Sep 29 2015 10 mins
G’day, this is Ken Simpson, welcome to episode 7 of Beyond the Black Stump.
I hope you have found these first episodes interesting and informative. Today this an extra, shorter episode of the show.
Today, 30 September, is being promoted as International Podcast Day, so it only seems right to sneak in a special episode to celebrate.
A few months back I started listening to podcasts, just the odd one here and there. Before too long I was subscribed to a range of different shows and podcasts replaced music and the radio for my daily commute and while out walking.
Unfortunately when I went to look for shows that catered to the risk and resilience disciplines I didn’t find much. I would be happy for anybody to reach out and point me at shows I have missed.
Such a shame, as this is a great medium to help learning and development, it is on-demand - you listen when convenient to you - and we can all carry a vast amount of material around on our phones. The show is always there so you can go back and listen to episodes you missed, or those that have special issues you want to reflect on.
The BCI’s Education Month may be ending today, but the need for learning and improving ourselves goes on - it is a year round activity, a lifelong journey. I hope that Beyond the Black Stump can provide some opportunities to promote thinking and learning in this field each week of the year.
There are a range of other media formats, like "TED Talks" and a plethora of You Tube videos available. Deborah Higgins, the BCI's Head of Learning and Development , is a great example of a professional who is using a range of new media to keep herself up to date ...
It is not just me that that is looking at podcasts as the preferred new media format - in the first episode of the show Luke Bird shared how he uses podcasts, as a substitute for a book on his bedside table.
Listen to Rina Bhakta describe the Podcasts she likes to listen to ... and if you have listened to her interview it will be no surprise!
Podcasts are not just for the younger professionals, even seasoned vets like Lyndon Bird see a big future in podcasts ...
Perhaps the biggest endorsement of podcasts as a serious rival to mainstream media occurred on 22 June this year - a podcast that scored over 735,000 downloads in the first 24 hours and was nudging the million mark in 36-48 hours.
US President Barak Obama travelled to Mark Maron’s garage in California to be interviewed as guest on Mark’s WTF Podcast. He was there as part of an attempt to use new media to engage people in a new form of debate and to listen to ideas when presented in a different format ...
That is a good interview, and at Episode 613 Mark Maron is a seasoned interviewer - certainly worth a listen - as was the subsequent show where Mark and his producer talk about what it meant to have Obama on the show. But be warned that the show reverts to its “normal” colourful language when the President isn’t there!
Do you think we can learn something from what the White House communications people think is the way to engage people and present ideas differently? Promoting thinking and ideas is the primary objective of Beyond the Black Stump.
In the past month you have heard from a range of older and newer practitioners. Those shows were about hearing their story, told in their own voices, and to start to think about the different backgrounds and perspectives of the people in our discipline.
The have all offered some different perspectives, but we didn’t dive into many of those things very deeply.
Coming up in the next month you will hear more of a focus on examples of what people are actually doing in the field today. We will alleyways share their story and background - because putting their ideas into context is important to understanding their perspective.
The October shows will try to dive a little deeper into what these folks are doing, in particular we will be hearing from some practitioners who are going beyond legacy BC practice and describing what they are doing under the label of resilience - we will also hear from a couple of guys who eschew the resilience tag - but are certainly trying to shake up the BC space.
I hope you will join me and find the next month informative and educational - or at least it will give you cause to reflect on what was being discussed.
So, Happy Podcast Day to you all. It would be extra special if you left a podcast day review for my show on iTunes. The show is currently listed in "new and Noteworthy" on “page 6” of the Business category and near the top of page 4 for Management and Marketing.
With your help we can get it closer to appearing on page 1!
Thanks for listening, remember resilience is a journey and we will resume the journey on Friday for the next show.