Abroad Thoughts

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The Importance of Thinking: for Ourselves, Our Communities and Our World A series of short, thought-provoking podcasts that bring an extensive international perspective to challenge our preconceived, unconscious beliefs and values; how these impact us, our societies and our global community, as we face today's challenges; and what can we learn and apply from these ideas.

Episodes

  1. 07/15/2021

    09. Our Attitudes Towards Change & Risk

    Change is inevitable and incurs risk. But as the collapse of the former Soviet system demonstrated, not changing is riskier, as eventually it will result in revolutionary rather than evolutionary change, causing greater suffering and damage. How should individuals, organisations and political and business elites respond to this constant pressure for change and what may happen if they don’t rise to the challenge?

  2. 06/30/2021

    08. What is Long-Term Success?

    In the longer-term, what really matters or is important to us, as individuals and for societies as a whole? As we suffer from the law of diminishing returns in many wealthier countries, how do we figure this out and how can we reflect our changing priorities in ourselves and our societies? If we no longer believe in profits, what prophets can we believe in? And as we judge past generations, how might our children and grandchildren judge our current priorities and values?

    08. What is Long-Term Success?

  3. 05/02/2021

    07. Middle Class Values

    Societies need a sufficient number of well-educated people who understand and value the wider implications of their actions on their societies and environment. Societies also need a sufficient number of well-off people who can think beyond putting food on their own table tonight. The global challenges we face now highlight our current inadequacies on both fronts. Tackling them effectively requires us to think differently.

    07. Middle Class Values

  4. 02/22/2021

    06. The Importance of Individual Attitudes in Society

    Collectively, the attitudes of individuals have major impacts across the whole of society; impacts that are not always obvious, direct, nor immediate. Sometimes these causes and effects only become apparent following a traumatic event or change. But we need to understand and acknowledge the broader effects of our own behaviours (and those of others) if we are to create successful, well-balanced societies.

    06. The Importance of Individual Attitudes in Society

  5. 02/04/2021

    05. The Communist Legacy

    The collapse of communism across Central and Eastern Europe 30 years ago left a common and serious psychological legacy, which was always going to take a lot more than simple money to rectify. But there are ongoing lessons for all of us, even now, if we are to avoid the same constant threats, dangers and tendencies.

    05. The Communist Legacy

  6. 01/08/2021

    04. Travel Broadens the Mind

    How travel (and learning another language) can change our basic assumptions and thinking; and how this can promote mutual trust and result in better solutions to the challenges we face today, wherever we come from.

    04. Travel Broadens the Mind

  7. 01/08/2021

    03. Complex Problems Require Complex Solutions

    Why we need to think critically and openly about how we should address the complex problems we face today, whilst rejecting simplistic solutions propagated by the ill-informed.

    03. Complex Problems Require Complex Solutions

  8. 01/07/2021

    02. Why Critical Thinking Matters

    The first of a series of short podcasts, exploring the interactions between how we think about the issues we face each day and our wider communities. In this podcast, Mark explains why critical thinking still matters.

    02. Why Critical Thinking Matters

  9. 01/07/2021

    01. Introduction to the Podcast Series

    A short introduction to these podcasts, the presenter and how to get in touch.

    01. Introduction to the Podcast Series
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The Importance of Thinking: for Ourselves, Our Communities and Our World A series of short, thought-provoking podcasts that bring an extensive international perspective to challenge our preconceived, unconscious beliefs and values; how these impact us, our societies and our global community, as we face today's challenges; and what can we learn and apply from these ideas.

Information

  • Creator
    Mark Penhallow
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Mark Penhallow
  • Show Website
    Abroad Thoughts