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In 2021, American University and 15 partner institutions across the U. S. launched the Multiscale RECIPES Research Network with the goal of transforming our wasted food system into a sustainable and resilient one. Food loss and waste is a complex problem spanning societal issues such as food insecurity and food recovery, sustainable farming, food packaging and transportation, food marketing, sales and consumer preferences, family dynamics, and corporate profits, among others. A fascinating part of the RECIPES Network vision is a purposeful focus on convergence, making the research process more effective and creative in designing solutions to big problems such as these. In a recent article in the journal Ecology and Society, team members evaluated how well the network's intentional convergence efforts have worked thus far. Interview Summary Norbert Wilson - It is my great pleasure to welcome my colleague, Amanda Wood, who is a research scientist at the World Food Policy Center. Amanda Wood - Thank you, Norbert. I'm looking forward to this discussion today. Our guests come from the University of Illinois Institute of Technology Food Systems Action Lab. Weslynne Ashton is a professor of environmental management and sustainability at Illinois Tech and co directs the Food Systems Action Lab. Azra Sungu is a design researcher and strategist at the Food Systems Action Lab, who just defended her doctoral dissertation. So, our biggest congratulations to Dr. Sungu. Thank you so much for being here today. So first, I want to start by saying the RECIPES Network has gone about their work a little bit differently than most traditional academic projects by taking a convergence approach. Weslynne, would you talk about what convergence is in research, and why is this approach useful for tackling complex societal challenges like food waste? Weslynne Ashton - Convergence is an approach that really tries to integrate the best of many different disciplines. The way that they see, approach, and tackle problems. And tries to integrate them in a really holistic way, right? Like, we often operate in silos and universities and this is a way of trying to get out of that. But more than working side by side on the same topics, it really tries to pull ways of working and ways of knowing across these different disciplines. For the topic of food waste, which as Norbert described is incredibly complex, right? There are so many different dimensions. They're scientific, natural science, social science, anthropological, political science. So, there are these technical aspects, economic aspects, social aspects, as well as cultural and spiritual aspects that we really don't talk about that often. And so, a convergence approach tries to say, how can we bring together the way all of these different disciplines approach understanding and developing solutions so that the solutions we develop can be more holistic. And more likely to take hold because they are considering these different perspectives. Amanda - A lot of individuals might not see food waste as this complex challenge. They throw their leftovers in the bin and that's food waste to them. But as you say, challenges of food waste and food loss extend all the way across the food system. So, we definitely need that more holistic approach. Thanks for that bigger picture. Norbert, over to you. Norbert - Azra, I'd like to turn it over to you and ask you a question about design. And I've got to say, this is the first project that I've ever worked on where I've worked with design scholars. And so, I'm excited for you to share with our audience what actually is design. And how do you see design fitting in the context of the work that we've been doing? Azra Sungu - Thank you. Yes, it's been very exciting for me to part of such a transdisciplinary group as well. And probably in over 12 years of design education that I got, that was the most frequent question. Like my family and everyone that's asking, like, what is it that you do actually? So, I think it's really important that we clarify that because design in this context is a little bit different than the design of products and services. In a way, we could say that it carries similar principles, but in recent years, design has been gaining visibility as a creative and collaborative problem-solving approach. So, some of the key mindsets, methods, and processes of design have been distilled into more accessible toolkits that allow more people from various backgrounds and expertise to get together and collaboratively explore problems of different kinds and approach them in more creative ways. So, we can say that, yeah, this adaptation of design found applications in different fields, such as entrepreneurship. We see that picking up in education or even apply to issues related to social justice. And I would say that what makes it different from other problem-solving approaches is that it centers a deep understanding of humans, their needs, their interactions, their behaviors in every step of the process. So, from framing the problem to testing out the solutions. And in design, we combine this human centered approach with a hands-on process where we iteratively explore a solution by making things and experimenting in a more open-ended way, rather than like planning everything and applying the solution at the end. So, in the context of convergence, I think of convergence as a collaborative search for ways for reshaping the systems that we live in. And if I pick back on what Weslynne just said, yeah, the design can help ground this search in the real lives of people so that the solutions we envision can be adopted and also actualized by people who are driving this change on the ground. So, it can support a more action oriented approach to