Podcast: “Wicked Problems and Starting from the Middle” with Ohad Ben Shimon and Chris Julien

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The sixth episode of the NICAst podcast features a conversation with Ohad Ben Shimon and Chris Julien about starting from the middle, alternative modalities for writing and doing research, and engaging with “wicked problems”. The conversation between Pepita Hesselberth, Joost De Bloois, Ohad Ben Shimon and Chris Julien deals with a variety of topics including, but not limited to:

  • philosophy as a space for healing
  • the role of embodiment in academic practice
  • Ecopopulism, or: the possibility of a non-fascist populism
  • amateurism and what it means to do research with a “beginners mind”
  • “wicked problems” in cultural analysis, and how to deal with them
  • alternative modalities of doing research and their relevance today
  • how to position oneself between alarmism and “being with the present”
  • hope and its dis/contents
  • the potential for entrepreneurialism in academia, and the ethics of “making a living”
Geplaatst in Critical thinking, embodiment, interdisciplinary, knowledge, knowledge-based organisations, Promotie, research, [Not Otherwise Specified]
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Ohad Ben Shimon is an artist, researcher and educator with a background in Cognitive Sciences, Philosophy, Psychology, Cultural Analysis, International Business Education and Art. He is currently PhD candidate at the Research Institute for Cultural Inquiry (ICON) of the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University and Senior Lecturer of Critical Thinking/ Researcher of Change Management at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. His PhD research funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) focuses on the role of embodiment in knowledge-intensive organisations.

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