Curiosity Continuum

Why do we get clarity when we get some distance from the driving action of an event? What is the benefit of listening to others in your situation? Whose words are big in your ears?

What relationship complements your dynamic? Who makes you better in the different areas of life? Why do you value that person?

Why do we find it awkward to start new conversations? How do you draw people out in conversation? What do you do to stay curious about people?

Josh’s solo episode riffs on this topic and how games provide a cathartic oasis for his introvert soul. What is your recharge point? How do your closest relationships support you in your recharge?

Do you remember your dreams? Or even talk about them? Has there ever been a dream you felt was a real connection to something outside your reality? "This episode is special to me (Josh) because I love dreams and talking about them. I personally hope this is one of many conversations about this topic."

Do you actively disrupt your status quo on a regular basis? What do you do when disruption comes? What tools do you use when navigating to the new thing?

Do you plan to take time off? Whether to take time away from your normal or to redirect energy, taking time off isn't "easy" and it doesn't "just happen." In this episode, we talk about what it takes from a logistics point of view to plan to take time off or to renew your efforts.

Hey everyone, Josh here! Had an idea for this solo episode and wanted to record it and get it out there for your enjoyment. Are we as people wired to reflect at certain ages and see what’s what? Join me as I talk about this and discuss.

Brian bravely steps into rediscovering roots in a far memory and a present reality. Looking back as an adult to formative years, what do you dwell on? Are there things you want to understand more? Who are you now because if those experiences?

(Part 2) Two Small Coins founders Erin and Jill go deeper into what practical help and care looks like for widows and share how you can be part of the solution. Coming out of the gates, TSC is getting ready to fill 100 Christmas stockings for widows, showing care for the caregivers during the holiday season. Who do you know would be blessed by such a gift? Please share their name with Erin and Jill by visiting their website. ABOUT TWO SMALL COINS Two Small Coins is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization passionate about providing caring support to younger widows through practical helps, meaningful gifts, and relational connectedness in one of life's most trying situations. --------------- What would you do if your person suddenly passed away in the middle of raising a family? What would you do? A special interview with the founders of Two Small Coins, Erin and Jill. Theirs is a friendship forged in shared suffering, and a shared heart to care for other widows in the midst of their flow of life. Click here to connect with Two Small Coins TSC Instagram | TSC Facebook

(Part 1) What would you do if your person suddenly passed away in the middle of raising a family? What would you do? A special interview with the founders of Two Small Coins, Erin and Jill. Theirs is a friendship forged in shared suffering, and a shared heart to care for other widows in the midst of their flow of life. ABOUT TWO SMALL COINS Two Small Coins is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization passionate about providing caring support to younger widows through practical helps, meaningful gifts, and relational connectedness in one of life's most trying situations. Coming out of the gates, TSC is getting ready to fill 100 Christmas stockings for widows, showing care for the caregivers during the holiday season. Who do you know would be blessed by such a gift? Please share their name with Erin and Jill by visiting their website. Click here to connect with Two Small Coins TSC Instagram | TSC Facebook

In this short episode, Josh takes a brief moment to pause and reflect on the last year and what that has meant for him. He also asks a simple question of you.

Have you ever wondered if what you say is worthy to be heard? Even worthy to be spoken? Drill down into some of the situations and circumstances that make people feel they are or aren't worthy to be heard. We pull on some threads from the past and present to put this into context to start thinking about this dynamic topic in a new way.

How does the next generation see things? Can they adapt and meet the demands of the future? What's on their minds?

Are you verbose or to to the point with your words? How have you used silence to your advantage in terms of impact and outcome in a conversation? How do you listen when others are speaking? Do you speak up when you need to? How has this benefitted you?

Now more than ever, contextual awareness is key to understanding things. How did things end up this way? Do you know why something is the way it is? Do you ask about the driving action of a situation?

Have you noticed somebody's confidence to answer definitively does not actually match reality? Where have you noticed the gap the most? How would you fix it?

Context is key in properly perceiving and understanding people and the world around us. Listen to this conversation about Contextual Awareness, with a special guest intro by Sabrina.

You are Mario, waiting to time your jump across moving platforms at different times. Only forward, never back, or else that's the game. What do you do to time your jumps through life? When was a time you missed the jump? When did you land a big jump you didn't know would happen? How have you helped others jump? Did you play Super Mario Bros. for the original Nintendo Entertainment System?

Do you like to tinker with things or leave it be? What are the most effective ways you have found to iterate and innovate things in your life? In what situations are you in the majority not wanting to listen to a sole voice, and in what situations are you the sole voice in contrast to the majority?

Do you overcomplicate things? Who do you know that can clearly and concisely convey thoughts and direction masterfully? Why should we care about such things?

Do you fear being wrong? What happens when we don't learn from it? How do you treat others when they are wrong?

Why do we need to modify models in the real world? What do you do to adapt something to make it practically work? How do you approach adaptation in your life and career? What's an example in your life of the impact of the iteration of the model?

Exploring how an old high school science project went down, your hosts talk about how they made it work and adapted along the way. What blast from the past project do you remember that made you learn a lot? Who did you work on it with, and what roles did you play? How did the project turn out?

Rest is not a four-letter word. Well, it is, but not a bad one. It's a good thing, and increasingly scarce, in today's world. EDITOR'S NOTE: (Josh here) This episode is a very selfish one as I feel both Brian and I need to hear this again. Thank you for your continued support!

(Learning the new recording platform - thanks for listening for content!) How has your position on the timeline of your life affect your wisdom? How has your perspective changed over time? What can you share with others that will help them leap in understanding beyond their years?

