Visualfunk

06/12/2021

In Episode 14, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Tanya Chua, a creative and design powerhouse. She is on a mission to bring more creativity into both education and the greater world. Tanya sits at the intersection of art and design, advertising, visual storytelling, and inspiration.

She has been headhunted more times than Mad Men's Don Draper and in a former role, travelled to 35 countries to oversee on-ground PR and be the point of contact for the world-famous DJs that headlined the platform, including Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto, and Pete Tong!

In this episode, they explore:

- The mindset and habits you can adopt to help fuel your own curiosity and creativity
- Why employees having a ‘side hustle’ can be great for your organisation
- How creativity can be a force for good and help solve BIG world problems
- The benefits of visual learning and visual literacy to help foster greater critical thinking
- Why the greatest risk for organisations and leaders is in not being creative

As always, there are some great thought experiments such as:

- Bond Villan Lair or University Island?
- Dessert Island Discs

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21/11/2021

We think in metaphors, stories and visuals - not bullet points.

I find this image is a great one to get people thinking about the journey, goals, personal development, coaching or strategy AND it takes three minutes to draw.

If you want to learn this and literally hundreds of other tips to turbocharger your visual storytelling and visual communication skills, my course kicks off online on Monday 22nd November (2 days away!)

All details here https://buff.ly/3B5kUVf

And if you think "I'm not creative - I can't draw" - ANYONE can do this. That's a promise.

20/11/2021

The Occupational Philosophers Back Catalogue

In Episode 9, The Occupational Philosophers chat with Eleanor Tweddle - a podcaster, an entrepreneur, and author, with a best-selling book, Why losing your job could be the best thing that ever happened to you! (and she is also an amazing coach, consultant, and very funny)

After 23 years of corporate life, working for brands such as Costa Coffee, RAC, Virgin Atlantic, and Vodafone, Eleanor found herself redundant and so began a journey of self-discovery - getting really curious and asking herself questions about who she was and how she wanted to be, reimagining a new way of working and living, and connecting with lots of people - and now Eleanor helps other people thrive in the face of redundancy with her own business ‘Another Door’.

Eleanor has been featured in The Guardian, The Financial Times, Glamour, and Grazia.

In this episode, they explore:

Why staying curious about yourself and what’s possible is key to reimagining your world
The better question to ask yourself when deciding a way forward
What individuals, teams, and organisations can learn about providing space for reflection
Why you should think about what you want to be, rather than what you want to do

They also discover:

How Lego provides the perfect analogy for life
Why you should just stop giving a s**t
And why you should never look a penguin in the eye unless you have a plan

As always, there are some great thought experiments such as:

Twoddle or Tweddell? Is this saying real or utter hogwash?
Guess the ‘RE' song and artist

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19/11/2021

In episode 12, The Occupational Philosophers dive into the world of Accidental Mashups, Insatiable Curiosity, and how they drive Innovation.

They explore:

- Why an insatiable curiosity is at the heart of entrepreneurialism (and it's how they see opportunities that other people miss)
- How being open to surprises, coincidences, and mistakes we can deliver some fantastic insights that can drive innovation
- Why innovation is never linear (as much as we would like it to be!)
- The importance of asking curious questions and how two key questions kicked off two of the worlds most innovative companies
- How some of our most famous inventions are the result of accidents and unexpected mashups
- Why the most exciting phrase in science is "Mmmmm, that's funny"
- How unexpected incidences can bring around amazing insights - if you are open to them
- Why you should always take the laundry out ahead of answering the telephone

They also explore such job interview questions such as:
- Why are manholes round?
- Are you a hunter or gatherer?
- What type of tree are you?

As always there are some great thought experiments including:
- Word mashups
- A deep dive into the psychology of choices (and what it says about your life)

Turn up your volume for 15 seconds of audio bliss.....

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18/11/2021

Boom Boom! Yeeha! Yes, Yes, Yes!

Visual Storytelling Masterclass kicks off Monday 22nd November.

3 weeks
5 x 2-hour sessions
Day and Evening sessions

Turbocharge your communication, coaching, problem-solving, design thinking, agile everything, storytelling, and learn to put information in a way our brain loves.

Anyone can learn to do this as well! Yes, everyone.

Click here for details https://buff.ly/3B5kUVf

15/11/2021

Is your communication stuck in BULLET POINT HELL?

