Cohere Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Transformative Power of Rituals in Modern Communities with Betty Ray
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Cohere Podcast, hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas talk with community expert Betty Ray about the profound impact of rit...
Shaping Tomorrow Together: Scott Smith and Susan Cox-Smith on the Dynamics of Futuring
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the Cohere podcast episode, hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas, along with guests Scott Smith and Susan Cox-Smith, delve into the shift from...
How the Humanistic Values in Organizational Development Can Guide Communities with Dr Sharon Varney and John Hovell
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest thought-provoking episode of Cohere, hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas welcome two distinguished and returning guests. First up,...
Art School Every Day with Dave Gray: Insights from School of the Possible
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas interview Dave Gray, Chief Possibilitarian at School of the Possib...
Teasing Out the Best Insights and Ideas From a Volatile 2023
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we begin 2024, Lauren and Bill would love to hear from you! Please send your suggestions, feedback, and ideas for topics and guests to hosts@cohere...
Decoding Crypto Adoption with Reneé Barton: A CRADL Report Deep Dive
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of 2023 for the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas welcome Reneé Barton, Manager of Impact Research at ...
Imagining Tomorrow with Rob Hopkins: Cultivating Community and Shaping the Future
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas interview Rob Hopkins, Ph.D., co-founder of Transition Network and...
Community Ecosystem Development: A Conversation on the State of Practice
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Cohere podcast, hosts Bill and Lauren engage in a reflective conversation about the ongoing transitions and emerging trends in ...
Navigating the AI Surge: A Conversation with Jeremiah Owyang on Tech Cycles, Community Engagement, and Sensemaking Tools for Business
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas sit down with Silicon Valley veteran Jeremiah Owyang to discuss th...
The History and Future of the Maker Movement with Dale Dougherty
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas welcome Dale Dougherty, the founder of Make: Magazine and Maker Fa...
Responsible AI: Appropriate Trust and LLM Fabrication with Mihaela Vorvoreanu, PhD
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas dive deep into AI ethics with Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Director of UX R...
Evolution of Learning: Moving Beyond Communities of Practice with the Wenger-Trayners
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary: In the latest episode of the Cohere podcast, social learning theorists Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner delve into an engaging disc...
How Hopeful Stories Can Shape a Better Future with Ed Finn
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas chat with Ed Finn, the founding director of the Center for Science...
Navigating the Customer Experience Landscape with Esteban Kolsky
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bill and Lauren engage chat with esteemed customer experience analyst and researcher Esteban Kolsky. They delve into the complex worl...
From human-centered social networks to the Plentiverse with Meena Palaniappan
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bill and Lauren engage in a conversation with Meena Palaniappan, the Founder, and CEO of Atma Connect, as she discusses her journey o...
Exploring AI as a Force Multiplier / Announcing AI & Community Research
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Lauren and Bill revisit their conversation from the beginning of the year and discuss the trends, drivers, and forces they ar...
Exploring Conversational Leadership With John Hovell
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The convergence of knowledge management and organizational development with conversational leadership and 'communityship' As a leader in the convergen...
Examining Our Collective Relationship With AI - a Conversation With Venessa Paech
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Venessa Paech is an internationally regarded online community strategist with over 25 years of experience building community online. Venessa is also a...
A New Home for the Cohere Podcast and an Outlook on 2023
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hi everyone, welcome to 2023, and Lauren and I are here today to give you a quick update on our plans for the Cohere podcast! This year we are breakin...
The Role of Friendship in Enhancing Virtual Experiences with Joi Podgorny
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joi Podgorny returns to the Cohere podcast to discuss her unique perspective on the state of the Metaverse with hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Var...
Our Intention is Not to Obsess Over Twitter
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas talk about the state of social media generally and twitter in particular. D...
Exploring Immersion with Ed Rodley
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas chat with cultural professional Ed Rodley about innovative experience desig...
Designing Comfortable Digital Spaces with Melanie Kahl
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this post-Summer break episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas welcome design and strategy leader Melanie Kahl to discus...
Exploring the Open Metaverse with Vincent Boon
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Community pioneer Vincent Boon returns to the Cohere podcast to discuss his latest project with Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas - the OpenMeta DAO...
Making Sense of Crypto with Kent Langley
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Cohere podcast, technologist and co-founder of OpenEXO Kent Langley joins Bill to discuss the current realities of crypto. Kent...
Community Cycles and What's Different (and the same) This Time
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Lauren and I take a side trip from our Season 3 theme of Metaverse to talk about the cyclical (at least to date) nature of online community ...
Do DAOs Hold the Secret of Orchestrating Collaboration?
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas discuss the early promise (and obvious issues) with DAOs (Distributed Auton...
What Role Might NFTs Play In Future Communities?
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do organizations have the digital competence and skills to distinguish between a short-term trend (that might turn out to be a scam) and a long-term i...
