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unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc
unSILOed is a series of interdisciplinary conversations that inspire new ways of thinking about our world. Our goal is to build a community of lifelong learners addicted to curiosity and the pursuit of insight about themselves and the world around them.*unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*
Episodes
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancHow to Make Creativity an Everyday Habit Inside Your Organization feat. Scott Anthony
Scott Anthony says that you say that the most powerful untapped source of energy in the world right now is the innovative energy within large companies that is…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Power of Disagreement & Dissent feat. Charlan Nemeth
In this episode, we discuss how exposure to disagreement changes how we think. Our guest’s research highlights the perils of consensus and the value of dissent…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancBehavioral Change Isn't Always Easy feat. Art Markman
Cognitive science is kind of like the new philosophy. These days, the cognitive scientists are the ones that we look to figure out what the heck is going…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancOur Emotions Are More Rational Than We Think feat. Eyal Winter
Which is smarter -- your head or your gut? It's a familiar refrain: you're getting too emotional. Try and think rationally. But is it always good advice?Eyal…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhy We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment feat. Benjamin Storey
The pursuit of happiness is a foundational principle of the American democratic experiment, and yet true happiness seems elusive for many Americans. Where does…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWe Live in a Bacterial World feat. Martin Blaser
Humans have gotten healthier and healthier over the years due to modern medicine and the power of antibiotics.. But those same antibiotics, when overused, can…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancBlowing Up Best Practices feat. Geoff Tuff & Steve Goldbach
Geoff Tuff is a principal of Deloitte Consulting LLP and holds various leadership positions across its Sustainability, Innovation, and Strategy practices. In…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhy Good People Need to Understand the Rules of Power feat. Jeff Pfeffer
Why are so many organizations run by ineffective or toxic leaders? Because it isn't the best leaders that succeed. Its the ones that best understand how to…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhy Motivating Change is not Enough feat. Loran Nordgren
When we think about ideas like selling or marketing, we usually think of getting people to buy products. But Loran Nordgren is talking about getting people to…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWho is Interested in HR? feat. John Boudreau
Certainly not most academics, and probably not the business students they teach. The common perception around HR is that its focus is getting everyone their…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancComputer Science is Not A Value Neutral Enterprise feat. Rob Reich
Our guest today says that the profession of programmer or coder is the most important occupation to have in the 21st century, and yet computer science is…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Art of Subtraction feat. Leidy Klotz
Leidy Klotz describes himself as an “academic trespasser.” Investigating underexplored intersections between engineering and behavioral science, Leidy is in…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Science of Self Awareness feat. Steve Fleming
The notion of self awareness has been at the heart of philosophy for millenia. Now it’s the subject of research by neuroscientists, and is the focus of…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancReflection in the Midst of Hustle Culture feat. Joseph Badarocco
When we say “reflection,” what comes to mind? Is it sitting in meditation, in a meadow or a sacred space?. Or is it sitting at your desk, taking a second to…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Growing Field of Bullshit Studies feat. Carl Bergstrom
Every generation reaches a point where they claim that discourse has gone to hell. But that doesn't mean we’re going to miss out on our chance to complain…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhat’s Wrong with Banking feat. Anat Admati
Before the coronavirus pandemic, one of the biggest crises of our time was the global financial crisis. And even though that crisis passed, the underlying…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancNew Ways of Working feat. Lynda Gratton
Work used to have a rigid structure. You would punch in and out of the factory, leave your work behind at the office and go home. But as the lines between work…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Importance of Discomfort feat. Aidan McCullen
Sharing fresh information to empower new thinking. That's the north star behind Aiden McCullen’s podcast The Innovation Show. This podcast is actually what…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhy Startups Fail feat. Tom Eisenmann
Some philosophers of science would say that, if you can't fail, you can't learn. If you've got a theory of how the world's going to work, and the world works…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancRecommendation Engines & Trust feat. Michael Schrage
It was not too long ago when the first recommendation engines were created, originally to help researchers keep track of articles and information. Now, you…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Tyranny of Metrics feat. Jerry Muller
Our obsession with metrics is causing damage across the board, from education and medicine, to the police, military, and foreign aid. But our guest says we can…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancReversing The Epidemic of Food Allergies feat. Kari Nadeau
Gluten free or dairy free may just seem like menu options to some, But in fact, food allergies have become a major epidemic. They aren’t restricted by…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancCollaboration Overload feat. Rob Cross
As collaboration tools and apps become more commonplace in the digital workplace, how can we balance their pros (team mindset, connection) with their cons…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancHow To Be Happy feat. Raj Raghunathan
A lot of the smart and successful people in the business world are very good at achieving extrinsic goals of success, fame, money and power. But those types of…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhere Economics Meets Evolutionary Biology feat. Dario Maestripieri
Dario Maestripieri is a Professor in Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago, and is also affiliated with the Stevanovich Institute on the…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancFrom the Evolution of Plants to Humor feat. Jonathan Silvertown
Good jokes, bad jokes, clever jokes, dad jokes — the desire to laugh is universal. But why do we find some gags hilarious, whilst others fall flat? Jonathan…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Importance of Data Literacy feat. Bill Franks
Data literacy is now a baseline benchmark for being an intelligent manager.Bill Franks is the Director of the Center for Statistics and Analytical Research…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Physical vs. Digital Divide Isn't Always Old vs. Young feat. Robert Siegel
How do you develop products differently in the future? How do you organize your companies differently? What are the skill sets required of the leaders who will…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancGame Theory, Negotiation Strategy and Fairness feat. Barry Nalebuff
If you're going to succeed in negotiation, It's about arguing with a reason. And what game theory and logic does is allow you to frame the negotiation…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancGame Theory and Market Design feat. Al Roth
