Watching David's career change over the course of this podcast can be a little perplexing. It might seem that a philosophy-trained academic wouldn't be that interested in marketing and communications, but these areas aren't as disjointed as they may seem. Tim and David discuss their love for communicating and how their academic interests have led to their professional pathways.

If you have any thoughts or questions on how to flourish and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com

Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website.

Need help with your podcast project? get in contact with Solstice Podcasting.

Watching David's career change over the course of this podcast can be a little perplexing. It might seem that a philosophy-trained academic wouldn't be that interested in marketing and communications, but these areas aren't as disjointed as they may seem. Tim and David discuss their love for communicating and how their academic interests have led to their professional pathways.
If you have any thoughts or questions on how to flourish and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at <a href="mailto:timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com">timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com</a>
Want to work with David? Get in contact <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/">on his website.</a>
Need help with your podcast project? get in contact with <a href="https://solsticepodcasting.com.au/">Solstice Podcasting</a>.

Tim and David discuss their love for communicating and how their academic interests have led to their professional pathways.

Blind Insights - How a Philosopher Makes a Great Marketer

At the end of 2022, David Finished his master's thesis with a High Distinction. David wrote a relatively comprehensive analysis of Inbound Marketing for his Master of Strategic Communications and pitched his writing for a professional audience while still achieving academic success. Tim and David discuss David's findings where he blended academic evidence with the professional application. This is an easy-to-understand but comprehensive introduction to inbound marketing, and David provides a reading list for you to dig deeper into what the future of marketing and sales looks like.

If you have any thoughts or questions on how to flourish and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com

Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website.

Need help with your podcast project? get in contact with Solstice Podcasting.

At the end of 2022, David Finished his master's thesis with a High Distinction. David wrote a relatively comprehensive analysis of Inbound Marketing for his Master of Strategic Communications and pitched his writing for a professional audience while still achieving academic success. Tim and David discuss David's findings where he blended academic evidence with the professional application. This is an easy-to-understand but comprehensive introduction to inbound marketing, and David provides a reading list for you to dig deeper into what the future of marketing and sales looks like.
If you have any thoughts or questions on how to flourish and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at <a href="mailto:timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com">timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com</a>
Want to work with David? Get in contact <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/">on his website.</a>
Need help with your podcast project? get in contact with <a href="https://solsticepodcasting.com.au/">Solstice Podcasting</a>.

Tim and David discuss David's findings in his highly regarded thesis about Inbound Marketing

Blind Insights - What is Inbound? David's Master Thesis in a Nutshell

Ever wonder what makes a mind? Philosophers have asked this question for millennia and don't have much concrete evidence to show for it. Tim asks David for his current thoughts and it turns out we now know a lot more about our brains. David can paint an interesting picture of what our conscious thoughts consist of, and why we have them.

If you have any thoughts or questions on how to flourish and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com

Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website.

Need help with your podcast project? get in contact with Solstice Podcasting.

Ever wonder what makes a mind? Philosophers have asked this question for millennia and don't have much concrete evidence to show for it. Tim asks David for his current thoughts and it turns out we now know a lot more about our brains. David can paint an interesting picture of what our conscious thoughts consist of, and why we have them.
If you have any thoughts or questions on how to flourish and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at <a href="mailto:timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com">timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com</a>
Want to work with David? Get in contact <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/">on his website.</a>
Need help with your podcast project? get in contact with <a href="https://solsticepodcasting.com.au/">Solstice Podcasting</a>.

Ever wonder what makes a mind? Tim asks David to summarise his thoughts on consciousness in the time it takes to drink a beer.

Blind Insights - Consciousness

David has been getting asked a lot about the plans to merge the University of Adelaide with the University of South Australia. This podcast discusses the possible negatives and the likely positives of the merger, giving a perspective the staff and university management will never admit or fail to see. There's a lot to look forward to if this merger succeeds and it's looking more likely than ever before.

If you have any thoughts or questions on how to flourish and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com

Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website.

Need help with your podcast project? get in contact with Solstice Podcasting.

David has been getting asked a lot about the<a href="https://indaily.com.au/news/2022/12/07/sa-universities-reach-historic-agreement-to-merge/"> plans to merge the University of Adelaide with the University of South Australia</a>. This podcast discusses the possible negatives and the likely positives of the merger, giving a perspective the staff and university management will never admit or fail to see. There's a lot to look forward to if this merger succeeds and it's looking more likely than ever before.
If you have any thoughts or questions on how to flourish and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at <a href="mailto:timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com">timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com</a>
Want to work with David? Get in contact <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/">on his website.</a>
Need help with your podcast project? get in contact with <a href="https://solsticepodcasting.com.au/">Solstice Podcasting</a>.

David discusses his thoughts on the plans to merge The Univeristy of South Australia and The Univeristy of Adelaide

PSA - The Adelaide University Merger

Rutger Bregman says you are a decent kind human being. We agree.
Humankind deserves more credit, and in this episode Luke helps us reflect on the many reasons why and what that looks like in practice. If you want to harness more positivity and more connection to others, things that are essential to flourishing, we have some insight into starting.

