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Cathy Salit is an author, performer, executive coach, social entrepreneur and CEO of the consulting firm, Performance of a Lifetime. Cathy and her team of coaches use the art and science of theatrical performance to engage leaders and teams in creating and acting on uncharted possibilities to grow their business. Her client list includes Twitter, American Express, Nike, Coca-Cola, Rolls Royce, The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her work and thought leadership have been featured in Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc., Wired, CEO World Magazine, and on podcasts, radio and viral videos all over the world. Cathy is the author of Performance Breakthrough: A Radical Approach to Success at Work, which has been praised by top influencers including Dan Pink, who writes, “This remarkable book will electrify your work and enliven your soul.”

As a play revolutionary, I believe that play can revolutionarily transform the world and all of its people. These are the words of Lois Holltzman co-founder of the East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy. Through her work she discovered that play, performance and group creativity are the leading factors in human development and learning. In this episode of the Liminal podcast Lois shares the storie of how she transformed from a developmental psychologist into a play revolutionary. She also tells the story of how she was involved in creating a school without grades and how play and performance changed the adversarial relationship between cops and inner city kids in New York city. We also explore how we can use play and improvisation to help our own personal transformation.

36. Social Innovation Part 9 - Acceptance by Podcast by Burgert Kirsten

35. Social Innovation Part 8 - Uncertainty as Source with Marc Rettig by Podcast by Burgert Kirsten

34. Social Innovation Part 7 - White privilege and oppression with Hannah Du Plessis by Podcast by Burgert Kirsten

In this episode Burgert Kirsten and Marc Rettig talks about social complexity and what is possible when we shift our view of social systems from seeing it as machines to seeing it as living systems.

In this episode Hannah and Burgert talks about the difference between conversations that control and conversations that connect.

In this episode we talk about what happens in the room when you are facilitating social system change and what it means to work conversationally.

In part 3 on Social innovation we talk about different approaches to social innovation such as positive deviance and we share some stories of situations in which these approaches have been used.

In this episode we talk about people and social systems as the material for social innovation.

28. Social Innovation 1 - The Great Turning with Hannah Du Plessis and Marc Rettig by Podcast by Burgert Kirsten

This is my 1st Podcast in the 2nd series of Liminal podcasts. True to it’s inception, I recorded this podcast high up in the mountain, with authentic background sounds. Using the folktale “Jack and the Beanstalk”as a springboard to discuss my own path as Jack…I talk about facing my own giants, and bringing home the golden goose.

This is part 2 of my conversation with Karen Dawson on the power of structure and ritual in liminal space and going through transformation.

Karen Dawson, Coach, Facilitator and Leadership Specialist shares her thoughts on transformation and leadership and the power of ritual and structure.

This is the last episode in a series of 5 on resilience. In this episode we cover "sharpening the axe" and inner locus of control.

23. Building Resilience With Graham Williams Part 4 by Podcast by Burgert Kirsten

22. Building Resilience with Graham Williams - Part 3 by Podcast by Burgert Kirsten

21. Building Resilience with Graham Williams - Part 2 by Podcast by Burgert Kirsten

20. Building Resilience with Graham Williams - Part 1 by Podcast by Burgert Kirsten

19. The Light of Improv with Robert Lowe - Part 2 by Podcast by Burgert Kirsten