Reasonable Adventurer's Show: Recent Episodes
Colin Jones
The Reasonable Adventurer is a graduate capable of creating opportunities for satisfaction. Be that professionally, socially or just in your family life. Graduation can be from any form of school, including the school of hard knocks. Our focus is entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education and learning.
To celebrate the end of a very challenging year, join me to discuss reflection with Andy Penaluna, Norris Krueger, Elinor Vettraino and Kath Penaluna.
Join us for Episode 112 where the Fantastic Five (Elinor Vettraino, Andy Penaluna, Norris Krueger, Kath Penaluna and yours truly come together to discuss the good and bad of entrepreneurship education.
In Episode 111 we explore the challenge we all face in balancing what we know intimately from experience against what we presume to know from a distance.
Episode 110 explores the need to become differentiated in order to successfully interact with others in society.
In Episode 109 we consider the process of evaluating one's scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Join us to explore a way to further develop your scholarship in ways that do not require a comptition to take place.
Listen in to Episode 108 to find out how Dave Jarmen is supporting the development of reasonable adventurers at the University of Bristol.
Listen in to Episode 107 to explore the notion that small is beautiful. We will explore a range of examples of how we can see that less is often more.
Join us for an episode getting to understand the wonderful world of Zen Parry, entrepreneurship educator extraordinaire. The role of EE in tribal education makes for a very interesting show, enjoy!
Welcome to Episode 105, on this episode we are going to consider the nature of wisdom, its connection to the reasonable adventurer and some useful resources to help you get started exploring the role and value of wisdom in your life.
Episode 104 presents a conversation with Katie Wray (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/sage/staff/profile/katiewray.html#background) of Newcastle University in the UK. Topics related to 'findings a good place' to be in and general topics related to academic development are canvased.
Welcome to Episode 103, which revisits the challenges discussed in Episode 102, and considers the impact of my decision to preference academic development as a career change, leaving behind entrepreneurship education, but creating new enthusiasm for the shows further development.
Welcome to episode 102. Today's show considers the importance of EE in terms of developing competencies for graduates to enable them to successfully engage in entrepreneurial action. If the ideas discussed provoke some thinking for you, please share on Twitter, or perhaps better, at Linkenin. Just search 'tasdevilcol' on either platform and you will see the episode posting and hopefully, related comments.
Have you ever wondered what comes next after we have built the infrastructure of the 21st century and encouraged disruption in all domains of our life? I think about this often, join me to contemplate past events that may help us to understand whats just around the corner.
Welcome to Episode 100, a joint affair with entrepreneur Peter Harrington, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Entrepreneurship. Join us as we reflect of the biggest challenges facing young entrepreneurs in today's dynamic world.
Welcome back, today's episode marks a new direction in the show, with a philosophy of adventuring on the horizon. Join me to contemplate what new ground we will travel.
Welcome back! Episode 98 reconnects the show to recent events and considers the challenge of never forgetting the potential of our every word.
Episode 97 - Whirlpools, invites you contemplate those forces in your life that seek to latch on to you and take you somewhere that stops you being in control. Listen in to reflect on what makes you happy and what you can do to balance your inner and outer worlds.
Have you found yourself jumping at scary shadows? Episode 96 considers the value of listening to the quiet voices that always surround us. Listen in to see what has prompted my thinking on this matter.
So, you have found the time to reflect, but are you going deep enough? Today's show considers the vital step of including the thoughts and views of others in your reflections. Listen in to see how well placed you are to reflect in a meaningful way.
Have you found yourself moving forward, a little unsure of your immediate past? Today's episode considers the value of looking back, to get one's bearings and to ensure the pathway forward is tethered to your immediate past.
Do you find yourself doing what others might like you to do? Do you sometimes forget what got you to where you are in the first place? Episode 93 tackles the challenge of defining your own terms. Listen in to test yourself out; are you doing what you best do?
Do you feel fully in control of life? Do you have your schedule under control? Episode 92 - Resetting Life, delves into the issue of resetting life, if thats possible, and the challenges of getting productive.
Do you find yourself rejecting people or things due to something they believe are associated with? Episode 91 - Found in Translation delves into to this tricky space. Listen in to see what remains to be found in the broader context that all too often is reduced to sound bites.