knowledge production. But another role of design, which we speak more of in the paper, is designing the conditions for this form of collaborative research and knowledge production. Designing the spaces where people can build relations to build really confidence to think outside of the box. And I see it as giving people the tools and processes to tap into their collective creativity. And that you can't really get out of a toolkit. That's a deeper and relational process. Norbert - Thank you for sharing that. And I am really pleased that we've had the opportunity to not only work with you all, but folks at MIKA to think about design in this network. And can you give us an example of how you all were able to use design to help us work better together, to move us closer to convergence? Azra – Yes. I guess in the first two year of the RECIPES where we explored design's role in the context of convergence, it's applied more to the second part of design's role that I mentioned earlier. So, creating the conditions for convergence to happen. And I think we're in the process of shifting to applying design to the solutions and like this iterative process itself. I would say that there are five components that we identified in our investigation. And I always like to joke that like, we can't just throw people in a room and expect them to collaborate and come up with results. And let's remember RECIPES as a network started during the pandemic. We didn't even get a room to be together in until two years later. So, in this context, a key role of design was really convening people and connecting them to build that capacity and trust in each other to collaborate. And like trust one another to jump into a very open ended and ambiguous form of inquiry. Because this is what happens when we tackle such complex challenges as wasted food. And the other role is perhaps, yeah, in this exploration giving a shared vision to people to move towards. And enticing possibilities in this vision that may not be in our immediate horizon. So again, like how we think outside of the box and envision possibilities that may not seem evident. But that might be the root of more transformative change. And the third role is probably one that relates to storytelling and visualizing. So, as we gather a group of people with such mixed disciplinary expertise and mixed personal backgrounds, we don't necessarily talk the same language. Even if you're approaching the same problem. So even when we talk about wasted food, it might seem so evident, but we might focus on completely different sides of it. And yeah, we have like mathematicians, chemists, engineers, social scientists in the same room. And when we're collaborating with such mixed group of expertise, design can create the interfaces, the visual language for us to be able to speak of the same thing and communicate ideas. But also, like foster flow and dissemination of ideas between these different conversations by telling the stories and capturing the ideas and really distilling them in a more relatable and accessible way. Because God knows we have a lot of meetings, and somebody needs like shepherd those conversations. And the last ones are probably like making and prototyping. Which I think is very, very core to design practice, right? We just materialize things, whether it's in a visual format or whether it's like really getting hands on and making something that we got a taste of in our first network meeting that was in person. I think one process where this manifested really beautifully was the creation of guiding principles and community norms that was a very collaborative and co-creative process where Network members really shaped how they would like to work together and create together and set the conditions for that. So, in this process, designers collaborated with other researchers in the network to set these workshops to gather different perspectives and ideas of network members on what it means to be in a good collaborative research environment. And this was a very iterative process. We created multiple drafts, materialized this, and brought that back to the network and gathered input and feedback. So, it was I think along a process of over a year, it was taking shape. And at the end we had this artifact that was co-created with people from various areas of expertise and had everyone's input that helped lay the groundwork for a more authentic and genuine collaboration. Norbert - I want to pick up on one thing you said, Azra. Yes, there were a lot of meetings. So many meetings. But they were really important for us to figure out how to work. But one of the things I found really challenging being a part of the network and as I interacted with the design process is I wasn't comfortable with the storytelling. I wasn't comfortable with this sort of new way of being because it wasn't the way I was trained, right? But over time, I found it sort of expansive. And I love there was a conversation we had before we started our recording, this idea of being my whole self in the process. Of being my whole self in the project. And I, I really have enjoyed, and I will use the word 'enjoyed' working with this network because I'm fully myself in many of these settings. So, I want to thank you all for helping us do that and opening up new ways to work with other people beyond the network. Azra - Thank you. Yes. And a question I think that they ask very often when hiring designers is like, are you comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity? And I always like to say, no. Like nobody's really comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity. But I think it's really about building the confidence to jump into that together. And that happens by building trust. It's not just about producing knowledge and transferring that between