We used to care about beautiful architecture. Luckily, Thomas Heatherwick still does. He is on a quest to make the world less boring. You may not know Thomas yet, but you know his work. He's designed iconic buildings and experiences and he says our cities have become dreadfully unhuman and our lack of beauty is negatively impacting our physical and mental ... Show More
Mar 3
Revisited: How to Turn Stress Into Creativity With Grammy-Winner Jacob Collier
Team Simon here! As we take a short hiatus, A Bit of Optimism will return with brand-new episodes on March 24, 2026. Until then, we’re revisiting some of the conversations you loved and we still think about long after the microphones turned off. This week, we’re rewinding to Simo ... Show More
58m 33s
Feb 16
28 Years on the Force: Chief Angela Averiett on What It Really Takes to Change Police Culture
It’s often true that the most challenging conversations are often the ones most worth having. Conversations that bring up strong feelings, different experiences, and questions without easy answers. Policing, and how we can make it better, is one of those conversations.San Leandro ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 2023
Thomas Hübl on How Attunement Helps Heal Our Trauma & Heal the World
How can you process your experiences, both good and bad, and turn them into an expansion of who you are? Thomas Hübl, renowned teacher, author, international facilitator, advisor, and speaker, was a paramedic who entered the world of meditation and mindfulness, and now he helps h ... Show More
1h 5m
Dec 2023
Thomas Subreville | Directeur de Création et Co-Fondateur d'Ill-Studio : Le parcours hors norme d'un créatif épris de liberté
🎙️ Sponsors du mois🌐 Squarespace — la plateforme no-code, boostée par l’IA, pour créer et développer votre site web tout-en-un.—➜ TheBoldWay Newsletter : https://www.theboldway.fr/newsletter Dans cet épisode captivant du podcast, nous plongeons dans l'univers de Thomas Subrevil ... Show More
1h 25m
Dec 2023
A Carpenter's Notes on the Art of Good Work
<p>After forty years working as a carpenter, and not just any carpenter, but one who is often considered the best in New York and who executes some of the country's most elaborate, expensive, and challenging projects, Mark Ellison has filled hundreds of notebooks with drawings of ... Show More
50m 54s
Nov 2020
Sara Hendren | A Better-Designed World
<p>Sara Hendren was drawn to painting as a kid, studied it in college, then began to build her body of work and career as a fine artist, focusing on painting. Then, a series of experiences sent her in what, from the outside looking in, may have seemed like a very different direct ... Show More
1h 10m
Jul 2023
Thomas Lenthal | Directeur Artistique & Co-fondateur de System Magazine : Rencontre avec un Artisan de l'Image
🎙️ Sponsors du mois🌐 Squarespace — la plateforme no-code, boostée par l’IA, pour créer et développer votre site web tout-en-un.—👉 La Newsletter de TheBoldWay : https://www.theboldway.fr/newsletter Thomas Lenthal est sans conteste l'un des directeurs artistiques les plus influe ... Show More
2h 1m
Aug 2023
369: World leading expert on perfectionism, Thomas Curran — The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough
<p dir="ltr">Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 369, an interview with the author of <em>The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough</em>, Thomas Curran. In his book, Thomas calls for both introspection and broader, societal change. He shows what we can do as individu ... Show More
53m 19s