Future Chi

Episode 5: Trust

What's the point of a map if you don't know where you are? How do we define ourselves and build our foundations if we don't have a reference point? How do we establish ourselves in the new reality that's emerging? Jost and Leon follow up on last week's episode and talk about how to develop trust; trust in the process, trust in the laws of nature, and how to go about trusting one another. They also explore the pitfalls of art produced by artificial intelligence, the perils of design thinking and over-confidence in academic knowledge, and how shortcuts and instant gratification move us away from the true spirit of creation. Leon talks about how to unleash infinite possibilities from a blank sheet of paper, and Jost explains how connecting to what we feel - not what we think - is the only way forward. 
 
For more about Jost: https://jostsauer.com/
For more about Leon: https://www.futurethingy.com/

Episode 4: 2012

How will the world end? Did it end already? Did we enter a new dimension and not notice? Our awareness, our consciousness and the way we interact changed forever in 2012. On this episode Jost and Leon unpack the end of the world as we know it and reveal the culprit (hint, you're looking at it right now). But you can't have an ending without a beginning. This new dimension, new world, and new reality requires a different way of doing things; new structures, new attitudes, and a new way of designing. Jost talks about how to check your own internal feed and how to embrace the new, and Leon reveals how he may have been a little bit responsible for the end of the world, and the role design played in it. 
 
For more about Jost: https://jostsauer.com/
For more about Leon: https://www.futurethingy.com/
 

Episode 3: Tension

Why do we get disappointed and what does this mean for our purpose and journey in life? How do we know what ideas are worth pursuing and who we should work with? Jost and Leon discuss the importance of tension and resistance when it comes to pursuing your vision, what Bruce Lee, Picasso, and Muhammad Ali have in common, and why you need a fiery heart to create the new. 

Episode 2: Energy

What's the difference between energy, power, and chi? How do we define them? Where does energy come from, and where does it go? Jost and Leon discuss invisible types of energy (chi), visible types of energy (embodied energy that exists within physical objects), and the link between tension and energy.

Episode 1: Beauty

What is beauty? How do you define 'perfect' design? How do we appreciate the little things in life while perceiving the whole? Jost and Leon talk about eagles, BMWs, and the link between the dao and design.