one another, but how do we approach this in a more relational way? And I think that's the transformative shift that's happening with a more convergent approach to research. Great. Thank you. Amanda - Sounds like it was a transformative experience for many involved. Good to hear. Weslynne, let me shift back to you so we can dig into some of the results of the paper. In your view, how did the integration of design really enable the network's convergent approach? And is there anything that didn't quite work? Weslynne - Yes, so Azra's pointed out to several things that the design team did. I would add that we had a dedicated design team, right? That was really important because there was this group who that one would help to facilitate these meetings, right? And get people to come in, structure exercises to get people to talk to each other. Create whiteboards where people could, you know, say what they're thinking, whether that's in a larger group or in a smaller group. And then behind the scenes, they would distill and synthesize all these whiteboards from all the breakout groups into something that was actionable, right? And I think like, that's really one of the powers of design. It's not just talk, right? It's how do we take this talk, take people's ideas, and synthesize them into something that we can create actions around, right? So, the example that Azra gave of the guiding principles and community norms, you know, looked like several brainstorming sessions and breakout groups where people had a document, a kernel to react to. And weigh in on what are the values and the principles that they thought were important for us to have in this network to guide how we worked, not only with each other, but also with external partners. And to iterate, right, iterate on those prototypes and bring something back to the group that, that we can hold up and say, yeah, this is something that, you know, like we all agree to at least for now, right? In a year we might learn something else and want to come back to this and change it. But having that dedicated team was really important. I'd say another thing that convergence puts forward is the importance of integrating the next generation of scientists, of researchers, into practice. And so, I think one of the things that we did well in the structure of the network. So, we were structured in different thematic clusters. But there was a student cluster where all the students from all of the disciplines came together, including the design students. And it turned out that the design students gave some training to the other students in design methods in facilitation. And that actually I think is perhaps one of the most beautiful examples of convergence in the network. So that the students were able to understand each other's work in a much deeper way. And think about how they might use design in this work. So, what design did well, and reiterating on what Azra said, it's really creating these enabling conditions, right? For people to feel comfortable, to show up as their whole selves. To make it okay to take a risk and say something crazy, something out of the box. Because someone would be able to synthesize that into a hole later on. I think there were perhaps like a couple instances, like within some of these thematic clusters where we had initially thought, okay, we're going to put a designer in each of these clusters and use that as a way to integrate some design thinking into each of these groups. But there were some of the groups that were like really so highly technical and so highly focused that it was hard for the designer, who does not have that technical background, to get a toehold in that group. And so, where we kind of merged is that we had our co-design cluster as the primary place where people who we're designers or we're curious about design could come to learn. And then can take that back to the groups that they were working in. Rather than trying to plug design into every single one of the clusters. Amanda - I really appreciate these insights, especially underscoring the importance of having specific roles to help facilitate. I think, often as researchers when you're applying for grants, either the funder doesn't allow you to apply for a facilitator role, or you think, oh, we have too many important other researchers that we need to fund. And I think this project was a great example that, I think Azra said it before, collaboration doesn't just happen when you throw people in a room. And this project really highlighted the value of having those design experts in the group. Helping everyone along on that journey. I hope that these learnings can go out to both funders and other research groups. But I'd like to ask both of you a question now. In the paper, you write that the pairing of convergence and design is a natural fit, but not necessarily a seamless one. What kind of tensions or challenges did the Network face when using design to foster convergence? And Weslynne, let's start with you. Weslynne - One of the important tensions, I think, is on this role of a designer, right? So, often when designers show up in spaces, it's as a graphic designer. So, someone who's visualizing the process making illustrations. It's as a facilitator, right? So, someone who's structuring the conversation to be more productive, to help people be more collaborative. And the tension that we see is that that's not the only role of design, right? Design research in and of itself is an important research area that adds value to projects, right? And whether that is using a human centered design research approach, right? Where we're plugging in designers into a research project. For example, to learn about how employees are behaving, right? And if we wanted to change a particular food waste prevention strategy in grocery