The Sh*t Show: the human experience of the polycrisis
Send us Fan MailWhat a week for democracy, with many describing the results in the US mid-term elections as not a blue wave, or even a tsunami, but a blue volcano! Did you feel a little bit of hope in humanity as the results rolled in? Then again, will it really matter, especially when it comes to US foreign policy? And it wasn’t the only election in recent weeks, with Israel, Brazil and Serbia going to the polls too. Beyond elections, we’ve seen youth protests across the world, from India to Europe, but how is the media representing these movements? Is it grasping the story of this time? Or missing the point? The tech bro emperor, Elon Musk, got a shellacking in Texas, after spending millions to keep the GOP in power, and as Diwali approaches, New Delhi is choking on haze, while the Indonesian economy is falling through the floor. And that is why our special guest matters this week. The world is in the midst of absolute chaos, with fear and despair consuming people everywhere. So, how do we live with uncertainty, feel seen and heard, and find meaningful ways to shape the future rather than simply adapting to it? Are we missing the impact of the human experience when it comes to the polycrisis, because we’re so focused or even distracted by what’s happening ‘over there’? Are we missing the very real impact these times are having on us as we navigate these treacherous waters? To help us dig into this important topic, we have Anila Rose, the Human Experience Futurist, who is focused on where AI, empathy, and experience meet. A customer experience leader, trainer, and keynote speaker with over 20 years’ experience across service operations, CX, and transformation in the Asia-Pacific region, Anila works at the intersection of human connection and emerging technologies, helping organizations reimagine customer experience in the age of AI, not as a race to automate, but as an opportunity to become more deeply human. As always, lots to discuss and we hope you can join us. Don’t forget to bring your friends. We’ll be going live Friday, 6th November 2026, and with time zone changes around the world, we’ll be kicking off at 7am UK, 8am EU, 11am UAE, 12.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support. The Sh*t Show is a Livestream happening on the first Friday of every month for now, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sh*t show. #TheShitShow #UncommonCourage You can find me Andrea T Edwards | The Digital Conversationalist and Welcome - Uncommon Courage - An Invitation. My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar