What Businesses Can Learn from Nature with Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker (Episode #31)
Our thought leader of the day is evolutionary biologist, Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker. She is the author of the Amazon bestseller, “TEEMING,” where she lays out practical recommendations to change businesses and help them flourish long-term.
Tamsin draws from her years’ worth of experience in studying animal behaviors to craft these recommendations, which include what she calls “shared purposes” and the optimal number to ensure accountability within a group.
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[00:01 – 06:30] Opening Segment
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- Let’s get to know Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker
[06:31 – 17:11] Untapped Resources in Nature
- Tamsin talks about biomimicry
- George de Mestral, the Velcro® Inventor
- Imitations to shark skins
- Tamsin breaks down patterns and pattern-seeking
- What Tamsin learned from studying baboons
- The way they organize
- What changes should be made in businesses according to Tamsin
- Here’s a lesson from Tamsin’s research that can be applied to dating systems
[17:12 – 28:10] The Unexpected Lesson from Studying Ants
- Tamsin learned that ants can be identified individually too
- What’s the lesson here?
- What are the pitfalls of the Efficiency Paradigm?
- Listen to Tamsin’s thoughts about freeloaders and parasites
- The number of people in a group that maximizes accountability
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[28:11 – 39:27] Diversity of Possibilities
- Tamsin talks about the world’s version of the internet found underground
- What is mycelium and why you should know more about it?
- Listen to our interesting exchange about the “wolf mentality”
- Tamsin shares her thoughts about “diversity of possibilities”
[39:28 – 52:23] The Optimal Number Within A Group
- How to manage bad news according to Tamsin
- See the leverage points of your life with Tamsin’s tips
- Tamsin talks about our animal nature and human nature
- “Grooming on steroids”
- What does this mean?
- Listen to these practical tips to build your own social circle
[52:24 – 58:34] Closing Segment
- Connect with Tamsin. Links below
- Tamsin tells us why this is still an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
