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Wicked Problems PodcastAli Nicholl: Decentralised data distribution: sustainability, impact, and resilience for the future of humanity and the environment.About the episode: How can businesses share data to enable them to collaborate effectively whilst still retaining control of their data? Ali Nicholl at IOTICS thinks his company has the answer. Guest Name: Ali Nicholl Ali Nicholl is part of IOTICS’ founding team and IOTICS’ Head of Engagement, working across transport, logistics, utilities, the built environment, and defence, focusing on interoperability of IT & OT and digital cooperation across enterprise boundaries. Deploying decentralised, federated approaches that leverage semantics, selective sharing of data and connected digital twins. Ali is actively working on projects supporting the co-cr...
2024-04-1735 minWicked Problems PodcastProfessor Herman Russchenberg: Innovation, Business Strategies, Addressing the Climate Emergency, and the Scientific Perspective!About the episode: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the US called last year the hottest on record “by far”. During the year we saw many climate-related catastrophes – from large scale fires to unprecedented flooding. And yet, for some, the science of climate change is controversial. Many claim that even climate scientists don’t believe it can be attributed to anthropogenic actions. To understand what climate scientists really believe, we thought we’d speak with one. Professor Russchenberg leads the Climate Institute at the Technical University of Delft and is the scientific director of the nation...
2024-02-0743 minWicked Problems PodcastProduct Quality Matters with Andrew Gordon-BrooksAs we increasingly connect our devices and our lives to the online world, product security and quality become ever more important. In this episode Toby is joined by Andrew Gordon-Brooks, COO of Secure Delivery, a firm specialising in providing security improvement programmes for software engineers, product managers and leadership. Andrew is also a founding member of the OWASP Education and Training Committee, and a key contributor to the OWASP Application Security Curriculum Project, whose goal is to produce a standard Application Security curriculum across academia and industry. About Andrew: With decades of industry experience, Andrew...
2023-12-0628 minWicked Problems PodcastSean Jacob: Tailwinds of transformation: How grounded dreams can teach us valuable lessons.In this episode, we dive into the incredible journey of Sean Jacob, whose impressive career spans across multiple sectors, from Defence to Commercial, Aviation to Finance, both in the UK and internationally. With an exceptional ability to bridge the gap between business strategy and technology, Sean has been the driving force behind numerous successful projects, programmes, and transformations. Sean’s career would be the envy of many, with roles as Vice President, Operations for L3 Commercial Training Services, Programme Director for the AA Group Plc, and senior-level leadership roles for high-profile organisations such as Unilever, Orange, nPower, O2, The World Ban...
2023-11-2235 minWicked Problems PodcastWe're Pivoting! News About Wicked ProblemsToby explains how the podcast will change in the coming months to focus more on business. The past few years have seen more than their fair share of challenges for the business environment. An enormous number of businesses are feeling the squeeze and, as a result, looking for ways to increase capacity, capability, and production. At Wicked Problems, we’ve been helping businesses to do exactly that for years, so we thought it would be good to create a series that helps you solve those problems. We hope you enjoy the new format and look forward to seeing you on...
2023-11-1505 minWicked Problems PodcastHandling Risk with Alex SidorenkoAlex is an experienced executive across strategic, investment and operational risks and insurance working within multibillion dollar corporations in Australia, GCC and Europe. Successfully implemented changes to quantitative risk analysis, risk-based decision making and neuroscience. Saved more than $13 million per year in premiums on cargo and PD/BI insurance through industry leading quantitative risk analysis without changing deductibles or limits. Successfully presenting corporate risk profile at the Ministry of finance and helping secure more than $1B in extra funding. Author of the most popular free risk management book in the world, more than 150K downloads...
2022-11-2330 min
Wicked Problems PodcastRebalancing Society with Henry MintzbergHenry Mintzberg is a writer and educator, mostly about managing originations, developing managers, and rebalancing societies (his current focus). After receiving his doctorate from the MIT Sloan School of Management, he has made his professional home in the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University in Montreal, where he sits in the Cleghorn Chair of Management Studies, with extensive stints in France and England. He has authored 20 books which have earned him 21 honorary degrees, and publishes a regular blog, a collection of which was published as Bedtime Stories for Managers. He has co-founded the International Masters Program...