Are you taking a THOUSAND EMAILS to solve a 10 MINUTE PROBLEM?

Would you like to develop a way of communicating that YOUR AUDIENCES BRAIN LOVES?

If so, be quick!! Early bird special for my upcoming WHITEBOARD NINJA masterclass ends NOVEMBER 16.

This one runs over 3 weeks but with the same 5 x 2-hour lessons.

I am packing a STACK of value into these programs including:

5 x 2-hour workshops over 3 weeks (in case you missed it
Mini assignments to between lessons - which you can do in front of the TV
A complete tool kit of covering all course material and to use resources to use going forward
A resource guide for digital and in-person visual facilitation
A ‘how-to’ guide for drawing over 30 icons
Post-event 1:1 coaching session
Post-event 10-week drawing challenge to keep the learning and skills alive
Some added secret bonuses (We share this over the course)

I have morning and evening sessions both days to help out our OS attendees and allow for some flexibility over the program.

If you're keen to join and be part of the program, all the details are here: https://buff.ly/3B5kUVf (and I'd love to see you there!) where you can download all the course details and sign up as well.

09/11/2021

Let me ask you some questions:

Are you interested in saving time and being more efficient in your role?
Are you looking to add some great new skills to your communication tool belt?
Would you like a highly productive way to strategise and explore ideas?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above, I wanted to let you know I have another WB Ninja program coming up (online kicking off 22nd November). This one runs over 3 weeks but with the same 5 x 2-hour lessons.

I am packing a STACK of value into these programs including:

5 x 2-hour workshops over 3 weeks (in case you missed it)
Mini assignments to between lessons - which you can do in front of the TV
A complete tool kit of covering all course material and to use resources to use going forward
A resource guide for digital and in-person visual facilitation
A ‘how-to’ guide for drawing over 30 icons
Post-event 1:1 coaching session
Post-event 10-week drawing challenge to keep the learning and skills alive
Some added secret bonuses (We share this over the course)

I have a morning and evening session both days to help out our OS attendees and allow for some flexibility over the program.

If you're keen to join and be part of the program, all the details are here: https://buff.ly/3B5kUVf
where you can download all the course details and sign up as well.

03/11/2021

The Occupational Philosophers Ep.11 - We chat with Dr Brock Bastian, Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne. Brock is a social psychologist whose research focuses on pain, happiness, and morality.

His book, The Other Side of Happiness, was published in January 2018.

Brock completed his PhD in 2007 and since then has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. (Yes, that's very impressive!)

His work has been featured in outlets such as The Economist, The New Yorker, TIME, New Scientist, Scientific American, Harvard Business Review, and The Huffington Post, among many others. (Even more impressive!)

He has delivered popular talks, such as at TEDx StKilda, The Ethics Centre Sydney, and Effective Altruism Australia; and appeared on radio shows such as The Minefield.

In this episode, we explore:

Why pain is good for us
How believing in the role luck plays in life allows you to take more risks
How being curious is really important in managing our emotional world
Why leaders need to share their failures more often
What helps teams build trust
How to lead organisations through tough times

As always, there are some great thought experiments such as:

Guess the source of my pain
Defend, Live, Party! What hybrid animal would you choose?

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13/10/2021

When did we stop drawing Spider Goats? (Tap the gents for your audio preview)

In this journey into the back catalogue, The Occupational Philosophers answer this question and many more including:
The no.1 thing that kills your creative potential, whether that's at work, at home, or in the bath
Some tactics on how to deal with it
Some key ways to have a little less of this creativity killer at work that doesn't make you look like a free loving, sandal-wearing hipster that says stuff like, "Let's get in the flow brothers and sisters, don't hold back, release your inner animal and lets' freestyle"
They also explore Ping pong balls on crack. Who would have thought?

Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

24/08/2021

I'll be joining the Australian Marketing Institute to run a Visual Storytelling and Vino masterclass this Thursday night.

Ask yourself....
Are you keen to truly engage people in a way that science tells us our brain loves? Would you like to kickstart your ability to tell great stories?
Do you want to know the shortcuts to turbocharge the way you communicate visually, and problem solve with ease?

If the answer is yes, join us Thursday night....

In this session, you will deep dive into some brilliant shortcuts that can transform the way you innovate, prototype and explore and communicate ideas with your customers.

See you there with your pens ready.

Link to register below
https://buff.ly/3mu0T5Q

13/08/2021