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20 Informative Podcasts for 2025: Boost Your PKMS

13 Monday Jan 2025

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Following on from my recent post on PKMS (Personal Knowledge Management System), I thought I would share what is on my Podcast list for 2025 and what I am currently listening to. These are not listed in any particular order, other than how they appeared in my podcast library when I wrote this blog post.

I find my best time to listen and consume podcasts is walking the dog morning and evening (acts as my commute whilst working at home) or travelling. Hopefully this list will help inspire you and I would welcome any suggestions you have for other podcasts I should be listening to!

I have linked these on Spotify, but they should be available where you normally consume you podcasts. I have used AI to help write a summary of each podcast.

Impulse to Innovation – IMechE I2I

The Impulse to Innovation podcast by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is a series that explores various topics related to engineering and innovation. Each episode features interviews with experts and thought leaders who share their insights and experiences on how technological advancements and innovative thinking can drive progress in different fields.

Spotify Link – Impulse to Innovation

The Innovation Engine Podcast – 3Pillar Global

The Innovation Engine Podcast by 3Pillar Global features interviews with best-selling authors and innovation experts from around the world. The podcast focuses on innovation in software and product engineering, corporate leadership, and emerging technologies. Each episode delves into how companies and individuals drive innovation, tackle challenges, and leverage new technologies to stay competitive.

Spotify Link – The Innovation Engine Podcast

The Pitch – Josh Muccio

The Pitch is a podcast hosted by Josh Muccio that gives listeners an inside look into the world of start up funding. Each episode features real start up founders pitching their businesses to a panel of investors, similar to the TV show “Shark Tank”. The podcast aims to capture the essence of what happens behind closed doors during these pitches, providing an engaging and educational experience for listeners.

Spotify Link – The Pitch

Pivot – New York Magazine

Pivot is a podcast hosted by tech journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway. Released every Tuesday and Friday, the podcast offers sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. The hosts make bold predictions, pick winners and losers, and engage in lively banter, providing listeners with thought-provoking discussions and analysis.

Spotify Link – Pivot

a16z Podcast – Andreessen Horowitz

The a16z Podcast by Andreessen Horowitz covers a wide range of topics related to technology, business, and culture. Each episode features conversations with industry experts, business leaders, and thought-provoking voices from around the world. The podcast aims to help listeners understand how technology is changing everything—from Silicon Valley to traditional industries, and how it impacts the way we work, live, eat, learn, and play.

Spotify Link – a16z Podcast

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders – Stanford e-Corner

summarise Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders – Stanford e-Corner

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders is a podcast series produced by Stanford eCorner. Each week, experienced entrepreneurs and innovators come to Stanford University to share candid lessons they’ve learned while developing, launching, and scaling disruptive ideas. The series provides valuable insights into the entrepreneurial journey, highlighting both the secrets and setbacks behind real success.

Spotify Link – Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

One Business Book per Day – Palonio.com

One Business Book per Day is a dynamic podcast designed to provide busy entrepreneurs and professionals with bite-sized summaries of the most popular and influential business books. Each episode distils the key concepts, strategies, and insights from a best-selling business book into an easily digestible format, allowing listeners to quickly grasp and apply valuable lessons in their own lives and careers.

Spotify Link – One Business Book per Day

Disruptive Innovators – Disruptive Innovations

Disruptive Innovators: Champions of Digital Business is a podcast hosted by David Wright, Founder & CEO of Disruptive Innovations. The podcast features weekly interviews with CIOs and IT/Digital leaders from around the world. Each episode dives into their personal backstories, career journeys, current roles, trends they’ve observed, and their visions for the future.

Spotify Link – Disruptive Innovators

The Future of Everything – Stanford Engineering

The Future of Everything is a podcast hosted by Stanford bioengineering professor Russ Altman. The podcast explores how technology, science, and medicine are shaping our lives. Each episode features discussions with experts on a wide range of topics, including stretchable electronics, ecological surveillance, foldable microscopes, and video editing with artificial intelligence. Altman engages his guests in conversations about their role in creating the future across various domains.