stores, we need to engage the employees to understand their perspectives, right? So, designers help to integrate that approach as a research method. And so, you know, this tension here is that we can have some designers working as facilitators of this network convergence, but we also need designers as researchers who are contributing to the research questions and research methods that we're trying to converge in the process. I'll say one more and then I'll pass to Azra to, to see what she would add. This is a National Science Foundation funded project, right? And there is an inherent tension that the type of research that NSF tends to fund is very STEM focused, right? So, it's science, technology, engineering, math. And there is social science, but certainly, you know, like, we have a dominance of science and technology as the predominant set of disciplines in this group. And so that means that the social scientists, the designers are kind of at the fringes. And one of our challenges was to really create a space where all of these different disciplines have the ability to come in on an equal footing. I'm sure Azra would like to add a couple more. Azra - Yeah, thank you. I could build up on what you just said about like how design's role is understood. Yeah, when I was first talking about design, I talked about how toolkits made it more accessible. Like processes of human centered design and design thinking to be learned and adopted by people who are non-designers, and really gain more visibility to design. It was a blessing, but also a barrier for people to understand broader expertise of design, right? Like what, what we learned in 12 years of school cannot necessarily be translated to toolkits. And there is in the design field itself, over the past decade, there has been different branches that are emerging that are specifically dealing with the complex issues that we try to tackle through convergence research. So, we have specific areas of expertise. Like, systemic design, who tries to use design processes to understand systemic dynamics and patterns. We have transition design who tries to understand how long-term transition processes can be fostered in more creative and inclusive ways. Or we have life centered design that some of the researchers from MIKA are leading that are going beyond human centered design approach, but like saying, how can we center the life itself? How can we consider the needs of non-human beings in our design processes? And I think it's going to be a lot longer process for like these different areas of expertise of design to gain more visibility. But it's also, yeah, a mutual understanding that gets fostered as we work together. And perhaps the second thing I could add, I've been talking a lot about unlearning and unmaking recently. And it's probably the stage that I met at the end of PhD journey, where I realized how much unlearning it took. And I think the same applies to convergence research, because here we are trying to cultivate a completely different way of working that goes beyond disciplinary boundaries, that goes beyond geographic boundaries that sometimes goes beyond like the hierarchies that we're used to in academia. And there are certain structures and mindsets that come from traditional scholarship that can get into way of such authentic collaboration and open-ended way of working, right? We work with a certain funding structure. We work with certain expectations of progress and success from academia. And that might conflict sometimes with like a very open-ended exploration and experimentation that might also include failure and not getting anywhere at the end. So, yeah, I think there are some structures and mindsets that we need to reevaluate. We want to cultivate a broader culture of convergence. Amanda - Thank you. I have to admit as a researcher, I was probably one who did not appreciate all of the nuances of design. So, this has been a very enlightening conversation. But also, just the emphasis that this is going to take time. It's not necessarily that you get in your first convergent project and wow, you've now done the perfect model of convergence. You're learning as you go. As you said, sometimes failure is involved. And so, it's just the journey that you're on. Thank you so much for those reflections. Norbert - Weslynne, I want to come back to you and just think about something that was already said. This idea of we can't just simplify design as a series of tools that you could just kind of pick up and put into something else. And appreciating the complexity, the richness of what design as a discipline is, I'm interested to know how do we best use design, recognizing that it's a huge area? How do we use it authentically to address issues like convergence in the research team? And I want to even push that a little bit further. I mean, because some of our listeners are not researchers. They're not part of research teams, but they're designing policy. They're designing or they're a part of policy efforts. I'd be interested to think about what design can offer to any sort of group of people coming together to solve complicated challenges. Weslynne - I'm going to bring this into my teaching because I think like as a lecturer in a design school, one of the things that, that I emphasize in thinking about systems, thinking about how designers show up, is that there are many different types of expertise, right? So, there's our professional, educational expertise. There's the expertise of lived experiences. And it's often the case that we are biased in terms of one being more important than the other. And I tried to train my students to think about, like, what are their own biases and assumptions coming into situations. So that they can more authentically create space for different viewpoints and different