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The Occupational Philosophers - A not-so-serious business podcast to spark Creativity, Imagination and Curiosity

The Occupational Philosophers

Would you like to unlock the creative, imaginative and innovative potential in your team or organisation…BUT…don’t want to listen to another serious podcast which offers 7 steps, 5 habits, 3 mantras, and a hard sell in a pear tree?Then join ‘The Occupational Philosophers’, a ‘not-so-serious’ podcast with Simon Banks (middle-aged Australian surfer man, artist and published author) and John Rice (middle-aged British man with a love of curiosity and philosophy) as they chat with a ‘clowder’ (great

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Ep.30 - Inbetweeners: Need some inspiration? We have...

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2022/04/19

Would you like to have better ideas? Do you sometimes need more inspiration? Would you like an easy way to achieve both of these? If so, read on (and listen to this episode) In episode 30, The Occupational Philosophers explore a really simple technique to create a bunch of new ideas, seek inspiration and have an enjoyable time in the process. Importantly, it's easy, free and anyone can do it. We hope you enjoy the show. And as The Occupational Philosophers always say: stay curious, make stuff,

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Ep.29 - Is technology killing our creativity?

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2022/04/11

In episode 29, the Occupational Philosophers ask the very important question of "Is technology killing our creativity?" Fulfilling John's high school dreams of a career in law they take a for and against argument and explore both sides of the argument. In this episode, they discuss: The different types of curiosity and how technology drives each of them How technology both fuels and diminishes empathy Why it's important to consider the spaces and places we create for curiosity and

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Ep.28 - Inbetweeners: Priming the pump for curiosity

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2022/04/04

In this short, sharp episode of starting your week goodness, The Occupational Philosophers explore the idea of priming the pump for creativity and curiosity, and why it's important. Think of it like this..... Imagine if someone at work said, "the whole company is going to run a marathon, it will be great for company morale, raise money and we are going to do it RIGHT NOW! It just wouldn't work. You don't go and run a marathon without doing some warming up, stretching and practice and it's the same

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Ep.27 - Guest episode with award-winning author, TV...

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2022/03/28

n Episode 27, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Jez Rose, a true example of someone with boundless curiosity and a hunger to keep learning. He has been a presenter on children’s television, hosted his own show for ITV1, been a co-host of Saturday Kitchen (BBC1) and special guest on James Martin’s Saturday Morning. He’s written six books, including ‘Flip the Switch: achieve extraordinary things with simple changes to the way you think’. He’s a podcaster with the Roots, Wings & Other Things

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Ep. 26 - Inbetweeners: Rap music epiphany....are we...

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2022/03/20

In Episode 26 - an Inbetweeners episode - The Occupational Philosophers explore Simon's epiphany whilst watching MTV out of the corner of his eye at the gym and ask, "Are we disrupting enough?" What are the areas in our lives - work or otherwise - that absolutely ripe for disruption? Or, in another way; what needs a really good dose of creativity, freshness or some new ideas? Have things been the same for 25 years just because they have always been done that way? Is it time for a little

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Ep.25 - Socrates, Plato and Aristotle walk into a...

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2022/03/14

In Episode 25, The Occupational Philosophers dive into the world of Philosophy as they learn more about some of their favourite chin strokes and importantly, what we can apply in life and business right now (yes, that's correct - right now!) In this episode, they explore: How asking questions like Socrates can help teams define success Why humility is the essential wingman of curiosity What can Plato’s allegory of the cave tell us about reality Why philosophy begins with wonder How Aristotle can

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Ep.24 - Inbetweeners: How often do we date life?

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2022/03/06

In episode 24, The Occupational Philosophers explore the question, "How often do we date life?" Life throws us up many opportunities but how often do we take them, embrace them and date life? Do we date life often enough? Inbetweeners episodes are a short, sharp blast of 10 minutes to kick start your week with a sweet boost of creativity, curiosity and imagination (and some other things thrown in as well) Here's to dating life this week..... www.occupationalphilosophers.com

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Ep.23 - Guest episode with Innovator, CEO and...

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2022/02/27

In Episode 23, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Mike Parsons - This guy is one curious cat. He’s left a footprint across the globe with multiple careers in music, advertising, design, technology and innovation. Since quitting university after seven weeks, Mike has gone on to achieve remarkable feats. He launched Australia's first internet radio station, lived and worked in Europe and USA, claimed a Guinness Book of Record and sold his Silicon Valley Startup. Mike is currently the Chief

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Ep.22 - Inbetweeners: Activities to drive creativity...

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2022/02/20

In this Inbetweeners episode, The Occupational Philosophers build on the idea of a curiosity advent calendar - for teams. Imagine.....every team meeting, reaching into the curiosity box (interesting already isn't it?) and pulling out a short activity to drive creativity, curiosity and imagination in that meeting or in the week ahead? Or in a more businessey way - "driving an innovative force of agile and entrepreneurial dynamism across the different learning modalities and networks of the brain to

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Ep. 21 - Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and Picasso walk...

