Work For Humans Dart Lindsley
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Too often business leaders are forced to choose between the needs of their company and the needs of their employees. It’s a lose/lose scenario leaving managers burned out and workers seeking other opportunities. At Work for Humans, we believe work can be designed differently. When you design work like products people love, your company wins. Work becomes irresistible, employees passionately buy into their roles every day, and your company takes measurable strides towards your vision.
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Seth Godin, Revisited: We Are in a Race to the Bottom. Wake Up, and Shake Off Your Indoctrination!
Industrial capitalism has treated workers like marionettes breaking down work into discreet, disconnected, repeatable actions. It loves uniformity and people who do what they're told. Seth Godin’s new book, The Song of Significance, challenges us to break free of these limiting mental models, many of which are still baked into how we work.Seth Godin is an author, entrepreneur, and marketing expert whose past clients include AOL, Microsoft, Penguin, and Random House. His 20 bestselling b...
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B Lab Co-founder: We Are in a Culture War About the Purpose of Business | Bart Houlahan
The last two financial crises resulted in recessions, financial market instability, and high unemployment rates, but one group of companies proved resilient. Benefit Corporations – businesses that balance profit with social and environmental impact – experienced crisis attrition rates of less than 5%. Bart Houlahan, a co-founder of B Lab, joins Work for Humans to share why companies that invest in people outperform in their field. Bart Houlahan is Partner at Irrational Capital, the first firm...
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WorkShift: Creating a Movement for More Just and Equitable Labor Systems | Rebecca Sanderson
Most of us have preconceived notions about work, workers and employment that are so fundamental to how we think that we don’t notice them. The thing is, such preconceptions shape how large parts of society understand and solve problems. So when a problem is poorly framed, some potentially great solutions can’t be heard. In a previous episode we heard from Nathanial Kendall Taylor, CEO of the Frameworks Institute describing how his company helps non profits reframe problems in orde...
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Unschooling: Redefining Learning for Humans One Conversation at a Time | Christine Renaud
Christine Renaud always felt destined to be a teacher, but after training in education, she came to a disturbing realization – traditional schools were not created to develop students effectively. Determined to better support students’ learning, growth, and happiness, Christine founded Braindate, a pioneering technology company that has created transformative conversations and experiences for over a million participants in 100 countries.Christine is a distinguished keynote speaker, Startup Ca...
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Beyond Marx: A Modern Vision for Economic Democracy, Labor Contracts, and Employee-Owned Cooperatives | David Ellerman
Despite their revolutionary zeal, followers of Marx have failed to create real economic democracies, frequently ending up with one-party systems that mirror the capitalist structures they sought to overthrow. A compelling alternative exists: a modern vision for economic democracy and employee-owned cooperatives. By examining the historical missteps and unveiling innovative approaches, we discover how true democratic firms can thrive today.David Ellerman is a distinguished economist, philosoph...
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Confronting Techno-Optimism: Why Technology Struggles to Create Meaningful Social Change | Kentaro Toyama
Kentaro Toyama spent a decade designing technologies to fight global poverty and improve education and health. As co-founder of Microsoft Research India lab, he made a troubling discovery – innovative technologies can’t create change on their own. Realizing that social progress depends more on people than on the technology they use, Kentaro became a self-proclaimed “geek heretic” who now teaches others the importance of putting people over tech. Kentaro Toyama is W.K. Kellogg Professor of Com...
Customer Reviews
Smart, Insightful, and Inspiring
I’m so happy I found the Work for Humans podcast! It gives me hope that we can make work better for us humans. Dart Lindsley is an excellent interviewer with smart, inquisitive questions and pulls out threads to connect dots for listeners. I can’t wait to dig into more episodes!
Think better
This podcast is about how we can think better about work. Dart brings to light the invisible systems operating all the time as we navigate that work.
Life Changing
Our engagement with the work place is inevitable. My whole outlook on work has changed for the better. Dart navigates this under designed experience with experts to detail encouraging solutions. I recommend this podcast to everyone!