Practice? Podcast

Dave adds to our deep dive for the closest look so far at the socially-enacted  nature of Practice, the ideas of philosopher and cognitive scientist John Vernaecke .; Relevance Realization in particular. 

Dave Jr. and his dad resume their exploration of social enaction and  Practice by delving into Ralph Stacey's theories on complex responsive processes. Reading Stacey's books caused Dave to make a major revision to his doctoral dissertation, Social Enactoin: How TalkinInteraction Constitutes Social Organization. 

I am at an entirely different point in my life as a recent widower. Talk about change! Accordingly, I am shifting my attention to practitioners who make our daily lives livable, many of whom are paid by the hour. Yet, they shine and see their role and work as a personal practice. I will both podcast conversations with them and create short videos telling their stories. Yes, change is afoot. I'll s...

I move past 12 and 13 to reprise this Episode 14  as the last one before I resume new podcasting. Peter gives us the "why" of our and your attention to Practice. It organizes what we think about our Practice, and Practice organizes us! Asked, "Who are you?', we tend to answer with what we do (Practice). Asked, "What do you love doing?" we may respond differently than what we are paid to do. That's...

Change makes the leader, and leading makes the change. Peter and Dave, co-authors of On Practice as a Way of Being , talk about leading as a dynamic practice available to anyone, at any moment, to make change happen  

Peter and Dave continue their conversation probing the developmental nature of Practice. Episode 10 was recorded in 2019 as they collaborated on what became Peter's last book - On Practice as a Way of Being . People find something we have the energy to do, and we are driven to do it better each time. 

Dave and Peter deepened their thinking about practice, introduced in their digital book On Practice as a Way of Being.   Over time, intended results teach practitioners what works and why. The payoff is increasing performance levels. If you stick with it, it sticks with you.  

Peter and Dave recorded in 2021. Peter predicted that digitizing our work and its context was accelerating. Today, Artificial Intelligence applications abound. Their book On Practice as a Way of Being is one of the first digital-only, interactive books. They went all in on this trend. Here is a preview. 

Dave and Peter examine their conjecture in On Practice as a Way of Being , that there is a dynamic interflow of social and technical conditions. Four years later, AI technologies are mimicking human-social behaviors. Practice seeks the optimum experience of both. 

This episode was initially recorded in late 2019, just as COVID invaded our lives and livelihoods.  Then and now, it is a question of our desire and ability to learn as beginners. Change is changing. Can we keep up? 

Among the 32 Conjectures on why your practice matters in On Practice as a Way of Being is how Practice is perceptual and perspectival . What the person sees in moments of doing is what is acted upon (no matter what observers like Vaill and Fearon think is real). Listen to them form their points of view on points of view back in 2019. 

The essence of Practice cannot be fully described through lists or agreements in this conversation. It is ultimately defined by each individual practitioner and so much more. Peter and Dave exchange ideas freely and formalize these ideas in their book  On Practice as a Way of Being .   

While collaborating on the final draft of On Practice as a Way of Being, Peter and Dave recorded conversations similar to those in the book to originate the Practice? Podcast. There are 32 conjectures about the complex, yet personal, nature of Pratice. Myths and assumptions are pondered in this episode. 

Peter Vaill invited Dave to help him complete what was likely to be Peter's last book, On Practice as a Way of Being . In the Summer of 2019, Dave learned how to produce a podcast to capture the idea-rich conversations he was having with Peter.  To us, and you, Practice is personal. 

Chief Compassion Officer Sean Harvey's work with men in the most challenging roles and situations elicits a string of 'wows' from Dave. The author of Warrior Compassion: Unleashing the Healing Power of Men , Sean, offers hope that new systems and structures are emerging that favor our spirits in all endeavors.  

Tom Casey and his firm, Discussion Partners Collaborative , constantly cast questions to various leaders to catch the emerging trends shaping the context for leading their organizations. Dave and Tom discuss the yield from the cast of this question. What do you find reprehensible in a leader? Clue. #1 is hypocrisy. 

Corporate business operations are where multiple practices converge, with daily outcomes predicted and not. Dave's former student,  Senior Vice President Greg Balicki,  works at the nexus of Voya's converging business problems and opportunities to lead problem-solving projects addressing both. 

People find the need and space to change by experiencing Lisa Lloyd's "bespoke support" designs. Dave enjoys this conversation with a fellow podcaster. Lisa is Beyond the Water Cooler. He agrees with her theme: "It's time for change." 

Dave talks with business growth specialist HR Huntsman and makes the pleasant discovery that The Leaders EDGE is his client company's people - all of them - working in a complex social system that his consulting makes lastingly real.  

Listening to Happiness at Work podcaster and agile leadership consultant Elisa Tuijnder is strangely encouraging. She is not hashing over the past (like Dave does). She is tossing digital breadcrumbs ahead of time for us to follow into the future. 

Dave was intrigued by a business consultant about the founder of My Business on Purpose , Scott Beebe's logo - Liberating Owners from Chaos . These days, who doesn't need a coach who believes we can handle the yet-to-be-known future? Scott's 100+ business clients know the value of a steady guide.  

Dave met an actual AI content creator, Alex Liteplo , a practice for all our futures. Dave is trying out one of Alex's AI- generated clips to feature podcast episodes with his son Dave, Jr. The images correspond to Dave's words as in a dance. Magic!  

Social Enaction thinker Dave Fearon helps his dad Dave Fearon overcome his reluctance to accept AI as an inevitable presence in our practice lives. 

Dave returned (see Episode 257 ) to Relational Leadership thinker Mark Bradford to be with him in a virtual social space where designing thinking has plenty of room to bloom. And, for Dave, it did. 

Dave and Paul Crick , Founder of Elevate Partnership, exchange insights into the marvelous mysteries of humans' behavior in leading, composing, and performing in concert. While you will not hear classical music in the background, it is the analogy to leading playing in their thoughts.