The podcast that takes you on the long and dangerous journey from the siloed foothills of inventing things to the yawning abyss of reinventing society.
Each week we take a subject related to innovation and set off on a verbal stroll to see what wonders unfold.
Comedy is innovation in real time.
Professor of Comedy Emma Holmes and Drama Queen Christine van Asselt give Darrell and Mikey lessons in laughter.
It's a funny business!
In this episode Darrell and Mikey are joined by special guest Steve Barbone, Professor of Philosophy at San Diego State University.
Together we wrestle to get the right mix between romantic and class…
Paul Baxter approaches the world from his own unique perspective and has the showman's aptitude for storytelling. His homespun philosophy has produced startling innovations and enabled him to live li…
In 1997 the book ‘The Fourth Turning’ laid out a controversial theory that history is driven by a four phase generational cycle. This compelling theory has influenced a wide range of people from Al G…
Darrell and Mikey welcome John Gallacher, Director of Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), for a deeply satisfying conversation.
John is driving a global movement to bring economies of scale to the acquis…
Mikey and Darrell welcome word wizard, educator and intellectual John Reel, the New Yorker in Seville.
We discuss how it takes a hero to make a breakthrough journey and have the audacity to create …
Mikey tries to reveal the team's inner mindscape. Darrell relates it to innovation and Shana is in her happy place. Mikey reveals how he came to get stuck in a tree.
Thinking Fast and Slow
Special guest Olly Buxton (A.K.A. "The Jolly Contrarian") leads Mikey and Darrell through the ossified entrails of the Legal Establishment in our first outing into its echoing dusty halls. The Law is…
This is the first episode where we delve into Darrell's 6 Pillars of Innovation Wisdom, focusing on Complex Systems.
We look at the 6 elements of a simple basic complete system before adding complexi…
Entrophy, authenticity, diversity vs expediency, lettuce vs leader.
In which Darrell tries to stop a closed system from becoming more random. How do you think that went?
You be the judge?
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Back in 2023 I crash landed my kayak onto Great Blasket Island, perched out on the far-flung edge of Western Europe. Luckily for me I was swept up by Emily "The Caretaker".
Darrell and I chat to Emil…
Mikey and Darrell chat with the creative writer, cabinet maker and refugee from the Midlands William Draycott.
Resident of the ancient town of Bodmin in Cornwall's brooding moorlands.
The theme is st…
The story omitted from the episode.
An erudite Darrell, augmented by Shana's cookies of wisdom, lay out the 6 components of strategy for all to see. Mikey tries his best but cannot quite derail the process.
Links:
Definition of Strateg…
Notes from the Innovation coalface; from our guest Costas Papaikonomou who has been there and got the T-Shirt.
Costas also gives advice on investing in eco startups and insights into how often super …
Special guest Kathleen (aka Trinity) tries to fathom out Darrell (Morpheus).
Will she take the Red Pill, the Blue Pill or bring out the Yellow Ribbon?
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Darrell and his team have amassed 11.5 million cases in his quest for the 41st principle, what's the story?
AND; Why does Darrell rate Neil Ferguson and not Yuri Noah Harari.
We intended to have the theme of ritual and environment vs receptivity and and got lost in Bullet Ants, Mormons, Cookies, The Matrix, Immutibility, Soccer Referees and Stand Up Comedians. All the usu…