2022-03-1635 min
Wicked Problems PodcastDavid K Hurst: Lead Like a Gardener – An Ecological Approach to Wicked ProblemsDavid Hurst is a speaker, writer and management educator. He spent 25 years working in corporations at progressively more senior levels in several countries in a series of organizational “train wrecks”, as the Western World began its radical transition from the industrial era to the age of knowledge and information. He uses complexity science and compelling ecological analogies to convey highly innovative perspectives on leadership, resilience and the dynamics of organizations that promote creativity and learning. For 10 years David was Executive Vice-President of a large North American industrial distributor. He holds an MBA (Finance) from the University of Chic...
2022-02-0233 min
Wicked Problems PodcastProfessor Keith Grint and the Wicked Problem of Leadership in Covid 19In this edition I am speaking to Keith Grint, Professor Emeritus at Warwick University. We’re discussing Wicked Problems in general, the specific Wicked Problems of Covid-19, Brexit, and Leadership. When Wicked Problems were first introduced by Rittel & Webber in 1973, various people have built upon the idea that it was Professor Grint, drawing on the work of Thompson’s Messy Solutions, who introduced the concepts of Tame and Critical problems, thus contextualising the problem-scape. Keith Grint is Professor Emeritus at Warwick University where he was Professor of Public Leadership until 2018. He spent 10 years work...
2020-12-1832 min
Wicked Problems PodcastStephanie Klein Mindful Mastery - Waking Up on the Right Side of WrongAfter nearly 3 decades of building Fortune 500 brands and serving as a 3x CMO, Stephanie founded Mindfire Mastery in 2020 to show leaders the secret power of using disruption to their advantage to catapult from functional to optimal. As a certified professional coach and emotional intelligence teacher of the Google born Search Inside Yourself (SIY) program, she supports Executives and results-driven leaders who are struggling through overwhelming change and stress to build abundant resilience – connecting them more deeply to their mission and teams, so they can positively thrive in their careers with great ripple effects. Her approach bl...
2020-11-1131 min
Wicked Problems PodcastMarcus Kirsch - The Wicked CompanyMarcus Kirsch has worked as a transformation, service design and innovation specialist for over 20 years. Today he helps organisations be better problem-solvers and be more resilient. He is a Royal College of Art alumnus and former MIT Medialab researcher. He led projects for companies like British Telecom, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft, McDonald’s, Nationwide, Nissan, Science Museum, P&G, Telekom Italia, non-profits and startups. He won awards in the areas of creativity and innovation and has been publishing for the Guardian, Wired and other industry relevant publications. He is the author of ’The Wicked Company’ and co-host of ’Th...
2020-11-0438 min
The FS Club PodcastLeadership Of Self - An Introduction To Mindfulness & Inner Resilience For New Modes Of WorkingWhilst the movement to work from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic has been a great success in many ways, it has also led to a weakening of the physical connection, nonverbal feedback, and social recognition crucial to building resilience within leadership and teams. In this webinar, Anuka Gazara-Anthony and Toby Corballis provide insights into methods leaders can use to increase resilience within themselves and their teams, using proven tools developed by world experts in neuroscience, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence. The webinar will conclude with a practical demonstration from Anuka.
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Toby Corballis is MD o...
2020-09-1548 min
Wicked Problems PodcastFinancial Transparency with Andy Agathangelou of The Transparency Task ForceAndy is the Founder of the Transparency Task Force (TTF) the collaborative, campaigning community dedicated to driving positive, progressive and purposeful reform of the world’s financial services industry, through harnessing the transformational power of transparency. Core to The TTF’s mission is to “encourage ongoing reform of the financial services sector, so that it serves society better” The TTF’s vision is “to create a large and highly respected international institution that helps ensure consumers are treated fairly by the financial services sector”. In just 5 years the TTF has grown to over 2,500 volunteer members around the wor...
2020-07-2928 min
Wicked Problems PodcastRoyston A Cumberbatch – From poverty to prosperity and helping othersRoyston A Cumberbatch is an expert in Finance, Business and Investing. With a career spanning 30 years… He now empowers business owners and entrepreneurs to make better decisions and get higher returns / profit after tax. He does this by using his unique Profitable Business Blueprint and Proven Profit Generator System. What I found really interesting about Royston was really the rags to riches story. He comes from a humble background, was rejected by his father who had abandoned him as a child which resulted in a period of depression in his early 20s. But then he tu...
