DangerMouth: The Innovation Station

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
 

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.
Daily Mail
Daily Mirror
TV Show
Certified: Contradiction Free (He He)
 
  

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.

Episode 14: Strategy

An erudite Darrell, augmented by Shana's cookies of wisdom, lay out the 6 components of strategy for all to see. Mikey tries his best but cannot quite derail the process.
Links:
Definition of Strategy (SIG,OST)
   Winners and How They Succeed
1. Complexity
  Extreme Ownership
  Zone to Win
2. S-Curve
  Jumping the S-Curve
3. Directionality
4. Contradictions
5. Immutability
6. Measure whats Important
  

Episode 13: No customer, no frustration, no Innovation.

Notes from the Innovation coalface; from our guest Costas Papaikonomou who has been there and got the T-Shirt.
Costas also gives advice on investing in eco startups and insights into how often super intelligent people skip the fundamentals and waste brainpower on irrelevant detail.
Also; another annoying example of how the Dutch speak English better than the English.
About Costas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/costaspapaikonomou
https://grumpyinnovator.gumroad.com/
 
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