Episode Notes [03:47] Seth's Early Understanding of Questions [04:33] The Power of Questions [05:25] Building Relationships Through Questions [06:41] This is Strategy: Focus on Questions [10:21] Gamifying Questions [11:34] Conversations as Infinite Games [15:32] Creating Tension with Questions [20:46] Effective Questioning Techniques [23:21] Empathy and Engagement [34:33] Strategy and Culture [35:22] Microsoft's Transformation [36:00] Global Perspectives on Questions [39:39] Caring in a Challenging World Resources Mentioned The Dip by Seth Godin Linchpin by Seth Godin Purple Cow by Seth Godin Tribes by Seth Godin This Is Marketing by Seth Godin The Carbon Almanac This is Strategy by Seth Godin Seth's Blog What Does it Sound Like When You Change Your Mind? by Seth Godin Value Creation Masterclass by Seth Godin on Udemy The Strategy Deck by Seth Godin Taylor Swift Jimmy Smith Jimmy Smith Curated Questions Episode Supercuts Priya Parker Techstars Satya Nadella Microsoft Steve Ballmer Acumen Jerry Colonna Unleashing the Idea Virus by Seth Godin Tim Ferriss podcast with Seth Godin Seth Godin website Beauty Pill Producer Ben Ford Questions Asked When did you first understand the power of questions? What do you do to get under the layer to really get down to those lower levels? Is it just follow-up questions, mindset, worldview, and how that works for you? How'd you get this job anyway? What are things like around here? What did your boss do before they were your boss? Wow did you end up with this job? Why are questions such a big part of This is Strategy? If you had to charge ten times as much as you charge now, what would you do differently? If it had to be free, what would you do differently? Who's it for, and what's it for? What is the change we seek to make? How did you choose the questions for The Strategy Deck? How big is our circle of us? How many people do I care about? Is the change we're making contagious? Are there other ways to gamify the use of questions? Any other thoughts on how questions might be gamified? How do we play games with other people where we're aware of what it would be for them to win and for us to win? What is it that you're challenged by? What is it that you want to share? What is it that you're afraid of? If there isn't a change, then why are we wasting our time? Can you define tension? What kind of haircut do you want? How long has it been since your last haircut? How might one think about intentionally creating that question? What factors should someone think about as they use questions to create tension? How was school today? What is the kind of interaction I'm hoping for over time? How do I ask a different sort of question that over time will be answered with how was school today? Were there any easy questions on your math homework? Did anything good happen at school today? What tension am I here to create? What wrong questions continue to be asked? What temperature is it outside? When the person you could have been meets the person you are becoming, is it going to be a cause for celebration or heartbreak? What are the questions we're going to ask each other? What was life like at the dinner table when you were growing up? What are we really trying to accomplish? How do you have this cogent two sentence explanation of what you do? How many clicks can we get per visit? What would happen if there was a webpage that was designed to get you to leave? What were the questions that were being asked by people in authority at Yahoo in 1999? How did the stock do today? Is anything broken? What can you do today that will make the stock go up tomorrow? What are risks worth taking? What are we doing that might not work but that supports our mission? What was the last thing you did that didn't work, and what did we learn from it? What have we done to so delight our core customers that they're telling other people? How has your international circle informed your life of questions? What do I believe that other people don't believe? What do I see that other people don't see? What do I take for granted that other people don't take for granted? What would blank do? What would Bob do? What would Jill do? What would Susan do? What happened to them? What system are they in that made them decide that that was the right thing to do? And then how do we change the system? How given the state of the world, do you manage to continue to care as much as you do? Do you walk to school or take your lunch? If you all can only care if things are going well, then what does that mean about caring? Should I have spent the last 50 years curled up in a ball? How do we go to the foundation and create community action?…
It's that time of year again! Hollywood award season is here! The JabberCrew could not get together this week, but physical geography can't keep a good podcast down. Meg, John, James and Caleb bring you their hottest takes on what film is going to walk away with the Academy's biggest prize. Enjoy!
It's that time of year again! Hollywood award season is here! The JabberCrew could not get together this week, but physical geography can't keep a good podcast down. Meg, John, James and Caleb bring you their hottest takes on what film is going to walk away with the Academy's biggest prize. Enjoy!
It's that time of year again! Hollywood award season is here! The JabberCrew could not get together this week, but physical geography can't keep a good podcast down. Meg, John, James and Caleb bring you their hottest takes on what film is going to walk away with the Academy's biggest prize. Enjoy!
Here’s a little peek behind the curtain at what our actual conversations sound like, y’all. Messy, meandering, self-deprecating, and as nerdy as possible. In this lunchtime gauntlet of geekery, the gang covers everything from Bitcoin and the MCU to the dying movie industry, the tyranny of social media, and James’ inappropriate viewings of the Gaga documentary. PLUS: Mormons - are they wizards? Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - is it really that bad? MoviePass - how long will this Ponzi scheme last? And a SUPER SERIOUS WOMEN’S MOVEMENT MOMENT with Megan, resident Woman.…
It’s been...one month since you premiered, Leia did a force float and made nerds angry. Welp, some of us decided to make genetic clones of themselves through reproduction or whatever (gross!) so we had a nice long hiatus, but WE’RE BACK! During the break, we all had many many wonderful and wacky adventures, but none of them matter even a little bit, because STAR WARS. Enjoy this tasty amuse bouche of our reflections on The Last Jedi: 28 days later. Ryan liked it! Megan and Neekoo (welcome NEWB!) have strong and nuanced feelings about the execution of specific plot lines! And James just has adorable adorable babies on the brain ¯\_(?)_/¯. Expect more from Jabber Talkies very soon, but enjoy this morsel! #StarWars #TheLastJedi #Nerd #Geek #RianJohnson #NerdBros #Reddit #AngryNerds…
You know what we’re talking about. You’re driving with your super cool friends in your sweet ride, you plug in your ipod, slide the click wheel to ‘Songs’ and hit shuffle, ready for some sick jams that will definitely make this the most epic road trip of your lives. Then, without warning, *THAT* song comes on. The one that pretty much everyone agrees is the worst, but it’s on YOUR ipod, and instantly you feel your friends staring you down. The shame is rising like bile in your throat because you know deep down if you were alone you’d be singing along and tapping your effing toes so dang hard. Well get ready, cause that’s what we’re talking about this week. What’s your Song of Shame? Also, Channing Tatum.…
Look, poop jokes will never not be funny. And here’s a whole dang episode of em. In this bonus joint from your best friends at Jabber Talkies, we pitch some pretty killer app ideas that are sure to improve your life (especially when it comes to taking craps). Plus, would you let a stranger watch your baby? What’s Ryan’s brilliant new cash-grab idea? And how do you feel about poop-chatting? All of that and more, this week!…