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"The Kitchen Table" Presented by The Pacific Institute Canada Gregg Cochlan & Ron Medved
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The Kitchen Table purpose is to share with you an engaging dialogue that we hope will reveal the dynamic world of cognitive science and it’s role it plays in performance. For over four decade your co-host Ron Medved and Gregg Cochlan have work with hundreds of organizations to apply cognitive psychology, science and practices to ignite human and organizational performance.
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# 92 The Wisdom Formula
In this episode,Gregg, Ron, and Dave start to pull together the year-long conversation about “what is wisdom?”. Partly a summary of our previous podcasts on wisdom, this episode also includes some new conclusions. Thoughts about maturity. Just what is an elder. And how wisdom can be seen as both a noun and a verb. Finally, an endearing story showing wisdom in action, featuring the late Dr. Glenn Terrell, former Washington State University President.We'd love to hear from you.We would love&nbs...
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#91 Wisdom Study - Stories & Practice
Wisdom Practice - Understanding Elon Musk, Understanding Ourselves In this eposide, Gregg, Dave, and Ron use an interview of Elon Musk to see what Elon’s story triggers in them. Why do I react the way that I do? Do I like him? Do I judge him? Am I impressed, why or why not? We unpack our reactions, and become more self-aware. It can be a worthwhile trip, to dive beneath our first impressions. Link:The tech billionaire Elon Musk has come to define innovation, but he can also be a lig...
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#90 The Wisdom Practice - Why Do I Speak?
In this episode, Dave, Ron, and Gregg examine the motivation behind our speaking. Is it ego? Is it fear? Is it our generosity of spirit? What is the wise thinking that proceeds wise speaking? We have some ideas.Note: In this podcast we refer to spiral dynamics & developmental theory here's a link in a summary. Spiral Dynamics- Clare Graves & Don Beck https://spiraldynamics.net Summary of Developmental Theory- Spiral Dynamics - Eight Stages 1. &n...
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#89: The Wisdom Practise Model - Keys To The Practice
In this episode, Gregg, Dave, and Ron explore how to aid wisdom to surface in our everyday lives. Dinner parties. Discussions over beer. Meeting an old friend. When discussing serious issues can we be kind and generous? Or is it just about looking smart, being right? We want to grow in wisdom, even if it costs us our certainty.In this episode we refer to Donning- Kruger effect here is the link to understandhttps://www.britannica.com/science/Dunning-Kruger-effect The difference between di...
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#88 Wisdom Practice - Constant Learning
In this episode, Gregg, Dave, and Ron describe what it’s like to stay vigilant in self-analysis. Beliefs, opinions, and positions must be open to periodic assessment. What’s behind our beliefs? How did we get here? Being simply for or against something is simple, but life requires more of us. Join us in looking at what healthy adulthood means.Wisdom Practice ModelStory- Ology’s – Explore Beliefs- Wisdom Your Story(s) screened through “the -Ology , exploring Beliefs adding to your Knowled...
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#87 The Wisdom Practice: Theology, Examined Or Unexamined
In this podcast, Gregg, Ron, and Dave examined the impact of our personal experience with theology. Or not. Pausing for self-analysis bears fruit. Even profound impact. What am I for? Or against? Has that evolved over time? Do my beliefs lead to me being conservative or liberal? What is my story?Wisdom Practice ModelStory- Ology’s – Explore Beliefs- Wisdom Your Story(s) screened through “the -Ology , exploring Beliefs adding to your Knowledge & WisdomThe word -ology is a back-formation fr...