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Making Things Better is a podcast where I speak to people working in public services, charities, communities, socially aware businesses, or as individuals, all of whom are trying to make society a better place for others. My background is in local public service change, particularly focusing on digital service design, technology and data, so there will be a fair bit of that. But I'm keen to widen my scope a bit, so I can learn more about other areas of change happening in society.You find out more about me via my page of links, if you are so inclined!Thanks for listening 🙂 Hosted on Acast. ...

For millennia, humans have used one simple method to solve problems. Whether it's planting crops, building skyscrapers, developing photographs, or designing the first microchip, all creators follow the same steps to engineer progress. But this powerful method, the "engineering method", is an all but hidden process that few of us have heard of—let alone understand—but that influences every aspect of our lives.

On Being Unreasonable mounts a vital and spirited defence of why and how being unreasonable can help improve the world. It examines and parses the pros and cons of our rules around reason, but leaves us with the rousing question: What if behaving unreasonably at times might be the best way to bring about meaningful change that is long overdue?