ways of being. So, if we're trying to map systems and map all of the forces that are important for not only understanding a problem, and not just kind of the symptom of the problem that we see, but the real patterns and structures that are the root cause of those problems. That we have to kind of create a space where people can feel more comfortable to really explore more of those, those root causes. I think in applying design and a convergent research context, and a policy solution development process, that designers can help to create the conditions, create a space, for people from different perspectives to come into that space and be comfortable bringing their knowledge, their ways of being, their ways of knowing into that context. And that's a skill, right? That is a facilitation skill to help people show up in, in that way. I think that there are also these tensions that we came across in this Network, in the course of doing this research, where, you know, we found that it's really important to create a space for reflexivity. So that it's not just about creating these outputs and it's not just about these tasks. But creating a space where people have the time to reflect on what's happening, well, what has happened, and how they can then integrate that back into their practice, right? There can be these cycles of convergence, but there's also a need for divergence, right? And giving people the space to express what they're interested in, do the types of work that they're most interested in. And then come back together to say, okay, how can we bring these things together? I see design as really helping to play an important role in reframing questions. In helping groups dig deeper and reach more robust understanding of the challenges that they face. And then help to make the solutions more actionable, right? And that's not just as a research output. It's not just as a research paper. But really having solutions that work for a diversity of people. Norbert - I'm grateful for the way you've explained what design is. Both you and Azra have explained what design is and what it can do for us as members of society. And I just think about the current political and social moments that we're in and how design has a role to play in helping us, as you talked about, reframing problems, and finding solutions that benefit a broad swath of society. I didn't realize I was going to become an evangelist for designers. And I'm grateful for the work that you all are helping us think differently about how we do research or how we engage the larger community. BIOS   Weslynne Ashton is a professor of environmental management and sustainability at Illinois Institute of Technology, with joint appointments at the Stuart School of Business and the Institute of Design. She is the co-director of the Food Systems Action Lab at Illinois Institute of Technology.  Dr. Ashton is a sustainable systems scientist, whose research, teaching and practice are oriented around transitioning our socio-ecological systems towards sustainability and equity. She studies the adoption of socially and environmentally responsible strategies in business, and the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in addressing social and environmental challenges. Her research is grounded in industrial ecology and the circular economy. Her current work focuses on increasing sustainability and equity in urban food systems, and developing regenerative economies in post-industrial regions, newly industrializing countries and small island states. Azra Sungu is a design researcher and strategist at the Illinois Institute of Technology ID Food Systems Action Lab. Her research focuses on narrative-focused approaches for cultivating radical transition imaginaries. Her work uses design to navigate complexity, surface patterns and discover new pathways. Dr. Sungu earned her doctorate from Illinois Institute of Technology.

In this episode, Noah McClain, Assistant Professor of Sociology talks with the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about security and technology vulnerabilities within New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority. This is the third episode in our 11-part series, Technology vs. Government, featuring former California State Assemblymember Lloyd Levine. Thank you so much to our generous sponsor for this episode, the Wall Street Journal. Activate your free school-sponsored subscription today at: WSJ.com/UCRiverside About Noah McClain: Noah McClain (PhD, New York University) is a sociologist with interests spanning the sociologies of cities, law, inequality, complex organizations, work, policing, and security, and how these intersect with technologies high and low. Dr. McClain has published a broad range of articles dealing with these topics in venues such as the Journal of Consumer Culture, Poetics, and Information, Communication, and Society. He has served on the faculties of Illinois Tech, and the Bard Prison Initiative, where he was also a postdoctoral research fellow. He is also a former investigator of police misconduct for the City of New York. Learn more about Noah McClain via https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-mcclain-2b415769 Interviewer: Lloyd Levine (Former California State Assemblymember, UCR School of Public Policy Senior Policy Fellow) Watch the video version of this episode via: https://youtu.be/kKr6yODUQGQ Music by: Vir Sinha Commercial Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://spp.ucr.edu/ba-mpp⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://spp.ucr.edu/mpp⁠⁠⁠  This is a production of the UCR School of Public Policy: ⁠⁠⁠https://spp.ucr.edu/⁠⁠⁠  Subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss an episode. Learn more about the series and other episodes via ⁠⁠⁠https://spp.ucr.edu/podcast⁠⁠⁠. 

