Creative Tech Podcast

In this free and frank exchange of views we look inside life at the very top of elite coaching with Nigel Redman, former Team GB Olympic swimming coach, now England Rugby’s 'Kingmaker' and Head of Team Performance. And Chris McLeod who looks after the UK's top tennis talent in his role as lead strength and conditioning coach at the Lawn Tennis Association.Together with host, Professor Neil Maiden, the panel discuss the importance of getting out of your comfort zone and listening to people with more diverse experiences and points of view; the difference between boundaries and barriers; how important the environment is to supporting or suppressing creativity; and the dead weight of tradition in sports coaching that impedes new and more creative ways of working. Produced by Diana SquiresExecutive Producer Sam SteeleTheme music generated by AI @ www.soundraw.ioLinks England RugbyLawn Tennis AssociationMasters in Creativity, Innovation & LeadershipCebAI: twitter LinkedIn Website email

Is your body part of the interface? Do you track your health and fitness on your smart phone? Are you quantifying yourself to the point of modification? Do you realise how much money corporations can make from the personal data you upload to the web? Ghislaine Boddington is an award-winning Creative Director, Presenter and Researcher. She is a Cofounder of body>data>space (fka shinkansen), an interactive design collective based in East London who have advocated for the living body to be at the heart of the digital debate since the early 1990s. She is a Reader in Digital Immersion at the School of Design, University of Greenwich where she researches the future of collective embodiment under her theme “The Internet of Bodies”. In this episode, Ghislaine speaks with Professor Neil Maiden about why technology should enhance not just the brain but the body, the blurred virtual and physical world the pandemic created, and reveals the single most important thing she needs in order to be creativeProduced by Diana SquiresEdited by Emilia RolewiczExecutive Producer Sam SteeleTheme music generated by AI @ www.dsoundraw.io LinksGhislaine Boddington The Internet of Bodies website.Ghislaine Boddington biogGhislaine Boddington twitterCebAI: twitter LinkedIn Website email

How do self-defence classes make you a better negotiator? What do F1 crews and KPMG consultants have in common? Parenting, innovation and being a leader at Microsoft, all covered in this conversation with high-roller Bunmi Durowoju, Senior Strategic Business Development Manager at Microsoft.Professor Neil Maiden and Bunmi discuss what stops leaders from being creative, how to nurture creative self-belief, and why ensuring diverse voices creates the most innovative solutions.Bunmi is brilliantly pragmatic on EDI issues, an advocate for inclusive, sustainable, humanistic leadership within Microsoft, and heads up the Underrepresented Ethnic Group (UEG, BAME) initiatives for Women@Microsoft UK. Produced by Diana SquiresEdited by Emilia RolewiczExecutive Producer Sam SteeleTheme music generated by AI @ www.soundraw.ioLinksBunmi DurowojuCebAI: twitter LinkedIn Website email