Reasonable Adventurer's Show

The Reasonable Adventurer is a graduate capable of creating opportunities for satisfaction. Be that professionally, socially or just in your family life. Graduation can be from any form of school, including the school of hard knocks. Our focus is entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education and learning.

Episode 122: Thoughts from the Backstage 11/13/2025

Episode 122: Thoughts from the Backstage Listen in to Episode 122 to better appreciate the developing nexus between Primed Adventuring and the Reasonable Adventurer. Thoughts from the Backstage provides a glimpse into the logic developing, and the plans to launch a dynamic and innovative community to support those desiring to create opportunities for satisfaction. Col Jones: /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/39018340

Episode 121 - Balancing the Simple and the Complex 11/02/2025

Episode 121 - Balancing the Simple and the Complex Join me for Episode 121 of the Reasonable Adventurer show, where we bring together Dan Sullivan's 4C C's formula and Eitenne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner's approach to Systems Convening. Check out the links below to both resources. Systems Convening: Podcast featuring Dan Sullivan: Email Col with feedback/suggestions: /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/38877345

Episode 120 - Listening to the Soul 10/27/2025

Episode 120 - Listening to the Soul Join me for Episode 120 of the Reasonable Adventurer show, where we connect to the most recent ideas of James Hollis. If you have ever had that feeling that there is something in your head/heart, trying to tell you something, your going to want to listen in to the show. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/38790730

Episode 119: Developing Models of the World 10/11/2025

Episode 119: Developing Models of the World Ever wonder how you develop mental models of the world? Join us for Episode 119 of the Reasonable Adventurer to explore this question from the perspective of Jeff Hawkins work on the Thousands Brain idea. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/38546800

Episode 118: The Pursuit of Happiness 10/04/2025

Episode 118: The Pursuit of Happiness Sick of trying to be happy? Come along for the ride with Episode 118: The Pursuit of Happiness, where we travel back in time to 1955 to tap into some sage advice, before reconciling with the six attributes of the reasonable adventurer. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/38467110

Episode 117: The Adventure 09/30/2025

Episode 117: The Adventure Welcome to Episode 117: The Adventure, where we reveal a little more about the forthcoming development of the show. In this show we set the scene for Primed Adventuring. Come along and audit yourself as an adventurer in your everyday life. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/38406140

Episode 116: The Unlived Life 09/21/2025

Episode 116: The Unlived Life Have you ever found yourself regretting the actions you haven't yet taken in life? Or, perhaps, you feel anxiety about the future you often dream about? Welcome to Episode 116 - where we will take a deep dive into the idea of the 'unlived life', and it benifits for your outlook on life. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/38299130

Episode 115: The Courage to Create 09/18/2025

Episode 115: The Courage to Create Welcome to episode 115, where we celebrate the idea of a 'pause' to create the space for intelligent choice. Join me as we walk through the highlights of Roll May's classic, The courage to Create. If you would like a free copy of my recent ePub, 'In Praise of Pause', just email me (), also available in paperback on all Amazon sites. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/38263305

Episode 114: In Over Our Heads 09/15/2025

Episode 114: In Over Our Heads Welcome to Episode 114 of the Reasonable Adventurer. There has been quite a break in the production of episodes for the show. Fear not, there are concrete plans to bring the show back to you regularly, and to create so much more value for listeners. The show recommences by providing listeners with an introduction to a good number of books and thinkers whose ideas have been used to help me build the coming personal development framework. Stay tuned for more information on that! Until then, enjoy our first book, Robert Kegan's In Over Our Heads. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/38218880

Episode 113 - The Fantastic Five Christmas Special 12/21/2020

Episode 113 - The Fantastic Five Christmas Special To celebrate the end of a very challenging year, join me to discuss reflection with Andy Penaluna, Norris Krueger, Elinor Vettraino and Kath Penaluna. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/17270219

Episode 112 - The Fantastic Five 11/10/2020

Episode 112 - The Fantastic Five Join us for Episode 112 where the Fantastic Five (Elinor Vettraino, Andy Penaluna, Norris Krueger, Kath Penaluna and yours truly come together to discuss the good and bad of entrepreneurship education. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/16751999

Episode 111 - An Inside View 07/16/2020

Episode 111 - An Inside View In Episode 111 we explore the challenge we all face in balancing what we know intimately from experience against what we presume to know from a distance. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/15228806

Episode 110 - Self-Love 07/09/2020

Episode 110 - Self-Love Episode 110 explores the need to become differentiated in order to successfully interact with others in society. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/15139778

Episode 109 - The Scholarship Scoreboard 07/02/2020

Episode 109 - The Scholarship Scoreboard In Episode 109 we consider the process of evaluating one's scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Join us to explore a way to further develop your scholarship in ways that do not require a comptition to take place. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/15054893

