We talk a lot about the importance of emergence—of being more comfortable with being uncomfortable. However, it’s hard to practice what you preach… especially for a podcast with a tight schedule. Normally, when one of two hosts is out of commission, you don’t record. But when this recently happened to us, we asked “How might we?” and took a big ol’ step into the unknown.

We’re glad we did, because this week’s guest is Dr. Jason Fox, a self-proclaimed wizard-philosopher, best-selling author, and senior leadership advisor to Fortune 500 companies around the world. In classic wizard-philosopher fashion, he and Sam throw out the script for a far-reaching conversation about the importance of rituals, the roles we play when we’re at work, and how embracing uncertainty is where the magic truly happens.

Learn more about Jason:

• On his website
  


• On LinkedIn
  


• Read How to Lead A Quest or The Game Changer
  

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Mentioned references:

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  Game Frame, book by Aaron Dignan


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  Brave New Work, book by Aaron Dignan


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  James Carse, author of Finite and Infinite Games
  


• Rodney's "I am CEO vs I hold the role of CEO": AWWTR Ep. 14
  


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  Lands of Lorecraft, series of articles by Venkatesh Rao


• Jevons Paradox


• "rivalrous dynamics"


• "multipolar traps"


• "operating rhythm": BNW Ep. 118
  


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  Creativity, Inc., book by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace


• basilisk


• "GTD": BNW Ep. 39 with David Allen
  


• John Keats and "negative capability"


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  Antifragile, book by Nassim Taleb


• "Metacrisis"


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  The Ministry for the Future, book by Kim Stanley Robinson


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  Children of Time, series by Adrian Tchaikovsky


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  The Expanse, series by James S.A. Corey


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  The Culture, series by Iain M. Banks