Wild Ideas

JJ van de Vyver
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Ideas so wild they might just work. JJ spent fifteen years climbing the success ladder: top organisations, Oxford MBA, three continents. The higher he climbed, the more concerned he became. This series was created after walking away — an inquiry into purpose and meaningless work, grief and faith, trauma and healing, drugs and growth, disconnection and hope. He became convinced human civilisation isn’t working: the stakes are high and time is short. A series for anyone who wants to go further in questioning what we're doing here. Welcome to the wilderness. Welcome to Wild Ideas.

Episodes

  1. 2 days ago

    What if I can’t find meaning in corporate?

    Let’s look across a career to ask whether meaningless work is a personal problem or a feature of the economy. In this episode you’ll find out: why I quit my job and walked away from everythingwhat each step up the career ladder actually revealedthe unnerving answer keeping our current world in place The full text, images and references can be found here: https://substack.jjvandevyver.earth/p/what-if-i-cant-find-meaning-in-corporate? (00:00) - Introduction (02:40) - Journey's end (07:35) - Piece 1: What I chose to study (11:26) - Piece 2: How I spent my working hours (16:53) - Piece 3: Which jobs are deemed valuable (20:48) - Quick recap (21:39) - Piece 4: How success is measured (27:04) - Piece 5: What organisations prioritise (35:46) - Piece 6: Where money is invested (41:15) - Piece 7: My return on investment (46:53) - Putting the pieces together (50:56) - A seed of hope (54:38) - On the next episode (55:10) - Acknowledgements A huge thank you to:Barbara Okhrati for her skilled hand in creating the visuals for the print version of this pieceBen and Hunter for the generous feedback on early draftsDan Perez for his audio recordings of gaita music along the Camino de SantiagoPhillip-Jan van Zyl for his beautiful piano collection “Spiral”Leigh and Lesanne for encouraging, supporting and shaping this workLouise for guiding my way to inspired creativityMy partner Ash for your patience and support throughout this projectThe many wonderful humans who inspired these words through our conversationsI'll see you in the wilderness.

  2. Season 1 Trailer

    Into the wilderness

    Welcome to the wilderness. After fifteen years climbing the success ladder, JJ decided to walk away. He began to write to make sense of it all - the meaningless work, losing a parent, intergenerational trauma, psychedelics, coming home. This is where the journey begins. Wild Ideas launches 26 August 2026 with a five-part series. Follow now to walk into the wilderness together.

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Ideas so wild they might just work. JJ spent fifteen years climbing the success ladder: top organisations, Oxford MBA, three continents. The higher he climbed, the more concerned he became. This series was created after walking away — an inquiry into purpose and meaningless work, grief and faith, trauma and healing, drugs and growth, disconnection and hope. He became convinced human civilisation isn’t working: the stakes are high and time is short. A series for anyone who wants to go further in questioning what we're doing here. Welcome to the wilderness. Welcome to Wild Ideas.

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  • Creator
    JJ van de Vyver
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 JJ van de Vyver
  • Show Website
    Wild Ideas