Our guest is ⁠⁠⁠Tony Bynum, Associate Professor of Practice and Director of the ID Executive Academy at Illinois Tech's Institute of Design (ID).   In this episode, Bynum speaks with host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Christian Solorzano⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ about the role of design as a philosophy and agent for change. We discuss the importance of creating meaning through our work and collaboration, the qualities that make up the leadership required to shape the future, technology, learning methodologies, and much more. Music by the band ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eighties Slang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

A new school year is upon us. That is a very exciting proposition for civil engineering students worldwide, for ASCE, and for everyone lucky enough to use and enjoy the infrastructure these young engineers will design and build in the future. But what's it like being a civil engineering student in 2024? What's the most exciting part? “Being a civil engineering student at any time had to be amazing, but being a student, particularly in 2024, is fantastic because of all the new opportunities and technology out there,” said Maxwell Fletcher, a third-year civil engineering student at the University of Florida. “We try to push the boundaries of what's possible with what we know. So being able to use new technology, new modeling software, and even AI to improve our work is truly incredible.” Fletcher is one of 27 ASCE Student Ambassadors this school year, ready to share with the world all the coolest parts about being a civil engineering student in 2024. ASCE Student Ambassadors represent ASCE on their campuses and through social media, promoting Society events and resources that can help their fellow students advance their careers. It's an exciting group of future leaders and an exciting time to be a civil engineering student. “We're in an age where civil engineering is, honestly, boundless,” Fletcher said. “I'm very excited for what the future holds for my career and everyone else I'm in school with.” Fletcher joined fellow ASCE Student Ambassadors Mariana Vega, a civil engineering and surveying student at New Mexico State University, and Cing Kim, a civil engineering student at Illinois Tech, on the ASCE Plot Points podcast to discuss their favorite aspects of 2024 civil engineering student life.

In the second part of our retrospective on how Imaginary Worlds has covered sci-fi and fantasy since September 2014, we look at the world of gaming. I visit the game shop Sip & Play and talk with the owner Jonathan Li. Game designer and cultural consultant James Mendez Hodes returns to discuss the affect Stranger Things and Critical Role have had on the popularity of D&D, and why the last decade has been a golden age of indie tabletop games. Illinois Tech professors Carly Kocurek and Jennifer deWinter discuss the breakout video games in the last 10 years, and why it's harder for indie video games to have the same success as indie board games. This week's episode is sponsored by GreenChef, ShipStation and Hims. Go to greenchef.com/imaginaryclass for 50% off your first box and 50 free credits with ClassPass Go to shipstation.com and use the code “Imaginary” to sign up for your free 60-day trial. Start your free online visit today at hims.com/imaginary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JD Gershbein is an expert on all things LinkedIn. His company, Owlish Communications provides LinkedIn branding and advisory services to executives, leaders and entrepreneurs around the world. Listen, as Sonny poses the most asked questions by LinkedIn users. In this episode, you'll learn: -The biggest mistake people make on LinkedIn How to navigate LinkedIn to your benefit Do you really need to upgrade your account How to reach out when someone views your profile The best way to attract connections and followers The difference between posting and article writing Who sees your contributions The mystery of the Linkedin algorithm More! About JD JD Gershbein received his B.A. in English from the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. He earned two postgraduate degrees at Illinois Tech (formerly the Illinois Institute of Technology), an M.S. in industrial/organizational psychology, and an M.B.A. in marketing communications from the Stuart School of Business. In spring 2011, Stuart offered JD an adjunct professor position and invited him to design and teach the school's first-ever graduate school course on social media marketing. As far as we know, his acceptance marked the first time the subject became part of an MBA curriculum at a major academic institution!

This week, Dustin talks with Dr. Joseph Orgel from Illinois Institute of Technology about the innovative Empowerment Leadership and Mentorship (ELM) program he developed. Dr. Orgel shares his journey in academia, emphasizing the importance of mentorship and the development of durable skills for student success. They also discuss the program's impact on academic performance, graduation rates, and the overall student experience. Lastly, Dr. Orgel highlights the critical role of peer mentorship and the positive effects of creating a supportive and empowering academic culture.Guest Name: Dr. Joseph Orgel, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Illinois Institute of TechnologyGuest Social Handles: LinkedInGuest Bio: Dr. Joseph Orgel is a visionary with a passion for innovation and collaboration. He is a relentless research leader in multi- and cross-disciplinary R&D, delving into areas such as the molecular organization of tissues, X-Ray diffraction, neurology, social influence, generative AI and applied learning. His diverse background spans academia, research, and business, giving him a unique perspective on leadership and problem-solving. Joseph's expertise in industrial R&D, business administration, and strategic planning is complemented by his commitment to fostering strong relationships and championing personal development. As a skilled communicator and dedicated mentor, Joseph inspires those around him to reach their full potential. - - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/https://twitter.com/HigherEd_GeekAbout The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too! Some of our favorites include Generation AI and I Wanna Work There. Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com.

