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Thinking on Thinking

Thinking on Thinking

Hosted by Joyus Studio

Episodes

82

Latest episode

Oct 2025

Language

EN

About the show

A bi-weekly production of the experience design studio Joyus, co-founders Divya Tak + Kahran Singh talk about behavior, its impact on work + life, the real-life applications + questions they've struggled with on their entrepreneurial journey — and the fascinating insights they've found at the edge of intent.

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October 1, 2025Episode 1458 min

Alternatives to Capitalism with Nomaan X

Kahran and Nomaan discuss values & capitalism, public and private sectors, and higher education and scientific advacement from the perspective of society. Open, deeply interesting conversations on how to engage with the community, how to build a different kind of society, and the questions that make life worth living.Nomaan works with the Saint John Community Coalition: https://sjcommunity.ca/

August 29, 2025Episode 1338 min

Spilling Some Tea on Writing as Communication and Art

Kahran and Divya talk about writing in all its different forms: as a craft, for communication, as a means of expression. We talk about writing how to leverage AI while keeping your voice, how the diversity of genres and institutions that have touched you influence your outputs. How can you grow and evolve as a writer?

August 13, 2025Episode 1253 min

Balancing energy, expectations and perfectionism with Ambika Singh, Founder and CEO Armoire

In this special Singh siblings edition of thinking on thinking, Kahran gets deep with his sister and founder of Armoire about how she navigates expectations, keeps up her motivation, manages her brand all while driving a business with high values.

August 3, 2025Episode 1141 min

When its Conforming to be Unique

Kahran and Divya explore how the efforts to be unique can lead to conforming. Exploring the role of ambition, artistic communities and how the costs and perceived costs drive noncomfority.

July 16, 2025Episode 1035 min

Preeti Suri: Tips for Women Founders and Balancing Health & Work

Preeti Suri, founder of AdventureTripr and TripGenie, talks about building a company in the age of LLMs, how her body has signaled to her about burnout, and the signs that tell her when she needs to spend more time with the family and her son. Kahran and Preeti also talk about connecting with people very different than you, how to use different leadership styles, and ideas for other brown women looking to raise money for their startups.

July 2, 202526 min

Story vs. Telling Part 4

In the final part of our conversation about figuring out the story, Kahran and Divya get to the bottom of it all. How to actually create a story that people care about? The answer? "Find out why you care about this"

June 19, 202524 min

Story vs Telling Part 3

Conclusions are found for Divya in how to tell her story in a resonant and authentic way in this workshop-style episode with Kahran and Divya

June 4, 2025Episode 730 min

Story vs Telling Part 2

In part 2 of this storytelling series, Kahran and Divya find Divya's story live on the air, or at least the parts that feel most important for her to highlight and share.

May 21, 2025Episode 624 min

Story Vs. Telling Part 1

In this episode, Kahran and Divya discuss why Divya doesn't feel like she is able to find her audience or this podcast's audience. Kahran goes deep into exploring different facets of the problem. This is part 1 of the series.

May 7, 2025Episode 51 hr 0 min

Almora: Crafting Desire in Business

Divya and Kahran dive in to the luxury Ayurvedic brand Almora Botanica. How to build emotional connection? How do you engage beyond cognitively? How to choose where to reinforce ideas, where to simplify, and how to ground yourself in an investor deck? Also a jump into looking at colors and how the different components of the form reinforce the storytelling.

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