What's in this episode
The 25-foot walk to the red circle in Fargo, summer 2018
Why the producer who'd built the room for over a hundred talks still froze on stage
The most honest line in the series: I was afraid to freestyle
The cultural fight underneath everything: systems people vs creative people, both wrong
Father Tom in 1978: the bridge handed across from a kitchen chalkboard
Why most knowledge work refuses the bridge (and which organizations don't)
The setup for next Saturday's series close
This episode
Part 3 of 4 in the "Preparation for Spontaneity" series
Last Saturday: "The Pattern"
Next Saturday: "The Move" (series close)
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