Catching The Next Wave

Everybody is creative, right? Why don't we see it more often then? Scott Perry, a musician and an author of "Endeavor" and "The Stoic Creative" talks about the internal battles we all go through to release our creativity. He shares ways to overcome your resistance to become a person you always wanted to be. Important links "Endeavor" By Scott Perry “The Stoic Creative” by Scott Perry “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius Scott's website: Be creative on purpose Brene Brown - the author Victor Frankl AltMBA workshop The Marketing Seminar Martin Taylor - jazz guitar player Frank Vignola - jazz guitar player The performance of Scott with Martin Taylor and Frank Vignola

Education needs to change to enable the next generations to become ready to take up the challenges they are going to face in their adult lives. Adam Lindstrom, the educator from New Jersey shares his approach to changing the education and empowering it through technology to make his school ready for the future. Important links "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho "Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?" by Seth Godin "Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman" by Yvon Chouinard The Learning Lab 20% Time project Marlboro Marketplace project Future Ready Schools website

Church has spent two millennia finding ways to motivate, engage and empower people. Scott Gould, the author of "The Shape of Engagement", shares with us his definitions of what engagement means and tells an absolutely fascinating story of how church designs his ways to build an ultimate engagement. Important links The Shape of Engagement: The Art of Building Enduring Connections with Your Customers, Employees and Communities by Scott Gould Human Sigma: Managing the Employee-Customer Encounter by John H. Fleming , Jim Asplund Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Cialdini The Experience Economy by B. Joseph Pine II, James H. Gilmore Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization by Ken Blanchard Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink Enterprise Engagement: The Textbook: A Roadmap to Achieving Organizational Results Through People by Bruce Bolger and Richard Kern

There are ways to empower that are not as obvious. That are based on becoming part of a group that gives you the space and the legitimacy to try things out. Things you might never dare to try outside of this secret world. John Law, the co-founder of the Burning Man festival, talks about his life as a member of secret societies, about generosity, morality and permission to be yourself. As much yourself as you can bare. Important links the definition of the Secret Society the Laughing Squid where John is a partner the Billboard Liberation Front the Burning Man festival

Season 1 of the Catching The Next Wave podcast turned out to be about transformation. But, in order, to go through any transformation you need to feel empowered to do so. The hosts Aga and Werner share their initial thoughts of what empowerment is while getting ready to shoot the second season which aims to help them dig deeper into the notion of empowerment.

Is live content better than edited one? Should you publish weekly or by season? What sticks in audio and what doesn't? ...and many other insights on building audio experiences through podcasting. Important links Food 4 Thot podcast Akimbo podcast S Town podcast 99% Invisible podcast Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio by Jessica Abel

In the world of transformational design, we create the narratives which define how we live our lives. The role of design is to enable the positive change to happen. To facilitate and to coach it. But ultimately the work needs to be done by the users. By each of us. The role of business and design is to responsibly accommodate us once we are ready to take the first steps. To leap. To become an artist. Important links Aga Szóstek @malka6 www.seed-cards.com www.uxplus.pl Medium writings Werner Puchert @weenerdawg Medium writings

Transformation is like an onion - it has many layers. It's essential that any work centring on Transformational Design is rooted within our humanity. Kelli Wood, provost of the Seth Godin's AltMBA workshop and artist behind LittleBigWorks, talks about being an artist, finding meaning and living up to your true potential. Important Links: “Letters to a Young Poet” by Rainer Maria Rilke "Too Close To The Falls" by Catherine Gildiner "Coming ashore" by Catherine Gildiner "After the Falls" by Catherine Gildiner

Experience can be a lifestyle. It has the potential to build a valuable futureproof business. Andy Sontag, the Experience Design program manager at Kaos Pilots in Denmark, talks about meaning, change by design and the inspiration from the arts. Important Links: "Art as experience" by John Dewey "How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain" by Lisa Feldman Barrett

