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It's human to create. NBee interviews original guests who combine different fields, skills and talents to create innovative businesses, products and new ways to see the world. Find out what they did, how they did it and how cross-pollination can help you stay ahead of the curve.

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    • Jul 29, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES


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    Business, Art, Truth & Reconciliation with Breannen Allison

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 38:20


    Breannen Allison founded Thimbleberry Designs. She talks on how coming to know her Cree & Métis heritage led to Thimbleberry & how art, family, culture, sustainability & truth & reconciliation combine in her business.

    Doing Diversity & Inclusion with ELAT with Jessica Ketwaroo-Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 41:33


    Jessica Ketwaroo-Green is a social policy expert & consultant. She chats on the ELAT framework she created to help organizations & companies move from diversity to inclusion.

    Creativity, Uncertainty & Change with Janice Francisco Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 30:51


    Part2. Janice Francisco, founder at Bridgepoint Effect, talks purpose, quieting anxiety & the value of immediate wins in uncertain environments. She chats on how employees & leaders can move forward & collaborate better even in trying times.

    Creativity, Uncertainty & Change with Janice Francisco part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 28:13


    Janice Francisco, founder at Bridgepoint Effect, talks creativity, change & making decisions in the face of continuing uncertainty. She chats on where organizations are now & how employees & leaders can move forward & collaborate better even in trying times.

    Educating for the Future with Natalie Vardabasso

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 35:49


    Educational designer & podcast host Natalie Vardabasso talks innovation in education, how learning is changing & how education can think differently & better prepare students for the future.

    Innovate Like a Pirate with Dr. Tendayi Viki Ep36

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 40:00


    How to innovate inside companies? Dr. Tendayi Viki talks intrapreneurship, his new book Pirates in the Navy, what companies & innovators need to know generally & in pandemic times to survive & stay viable.

    World Power with Connie Stacey Episode 35

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 48:45


    Heard of a rare albino moose? Entrepreneur Connie Stacey chats on the power of outside perspectives & unconventional ideas, growing her business, Growing Greener Innovations (Grengine) & their vision to bring energy to the world.

    Diversity, EDI & Innovation, What Does it Mean? with Marcie Hawranik & Alicia Bjarnason Episode 34

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 44:13


    Co-hosts of (Ex)clusion podcast, Marcie Hawranik & Alicia Bjarnason lead Canadian Equality Consulting & Bjarg Consulting, respectively. We chat equity, diversity & inclusion (EDI) in organizations - what it means, how it supports innovation, better workplaces & policies & the unequal impact of the pandemic as well as the EDI ideas behind our podcasts.

    Pandemic Pop-Up with Omar Mouallem Episode 33

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 36:11


    Award-winning writer Omar Mouallem started Pandemic University to support writers & journalists during the pandemic. He chats on creating a niche platform that builds community & revenues in a new world for writers.

    Pivoting in the Pandemic with Chrissy Gow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 32:31


    Chrissy Gow at Eventmobi chats on how the event management software company changed how it serves customers, pivoted its business model & how it's working to make online events more interactive, fun & engaging.

    Thinking Global Scale with Mark Philpott Episode 31

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 24:27


    Mark Philpott left a corporate career for social enterprise. He chats global travel, big projects & cross-pollinating skills between fields.

    New Kinds of Work – the Gig Economy with Diane Mulcahy Episode 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 45:57


    Diane Mulcahy wrote "The Gig Economy", a best-seller. She chats on how to develop a career as an independent worker when traditional careers aren't traditional anymore.

    Career Inflection Point with Dr. Nayla Bahri – Episode 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 46:51


    What to do about work when the world is uncertain? Dr. Nayla Bahri chats on what we can do about work & careers in times of upheaval & regular times. She's a career coach, teacher & leadership & development expert & former student dean at the Columbia School of Business in New York who shares through a human approach to work, careers & life beyond.

    Reinventing from Oil & Gas – Ingredients Part 2 – with Carl, Nathalie & Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 31:09


    How to creatively reinvent a career? Carl, Nathalie & Clark worked in Alberta's oil & gas sector. Now they do completely different jobs. They chat on critical ingredients of successful reinventions, lessons & how not to get stuck.

    Reinventing from Oil & Gas – Part 1 – with Carl, Nathalie & Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 32:08


    How to reinvent a career in an industry in transition? Carl, Nathalie & Clark all worked in Alberta's oil & gas sector. Now they do completely different jobs. This episode is on reinventing careers & lessons from it.

    Business, Social Innovation & Connecting Globally – Ling Ling Phung

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 45:50


    Ling Ling Phung founder of Two Lings is a business strategy, social innovation & emerging market expert. She chats on meaningful work & lessons from exploring & innovating globally.

    Crossing Continents with Mario Rigby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 37:17


    Want to take on new projects? Explorer Mario Rigby chats on purpose & realising big dreams. He's walked the length of Africa, cycled across Canada & shares the most unexpected things he learned.

    Ace the Basics Then Shake Things Up with Helen Wetherley Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 27:02


    How to solve big challenges with new collaborations? As Director of IT at the Calgary Drop-In Centre, Helen Wetherley Knight saw opportunities in challenges & constraints. She talks tech in the service of strategy & social mission.

    The Man Who Grew A Million Trees with Jerrin Victor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 24:12


    What’s amazing about plants? Plant scientist Jerrin Victor tells us how growing new kinds of plants faster can have an impact on challenges from deforestation to climate change, biodiversity & feeding the world. He chats on why plants are his passion but creating jobs is the most important part of his work.

    Creating the Future – with Ari Popper – Episode 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 33:06


    How can science fiction help create positive futures? Ari Popper founded SciFutures. He talks about his company’s work helping other organizations innovate products & services through scifi storytelling. Science, tech, the present & future meet in SciFutures' work.

    Taking Over with Code – Team Zeal – Episode 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 23:24


    2000+ student teams get 12 weeks to solve a real-world problem, develop a business & a mobile app in the Technovation Challenge. Team Zeal talks camera scans, business savvy, storytelling & using code to reduce carbon footprints & about being young women in a non-traditional field.

    Optimism, Opportunity & Emerging Markets – Deepa Prahalad – Episode 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 31:15


    What’s the connection between innovation & prosperity? Deepa Prahalad, a strategy & design expert & author, talks economic inclusion, entrepreneurship in emerging markets, uniqueness & good design & opportunities.

    E-Learning Explorers – Ron Thiele – Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 25:57


    A Non-Specialist in a Specialist World – Nickita – Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 22:38


    Designing Deeper than a Pretty Page – Tracy Lay – Episode 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 28:00


    Curiosity, Creativity & Change – Janice Francisco – Episode 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 32:00


    A Secret Sauce for Cities – Elisha Muskat – Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 30:12


    Why Innovation is a Survival Skill – Shari Hughson – Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018 30:06


    Tackling Problems with Good Design – Kelly Shaw – Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 22:04


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