đ§ Polymathic Perspective 3| When Systems Lose Coherence Before They Collapse | Episode 3 | Dov Baron
Release Date: 02/04/2026
đ§ Polymathic Perspective 3| When Systems Lose Coherence Before They Collapse | Episode 3 | Dov Baron
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When Systems Lose Coherence Before They Collapse
What if the world isnât collapsing, but losing coherence, and our leaders are mistaking relief for evolution?
Episode Description
What happens before systems collapse?
Not chaos.
Not moral failure.
Not even bad leadership.
They lose coherence.
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In the first episode of The Polymathic Perspective Podcast, Dov Baron introduces the lens that will define this show: coherence as the invisible regulator beneath power, identity, culture, economics, and leadership.
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Starting with a moment at Davos in January 2026, when Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney named what many felt but couldnât articulate, the fading of the rules-based order, Dov examines why the world exhaled. Not in agreement, but in relief.
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This episode is not about politics. Itâs about emotional regulation at scale.
Dov shows how systems under stress do not seek truth or transformation. They seek stabilization. And why that instinct, while human, quietly prevents real succession.
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Through a polymathic lens, this episode connects:
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Nervous systems
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Identity formation
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Organizational behavior
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Capitalism
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Global geopolitics
Not as metaphors, but as the same pattern playing out at different scales.
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Youâll hear why Mark Carney and Donald Trump, despite appearing oppositional, are responding to the same collapse of coherence, one through reassurance, the other through rupture. Different styles. Same function.
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And why neither approach, on its own, produces evolution.
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This is not a call to sides.
Itâs a call to perception.
In This Episode, Youâll Explore
⢠Why systems lose coherence long before they collapse
⢠Why anxiety seeks regulation, not truth
⢠How relief can feel like leadership without being transformation
⢠The difference between stabilization and succession
⢠Why capitalism is opportunistic, not moral, and why that matters
⢠How inclusion, sustainability, and ethics only move when they become legible to markets
⢠Why nostalgia is not a strategy, at any scale
⢠What âidentity-level successionâ actually means, in plain language
⢠How individuals repeat the same pattern as nations when they outgrow old rules
⢠Why polymathic thinkers see patterns others experience as noise
đď¸ About the Host â Dov Baron
Dov Baron is a globally recognized leadership strategist, Cultural Dyagnistician, bestselling author, and host of The Dov Baron Show and The Polymathic Perspective Podcast.
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For over two decades, Dov has worked with Fortune 500 leaders, elite entrepreneurs, and governments to help them navigate complexity, identity-level change, and the emotional forces that shape culture, power, and performance.
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Known for his uncompromising clarity and ability to surface the hidden emotional logic beneath systems, Dovâs work focuses on:
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Leadership under pressure
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Identity, meaning, and belonging
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Emotional regulation at scale
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Culture, power, and coherence in times of disruption
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Dov does not offer motivation.
He offers diagnosis.
His work challenges leaders to see what theyâve been unconsciously stabilizing, and what must now be reimagined.
đ Connect With Dov Baron
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đ Website: https://dovbaron.com
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đ§ Podcasts: The Dov Baron Show & The Polymathic Perspective Podcast
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đŠ Newsletter: Curious Chronicles (via dovbaron.com)
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đ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dovbaron
Who This Podcast Is For
This podcast is for you if:
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Your curiosity spans systems, psychology, power, and meaning
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You sense that the arguments everyone is having are missing the real pattern
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Youâre more interested in why things work the way they do than in being right
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You feel the tension of this moment, but refuse to reduce it to slogans
This is a podcast about examining the emotional logic beneath whatâs going on.
Where to Listen & Engage
Subscribe to The Polymathic Perspective Podcast on:
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Apple Podcasts
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If a question surfaced for you, place it in the comments.
Not to answer it quickly, but to deepen the pattern.
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