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Do Not Adjust Your Focus

Blurred

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In this podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, we talk to people from politics, business and culture about ideas and solutions to challenges in a world where the previously clear lines between industries and audiences no longer exist. Do Not Adjust Your Focus - embrace a more interesting, blurred view.

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Ray Nayler, acclaimed sci-fi author, on the climate crisis, artificial intelligence, the ethics of human thriving and creative storytelling

Saison 1 · Épisode 14

mercredi 17 mai 2023 • Durée 01:11:44

In Episode 14 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from sustainability and communications consultancy Blurred, Stuart talks to award-winning author, Ray Nayler. Ray is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Mountain in the Sea, which The Washington Post called "(a) poignant, mind-expanding debut." The Mountain in the Sea is a finalist for the Nebula Award and for the LA Times Book Awards' Ray Bradbury Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction.

The novel dramatizes what happens, in a post-climate-crisis, AI-centric world, when humankind discovers super intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture. It prompts us to question, what is intelligence – human, computer, animal – and what kind of intelligence do we need to thrive on a fragile planet?

In this podcast episode, Stuart and Ray explore the climate crisis, how humanity is responding and might respond better and how the emergence of ChatGPT heralds the coming of true AI. Ray also reveals his creative approach to writing and storytelling and shared a lesson that is relevant to everyone in comms: communication must involve the audience, who, as Ray puts it, are “curled into the narrative”. Storytelling is about “building a place where you ask questions.”

Born in Quebec and raised in California, Ray Nayler lived and worked abroad for two decades in Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, and Kosovo. Ray works for the US Department of State, and previously worked in international educational development, as well as serving in the Peace Corps in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. In Vietnam he was Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer at the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ray currently serves as the international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Beginning in August, 2023, he will take up a residency at the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy at The George Washington University. He holds an MA in Global Diplomacy from the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS, the University of London.

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Designer for social impact, Greg Bunbury, on building purposeful work and moving equality forwards

vendredi 22 juillet 2022 • Durée 54:56

In episode 13 of DNAYF, the podcast from ESGP advisory firm Blurred, founder Nik Govier talks to designer and creative consultant Greg Bunbury.

Greg is a British-born, award-winning Graphic Designer, Creative Consultant, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant and public speaker of Caribbean heritage.

He helps mission-led, purpose driven businesses and organisations, build brands, connect with their audience, and engage diverse communities. Greg also curates and designs the Black Outdoor Art project, and hosts the Design For People podcast.

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Matt Peacock: Tech optimism, corporate transparency and the state of journalism

Saison 1 · Épisode 4

vendredi 6 décembre 2019 • Durée 38:02

In Episode 4 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from business reputation consultancy Blurred, Stuart talks to Matt Peacock, previously Group Director of Corporate Affairs at Vodafone, leading the company’s corporate social transformation strategy across 30 countries, becoming in the process one of the world's most sought-after experts on corporate transparency and purpose.

Matt is one of business’s leading experts on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles and operations, including a specialist passion for digital human rights. He is also a former BBC News Correspondent, working on its flagship World At One programme.

Matt and Stuart discussed the role of mobile technology in the world and whether it is a force for good or not, given the current concerns over the impact of social media on democratic process.

But the core focus of the conversation was around corporate transparency and purpose. In the podcast, Matt talks about his worldview on corporate social purpose and how it needs to start with a rigorous risk assessment, grounding it in firm ESG principles. He explains how he and his team inculcated a culture of social purpose across the business, arguing strongly that for any such strategy to be effective it must be grounded in hard business metrics, not a moral argument.

Finally, Matt and Stuart discuss the state of our journalism and politics today and whether, if we care about understanding the world’s biggest problems and dissecting the pertinent issues, we should be worried…

You can listen to the full podcast here and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. And below is a handy time-guide for topics and questions covered.

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Lord Jim Knight, Tes Global: Education, technology and politics

Saison 1 · Épisode 3

lundi 21 octobre 2019 • Durée 48:14

Blurred co-founder Stuart meets Lord Jim Knight of Weymouth to talk the blurring lines between education, technology, politics and business.

Education NOT for education's sake

Stuart talks to Lord Jim Knight of Weymouth. Previously Minister of State for schools in the Tony Blair and Gordon Brown Government, in April 2014 Jim stepped down from the Labour front bench in the House of Lords to take up a full-time role as Chief Education Officer at digital education company Tes Global.

They cast their minds forward to 2050, where, in a classroom, a history student is studying the period 2016-2019... and imagine what is being said about the time we live in right now.

