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  • 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 word!) of curious cats from the fields of Comedy, Academia, Philosophy, Neuroscience, Psychology, Design, Marketing, and Business, to explore how you, your team, and your organisation, can develop your curiosity, spark your creativity, and free your imagination, so you can grow your business and your people….sounds great huh?! But don’t just take our word for it, read what our listeners think: “Worth a listen, one of them has a strange Australian accent” “They’re not philosophers, they’re idiots” “If you like business, philosophy, humour, creativity, and imagination, then have a listen - if not, then I would leave well alone” http://www.occupationalphilosophers.com
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  • Ep.95 - If everything is so ambiguous, why is it avoided?

    Ep.95 - If everything is so ambiguous, why is it avoided?
    Jul 29 2024

    In episode 95, whilst exploring the nuances of everyday occurrences and slipping between conscious states of being, The Occupational Philosophers dive into the concept of ambiguity.

    Why?

    The reason? So many challenges that need to be solved have a huge amount of ambiguity around them.

    • There may be multiple answers
    • It's a multi-faceted question
    • It's something where there are no comparable, predictable scenarios
    • As such, there is risk

    What to do?

    It's hard for organisations to sit in this space as they are hardwired to try and rationally avoid risk and to look after their profits and shareholders.

    However, innovation is born from that space of uncertainty, experimentation and what often hasn't been done before.

    Herein lies a conundrum!

    The Occupational Philosophers go for a swim in the lake of ambiguity, backstroking through curious questions and diving to the bottom to pick up some rocks of enlightenment.

    Whilst not having all the answers, they did feel slightly smarter at the end of the episode.

    They also dive into the ambiguous mind puzzle of the Rubix Cube. Mmmm....

    The Occupational Philosophers hope you enjoy the show!

    FYI: This is a shorter episode 'in between' the longer format episodes designed to give a little kickstart to enable you to be the most curious, creative and imaginative cat you can be - and have some fun in the process

    Say 'Hello'...

    www.occupationalphilosophers.com

    Their day jobs

    • JOHN: https://www.bowlandconsulting.com
    • SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au
    • SIMON SHOWREEL: https://youtu.be/YZQdJI6qGvg

    Get in touch

    letschat@simonbanks.com.au

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    29 m
  • Ep. 94 - Guest episode with Dr. David Cropley, Professor of Engineering Innovation and expert in creative problem solving

    Ep. 94 - Guest episode with Dr. David Cropley, Professor of Engineering Innovation and expert in creative problem solving
    Jul 12 2024
    Professor of Engineering Innovation and expert in creative problem solving In Episode 94, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Dr David Cropley, a Professor of Engineering Innovation at the University of South Australia. He specialises in helping people and organisations become better, more effective, problem solvers. After serving for four years in the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy, David joined the School of Engineering at the South Australian Institute of Technology (SAIT) in 1990,. Following the establishment of the University in 1991, he completed a PhD in Measurement Systems Engineering in 1997, and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education in 2002. He has taught a variety of courses on engineering, including digital electronics, linear electronics, systems engineering, and engineering design. He teaches creativity and innovation across programs, from gifted education through to management, and his research interests span creativity in education, the assessment of creativity and innovation in organisations, the role of creativity and innovation in terrorism and crime, and the nexus of creative problem-solving and engineering. Most recently, he has been researching the intersection of creativity and artificial intelligence (AI). David is author/co-author of 10 books including Creativity in Education: A user’s guide for educators, parents and students (Hawker Brownlow, 2022), Core Capabilities for Industry 4.0 – Foundations of the Cyber-Psychology of Engineering (Wbv Media, 2021) and The Psychology of Innovation in Organizations (Cambridge University Press, 2015). He is also a recognised expert in creative problem solving and innovation, Dr David Cropley was a scientific consultant and on-screen expert for the Australian ABC TV Documentaries Redesign My Brain (2013), Life at 9 (2014) and Redesign My Brain, Series 2 (2015). For more than 25 years, he has helped schools and organisations in Australia, the US, and Europe develop more effective, creative problem solvers. In this episode, they explore: The gap between creativity research and applicationWhat is the difference between creativity and innovationWhether David has built an intergalactic transporter or it’s still just an ideaThe different phases of innovationHow personality, motivations, past experience and environment affects our ability to be creative What ‘Life at 9’ discovered about children’s levels of creativity as they growHow AI and LLMs will improve opportunities to objectively measure creativityWhat assessments provide the most holistic measure of creativity in individuals What is ‘malevolent creativity’? How we can cultivate creativity as a habitWhat three things do we need to provide teams to unleash their creativity?Why creativity is like spinach….and why we need to start eating more of it! And as ever, enjoy the Thought Experiment …this time it’s: Malevolent or Benevolent? Learn more about David https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcropley https://unisa-au.academia.edu/DavidCropley https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Side-Creativity-David-Cropley/dp/0521139600 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Homo-Problematis-Solvendis-Problem-solving-Man-Creativity/dp/9811331006 References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habituation https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/2024/miami-grand-prix/results https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2018/06/a-winning-formula--new-professor-of-practice-richard-hopkins https://www.abc.net.au/contentsales/programsandgenres/life-9/13962452 https://studylib.net/doc/8167692/the-test-for-creative-thinking---drawing-production https://www.amazon.co.uk/Against-Gods-Remarkable-Story-Risk/dp/0471295639 Say Hello to the Occupational Philosophers www.occupationalphilosophers.com Their day jobs: JOHN: www.bowlandconsulting.com SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au SIMON SHOWREEL: https://youtu.be/YZQdJI6qGvg
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    1 h y 28 m
  • Ep.93 Inbetweeners - I smell coffee when I see blue. What's happening?

    Ep.93 Inbetweeners - I smell coffee when I see blue. What's happening?
    Jul 3 2024

    In this short, sharp inbetweener episode The Occupational Philosophers explore Synesthesia...when senses get their wires crossed...

    Amongst other things, they discuss:

    • How artists notice the world through multiple senses
    • What happens when different senses blend together
    • How does synesthesia affect how Pharrell Williams composes music?
    • Why we should listen to our 'gut brain' more often
    • What does Billy Joel smell when he plays piano?

    The Occupational Philosophers hope you enjoy the show!

    FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes 'in between' the longer format episodes designed to give a little kickstart to enable you to be the most curious, creative and imaginative cat you can be - and have some fun in the process

    Say 'Hello'...

    www.occupationalphilosophers.com

    Their day jobs

    • JOHN: https://www.bowlandconsulting.com
    • SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au
    • SIMON SHOWREEL: https://youtu.be/YZQdJI6qGvg

    Get in touch

    letschat@simonbanks.com.au

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    13 m
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