In this short, sharp Inbetweener episode, The Occupational Philosophers celebrate their “One hundred and something” birthday! As well as an opportunity to blow up some balloons, eat some cake, and pat themselves on the back…they delve back into some highlights from the first 100 episodes and some sage advice from guests who have helped populate the ‘Maniguesto’ tree…

• Dr Brock Bastian….Social psychologist…just remember to enjoy the journey
• Professor Sophie Scott….Neuroscientist….how laughter is the gateway drug to creativity
• Dr Jen Frahm….change fairy….take more hot showers to spark ideas (literally and metaphorically!)
• Ash Perrin…The Flying Seagull Project….every great idea starts out as rubbish
• Neil Mullarkey….improv genius and general legend…remember that people are trying their best
• Dr Cyndi Burnett….creativity in education….be open to the novel

They hope you enjoy the show.

FYI: The Inbetweeners episodes are just that - smaller episodes 'in between' the longer format episodes designed to give a fruity burst of energy to enable you to be the most curious, creative and imaginative cat you can be - and have some fun in the process.

References:

https://www.brockbastian.com/

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/icn/people/sophie-scott

https://drjenfrahm.com/

https://www.theflyingseagullproject.com/

https://neilmullarkey.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyndi-burnett/

Say Hello

www.occupationalphilosophers.com

Their day jobs

JOHN: https://www.bowlandconsulting.com/

SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au

SIMON SHOWREEL: https://youtu.be/YZQdJI6qGvg

To Simon’s delight, this week's guest is fellow Tasmanian Toby Wilkin.

For over 15 years, Toby has been a noteworthy leader in the entrepreneurial space. Born and raised in Tasmania Toby, thoroughly understands tourism and business in the state and beyond. Growing up in an entrepreneurial family in the construction, business and development industry he has shared this passion and success in his entrepreneurial adventures.

Toby has a series of different companies under the groups control including:

• Wealth Lab - Taking our experience and world-class sales systems to help other businesses thrive, offering sales & marketing coaching, events and digital presence products.
• Torple Energy - An energy rating consultancy firm focusing on sustainable outcomes for new development across Australia.
• Zippi Electric Bikes - Focussed on Raising Balanced Kids, this innovative startup was all about fun and kid-focused with Electric eBikes.

In this show, John and Simon dive into Change Overnight. Toby and cofounder Sam Haberle conjured up the idea behind Change Overnight in early 2018 while dreaming of ways they could extend their mission to make a positive impact in the world.

Outside of being a serial entrepreneur, Toby enjoys technology, making a difference and thinking big!

In this episode, The Occupational Philosophers explore:

• If you’re open, people seem to present themselves at the right time
• How a little wine can bring about some big ideas
• How colours and design can make us feel and connect to emotion
• It’s OK to be a little uncomfortable
• The importance of allowing serendipity and how it can open up opportunity
• Why it’s important to put some good energy into the world
• How 12 months can seem a long time to some people and a short time to others
• Why a little red wine can be the start of a good idea

As always, there is a thought experiment. For this show, it's Trip(advisor) of a lifetime

The Occupational Philosophers hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as they enjoyed making it.

Resources

Toby Wilkin website https://tobywilkin.com/

Change Overnight Hotel https://changeovernight.co/

Why Worry Wally Books https://whyworrywally.com/why-worry-wally

Derren Brown The Secret of Luck (featuring the unlucky butcher!) https://youtu.be/RuRGzZAk7S4?si=z7x84NeFSZPfKPKR

Say Hello to the Occupational Philosophers

www.occupationalphilosophers.com

Their day jobs:

JOHN: www.bowlandconsulting.com

SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au

SIMON SHOWREEL: https://youtu.be/YZQdJI6qGvg

In Episode 100, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Julie Trell, whose career has been an adventurous journey spanning three decades and various corners of the world.

She started as an inner-city classroom teacher and later became a middle school technology specialist, where she embraced inner playfulness (as well as fixing - and breaking - the computers and network).

Through serendipity and curiosity, she evolved into the VP of All Things Fun, Meaningful, & Rewarding at a (then) startup called Salesforce.

Her path then took her through the vibrant landscapes of Atlanta, San Francisco, Singapore, and Sydney, venturing into the realms of technology and corporate foundation leadership with the Salesforce and Workday Foundations.

In Australia, she led Telstra's corporate startup accelerator, muru-D - There she managed a team and a portfolio of over 140 companies, focusing on supporting the founders across various cohorts.

As the Chief Play Officer of Playful Purpose, she embraces the power of an improv mindset to foster growth and playful spirits among adults. She co-designs and facilitates dynamic workshops for accelerators, portfolio funds, and corporate teams, helping participants unleash curiosity, build confidence, and deepen their understanding of DEI and empathy. My passion for new technologies and continuous learning blends artificial intelligence, AI, with applied improv, AI!

In this episode, they explore:

• Exciting job titles to share at your next dinner party
• How applied improvisation is the AI we should really be focused on!
• Using play to help individuals, teams and organisations fire up their creative synapses
• How Generative applied improv helps us exercise our critical thinking skills
• How to make people feel heard and feel good when working together
• What is curiosivity?
• Julie’s work with startups, founders and incubators
• Techniques to tackle the ‘play skeptcis’
• And how to create floral bouquets out of old toilet roll tubes!

And as ever, enjoy the Thought Experiments …this time it’s:

• Through the port (manteau) hole
• Listeners questions

Learn more about Julie

https://www.linkedin.com/in/julietrell/

https://playfulpurpose.com/

References

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8erpgy727jo

https://www.nosuchthingasafish.com/

Toilet paper roll flowers - You can check link here.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1163022-act-social

https://www.appliedimprovisationnetwork.org/

The quote: "Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable”. (David W. Augsburger) - BOOK:Caring Enough to Hear and Be Heard: How to Hear and How to Be Heard in Equal Communication

https://muru-d.com/

https://www.sxswsydney.com/

Clip from Whose Startup Is It Anyway

Books:

https://www.breakthroughplay.com/playful-rebellion/

https://www.improvwisdom.com/index.html

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44333271-playful-mindfulness

Say Hello to the Occupational Philosophers

www.occupationalphilosophers.com

Their day jobs:

JOHN: www.bowlandconsulting.com

SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au

SIMON SHOWREEL: https://youtu.be/YZQdJI6qGvg