They discuss the idea of a National Education Service, whether our schools are fit for the current and coming world, and the huge and important difference between the idea of "a school" and the idea of "schooling".

Also explored are Greta Thunbergs’s school strikes, the effect of social media on both children and teachers and - inevitably - the political crisis in which we currently find ourselves.

You can listen to the full podcast here and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. And below is a handy time-guide for topics and questions covered.

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00:06 Introduction

00:46 What is the role of education today? Do we need to re-imagine what education is for a new world?

07:43 It’s estimated that a child born today will have a 50% chance of living to the age of 105. How will education change within their adult lifetime?

10:36 What are your thoughts on a National Education Service?

17:34 What’s your view on what Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is achieving at the moment?

20:42 Technology is the great disruptive force blurring the lines between all industries and ways of working – how do you feel about it in a school setting? 22:38 What about social media – we can’t doubt its toxic effect, so where do we draw the line? 24:37 Lots has been written about mental health and its effect on the younger generation, but not much attention is paid to teachers suffering from this. What can be done to improve this? 28:03 How does Tes help? 30:42 What’s your view on older first-time teachers? 33:00 How do you feel about the current state of politics? 38.17 Imagine it's 2050, in a classroom where a history student is being taught about what happened in 2016-2019: What kind of Britain are they living in, and what are the teachers telling them about what happened? 42:47 One of your other passions is the regeneration of seaside towns - why does this matter to you and to Britain in the context of our changing country?

Josh Luber, StockX Co-Founder, on entrepreneurialism and reinventing the retail model

Saison 1 · Épisode 2

jeudi 3 octobre 2019 • Durée 26:46

Stuart Lambert, founding partner at Blurred meets Josh Luber, Co-Founder of StockX, the world's first “stock market of things”. StockX is an online marketplace, initially focused on sneakers, which connects buyers and sellers using the same method as the world's stock markets. Launched in 2016, StockX is now a unicorn, valued at more than $1 billion, providing a disruptive model for the future of retail, being labelled by Quartz a "stock market for physical things that could change how capitalism works."

Josh's TED talk has been watched more than 2 million times.

He is a self-confessed data geek, an entrepreneur who has created a billion dollar company, and someone who is passionate about reinventing the way we shop and invest.

This episode was recorded earlier in 2019.

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Sue Garrard, ex Unilever: Sustainability and climate crisis

Saison 1 · Épisode 1

vendredi 27 septembre 2019 • Durée 45:00

“If you don’t have a sustainability plan, you don’t have a plan.”

The world is facing a climate crisis. For any business, sustainability is critical, but embedding it in a company’s operational structure and culture is easier said than done.

Former EVP for Sustainable Business and Communications at Unilever Sue Garrard knows this better than most. Acknowledging both the importance and struggle of marrying your company’s moral and business purpose is vital, but how do you realistically measure the tangible effect of your sustainability plan on the world around us?

Now pursuing a portfolio career focused on helping businesses drive change and commit to the bigger picture, Sue also tutors for the University of Cambridge’s Sustainability Leadership Institute (CISL) and, luckily for us, offers her extensive knowledge and expertise to those who are committed to bettering the planet.

Stuart Lambert, founding partner at Blurred, sat down with Sue to chat about the need for businesses to stop seeing sustainability as a problem, and instead be part of the solution. In this episode of DNAYF from Blurred we explore the very basics on sustainability, and the imperative first steps all leadership teams should be taking to ensure their business’ sustainability plan doesn’t go bust.

00.07 Introduction
01:08 The climate crisis – What’s the 411?
03:37 Do you get frustrated at the phrase “saving the planet”?
05:52 Is creating “the fear” helpful?
08:03 Markets are going to control the agenda – but is policy keeping up with the markets?
10:08 Can democracy ever allow law makers to make those kinds of sweeping decisions?
12:18 What can we learn from China’s decarbonisation scheme?
14:50 China and the US will make their bets as a state as to what to invest in - will this also be influenced by the movement from markets?
17:30 If markets are driving change, individual and global businesses need to respond - Can global business turn the tide in the current climate crisis?
19:54 Can the pursuit of profit be compatible with protecting the planet? ?
21:40 What is the biggest challenge for companies?

Lynne Franks, PR icon, on women's issues, diversity and sustainability

Saison 1 · Épisode 12

mardi 26 avril 2022 • Durée 44:55

After a Covid hiatus, DNAYF is back! In Episode 12 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, Blurred CEO Nik Govier talks to PR icon and spokeswoman on women's issues Lynne Franks OBE.

