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Can science prove the benefits of a 4-day week? Does science and creativity ever truly work in harmony? And do we take our brains for granted?   In this week's 5 Big Questions interview we talk to neuroscientist and biological psychologist, DR CHARLOTTE RAE Twitter: @NeuroRae   Known for: Lecturer in Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience - University of Sussex (UK) Chair, Sustainability & Environmental Action Group - Organisation for Human Brain Mapping Former Research Fellow - Brighton & Sussex Medical School   The Big 5 Questions: How do you measure the impact of what you do? How should people/businesses be preparing for the future? How do we build the workforce we need for that future? How do you use creativity to solve problems? How do you collaborate?   Key quotes: “Measuring impact is a challenge. In my field we build up a picture of how the brain works quite gradually, experiment by experiment.” "It's not a one-dimensional output that businesses are looking for, when we consider alternative ways of working.” “The four day working week has these potential difference flavours and different benefits, for different scenarios. It's very flexible in its implementation.” “Fundamentally, all human behaviour is generated by that one kilo or so of material inside your skull.”  “The human brain is exquisitely placed to adapt and change our behaviour for new situations. That's how we've become the dominant primate on Planet Earth.” “Our brain needs to be operating in what I would call a ‘goldilocks zone', a happy biological state where things are in balanced. The brain is a human organ, it's a piece of our physiology, it's not a machine.”   Useful links: University of Sussex profile // profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p220408-charlotte-rae Four day working week — Iceland study (BBC news) // www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57724779 Andrew Barnes // 4DayWeek.com Andrew Barnes' TEDxAuckland talk // tedxauckland.com/people/andrew-barnes/ Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce blog post on the Sussex 4 day week study // brightonchamber.co.uk/blog/benefits-of-a-4-day-week University of Sussex School of Psychology // sussex.ac.uk/schools/psychology/ Neuroscience (Wikipedia) // wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience The ‘Goldilocks Zone' (in space science, Wikipedia) // wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumstellar_habitable_zone MRI scanning (Wikipedia) // wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging     This episode was recorded in January 2022 Interviewer: Richard Freeman for always possible Editor: CJ Thorpe-Tracey for Lo Fi Arts

With the increasing changes and threats to global democracy, writer and researcher Max Rashbrooke outlines the ways citizens can help protect society by being involved in everyday political decisions. This talk was filmed at TEDxAuckland. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts. Follow TEDx on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDx Follow TEDx on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedx_official

NASA economist Alexander MacDonald shares how the human imagination for space flight wasn't only sparked by history's esteemed scientists but also our great storytellers. This talk was filmed at TEDxAuckland. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts. Follow TEDx on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDx Follow TEDx on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedx_official

NASA economist Alexander MacDonald shares how the human imagination for space flight wasn't only sparked by history's esteemed scientists but also our great storytellers. This talk was filmed at TEDxAuckland. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts. Follow TEDx on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDx Follow TEDx on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedx_official Like TEDx on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxEvents

NASA economist Alexander MacDonald shares how the human imagination for space flight wasn’t only sparked by history’s esteemed scientists but also our great storytellers. This talk was filmed at TEDxAuckland. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts. Follow TEDx on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDx Follow TEDx on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedx_official Like TEDx on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxEvents

For Christmas week 2020, we have a special treat for you. Yves Hanoulle and I interview great Agilists and Scrum Masters that you will probably not hear from in your local Agile conference.  These are people that are really pushing the state of the practice, and we want to bring their forward-looking, and hopeful ideas to you in our Christmas Special Week for 2020.  When Rashina first got introduced to Agile, she was mesmerized. It was a way of looking at software that focused on people instead of only on the technical aspects of the work to be done.  The key lesson for Agilists, Rashina’s view When we asked Rashina about the most important lesson learned while learning Agile, she shared that it was the ability to deal with, and thrive in uncertainty. The year of 2020 is a great backdrop to illustrate this lesson, and we discuss some of those aspects.  Rashina then explains what she has learned from Agile that she now applies in her work as a researcher.  In this segment, we refer to Rashina’s work, and her website. The reference book for agilists Agile Retrospectives by Diana and Esther, is the reference book that Rashina refers to. As she puts it: “of all the different practices, Retrospective reflection is the one that brings it back home.” And I totally agree, however, she also refers to the New New Product Development Game. A foundational paper that illustrated the power of self-organization in product development. We discuss what aspects from that paper we can learn from and apply to our work as Scrum Masters.  Inspiring others If you want to know more about Rashina and her work you can visit her website, and listen to her TED Talk on Agile Nations. This is the last message, the inspiring message that Rashina leaves for us: “thing big. Agile is already wide spread, but we can learn from it and apply it to more and more challenges.” What an inspiring interview! Merry Christmas everybody! About Rashina Hoda Rashina is an Associate Professor and the Associate Dean (Academic Workforce) in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University, Australia. She’s been studying people and how they become agile for over a decade. My PhD research explained how agile teams self-organize through the informal roles they play. Rashina has written and spoken extensively on agile transformations, agile project management, customer collaboration, team practices, reflective practices, and culture, with over 70 publications on these topics. In 2017, Rashina’s Theory of Becoming Agile received the distinguished paper award at the prestigious International Conference on Software Engineering. But she has also applied the theory to a wider societal context and coined the idea of “Agile Nations” captured as a TEDxAuckland talk. You can link with Rashina Hoda on LinkedIn and connect with Rashina Hoda on Twitter. 

EP43: This is Part 3 of Scott's series on eMental health and how technology is being used to support the delivery of mental health & addiction services. Dr Angela Lim is on a mission to transform the way tech provides better access and reduces the digital divide. She talks about her passion for what she does, her vision for the future, the challenges she's had to overcome and where to next for healthcare in New Zealand.   More information can be found at https://www.clearhead.org.nz/ and Angela's recent TEDxAuckland presentation can be accessed on YouTube here - Angela Lim: Disrupting Healthcare Without Hurting It. For more information, comments, queries and guest suggestions you can contact Scott on ceo@nzhit.nz and you can check out the NZHIT website at https://www.nzhit.nz/

If you like this podcast, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and eLearning industry. Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/ In this episode Hannah speaks with Michael Henderson. Michael is a corporate anthropologist with over 35 years of experience. He specialises in transforming workplace culture. We chat about: Anthropology Culture Caveman traits and behaviours How cultures form How to identify the reality of a company culture The link between culture and performance How to change culture when there is resistance The impact of the environment on culture How to great an effective culture Here are the resources mentioned: Michael's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhendersonnz/ Michael's website: http://www.culturesatwork.com/ Corporate Anthropology: Michael Henderson at TEDxAuckland: https://youtu.be/cKugJk7rKW0 Wade Davis (Anthropologist): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Davis_(anthropologist) Above the Line (book): http://www.culturesatwork.com/books/ Get Tribal (book): http://www.culturesatwork.com/books/ Finding True North (book): http://www.culturesatwork.com/books/ We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! :) We're on Instagram! Daily tips and insights into our studio: https://www.instagram.com/belvistastudios/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belvista-studios We are an award-winning eLearning company in Brisbane, Australia with global clients, which provides end-to-end eLearning solutions including instructional design, graphic design, animation and development. http://belvistastudios.com/ Follow our journey as we learn how to create the best eLearning.

In this episode I speak with Solonia Teodros, better known as Sol. Sol is a friend of 7 years and we met in Singapore. She's an American-born-Taiwanese-Ethiopian, with life chapters spanning the US and Asia. Sol identifies as a global citizen, humanist and change catalyst. She's co founder of The Change School, an organisation that allows her to help individuals, organisations and communities explore notions of identity, purpose and impact in order to thrive and succeed. Solonia has been recognised as Asia's 50 Women Leaders for Leadership Excellence by CMO Asia, awarded for Global Training & Development Leadership by the World Training & Development Congress, and shared the stage with her co-founder Grace Clapham at TEDxAuckland to speak on the future of Global Citizenship. We chat about starting the Change School, living and working in different countries and what success and purpose are all about. To read more about Solonia's body of work, visit: soloniateodros.com To learn more about The Change School, visit: thechangeschool.com

Kaila Colbin is the Curator of TEDxChristchurch (New Zealand) and TEDxScottBase. She's also the founder of Missing Link and the New Zealand Ambassador for Singularity University, a co-founder and Chair of the non-profit Ministry of Awesome, and a force of nature. I learned a lot about Christchurch during our conversation and how she came to NZ in the first place. In 2009 she did a talk at TEDxAuckland and was hooked. She'd set a goal to speak at TEDx and achieved it. She also set a goal to produce a TEDx in Antarctica and rallying other Kiwi TEDx Organizers to the cause. We interviewed Trent Yeo about his role in that enormous effort. I loved her quote about that effort, "We married the hurdles of working in Antarctica plus producing a TEDx." You'll want to listen as she tells the story of the 2011 earthquake that destroyed 70% of the city, just weeks before TEDx. I won't spoil the surprise. How they managed the crisis turned into a talk that she gave at TEDActive in 2011.