2020-07-0827 min
Wicked Problems PodcastSearch Inside Yourself. The importance of mindfulness in business with Anuka Gazara-AnthonyToday I’m with Anuka Gazara-Anthony. Anuka is a Mindfulness teacher and Leadership & Wellness Coach who combines organizational leadership, programme management and hypnobirthing in her work. She has supported and advised executives in a diverse range of organizations, including the United Nations and the International Labour Organization, with work taking her across Europe and Africa. Anuka’s work is committed to strengthening the inner resilience and wisdom of leaders using mindfulness-based leadership and emotional intelligence. Her experience demonstrate how strategy, culture and human connection stimulates effective leadership, from the boardroom and the conference table to the...
2020-06-2431 min
Wicked Problems PodcastDigitalisation now and post-Covid19 with Martin WalshMartin cut his teeth as an early AWS pioneer leading two of the largest migrations in the world in the early naughties. He now has 15 years’ experience in Digital Strategy, Cloud Architecture and Digital Operating models and has provided best practice cloud usage, DevOps/Agile operating models and technical leadership to some of the world’s largest companies. I hope you enjoy the show and if you have any comments or suggestions please write to me at: tc@wickedproblems.fm. Enjoy, Toby
2020-06-0341 minThe FS Club PodcastLeadership In Financial & Technical Firms In A Time Of Covid-19Background: Leading financial and technology firms in the financial services arena is hard enough in 'normal' times. It's even harder during unprecedented times of high uncertainty such as a pandemic. In this webinar, Toby Corballis looks at tools that can help leaders of Financial and Technical firms lead their organisations during, and post, the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Toby Corballis is MD of StoryPositive Limited and an Organisational Change expert. He has worked with numerous Investment Banks, Exchanges, Hedge Funds, and Technology firms across the Equities, Commodities, Fixed Income, and Derivatives markets. He specialises in helping e...
2020-05-2746 min
Wicked Problems PodcastDigital Assests, Digital Currencies, Central Banks, and Facebook’s Libra with Jannah PatchayWelcome to another edition of Wicked Problems. Jannah Patchay is a subject matter expert and consultant in the financial markets sector who specialises in financial markets innovation, and helping firms define, develop and execute commercial strategies in a highly regulated environment. Her passion is for market structure and finding creative solutions to the challenges surrounding access to markets and liquidity for both traditional financial markets and asset classes, and the emerging field of digital asset market structure and regulation – the subject of today’s show. Jannah has assisted in the launch of new trading venues, busi...
2020-05-2739 min
Wicked Problems PodcastFinancial Market Risk during Covid19 with Jan-Peter OnstwedderRisk! There’s definitely some going around at the moment, whether it’s markets, business continuity, or popping to the corner shop – risk is everywhere. My guest today is Jan-Peter Onstwedder. Jan-Peter has over 25 years experience in risk management across a wide variety of asset classes and global trading markets, both in a banking and a corporate environment. Currently he works as Chief Risk and Technology Officer for Pavilion Energy, an LNG trading company in Singapore, specialising in trading liquified natural gas. With various ‘head of’ titles, Jan-Peter has lead different aspects of...
2020-05-2037 min
Wicked Problems PodcastAlderman & Sheriff Professor Michael Mainelli on Covid19, The Price of Fish, and Long Finance
2020-05-0641 min
Wicked Problems PodcastPandemic Fitness: How to keep fit during lockdown with Martin ChristieWith the world in lockdown, how do you get the right amount of exercise? Exercise videos abound on the internet. Most of which provide a vital service to people seeking to stay fit. However, the majority are aimed at those who already have a certain level of fitness and flexibility. So, is there an exercise routine that works for all, regardless of fitness level? My guest today, Martin Christie certainly thinks so. In 2003 Martin introduced Nordic Walking to the UK, forming the company Nordic Walking U.K and developed the first instructor training courses to...
2020-04-2932 min
Wicked Problems PodcastFacilitating Retrospectives with Aino Vonge CorryI first met Aino at a conference. I was late to a session and she graciously signalled that the seat next to her was free. I had no idea that I was now sitting next to the day’s keynote speaker, a fact that didn’t reveal itself even when we were paired up for an exercise that involved sharing our earliest memories of soft toys. (Yes, really!) Aino is a teacher, a technical conference editor and retrospectives facilitator and has appeared on the conference circuit since 2001 and presented across the world. For full show note...
