This week’s guest has an incredibly diverse backstory. Joi Ito runs the Media Lab at MIT. In his new book Whiplash he gives an account of how the only way we can improve work is if we build cultures that are set to innovate and experiment. This is a brilliant and fascinating insight into building…
Hear from 5 people who have tried to change their work routines – with mixed results. Guests include Jenny Biggam and Zoe Basri from media agency The 7 Stars, David Wilding from Twitter, Laura Archer who turned her lunch break into 6 weeks extra holiday and Andy Oakes who has learned to work in bursts. Laura’s book Gone…
Inspiration from three people who started again: Martin Morales left his life in the music industry to open the restaurant he always dreamed of. Paul Coleman created a life that combines innovation consultancy with writing Car Share for Peter Kay. Lisa Unwin set up She’s Back to empower women’s return to work after having children.
Go deep with the experts playlist Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of advertising group Ogilvy. Through his 30 years in the media industry he has become renowned for championing the use of behavioural economics. Rory is an author and regularly writes for The Spectactor. Full transcript We’ve barely changed anything about work in response…
Go deep with the inspiration playlist If most people knew the enjoyable secret of workplace creativity they’d probably feel liberated from the judgment of their peers. In this episode we hear inspiration from the ideas of Lucy Kellaway (FT journalist) and scientific evidence from Professor Sandy Pentland. Professor Pentland explains the single activity that…
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Rest is the fascinating new book by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. It outlines how a combination of sleep, rest, vacation and exercise can help us achieve more. Late nights spent glugging coffee achieve exactly the opposite of what we think – as Alex explains. We learn why Charles Dickens (pictured) might be a good role model for…
Dan Pink has called ROWE the future of work. ROWE is the Results Only Work Environment. It’s the idea that we don’t worry about what people do at work as long as the job gets done. That means they don’t have to come in at 9. Or 10. Or 11. Or go home at 4….
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