DangerMouth: The Innovation Station Mike Conroy
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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.
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Episode 19: We fought the Law and the Law won
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 an edifice so vast, so powerful and so ancient that waves of changes bounce ineffectually off its granite walls.
Even granite does not last forever.
Rest assured that despite the dark tones of formality, we remain steadfastly jolly throughout.
Olly is as well read as Darrell (i.e. off the scale) and is an excellent font of future enlightening tomes.
Refs:
https://jollycontrarian.com/index.php?title=Seeing_Like_a_State James C Scott's Seeing Like a State
https://jollycontrarian.com/index.php?title=Systemantics:_The_Systems_Bible John Gall’s Systemantics: the Systems Bible which is absolutely hilarious
https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/09/ai-monkeys-paw/ Cory Doctorow on Generative AI and copyright
https://jollycontrarian.com/index.php?title=The_Death_and_Life_of_Great_American_Cities Jane Jacobs on modernism
Rory Sutherland on Eurostar https://youtu.be/iueVZJVEmEs?t=373
Rory Sutherland's excellent book https://jollycontrarian.com/index.php?title=Alchemy:_The_Surprising_Power_of_Ideas_that_Don%E2%80%99t_Make_Sense -
Episode 18: The Shadow Hierarchy
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 complexity into the mix.
We discuss the importance of leaders understanding their organisation as a system and how there is always a delta between the official hierarchy where accountability lies and the shadow hierarchy where the power lies. -
Episode 17: The Wow Factor
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?
Dame Dash
Kochland
Lizz Vs Lecttuce
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Episode 16: Flyings Lambs
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 Emily and Dan about what they learned and how they see the future.
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Certified: Contradiction Free (He He)
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Episode 15: William of Bodmin
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 stories. But you know how it goes by now.
Links
We are Systematic Innovation The only innovation company on the planet
Cornish Cabinet and Joinery Co -
Episode 14: Bonus Track: The Woodcutter Story
The story omitted from the episode.