Experiential Spark - the Podcast

Claire & Marlouke

Are you excited about getting inspired by the books you read and the TedTalks you watch? So are we! Hosted by Claire Lewis and Marlouke van Houten, two HR enthusiasts, Experiential Spark the Podcast brings you a new level of inspiration about development, organisation and leadership. Every month we’ll review, summarise and share our learnings from the books we read. We then apply the insights to our worlds and share our experience with you as we go. Join us as we go on this learning journey to spark new ideas for us and you!

Episodes

  1. 08/26/2022

    SPARK episode #5: The art of gathering - the experiment

    After reading the Art of gathering by Priya Parker we knew we had to experiment with this one. In this episode Claire talks us through how she designed and delivered a teamday for one of her teams based on the principles discussed in the book. If you need a refresher on the book first, listen to episode number 5!

    20 min

  2. 07/25/2022

    #6 - The Leaderlab: core skills to become a great manager faster

    Are you a first-time leader, looking to learn this new skill called leadership? Or are you a seasoned leader, wanting to be inspired and try something new and improve your leadership skills? This book is a must-read and actually a must-do. In this episode we'll discuss The Leaderlab by Tania Luna and LeeAnn Renninger (co-founders of LifeLabs Learning). They refer to this book as 'the Swiss Army Knife of skills' and we can only agree. This book will give you theoretical insights and practical tools to work on your leadership skills straight away!  If you'd like to share your insights, you can find us on: Instagram: @experientialspark LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/experiential-spark Email us: experientialspark@gmail.com All music from this podcast is taken from Tropicana by Soundroll Tropicana by Soundroll • Free Music For Creators • Uppbeat

    35 min

  3. 04/26/2022

    SPARK Episode #4: Re-ignite your spark!

    Do you feel like you have lost your spark? That your usual, energetic self is struggling to get going? Well us too! Many of us have felt this slump thanks to the pandemic changing our ways of working, but many more of us have felt this before. In this episode, we share tips we have learnt about to re-energise and re-ignite your spark! We would love to hear from you on how you keep the spark. You can find us on: Instagram: @experientialspark LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/experiential-spark Email us: experientialspark@gmail.com Website: https://experientialspark.com/  All music from this podcast is taken from Tropicana by Soundroll Tropicana by Soundroll • Free Music For Creators • Uppbeat

    16 min

  4. 04/07/2022

    SPARK Episode #3: Understand what is holding you back, meet your saboteurs!

    Do you want to know more about when your mind stops being your best friend, but starts becoming your own worst enemy? Then you need the Saboteurs! This is work from Shirzad Chamine and in this episode, we explore some of our own Saboteurs and how they show up. This can be easily applied to either a professional or personal setting, both at the individual and at a team level. If you want to find out more, then visit the website and complete your own free, personal assessment here; Home | Positive Intelligence Let us know what your saboteurs are! You can find us on: Instagram: @experientialspark LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/experiential-spark Email us: experientialspark@gmail.com All music from this podcast is taken from Tropicana by Soundroll Tropicana by Soundroll • Free Music For Creators • Uppbeat

    11 min

  5. 02/01/2022

    #5 - The Art of Gathering: Making the most of meeting

    Do you need to organise an event where people are gathering and don't know where to start? Have you ever left a meeting, either at work or with friends, feeling like you didn't make the most of your time together? Then this one is for you. In fact, this one is for all of us who gather. In this episode we explore The Art Of Gathering by Priya Parker who guides us through a step by step approach to ensure we maximise our precious time when we meet whether it is being clear on your purpose, your role as host, setting up "pop up" rules or closing with power. Join us as we explore these themes by sharing our personal experiences and experiments with gathering better.  You can find us on: Instagram: @experientialspark LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/experiential-spark Email: experientialspark@gmail.com All music from this podcast is taken from Tropicana by Soundroll Tropicana by Soundroll • Free Music For Creators • Uppbeat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/experiential-spark/message

    29 min

  6. 01/24/2022

    SPARK Episode #2: How to visualise and measure collaboration (Organisational Network Analysis)

    How we communicate and collaborate is incredibly important, for example when you are implementing organisational change or would like to understand how communication flows through your organisation. Yet, often these patterns are very invisible and hard to measure. We might have the solution for you! We're joined by Lisa to discuss Organisational Network Analysis (ONA). What it is, how it can be applied and the way the analysis is done. If you want to find out more, then check out these resources: https://www.robcross.org/what-is-organizational-network-analysis/ https://www.i4cp.com/productivity-blog/what-organizational-network-analysis-is-and-how-it-benefits-companies https://www.polinode.com/ https://www2.deloitte.com/za/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/AONA.html You can find us on: Website: experienitalspark.com Instagram: @experientialspark LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/experiential-spark Email: experientialspark@gmail.com All music from this podcast is taken from Tropicana by Soundroll Tropicana by Soundroll • Free Music For Creators • Uppbeat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/experiential-spark/message