It took almost a week to select the jurors and alternates for the Manhattan trial of former President Donald Trump. This hour is all about juries. We'll talk about jury selection, how to root out potential bias, and the process of choosing an impartial jury in this day and age. Plus, we'll look at depictions of juries in popular culture. And, some of the jury selection questions have to do with what media a person consumes, so we'll look at what the media we consume can say about us, and discuss media bias. GUESTS:  Renato Mariotti: Trial attorney and partner at the law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. He is a former federal prosecutor, and host of the “It's Complicated” podcast Nancy Marder: Professor of Law, Director of the Justice John Paul Stevens Jury Center and Co-Director of the Institute for Law and the Humanities at the Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Tech. She is author of The Power of the Jury: Transforming Citizens Into Jurors Vanessa Otero: Creator of the Media Bias Chart and the Founder and CEO of Ad Fontes Media Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show. The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.  Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Deans Counsel, moderators Ken Kring and Dave Ikenberry speak with Raj Echambadi, the 10th President (since August 2021) of the Illinois Institute of Technology.From 2017 to 2021, Echambadi served as the Dunton Family Dean of D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. Under his leadership, D'Amore-McKim has become widely recognized for moving beyond traditional business silos and for embracing cross-disciplinary perspectives in both research and teaching. Prior to joining Northeastern, Echambadi served for eight years in various roles, including as the Alan J. and Joyce D. Baltz Professor and the senior associate dean of strategic innovation, at Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Echambadi was a driving force behind the scaled online M.B.A. (iMBA) program at the University of Illinois, which has been lauded as one of the best breakthrough, disruptive educational innovations in the past decade.Echambadi's wealth of experience animates a fast-moving and fascinating discussion about these topics and more:• Online Education • Creating a learning Eco-System• Understanding the power of people and shaping the jobs to fit them • Democratizing education • Defending the value of higher education  • How The Deanship prepared him for the Presidency   Learn more about Raj EchambadiComments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at feedback@deanscounsel.comThanks for listening.-Produced by Joel Davis at Analog Digital Arts--DEANS COUNSEL: A podcast for deans and academic leadership.James Ellis | Moderator | Dean of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (2007-2019)David Ikenberry | Moderator | Dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado-Boulder (2011-2016)Ken Kring | Moderator | Co-Managing Director, Global Education Practice and Senior Client Partner at Korn FerryDeansCounsel.com

Do you like to consider yourself a values-driven leader? Do you wonder how to assess how you're doing?My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Raj Echambadi. We delved into how he thinks about and practically demonstrates values that inspire and engage others.Raj is the President of Illinois Institute of Technology and has a principle-driven vision for the institute and he shares with us how he thinks about and practically demonstrates values that inspire and engage others.You'll enjoy, be impressed and be inspired by what Raj has to say and how he says it.This is not an episode to miss!About the Guest:Raj Echambadi became the 10th president of Illinois Institute of Technology in August 2021. Echambadi's vision for Illinois Tech is centered on a new path to preeminence driven by four principles: first, honoring and strengthening the university's role as an engine of opportunity and a national leader in economic mobility; second, pursuing growth through reimagining education to serve learners at all stages of life; third, fueling future innovation by empowering students; and fourth, exemplifying purpose-driven citizenship in service of the Bronzeville neighborhood, Chicago, and the world.Previously, Echambadi served as the dean of D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. Before joining Northeastern, Echambadi served in various roles, including as senior associate dean of strategic innovation, at Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was a driving force behind a scaled online M.B.A. (iMBA) program that was lauded as one of the best educational innovations in the past decade. Echambadi received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Anna University in India and a doctorate in marketing from the University of Houston. His academic research focuses on strategic innovation within organizations and how firms should balance current and future opportunities. He has won numerous teaching and research accolades including the prestigious Academy of Management Journal Best Paper Award for his work on employee entrepreneurship. About the Host:Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. Amy's most popular keynote speeches are:The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership LegacyThe Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System CollaborationThe Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and CommunityThe Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.www.courageofaleader.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/amyshoopriley/ Link mentioned in the podcastThe Inspire Your Team assessment (the courage assessment): https://courageofaleader.com/inspireyourteam/ Thanks for listening!Thanks so much for listening to The Courage of a Leader podcast! If you got inspired and/or got valuable...