Do you find yourself questioning your motives and ideals? Well ... perhaps you should. Episode 90 continues my recent search for a pathways to helping my students towards becoming reasonable adventurers, listen in, perhaps your already to confident in your own thinking.
Help me! I am in the world of the uneducated (yet again), and going around in circles. Episode 89 - Stuck in a Funk, sees me trying to free the world and being quiet unsure just how to do that :-) Listen in, and perhaps help me out.
Episode 88 - Being Relevant, explores the challenges of doing the right thing for the next generation. Listen in to see to what extent you are stepping up to the challenge of help out tomorrow's reasonable adventurers.
Episode 87 - Ready .. Set .. GO! challenges you to contemplate the starting line, more so than the finishing line. If you have the courage to start out on a journey, don't waste your effort by not understanding the context of your own individual starting line.
Well, 2017 is upon us. Do you know where your heading? Tune into Episode 86 to contemplate the Interrupted Walks that might be required to get you to where your hearts intends you on heading.
Episode 85 brings 2016 to an end. The focus is fitting, making sense of the past in order to make room for the future. In this episode the process of reflective writing is contemplated as a means to transform you from today's you into tomorrow's you. Listen in to start the journey.
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What does Christmas and the festive season mean for you? Listen in and find out what it means for me.
Its too easy to put things on hold until were ready. But what is ready? Episode 83 - Seeking Perfection, tackles this troublesome issue of letting perfection get in the way, listen in to see what opportunities you have to be less than perfect.
Episode 82 - R U A Success? challenges you to consider how you evaluate your journey through life. Are you your own worst critic? or do you go too easy on yourself? Listen in to find out how you can do this in two simple questions.
Do you find yourself wondering where your time went? Do you find yourself not having enough time to reflect on things that matter? If so, Episode 81 - 'Like Minds' might be just for you.
The opportunity to learn about ourselves through interacting with those with opposing views or different modes of thinking is ever present; do you take advantage of such opportunities? Listen in to Episode 80 to reflect on your tendency to embrace the opposites in your life.
How often are you in the right place at the right time? Episode 79 tackles this tricky issue, helping you to develop a plan to get lucky. If you're feeling lucky, listen in :-)
Do you find yourself surprised by unexpected events, that in hindsight are almost logical? Episode 78 tackles this issue, that being our blind faith in information we receive without fully questioning it.
Ever wondered where the great opportunities come from? Ever thought you can't make sense of your world? Listen in to Episode 77 of the Reasonable Adventurer to get some ideas on how to understand the Crazy Mind.
Episode 76 takes you on a journey to find your greatest love, YOU. Without you, you would struggle to get through the average day, let alone a crazy day. Tune in and find a space to appreciate yourself. But listen in to find ways to improve yourself through challenging the nature of the interactions you have with everyone.
Episode 75 takes us into to the world of humour. Do you have a sense of humour? Are folks comfortable around you? listen in to find out how important humour is.
Episode 74 tackles the challenge of being able to SEE the context of the information around us. The challenge of being aware of our personal biases and those related to how information is provided to us. Ultimately, how we can know what others' are thinking and feeling and being able to understand their personal development. Listen in and see how much you care for the issues under consideration.
Episode 73 - Intelligence & Character focuses on the challenges of educating ourselves and others to meet the requirements of an ever changing world. Listen in to get a sense of the challenges we all face to meet this challenge.
Episode 72 - Just Change It! challenges you to zero in on what it is in your life that may need changing. What is it that stops us from understanding our surrounds? Listen in and see how you can take the first steps to making your world smaller and more manageable.
Episode 71 tackles the challenge of coordinating starting, doing and finishing. Is this a strength of yours? Are you naturally curious and able to find a start on things you are naturally passionate about? Are you able to complete those wonderful projects you have been fascinated by in the first place? Listen in to reflect upon your strengths and weaknesses in this regard.
Episode 70 - Becoming Resilient tackles the subject of what to do when you are required to deal with a less than certain world. I argue that the attributes of the reasonable adventurer are well placed to help in the development of resilience. Listen in to see how you're currently placed.
Episode 69 comes to you live from the Penaluna Palace in Swansea, Wales. Listen in to hear Kath and Andy Penaluna share their thoughts on the challenges we face as educators in bringing a spotlight to transformational learning in our students' lives.
