Best Dan Spitz Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 246 - Kevin Evers - On the Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift 1:10:02

12d ago1:10:02

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This episode is a fun one – and covers a topic we most certainly have not covered before: the strategic decision-making of Taylor Swift, the most famous pop singer in the world. Taylor Swift may recognised as a pop star, but as you'll hear, her decision-making is pure punk rock. My guest today is Kevin Evers, who wrote as a senior editor at The Har…

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Ep. 245: Michael Posner: On "Conscience Incorporated" 57:27

1M ago57:27

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Today, we tackle some big-picture questions about the role of business in society when it comes to protecting human rights and democracy. And of course, this is very topical. I am honour to welcome Michael Posner to the show. Michael is the director of the Centre for Business and Human Rights at New York University's Stern School of Business. He is…

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Ep. 244: Mark Fabian - On "Beyond Happy" 1:15:42

2M ago1:15:42

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Today, we talk about happiness. Is happiness a choice? Is it a skill? Is it a set of practices? Is it all those things? What's the difference between happiness and fulfilment or well-being? I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Mark Fabian to the show. Mark is a professor of public policy at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. He was previously…

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Ep. 243: Geoff Marlow - On "Future Fit" Organisational Cultures 1:31:00

2M ago1:31:00

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Today, we delve into the world of organizations and what my guest calls a “future-fit” organisational culture. My guest is Geoff Marlow and he has over three decades of experience around the world helping organisations create these future-fit cultures. That term caught my attention because around here, we're interested in the future and uncertainty…

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Ep. 242: Isobel O'Connell - A Sustainability Professional's Perspective on Business and Society 1:39:45

3M ago1:39:45

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What can we learn about business and society from a seasoned sustainability practitioner? Plenty! Meet Isobel O'Connell. Isobel has a couple of decades of experience in areas related to the environment, social issues - particularly local community consultation across the globe, human rights and related areas. She's now an advisor, and a board membe…

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Ep 79 : Blaine Halvorson Owner and Creator of Made Worn Rock n Roll T-Shirts returns 56:07

3M ago56:07

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Years ago I sat down with one of the greatest artist ever in my eyes Mr Blaine Halvorson owner and creator of Made Worn Rock n Roll T-Shirts. Today Blaine returns to talk all about his new Vodka, "Meili" that he and his best friend Jason Momoa created from scratch in Montana. We also dive deep into more Rock n Roll talk and our Love for Los Angeles…

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Ep. 241: John Morrison - On A Just Climate Transition 1:10:12

4M ago1:10:12

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This episode is about thinking differently around climate change, and it will help you think about this topic much more expansively. My guest is John Morrison, who is the CEO of the Institute for Human Rights and Business, which is a global “think and do tank” with consultative status at the United Nations. John serves on a number of boards and adv…

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Ep. 240: Dan Davies - On "The Unaccountability Machine" 1:18:05

4M ago1:18:05

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Why is it seemingly so difficult to find a human to speak to when having an issue with your bank or mobile phone company? And if you do, why do they sound like robots and/or aren’t empowered to make a decision that will solve your problem? More broadly and worryingly, why is it nearly impossible to hold an individual accountable for decisions that …

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Ep 239: Roger Spitz - On How To Disrupt With Impact 1:10:48

5M ago1:10:48

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Today, I welcome Roger Spitz back to the show. Roger is a futurist, author, and president of Techistential, which is a strategy consultancy. He's also the chair of The Disruptive Futures Institute, which is a global education hub. For the purposes of this episode, however, he is the author of a new book, Disrupt with Impact - Achieve Business Succe…

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Inbetweenisode: Uncertainty, Beautiful Uncertainty 14:42

5M ago14:42

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This “inbetweenisode” is based on the latest edition of our newsletter. It’s all about uncertainty. After two and a half decades of working with decision-making under uncertainty, I have come to the following conclusion: uncertainty is about emotion. Show notes: Our latest newsletter: https://us19.campaign-archive.com/?u=f19fc74942b40b513cf66af32&i…

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Ep. 238: Daniel Wagner on Geopolitics in 2025 1:10:48

5M ago1:10:48

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For the past few years, I've had Daniel Wagner on the show at about this time of year to give a look ahead at the state of the world from a geopolitical perspective. We do that again as 2024 comes to a close and 2025 is just a few days away. Daniel is my co-author of Decision-Making in the Polycrisis Era. He is the CEO of Country Risk Solutions and…

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#66–Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the Internet, with Annie Hardy 41:57