Spotify Link – The Future of Everything

ReThinking – Adam Grant

ReThinking with Adam Grant is a podcast where the organizational psychologist explores new thoughts and ways of thinking by having lively discussions and debates with some of the world’s most interesting thinkers, creators, achievers, and leaders. Adam challenges conventional wisdom and encourages listeners to rethink their assumptions and embrace new ideas.

Spotify Link – ReThinking

HBR on Strategy – Harvard Business Review

HBR on Strategy is a podcast by Harvard Business Review that provides hand-curated insights and inspiration to help unlock new ways of doing business. Hosted by Alison Beard and Curt Nickisch, the podcast features conversations with top business and management experts, focusing on strategy, adaptive leadership, organizational transformation, and collaboration.

Spotify Link – HBR on Strategy

HBR on Leadership – Harvard Business Review

HBR on Leadership is a podcast by Harvard Business Review that provides a series of discussions that feature experts, scholars, and experienced leaders offering insights on a variety of leadership topics.

Spotify Link – HBR on Leadership

HBR IdeaCast – Harvard Business Review

HBR IdeaCast is a weekly podcast by Harvard Business Review that features conversations with leading thinkers in business and management. Hosted by Alison Beard and Curt Nickisch, the podcast covers a wide range of topics, including strategy, leadership, innovation, and organizational transformation. Each episode provides valuable insights and practical advice, helping listeners navigate complex business challenges and stay ahead in their careers.

Spotify Link – HBR IdeaCast

The CTO Advisor – Keith Townsend

The CTO Advisor podcast, hosted by Keith Townsend, is a valuable resource for technology leaders and CTOs. Each episode features conversations with industry experts on a wide range of topics, including application development, IT governance, infrastructure architecture, and emerging technologies. The podcast aims to provide insights into technology trends, best practices, and leadership strategies to help CTOs navigate the complexities of their roles and stay ahead in the industry.

Spotify Link – The CTO Advisor

CTOTalk: Leadership, AI and the Digital Economy – Michael Krigsman

CTOTalk: Leadership, AI and the Digital Economy is a podcast hosted by Michael Krigsman that features in-depth conversations with senior leaders from top global companies. The podcast covers topics such as leadership, enterprise AI, and the digital economy, providing insights into how technology is transforming business and society.

Spotify Link – CTOTalk: Leadership, AI and the Digital Economy

The CTO Playbook – Adam Horner

The CTO Playbook is a podcast hosted by Adam Horner, a CTO with over 30 years of experience in the tech industry. The podcast is dedicated to helping CTOs and tech leaders excel in their roles by providing clear insights, innovative strategies, and practical advice from top leaders in tech1. Each episode covers essential topics such as tackling complex projects, fostering innovation, leading teams, and shaping tech strategy

Spotify Link – The CTO Playbook

TED Talks Daily – TED

TED Talks Daily is a podcast hosted by journalist Elise Hu that brings you the latest TED Talks in audio format every weekday. The podcast covers a wide range of thought-provoking topics, from artificial intelligence to zoology, and everything in between. Each episode features talks by world-renowned thinkers and creators, offering listeners new perspectives, igniting curiosity, and providing opportunities to learn something new every day.

Spotify Link – Ted Talks Daily

TED Tech – TED

TED Tech is a podcast hosted by Sherrell Dorsey that explores how technology is rapidly changing our world. Each episode delves into the latest ideas from TED Speakers, addressing the intersection of technology, society, science, design, business, and innovation. Sherrell guides listeners through riveting questions and thought-provoking discussions, helping to uncover the potential and challenges of technological advancements

Spotify Link – TED Tech

TED Business – TED

TED Business is a podcast hosted by Modupe Akinola, a professor at Columbia Business School. Every Monday, Modupe presents powerful and surprising ideas that illuminate the business world. Each episode features a TED Talk followed by a mini-lesson from Modupe on how to apply the ideas discussed in the talk to your own life. The podcast covers a wide range of business topics, from leadership and diversity to innovation and personal development.

