Let's Develop Podcast
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Stories and Tools for Social Change

Stories and tools about the social nature of human behaviour.

Fifteen conversations with scientists, artists, educators, and organizers on how people change together. Essential listening for consulting, healthcare, community organizing, and leadership.

Recorded 2018 to 2020. The series is complete, and every episode is here to stay.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 015 · 28 June 2020 · 1:03:03

    James Whittaker: Career Acceleration & the Hidden Job Market

    James Whittaker, founder of Dream Career Lab, is a former partner-track senior manager from Deloitte who now specializes in helping people get hired into top positions at professional firms such as PwC, Accenture,...

  2. Episode 014 · 13 December 2019 · 59:19

    Cameron Norman: Service Design & Systems Thinking

    Cameron Norman helps people to innovate. He works with organizations like non-profits, governments, and healthcare to create, implement, and evaluate new ideas, products, and services into the world. Trained as both as a...

  3. Episode 013 · 15 November 2019 · 57:41

    Patrick Hilario: Philosophy, Education, & Financial Literacy

    Patrick J. Hilario is a philosopher, educator, and financial literacy author. This broad conversation takes us into his story and process of excellence.

  4. Episode 012 · 1 August 2019 · 1:19:54

    Dr. Josiah Zayner: Self and Society (The Anti-Interview)

    Biohacker, founder, molecular biophysicist, former NASA scientist. Dr. Josiah Zayner has worn many hats. Having been there and done that, Josiah invited us to try something different: an anti-interview. Something...

  5. Episode 011 · 19 June 2019 · 1:07:27

    Esben Wilstrup: Education, Play, and Environments for Learning

    Esben Wilstrup is co-founder and Assistant Director of the Danish boarding school “Epos.” In this unique setting, students ages 15-17 learn the mandatory state curriculum, but through play, performance, and role-playing...

  6. Episode 010 · 18 April 2019 · 1:12:11

    Julien Lepage: It’s Not About Drumming: Community, Spirit, and Healing

    Julien Lepage is a social worker and drum circle facilitator in Calgary, Alberta. Julien fused his passion as a musician with the inner drive to help people heal through building community. He shares with us how he found...

  7. Episode 009 · 6 April 2019 · 1:02:37

    Barbara Silverman & Susan Massad: Health Teams and Wellbeing

    Barbara Silverman, MSW and Susan Massad, MD join us to discuss and explore social approaches to health and illness. One can’t deny the physical nature of illness. At the same time, we’re social beings. Our health and...

  8. Episode 008 · 17 February 2019 · 1:04:58

    Mark Hopkins: Theater, Leadership, and a Better Future

    Mark Hopkins is a Calgary native. He has a background in writing, but later chose to pursue theater. He’s insatiably curious about all things human and non-human. An avid reader, Mark explores ways through which theater...

  9. Episode 007 · 22 December 2018 · 59:40

    Nicola Pauling: Theatre, Community, and Facilitation

    We’re joined by Nicola Pauling from Wellington, New Zealand. Nicola has a passion for bringing theatre to communities, allowing people to express themselves, while discovering and creating new stories for life. We also...

  10. Episode 006 · 22 November 2018 · 1:38:29

    Aaron Feinstein: Autism, Theater, and Normalcy

    Radical acceptance of difference. Playfully. With charm, passion, and wit. That’s Aaron Feinstein, based out of New York City. Through Actionplay, he joins together with folks on the spectrum, those with...

  11. Episode 005 · 5 November 2018 · 52:06

    Mogens Larsen Stenderup: Development in Groups

    We travel to Denmark to speak with Mogens Stenderup, a visual artist and professor of social work. What’s the value of development in groups and how can we leverage them for our growth? That’s the name of the game. Join...

  12. Episode 004 · 19 October 2018 · 2:17:02

    Tony Perone: Co-Creating Life-Span, Imaginative, Mindful Play

    Tony Perone is playful. Like, really playful. He brought play into academia. No easy task! His invitation is for us to use play and theatre to create environments for learning, development, and community. Wowwie! We also...

  13. Episode 003 · 30 September 2018 · 45:06

    Andres Marquez-Lara: Entrepreneurship and Improv

    Design thinking, improv theater, and systems thinking walk into a bar. Just kidding. It’s Andres Marquez-Lara. And he’s got a pretty cool story to tell about entrepreneurship as process of personal and social...

  14. Episode 002 · 21 September 2018 · 1:34:59

    Raquell Holmes PhD: Science as a Human Activity

    Imagine a scientist. What do you see? Probably a male. Gruff. Socially recluse? Reading, writing. Maybe lecturing at people. God forbid they ever laugh, right? Why though? Raquell Holmes, PhD, cell biologist, founder of...

  15. Episode 001 · 15 September 2018 · 9:51

    Pilot

    Every story has a beginning. This is ours. Chris Reyman (Producer) and Art Assoiants (Host) explore the creation of the Let’s Develop Podcast! together, unearthing our motivations, hopes, and desired impact. While Chris...