The Occupational Philosophers
A not so serious business podcast to spark imagination, creativity and curiosity
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What’s the show about?
Would you like to unlock the creative, imaginative and innovative potential in your team or organisation…BUT…don’t want to listen to another serious podcast which offers seven steps, five habits, three mantras, and a hard sell in a pear tree?
If so, join ‘The Occupational Philosophers’, a ‘not-so-serious’ business podcast with Simon Banks (middle-aged Australian surfer man, artist and published author) and John Rice (middle-aged British man with a love of curiosity and philosophy) as they chat with a ‘clowder’ (great word!) of curious cats from the fields of Comedy, Academia, Philosophy, Neuroscience, Psychology, Design, Marketing, and Business, to explore how you, your team, and your organisation, can develop your curiosity, spark your creativity, and free your imagination, so you can grow your business and your people….sounds great huh?!
But don’t just take our word for it, read what our listeners think:
“Worth a listen, one of them has a strange Australian accent”
“They’re not philosophers, they’re idiots”
“If you like business, philosophy, humour, creativity, and imagination, then have a listen - if not, then I would leave well alone”
And why a ‘not so serious business’ podcast’? Whilst your business (and ours) is a serious business, we felt that there is enough seriousness in the world without us adding any more. And we have tried it (being serious) and it just didn’t work.
Episodes
Ep 123: What a Museum Curator Sees in Your Organisational Culture with guest Jenny Theolin
What a Museum Curator Sees in Your Organisational Culture The Occupational Philosophers | Episode 121 – Jenny Theolin Jenny Theolin is a Stockholm-based designer, facilitator, curator, photographer and author. She spent her twenties and early…
Read MoreEp 121: Reboot: How to be a better public speaker with guest, Dr Louise Mahler
How to be a better Public Speaker with Dr Lousie Mahler. (This is a reboot of episode 71, recorded a few years back – and one of our favourites) Dr Louise is the polymath’s polymath…
Read MoreEp.120: The fear of being judged Is Killing your Creativity | Nuggets With Dr Peter Lovatt
Why Movement Changes How You Think | Nuggets With Peter Lovatt The Occupational Philosophers | Episode 120 Nuggets With Dr Peter Lovatt — Dance Psychologist and the show’s very first-ever guest. John and Simon launch…
Read MoreEp.119 – Guest episode with Larry Robertson: Award winning Author, Columnist, Advisor & Innovator
The Art of Asking Great Questions (And Why We’re Losing It) The Occupational Philosophers | Episode 119 With Larry Robertson — innovation advisor, author, and founder of Lighthouse Consulting, and the author of “Great Question:…
Read MoreEp. 118 – Casa de Cambio x Occupational Philosophers, with guest Natasha Redman
In Episode 118,The Occupational Philosophers dive into a totally different format! Together with Natasha Redman, host of the very popular‘Casa De Cambio’ podcast, they have created their first ‘mash up’ podcast episode which invites them…
Read MoreEp. 115 Why Your Company Events Are Killing Culture (And What Burning Man Gets Right) | With Jasper Vallance
The Occupational Philosophers | Episode 115 | With Jasper Vallance Jasper Vallance is a social entrepreneur who left his corporate life at Google to create a life of meaning driven by his passions. As an…
Read MoreEp. 114 – Guest episode with the wonderfully curious Professor Kathryn Boydell
In this episode 114, the Occupational Philosophers chat with the wonderfully curious Professor Katherine Boydell. Katherine is an internationally recognised leader in qualitative inquiry and arts-based knowledge translation in mental health and social care with…
Read MoreEp. 116: Who’s that behind the mask? Creative Director, Tim Simpson!
In Episode 116,The Occupational Philosophers chat with Tim Simpson, creative director of Plunge Creations, a company probably best known for being the imaginative powerhouse in designing and making the costumes for ‘The Masked Singer UK’. …
Read MoreEp. 115: Photography, the art of seeing and failing your way to creativity, with guest, Kurt Sneddon.
The Occupational Philosophers chat with Kurt Sneddon, photographer, cinematographer, and actor. In this episode they explore a wide range of topic including: Where AI can enhance the creative process The art of seeing; noticing what…
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Listener Reviews
"We always make sure we listen to Simon and John - they have something almost as interesting as us to say about life, creativity and taking care of woven felt hairpieces"
- Bert & Ernie
"Awful. If I had known this is what he was up to in his garden office, I would have divorced him ages ago"
- Sally Banks
"These boys are pure genius, particularly John, as he always seems to have something funny and insightful to say. Simon has a funny accent."
- Mrs T Rice
“If they had of been alive in our time, we would have been best friends. Chin strokers of the highest order”
- Aristotle and Socrates
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The Occupational Philosophers is a not-so-serious business podcast to spark imagination, creativity, and curiosity.
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