5M ago41:57

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“We are all now connected to the internet, like neurons in a giant brain.”–Stephen Hawking Unless you are living in a remote cabin completely off-grid, it has reached the point where you cannot avoid artificial intelligence. It’s in our search engines, it’s on our phones, it’s on the social media on our phones. It’s permeating the internet at a bre…

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Ep. 237: Dr. Eva van den Broek and Tim den Heijer - On "The Housefly Effect" 1:18:49

6M ago1:18:49

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Today, we're going to hear about something called “the housefly effect”, which is all about how little interventions affect our behaviour and how we don't even realize that. My guests are the co-authors of a fascinating book by the same name, The Housefly Effect – How Nudge Psychology Steers Your Everyday Behaviour. They are Dr. Eva van den Broek, …

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Ep. 236: Chris Darwin - On How Charles Darwin Thought and Made Decisions 1:18:45

6M ago1:18:45

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Today, we talk about one of the most influential people in world history - how he thought and how he made decisions. That person is Charles Darwin, the man who caused the Western World to reassess what it thought was true. Charles Darwin had a way of thinking and deciding and hear all about that in this episode. We obviously could not get Charles h…

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Ep. 235: Charles Hecker - On "Zero Sum - The Arc of International Business in Russia" 1:47:34

6M ago1:47:34

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Today, we talk about the arc of international business in Russia over the past 30-some years. Our guest is Charles Hecker. Charles is a self-professed “Russia geek” who has written a fabulous new book entitled Zero Sum - The Arc of International Business in Russia. It largely covers the time starting from the fall of the Soviet Union to Russia's in…

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Ep. 234: Dr. Gary Klein - On Lessons in Naturalistic Decision-Making 1:10:41

6M ago1:10:41

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Today, I bring you my conversation with an absolute legend, Gary Klein. Gary is a renowned pioneer in naturalistic decision-making. He has extensively researched how experienced professionals (e.g. experienced physicians, firefighters, police officers, etc.) make decisions in high-pressure environments, relying on their intuition without extensive …

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Ep. 233: The Decision Clinic with Ben Cattaneo and Dr. Melina Moleskis 1:15:04

7M ago1:15:04

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This episode is a bit different. It’s a “Decision Clinic” in which Dr. Melina Moleskis and I offer some views on three “decision dilemmas” submitted to us by wonderful listeners. The format is a bit like an “ask me anything” podcast. Enjoy! Show notes: Sign up for our Decision Navigators course: https://tdo04pxyq8y.typeform.com/to/Bgn3Qd5K FOCUS fr…

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Ep. 232: Dr. Dan Dworkis - On The Emergency Mind 1:14:32

7M ago1:14:32

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This episode is all about how to perform better in a crisis. I am joined today by Dr. Dan Dworkis. He's not only an emergency physician, he's someone who's taken the high pressure experiences of the emergency room and turned them into a framework for performing better under pressure across all kinds of fields from emergency medicine to the boardroo…

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Ep. 231: Prof. Joel Pearson - On The Science of When and How to Use Our Intuition 1:08:57

8M ago1:08:57

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In this episode, I sit down with Joel Pearson, a professor at the University of New South Wales in Australia where he is a Director of the Future Minds Lab and a leader in the science of intuition and decision-making. This conversation will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about intuition. We often hear that intuition should either …

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Ep 78 : Dan Spitz former Lead Guitar Player for Anthrax now a full on Watchmaker 1:20:29

8M ago1:20:29

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From the ground floor of Thrash Metal playing Lead Guitar with Anthrax to a full on master watchmaker Dan Spitz is the definition of passion. Tune in and hear how he became a watchmaker on today’s episode of The Grail. Thanks for tuning in my friends and dont forget to join my Patreon for over 160 bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray …

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Ep. 230: Marischa van Zantvoort and Alasdair Philip - Leading with Impact (and more) Part 2/2 49:08

8M ago49:08

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This is Part Two of Two of our conversation with Marischa van Zantvoort and Alasdair Philip. You will probably get more out of it by listening to Part One. Show notes: Marischa Alasdair Magnifor Consulting William Gibson Gemba walks Neil Gaiman’s commencement speech – “Make Good Art” Sir James Black _ _ _ _ _ Like what you heard? Subscribe to The D…

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Ep. 229 : Marischa van Zantvoort and Alasdair Philip - On Leading with Impact (and more) Part 1/2 1:05:52

8M ago1:05:52

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Our latest episode and this is Part One of Two. My guests are Marischa van Zantvoort and Alasdair Philip. Both Marischa and Alasdair are partners in their own consulting firm called Magnifor Consulting. They call themselves business interventionists who co-create solutions. Both are incredibly interesting thinkers and doers. They are both incredibl…

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#64–Disrupt With Impact, with Roger Spitz 41:59