How do you think about the future - Dystopia or Utopia? Have you noticed how much you can stay in dystopia without the hope of utopia to drive you forward? Explore the hope of the endless good more expansive than the cosmos as we talk about the realities affected through the experience of Brian and Josh and their love of Star Trek.

Unepisodes capture the in-between talk of recording “real" episodes. Topics are fluid. Any takeaways are caught instead of taught. Come eavesdrop on our conversation! Touching on: Speaking less, the cover of words, real-world processes, emotional objections to logical answers, filtered synthesis of improvement, acknowledgement of contribution of others, deferring change for reflection.

How can we disagree and still remain friends? Have you ever changed your mind drastically after humbly and actively listening, contemplating, and arriving at a very different answer? For an example of a drastic change of mind, be sure to check out the case of J.Warner Wallace.

Brian interviews Josh on the leadership principles and approach he used to become one of the best in the world for Gears of War 2, when he was under resourced and at a tactical disadvantage.

What are the hallmarks of a healthy community? What do you nerd out about that you would love to find others who share your nerdery and nerd out together?

Did you receive proper validation as you grew? Where are you looking for that high fidelity feedback loop? How does it impact your life? What does it all mean? Whose words are big in your ears and why?

A personal episode with Josh, quietly ushering our fifth year of the podcast. Josh gives listeners a much asked for catchup on his reality, related to his house rebuilt after Hurricane Ian (it's a months long process, and still going!). He also leans in with expectation for the roadmap ahead for the continuing Curiosity Continuum adventures. As always, sign up for email updates and drop us a note.

Join Brian and I (Josh) as we talk about experience and intuition. We both have some feelings about both of these topics and how the connect together to create enjoyment of an experience.

Brian and Josh continue their discussion from Part 1 and come full circle with some of their questions. They also ask you - the audience - to engage and think about this topic with others and its lasting implications. How do you envision the AI human construct and its integration into everyday life? Listen to the final part of the discussion in this 2-part episode.

Join Brian and Josh as they discuss this very prescient topic about AI and how humans interact with the future of technology. How do you envision the AI human construct and its integration into everyday life? Listen to the first part of the discussion in this 2-part episode.

You have the power to change. How do you actively perceive the positive in other people? Are you passively consuming large amounts of negativity? Have your giftings been twisted? How do you stay attached to the realities of real world and become the change for good?

Who is someone that complements you well, and you, them? How does trust factor into the level of collaboration? When has a partnership gone sideways, and why did it go that way?

Kevin and Jon of Rascal Magic share their origin story and journey to launch Bardcard, a card-matching, dungeon-crawling, roguelike mobile game, that lived in the hearts and minds of two guys for years. Join Two childhood friends join two other lifelong friends for a casual conversation that shares memories of growing up in the northern Midwest, their path to creating the game, and other stories, over three parts. Part 1: Intro - Getting to Know You Part 2: Meaty Middle - The Chewy Center of the Conversation Part 3: The Future - The Roadmap and The Camaraderie Discover the world of Rascal Magic Bardcard

Kevin and Jon of Rascal Magic share their origin story and journey to launch Bardcard, a card-matching, dungeon-crawling, roguelike mobile game, that lived in the hearts and minds of two guys for years. Join Two childhood friends join two other lifelong friends for a casual conversation that shares memories of growing up in the northern Midwest, their path to creating the game, and other stories, over three parts. Part 1: Intro - Getting to Know You Part 2: Meaty Middle - The Chewy Center of the Conversation Part 3: The Future - The Roadmap and The Camaraderie Discover the world of Rascal Magic Download the Bardcard iOS game

Kevin and Jon of Rascal Magic share their origin story and journey to launch Bardcard, a card-matching, dungeon-crawling, roguelike mobile game, that lived in the hearts and minds of two guys for years. Join Two childhood friends join two other lifelong friends for a casual conversation that shares memories of growing up in the northern Midwest, their path to creating the game, and other stories, over three parts. Part 1: Intro - Getting to Know You Part 2: Meaty Middle - The Chewy Center of the Conversation Part 3: The Future - The Roadmap and The Camaraderie Discover the world of Rascal Magic Download the Bardcard iOS game

How deep does your line of questioning go when you are curious? When do you feel like you can most freely ask questions? Do you allow yourself to be questioned by others? Why or why not?

Are you primarily a solo creative or a collaborative creative? What can you achieve better and faster with collaboration? What exercises do you need each for, and why? Discover Victor Wooten's album, " A Show of Hands," that Brian mentioned on the episode.

Have you perceived differences in creative quality by being in the room together versus remote? Where do you want to be away? When do you want to be collaborating real-time? At what scale of project is this important? Amazon: "How the Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams To Do The Best Work of Their Lives"

Solo episodes are our chance for you the listener to get to know us separately without the confines of the other. In this episode, I (Josh) talk just very briefly about friendship. However, I delve deeper into the future of Curiosity Continuum as we know it, showing some of the inner workings of all of it.

Do you have a special skill from childhood that you didn't fully understand until adulthood? What did you use to refine it? When did you realize it all?

How do you think about other people's stories? What do you do to let your heart listen to others? Why do we need both? A special guest voice enters the conversation to add their perspective. If you want to learn more about Sabrina Winter Shun, visit her website to get a glimpse on some of what she does.

Who has spoken big words into you ears? How has that affected your life arc? What did they do? Why did it impact you?

How do you plan for the future? What are you dreaming about? Why? Brian looks ahead in a solo episode for the future of Curiosity Continuum.

Is there ever really the perfect time for anything? How do you make your own opportunities? What is your key to making something happen? How do you prepare for what you don’t know maybe around the corner?