The Decision-Making Studio Podcast

Dec 04 2024 100 ep. 69 mins 1.2k
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The All Things Risk podcast explores the themes of risk, uncertainty, randomness and resilience as applied to sports, the arts, current affairs and just about any other domain. We feature long-form conversations with interesting, authentic guests who speak honestly and openly, and have loads of fascinating stories, tips and tools.

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Ep. 236: Chris Darwin - On How Charles Darwin Thought and Made Decisions

Dec 04 2024 78 mins  
Today, we talk about one of the most influential people in world history - how he thought and how he made decisions. That person is Charles Darwin, the man who caused the Western World to reassess what it thought was true. Charles Darwin had a way of thinking and deciding and hear all about that in this episode. We obviously could not get Charles himself. However, we have fabulou

Ep. 235: Charles Hecker - On "Zero Sum - The Arc of International Business in Russia"

Nov 23 2024 107 mins  
Today, we talk about the arc of international business in Russia over the past 30-some years. Our guest is Charles Hecker. Charles is a self-professed “Russia geek” who has written a fabulous new book entitled Zero Sum - The Arc of International Business in Russia. It largely covers the time starting from the fall of the Soviet Union to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It's utter

Ep. 234: Dr. Gary Klein - On Lessons in Naturalistic Decision-Making

Nov 16 2024 70 mins  
Today, I bring you my conversation with an absolute legend, Gary Klein. Gary is a renowned pioneer in naturalistic decision-making. He has extensively researched how experienced professionals (e.g. experienced physicians, firefighters, police officers, etc.) make decisions in high-pressure environments, relying on their intuition without extensive analysis. This led Gary to develo

Ep. 233: The Decision Clinic with Ben Cattaneo and Dr. Melina Moleskis

Nov 01 2024 75 mins  
This episode is a bit different. It’s a “Decision Clinic” in which Dr. Melina Moleskis and I offer some views on three “decision dilemmas” submitted to us by wonderful listeners. The format is a bit like an “ask me anything” podcast. Enjoy! Show notes: Sign up for our Decision Navigators course: https://tdo04pxyq8y.typeform.com/to/Bgn3Qd5K FOCUS framework Weight an

Ep. 232: Dr. Dan Dworkis - On The Emergency Mind

Oct 20 2024 74 mins  
This episode is all about how to perform better in a crisis. I am joined today by Dr. Dan Dworkis. He's not only an emergency physician, he's someone who's taken the high pressure experiences of the emergency room and turned them into a framework for performing better under pressure across all kinds of fields from emergency medicine to the boardroom. He's the founder of The Emerge

Ep. 231: Prof. Joel Pearson - On The Science of When and How to Use Our Intuition

Oct 06 2024 68 mins  
In this episode, I sit down with Joel Pearson, a professor at the University of New South Wales in Australia where he is a Director of the Future Minds Lab and a leader in the science of intuition and decision-making. This conversation will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about intuition. We often hear that intuition should either be suppressed in decision-making

Ep. 230: Marischa van Zantvoort and Alasdair Philip - Leading with Impact (and more) Part 2/2

Sep 29 2024 49 mins  
This is Part Two of Two of our conversation with Marischa van Zantvoort and Alasdair Philip. You will probably get more out of it by listening to Part One. Show notes: Marischa Alasdair Magnifor Consulting William Gibson Gemba walks Neil Gaiman’s commencement speech – “Make Good Art” Sir James Black _ _ _ _ _ Like what you heard? Subscribe to The Decision-Making Stud

Ep. 229 : Marischa van Zantvoort and Alasdair Philip - On Leading with Impact (and more) Part 1/2

Sep 28 2024 65 mins  
Our latest episode and this is Part One of Two. My guests are Marischa van Zantvoort and Alasdair Philip. Both Marischa and Alasdair are partners in their own consulting firm called Magnifor Consulting. They call themselves business interventionists who co-create solutions. Both are incredibly interesting thinkers and doers. They are both incredibly open-minded, incredibly experi

Ep. 228: Dave Snowden - On How to Make Sense of an Uncertain World

Sep 15 2024 58 mins  
Today, my guest is Dave Snowden, a leading expert in complexity theory and knowledge management. Dave is the creator of the Cynefin Framework, which is a tool for understanding challenges and helping us make decisions within the right context. His work is international in nature. It covers government and industry, looking at complex issues relating to strategy and organizational

Ep. 227: Jonny Miller - On Nervous System Mastery and Decision-Making

Sep 04 2024 96 mins  
Today, we delve into the role of our nervous system in decision-making, and we explore whether the best decision-making is emotional. This one will perhaps make you think differently about that. That does not mean that we ought to decide impulsively or like a toddler, but it does mean that we should integrate our emotional states into our decision-making. And doing that is a skill