Economists are no longer simply describing and understanding markets, but are often playing the role of “economic engineer”, improving existing markets and…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancCan Evolution Explain Everything? feat. Douglas Kenrick
Douglas Kenrick is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. His research interests include integrating models from evolutionary…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Rise of the Economists feat. Binyamin Appelbaum
Binyamin Appelbaum on the editorial board of the New York Times as well as a reporter there. He is also the author of “The Economists' Hour: False Prophets…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWe Are An Experiment That Is Still Unraveling Itself feat. Ian Tattersall
Today's episode is diving into anthropology, paleontology, archeology, and all of these related disciplines with Ian Tattersall.He is the curator emeritus with…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancTeachers Teach the Way They Were Taught feat. Tony Wagner
The traditional notion is that schools are failing and they need “reforming.” But our guest believes that our education system is obsolete and needs…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancEveryone Wants a Silicon Valley feat. Dan Breznitz
Would you believe Cleveland used to be a hub for innovation? Now the Bay Area is the height of start ups and global technology. It seems like everybody, no…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancHelpful or Harmful: The Inner Voice feat. Ethan Kross
Ethan Kross says the human ability to be introspective is a super power. We can time travel in our heads. We can be excited about planning the future, and look…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancModern Philosophy and The Role of The Philosopher feat. Justin E. H. Smith
What does it mean to be a philosopher? What does it mean to DO Philosophy? What are the boundaries of philosophy as a discipline? These are just some of the…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhat Big Data Can't Do feat. Edward Tenner
We like to think that technology makes the world a better place and that progress moves forward in a fairly linear fashion. And yet, there are plenty of signs…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Crisis in Journalism feat. Will Slauter
Major layoffs, fake news and misinformation, as well as social media wars against the media & journalists have been hot topics in the last few years when it…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancYou Should Always Be Talking About Strategy feat. Jesper B. Sørensen
Making strategy requires undertaking major―often irreversible―decisions aimed at long-term success in an uncertain future. Are you looking to think more…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancCriminal Law, Moral Philosophy, and the Theory of Social Choice feat. Leo Katz
Leo Katz’s work focuses on criminal law and legal theory. By connecting criminal law, moral philosophy, and the theory of social choice, he tries to shed light…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancDistinguishing Cultural Learning from Social Learning feat. Cecilia Heyes
Most people agree that nearly everything human is a mixture of both genetic inputs and cultural inputs. The question is about where the dividing line…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancYour Brain’s Models are Never Accurate feat. Michael Graziano
Brains arrive at the conclusion that they have an internal, subjective experience of things — an experience that is non-physical and inexplicable. How can such…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancSeeking Virtue in Finance feat. JC de Swaan
How can finance professionals balance self-interest, client service, and the greater good? While finance is often portrayed as an occupation that is fraught…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancDigital Transformation: Past, Present & Future feat. Didier Bonnet
87% of digital transformation initiatives fail to meet expectations. Do we raise expectations too high or is it really a problem of a failure to implement or…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWill Every Business Become a Platform Business? feat. Geoff Parker
Platforms are eating the world! While not every business is becoming a platform business in the strictest sense, every company needs to re-examine its business…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancBusiness of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation and Power feat. David Yoffie
David Yoffie has been a professor at Harvard Business School for 40 years where he has authored hundreds of cases, and a number of books, the most recent being…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancKnowledge vs. Know-How feat. César Hidalgo
César Hidalgo is the director of the Center for Collective Learning at the University of Toulouse, known for his contributions to economic complexity, data…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancIs Drinking Alcohol an Evolutionary Mistake? feat. Edward Slingerland
The short answer is no. According to Edward Slingerland our taste for alcohol is a practice found in nearly every culture, meaning that its consumption must…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancIt’s Almost Impossible To Undo A Bad Idea feat. John List
Why do some great business and policy ideas make it big while others fail to take off? That's the big question behind John List’s most recent book The Voltage…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancFriendship Can Be A Template For All Other Relationships feat. Lydia Denworth
When we first started to study the social brain as a species, friendship was considered a luxury, it didn't aid us in survival. But now studies show that…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancDark Data: Why What You Don’t Know Matters feat. David Hand
We like to think we have everything we need to make decisions based on the numbers we are presented in a data set. But any large data set is bound to have…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Human Brain Is Far From Perfect feat. Dean Buonomano
Dean Buonomano is a professor of psychology and neurobiology at UCLA, and the author of Brain Bugs: How the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives, as well as the…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhat Makes Us Unique? feat. David Linden
You can have genetically identical siblings. They have the same genome. They lay right next to each other in the womb. They're born, and at the moment they're…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Journey Beyond Fear feat. John Hagel
Intensifying competition, accelerating change, extreme disruptive events. A combination of these elements are leading to a global shift to living in constant…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhy Our Intuitive Theories About the World Are So Often Wrong feat. Andrew Shtulman
Humans are born to create theories about the world -- unfortunately, we're often wrong and our intuitive theories keep us from understanding science and the…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancOwnership: What It Is, and What It Isn't feat. Michael Heller
When it comes to ownership, the same few simple stories are used from the playground to the courtroom. And the problem lies here, that we still have this very…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancYou’re Probably Not Heading Back To The Office feat. David Burkus
As we head into year 2 of the COVID-19 pandemic, most knowledge workers are still working from home. You may be listening to this from your home office or…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancStress Begins Earlier Than You May Think feat. Daniel Keating
There is no doubt that we are in a stress epidemic in our fast paced and modern world. But Daniel Keating says this may seem pretty paltry in comparison to…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Price We Pay For Pleasure feat. Anna Lembke
Anna Lembke says we are becoming a nation of addicts. She makes that pretty clear in her books with titles like Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance In The Age Of…