The Things We Learn to See with Philippe Guichard
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Industrial Designer Philippe Guichard for a conversation on experience. I thought we would be talking about design. And we did. But as often happens with these On Experience conversations, the topic gradually shifted. What started as a discussion about products, creativity and culture slowly became a conversation about perception. It […]
Your Experience Has a Use-By Date with Mark Molony
A few days after my first conversation with mindfulness teacher Mark Molony, he contacted me with a simple message: “I’ve had some more thoughts.” That message captures something important about the purpose of On Experience. The most meaningful conversations do not end when the recording stops. They continue working on us. New ideas keep coming, distinctions get […]
On Experience – Why This Conversation Exists
For most of my career, I’ve been wrestling with the same question: How do you turn what you know into something of value? And inside that, what allows one person to cut through and have a flourishing career while others with similar experience and expertise don’t? That’s been a personal challenge and a common conversation […]
When Experience Works Against You with Mark Molony
When Mark Molony walked into his first day as a social worker, he thought his training had prepared him for anything. Then a grieving widow said six words and every assumption he had fell apart. In this extract from our On Experience conversation, Mark, now a Mindfulness Teacher, exposes the insight that the most dangerous […]
Experience and the Space Before Reaction with Mark Molony
In this On Experience conversation, I speak with mindfulness teacher Mark Molony about experience, judgement, awareness, and the subtle ways expertise can both help us and mislead us. What began as a discussion about mindfulness gradually unfolded into something broader: How do we use experience without becoming trapped by it? Together, we explore: Practice Wisdom […]
Why Experience Can Stop You Seeing Clearly Michael Henderson
Recently, I recorded a conversation with Michael Henderson from Cultures At Work. Michael is a corporate anthropologist who has spent over 30 years observing how people work together. His work explores: How culture forms How behaviour patterns emerge And how organisations actually function beneath the surface. What drew me to this conversation with Michael […]