AxiaOrigin Radio

Is consulting evil?Working with corrupt governments... Aggressively marketing addictive painkillers... Advising detention centres on how to detain immigrants...These are just a few of the many high-profile scandals that have rocked the management consultant industry over recent years.So you can imagine my hesitancy when I signed up for a 4-week internship with a little-known consulting firm called AxiaOrigin. Would this signify me joining "the dark side"?This podcast takes you on my journey into the world of consulting. I recorded each of my experiences, and I think you'll be interested by the results...Image credits: Tasos Mansour on Unsplash

Warning: If you're not interested in water, then this podcast is not for you…But if, like us, you are invested in helping the water sector deliver greater environmental and social value, then this podcast is a must-listen.As Ofwat invites us all to contribute to its latest consultation ‘PR24 and Beyond: Creating tomorrow, together', we explore innovative approaches to understanding, better than ever, what's important to water consumers.Join Niki Roach and Marios Kyriacou from AxiaOrigin, with guests Ali Simms and Alex McCluckie from DJS Research, and Adrian Rees from ARC, as they discuss where we are with understanding public value, what's possible in the run up to PR24 and critically, why is this even important?

In this podcast, we explore how our consumption of Netflix and modern entertainment is detrimental to important topics like mental health, among others. Media entertainment in the 21st Century is broken - we explain how we are sleepwalking through one of the greatest market failures of our age... and we need to do something before it gets much worse. And, Netflix, we would love a chat if you can pencil us in.

AxiaOrigin host Alex Mahon and Martin Knoebel from UK Power Networks to explore the potential for Open Data within the Energy sector.We have been working with Alex and the UKPN team to develop some of the emerging and interesting topics around Open Data which could generate huge value for customers, and do wider good for society.This has resulted in us developing a series of articles on relevant use cases for Open Data in the Energy sector, across adjacent sectors such as local government, Healthcare, and Financial services. We invite you to listen to our thoughts on these areas, and contribute your voice to the discussion.

The key to a good lie is to convince you that there is no deception.There are forces constantly vying for your attention, in the news you read and the social media you consume. How can we be sure whether these forces have good intentions, or are sinister? And how are we, as creators and consumers of media, adding fuel to this fire?Less than one month away from a US Presidential Election, the campaign trail is not the only battleground...To find out more , listen to our latest podcast – part of a series on disinformation, the market failures that have led us here, and what urgently needs to be done to correct them.

Last week saw the launch of the long-anticipated, and UK's first, draft Water Innovation Strategy - Water 2050.Water is so integral and precious a resource for everyone on the planet. So how do we make "2050 Water" a project which isn't just for the fans, but something which is societally relevant? How do we make it the "Black Panther" of Marvel films?In this podcast, we invite you to listen to our "film review" of the innovation strategy. Hear our team's honest take on this innovation strategy: we share what we love about it, what it needs to improve, and what needs to happen to truly harness collaborative and Open Innovation.

Never has there been a better time for organisations to embed more sustainable approaches.The Covid-19 pandemic has forced the entire world to completely change the way we run businesses, perform our work and live our lives. This provides us with a positive opportunity - a global 'reset button'.In this episode, we look at what this might mean for the future of sustainability, and how businesses might navigate a sustainable path for themselves in the "new normal".

Has "Power" now taken on a different meaning for business leaders? How far has interest in Gender Equality fallen away since the start of the pandemic? And where exactly are we seeing a divergence in values between business leaders and their staff due to COVID-19?These are a few of the pivotal questions posed through Barrett Values Centre's COVID-19 Cultural Values Assessment, and which AxiaOrigin now invites YOU to explore through our interactive visualisation tool.It will allow you to explore and interact with the COVID-19 survey data, as well as Open and Social media data around it.And you can be guided by the team at AxiaOrigin through this accompanying audio podcast, as we'll venture on the journey together to understand what these insights mean for us within a "new normal"...

How do you transform a whole nation? One person at a time...That's according to Phil and Tor from the Barrett Values Centre, who have spent over 20 years helping leaders to understand the needs and values of the people within their nation, organisations, and communities.This week we explored some captivating stories of what nations have learned from an exploration of their citizens' needs, and how they've benefited by taking action with this knowledge.Find out what is important to YOU by taking the BVC's Personal Values Assessment here.

It's all around us at the moment - and we guarantee you've seen it even if you've never heard of it..."Open Innovation" is all about looking outside the organisations and harnessing the power and knowledge of the crowd to solve a problem. In this podcast, we explain why it's so important right now, and we share the 3 key things to get right for your organisation to make the most of it.So before you jump to organising the next hackathon, hear what we have to say and reach out to us if it piques your interest.

