can be an important part in gaining new perspectives. Spoke is working globally with their app and methodology and is committed to push the research front in parallell. This is an important conversation with large implications for those of us committed to large systems change. Host Amit Paul

Jun 08, 202301:05:02
179. Indy Johar - The boring revolution, computational bureaucracy, the accounting pathway from ownership to stewardship

179. Indy Johar - The boring revolution, computational bureaucracy, the accounting pathway from ownership to stewardship

Indy Johar at Dark Matter Labs address some of our most pressing planetary needs and we talk about their work. This is a fascinating conversation where we touch upon objects, our relationships to them and how that is important to rethink bureaucracy to and allow it to harness our increased computational capacity. We also talk about ownership and for pathways towards custodianship, how we can orient towards letting life find a way, how work could be part of liberating us in the new paradigm, why direct redistribution is most likely not the path forward and why all of this fundamentally is an invitation to rethink what it means to be human. This is a mind blowing conversation. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul

May 26, 202301:00:29
178. Daniel Görtz: Metamodern AI, sensemaking and a new, closer look at the transformation we're in

178. Daniel Görtz: Metamodern AI, sensemaking and a new, closer look at the transformation we're in

Daniel Görtz 50% of the team behind Hanzi Freinacht came on the podcast to talk about the times we're in, the material conditions for transformation, what we can do that are trying to make the transition into a new reality and we speak about AI (of course). Daniel brings in the different modes of interaction: play, competition, cooperation and trade with the suggestion that we love all of them. We also speak of the faustian societies and scratch the surface of the power over vs power with dynamics. We also speak of the move towards the information economy where attention, retention and respons are going to be crucial factors. This is an excellent conversation where Daniel graciously holds some of my messiness while I try to follow along in his reasoning in real time. If you want to get the Hanzi books or follow their work check out https://metamoderna.org/. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul

May 20, 202301:27:20
177. Lennart Hennig - Growth, sustain and decay cycle of life, boundaries and interaction and neurodiversity as adaptive

177. Lennart Hennig - Growth, sustain and decay cycle of life, boundaries and interaction and neurodiversity as adaptive

Lennart Hennig (LinkedIn) founder of the Institute for collective development and co-founder of Alma de Solo visited the podcast. We talk about regeneration of the land. The cycle of life as growth, sustenance and decay and how our current moment is so enamoured with the growth part, to the detriment to everything around us. We speak of attention and how it is such an important variable, and how the current epidemic of mental health crisis could be more than just a crisis, perhaps there are adaptive aspects to it given the society we live in? We speak about the energy of helping and fixing and we speak about diversity. To connect with Lennart and to support his work visit the links above. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul

May 11, 202301:14:33
176. Stefan Engseth: Sharks, sharkonomics and what a few hundred million hears of evolution has to teach humans

176. Stefan Engseth: Sharks, sharkonomics and what a few hundred million hears of evolution has to teach humans

Stefan Engeseth is the dyslectic that became a researcher and author. We talk about Stefan's concept Sharkonomics. What humans and corporations can learn from sharks in thinking about particularly business and business strategy. Our conversation is wide ranging and we explore several different concepts from Stefans books as well as what happens when we start considering time in longer cycles than just with a mere 'human' lens. Enjoy this conversation! To connect with Stefan check out either the links above or his LinkedIn. Host: Amit Paul

Apr 29, 202359:11
175. Alexander Crawford and Ylva Björnberg: Conversation 1 and conversation 2 and some of the fundamentals for shifting ones world view (part 2)

175. Alexander Crawford and Ylva Björnberg: Conversation 1 and conversation 2 and some of the fundamentals for shifting ones world view (part 2)

Alexander Crawford and Ylva Björnberg visit the podcast for a deep dive. Both Ylva and Alexander are deeply involved with the transformation of society and are recovering futurists. This conversation introduces a concept they have been developing and gives a first taste of what they call conversation 1 and conversation 2. Conversation 2 is what is needed by some for us as a society to start being able to shift out of the grid lock of the current global logic. This is part 2 of our conversation that we ended up re-recording post IPCCs updated report and the release of Chat-GPT4. We speak about language, Bretton Woods, Silence, Push and pull, institutions and much more. Come along!

Apr 13, 202301:23:47
174. Ylva Björnberg and Alexander Crawford: Introducing conversation 1 and conversation 2 and some of the fundamentals for shifting ones world view (part 1)

174. Ylva Björnberg and Alexander Crawford: Introducing conversation 1 and conversation 2 and some of the fundamentals for shifting ones world view (part 1)

Alexander Crawford and Ylva Björnberg visit the podcast for a deep dive. Both Ylva and Alexander are deeply involved with the transformation of society and are recovering futurists. This conversation introduces a concept they have been developing and gives a first taste of what they call conversation 1 and conversation 2. Conversation 2 is what is needed by some for us as a society to start being able to shift out of the grid lock of the current global logic. We cover a few of the fundamental moves in this conversation. Like the ladder of awareness by Paul Chifurka and Donatella Meadows framework on places to interveine in a system. This is the first part of the conversation and next week we'll lean further in, it ends right when we took a break (that ended up being some 7 weeks in clock time). We'll pick it up again next episode. Come along!