Lynne founded a public relations consultancy in the early 1970s and is an advocate, communications strategist, writer and spokeswoman on women's issues, sustainability[2] and consumer lifestyles.

Throughout Lynne’s long and successful career, she has influenced awareness of many societal shifts and trends both in the UK and internationally.

She positioned the UK as a world fashion leader by initiating London Fashion Week and the British Fashion Awards.

Her wide breadth of influence in the business world includes developing McDonald’s UK women’s leadership network; working with Tesco on engaging their women’s customers through media partnerships; launching high fashion home shopping with NEXT and motivating the public towards responsible consumerism when advocating John Elkington’s trailblazing Green Consumer Week.

Lynne also initiated a wide diversity of awareness campaigns for social causes including the creation of Fashion Cares, taken over by Mac Cosmetics to become the world’s biggest fundraiser for HIV/Aids; working with Amnesty International on global awareness of human rights through music and collaborating with Bob Geldof and Harvey Goldsmith on the production of Fashion Aid at the Albert Hall.

She was a major UK advocate on the global situation regarding sexual violence to women and girls, working with her friend Eve Ensler to bring attention to women being used as weapons of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

She chaired Viva, the UK’s first women’s radio station after selling her eponymous PR agency in the early 90’s and put on What Women Want, the major festival at the South Bank in ’95, stimulating dialogue on the situation of women in the UK and beyond.

Lynne then attended the UN’s 4th largest women’s conference, held in summer ’95 in Beijing, where she worked as a radio journalist sending home the voices and issues of women worldwide.

Dhruti Shah, award-winning writer, on journalism, the art of listening and the language of animals in business

Saison 1 · Épisode 10

mercredi 16 décembre 2020 • Durée 48:28

In Episode 10 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, Stuart talks to BBC journalist Dhruti Shah.

Dhruti is one of the tiny number of people to have been awarded both the prestigious Ochberg fellowship for journalists working to report on traumatic events, and the Rotary International Peace Fellowship for her work exploring peace and conflict resolution.

Stuart and Dhruti discuss journalism as a profession today - from mental health and the difficult art of listening, to the quest for balance and the double-edged sword of social media.

Dhruti also tells us about her brilliant, informative and entertaining new book, "Bear Markets and Beyond: A bestiary of business terms", which explores how and why the language of animals is so prevalent in modern day business discourse.

You can listen to this and previous episodes here, and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Justin Featherstone (MC) - a decorated officer’s take on leading from the front and decision-making under pressure

Saison 1 · Épisode 11

mercredi 16 décembre 2020 • Durée 53:09

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE

Leadership under fire: a decorated officer’s take on leading from the front, decision-making under pressure and the importance of autonomy and resourcefulness

Justin Featherstone is a former Major in The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment who was awarded the Military Cross for his actions in Iraq.

Today, Justin is a leadership consultant who is a Fellow at the University of Exeter Business school as well as a part-time member of the faculty. He is also is an annual lecturer at the University of Llubljana, Slovenia and an expedition leader who has led more than thirty overseas expeditions to the mountains, rivers and rainforests of the world.

During the peak of Covid-19 earlier this year, Stuart spoke to Justin about leadership in a crisis. They discuss the invisible enemies of ‘cabin fever’, isolation from family, and depression, as well as what creativity means in the military: genuine problem-solving, as opposed to just ideas.

Justin also gives his opinion on the lazy comparisons between Covid-19 and "The Blitz".

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Gina Miller on Europe, ESG, ethics and education - and why we must preserve Britain as a tolerant place

Saison 1 · Épisode 9

dimanche 19 juillet 2020 • Durée 45:24

HOW DO WE PRESERVE BRITAIN AS A TOLERANT PLACE?

In Episode 9 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, Stuart talks to business woman and campaigner Gina Miller, who twice initiated legal challenges against the government standing up for Parliamentary democracy… And won.

Her first victory came in September 2017, when the Supreme Court ruled in favour of giving MPs a say over triggering Article 50 - the legal mechanism taking the UK out of the EU.

Her second victory came in September 2019, when the Supreme Court ruled that Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful.

Consequently known as one of the most prominent names and faces of Remain and somewhat of a figurehead of the pro-EU camp, Gina and Stuart discussed some of today’s major battles: Europe, ESG, ethics and education, highlighting why we must preserve Britain as a tolerant place, now more than ever.

You can listen to this and previous episodes here, and subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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