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Practice? Podcast

Practice? Podcast

By: David Fearon and Peter Vaill
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“Theory and practice” is a common phrase. We've seen a lot of writing on theory, but what about that other word? Peter calls it "the dark matter of the social sciences" - Practice. It applies to pencil-pushing, educating, heart surgery, sailing, golfing, and anything you can do with purpose. Peter and Dave take you into a world of thought that couples work and play, purpose and routine, life and legacy. In a world of white-water, On Practice is the raft.

Copyright 2025 David Fearon and Peter Vaill Career Success Economics
Episodes
  • Episode 298: Episode 281 - Human Intelligence Thrives in Her Company (Jessica Rich)

    Episode 298: Episode 281 - Human Intelligence Thrives in Her Company (Jessica Rich)
    Apr 14 2025

    "High Tech. Human Touch" is a logo of Walker Group led by co-CEO Jessica Rich. Dave knows human intelligence thrives there, even as they know and apply AI, because Walker Group is a registered Benefit Corporation and the first Perpetual Purpose Trust-Owned Company in Connecticut. They promise their practitioners a stable foundation for a long career. Jessica has been with Walker for over 22 years and has no plan or reason to lead elsewhere.

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    33 mins
  • Episode 297: Episode 280 - Exploring the Physics of Socially Enacted Practices

    Episode 297: Episode 280 - Exploring the Physics of Socially Enacted Practices
    Mar 8 2025

    Dave, Jr., and I had another conversation to discuss more dimensions of how information and practice in social behavior is not abstract but rooted in the real dynamics of physics, even at the quantum level. Explored this time are how enacted living systems are expressed by Constructor Theory, Assembly Theory, and Indivisible Stochastic Processes
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 296: Episode 279 - Leading is Making and Offering Meaning (John Varney)

    Episode 296: Episode 279 - Leading is Making and Offering Meaning (John Varney)
    Mar 2 2025

    Dave meets a contemporary who thinks alike about the nature of leading as practice. John Varney founded the Centre for Management Creativity and High Trenhouse and the author of Leadership as Meaning. Enjoy his wisdom and lovely English accent.

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    53 mins

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