Apr 06, 202358:14
173. Cheryl Hsu & Sam Hinds: Exploring the edge of our collective knowing

173. Cheryl Hsu & Sam Hinds: Exploring the edge of our collective knowing

This is a special episode. It is an experiment into what is called collective presencing in some circles, emergent dialogue in others and probably goes by other names as well. This practice is something Amit has been involved with for some years now and invited two masters. Sam Hinds (twitter) and Cheryl Hsu (webpage). This is our first conversation together and we explore our field, it is a rich deep exploration that might require a measure of patience to get through but the reason I'm putting it out on the channel is because I believe you will be enriched by the experience. This is also how conversations can be.

We touch upon how cells in a limb growing back knows when to stop growing, what death enables, what it is like to be eaten, models that are worth engaging with for their beauty and the longing for participation. Of course there is much more to this conversation. Do you dare to take a leap of faith and leap in? Host: Amit Paul

Mar 23, 202301:30:04
172. Solo Episode 3 (Amit): Generation, transcending the story of the hero, consequences, openness, nested timelines
Mar 16, 202344:32
171. Lene Rachel Andersen: Bildung and why its relevant to re-invent the concept in our day and age.

171. Lene Rachel Andersen: Bildung and why its relevant to re-invent the concept in our day and age.

Brilliant Lene Rachel Andersen came on the podcast and we spoke about Bildung. Lene is the author of The Nordic Secret and several other books and is deeply engaged in the topic of creating a future worth living in for all of us. This particular conversation circle around the topic of bildung, its necessary and sufficient conditions, what it actually was, what the history of it was and how it relates to the concept of 'adult development' as defined by the developmental psychologists and their stage theories. An excellent review of the topic as well as a some conducive directions for those of us thinking about where we can go next as a society. If you want to connect: Nordic Bildung, LinkedIn, Global buildung network. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul

Mar 09, 202301:31:16
170. Helena Norberg-Hodge: An alternative story of progress, a critique of the economic worldview and the localisation movement

170. Helena Norberg-Hodge: An alternative story of progress, a critique of the economic worldview and the localisation movement

Helena Norberg-Hodge is the linguist and one of the wisdom keepers and originators of the regenerative movement that through her experiences in Ladakh many decades ago discovered the cracks of the conventional story of industrialisation = progress.  We revisit that story, and we talk about those cracks. Helena gives her perspective on the current economic paradigm and why this logic is in many ways, most ways actually in opposition to the logic of life. Helena has developed the Economics of Happiness and is also a center figure in the budding localisation movement. To find out more and to support Local futures visit their webpage. Until then enjoy the podcast! Host: Amit Paul

Mar 02, 202301:20:37
169. Eugenio Molini: Organisational transformation, mans search for meaning, the dunbar sequence and its relationship to efficiency

169. Eugenio Molini: Organisational transformation, mans search for meaning, the dunbar sequence and its relationship to efficiency

Eugenio Molini (webpage, LinkedIn) has worked with organisational transformation with 100s of organisation all over Europe for the last 30+ years. He shares his wisdom on do's and don'ts as well as some very clear rules of thumb. Like why minimal structures are the way to go, that there is no such thing as perfect - always strive for sufficient. Why focusing on peoples actions and a common target is an way to actually get culture and people to shift - without coersion. We also speak of the different types of organisational transformation that one has access to and why it is useful to have the Dunbar sequence in mind when leading or growing an organisation, and perhaps even reorganising one. This is a very useful conversation for anyone that has anything to do with change work. Enjoy! Host Amit Paul

Feb 23, 202301:10:25
168. Gita Rajan - Complexity, trauma and waking up to a some basic truths about what it is to be human

168. Gita Rajan - Complexity, trauma and waking up to a some basic truths about what it is to be human

Gita Rajan is the head of clinic and research and the founder of WONSA (World of No Sexual Abuse). I took her out of the comfort zone to some degree a little bit trying to talk about complexity. Then we explored the different aspects of the human condition and truma. We talk about control, stealing - taking what is not yours, what it means to be truly interdependent, part of the world (as opposed to separate from it). We also spoke of war, separation and transformation. The basic principle that ever living being is ready to transform - and we need to ask for consent prior to transforming someone or something. This is a true exploration. A true dive into uncertainty and one of those conversations that have really rearranged my system since. On a side note: WONSA needs more funding for their important work, if you can contribute please do. Their work is so important. Enjoy! Host: Amit Paul 

Feb 16, 202301:12:30
167. Dada Shambushivananda: Neohumanism, education, the human potential and what we are missing out on by leaving spirit out of 'everyday life'

167. Dada Shambushivananda: Neohumanism, education, the human potential and what we are missing out on by leaving spirit out of 'everyday life'

Dada Shambushivananda (LinkedIn) is the Chancellor of the Global Neohumanist Education (Gurukul) and has dedidcated himself to the movement called Ananda Marga. Dada was born in India and graduated from Wharton school of Business before returning to monastic life and dedicating himself to inner and outer peace in the world. Dada is the author of several books like Thoughts for a new era and his latest book Towards a brighter future. This conversation circle around human potential and what becomes possible when we lean into the spiritual aspects of our human potential. What is the limit to how much a kindergarten child can learn? What is important to consider in a learning environment? What does it mean to control your mind? What should we consider going forward for those of us that long for a regenerative future? Host: Amit Paul.

Feb 09, 202301:09:55
166 Revisiting the RCO: An organisational model for regenerative organisations
Feb 02, 202359:56