How are our needs and values shifting as we go through this global pandemic? And as we look ahead to our recovery, how can we best prepare for the lasting changes to our professional and personal lives?These are the challenges set by the Barrett Values Centre - the world's leading organisation in culture and values transformation - as they seek to answer these questions through their Global COVID-19 Culture Assessment (linked below). We were delighted to be joined by Phil Clothier and Tor Eneroth from the Barrett Values Centre in the first of two podcasts exploring their fascinating insights into the importance of cultural transformation.CLICK HERE to take part in the Global COVID-19 Culture Assessment

Our CEO Pamela Doherty takes you on her journey of discovery of the importance of Culture and Values.Pam has recently become fully accredited to use the Barrett Values Centre Cultural Transformation Tools. This represents an important milestone in AxiaOrigin's commitment to support businesses truly understand and enrich their culture.But this journey has not been without its challenges... Listen to find out more.

In this one-take episode we share an approach to analytics which is fundamental in every piece of analytical work we undertake. It's called the Value Pyramid, and it's something we are intensely loyal to...But it's also an approach we are in the process of revisiting.Join us to understand more about this approach - what makes it special, and why it can help you structure and solve every single analytical problem relevant to you and your business.

We at AxiaOrigin wish you a very happy and healthy New Year 2020! It comes with a promise from ourselves that we will work ever harder to support the outcomes of a new #DecadeofDelivery towards the UN 2030 Sustainability Targets.In the last days of 2019, we gathered as a team, along with some close friends of AxiaOrigin to look back at the past year. We reflected on some personal highlights, along with our hopes for a new year and a new decade. We hope you enjoy our first podcast of the year.

Do you feel like you've unlocked your truest self?On Thursday 5th December our amazing CEO Pamela Doherty gave a talk for the Women at Leeds Network on her journey of self-discovery to #FullPam. If you were at the event, or if you know Pam, this podcast will be meaningful to you; Pam is, as always, her earnest and true self. We offer this podcast as a gift to help inspire people along their journey to achievement and success, through a vulnerable approach to leadership.

Click here to listen to this podcast in conjunction with our social media analytics "Quantifying the 'pizzazz' of the #impeachmenthearings". Link for Spotify / iTunes users: https://public.flourish.studio/story/125414/Last week, some corners of American media claimed that the impeachment hearings did not have the "pizzazz" necessary to capture the public's attention....So we tested whether this hypothesis is true or not. After all, it's what we do.We analysed the public's response on social media vs ~30 of the the USA's top-rated reality TV and sports programmes. And we explore what this means for organisations and communities who want to make the most of unprompted online discussion to drive outcomes.

Click here to listen to this podcast in conjunction with our social media analytics "America's radical response to Wednesday's #impeachmenthearings". Link for Spotify / iTunes users: https://public.flourish.studio/story/123073/.Indicators of societal division in data evoke a strange feeling - they evoke concern. In this podcast we delve deeper into the implications for local authorities and institutions in handling division in community.We analysed the most radical responses across over 1600 cities in the USA to last week's #impeachmenthearings. We want to understand the implications and analytical basis for division to support community resilience.

You might have heard the term "social media analytics". As analytics experts, we would like to introduce an analysis we recently undertook and make it tangible for you. This is an audio commentary of the social media analytics (https://public.flourish.studio/story/122181/) undertaken as we analyse the SDG Media Zone and relevant accounts for sustainability during WebSummit 2019. Please listen to this in conjunction with the visual presentation linked above.We are passionate about this topic as we passionately believe collaboration between businesses and the public sector will be key to supporting a more prosperous and resilient future in the so called 'decade of delivery' to 2030.Our hypothesis we wanted to test: "Are events and webinar platforms such as WebSummit 2019 successfully being used to drive this type of collaboration?"

Did we just miss another huge opportunity to invite global collaboration on the world's largest environmental and social challenges? We did some social media analytics of WebSummit 2019 to find out...Between 5-7 November, tech and innovation leaders (including the UN) were in Lisbon for WebSummit 2019 - which Forbes calls "the best technology conference in the world". The United Nations were present too, hosting events which were accessible online via the SDG Media Zone.We'll release this analysis with an audio commentary later this week - watch out for it and let us know what you think.

What does the term "justice" mean to you? And how can data and analytics play a crucial role in solving the world's greatest challenges in the coming years?Today, we interview AxiaOrigin co-founder Hayder on the topic of SDG16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, and why he considers the road to Agenda 2030 to be the world's greatest experiment in Open Innovation.

What are the implications of the leadership dynamics we are seeing across the globe? What do they mean for our efforts to curb the environmental and social issues over the next ten years?This week we tackle some of these questions in an expansive discussion. It is NOT brought to you by Saudi Aramco....

Does the term "SDG" mean anything to you? This week we discuss whether there is enough discussion being created to support the United Nations in its aims to meet its 2030 global sustainability targets.Our challenge to you? Give us a reaction - let us know your thoughts on the SDGs, and on our content.