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TudoRama

TudoRama explores the nature and practice of creativity in the arts, sciences, politics and above all in everyday life. Tudor Rickards is Emeritus Professor of Creativity and Organizational Change at the University of Manchester. Tudor studied chemistry and radiation chemistry at The University of Wales at Cardiff. Following post-doctoral research at New York Medical College, he returned to the UK to work in technical management before joining Manchester Business School. He has published numerous

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6:36

Photo of 63. A short story by Stephen Tranter

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2024/10/16

Send us a textThe Photograph of 63. A short story by Stephen TranterIt gives me a lot of pleasure to introduce this podcast. It’s a prize-winning short story written by and read by Steven Tranter. He says it’s partly biographic. I’d say it’s a fine example of a creative work from an experienced author. If you like what you are about to listen to, you will be able find examples of Steve’s novels drawing on his legal experience, via Dr Google or Amazon.Tudor Rickards Stay up-to-date with a...

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‘Institutions under siege: Donald Trump’s Attack on...

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2024/10/14

Send us a text‘Institutions under siege: Donald Trump’s Attack on the Deep State’ , by John Campbell, A review’Prepared by Tudor Rickards, Monday 14 October, 2024.The most debated political question of the year is arguably ‘Will Donald Trump win the Presidency of the United States for the Second Time? (Or for the third time, as the question might be posed by Trump’s MAGA supporters).Let’s stick to ‘for the second time’.The question has increasingly dominated media attention this year, as the ...

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Wit and Wisdom. October 2024

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2024/10/12

Send us a textWit and wisdom, October 2024This podcast could have been dominated by the Middleton East crisis. Instead, the Nobel prize announcements caught my eye. The posts about Netanyahu capture rage, anger, frustration, and scapegoating, but unsurprisingly no wit, and not a lot of wisdom. @TollytBI just asked my girlfriend, "Is it just me, or is the cat getting fat?""No, it's just you."@bbclauraWhile prepping to interview Boris Johnson tomorrow, by mistake I sent our briefing ...

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3:39

An innovator describes his process of Invention.

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2024/10/11

Send us a textAn innovator describes his process of Invention.This morning, I received a email from an old friend, Ram Kumar Saxena. We have kept in touch for many years since he wrote an article about his invention processes for the then new journal, Creativity and Innovation Management.He kindly updated me on his thoughts, which he hoped would be of value in my current efforts at updating my textbook Dilemmas of Leadership.He was right. To explain, I have to go back to his early articl...

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To my chess students and parents. A ‘Sunday sermon’

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2024/10/09

Send us a textTo my chess students and parents. A ‘Sunday sermon’.I came across a summary of my often repeated message to chess students. It’s useful, too for parents wanting to encourage them. Here is the advice from Marks Meadows a chess coach, which I hope is already familiar, and could have come from my ‘Sunday sermons’. The advice comes in two parts.To get better, Mark says:'Memorize the core opening principles: Develop pieces as fast as you can, only one or two pawn moves, do...

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How to explain Social Constructionism to a Scientist,...

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2024/10/05

Send us a textHow to explain Social Constructionism to a Scientist, and why it mattersTogether with a team of teaching colleagues, I have been introducing participants on business courses to an approach for developing leadership skills. The results of earlier courses turned into the book Dilemmas of Leadership which reached its third edition in 2015.I am now considering what would be needed for such a course a decade later.There are obviously changes in the challenges faced or about to ...

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Did the Vice Presidential debate swing the needle in...

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2024/10/02

Send us a textDid the Vice Presidential debate swing the needle in the swing states?Written and narrated by Tudor RickardsOctober 2 2024The debate between Vice Presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance was billed as a possible electoral game changer.Whatever else it did, this was a real exchange of views around matters of interest to the public. And within the debate, there was a reasonable level of acceptance of the rules of engagement. Would there be enough straws to break the camel’s b...

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Raining cats and dogs. A brief, damp encounter

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2024/10/01

Send us a textThe worst weather of this miserable late-summer turned dripping autumn. I give up on my target steps of the day, driving the short distance for groceries fording the rising water levels.Settle for quiet evening ...Doorbell. Some Amazon product I had forgotten? Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @Tudortweet Follow Tud...

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I have completed 0.001% of the text of the new...

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2024/09/27

Send us a textI have completed 0.001% of the text of the new edition to my bookFriday 27 November 2024This is a brief account of how I wrote the first sentence to the planned fourth edition of Dilemmas of Leadership.Tudor Rickards“In this book, I show how effective leadership is a form of creative problem-solving applied to resolving important dilemmas”In a typical example, I struggled late into night looking for a way of explaining what the 4th edition was all about.At 5.30am I awoke and wro...

