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Edgy Ideas

Simon Western

Welcome to Edgy Ideas, where we explore what it means to live a ‘good life’ and build the ‘good society’ in our disruptive age. This podcast explores our human dynamics in today's networked society. Addressing topical themes, we explore how social change, technology and environmental issues impact on how we live, and who we are - personally and collectively. Edgy Ideas podcast aims to re-insert the human spirit, good faith, ethics and beauty back into the picture, offering new perspectives and psycho-social insights. We pay particular attention to how the ‘unconscious that speaks through us’, entrapping us in repetitive patterns and shaping our desires. Each podcast concludes by contemplating what it means to live a ‘good life’ and create the ‘good society’. Enjoy! Edgy Ideas is sponsored by the Eco-Leadership Institute A radical think tank and developmental hub for leaders, coaches and change agents. Join our comm

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112 episodes

  1. 112: Nelson Mandela's Leadership: Beyond Anger and Fear 32:21
  2. 111: There is an Alternative 36:45
  3. 110: Authority Without Hierarchy: Leadership and the Emotional Life of Organisations 31:16
  4. 109: The Wisdom of Uncertainty 42:42
  5. 108: Group Relations Conferences: Leadership, Authority and the Human Condition 42:40
  6. 107: The Emotional Life of Organisations with Anton Obholzer 29:59
  7. 106: What happened to the working class? 35:50
  8. 105: The Liberal Order and the Fight for the Soul 39:11
  9. 104: When Anthropology meets Therapy 32:56
  10. 103: Lacanian Insights on AI 36:46
  11. 102: Humanism in Psychometrics 32:42
  12. 101: The Future of Coaching: AI, Ethics, and Belonging 37:27
  13. 100: Soul at Work: Living a Good Life in a Disruptive Age 43:24
  14. 99: Analytic Listening 38:05
  15. 98: Freedom and Meaning: Existential Coaching Approach 36:32
  16. 97: Ikigai in Coaching Practice 34:03
  17. 96: Place: Identity and Belonging 53:12
  18. 95: The Leadership of Pope Francis 38:02
  19. 94: Building Civil Society: Reflections from a Lebanese Activist 38:14
  20. 93: Living Through Conflict: Insights from Ukraine 33:28
  21. 92: Modern Temples of Power 45:41
  22. 91: Racial Consciousness in Coaching and Work 38:51
  23. 90: Narcissistic Leadership and Relational Leadership 36:56
  24. 89: Psychoanalysis, the Unconscious and the Spiritual 37:49
  25. 88: Navigating Troubled Times: Capitalism in Crisis 32:59
  26. 87: Ecology, Psychoanalysis and the Good Life 30:30
  27. 86: AI Coaching: A Deep Dive 36:35
  28. 85: Re-enchantment with First Nations Worldviews 44:16
  29. 84: Breaking Together with Jem Bendell 39:58
  30. 83: Psychoanalysis and Humanising the Workplace with Gabriella Braun 43:59
  31. 82: Reimagining Humanitarianism Using Systems Thinking with Kate Moger 44:20
  32. 81: Social Movement Activism with Eleanor Moore 44:17
  33. 80: Lacan and Coaching with Leslie Goldenberg 40:25
  34. 79: Reinventing Ourselves with Susan Kahn 38:59
  35. 78: The Seasonal Organisation & Women’s Leadership with Liz Rivers 36:02
  36. 77: Approaching Human Disappearance Through Art with Chantal Meza & Brad Evans 42:30
  37. 76: What Authored The Author? How work and organisations shape us: Dr Simon Western 45:16
  38. 75: Making A Difference in India with Sudarshan Suchi and Shweta Malhotra 41:45
  39. 74: Refugees: A Response with Alana Chloe Esposito 37:27
  40. 73: The City is My Monastery with Rev Richard Carter 47:35
  41. 72: Secret Negotiators: Northern Ireland Peace Process with Niall Ó Dochartaigh 48:43
  42. 71: Napoleon: Leadership Lessons with Stephanie Jones and Jonathan Gosling 46:49
  43. 70: Rebalancing Society with Henry Mintzberg 37:09
  44. 69: Lurking Monsters with Nora Bateson 49:43
  45. 68: Well-Being at Work with Sir Cary Cooper 45:16
  46. 67: Barbie, Patriarchy, and the Culture Wars with Professor Caroline Bainbridge 25:39
  47. 66: Coaching and Psychedelics with Yannick Jacob 45:31
  48. 65: Purpose Upgrade with Paul Skinner 43:14
  49. 64: Unhoused Minds with Dr Chris Scanlon and John Adlam 44:56
  50. 63: Economics, Politics and Emotions with Andrés Bernal 47:32