    16 min

  7. 01/16/2022

    SPARK Episode #1: Building better plans through early insights into what might go wrong (the Pre Mortem)

    Do you wish you could fail fast without actually failing? Or encourage positive dissent and build better plans? Well, you can by the Pre-Mortem tool, created by Gary Klein. In this Spark Episode (think short and practical), Claire and Marlouke share what the pre-mortem is, step by step guide on how to do it and insights into their experiments with it. If you want to find out more, then check out these resources: https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/premortem-on-projects https://www.mural.co/templates/pre-mortem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiTgusNaw2I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzTNMalfyhM You can find us on: Website: experienitalspark.com Instagram: @experientialspark LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/experiential-spark Email: experientialspark@gmail.com All music from this podcast is taken from Tropicana by Soundroll Tropicana by Soundroll • Free Music For Creators • Uppbeat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/experiential-spark/message

    9 min

  8. 01/14/2022

    NEW! Spark episodes

    Newsflash! We start 2022 with a new episode series; Spark episodes. Short, practical and actionable episodes that hopefully spark you to start experiment yourself. More to come soon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/experiential-spark/message

    1 min

  9. 11/30/2021

    #4 - The Culture Map: decode how people think, lead and get things done

    Do you work in a multicultural organisation, work with partners from different countries or moved to another country? Have you ever found yourself wondering why your view of time or great communication seems different to others? Would you like to strengthen those international relationships? In this episode we explore The Culture Map by Erin Meyer, must read for anyone working/living in a global environment. This book explores how different countries have different cultures and maps their relativity across 8 scales to help us "decode how people think, lead and get things done". We apply the learnings to our own experiences of working across The Netherlands, The UK and Poland (major shout-out to our teams!), having a few ah-ha moments on the way which we hope will help spark a few for you as well! Want to find out more and map the countries you work with/live in? Check out Erin's website: Tools – Erin Meyer You can find us on: Instagram: @experientialspark Email: experientialspark@gmail.com All music from this podcast is taken from Tropicana by Soundroll Tropicana by Soundroll • Free Music For Creators • Uppbeat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/experiential-spark/message

    32 min

  10. 10/24/2021

    #3 - Culture Renovation: future-proof your organisational culture

    Do you lead a business, are you an HR professional or just interested in transformation? Have you ever worked on creating a powerful culture? Implemented a new strategy that required new behavior from everyone? Creating a future-proof, agile and resilient culture is what makes the difference in performance in a constantly changing environment. However, change is hard. Culture Renovation by Kevin Oakes offers a practical playbook to shape the organisational culture, by appreciating the past and identifying what's required for the future. We'll discuss several steps from the framework and share our observations that hopefully spark you to try it yourself. Instagram: @experientialspark Email: experientialspark@gmail.com All music from this podcast is taken from Tropicana by Soundroll Tropicana by Soundroll • Free Music For Creators • Uppbeat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/experiential-spark/message

    34 min

  11. 08/25/2021

    #2 - Black Box Thinking & the importance of learning from (your) mistakes

    Do you get energized by a culture of learning and high performance? Have you ever wondered what your mindset is with regards to failure and making mistakes? Are you looking to consciously experiment (more)? Then Black Box Thinking might just be the spark for you! In this episode, we share our takeaways and reflections from Matthew Syed’s Black Box Thinking. The book explores through multiple examples, where organisations have created systems and cultures that allow for openly admitting to mistakes, learning from them and sharing that with others as a necessary condition of progress. In essence, success is built on learning from failures. We'll also discuss our own attitude to failure and apply this to our experiences from unlimited leave at work to off-road driving. So join us as you find your next Experiential Spark while we discuss ours! Instagram: @experientialspark Email: experientialspark@gmail.com All music from this podcast is taken from Tropicana by Soundroll Tropicana by Soundroll • Free Music For Creators • Uppbeat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/experiential-spark/message

    31 min
  12. #1 - The Introduction

    07/27/2021

    #1 - The Introduction

    In this first episode EVER of Experiential Spark The Podcast, we spend some time sharing a little bit about ourselves, how we came to work together and why we are so passionate about this podcast. So this is a "get to know us" episode and we would love to get to know you and your thoughts on the topics we should be covering. Instagram: @experientialspark Email: experientialspark@gmail.com All music from this podcast is taken from Tropicana by Soundroll Tropicana by Soundroll • Free Music For Creators • Uppbeat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/experiential-spark/message

    18 min
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Are you excited about getting inspired by the books you read and the TedTalks you watch? So are we! Hosted by Claire Lewis and Marlouke van Houten, two HR enthusiasts, Experiential Spark the Podcast brings you a new level of inspiration about development, organisation and leadership. Every month we’ll review, summarise and share our learnings from the books we read. We then apply the insights to our worlds and share our experience with you as we go. Join us as we go on this learning journey to spark new ideas for us and you!

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