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Wit and Wisdom; Mid-September 2024

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2024/09/25

Send us a textWit and Wisdom Mid September 2024Posts dominated by political news so let’s start with more news from the era of AI@demishasabbisAdvanced mathematical reasoning is a critical capability for modern AI. Today we announce a major milestone in a longstanding grand challenge: our hybrid AI system attained the equivalent of a silver medal at this year’s International Math Olympiad! Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our ...

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Starmer's conference speech as a dilemma between...

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2024/09/24

Send us a textStarmer’s conference speech as a dilemma between gloomy news and light at the end of the tunnel.Written and narrated by Tudor RickardsTuesday 24 September 2024Eight weeks into crushing victory in the 2024 General Election, the new Labour government led by Sir Keir Starmer faced its first major dilemma at the start of its annual conference in Liverpool. In the early weeks, heady feelings of success were dampened as the reality of the political crisis it inherited was confirm...

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Six of the best. A productive day for ideas.

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2024/09/23

Send us a textSeptember 23 2024An audio record of six ideas which were jotted down in support of the new edition of Dilemmas of Leadership this morning.TR Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @Tudortweet Follow Tudor's blogs: everydaycreativity.uk leaderswedeserve.wordpress.com

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Columbo's best games: The Fried-Liver attack

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2024/09/20

Send us a textWritten and narrated by Tudor Rickards, in homage to, and inspired by, an episode of the original peerless Columbo TV series.The story opens as an aging Columbo is playing chess with his grandson Alix. He tells Alix that the opening Alex plays reminds him of a case in which he betters the world champion at the time. It’s called the fried liver attack.Columbo begins to describe the case. The scene fades into the story line …. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blo...

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The Trump Defense: Why Donald Trump is a Natural Born...

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2024/09/18

Send us a textThe Trump Defense: Why Donald Trump is a Natural Born Genius.As was seen and heard in his debate with Kamala Harris, Donald Trump is sensitive to criticism. He often overreacts to justify any perceived slight. Recently, he has become even more emphatic that attendance at his rallies are outstanding and for sure no one leaves before the end.A good example of his style took place in the town hall event in Flint, Michigan, 18 September 2024.Much of his presentation, as so ofte...

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The Trump Harris debate. Who won, and does it matter?

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2024/09/13

Send us a textThe Trump Harris debate. Who won, and does it matter?What were Trump’s objectivesHow did he do?Donald Trump, according to his aides, intended to cast Kamala Harris as being too radical, and to link her to the Biden administration's unpopular policies.He was strong on his condemnation of Kamala Harris but was repeatedly dragged off message where his efforts were often confused. He repeated a hilarious story about millions of immigrants ruining our country including a partic...

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Wit and wisdom Early September 2024

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2024/09/09

Send us a textWit and wisdom Early September 2024@sandford_PoliceSomeone has been stealing the wheels of police carsWe are working tirelessly to catch them@theleawayGot any (jump) leads?@sandford_PoliceSome positives, some negative@lesmartin7I'm old enough to remember when emojis were called "hieroglyphics." Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Tw...

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How to train your chat bot, and how your chat bot...

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2024/09/05

Send us a textHow to train your chat bot, and how your chat bot trains youThis is a Dilemmas of Leadership audio file to support the planned production of a future edition. September 5 2024The title of chapter 5 of dilemmas of leadership is shared meanings and why myths matter.The big idea of the chapter is the reality of leadership. This is an important question to ask. Many Books and articles about leadership ask the question in one form or other.In working on the chapter, I asked one ...

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Charisma ain’t what it used to be

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2024/09/02

Send us a textCharisma ain’t what it used to beA Dilemmas of Leadership audiotape2 September 2024Chapter 4 of dilemmas of leadership deals with charisma under the title 'Charisma ancient and modern versions'.On my first rereading, I found the chapter in good shape but in considerable need of updating of the examples of charismatic leaders chosen. As the chapter includes historical accounts of the concept, much of it be retained.What will require revision? The replacement of the examples with ...

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Dealing with Artificial Intelligence Nightmares

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2024/08/31

Send us a textDealing with Artificial Intelligence Nightmares.A new word is creeping into articles about artificial intelligence with increasing frequency. The word is ‘terrified’.A recent article outlines how the fear of the implications of new AI systems has become as important an issue among scientists as has the fear of global warming.It was in 2023 that articles started in the popular press over the dangers of machine learning. The New York Times described the case of Geoffrey Hinton, an...

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Dilemmas of Leadership Chapter 1 The reviewer's dilemmas

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2024/08/28

Send us a Text Message.Dilemmas of leadership Chapter oneThe revisor’s dilemma. What to leave outI’ve finished a careful examination of chapter 1 of Dilemmas of Leadership, edition 3. Two important issues to be considered. What to leave out The basic chapter structure.An unexpected dilemma. What to leave out? My notes already suggest clarifications and improvements. But I am contracted to produce a work of approximately the same size as the last edition, with an expected wood l...

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