Connor Pierce is a passionate lifelong learner who thrives at the crossroads of psychology, technology, and art. His career has been rooted in higher education, professional development, and learning experience design. With a solid background in psychological principles and learning theory, he currently specializes in creating innovative instructional designs. He's especially fascinated by how games and playful experiences can drive meaningful change and enhance learning. In this podcast you...
Sylvie started working with Cornell’s Team and Leadership Center at the age of 15. Since then she has worked as an outdoor adventure guide for the Claremont Colleges in California, a rock climbing instructor in Colorado, a bicycle tour guide in New Zealand and the Northeastern USA, and a mountain instructor for the North Carolina Outward Bound School. Bicycling, canoeing, backpacking, rock climbing and organic farming are Sylvie’s primary outdoor activities. In this podcast you will learn: - ...
Rob Alvarez is a gamification wizard, learning experience designer, and host of the Professor Game Podcast. With a background in business and a passion for play, he helps educators and organizations craft meaningful, game-inspired learning and product journeys. In this podcast we talked about: How gamification can improve educationHow serious play can revolutionize team environments How gamification can build community in education 3 Free Gamification Hacks to Supercharge Your...
Sharon is an eLearning professional and media designer with 13 years of experience teaching English learners at the university level. Her journey to the field of instructional design inspired her to host a monthly Zoom networking session to inspire other educators who are looking for advice on how to break into the field of instructional design. In this podcast you will learn: - Why rushed learning is actually useless learning - The essential skills for better learning experience design...
Yu Kai Chou: Yu-kai Chou, world-renowned designer and keynote speaker, created the Octalysis Framework, impacting 1.5B+ lives through gamification and behavioral design. He is the Founding Partner and Chief Creation Officer of the premium consulting/design firm The Octalysis Group. Recently he and his co-author Mark Diaz wrote 10,000 hours of play which asks the question: what if you could approach life as the ultimate video game — complete with quests to conquer...
Farhan has 12 years of experience driving innovation and delivering scalable digital solutions, He specializes in leading transformative product teams that exceed client expectations. His expertise spans multiple industries, including AI/ML, education, finance, healthcare, and hospitality, where he's successfully implemented strategies leveraging both agile and waterfall methodologies. In this podcast you will learn: - How community plays a role in Learning Experience Design - How learning d...
James Washok is a Learning Experience Designer with over two decades in IT and HR Services. He’s honed his skills in creating immersive, scenario-based eLearning modules that resonate across various levels of an organization. His role as an Instructional Designer and Content Developer involves a symbiotic relationship with management, subject matter experts, and business analysts to craft training solutions that are both effective and delightful. In this podcast we talked about: -...
Carolyn Smith graduated from Fordham University and The Juilliard School, has performed as an actor on Broadway in "Romeo and Juliet" and appeared opposite Robin Wright in "House of Cards" as Claire's Chief of Staff. She happens to have been my acting teacher but she doesn't have to act like a great teacher she was one. Her father was a flutist and factory worker and her mother a legal secretary which leads me to my first question. In this podcast we talked about: - How acting changes your r...
Rick leads Horizon Arc, an Innovation Advisory & Executive Coaching firm that supports Innovation Leaders. He's been a long time pursuer of spirituality and is coming on the podcast today to talk about his experiences in spirituality, coaching, and the connections between. In this podcast you will learn: - What the heck even is spirituality? - What does practicing spirituality mean? - How does spirituality connect to coaching?
Jamie's mission is to popularize the application of psychology to creating and understanding games, especially video games. Whether you want to know about the psychology behind why good game design works, why people act and think as they do when they play games, or how those who market and sell games take advantage of psychological quirks, he appeals to all groups. He’s written a few books including Getting Gamers and more recently the psychology of dungeons and dragons. In this podcast you ...
Jordan Minor is the Author of VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR, a unionized PCMag writer, and a self-proclaimed fake Street Sharks guy. In this podcast you will learn: What makes a revolutionary video game?How video games as a medium differ from other mediums?Underrated and overrated video games?
In this podcast you will learn: What insights video game design can give us on the creative processWhy asking questions over getting advice can help our creativityHow to find inspiration for your creative passionsJesse Schell is a game designer, CEO of Schell Games, professor at Carnegie Mellon and author of The Art Of Game Design A Book Of Lenses. The Art Of Game Design: https://amzn.to/3Bu98bq 🎮Self-Learning Quest: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/self-learning-quest/ ...
In this podcast you will learn: How to capture ideas so you don’t lose themHow to think wildly using a centuries old notetaking techniqueHow to write constantly and never experience writers block againFor the past 20 years Bob Doto has worked with writers, spiritual aspirants, yogis, teachers, knowledge workers, teaching courses on Zettelkasten, PKM, social media, and spirituality. I had him on the podcast a few months ago and had a wonderful conversation. Now he’s coming back on ...
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In this podcast you will learn: - Why you should journal - How to start journaling - How journaling helps you connect better with others Dennis is a YouTuber and creator of the newsletter Living The Questions where he talks about healing, introspection, and the human experience. He's become a good friend of mine through engaging in our writing club we have with some other friends. Dennis Xiao YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvg1raWweYol8jBwKg0DHCw Dennis Xiao Twitter: https://twit...
How can you master hard skills more quickly? Accelerate your career? Be more productive and live a better life? Since 2006, Scott Young has been writing to try to find answers to these questions with books such as Ultralearning, hundreds of articles, and courses such as Make It Happen. In the last few days he has finished another major book on learning called Get Better At Anything. In this podcast you will learn: Why success is often a better teacher than failureWhy copying and innovation a...
David Kadavy, an author, podcaster, and former designer whose work is redefining creativity in our age. David believes we're entering a new era where success hinges on our ability to generate ideas and bring them to life, even when the path isn't clear. Through his books, including the bestsellers Mind Management, Not Time Management and Design for Hackers, David has shared his insights with over 100,000 readers across twelve languages. In his weekly Love Mondays newsletter and various speaki...
Andrew Altshuler, a researcher turned consultant & educator. He helps people & businesses to transform the chaos of information into an efficient, AI-optimized knowledge system. In his NEWSLETTER he decodes systems & strategies for better thinking, learning & decision-making. Andrew's website: https://www.altshuler.io/ In this podcast you will learn: - How to use AI in PKM to supercharge your learning - Common mistakes people make using LLM for learning - How to ...
Martin Adams is ecommerce entrepreneur and content creator trying to inspire the next generation of thinkers and doers. He makes content on Personal Knowledge Management as well as content on mindset and mastery. He's also creating Flowtelic, an app to help you study, learn, think, write, and publish with maximum efficiency and consistency. And he recently published his book Atomic Notetaking: The Ultimate Zettelkasten Guide. In this podcast you will learn: How to find joy in your Personal Kn...
A philosopher programmer who specializes in back-end development and stoicism. His biggest project right now is creating a MINDOS, a mental operating system which he's doing in public through his newsletter. He's recently published a book called Zettelkasten And The Art Of Personal Knowledge Management. In this podcast you will learn: - How to supercharge your learning with the Zettelkasten system - How to upgrade your journaling with the Zettelkasten - The future of AI and the Zettelkasten...