Episode 68 - The Teacher Guy - considers the need to define yourself on your terms. What do you want to be see to be able to do? What do you not want to be associated with? What are you an expert at, what do you not want to be considered an expert at? Listen in to find out how to take the firm step.
Episode 67 - The Entrepreneurship Guy delves into the issue of being all things to all people. Are you defining the scope of your activities? Or, are others in control of this vital aspect of your life. Listen in to consider how to find the balance in the depth and breath of your activities.
Ever been surprise at how easy it was to achieve something very important? Sometimes we are surprised at the lack of push back against our thinking. Sometimes we are just so happy with the outcomes we just assume we must have done something right. Listen in to consider the role of our mental models in framing our experiences in this regard.
Life is unknown as a journey looking forward, the best we can do take confidence from our past efforts and apply that to the future. In Episode 65 we discuss the challenges of doing just this. Listen in to see how well you are mentally managing to connect your past to your future.
On you on your course, travelling your journey? Or, are you on someone else's? Today is my birthday, so time for some reflections as to where I've been, and where I might be going. Listen in to see if we are sharing something similar on our life journeys.
Its amazing to contemplate how the internet has changed our lives and what has changed in the last 10 years. Listen in as we consider this topic, and what it may mean for you over the next 10 years.
Ever thought about how many other folks are doing something so similar and related to you? Have you taken the time to appreciate their efforts and to see how your world's are related? Listen in to Episode 62 to contemplate the tangled bank.
Episode 61 - Looking & Listening, takes us into the murky world that we miss most days. How much time do you take to appreciate your surrounds to truly listen to others and observe the mundane? Listen in to get some tips on how to
Episode 60 taps into the nature of huge change happening around the world. Are you up to speed, fully understanding what it may mean for you? If not, why not? Listen in to get a sense of what questions you should be asking those around you to stay in the loop of what is changing and how you can proactively operate in such dynamic spaces.
Episode 59 tackles the challenge of stepping up to act in a space that matters to us. Do you have the passion and desire to challenge yourself? Do you want to keep pace with the rapid pace of change in society? Listen in and see where you sit relative to our challenge!
Episode 58 considers the challenge of acquiring the right knowledge to solve the right problem during a time when knowledge seems to being replaced constantly with new knowledge. Are you living in this world? Perhaps you are and you just haven't noticed? Listen in to find out more.
Episode 57 takes a reflective turn to contemplate what your life's story is built upon. To what degree do you recognise journey so far and the true influences that have shaped it. Listen in to be challenged as to how you might communicate your life's meaning to others.
Following on from my rant in Episode 55, I have decided that Episode 56 should pick up the theme of personal development. Let's gut folks stepping up first before they start up. Let us focus on learning before we expose folks to the possibilities of failure. Listen in and then tell me what you think.
Episode 55 - Curiosity, Caravans & Customers is the 1st anniversary episode of the Reasonable Adventurer. Its also a bit of a rant against the never-ending stream of startup weekends that soak up the growing curiosity for being entrepreneurial. Listen in to see which side of the debate you prefer.
Having missed a week, Episode 54 gets us back in the saddle. We chat to Emma Pharo, a great champion for cyclists in Tasmania and an entrepreneur in her own right. Listen in to see how Emma uses the attributes of the reasonable adventurer to create opportunities for satisfaction.
Episode 53 shares a mini celebration in my teaching. Having moved from a known context to a new context, some doubts in my approach had been creeping in over past weeks. The performance of my students in the last couple of weeks has provided great confidence to me and my approach. Seeing the power of deep reflection occurring in my students is a wonderful thing. Listen in to share my relief and joy.
Episode 52 - Slowing Clocks, is focused on something we all need to consider, how to find more time to do the things we really want to do each day? Our lives seem to be getting faster each year. If we continue on at this pace, will be gone before we had a chance to enjoy ourselves. So take a few minutes to think about 10 ways Leo Babauta (http://zenhabits.net/the-10-essential-rules-for-slowing-down-and-enjoying-life-more/) suggests we can return some balance to our lives, enjoy.
Episode 51 delves into my frustrations with the limited educational opportunities many young folks confront. Decreasing corporate opportunities and fanciful startup experiences. We need to be honest with the purpose of education for such students. What can it potentially do, and what is it unlikely to do. Listen in to hear my rant!