2020-03-2534 min
Wicked Problems PodcastProject Myopia with Allan KellyAllan Kelly Allan Kelly was an early exponent of the #NoProjects movement, one of whose key tenets is: “If you want to start a project, you’ve already failed” Allan runs workshops on fresh thinking (thought leadership) and Agile team trainings He is also an Agile coach, speaks at conferences and events and spends a great deal of time at ‘Agile on the beach’. Somewhere in amongst all of this, Allan finds the time to write some excellent books such as: Project Myopia Continuous Digital The Little Book of User Stories FA...
2020-03-1152 min
Wicked Problems PodcastWork Death! From Kaizen to Karoshi with John ClaphamIn this episode I talk to John Clapham, a professional coach and Agile consultant who works predominantly with I.T and digital services organisations. John helps leaders and individuals develop, teams to build great products, and organisations learn to be more effective, productive and enjoyable to work in. He is also a frequent speaker at conferences around the UK. With the advent of cloud technology and fast paced Agile project delivery methodologies such as Scrum & Kanban, come concepts such as Kaisen. In Japanese, Kaisen merely gives us the principle of change for the...
2020-01-0842 min
Wicked Problems PodcastUp your game: Using Chaos Engineering to achieve resilience with Russ MilesThis week I am talking to the CEO of ChaosIQ Russ Miles, cofounder of the open source project ChaosToolkit. Russ is also an international speaker, trainer and author. Russ has just released his latest book title Learning Chaos Engineering: Discovering and Overcoming System Weaknesses Through Experimentation. If you’ve ever experienced an issue with a computer system and wondered how it is that people don’t catch these issues, or if you are the owner of a system and have encountered an issue with it and thought: “I wonder why people don’t catch these during t...
2019-12-1844 min
Wicked Problems PodcastBilly Bragg - The Three Dimensions of FreedomBilly Bragg's music is heavily centred on bringing about change and involving the younger generation in activist causes. He is known to have said: “I don’t mind being being labelled as a political songwriter. The thing that troubles me is being dismissed as a political songwriter.” “Phil Collins might write a song about the homeless but if he doesn’t have the action to go with it he’s just exploiting that for a subject.” Billy bought himself out of the British Army in 1981 for £175, cites his influences as The Clash, Bob Dylan, The Face...
2019-10-3032 min
Wicked Problems PodcastWicked Problems - A view from Saïd Business School with Sue Dobson Sue Dopson is the Rhodes Trust Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Fellow of Green Templeton College and Deputy Dean of Saïd Business School at The University of Oxford. Her research centres on leadership and transformational change in the public and healthcare sectors. Her work has informed and influenced government bodies such as the department of health and the national institute for health and clinical excellence; N.I.C.E, in their thinking on the areas such as the dissemination of clinical evidence into practice, medical leadership, and the role of the su...
2019-10-1629 min
Wicked Problems PodcastHow to stay safe in a cyber world - Martin Clements The risk of cyber attack is on the increase and becoming ever more complicated. So how do you defend against that risk when in fact it's so complicated that it's almost impossible for anybody to understand the threat landscape. In this episode I'll be talking to Martin Clements. Martin moved to the private sector in 2016 after a long career focused on digital innovation and cyber in government. Originally trained in Computer and Natural Sciences, he started his career as a coder; writing and selling games in the early personal...
2019-09-2037 min
Wicked Problems PodcastHow to launch a business in a world of global corporations - John Williams In this episode I'll be talking to John Williams, founder of The Ideas Lab London. John began his career in creative technology as a developer on pioneering special effects software, including on-site work at Disney Feature Animation at Los Angeles and broadcast automation. He became Digital Media CTO at a European startup incubator before moving to head up a small media technology consultancy team at Deloitte. John left to consult independently to broadcasters around the world before finally founding The Ideas Lab and writing his...
2019-09-1931 min
Wicked Problems PodcastWelcome to the Wicked Problems Podcast with Toby Corballis My name is Toby Corballis and I’m going to be your host on this journey through some fascinating problems being worked on and thought about by some extremely clever people. But first, why the term wicked? Well, it’s not meant in the Ali-G sense, nor in the Wizard of Oz sense. Here, the term Wicked is referring to the elusiveness of solutions. This doesn’t mean that such problems cannot be solved, just that a solution is not that easy to find or, when solved, it wasn’t done by any immediat...
2019-09-1908 min