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EPISODE 1 | WHEN THE LUSITANIA WENT DOWN On 2 April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress to seek permission to declare war. He was met with tumultuous applause and on 6 April 1917 America finally entered the conflict. A new drama from Martyn Wade - ENTER THE PEACE BROKER - brings America’s journey into war vividly alive. Based on first-hand accounts – diaries, letters and contemporary p...

EPISODE 2 | THE HERO OF THE EUROPEAN WAR On 2 April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress to seek permission to declare war. He was met with tumultuous applause and on 6 April 1917 America finally entered the conflict. A new drama from Martyn Wade - ENTER THE PEACE BROKER - brings America’s journey into war vividly alive. Based on first-hand accounts – diaries, letters and contemporary p...

EPISODE 3 | I DIDN’T RAISE MY BOY TO BE A SOLDIER On 2 April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress to seek permission to declare war. He was met with tumultuous applause and on 6 April 1917 America finally entered the conflict. A new drama from Martyn Wade - ENTER THE PEACE BROKER - brings America’s journey into war vividly alive. Based on first-hand accounts – diaries, letters and conte...

EPISODE 4 | IT’S A LONG WAY TO BERLIN On 2 April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress to seek permission to declare war. He was met with tumultuous applause and on 6 April 1917 America finally entered the conflict. A new drama from Martyn Wade - ENTER THE PEACE BROKER - brings America’s journey into war vividly alive. Based on first-hand accounts – diaries, letters and contemporary pres...

EPISODE 5 | JOHNNY, GET YOUR GUN On 2 April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress to seek permission to declare war. He was met with tumultuous applause and on 6 April 1917 America finally entered the conflict. A new drama from Martyn Wade - ENTER THE PEACE BROKER - brings America’s journey into war vividly alive. Based on first-hand accounts – diaries, letters and contemporary press cov...

This month, we are in Vienna with American systems scientist JOHN CASTI, an expert on X-events. In EPISODE 4, the last podcast in the series, we learn how to anticipate, prepare for, and manage future X-events. RECAP: in EPISODE 1, we entered the world of X-events. In EPISODE 2, we encountered Wittgenstein. measured complexity gaps, and kept a look out for plateaux morphing into mountain peaks. In...

This month, we are in Vienna with American systems scientist JOHN CASTI, an expert on X-events. In EPISODE 1, we entered the world of X-events. In EPISODE 2, we encountered Wittgenstein. measured complexity gaps, and kept a look out for plateaux morphing into mountain peaks. In EPISODE 3, we learn about resilience and the four 'As', survival Hundertwasser-style, and creative destruction. PRODUCTIO...

This month, we are in Vienna with American systems scientist JOHN CASTI, an expert on X-events. In EPISODE 1, he introduced us to the world of X-events, with its shifting landscapes, complexity gaps, and random triggers. In EPISODE 2, we encounter Wittgenstein and his passion for simplicity, learn how to measure complexity gaps, and understand how a comfortable plateau can morph into a perilous mo...

Financial crises, disruptions to global communications systems, political upheavals, pandemics...  Extreme - or 'X' - events are difficult to predict, high impact, and cause significant damage.  How can we prepare for them, and can we survive them? We travel to Vienna to meet American systems scientist JOHN CASTI, an expert on X-events, to find out more.  Over coffee and cake in Café Landtmann, we...

RONNIE CHAN, Chairman of Hang Lung Properties, on understanding China, including how doing business in China and Russia compares, and China-US relations. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Dmitri Trenin, Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, on understanding Russia under Vladimir Putin. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Professor Emeritus at IMD in Switzerland and Visiting Professor at Hong Kong University, on understanding Asia, and the importance of being intellectually curious. [Postscript: very sadly, Professor Lehmann died on 21 December 2017, a few weeks after this podcast was released.] PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer -...

John Antonakis, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Université de Lausanne, on the key predictive factors in political leadership elections. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Paris-based Fionnuala O'Conor, Founder and CEO of Wevolve, on how growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles caused her to reflect on traditional power structures, and why today, as power shifts away from the nation state, we need new leadership models and ways of working. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant...

Former South African diplomat, Séan Cleary, on the challenges political leaders face when seeking consensus in multi-state dialogue, and how focusing on what a country can contribute and involving civil society in the process, as happened in South Africa in 1991 with the National Peace Accord, may be the future of global governance. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Baromete...

Former BBC World News presenter, Nik Gowing, on findings from his 'Think the Unthinkable' project, and how the conformity that gets people to the top leaves them ill-equipped to understand the enormity of change and disruption under way in today's world. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris...

John Lyons, Chief Executive of Cyber Essentials Direct, on the dark web and how businesses can lead the way in making the web a safer place for all. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Thierry Malleret, co-founder of The Monthly Barometer, on the Get-Together, the annual gathering of leaders from business, politics, and academia in Chamonix, in the heart of the French Alps, and why the home of mountaineering provides the ideal setting. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris...

Ravi Chaudhry, Chairman of CeNext Consulting, on the importance of responsible leadership, what it requires, and what happens to leaders who fail to change. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Blaise Agresti, former head of the Pelotons de gendarmerie de haute montagne (PGHM) in Chamonix, on his new venture, Mountain Path, and how he is using his experience of mountain rescue to teach companies what makes a successful leader. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Singapore-based executive coach Rob Bier, Partner in Trellis Asia and Managing Partner, 6:30 Partners, on what leadership means, and the key quality leaders today require to address the global challenges of the 21st century. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Dr Katy Hayward moved to Northern Ireland in 1995. She reflects on the changes she has witnessed, and the impact of Brexit. German postgraduate student Dominik Hamm arrived in Belfast in autumn 2016, shortly after the EU referendum. He talks about what Brexit could mean for him. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with Queen's University, Belfast | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-productio...

Professor Glenn Patterson, writer and Director of the Seamus Heaney Centre, heads south for the border. He visits Omeath and Newry to find out how those living along the border see the future post-Brexit. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with Queen's University, Belfast | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Colin Harvey, Professor of Human Rights Law, on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 and the key concerns the Bill raises as currently drafted. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with Queen's University, Belfast | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Professors Colin Harvey and Lee McGowan discuss the implications of Brexit for the Good Friday Agreement, the Common Travel Area, and the future of Northern Ireland as well as of the United Kingdom as a whole. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with Queen's University, Belfast | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.