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2022/02/13

In Episode 21, The Occupational Philosophers re-dive into the business, life, and leadership lessons we can learn from three very well-known artists - Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, and Picasso. Along the way they explore: How innovation happens when we join the dots and make connections from wildly different things How we need to be open to change and constant reinvention The importance of not overthinking, just get started and the thinking will come Why we need to be open to all types of

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Ep. 20 - Inbetweeners: Questions to drive creativity...

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2022/02/06

In episode 20, The Occupational Philosophers build on the idea of a curiosity advent calendar - for teams. For all of us, it's easy for things to become a little 'vanilla/boring/same-same. As we know, a great question can do the heavy lifting and can power creativity. Imagine, sitting down each day and asking one of these questions each day? If we hosted a forum on why our products and services suck, what would be the main points? Steve Jobs comes back from the dead - what would you showcase as

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Ep.19 - Guest episode with life changing entrepreneur...

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2022/01/30

In Episode 19, The Occupational Philosophers chat with the Amazing Entrepreneur Danielle Chiel. Danielle's story is a great yarn (pun intended). Danielle Chiel is an Australian entrepreneur who founded KOCO (Knit One Change One). She has a Ph.D. in Musicology, sits at the intersection of fashion, entrepreneurialism, creativity, and joy, and making a more beautiful, creative, and happy world and real difference in literally thousands of women's lives. Danielle, through KOCO, is seeking to change

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Ep.18 - Inbetweeners: January Advent Calendar of...

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2022/01/16

Despite speaking regularly, The Occupational Philosophers realised that they missed each other greatly in 2021. As such, they have decided to catch up more regularly - which brings us to this episode. Whilst all of the above is true, The Occupational Philosophers have decided they need to drink their own Kool-Aid and explore what's possible with micro experiments, trying new things, understanding how things work and embracing a curious, imaginative and creative mindset each and every day. In this

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Ep.16 - Guest Episode with UK comedian Neil Mullarkey...

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2022/01/13

In Episode 16, The Occupational Philosophers chat with the very talented and very funny, Neil Mullarkey. Neil co-founded the world-famous improvisation group The Comedy Store Players in the UK with Mike Myers, later appearing with him in the fabulous Austin Powers movies. He has appeared on TV over many years, including Have I Got News For You, Whose Line Is It Anyway, Saturday Live and QI. He has also won awards for his alter ego - L. Vaughan Spencer, (L-Vo for short), A Life Coach, Self-Help Guru

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Ep.17 - How to achieve your New Year’s Goals (or...

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2022/01/10

In possibly their loosest episode ever (and the bar is pretty low.....), The Occupational Philosophers met up in the time vortex that is the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve where time stands still and people eat leftovers and drink wine from 9 am and feel no guilt whatsoever. As such, they found themselves wading into unusual territory - setting and achieving new year's goals and some of the common (from experience) pitfalls along the way. In this time vortex, The Occupational

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Ep.15 - Imagination (sounds delicious) - Why it‘s so...

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2021/12/08

In episode 15, The Occupational Philosophers explore imagination - what it is, why it's so important and why we have oodles of it, ready and waiting for us to use. So what is it? “Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and, therefore, the foundation of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.” J.K. Rowling In

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Ep.14: Guest episode with Creative and Design...

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2021/11/24

In Episode 14, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Tanya Chua, a creative and design powerhouse. She is on a mission to bring more creativity into both education and the greater world. Tanya sits at the intersection of art and design, advertising, visual storytelling, and inspiration. She has been headhunted more times than Mad Men's Don Draper and in a former role, travelled to 35 countries to oversee on-ground PR and be the point of contact for the world-famous DJs that headlined the platform,

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Ep.13 - Finding your FLOW.......what it is and how to...

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2021/11/10

In episode 13, The Occupational Philosophers explore the concept of FLOW...... Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was the Godfather of Flow State (and just recently passed away in Oct 2020) Csikszentmihalyi started his initial observations and studies on artists. He noted that the act of creating seemed at times more important than the finished work itself and he was fascinated by what he called the “flow” state, in which the person is completely immersed in an activity with intense focus and creative

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Ep. 12: Accidental Mashups, mess ups and moments of...

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2021/10/27

In episode 12, The Occupational Philosophers dive into the world of Accidental Mashups, Insatiable Curiosity and how they drive Innovation. Why an insatiable curiosity is at the heart of entrepreneurialism (and it's how they see opportunities that other people miss) How being open to surprises, coincidences and mistakes we can deliver some fantastic insights that can drive innovation Why innovation is never linear (as much as we would like it to be!) The importance of asking curious questions

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Ep.11: Guest episode with Dr Brock Bastian: Social...

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2021/10/13

In Episode 11, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Dr. Brock Bastian - Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne. Brock is a social psychologist whose research focuses on pain, happiness, and morality. His book, The Other Side of Happiness, was published in January 2018. Brock completed his PhD in 2007 and since then has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. His work has been featured in outlets such as The Economist,

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