Cult/Tech Podcast with Unsit founder Rob Jacobs

Red Cup Agency

UnSit co-founder Rob Jacobs speaks with Lee Schneider about working while walking, how moving benefits creativity and enhances productivity. Here's a log of the podcast, if you want to skip ahead to the parts you want to listen to: 1:09 — Professional backgrounds of Rob & Paul, the founders of UnSit 1:39 — Sitting is the New Smoking: “People are sitting too much and too long.” 5:57 — WALK-1's mobile app, integrated with Apple's health app and FitBit 9:29 — Examining overall benefits of walking while working — why walk and work? 11:55 — Discussing the medical perspective on prolonged sitting 13:48 — Discussing the creative spark that occurs while walking 14:45 — Scientific and medical discoveries that inspire and support UnSit's mission 16:45 — How the WALK-1 be used in a work environment 19: 03 — The direction and future of working in motion When faced with a problem, most of us go for a walk. This is just as true for philosophers and inventors as it is for parents of teenagers. Something magical happens when we start walking. It’s like we’re freeing up our brains to really think. Now there’s proof to back it up. An extensive study at Stanford University has confirmed that creativity increased 60% when subjects were walking on a treadmill. So the key was to create a treadmill that was designed for thinking. The answer, say the founders of UnSit, is the WALK-1. Visit UnSit at http://unsit.com. The cult/tech podcast is produced by Red Cup Agency. Interview conducted by Lee Schneider.