094: Humans All The Way Down with April Wensel
August 22nd, 2018 · 1 hr 4 mins
About this Episode
01:07 – April’s Superpower: Synthesizing Seemingly Unrelated Concepts to Create Something New
02:30 – Tension Between Code and Compassion
05:47 – Living According to Your Values
11:33 – Team Values and Feedback Loops
17:23 – Changing Social Makeups of Teams
22:22 – Conscious Business
32:51 – Self-Compassion and Forgiveness
40:34 – Alleviating Pain and Suffering
43:51 – Being Kind vs Being Nice
47:16 – Having Hard Conversations
51:15 – “Clever” Code
Reflections:
Sam: Capturing how zero-sum thinking works and holding compassion for yourself and other people.
John: Putting values evaluations into regular retrospectives.
April: You don’t just apply compassion in isolation. True compassion is unconditional.
Janelle: Helping to relieve quiet suffering.
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