Exploring a Betterverse
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The current Metaverse is a mirage. The pursuit of the Metaverse vision could lead us to a better Internet. On the first episode of Season 3 of the Coh...
Announcing Season 3 of the Cohere Podcast
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 of the Cohere podcast is just around the corner. In Season 2, Dr. Lauren Vargas and Bill Johnston explored the role networks play in our live...
Leadership in the Midst of Constant Change
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Lauren and Bill talk to Dr. Sharon Varney, author of the new book "Leadership in Complexity and Change", and le...
The Role of Identity in Creating a Better Internet with Kaliya Young
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kaliya Young is many things: an advocate for open Internet identity standards, a leader in the identity space - including hosting the Internet Identit...
METAVERSE METAVERSE METAVERSE (and a great cyberpunk primer list)
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this short and timely conversation, Bill and Lauren discuss the concept of the Metaverse, how thinking in the narrative structures of science ficti...
How the Pandemic Forced Online Collaboration to Mature with Nancy White
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas welcome Nancy White back to the show. Nancy is a true polymath, involved in...
The Role of Communities in Navigating Disruption With Charlene Li
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas discuss the future of communities with digital transformation and disruptiv...
Networks and Transformational Communities - With Bill Johnston and Dr Lauren Vargas
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Cohere Podcast, Bill and Lauren review highlights from Season 2 guests, look back on formative roles in their respective career...
The "Great Connecting" Continues with Jim Cashel
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill and Lauren speak with returning guest Jim Cashel about the progress of the "Great Connecting" - the global...
Building Communities with Purpose and Integrity with Carrie Melissa Jones
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Lauren and Bill welcome author and community strategist Carrie Melissa Jones. Carrie has been managing online c...
The Golden Age of Online Communities & the WELL with Gail Ann Williams
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas are joined by pioneering community strategist and manager Gail Ann Williams...
Why Community Leaders Need to Understand Networks - With Bill Johnston and Dr Lauren Vargas
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Season 2 of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas explore the concept of "network" as it relates to online a...
Announcing Season 2 of the Cohere Podcast!
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are thrilled to announce Season 2 of the Cohere podcast! I say "we", because I'm joined this season by Dr. Lauren Vargas. Together, we will explore...
Data Science and Online Communities with Will Roberts
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Cohere podcast, I speak with Will Roberts, a data scientist at IBM, about the implications of data science and AI for online co...
Co-creating Business With Your Community Vincent Boon
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vincent Boon is a giant in the community space. A natural community leader, Vincent initially saw the power of community when hundreds of people began...
Revisiting the Theory of Disruptive Innovation with Karen Dillon
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today the term "disruption" is commonly used in business to signal a wide range of disparate concepts - from new business initiatives to an individual...
Building a Human-Centered Social Network with Meena Palaniappan
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the developed world, the promise of social media (including Facebook) to create positive change has fallen well short of the mark. Mass social medi...
Here Comes Everybody (Else) with Randy Farmer
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I spoke with Randy Farmer about the recent increase in virtual community participation triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this bonus episode (~15 ...
Developing Expansive Community Business Models with Joi Podgorny
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I sat down (virtually, of course) with Joi Podgorny, Founder of Good People Solutions. Joi has had a very impressive and wide-ranging caree...
Developing a Transformational Community to Lift Families Out of Poverty with Jorge Blandón
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leaders often use the word "transformation" to describe a small or incremental change, but the definition is "a thorough or dramatic change in form or...
A Human-Centered Approach to Digital Leadership with Lauren Vargas, PhD
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Too often the deployment of digital strategies and tools begins humans conforming to technology limitations instead of technology being deployed inten...
The Connected Future of Design with Patrick Newbery
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During the COVID19 crisis, digital networks have played a critical part in keep humanity connected and informed. The adoption of networked experiences...
Realizing Power of "Onlyness" Through Networks with Nilofer Merchant
14 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The primary purpose of the Cohere Project (and podcast) is to explore the future of human networks, especially tools that increase human and group age...
Creating Connection in the Time of COVID-19 with Nancy White
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this short (~15 min) bonus episode, we speak with facilitator and community builder extraordinaire Nancy White of Full Circle Associates about crea...
The Role of AI in Online Communities and Networks with Venessa Paech
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's human nature to seek connection, meaning, and knowledge through community. Thanks to the smartphones in our pockets (and the near-global access t...
Navigating the Global Broadband Internet's Opportunities & Vulnerabilities with Jim Cashel
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past 25 years, the Internet has become a central part of our everyday lives. Even so, there are still over three billion people in the world ...
Exponential Technologies and Online Communities with Kent Langley, CSO of Open EXO
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1: Broadband and wireless Internet connectivity are now commonplace in the developed world, but this wasn't always the case. At the beginning ...
The Cohere Podcast Trailer
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cohere will go beyond discussions of online community, social networks and social media and look at the bigger picture - perhaps the biggest picture: ...