Human Current

This is Human Current’s final episode. Angie and Haley share exciting news about the release of their new book, Our Human Current, which includes quotes, stories and insights from all Human Current episodes. They also share Haley’s interview with Phil Lawson, an inventor, author and systems thinker. Lawson describes how his SPHERIT system, which leverages AI, helps people navigate complex situations and achieve holistic growth.  

We talked with writer, researcher, and coach, Jennifer Garvey Berger, about her passion for spreading ideas about complexity, leadership, adult development, and change. Berger’s work and research are driven by her desire to get ideas about complexity out into the world. She expressed that there is joy and beauty in complexity describing it as “a fundamental energy in the world”. Berger also shared insights from her new book Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps: How to Thrive in Complexity.

In this episode, we talked with professor, systems thinker, and aging researcher, Alan Cohen. Cohen described how controlled experiments continue to dominate the way biologist learn and think. During our conversation, Cohen shared some of the complex questions he is researching in his lab like, “can we integrate biomarkers to get a good idea of what’s happening with the aging process?" He also explained how his research on holistic physiology is uncovering fundamental processes in the biology of aging.

In this episode, Angie talked with Francesco Filia, CEO of Fasanara Capital, an unconventional asset management company which focuses on niche investment strategies and researches systemic risk. Filia shared his perspective on the way financial markets are conventionally analyzed. He also described financial markets as ecosystems and continued to bring many different insights from complexity into the conversation, including how feedback loops in markets can create instability and lead to tipping points.

In this episode, Haley talks with whole systems design practitioner, educator, speaker, regenerative development consultant, and author, Dr. Daniel Wahl. Wahl shares stories from learning about complexity science, holistic science, and whole systems health, and how this journey inspired him to study natural design. During his interview Wahl says, “design is human intention expressed through interactions and relationships. It touches almost everything.” He also expresses his love for biomimicry and Gaia.

In this episode preview, we share a clip from our interview with whole systems design practitioner, educator, public speaker, regenerative development consultant, and author, Dr. Daniel Wahl. Wahl shares some very important insights about the hidden dangers of paradigm shifting. He also talks about Donella Meadows' later work around dancing with systems.

In this episode, Angie talks with human-centric leader, futurist and CEO of Toffler Associates, Deborah Westphal. Westphal shares the history of Toffler Associates and provides insights into their mission to help organizations understand the dynamics of change, plan for the future, and adapt. She explains four macro-drivers causing disruption and influencing what we know about organizations. Westphal also explores important questions and assumptions about power structures, technology, and societal values.

In this episode preview, we share a clip from our interview with Deborah Westphal, a human-centric leader, futurist and the CEO of Toffler Associates. Westphal talks about the importance of reorganizing business so there is less emphasis on processes and technology and more emphasis on people and the values and questions they bring into the workplace.

In this episode, Haley talks with Dr. Mihaela Ulieru, a scholar of distributed intelligent systems & Founder & President of the IMPACT Institute for the Digital Economy. Ulieru talks about the interplay between society & technology & its effects on our humanity. She shares many paradoxical examples for how artificial intelligence & blockchain can help us transcend our limitations while also preying on them. Ulieru also urges leaders to educate themselves on the ways blockchain can streamline their business.

In this episode preview, we share a clip from our interview with Dr. Mihaela Ulieru, a scholar of distributed intelligent systems. Ulieru is also Founder and President of the IMPACT Institute for the Digital Economy and Chief Alchemist at Endor. In this clip, Ulieru talks about how leaders can identify whether or not their business is "blockchainable" and shares examples for how blockchain technology has been successfully leveraged within different industries. 

In this episode, Angie talks with Biophysical Scientist and author of Crashes, Crises, and Calamities, Dr. Len Fisher. Fisher gives many in-depth examples for how sudden change, or critical transitions, can happen within complex adaptive systems. He unpacks how interconnectedness, unintended consequences, runaway effects, and emergence all influence systemic collapse. Fisher also shares what is needed to effectively govern of complex systems.

In this episode preview, we share a clip from our interview with Biophysical Scientist, writer and broadcaster, Dr. Len Fisher. Fisher introduces the concept of systemic risk and critical transitions in complex adaptive systems.

In this episode, Haley talks with systems thinker, entrepreneur and pragmatic implementer, Tanuja Prasad. Prasad shares details about her relationship with complexity, including how it has shifted her perspective about life, work and science. She describes the complex, nonlinear nature of systems and explains many practical concepts and applications for people working with and living within systems. Prasad also shares her passion for complex system science applications within the social impact sector.

In this episode preview, we share a clip from our interview with systems thinker, entrepreneur, and pragmatic implementer, Tanuja Prasad. Prasad shares some of her favorite aspects of complexity science.

In this episode, Angie talks with author and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Complexity Space Consulting, Denise Easton. Easton talks about how she became introduced to complexity science and how it has influenced her life. She shares the story behind her book, Complexity Works, which she co-authored with Lawrence Solow and explains how Complexity Space Consulting leverages a pattern-based approach to organizational change. Easton also shares her hopes for the future of complexity science.