Episode 108 - More Reasonable Adventurers 06/22/2020

Episode 108 - More Reasonable Adventurers Listen in to Episode 108 to find out how Dave Jarmen is supporting the development of reasonable adventurers at the University of Bristol. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/14925626

Episode 107 - Believing that Small is Beautiful 06/16/2020

Episode 107 - Believing that Small is Beautiful Listen in to Episode 107 to explore the notion that small is beautiful. We will explore a range of examples of how we can see that less is often more. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/14838800

Episode 106 - Thrust, Parry and Dismount 06/10/2020

Episode 106 - Thrust, Parry and Dismount Join us for an episode getting to understand the wonderful world of Zen Parry, entrepreneurship educator extraordinaire. The role of EE in tribal education makes for a very interesting show, enjoy! /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/14766791

Episode 105 - Wauntash 06/01/2020

Episode 105 - Wauntash Welcome to Episode 105, on this episode we are going to consider the nature of wisdom, its connection to the reasonable adventurer and some useful resources to help you get started exploring the role and value of wisdom in your life. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/14644211

Episode 104 - A Little Wray of Sunshine 05/21/2020

Episode 104 - A Little Wray of Sunshine Episode 104 presents a conversation with Katie Wray () of Newcastle University in the UK. Topics related to 'findings a good place' to be in and general topics related to academic development are canvased. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/14507564

Episode 103 - Wandering into New Worlds 05/13/2020

Episode 103 - Wandering into New Worlds Welcome to Episode 103, which revisits the challenges discussed in Episode 102, and considers the impact of my decision to preference academic development as a career change, leaving behind entrepreneurship education, but creating new enthusiasm for the shows further development. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/14396306

Episode 102 - Does EE Need Some Fatalities? 11/02/2019

Episode 102 - Does EE Need Some Fatalities? Welcome to episode 102. Today's show considers the importance of EE in terms of developing competencies for graduates to enable them to successfully engage in entrepreneurial action. If the ideas discussed provoke some thinking for you, please share on Twitter, or perhaps better, at Linkenin. Just search 'tasdevilcol' on either platform and you will see the episode posting and hopefully, related comments. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/11877845

Episode 101 - The 12.09 to Hypeville 03/30/2018

Episode 101 - The 12.09 to Hypeville Have you ever wondered what comes next after we have built the infrastructure of the 21st century and encouraged disruption in all domains of our life? I think about this often, join me to contemplate past events that may help us to understand whats just around the corner. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/6424013

Episode 100 - The Biggest Challenges 03/09/2018

Episode 100 - The Biggest Challenges Welcome to Episode 100, a joint affair with entrepreneur Peter Harrington, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Entrepreneurship. Join us as we reflect of the biggest challenges facing young entrepreneurs in today's dynamic world. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/6349653

Episode 99 - Towards a Philosophy 02/11/2018

Episode 99 - Towards a Philosophy Welcome back, today's episode marks a new direction in the show, with a philosophy of adventuring on the horizon. Join me to contemplate what new ground we will travel. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/6246745

Episode 98 - Every Word Counts 09/07/2017

Episode 98 - Every Word Counts Welcome back! Episode 98 reconnects the show to recent events and considers the challenge of never forgetting the potential of our every word. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/5716809

Episode 97 - Whirlpools 05/18/2017

Episode 97 - Whirlpools Episode 97 - Whirlpools, invites you contemplate those forces in your life that seek to latch on to you and take you somewhere that stops you being in control. Listen in to reflect on what makes you happy and what you can do to balance your inner and outer worlds. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/5369982

Episode 96 - Listening to Quiet Voices 04/06/2017

Episode 96 - Listening to Quiet Voices Have you found yourself jumping at scary shadows? Episode 96 considers the value of listening to the quiet voices that always surround us. Listen in to see what has prompted my thinking on this matter. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/5241873

Episode 95 - One Last Brave Step 03/23/2017

Episode 95 - One Last Brave Step So, you have found the time to reflect, but are you going deep enough? Today's show considers the vital step of including the thoughts and views of others in your reflections. Listen in to see how well placed you are to reflect in a meaningful way. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/5198072

Episode 94 - Looking Back 03/10/2017

Episode 94 - Looking Back Have you found yourself moving forward, a little unsure of your immediate past? Today's episode considers the value of looking back, to get one's bearings and to ensure the pathway forward is tethered to your immediate past. /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/5157022

Episode 93 - Defining Your Terms 03/03/2017

Episode 93 - Defining Your Terms Do you find yourself doing what others might like you to do? Do you sometimes forget what got you to where you are in the first place? Episode 93 tackles the challenge of defining your own terms. Listen in to test yourself out; are you doing what you best do? /episode/index/show/reasonableadventurer/id/5136430

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