Curiosity Continuum

Are you verbose or to to the point with your words? How have you used silence to your advantage in terms of impact and outcome in a conversation? How do you listen when others are speaking? Do you speak up when you need to? How has this benefitted you?

Now more than ever, contextual awareness is key to understanding things.

How did things end up this way? Do you know why something is the way it is? Do you ask about the driving action of a situation? 

Have you noticed somebody's confidence to answer definitively does not actually match reality? Where have you noticed the gap the most? How would you fix it?

Context is key in properly perceiving and understanding people and the world around us. Listen to this conversation about Contextual Awareness, with a special guest intro by Sabrina.

You are Mario, waiting to time your jump across moving platforms at different times. Only forward, never back, or else that's the game. What do you do to time your jumps through life? When was a time you missed the jump? When did you land a big jump you didn't know would happen? How have you helped others jump?

Did you play Super Mario Bros. for the original Nintendo Entertainment System?

Do you like to tinker with things or leave it be? What are the most effective ways you have found to iterate and innovate things in your life? In what situations are you in the majority not wanting to listen to a sole voice, and in what situations are you the sole voice in contrast to the majority?

Do you overcomplicate things? Who do you know that can clearly and concisely convey thoughts and direction masterfully? Why should we care about such things?

Do you fear being wrong? What happens when we don't learn from it? How do you treat others when they are wrong?

Why do we need to modify models in the real world? What do you do to adapt something to make it practically work? How do you approach adaptation in your life and career? What's an example in your life of the impact of the iteration of the model?

Exploring how an old high school science project went down, your hosts talk about how they made it work and adapted along the way. What blast from the past project do you remember that made you learn a lot? Who did you work on it with, and what roles did you play? How did the project turn out?

Rest is not a four-letter word. Well, it is, but not a bad one. It's a good thing, and increasingly scarce, in today's world.

EDITOR'S NOTE: (Josh here) This episode is a very selfish one as I feel both Brian and I need to hear this again. Thank you for your continued support!

(Learning the new recording platform - thanks for listening for content!)

How has your position on the timeline of your life affect your wisdom? How has your perspective changed over time? What can you share with others that will help them leap in understanding beyond their years?

How do you think about the future - Dystopia or Utopia? Have you noticed how much you can stay in dystopia without the hope of utopia to drive you forward? Explore the hope of the endless good more expansive than the cosmos as we talk about the realities affected through the experience of Brian and Josh and their love of Star Trek.

Unepisodes capture the in-between talk of recording “real" episodes. Topics are fluid. Any takeaways are caught instead of taught. Come eavesdrop on our conversation!

Touching on: Speaking less, the cover of words, real-world processes, emotional objections to logical answers, filtered synthesis of improvement, acknowledgement of contribution of others, deferring change for reflection.

How can we disagree and still remain friends? Have you ever changed your mind drastically after humbly and actively listening, contemplating, and arriving at a very different answer?

For an example of a drastic change of mind, be sure to check out the case of J.Warner Wallace. 

Brian interviews Josh on the leadership principles and approach he used to become one of the best in the world for Gears of War 2, when he was under resourced and at a tactical disadvantage.

What are the hallmarks of a healthy community? What do you nerd out about that you would love to find others who share your nerdery and nerd out together? 

Did you receive proper validation as you grew? Where are you looking for that high fidelity feedback loop? How does it impact your life? What does it all mean? Whose words are big in your ears and why?

A personal episode with Josh, quietly ushering our fifth year of the podcast. 

Josh gives listeners a much asked for catchup on his reality, related to his house rebuilt after Hurricane Ian (it's a months long process, and still going!).

He also leans in with expectation for the roadmap ahead for the continuing Curiosity Continuum adventures.

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Join Brian and I (Josh) as we talk about experience and intuition. We both have some feelings about both of these topics and how the connect together to create enjoyment of an experience.  

Brian and Josh continue their discussion from Part 1 and come full circle with some of their questions. They also ask you - the audience - to engage and think about this topic with others and its lasting implications. 

How do you envision the AI human construct and its integration into everyday life?

Listen to the final part of the discussion in this 2-part episode.

Join Brian and Josh as they discuss this very prescient topic about AI and how humans interact with the future of technology.

How do you envision the AI human construct and its integration into everyday life?

Listen to the first part of the discussion in this 2-part episode.

You have the power to change. How do you actively perceive the positive in other people? Are you passively consuming large amounts of negativity? Have your giftings been twisted? How do you stay attached to the realities of real world and become the change for good? 

Who is someone that complements you well, and you, them? How does trust factor into the level of collaboration? When has a partnership gone sideways, and why did it go that way?

Kevin and Jon of Rascal Magic share their origin story and journey to launch Bardcard, a card-matching, dungeon-crawling, roguelike mobile game, that lived in the hearts and minds of two guys for years. Join Two childhood friends join two other lifelong friends for a casual conversation that shares memories of growing up in the northern Midwest, their path to creating the game, and other stories, over three parts.

Part 1: Intro - Getting to Know You

Part 2: Meaty Middle - The Chewy Center of the Conversation

Part 3: The Future - The Roadmap and The Camaraderie

Discover the world of Rascal Magic

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