Do Not Adjust Your Focus
In this podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, we talk to people from politics, business and culture about ideas and solutions to challenges in a world where the previously clear lines between industries and audiences no longer exist. Do Not Adjust Your Focus - embrace a more interesting, blurred view.
Episodes
14 episodes
Ray Nayler, acclaimed sci-fi author, on the climate crisis, artificial intelligence, the ethics of human thriving and creative storytelling
In Episode 14 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from sustainability and communications consultancy Blurred, Stuart talks to award-winning author, Ray Nayler. Ray is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Mountain in the Sea...
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Episode 14
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1:11:44
Designer for social impact, Greg Bunbury, on building purposeful work and moving equality forwards
In episode 13 of DNAYF, the podcast from ESGP advisory firm Blurred, founder Nik Govier talks to designer and creative consultant Greg Bunbury. Greg is a British-born, award-winning Graphic Designer, Creative Consultant, Div...
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54:56
Lynne Franks, PR icon, on women's issues, diversity and sustainability
After a Covid hiatus, DNAYF is back! In Episode 12 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, B...
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Episode 12
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44:55
Dhruti Shah, award-winning writer, on journalism, the art of listening and the language of animals in business
In Episode 10 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm Blurred, Stuart talks to BBC journalist Dhruti ...
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Episode 10
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48:28
Justin Featherstone (MC) - a decorated officer’s take on leading from the front and decision-making under pressure
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL BONUS EPISODELeadership under fire: a decorated officer’s take on leading from the front, decision-making under pressure and the importance of autonomy and resourcefulness Justin Featherstone...
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Episode 11
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53:09
Gina Miller on Europe, ESG, ethics and education - and why we must preserve Britain as a tolerant place
HOW DO WE PRESERVE BRITAIN AS A TOLERANT PLACE?In Episode 9 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm
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Episode 9
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45:24
Performing under pressure: what can business leaders learn from professional sportspeople? And where do the comparisons break down?
In Episode 8 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, recorded under lockdown, Stuart talks to Dr Jen Denyer, ex England international squash player, now turned executive leadership coach on the MBA at Cranfield and Oxford business schools.They dis...
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Episode 8
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25:01
Nick Baird on Britain after Brexit, the politics of the EU and why Turkey promises to become an exciting tech hub
WHAT DOES BREXIT MEAN FOR BRITISH BUSINESS?In Episode 7 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus , the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm
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Episode 7
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37:20
Chris Godfrey, creator of the most popular Instagram post of all time
In Episode 6 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, Stuart talks to Chris Godfrey, named by Time last year as one of the 25 Most Influential People on the Interne...
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Episode 6
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33:57
Mike Barry, ex M&S: the story behind Plan A and what companies can learn from it
THE STORY BEHIND PLAN A AND WHAT COMPANIES CAN LEARN FROM ITIn Episode 5 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from strategic and creative advisory firm
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Episode 5
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38:32
Matt Peacock: Tech optimism, corporate transparency and the state of journalism
In Episode 4 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from business reputation consultancy Blurred, Stuart talks to Matt Peacock, previously Group Director of ...
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Episode 4
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38:02
Lord Jim Knight, Tes Global: Education, technology and politics
Blurred co-founder Stuart meets Lord Jim Knight of Weymouth to talk the blurring lines between education, technology, politics and business.Education NOT for education's sakeStuart talks to
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Episode 3
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48:14
Josh Luber, StockX Co-Founder, on entrepreneurialism and reinventing the retail model
Stuart Lambert, founding partner at Blurred meets Josh Luber, Co-Founder of StockX, the world's first “stock market of things”. StockX is an online marketplace, initially focused on sneakers, which connects buyers and sellers using the same met...
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Episode 2
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26:46
Sue Garrard, ex Unilever: Sustainability and climate crisis
“If you don’t have a sustainability plan, you don’t have a plan.” The world is facing a climate crisis. For any business, sustainability is critical, but embedding it in a company’s operational structure and culture ...
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Episode 1
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45:00