While individuals and organisations are paralysed by the fear of things going wrong, what can be done to reduce collateral when problems inevitably arise? As Tim and David recommend books from time to time, when a new Stan McChrystal book comes out, we have to review it, and returning guest Luke brings lived experience to the discussion.

If you have any thoughts, or questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com

Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website.

Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy Productions.

Rutger Bregman says you are a decent kind human being. We agree. Humankind deserves more credit, and in this episode Luke helps us reflect on the many reasons why and what that looks like in practice. If you want to harness more positivity and more connection to others, things that are essential to flourishing, we have some insight into starting.
While individuals and organisations are paralysed by the fear of things going wrong, what can be done to reduce collateral when problems inevitably arise? As Tim and David recommend books from time to time, when a new Stan McChrystal book comes out, we have to review it, and returning guest Luke brings lived experience to the discussion.
If you have any thoughts, or questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at <a href="mailto:timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com">timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com</a>
Want to work with David? Get in contact <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/">on his website.</a>
Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of <a href="https://www.whimsyproductions.com/">Whimsy Productions.</a>

Blind Insights - Humankind is Kind (Special Guest Luke)

While individuals and organisations are paralysed by the fear of things going wrong, what can be done to reduce collateral when problems inevitably arise? As Tim and David recommend books from time to time, when a new Stan McChrystal book comes out, we have to review it, and returning guest Luke brings lived experience to the discussion.

If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com

Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website.

Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy Productions.

While individuals and organisations are paralysed by the fear of things going wrong, what can be done to reduce collateral when problems inevitably arise? As Tim and David recommend books from time to time, when a new Stan McChrystal book comes out, we have to review it, and returning guest Luke brings lived experience to the discussion.
If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at <a href="mailto:timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com">timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com</a>
Want to work with David? Get in contact <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/">on his website.</a>
Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of <a href="https://www.whimsyproductions.com/">Whimsy Productions.</a>

Blind Insights - Mitigating Risk (Special Guest Luke)

Following a deeply chaotic and introspective year, Tim comes to David with some revelations about his direction in life. David provides insights from his own metamorphosis and explains why we get hung up on incompatible representations of self. This concludes a mini-series on finding your way which included insights into the serendipity of unwelcome life changes, and a discussion about quarter-life crises.

This podcast draws inspiration from David's Blog; Why do Millennials experience quarter-life crises?

TELEPHONE COUNSELLING - IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE, CALL:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800
MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978
Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467
Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36
Headspace on 1800 650 890
QLife on 1800 184 527

If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com

Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website.

Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy Productions.

Following a deeply chaotic and introspective year, Tim comes to David with some revelations about his direction in life. David provides insights from his own metamorphosis and explains why we get hung up on incompatible representations of self. This concludes a mini-series on finding your way which included <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/blind-insights/skills-audit">insights</a> into the serendipity of unwelcome life changes, and a <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/blind-insights/millennial-crisis">discussion</a> about quarter-life crises. This podcast draws inspiration from David's Blog; <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/why-do-millennials-experience-quarter-life-crises/">Why do Millennials experience quarter-life crises?</a>
TELEPHONE COUNSELLING - IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE, CALL:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.lifeline.org.au/">Lifeline</a> on 13 11 14</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kidshelp.com.au/">Kids Helpline</a> on 1800 551 800</li>
<li><a href="http://www.mensline.org.au/Home.html">MensLine Australia</a> on 1300 789 978</li>
<li><a href="http://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/">Suicide Call Back Service</a> on 1300 659 467</li>
<li><a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/">Beyond Blue</a> on 1300 22 46 36</li>
<li><a href="https://www.headspace.org.au/">Headspace</a> on 1800 650 890</li>
<li><a href="https://qlife.org.au/">QLife</a> on 1800 184 527</li>
</ul>
If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at <a href="mailto:timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com">timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com</a>
Want to work with David? Get in contact <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/">on his website.</a>
Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of <a href="https://www.whimsyproductions.com/">Whimsy Productions.</a>

David helps Tim reconcile his passions with his perception of self.

Blind Insights - Choosing your Life Path; It isn't all or nothing

Following a frank conversation about quarter-life crises, Tim draws inspiration from the serendipity of unwelcome life changes. David gives insightful anecdotes to assist Tim in coming to terms with his new career trajectory, noting that there are actionable reflections to change perspectives and that this new chapter is not only defined by loss. This is a dialogue that explores the process of finding a path and making oneself and self-actualising despite the challenges of modern living.

This podcast draws inspiration from David's Blog; Why do Millennials experience quarter-life crises?

TELEPHONE COUNSELLING - IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE, CALL:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800
MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978
Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467
Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36
Headspace on 1800 650 890
QLife on 1800 184 527

If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com

Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website.

Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy Productions.

