Corridor Conversations: Recent Episodes
Mahmoud Natout
For me, corridors have become a metaphor for vision and perspective on human interaction fit for a world where emergency, uncertainty, and unpredictability have become the norm.
Join me and my guests in unscripted corridor conversations to explore, every time, a new vision and a fresh perspective on living life more creatively during times of radical change.
In this podcast, Samira and I try to figure out how to fly a magic carpet in a world of constant change and disruption. To do that, we hit on the following questions:
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What is so strange and magical about hand-made carpets?
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How can flying carpets help us navigate the world in times of uncertainty?
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What can carpet weaving tell us about memory, creativity and how to handle mistakes?
We are living in a time characterized by uncertainty and unpredictability where we find ourselves in constant fight-or-flight. In this state of emergency, it is often very hard to think of our lives beyond survival mode.
But what if amidst all that chaos, we can answer calls to adventure that can lead us on a journey of growth and discovery? Join me and my guest Naila as we explore how Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey can help us live life more creatively and proactively during times of radical change.
My guest for this episode is Layla, my 7-year-old daughter. We discuss the famous Stanford University 'Marshmallow Experiment' and how it can help us better understand tasks that may not be that much fun in the present but that promise to be great fun in the future.
Introducing the show and explaining why a corridor perspective is important for times of radical change and uncertainty.