Have you ever thought what responsibility means with respect to experience design? How might technology be appropriated for good or for evil? Marc Hassenzahl, the experience design professor at Siegen University in Germany, talks about the need for troubles and secrets, provocation and the effortful design. Important Links: “Experience Design: Technology for All the Right Reasons” by Marc Hassenzahl “The Comfort of Things” by Daniel Miller Pleasurable troublemakers: Keymoment] Pleasurable troublemakers: The Chocolate Machine] Pleasurable troublemakers: Forget-Me-Not

Mystery adventures can help us see our superpowers. Victor Milton van Doorn, the well-known Dutch escape room designer and a co-founder at The Number 1 Escape Room in Amsterdam - Sherlocked, talks about 'awesomeness', the need for magic and finding your better self through play. Important Links: "What They Don't Teach You at Film School: 161 Strategies For Making Your Own Movies No Matter What" by Camille Landau and Tiara White Victor's secret map of the best work-friendly café's in Amsterdam Mobile game Victor's team has made to teach you how to crack safes - iOS and Android Here's the video about production of this game. Sherlocked on Creative Morning

What are events? What are they for? How much time do you invest in designing them comparing to the time they last? Does it make sense to spend 1% of that time to strategise what change you hope to inspire Ruud Janssen, the co-author of the “Event Design Handbook", talks about behaviour change, the event design process and living in the moment. Important Links: “The Experience Economy” by B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore “My dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton” by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie

We are all inspired and driven by stories. We all think in narratives, no matter where we come from. It shapes our world, our thinking, our actions. Yes, our lives are ultimately fashioned by the tales we weave. Jericca Cleland, an award-winning writer and director, talks about story substructure, how she designed her own life and the need for authenticity. Important Links: Noerlum Studio “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom 4OCEAN

You can’t execute what you don’t measure. Jorgen Bang Jenssen, the former CEO of the Polish telecom Play, talks about the need for consistency, the value of transformation and the need for customer-centricity in today's world.

The Experience Economy is finally here! Joe Pine, co-author of 'The Experience Economy', shares his thoughts on designing for 'time well saved' and 'time well spent'. He also leads us towards the ultimate actualisation of the experience economy: the need for transformative experiences. Important Links: “The Experience Economy” by B. Joseph Pine and James H. Gilmore II “Infinite Possibility: Creating Customer Value on the Digital Frontier” by B. Joseph Pine II and Kim C. Korn “Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want” by James H. Gilmore and B. Joseph Pine II “Computers as theatre” by Brenda Laurel the article about the history of the Experience Economy

We find ourselves in a world bogged down in technology. It needs to change, we believe this change is inevitable. In fact, It is already happening under our noses and Design will be in the thick of it. We kick off with our podcast wondering: what is next for Design? Is the Experience Economy already here? Or did the world take another turn? What is the meaning of positive psychology, searching for happiness and addressing deep human needs? Will this become a discussion point in the boardroom? Will it ever? Important links Aga Szóstek @malka6 www.seed-cards.com www.uxplus.pl Medium writings Werner Puchert @weenerdawg Medium writings

Aga recently spent a few days in Viborg Denmark where she met and interviewed an extraordinary friend of ours. Jerrica Cleland is a wire, director, filmmaker and teacher - a real artist. She's a partner in the Danish studio Noerlum, but before that, she honed her skills in, amongst others, Pixar where she worked on Finding Nemo and Toy Story 2. However, if you speak to her, she would probably tell you that she's a storyteller. I urge you to listen to the full interview Aga recorded where they deep dive Jerrica's experience and focus on the importance of narrative and storytelling. It was also during the interview, that Aga asked Jerrica how we could apply narrative to the production of your Podcast. It is interesting to listen to how Jerrica applies her Narrative structure to our project. Even though it did not make the final cut we thought it was refreshing and applied some of what she suggested to the season we are producing. It's always refreshing to hear an alternative perspective and we thought we'd shar