Following a <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/blind-insights/millennial-crisis">frank conversation</a> about quarter-life crises, Tim draws inspiration from the serendipity of unwelcome life changes. David gives insightful anecdotes to assist Tim in coming to terms with his new career trajectory, noting that there are actionable reflections to change perspectives and that this new chapter is not only defined by loss. This is a dialogue that explores the process of finding a path and making oneself and self-actualising despite the challenges of modern living. This podcast draws inspiration from David's Blog; <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/why-do-millennials-experience-quarter-life-crises/">Why do Millennials experience quarter-life crises?</a>
TELEPHONE COUNSELLING - IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE, CALL:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.lifeline.org.au/">Lifeline</a> on 13 11 14</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kidshelp.com.au/">Kids Helpline</a> on 1800 551 800</li>
<li><a href="http://www.mensline.org.au/Home.html">MensLine Australia</a> on 1300 789 978</li>
<li><a href="http://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/">Suicide Call Back Service</a> on 1300 659 467</li>
<li><a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/">Beyond Blue</a> on 1300 22 46 36</li>
<li><a href="https://www.headspace.org.au/">Headspace</a> on 1800 650 890</li>
<li><a href="https://qlife.org.au/">QLife</a> on 1800 184 527</li>
</ul>
If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at <a href="mailto:timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com">timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com</a>
Want to work with David? Get in contact <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/">on his website.</a>
Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of <a href="https://www.whimsyproductions.com/">Whimsy Productions.</a>

Blind Insights - Changing Life Direction and the Power of a Skills Audit

If you're a keen follower of the podcast, you may have read David's blogs available on his website; https://davidolney.com.au/. David is an excellent writer, and you even be left wanting more of his writing than is currently available. Well, David has good news for you in this announcement, and it is your job to keep him accountable!

If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com

Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website.

Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy Productions.

If you're a keen follower of the podcast, you may have read David's blogs available on his website; <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/">https://davidolney.com.au/</a>. David is an excellent writer, and you even be left wanting more of his writing than is currently available. Well, David has good news for you in this announcement, and it is your job to keep him accountable!
If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at <a href="mailto:timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com">timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com</a>
Want to work with David? Get in contact <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/">on his website.</a>
Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of <a href="https://www.whimsyproductions.com/">Whimsy Productions.</a>

Blind Insights - David Makes a Commitment...

When you think of shortcuts, what comes to mind? Cheating? Or the premise of working smarter, not harder? Tim and David stumbled on a fascinating book by Oxford Professor of Mathematics Marcus du Sautoy called "Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut" which provides insight into the practice of using and finding shortcuts. In this episode David and Tim reminisce with Marcus about how Mathematics became a daunting subject they disconnected from for various reasons. But Marcus proves that mathematics is a wonderful thinking language and provides the shortcuts to get excited about it.

You can find more of Marcus's work in mathematics here, and follow his newest book on bookshelves and Audible.

This episode references the AI Agents Podcast featuring Marcus talking about his previous book The Creativity Code.

If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com

Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website.

Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy Productions.

When you think of shortcuts, what comes to mind? Cheating? Or the premise of working smarter, not harder? Tim and David stumbled on a fascinating book by Oxford Professor of Mathematics Marcus du Sautoy called "Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut" which provides insight into the practice of using and finding shortcuts. In this episode David and Tim reminisce with Marcus about how Mathematics became a daunting subject they disconnected from for various reasons. But Marcus proves that mathematics is a wonderful thinking language and provides the shortcuts to get excited about it.
You can find more of Marcus's work in mathematics<a href="https://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/find-an-expert/professor-marcus-du-sautoy"> here</a>, and follow his<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008393939/thinking-better-the-art-of-the-shortcut/"> newest book</a> on bookshelves and <a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Thinking-Better-The-Art-of-the-Shortcut-Audiobook/000839394X">Audible</a>.
This episode references the <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/ai-agents/agent-marcus-du-sautoy">AI Agents Podcast featuring Marcus</a> talking about his previous book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43382084-the-creativity-code">The Creativity Code</a>.
If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at <a href="mailto:timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com">timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com</a>
Want to work with David? Get in contact <a href="https://davidolney.com.au/">on his website.</a>
Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of <a href="https://www.whimsyproductions.com/">Whimsy Productions.</a>

Blind Insights - Thinking Better (Special guest Marcus du Sautoy)

David Olney's blind insights include complex problem solving, applied philosophy, and politics, and Tim Whiffen's curiosity on the matters has opened up plenty of conversations between the two. Join the teacher and student on journeys of deep discussions about life's many curiosities, this is a podcast for thinkers and doers. There's much to learn and plenty to discuss. Agree? Disagree? Questions? Contact us!

David Olney's blind insights include complex problem solving, applied philosophy, and politics, and Tim Whiffen's curiosity on the matters has opened up plenty of conversations between the two. Join the teacher and student on journeys of deep discussions about life's many curiosities, this is a podcast for thinkers and doers. There's much to learn and plenty to discuss. Agree? Disagree? Questions? Contact us!

Blind Insights

A collection of podcasts from Whimsy Productions, produced for the Auscast Network.
Need help with your podcast project? Get in contact with Tim Whiffen at tim@auscastnetwork.com.

A collection of podcasts from <a href="https://www.whimsyproductions.com/">Whimsy Productions</a>, produced for the Auscast Network. Need help with your podcast project? Get in contact with Tim Whiffen at tim@auscastnetwork.com.

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