8M ago41:59

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“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”–variously attributed The above quote dates from the late 19th century. A 21st century version might well be, “everybody talks about disruption, but can anybody do anything about it?” One person who has strong ideas on what to do about it is Roger Spitz. He is a former M&A inves…

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Ep. 228: Dave Snowden - On How to Make Sense of an Uncertain World 58:57

9M ago58:57

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Today, my guest is Dave Snowden, a leading expert in complexity theory and knowledge management. Dave is the creator of the Cynefin Framework, which is a tool for understanding challenges and helping us make decisions within the right context. His work is international in nature. It covers government and industry, looking at complex issues relating…

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#58 redux–Future-Fluent with Dmitriy Zakharov 24:48

9M ago24:48

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“To have another language is to possess a second soul.”–Charlemagne This podcast originally aired in March of 2022 “To have another language is to possess a second soul.”–Charlemagne I wouldn’t call future fluency a a new jargon. I would call it a unique and practical way of looking at foresight–of integrating it into the culture of an organization…

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Ep. 227: Jonny Miller - On Nervous System Mastery and Decision-Making 1:36:05

9M ago1:36:05

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Today, we delve into the role of our nervous system in decision-making, and we explore whether the best decision-making is emotional. This one will perhaps make you think differently about that. That does not mean that we ought to decide impulsively or like a toddler, but it does mean that we should integrate our emotional states into our decision-…

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Ep. 226: Paul Orlando - Why Now? How to Harness the Power of Great Timing 1:08:28

9M ago1:08:28

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Today, our focus is on timing. How much of a success or failure is because of timing? To answer that question, I welcome Paul Orlando back to the show. Paul is an expert in the world of startups, having built and operated startup accelerators around the world. He teaches at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is the author of a…

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Inbetweenisode: Risk - We're Breaking Up 4:27

9M ago4:27

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We are changing our name. Why? This tongue-in-cheek Inbetweenisode explains

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Ep. 246 - Kevin Evers - On the Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift 1:10:02

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Ep. 245: Michael Posner: On "Conscience Incorporated" 57:27

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Ep. 244: Mark Fabian - On "Beyond Happy" 1:15:42

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Ep. 243: Geoff Marlow - On "Future Fit" Organisational Cultures 1:31:00

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Ep. 242: Isobel O'Connell - A Sustainability Professional's Perspective on Business and Society 1:39:45

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Ep 79 : Blaine Halvorson Owner and Creator of Made Worn Rock n Roll T-Shirts returns 56:07

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Ep. 241: John Morrison - On A Just Climate Transition 1:10:12

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Ep. 240: Dan Davies - On "The Unaccountability Machine" 1:18:05

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Ep 239: Roger Spitz - On How To Disrupt With Impact 1:10:48

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Inbetweenisode: Uncertainty, Beautiful Uncertainty 14:42

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Ep. 238: Daniel Wagner on Geopolitics in 2025 1:10:48

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#66–Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the Internet, with Annie Hardy 41:57

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Ep. 237: Dr. Eva van den Broek and Tim den Heijer - On "The Housefly Effect" 1:18:49

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Ep. 236: Chris Darwin - On How Charles Darwin Thought and Made Decisions 1:18:45

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Ep. 235: Charles Hecker - On "Zero Sum - The Arc of International Business in Russia" 1:47:34

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Ep. 234: Dr. Gary Klein - On Lessons in Naturalistic Decision-Making 1:10:41

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Ep. 233: The Decision Clinic with Ben Cattaneo and Dr. Melina Moleskis 1:15:04

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Ep. 232: Dr. Dan Dworkis - On The Emergency Mind 1:14:32

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Ep. 231: Prof. Joel Pearson - On The Science of When and How to Use Our Intuition 1:08:57

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Ep 78 : Dan Spitz former Lead Guitar Player for Anthrax now a full on Watchmaker 1:20:29

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Ep. 230: Marischa van Zantvoort and Alasdair Philip - Leading with Impact (and more) Part 2/2 49:08

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Ep. 229 : Marischa van Zantvoort and Alasdair Philip - On Leading with Impact (and more) Part 1/2 1:05:52

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#64–Disrupt With Impact, with Roger Spitz 41:59

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Ep. 228: Dave Snowden - On How to Make Sense of an Uncertain World 58:57

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#58 redux–Future-Fluent with Dmitriy Zakharov 24:48

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Ep. 227: Jonny Miller - On Nervous System Mastery and Decision-Making 1:36:05

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Ep. 226: Paul Orlando - Why Now? How to Harness the Power of Great Timing 1:08:28

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Inbetweenisode: Risk - We're Breaking Up 4:27

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