Solving Wicked Problems as Polymaths with Marcus Kirsch [Interview]

Summary

Today we are talking with Marcus-Kirsch the Author of Wicked Company, as well as host of the Wicked Podcast. "Happy mix between emotions and logic." Links: http://www.thewickedcompany.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcuskirsch/ https://twitter.com/wickedandbeyond https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIEAlusdPXPGBWqnmFz6RAw/videos https://medium.com/@wickedandbeyond https://www.amazon.co.uk/WICKED-COMPANY-When-Growth-Enough/dp/1633939758 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-wicked-podcast/id1509106202 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/311hb2VTu0BVB2oORcki4H?si=uQ4kU7TPRFaaqYo10Se8Qg Podomatic: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/thewickedpodcast https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/ Check out some of his work: https://medium.com/the-wicked-company/shut-up-and-skate-how-to-fail-sustainably-da49c2fd6339 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-you-miss-rubber-ducking-marcus-kirsch-frsa/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THAlPsVRgfc TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 3:00 His Spontaneous Nature and Focus 5:00 Speaking Other Languages 10:00 Contextual Cultural References 15:00 Doing New Things, and Learning New Stuff 20:00 Specialist and Generalist Mindsets 25:00 New Book and Podcast 30:00 Building Content 35:00 Analyzing Your Skills 40:00 Smart Hamlets and Scaling Smart Tech 45:00 Remote Working Changes 50:00 Work Through Play 55:00 Industrial Era Factory Mindset 01:02:00 What is a polymath to you? 01:10:00 Fail Fast 01:15:00 Artistic Side Through Emotions 01:20:00 Consultancy Work 01:25:00 Outro