
Practice? Podcast
David Fearon and Peter Vaill
“Theory and practice” is a common phrase. We've seen a lot of writing on theory, but what about that other word? Peter calls it "the dark matter of the social sciences" - Practice. It applies to pencil-pushing, educating, heart surgery, sailing, golfing, and anything you can do with purpose. Peter and Dave take you into a world of thought that couples work and play, purpose and routine, life and legacy. In a world of white-water, On Practice is the raft.
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Episode 295: Episode 278 - We Each Have an Origin Story Informing our Practices (Kim Byas)
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02/22/25 • 44 min
Dave becomes acquainted with Dr. Kim Byas, who, among his several current endeavors, including Vice President of Community Engagement and Impact at The Center for Health Affairs, is a member of the Conscious Leadership Guild. In the course of this conversation, Kim introduces the concept of the origin story. Each of us has one, yet to inform and grow our practices, we can become more aware of this unique personal resource. Journaling is one way of doing so.

08/25/24 • 39 min
Dave and Peter examine their conjecture in On Practice as a Way of Being, that there is a dynamic interflow of social and technical conditions. Four years later, AI technologies are mimicking human-social behaviors. Practice seeks the optimum experience of both.

Episode 292: Episode 275 - Two Practices Merge to Form a New Firm (Pam Potanka and John Kelly)
Practice? Podcast
01/26/25 • 47 min
Dave reconnects with his former student, Pam Potanka, to learn she is joining her former colleague, John Kelly, to blend their advanced managerial leadership practices to create a custom recruitment and development firm Arise Results Business Services.

Episode 294: Episode 277 - Spirit at Work Guides Her Doctoral Practice (Kyndra Frazier)
Practice? Podcast
02/16/25 • 36 min
Dave introduces Kyndra Frazier, a doctoral student studying Organization Development and Change at Bowling Green University. She is well into her career as a pastor, social worker, and consultant and aims to become a chief spiritual officer in a progressive company.

09/14/24 • 37 min
Peter and Dave continue their conversation probing the developmental nature of Practice. Episode 10 was recorded in 2019 as they collaborated on what became Peter's last book - On Practice as a Way of Being. People find something we have the energy to do, and we are driven to do it better each time.

01/05/25 • 66 min
Dave adds to our deep dive for the closest look so far at the socially-enacted nature of Practice, the ideas of philosopher and cognitive scientist John Vernaecke.; Relevance Realization in particular.

09/01/24 • 49 min
Peter and Dave recorded in 2021. Peter predicted that digitizing our work and its context was accelerating. Today, Artificial Intelligence applications abound. Their book On Practice as a Way of Being is one of the first digital-only, interactive books. They went all in on this trend. Here is a preview.

Episode 284: Episode 9 (Reprised) Increasingly, Consistenly Produce Intended Results
Practice? Podcast
09/07/24 • 42 min
Dave and Peter deepened their thinking about practice, introduced in their digital book On Practice as a Way of Being. Over time, intended results teach practitioners what works and why. The payoff is increasing performance levels. If you stick with it, it sticks with you.

11/03/24 • 49 min
Dave Jr. and his dad resume their exploration of social enaction and Practice by delving into Ralph Stacey's theories on complex responsive processes. Reading Stacey's books caused Dave to make a major revision to his doctoral dissertation, Social Enactoin: How TalkinInteraction Constitutes Social Organization.

10/06/24 • 54 min
I move past 12 and 13 to reprise this Episode 14 as the last one before I resume new podcasting. Peter gives us the "why" of our and your attention to Practice. It organizes what we think about our Practice, and Practice organizes us! Asked, "Who are you?', we tend to answer with what we do (Practice). Asked, "What do you love doing?" we may respond differently than what we are paid to do. That's Practice rising from our souls.
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How many episodes does Practice? Podcast have?
Practice? Podcast currently has 115 episodes available.
What topics does Practice? Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Learning, Leadership, Entrepreneur, Development, Practice, Podcasts, Business, Self and Careers.
What is the most popular episode on Practice? Podcast?
The episode title 'Episode 280: Episode 5 (Reprise) - Peter and Dave's Points of View on the Practitioner POV' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Practice? Podcast?
The average episode length on Practice? Podcast is 43 minutes.
How often are episodes of Practice? Podcast released?
Episodes of Practice? Podcast are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Practice? Podcast?
The first episode of Practice? Podcast was released on Aug 7, 2022.
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