How It All Works

Chris Martin interviews Paul Nylander

For the curious among you … An interview with Paul Nylander about life, curiosity, how quantum chromodynamics is tied into design, and other other crazy ideas.

In this week’s episode of “Getting Work to Work,” I have the honor of being Chris Martin’s guest. Ambitiously titled “How It All Works,” you can hear me discuss the arc that lead me from physics to books, my process in working with clients, and how the quest to understand everything has sustained me. gwtw.co/545

Getting Work To Work is a weekly podcast for creative entrepreneurs, storytellers, visionaries, and change-makers who are on a mission of chasing big ideas, telling epic stories, and leaving living legacies.

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