Episode 50 - Climbing Mountains is inspired by my chance reading of an article (http://fitnationmag.com/mountains-as-metaphors-seven-secrets-to-climbing-the-summits-in-your-life/) online that discussed the challenges of getting to the summit and making sure that the summit wasn't the only thing that mattered. Listen in to see to what extent the metaphors from the article apply to your everyday life.
Episode 49 focuses upon the challenge of DOING. Picking up on a recent quote attributed to Usain Bolt, "Stop dreaming and start doing. It’s the power of doing that makes dreams happen", this episode explores the issues that prevent DOING and suggests a few strategies to overcome them. Listen in to get some motivation on how to get started DOING.
Episode 48 takes us on a journey of knowing. What is knowing knowing? This is a tricky question and one that my recent trip to Florida brought to the front of my mind. Listen in to see to what extent you know what you know and/or are really helping others to know what they know.
Episode 47 brings a focus on two important questions. What are you selling to whom? And, does a compelling reason exist for end users to adopt your idea? Two simple, yet difficult to answer questions. Listen in to see what actually matters
Episode 46 visits the topic of reflection. A process assumed to be of great value to all, but a tricky process to 'naturally' engage in. If you want to reflect, or to encourage others to do so, listen in to see what challenges and opportunities relate to this tricky issue.
Episode 45 captures my happiness at contemplating my first class at QUT. Listen in to explore the topic of being passionate about something and actually making it the focus of your life.
Episode 44 tackles the issue of specialist versus generalist. Are you trying to be all things to everyone and ultimately letting them down? Or, perhaps you've found your calling and you have placed limits around how folks see you. Which ever the case, listen in and see if you can identify with the issues under discussion.
Episode 43 introduces you to state of disarray my life has descended to. Join my to see how I plan to use the elements of the Reasonable Adventurer to work through my issues and hopefully, solve the issues others have.
Episode 42 brings us face to face with the answer to the universe, life and all of that. Let me share with a wonderful discovery that hopefully has a place in your life too. Let me bring you a little closer to working out what matters and what doesn't in your efforts to create opportunities for satisfaction.
Episode 41 has us focused on the challenge of transforming systems that are rigid and protected by those that like stability. What will it take to bring about transformation change? what mindset must you contemplate to make it happen? Listen in to join the conversation.
Episode 40 revisits the topic of failure. Having had to prepare a short presentation on my ups and downs in life, i thought it might be of interest to you all. So listen in to my summary of my life good bits and bad bits. I wonder if you too can balance your life?
Episode 39 zeros in on our ability to cut through from the first moment we interact with others. From within our complex lives and with our areas of expert knowledge it is somethings difficult to get others to understand our opening lines. Listen in to consider how we might overcome this situation.
Episode 38 considers the tricky nature of emotions, and how they might be able to help us discern what matters and what doesn't. Listen in to catch up on the hiccups and challenges of the first day of our journey to Queensland.
Episode 37 finds us dealing with the issue of new year's resolutions. They prove to be difficult to chase. A lack of serious thinking is offered as the missing element. Being asked to produce resolutions at the drop of the hat without sufficient thinking makes little sense. Listen in to see how much pre-thinking is supporting your new year's resolutions.
Episode 36 tackles the tricky issue of forgiveness. The issue of assumptions is also considered. Together, both issues create challenges for us all. Listen and help yourself to a little christmas gift, you have earned it. Best wishes to you and your family.
Episode 35 questions the value of traditional 'subject-focused' education. Why do we lock in our students into narrow learning pathways? Why not let them fully explore broad learning opportunities related to a dream 'space'? Listen in to this provocative show.
Episode 34 zeros in on that most unavoidable of moments in our lives; saying goodbye. How do you plan your goodbyes? Do you seek to highlight the most important aspects of your relationships or just move on? I love ensuring that my students remember our final encounter, listen in to see how I achieve this.
Episode 33 delves into the world of self-appreciation. Do you know what your most redeeming features are? Do you know what attributes you can bank on the most if your life heads south? This episode takes us into your most personal of spaces, listen in to find out how you can count on the support of your biggest fan.
In Episode 32 we extend the ideas discussed in Episode 31 on creating opportunities for failure. How do we let go so that we can move forward? This is a pivotal question in terms of being able to adjust to the ups and downs of daily life. Listen in and test yourself vis-a-vis your ability to let go.
Episode 31 tackles the topic of failure from a pragmatic position. Rather than assuming we should fail, or that if we do, we can learn from it, I argue that we should always be look for opportunities to fail. This is very different from accepting failure as something to look forward to. Listen in to see how your placed to find opportunities to fail in your everyday life.
In Episode 30, I ask the question, do you look outwards or inwards first when trying to adapt to change? Half way through an old but great book, I find myself questioning the actual capacity we have to adapt to change. Listen in to see where you might find yourself naturally heading when confront with a need to change.
In Episode 29, the challenge of giving your ideas separately from your heart is considered. My impending move to a new university raises the prospect of having to start selling my ideas to many new acquaintances. How do you manage to seperate your ideas and your heart? Do you manage to seperate them? Listen in and set yourself up for more reflection.
Episode 28 takes place at a crossroad in my life. Taking the advice from one of my listeners, I contemplate taking my own advice, and drawing on the attributes of the reasonable adventurer to move forward onto the next chapter of my life.
In Episode 27 we consider the issue of scale. Too often we view our surrounds out of scale (or focus) with knowing so. In this episode we consider the opportunities to view our world with more clarity and the downside of not doing so. Listen in to see what energy you might be missing out on, and how to start the process of seeing your world at the right scale.
Listen in to Episode 26 to see what is the new attribute added to the existing 6 attributes of the Reasonable Adventurer. This episode creates a new way of making sense of how we can help develop the behaviours required to create opportunities for satisfaction. Not to be missed for all fans of the show.
Episode 24 explores the challenges and opportunities of balancing 'me' and 'we' time. Do you actively manage to balance these important aspects of your life? Join me to consider the pros and cons of each and give yourself an opportunity to deeply reflect on this important aspect of your life.
Episode 23 considers the challenges and opportunities of taking the time to relax your assumptions. To question the motivations of others and to find a way to better establish communications with those you interact with.
Episode 22 considers the nature of how the Internet is changing how we find and exploit opportunities in our everyday lives. It is easy to overlook or not appreciate just how easy it might be to change direction in our lives. Listen in to see what might be swirling around above you.
In Episode 21 we revisit many of the pearls of wisdom left to us all by Albert Einstein. Our particular interest is 'curiosity' and our need to protect and encourage its presence in our daily lives. Listen in to reconnect to some wonderful quotes and to consider the extent to which you are curious about the world.
Episode 20 takes on a journey to the centre of your universe. Drawing upon the philosphies of Alan Watts and Paul Sears, your sense of self will be challenged. Can we shape the universe? can we go beyond today and travel into tomorrow, all whilst staying tethered to that which makes us alive today? Listen to challenge yourself and how you view your place in YOUR universe.
In this episode, I share with you my experiences at the World Economic Forum's Annual Curators Meeting of the Global Shapers. Having walked into a room of 450 folks that all seemed to resemble reasonable adventurer, I thought it important to reflect on what was happening in the room. What moments of inspiration and reflection emerged. Above all else, I felt compelled to pay a tribute to my tribe mates and that wonderful journeys they are all on. Listen in, and start shaping your world.
In this episode i want to get you thinking and reflecting on when and how you best think. In a world of constant change, none of us can afford to let our mind's remain idle. What does your future world of work look like? listen in and contemplate the immediate future world of work that awaits us all.
Episode 17 brings a spotlight on the ever-present process of environmental interaction. Our ideas and actions do not exist in a vacum, they always play out against favourable and unfavourable environmental factors. This episode, along with the supporting resources (see http://www.thereasonableadventurer.com/resources.html) provides you with another way to view this process. Listen in and take an idea for a test drive through the framework to see how it stacks up.
Episode 16 takes us into the world of mastermind groups, a process related to working with other kindred spirits to advance your dreams, desires and purpose in life. Listen in to see how you might create your own mastermind group.
Episode 15 takes us into the four stages of the creative problem solving process. Drawing heavily on the work of de Bono, this show hopes to challenge you to look beyond your everyday thinking. To observe the failings of our normal disposition re our abilities to be naturally creative. Further resources related to this show can be found at http://www.thereasonableadventurer.com/resources.html
Episode 14 draws your attention to the most basic of human conditions; caring about what is around you. Do you take the time to listen and understand others? Do you have a capacity for empathy through which you can succeed in your personal relationships? In this episode we discuss the importance of these issues.