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NEW EPISODE with BEV AND ETIENNE WENGER-TRAYNER now live! 
podcast by makeshapes about LEARNING,
TRANSFORMATION, AND THE FUTURE OF WORK

SHAPESHIFTERS

Join us as we hunt for Shapeshifters – passionate individuals determined to (re)discover ways to transform people, organizations and communities for good. We'll explore how these wayfinders are shaping the way we think, learn, interact, and collaborate together. Conversations spanning thought leaders, pioneering practitioners, community builders, movement sparkers, and more.

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HOSTED BY MAKESHAPES CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF CURIOSITY OFFICER MIKE COURIAN

Mike lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with his wife and three kids. In his free time, you might find Mike running or learning something new—like Python.

RECENT EPISODES

The pioneers of Social Learning Theory: Moving beyond "transmission"

Unlock collective intelligence • Navigate uncertainty • Combat groupthink

Stop creating "learning landfill" and bring joy back to learning

Fix broken L&D • The "learning landfill" • AI for coaching vs. microwaving

Shifting from skilling to adaptability: Why the rapidly changing future demands it

Why training is broken • Wayfinding through L&D uncertainty • From proving to improving

Why AI's focus on performance threatens human growth

Protect human learning from AI's efficiency • Transformative learning • The learning debt

Transform top-down change into authentic, employee-led adoption

Transformation secrets • Scale change with heart • Drive employee-led change

Disarm skeptical executives to lead bold change

Lead Persuasive Conversations • Unlock AI Transformation • Invaluable Wisdom on Burnout

UPCOMING GUESTS

Rodney Evans

Partner, The Ready (A Future of Work Consultancy)

Andrea Clarke

Futures Director, Author & Speaker

Laura Overton

International speaker, Author, Founder of Learning Changemakers

Sonia Clarke

Communications strategist, facilitator, and Principal @ Clever Manka

Transforming perspectives in talent, learning & development

Join us as we pick the brains of the brightest minds, focusing on transformation and learning.

FUTURE OF WORK

AI & LEADERSHIP

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Signals & sparks

A collection of articles and humans that inspire Makeshapes

Do We Make Better Group Decisions When Our Hearts Synchronize?

Michael Platt

Director, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative

Learning from others is good, with others is better

The Royal Society

Sara De Felice, Antonia F. de C. Hamilton, Marta Ponari and Gabriella Vigliocco

4 steps to having more "aha" moments

HBR 

Dr. David Rock and
Josh Davis phD

The Art of Gathering:
How We Meet and Why It Matters (BOOK)

Priya Parker

Author, Speaker, Facilitator

Ideas change everything (VIDEO)

Chris Anderson

Curator @ TED

An Expert on Trust Says We’re Thinking About It All Wrong

Rachel Botsman

Leading expert on trust, author, writer and curator

Introduction to communities of practice

Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner

Director, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative

Online Collaborative Learning Theory

Linda Harasim

Research and Innovator in Social Media and Online Education

Vygotsky’s Theory of Cognitive Development

Saul McLeod

Author, Editor, PhD in Psychology
Searching for wayfinders of a new future

SHAPESHIFTERS

Shapeshifters is the flagship podcast from Makeshapes, where we're on a mission to transform group learning for the modern workplace.

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