Podcasts about ignite innovation

“Talking to people from different disciplines pushes your thinking about your assumptions, going out and listening to what other people are doing helps inform the way that you creatively solve the problem that's in front of you. Leaders often are scared by some of these ideas that are coming out of their workforce and that's why they're shutting them down. But if you can demonstrate yourself to be receptive to ideas, then you can help guide a creative future.” Telle Whitney on Electric Ladies Podcast Massive innovation is crucial to meet the scale of the climate crisis, but achieving this is increasingly challenging due to current political and social undercurrents. How can organizations innovate, and how can people within these organizations come together to brainstorm, bringing ideas of their own and improving on others? According to Telle Whitney, innovation must be an intentional, concerted effort that organizations actively adopt. Listen to Telle Whitney, Cofounder of the renowned Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology & the Grace Hopper Conference – and one of Fast Company's most influential women in technology – on Electric Ladies Podcast. Launching her latest book, Rebooting Tech Culture: How to Ignite Innovation and Build Organizations Where Everyone Can Thrive, Telle joins Joan to discuss how organizations and leaders can cultivate the culture of innovation and creativity so critical to addressing the climate crisis. You'll hear about: The critical role culture plays in driving innovation. Why we must dispel the myth of the "lone genius". Telle's 6Cs for building a culture of innovation. How leaders can encourage courage and risk-taking. Plus, career advice specifically for women in engineering. “To take your career to the next level, learning how to tell your story and what you want is an important skill. [One thing] I probably get from mid-career women more than anything else is the belief that ‘if I do good work, it will be recognised'. That is simply not true. Being able to say, I did this great work, and to be able to tell that to your manager or to the company leader – it is as important as the product development itself.”  Telle Whitney on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan's Forbes articles here. Zara Summers, Chief Science Officer at LanzaTech about innovative ways that recovered carbon is making its way back into our daily lives. Autumn Huskins, Finance Director at Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI), a waste-to-energy plant converting agricultural and food waste into electricity. Doreen Harris, President/CEO of New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA), on energy innovation for decades into the future. Sue Ozdemir, CEO of Exro Technologies, on whether big companies can innovate. Read: Insights from women about driving innovation in a purpose-led economy. More from Electric Ladies Podcast! HAPPENING NEXT WEEK! Join us at The Earth Day Women's Summit on April 22, 2025, in Dallas, Texas! Register today with the code “EDWS” for the Women's Summit and a special rate. Elevate your career with expert coaching and ESG advisory with Electric Ladies Podcast. Unlock new opportunities, gain confidence, and achieve your career goals with the right guidance. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, articles, events and career advice – and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio and Spotify and leaving us a review! Don't forget to follow us on our socials Twitter: @joanmichelson LinkedIn: Electric Ladies Podcast with Joan Michelson Twitter: @joanmichelson Facebook: Green Connections Radio

Take a journey through the academic side of bravery with CEO and founder of Breakthrough Leadership Group, Jill Schulman. This week on The Unbeatable Mind, Jill Schulman reflects on her training to become a Marine officer and the physical and mental challenges that came with it. Her journey is a testament to the power of perseverance and a growth mindset.  Drawing on her academic research, Jill breaks down bravery into three crucial elements: self-belief, brave actions, and supportive relations, emphasizing the creation of a “brave tribe.” Is bravery an inherent trait—-or a skill that can be developed? Jill Schulman explores the answer to this question as well as the intricacies of bravery, leadership, and teamwork.  Whilst investigating the blend of academic knowledge and practical leadership, Jill dives into the role of cultural perspectives on individualism and vulnerability in human achievement.  Key Takeaways: Academic & Military Perspectives On Bravery: Hear success stories of the military having fostered bravery, and of the unfortunate lack of academic research on teaching bravery.  Cultural Perspectives on Bravery: Compare traditional views on bravery, from an individualist perspective and how cultural perceptions can affect  one's willingness to be open.  Optimism Vs. Toxic Positivity: Understand the importance of experiencing both the highs and lows in life, and learn how to promote a realistic yet mindset without sacrificing optimism.  Authenticity in Leadership: Discover the crucial role displaying vulnerability has in displaying effective leadership.    Jill Schulman is the founder and CEO of Breakthrough Leadership Group, LLC, a leadership and organizational development company that empowers leaders to break through to unprecedented levels of performance through talent development. She delivers engaging growth and development experiences for people that make an impact on their personal and professional success. She brings passion, energy and fun to the serious business of leadership development and team effectiveness.  She is also the Co-Founder and Chief Firestarter at IGnITE Innovation, LLC, a consulting service which seeks to demystify innovation through all levels of an organization so that all members have the capacity to innovate.  Sponsors: Momentous: If you're interested in making a true investment in your health, why not join the best in human performance and be part of the change in raising the bar on supplements. Just go to LiveMomentous.com and use code DIVINE for 20% off your new routine today.  

LACErs Chris Howard and Ed Sparks explore practical approaches to igniting creativity and imagination, emphasising the need to move beyond lip service. They define innovation as finding new ways to do things and highlight its alignment with an organisation's core values. The discussion includes examples of how innovation can engage and excite employees, drawing parallels with football manager Mikel Arteta's approach. The "Ignite" programme mentioned by Ed is an example of promoting innovation through discussions on emerging trends and sustainability.

The Department of the Air Force will conduct its next “BRAVO” hackathon March 20 to 24, at HurlBurt Field in Florida. Prior BRAVO hackathons have resulted in prototypes and innovations that influence major Department of Defense programs. Stuart Wagner, chief digital transformation officer of the Air Force and Space Force, and Jimmy “Rev” Jones, lead program manager of the Air Force's “STITCHES” warfighter application team, explain what their organization hopes to learn from these hackathons. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Giving your learners an opportunity to create authentic products can help them move from simply learning content to understanding content. When students deeply understand what is being learned, they will be able to use what they know to create something new. In this episode, we talk about why products are important, how they can be utilized, and how we can give feedback that matters. In this episode, you'll learn: Why products are important What types of products can your learners can create How you can provide authentic feedback to honor their work Resources: Webb's Depth of Knowledge Gold Standard PBL: Public Product (PBLWorks.org) The Products Students Can Create (PBLWorks.org) 100 Final Product Ideas for PBL PBL Baby Steps Scratch Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry (the book) Single Point Rubrics Want to Learn More (and do me a favor)? Follow me on Instagram @a_meaningful_mess Visit my Website Subscribe to my podcast and share with your friends/colleagues Leave a review to let me know what you thought about what I shared today

Sometimes we hold on to traditions in schools and in classrooms that don't drive learning, culture, or experiences. Sometimes the traditions are exactly what is driving those critical pieces. In this week's episode, we chat with Kelly Rodriguez about how to know when you need to overcome or change traditions and when you need to lean into the things that are working. Hint: ask your students! Kelly also stopped by to chat about teaching as a 2nd career, the various meanings of a “safe school”, creating staff ownership in new programs, and we game plan your next student-staff softball game! Links: You can follow Kelly on Instagram at senora_krod To learn more about how Kelly and how Maranatha utilize Houses and LiveSchool Points check out our case study here: https://www.whyliveschool.com/stories/maranatha-christian-schools Want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Or Follow us on Instagram: @getliveschool Or TikTok: @whyliveschool and for incredible resources on School Culture check us out at www.whyliveschool.com

It's no secret that Genius Hour had a huge impact on myself as an educator and on my learners. In this episode, I share 7 important attributes of passion projects that need to be considered when making this type of learning a priority in the classroom. In this episode, you will learn: What Genius Hour Is and Is Not 7 Key Attributes of Passion Project 4 Ideas for Actionable Projects The Difference Between Passion and Purpose Resources: Usage of the KWHLAQ Thought Partnership and Genius Hour Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry Want to Learn More (and do me a favor)? Follow me on Instagram Visit my Website Subscribe to my podcast and share with your friends/colleagues Leave a review to let me know what you thought about what I shared today

3 Things to Consider BEFORE Implementing Genius Hour If you are considering passion-based learning for your classroom, don't miss this episode! It's August and that means it's time to go Back to School. Many educators are considering how to implement passion-based learning in the classroom. In this episode, I share three important questions that educators need to ask before making this a reality. Intentionality can go a long way and asking these three questions can make implementing Genius Hour feel more manageable. In this episode, you will learn: Why Genius Hour is something that you should consider 3 things to consider before you implement Genius Hour A simple process for implementing Genius Hour into any classroom What needs to be considered when you are deciding when you implement Genius Hour Some benefits of implementing this type of learning in any classroom Links Mentioned in this Episode: Genius Hour Resources on My Website Genius Hour: Passion Projects to Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry (the book) Want to Learn More? Follow me on Instagram Visit my website Subscribe to my podcast and share with your friends and colleagues. Leave a review to let me know what you thought about what I shared today.

In this episode, we are joined by Andi McNair, author of Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry -- and -- A Meaningful Mess: A Teacher's Guide to Student-Driven Classrooms, Authentic Learning, Student Empowerment, and Keeping it All Together without Losing Your Mind. Andi shares on the topic of interventions, looking specifically at the strategies, voice, and motivation being utilized when a learner is struggling to grasp a concept. This pod shares a great reframing of the approach to intervention along with strategies for how to practically make those adjustments in the classroom. Mentioned in this episode... Daniel Pink's Ted Talk, The Puzzle of Motivation https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_the_puzzle_of_motivation?language=en Connect with Andi McNair at http://www.andimcnair.com/

This week, Jonathan sits down with Professor Wendy Tindale, OBE, Director of Innovation, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust. They delve into the world of innovation, considering what ‘value' means, the benefits and burdens of working within the NHS, and discuss the national differences within innovation. Professor Tindale also shares her experience of being awarded an OBE.

This episode is sponsored by Davwill Consulting. Emotional agility? Yep, it's needed more now than ever. Let's chat! Click Here Adi Mazor Kario, Innovation and Value creation expert, Invincible Innovation Founder. Adi Is One Of The Most Sought After Product Innovation Strategists Alive Today. Known for her ability to take creative business ideas and turn them into massive revenue, she leverages her proven strategies to create leading-edge business growth for the world's most forward-thinking business leaders. She has worked with the likes of IBM, Intel, Google, and Waze — along with literally hundreds of startups in Israel, the “Startup Nation,” and played a crucial role in the Google Accelerator for 8 years — and now she has turned her eyes toward Europe. Her last creation is a book called “Innovating Through Chaos: a proven formula to launching unbeatable products during uncertain times”. Adi works with a team of worldwide professionals with a background in entrepreneurship, Innovation, strategy and design. Her mission is to show ANY business (including yours!) how to innovate their way out of ANY challenge and create unbeatable products — ESPECIALLY during uncertain times. In fact, the biggest lesson Adi has learned in her time as a design and innovation strategist for today's fastest-growing companies is that change is your BEST opportunity for growth. And she would love to show you how.  https://invincibleinnovation.com/ https://invincibleinnovation.com/book/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/adimazorkario/

Stability breeds efficiency and complacency but instability breeds resilience and innovation. The world we're in right now is all about instability, and let’s not kid ourselves that things are going to be different on January 1st, 2021. Yet, after dealing with all the uncertainty, disruption, and new challenges and problems that keep coming up, it’s no surprise that we are all burned out, exhausted, and having a hard time engaging, collaborating, and innovating. That’s where appreciative inquiry can be a great tool to have in your arsenal. It is a tool that works well, especially when your team is stressed out and burned out, and serves as a way to re-engage your team and dial up engagement, motivation, and innovation. Appreciative inquiry is about starting from a place of positivity and strength to innovate, not from a place of weakness and negativity. By getting ourselves and our teams into a positive mindset and a mindset of what’s working, we elevate our mood, engagement, and motivation, which in turn improves our ability to innovate. The three stages of appreciative inquiry are: Decide, Discover, Innovate. I share an example of a client I worked with and how they used appreciative inquiry to show how coming from a place of positivity and strengths can really engage, motivate, and allow for more and different innovation with better outcomes.   If you are ready to: get buy-in from key decision-makers on your next big idea be a high-impact, high-value member that ignites change foster a culture of innovation where everyone on your team is bringing innovative ideas that tackle challenges and seize opportunities… Join us on LaunchStreet — gotolaunchstreet.com   Mentioned in This Episode: Innovation is Everybody's Business, by Tamara Ghandour Everyday Innovators Tribe How to “Ignite Innovation, Influence Others, and Lead Strong” Mini-Course Business & Innovation Webinar Series (6 Sessions) Leadership and Innovation Community with Tamara Ghandour Facebook Group Bursts of Innovation Innovation Jam Session  

What do I do if my team doesn’t have any ideas? Why is my team lacking ideas? — Sound familiar? We live in a time of incredible opportunity to innovate, but your team just isn’t stepping up to innovate, and are rehashing old ideas or just drawing blanks when called to innovate. What’s happening? There is immense pressure to innovate right now, in these unprecedented times where everything we know has been wiped clean — giving us an amazing opportunity to innovate, but our teams are failing to come up with the ideas we need to seize the opportunities. However, the hurdle isn’t a lack of ideas. The real obstacle we need to overcome is fear at a primal and subconscious level, which comes from experience-stacking. I explain the concept of experience stacking and why that is a huge contributing factor to creating fear in your team which creates a mental brick wall of fear and inhibits innovation. I also have three strategies that we as leaders can use to get rid of this brick wall and take advantage of all the great ideas that are hiding in plain sight, in your team and your business.   If you are ready to: get buy-in from key decision-makers on your next big idea be a high-impact, high-value member that ignites change foster a culture of innovation where everyone on your team is bringing innovative ideas that tackle challenges and seize opportunities… Join us on LaunchStreet — gotolaunchstreet.com   Mentioned in This Episode: Innovation is Everybody's Business, by Tamara Ghandour How to “Ignite Innovation, Influence Others, and Lead Strong” Mini-Course Tony Robbins  

We often talk about change at the grand scale of change, but equally if not more important, is change at the personal level. We’ve all encountered this in our teams and organizations — people are resistant to change and the struggle to get them on board for change. The key to unlocking this lies in recognizing that people don’t fear change, they fear being changed. If we can take the “being” out of it, we can get them on board with change.   I share the four main reasons why people resist change: Because it’s happening to us and we’re not in control Because we fear the unknown — not knowing what to do, being left behind, uncertainty, getting it wrong Because our lizard brain sees change as unsafe and risky Because we are afraid of changing who we are fundamentally as a person   Understanding these four reasons for fearing change can help us address these fears and get people on board with three simple strategies — giving control back to the people around you, investing in them, and acknowledging all effort. Really, at the end of the day, it’s about empowering people to tackle the change.   If you are ready to: get buy-in from key decision-makers on your next big idea be a high-impact, high-value member that ignites change foster a culture of innovation where everyone on your team is bringing innovative ideas that tackle challenges and seize opportunities… Join us on LaunchStreet — gotolaunchstreet.com   Mentioned in This Episode: How to Ignite Innovation, Influence Others and Lead Strong in Challenging Times — Webinar on Oct 22 Everyday Innovators Tribe Waitlist Leadership and Innovation Community with Tamara Ghandour Facebook Group  

Many people have approached me expressing frustration in this time — with themselves, and their teams. They feel stuck and unable to unlock new paths of innovation, but the problem is we tend to fall into the trap of asking one question in one way, but expecting a plethora of different types of answers. The trick to overcoming this is to ask different questions to get to new innovations and solutions, but what questions do we ask? How can we ask better and different questions to lead us to new channels of thinking and innovative solutions? A very simple yet effective exercise to help us ask different questions is something I call “Word Games.” Start by articulating the problem you’re trying to solve in a simple way. Then, change one key word in the problem or question you’re trying to solve. That’s it. By changing keywords in the question or problem, we can shift our patterns of thinking and approach the problem differently. This is not about finding the one right question that's going to be the end-all, be-all, and then using that question. It’s about asking the question in multiple ways because different questions get to different lanes of thinking and different ideas. I share more about how this works in practice with some examples, and how this can help to unlock innovation not just for yourself, but also in your team. If you are ready to: get buy-in from key decision-makers on your next big idea be a high-impact, high-value member that ignites change foster a culture of innovation where everyone on your team is bringing innovative ideas that tackle challenges and seize opportunities… Join us on LaunchStreet — gotolaunchstreet.com   Mentioned in This Episode: How to Ignite Innovation, Influence Others and Lead Strong in Challenging Times — Webinar on Oct 22 Innovation is Everybody’s Business, by Tamara Ghandour Everyday Innovators Tribe Waitlist Mad Libs Leadership and Innovation Community with Tamara Ghandour Facebook Group  

In her new book: Unleash the Power of Your Metacognition to Supercharge your Imagination and Ignite your Innovation! Are You Ready to Discover Your Innate Creativity? Do You Want to Transform into the Innovator Your Business Needs?If YES is your answer, then this book is Your Manual for Success! It will help you discover your natural creative mindset and bring it to fruition. As a bonus, you will learn the insider secrets shared by successful individuals who are currently living at their optimal levels of creativity. Optimize Your Creative Mindset is written and designed for everyone, from corporate executives to start-up en-treprenuers, and anyone interested in tapping into the higher levels of their creative mind!The book includes an easily implemented tool to jump-start your creative jour-ney, the Yin and Yang Vision-Action-Dream Board. As an extra perk, an invita-tion to join “The Circle of Creative Masters,” a new global creativity concept that brings together organizations, communities and individuals who champion creativity and innovation!Come and learn the power of C.O.U.R.A.G.E. to help you become your best cre-ative self with the right mindset. #DrSofieNubani #SherryGideons #TheHIghVibeNation #PamelaAubrey

It's SO appropriate we're publishing this episode with the incomparable Duncan Wardle during "World Creativity and Innovation Week"! Duncan has been a goal guest for us for quite a while, and he delivered. He especially delivered during a time where we're all having to work differently. Whether you're out of work or working harder than ever, the world shift has touched us all. And most people are working remotely. There will be things you should hear... and maybe somethings your BOSS should hear, so be sure to share away! A TOP quote from the show: "If you don't like change, you will hate irrelevance." Our guest... Duncan WardleFormer Head of Innovation & Creativity at Disney

Why do stories matter to the innovation process? What values can be instilled in innovators who share stories? How do innovation leaders inspire creators to tell and share their success and failure stories? Our conversation with innovation consultant and keynote speaker, Duncan Wardle—the former V.P. of innovation and creativity at the Walt Disney Company—unpacked the importance of harnessing childlike curiosity and collaborating with customers and naive experts to break your rhythm of thinking. He details how to create an impactful pitch: invite people to build on your ideas and engage kinesthetic, visual, and auditory learners. For more information, visit our website: https://untoldcontent.com/ You can also find us on Instagram: @untoldcontent

In this episode, Andi and I have a fun conversation that covers a variety of topics. Andi shares about her book "Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry" and her upcoming follow-up text, "A Meaningful Mess." The pod serves as an insightful preview to the sessions Andi... Read More

Andi McNair is a keynote speaker and trainer specializing in edtech, genius hour, and innovation in education. She is also the co-founder of #makeithappenEDU and the author of Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry. In this conversation, Andi describes the low moment in her classroom that changed it all for her - when she realized her learners were completely disengaged and she knew she needed to reimagine her practice. Thanks to some inspiring education leaders, she began a journey of passion-based learning and has never looked back. Andi also tells us why it’s a great time to be an educator and shares some great recommendations for books to read, Twitter accounts to follow, and more. Check out Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2uR037B Follow Andi on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mcnairan3 and on the web at http://www.andimcnair.com/. Visit TeachersOnFire.net for more info! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teachersonfire/support

Greetings!   Today’s episode is fantastic if I do say so myself.  Andi McNair talks to us about #geniushour and her book “Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry”.  In the interview, we get into the “6 P’s”, as well as other helpful tips that can help you get going implementing genius hour into your classroom.   Follow Andi: Twitter: @mcnairan3 www.andimcnair.com Join the book study! https://www.andimcnair.com/learning-opportunities Buy her book!   Follow Me Too! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/STEMRoundtable/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stemroundtable Email: joe@stemroundtable.com www.stemroundtable.com

In today's Federal Newscast, a new drone Integration Pilot Program aims to update U.S. aviation regulations to let companies test out new uses for unmanned aircraft systems.

If you have had a chance to check out my web site lately, you might remember reading this on the home page. Bullying and harassment produce disconnected, fear based cultures where employees won’t speak up. And when employees are afraid to speak up, not only are costly problems going on unresolved, but innovative and creative ideas that will enhance your organizational effectiveness are being stifled.In Road to Respect, I talk about the fact that it is not the absence of disrespect in and of itself that creates superior business results. Rather it is the releasing of individual potential that a respectful workplace fosters that produces that outcome. Respectful, relationship based leadership creates an environment where people feel connected, where they want to contribute to their full potential and are empowered to do so.Last spring I was facilitating a respectful leadership session with a client with whom I have been working for the past couple of years. Given that Road to Respect leadership is relationship based, we spend a lot of time in those sessions focused on respectful communication: what it is and how to develop the skills that allow us to demonstrate it. We were working through a number of role play scenarios, intended to provide skill practice for the participants. The skills I want participants to learn are included in a written guide that each person receives. Practically speaking, what that means is that there is generally a lot of reading and page turning when we are doing these exercises. At one point, one of the participants spoke up and said, “You know, it would be really helpful if this stuff was available as an app. Then we would really be able to make use of it and access it when we need it.”Developing an app was something that had never occurred to me, however, as soon as this fellow said it the light went on. For years I have been providing my clients with materials in paper form because, when I started out 13 years ago that was the status quo. I talk to my clients about ensuring that workplace leaders put their materials in a binder that will be easily accessible when they need them. But let’s face it. Can you really pull out a binder when you are walking down the hall and overhear a disrespectful comment? Will you be able to access your binder when you are in someone else’s office? Will those paper materials be there to support you when you really need them? My goal is to have respectful communication become a workplace norm within my client’s workplaces, because it is that norm that lays the foundation for a respectful, relationship based culture. Next month I will have an downloadable tool that will greatly increase the possibility of that goal being achieved – the Road to Respect Speak Up E-Guide, the first in a series of new eBooks we have developed as a result of the comment I heard in that session last spring. You can have it on your iPhone or Android phone or your iPad so that the tips you need to speak up respectfully will be available whenever you need them.I purposefully structure my training sessions as an interactive conversation. I have been working for years to develop a presenting style that will encourage learners to be engaged and participatory. I know that the subjects I talk about; respect, disrespect, power, harassment, and bullying are not easy to talk about. I know that many of us would prefer to avoid talking about them.I also know that, as James Baldwin once said “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” If we want to eradicate destructive, disrespectful, power based behaviours in our workplaces, we have to start talking about them. My job is to provoke that conversation. I am strategic about building trust and relationship in my sessions. Before the sessions start I always take time to say a quick hello to everyone in the room, so that I have at least a brief mom See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.