Hosted by The Waggle Room with Mick Brian · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 17 episodes
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The Waggle Room is a space for sensemaking. Inspired by the way honeybees share signals through the waggle dance, this channel explores how meaning forms in complex, real-world systems — long before certainty, plans, or tidy conclusions appear. Each conversation focuses on the signals people are noticing but struggling to name. The patterns, tensions, half-formed ideas, and early shifts that don’t always make it into headlines, dashboards, or strategies — but matter all the same. Guests come from many walks of life: technology, leadership, policy, creativity, science, organisations, and bey
The Waggle Room with Mick Brian hosts The Waggle Room, a society show with 17 episodes published.
Mark 'Moose' McGrath has dedicated his career to preserving and building upon John Boyd's authentic work, rescuing it from the simplified 'circle diagrams' pushed by those who may not know it's true meaning. In this epis
Steve Hearsum joins Mick to explore why organisations and leaders repeatedly reach for silver bullet solutions, despite knowing they don't work. Steve unpacks the powerful forces of shame, anxiety, and what he calls 'fun
Former Navy captain and fighter pilot Brian 'Ponch' Rivera delves deep into John Boyd's OODA loop, revealing how it connects to complex adaptive systems, the free energy principle, and organisational performance. From th
Nick De Voil brings a unique perspective to business analysis, combining his background in Russian, computer science, and human-centred design. This conversation explores the hidden communication channels in organisation
Neuroscientist Dr Delia McCabe challenges the pseudoscience plaguing organisations and reveals the real impact of nutrition, technology, and stress on our brains. From the developing brain's vulnerability to social media
Mike Jones, Strategic Advisor at LBI Consulting and host of Strategy Meets Reality, challenges the conventional approach to strategy. From his military background to studying cognitive psychology, Mike reveals why most o
Erika Clegg, founder of Larkenby and author of 'Junk Values', challenges the corporate values industry with refreshing honesty. Drawing from her background running a brand consultancy, Erika argues that 99.5% of values w
Mick sits down with Marcus Dimbleby, founder of Effective Direction, to explore the shocking reality of workforce disengagement and what leaders can do about it. With UK engagement at just 10% globally, Marcus reveals wh
In this episode, Tricia Kennedy, co-author of 'Changed Myths', explores why outdated change models persist and how we can apply critical thinking to organisational change. From debunking the change curve to questioning A
Nigel Thurlow brings decades of experience from Toyota, complexity thinking, and organisational transformation to a conversation that challenges how we think about leadership, tools, and the future of work. From the Toyo
Dr Carrie Goucher joins Mick to explore why meetings haven't improved in 50 years—and what we're getting fundamentally wrong. Drawing on her PhD in systems thinking and meeting culture and 25 years helping organisations
Former commando engineer Chris Marren joins Mick to explore how military principles translate into modern leadership. From mission command and patrol lanes to the importance of specific timings and clear communication, C
We pour billions into training, change programmes, and leadership frameworks. Most of it doesn't stick. In this episode, Mick Brian sits down with Paul Gibbons — CAIO Advisor, author, keynote speaker, and one of the shar
The Waggle Room podcast explores the concept of finding signals in work, organizations, and personal life, inspired by the waggle dance of bees. Mark Green, founder of Change Rebellion, shares his insights on change mana
Dave Snowden on Cynefin, Chaos, Swarm Intelligence and the Signals We’re Missing What if confusion isn’t failure — but the starting point? In this episode of The Waggle Room, I’m joined by Dave Snowden , creator of the C
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The next guest on The Waggle Room is Daniel Hulme — and having someone of this calibre on the podcast still feels a bit mind-blowing to me.Daniel is CEO of Satalia, Chief AI Officer at WPP, a founder of Faculty AI, and F
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SummaryIn this conversation, Paul Sweeney discusses his book 'Magnetic Nonsense' and explores the pervasive issues of critical thinking, organizational culture, and the impact of power dynamics in leadership. He emphasiz
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In the latest episode of The Waggle Room podcast, host Mick engages with Mark Proctor, a leadership expert with a unique perspective on what leadership truly means. Their conversation dives deep into the essence of leade
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