There is a huge amount of money being invested in engagement surveys. Are these surveys effective? Is there a way to make them more effective? My guest today shares lessons learned from other cultures that could improve the entire communication and listening process. Today, I am speaking to corporate anthropologist Michael Henderson as we explore the jungles of Africa, South America and the boardroom. Michael brings a perspective of listening to cultures. He  shares the role of engagement surveys and how they are question biased rather than listening biased. He also shares lessons learned from the Pygmy people and the three key elements for building a powerful culture. Today’s Topics: Why employee engagement surveys are question biased. Applying skillsets from anthropology into the business world. How the Pygmy people compare culture to a fire. The role of culture inside businesses and being a beacon in the dark. The importance of having three elements throughout cultures. Understanding what is actually meant not what is just said. Patterns and listening to context within corporations and listening to adjectives. Being conscious and listening deeply when people are speaking. Links and Resources: Michael Henderson Website Corporate Anthropology: Michael Henderson at TEDxAuckland   Quotes: “Engagement surveys end up being question biased rather than listening optimised. ” Michael Henderson “The world’s best engagement survey would be designed by the employees themselves.” Michael Henderson “I still ask what is your culture doing to light the way and be a beacon in the dark that attracts others to it?” Michael Henderson Want to create a big impact? Subscribe to the Deep Listening podcast and never miss an episode.

Billie Jordan survived a major earthquake in New Zealand, but she was so traumatized after seeing people die in front of her she fled to tiny Waiheke island, where she bonded instantly with the senior citizens: death was on their minds, just as it was on hers. She figured if everyone was going to die, why not go out dancing? In today's episode Billie talks about forming the Hip Op-eration Dance Academy—tailored for people ages 72-96—defying ageist stereotypes, the response to her project and how she and her troupe have been reborn through dance. She also shares her grueling yet at times hilarious experience of caring for, training and managing her senior dancers on the road to performing at the World Hip Hop Championship in Las Vegas—a journey captured in the documentary film, “Hip Hop-eration.” Tune in for this extraordinary tale of going from darkness into light and living life to the fullest. Hip Op-eration Dance Academy: http://bit.ly/2ctVZRE Facebook page: http://bit.ly/2ccNs7t Watch the Hip Op-eration dancers at TEDxAuckland 2015: http://bit.ly/2cpWlXb “Hip Hop-eration” documentary film: http://bit.ly/2d0Qclt Sounds: Kapa O Pango Haka, New Zealand v. Australia Rugby World Cup 2011; Hip Hop Reggae New Music by Soldier Boy (Opotiki, NZ)

Billie Jordan survived a major earthquake in New Zealand but was so traumatized from seeing people die in front of her, she fled to tiny Waiheke Island where she bonded instantly with the senior citizens: death was on their minds, just as it was on hers. She figured if everyone was going to die, why not go out dancing? In today's episode Billie talks about forming the Hip Op-eration Dance Academy—tailored for people ages 72-96—defying ageist stereotypes, the response to her project and how she and her troupe have been reborn through dance. She also shares her grueling yet at times hilarious experience of caring for, training and managing her senior dancers on the road to performing at the World Hip Hop Championship in Las Vegas—a journey captured in the documentary film, “Hip Hop-eration.” Tune in for this extraordinary tale of going from darkness into light and living life to the fullest. Hip Op-eration Dance Academy Facebook page Watch the Hip Op-eration dancers at TEDxAuckland 2015 “Hip Hop-eration” documentary film Sounds: Kapa O Pango Haka, New Zealand v. Australia Rugby World Cup 2011; Hip Hop Reggae New Music by Soldier Boy (Opotiki, NZ)