Tag: Emotion

Can Business Be Human?

Can Business Be Human?

Jonathan Cook: Welcome to This Human Business, a podcast that explores the opportunities for the reform of conventional business culture. What if there was an alternative to the cold machine of digital algorithms and automation that dominate business culture today? What if business could replace 

The Business of Human Emotion

The Business of Human Emotion

Understanding emotion is vital to success in business, but how can businesses come to grips with emotion, effectively and ethically? What do scientific studies have to teach us about attempts to automate the study of emotion, and what are the human alternatives?

The Fear of Amazon – A Preview of Emotion

The Fear of Amazon – A Preview of Emotion

On Monday, August 19, a new episode from the podcast This Human Business will confront the dark side, the light side, the absurd side of emotion in business.

Gender and Identity – Episode 7 of This Human Business

Gender and Identity – Episode 7 of This Human Business

A full text transcript of the final episode of the first season of This Human Business, on the topic of gender and identity in business. What is the impact of the #MeToo movement on the manifestations of gender in business, and how does it impact strategies for managing identity beyond gender? How is gender fluidity related to the history of business?

The Business of the Future – This Human Business Episode 6

The Business of the Future – This Human Business Episode 6

A full text transcript of the 6th episode of the podcast This Human Business, which focuses on the beliefs we hold about the future of business. No one has been to the future, but talk about what’s to come is stronger than ever.

The Business of Human Technology – Episode 5

The Business of Human Technology – Episode 5

A transcript of the 5th episode of the podcast This Human Business. The subject of this episode is the relationship between technology and humanity in business, in the context of the techlash, and its growing skepticism of a positive role for digital technology in human society. Can tech culture be humanized?

The Business of Human Research – Episode 3 Transcript

The Business of Human Research – Episode 3 Transcript

This transcript for the 3rd episode of This Human Business includes material from interviews with business leaders reflecting on the opportunities to make business research more human.

The Business of Human Research – Episode 3

The Business of Human Research – Episode 3

Episode 3 of the This Human Business podcast reminds you that if your market research doesn’t find something a little weird about your customers, you need a methodology capable of looking deeper. To strange is human. Ordinary is for AI.

The Power of Story – Episode 2 Transcript

The Power of Story – Episode 2 Transcript

A complete transcript for The Power of Story – the second episode of This Human Business, a podcast about the movement to restore the role of the human experience in commercial life (includes language bleeped out of the audio version).