Spotify Link – TED Business

The Infinite Monkey Cage – BBC 4 Radio

The Infinite Monkey Cage is a BBC Radio 4 podcast hosted by physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince. The show takes an irreverent and witty look at science and the world through the eyes of scientists and science enthusiasts. Each episode features a panel of experts, including scientists, comedians, and celebrities, who discuss a wide range of topics, from the latest scientific discoveries to quirky and thought-provoking questions about the universe.

Spotify Link – The Infinite Monkey Cage

Eating a slice of the Training Pie – MicroLearning

26 Monday Jan 2015

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I have written several blogs now on CPD and have received some good feedback. Following on from my post (How much CPD Training should you be doing)-   and the post with the Survey Results, I received some good feedback from Jerry Overton.

“I noticed a gap between the amount of training IT professionals think they should take and the amount they are actually able to take. I suppose there are many theories about why, but I speculate that it points to a problem with how training is usually structured.

I think there is a huge need for microcourses/microlearning — short (5 min -20 min) focused courses delivered via laptop, tablet, or phone. With microlearning, you can context switcheasier. You can also fit training into the gaps in your life rather than having to make gaps big enough to fit the training. You can take 20 mins while you are waiting for a meeting to start, or 5 minutes while you wait at the doctor’s office.

If training were easier to take and delivered better, we might see an increase in training hours.”

MicroLearning is not a new concept, but is an evolving area of learning and developing that is currently has and is being researched.

Microlearning deals with relatively small learning units and short-term learning activities. Generally, the term “microlearning” refers to micro-perspectives in the context of learning, education and training. More frequently, the term is used in the domain of e-learning and related fields in the sense of a new paradigmatic perspective on learning processes in mediated environments. – wikipedia

A paper called “The Design of MicroLearning Experiences:A Research Agenda(On MicroLearning)” by Silvia Gabrielli, Stephen Kimani, Tiziana Catarci details the main requirements of MicroLearning experiences as:

  • Highly Transferable
  • Easily available and user friendly
  • Persistent
  • Useful
  • Individual as well as shareable
  • Adaptable

The paper also places MicroLearning combining their ubiquitous emergence and life long duration with the ability to consume anywhere through mobile learning.

Types of Learning

(the figure is not the best res in the paper, but you get the point)

Microlearning deals with relatively small learning units and short-term learning activities. Generally, the term “microlearning” refers to micro-perspectives in the context of learning, education and training. More frequently, the term is used in the domain of e-learning and related fields in the sense of a new paradigmatic perspective on learning processes in mediated environments.

Another paper from a study “Micro Learning As Innovative Process of Knowledge Strategy” by Dr. Minimol Anil Job, Dr. Habil Slade Ogalo concludes that ”

Business survival today extensively depends on harvesting, acquiring, retaining and applying fifth or sixth generation knowledge skills and capabilities. In view of these factors micro learning is relied upon to provide strategic solutions which could help enterprise growth through sustained maintenance of knowledge assets by evaluating current and future knowledge gaps. Core knowledge skills achieved under micro learning are intended to enhance organization learning and performance productivity.

Two good examples of MicroLearning are

  • Skillport (Books 24x&)
  • BBC Bitesize

SkillPort have produced a number of 3-7 minute videos on leadership covering a range of topics within this area. each are focused and directed to a particular subject. This method could be applied to a number of subjects and topics.

The BBC has been producing MicroLearning for a while based on its Bitsize series of videos and texts. This platform provides learning and revision for those studying GCSE and School Subjects. Again these method could be applied to a number of subjects and topics.

The term MicroLearning my be new to some, however you may be MicroLearning already and not realising it. People who use Social Media will have carried out a form of MicroLearning reading small chunks of information in 140 Characters in the form of tweets from twitter. Filtering out the “Social Chatter” there are some good nuggets of information and learning tweeted on a daily basis.

How much MicroLearning have you done today?