Sweetspot Safari

By: John Cockburn-Evans and Ben Miller
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  • We live in an increasingly polarised world so where do we go from here? Ben and John are Sweetspot hunters exploring everyday polarities and patterns. We illuminate opposites, tensions, contradictions, and distinctions and seek to view these through the lens of a Sweetspot. Nuance, both and approaches, relational thinking, integration, synthesis, common ground, and balance are examples of such stances. We interview diverse guest explorers, who bring a wealth of insight and critical thinking, on this adventure as we search for elusive Sweetspots.
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Episodes
  • SWEETSPOT SAFARI # 21 /|\ youth and elders w/Mark Straw

    SWEETSPOT SAFARI # 21 /|\ youth and elders w/Mark Straw
    Sep 2 2024
    During this episode we chat with Mark Straw, the founder of Community Praxis. Their mission is to support third sector organisations and communities in the development of a critical lens and participatory approaches to building cohesive and connected spaces. We have a wide ranging discussion around the need for intergenerational collaboration. Topics we touch on include accelerating change, unhelpful stereotypes, rites of passage, role models, wisdom and how the pandemic response negatively impacted young and old. Our culture and societies depends on the transmission of knowledge between these groups so how do we pivot away from increasingly destructive conflict and towards productive collaboration?
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • SWEESTPOT SAFARI #20 /|\ employee and employer w/Glenn Martin

    SWEESTPOT SAFARI #20 /|\ employee and employer w/Glenn Martin
    Aug 5 2024
    In this session we have Glenn Martin, founder and CEO of "Never mind the Job Spec" , walking us through the complexities and attributes of the job acquisition process, and the power of "Human Centred Hiring" . We explore the balance and power dynamic between employer and candidate and the differences between employer brand and talent brand. The market is shifting rapidly, not just driven by technology but values. We look for sweetspots, but clearly employers have to understand that they have to be realistic about the influence they have in the job market. Candidates have more levers to pull with access to company information and the perceived values / company branding in the marketplace. The employer can control their employer brand, but not the talent brand. Parity is more evident, companies who are not open and recognise their own gaps, or they will suffer indirectly in the acquisition process. For job seekers there may be a fear of dehumanisation within the process, but the technology adoption is not advance as we may think. Glenn poses the question, whether companies really understand hybrid working and how employees are treated? There will be a new social contract in place, which will not go backwards.
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    52 mins
  • SWEETSPOT SAFARI #19 /|\ mind and matter w/Stephanie Laing

    SWEETSPOT SAFARI #19 /|\ mind and matter w/Stephanie Laing
    Jul 1 2024
    This week we explore the topic of Mind and Matter from a philosophical perspective with Steph Laing ; Comedian, Charity Trustee, Community Worker and TED-X Speaker. No stone is left unturned, and we look at the topic with a scientific lens as well as a conscious embodied perspective. Is there a difference, or do they overlap ? Steph uses her work and life experiences to elucidate the options, and shares her own thoughts about the power of both intention and attention working in harmony. The former potentially relating to the mind, and the latter being related to matter. A simple arm movement being a prime example. This podcast should get people making their own connections and hopefully identifying their own intersections.
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    52 mins

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