Coffideas Playbook Β· Chapter 7

INSPIRATIONS AND LINKS

7.1. Links and references

Awards

  • Positive Impact Startup 2024 β€” June 2024. We were awarded as the laureate of the Positive Impact Startup 2024 organized by Akademia Leona KoΕΊmiΕ„skiego. πŸ”— Kozminski Business Hub

Rituals, persistence, discipline vs motivation (incl. Extreme Leadership)

  • Discipline vs Motivation: A Retired Navy SEAL's Take β€” discipline over motivation (creator of Extreme Leadership, among others) πŸ”— getphysical.com
  • Discipline vs. Motivation β€” inspiration from FS blog πŸ”— fs.blog
  • Turning Pro: The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals β€” belief in process (aligns with Coffideas narrative for companies and leaders) πŸ”— fs.blog
  • "Don't expect to be motivated every day… Count on discipline." β€” Jocko Willink

Coffideas β€” our story and participants' voice

  • Coffideas story 2021 β€” conversation: Dominik Goss & Waldek Olbryk, photos: Wojtek Bryndel, music: Hedone πŸ”— YouTube
  • Coffideas testimonials β€” participant testimonials πŸ”— YouTube

Listening, conversation, storytelling

  • What is the RSA? πŸ”— YouTube
  • 9 Box Grid: A Practitioner's Guide πŸ”— AIHR
  • How actively listen to others The Diary of CEO Podcast β€” Julian, Listening Society
  • Bring Your Ideas to Life with Base44
  • The magical science of storytelling β€” David JP Phillips πŸ”— TEDxStockholm
  • Txtng is killing language. JK!!! β€” John McWhorter πŸ”— TED
  • The Power of Deliberate Listening β€” Ronnie Polaneczky πŸ”— TEDxPhiladelphia
  • The science behind dramatically better conversations β€” Charles Duhigg πŸ”— TEDxManchester
  • The power of listening β€” William Ury πŸ”— TEDxSanDiego
  • The difference between hearing and listening β€” Pauline Oliveros πŸ”— TEDxIndianapolis
  • How architecture helped music evolve β€” David Byrne
  • Why architects need to use their ears β€” Julian Treasure πŸ”— YouTube
  • Here's Why Great Listeners Are the Best Communicators β€” Julian Treasure (Waldek's recommendation)
  • Listen, learn ... then lead β€” Stanley McChrystal πŸ”— TED Talk
  • Being heard is so close to being loved… β€” only 2% of people had formal listening training. Five questions (are you listening to the other person or yourself? words or context? what's unspoken? full meaning?) β€” inspiration Chip Conley, MEA
  • Celeste Headlee: How Can We Have Civil Conversations With The Other Side? πŸ”— NPR
  • What Could Happen If We All Got More Curious About Opposing Views?
  • My top 10 quotes to challenge the way you think β€” Richard Branson πŸ”— Virgin

AI, work, skills, leadership

  • Jeff Bezos (HBR): "What's not going to change in the next 5–10 years?" β€” Coffideas: people will always seek connection, inspiration, and creativity; coffee has been a symbol of that for ages. "People will always seek connection, inspiration, and creativity."
  • MIT report: AI can already replace nearly 12% of the US workforce πŸ”— Fortune
  • Salesforce lays off 4,000 workers. AI agents blamed πŸ”— Portal Technologiczny
  • We Misread The Future Of Work β€” Now Entry-Level Workers Need These Abandoned Skills, Fast β€” where to learn at the start (incl. social skills)β€”what we train with Coffideas πŸ”— allwork.space
  • The AI Becker problem β€” Luis Garicano πŸ”— Silicon Continent
  • Core Skills We Need More Than Ever in the AI Age β€” skills that must go hand in hand with AI πŸ”— McKinsey
  • Embracing systemic and cultural changes β€” "long-termism, now" πŸ”— IMD

Cultures, languages, AI β€” Erin Meyer

  • Erin Meyer – Author of The Culture Map β€” different languages, AI and cultural perspective πŸ”— erinemeyer.com

Books and reading

  • The Scent of Time β€” Byung-Chul Han (recommendation by J. Bartkowiak). The art of "lingering," of pausing to give meaning to momentsβ€”strongly aligns with the Coffideas idea: 15 minutes, focus, deeper conversation. πŸ”— Amazon
  • Wonder Drug β€” Stephen Trzeciak. Serving others (being present) = better health, energy, resilience to burnout; "secret superpower" better than self-care. Start small, be thankful, find common groundβ€”supports the idea of Coffideas as a place where relationships are practice. πŸ”— Amazon
  • Digital Caveman: Why Your Primitive Brain Doesn't Like the Modern World πŸ”— Next Big Idea Club
  • Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder β€” Chip Conley. Experience and wisdom in the second half of career; the role of "modern elder" (mentor + learner), cross-generational collaboration, MEA and good listening. πŸ”— Goodreads

Coffee-related stories in brief

  • The third place: What is it & how does it relate to coffee shops? πŸ”— Perfect Daily Grind
  • How Ikarian Coffee Benefits Longevity, Plus How To Make It πŸ”— Well+Good
  • Coffee lovers, rejoice! Drinking more coffee associated with decreased heart failure risk πŸ”— Medical Xpress
  • Post-Pandemic, Firms Need Chief Social Connectivity Officers πŸ”— INSEAD Knowledge
  • 3 Ways to Use Coffee to Increase Collaboration and Innovation β€” space for collaboration, knowledge, culture (office cafΓ©) πŸ”— Inc.com
  • Egypt's Coffee Culture: From Roasted Beans to Social Revolution πŸ”— Egyptian Streets
  • Who Invented the Coffee Break? β€” good habits, history, marketing (incl. Maxwell House, Pan-American Coffee Bureau) πŸ”— Coffee For Less
  • Can hipsters save the world? β€” coffee, third wave, Flat White Economy (London) πŸ”— The Guardian
  • Coffee: The drink of the enlightenment β€” broad celebration of coffee πŸ”— Daily Sabah

People, initiatives, context

  • Why This Might Actually Be the Best Time in History to Be 60 πŸ”— LinkedIn
  • Legally.Designed β€” creator, "50 Most Creative in Business" award winner; context: Coffideas and ESG πŸ”— LinkedIn
  • Empathy Cafe β€” coffee conversation method, close to the Coffideas idea πŸ”— HostingTransformation

Other

  • Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life πŸ”— TED Talk
  • Learning how to BE more like a jazz band β€” Patterns of connection + creativity in distributed leadership πŸ”— Medium / Good Shift
  • Jazz vs. Symphony πŸ”— BCG