Shailvi Wakhlu, a technology leader and international keynote speaker with a sterling career at firms like Salesforce and Fitbit joins Deborah to discuss the topic of self-advocacy, emphasizing the crucial role it plays in one's career trajectory. Shailvi shares valuable insights based on her own experiences and her 16-year career journey. She emphasizes that if self-advocacy doesn't happen, one's value might not be recognized, thereby insisting on disseminating narratives that can turn into positive actions. Shailvi also articulates the benefits for companies investing in self-advocacy skills among their employees. This episode serves as a useful guide for individuals in different stages of their careers, aiming to leverage self-advocacy to surmount challenges at work.   Episode Highlights: 02:48 Shailvi's Journey and Passion for Self-Advocacy 05:24 The Importance of Self-Advocacy in Career Progression 07:42 The Challenges and Rewards of Writing a Book 10:32 The Role of Self-Advocacy in Personal and Professional Life 22:49 The Impact of Self-Advocacy on Companies   Shailvi Wakhlu is a Technology Leader and International Keynote Speaker. She is the former Head of Data & Analytics at Strava and Komodo Health. Every year, Wakhlu speaks at 25+ global conferences and Fortune 500 corporate events on Self-Advocacy and Data. Her sixteen-year career has included companies such as Salesforce, Fitbit, and a software startup she co-founded. Wakhlu's self-advocacy expertise comes from being a practitioner at startups and large companies across three continents. Wakhlu grew up in India and studied engineering at Illinois Tech, Chicago. She currently lives in San Francisco with her husband and their sixty plants.   You can connect with Shailvi in the following ways: Website: http://www.shailvi.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shailviw/   Whether you are a C-Suite Leader of today or tomorrow, take charge of your career with confidence and leverage the insights of The CEO's Compass: Your Guide to Get Back on Track.  To learn more about The CEO's Compass, you can get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3AKiflR    Other episodes you'll enjoy: C-Suite Goal Setting: How To Create A Roadmap For Your Career Success - http://bit.ly/3XwI55n Natalya Berdikyan: Investing in Yourself to Serve Others on Apple Podcasts -http://bit.ly/3ZMx8yw Questions to Guarantee You Accomplish Your Goals - http://bit.ly/3QASvym  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coupling a charitable mindset and a drive to solve some of the toughest intellectual and scientific problems has led to success for P33 Chicago and founding Chief Executive Officer Brad Henderson. Serving Chicago and embracing the city's challenges and strengths, Brad envisions the city as a hub for new technologies built on collaborative and dynamic innovation, all while embracing inclusive growth.In this episode, Brad shares the successes of P33 Chicago and TechRise's efforts, including outlining how two million dollars invested into Black, Hispanic, and women founders led to ninety-three million in additional private financing. He discusses the lasting effects of starting a business under-capitalized and the realities of how most founders raise capital. Brad offers insight into connecting investors with opportunities where they might lack first-hand expertise or experience and the benefits of encountering and working with new people and ideas.Brad dives into ongoing success stories in Chicago (EventNoire and more), the ripe environment for a Chicago-based battery boom, the new CZ Biohub, and the aims and recent triumphs of Innovate Illinois. He shares a key component to the city's success: the collaborative spirit of the top-caliber universities. Brad paints a picture of an innovative Chicago that utilizes the abundance of college graduates and embraces scientists and thinkers across institutions working together to create new technologies funded by bold Chicago investors and building on the city's history of innovation.(04:26) – Introducing Brad Henderson and P33 Chicago(05:52) – TechRise(07:27) – The impact of an under-capitalized start(09:45) – Proof points and coaching founders(12:05) – Success story: EventNoire(14:21) – A battery boom(18:41) – Chicago-based investors(20:34) – The impact of exceptional, collaborative universities (25:25) – Where is Chicago headed?(26:17) – Leveraging a small staff(29:38) – Chicago-based innovation and collaborationBrad Henderson is the Founding Chief Executive Officer at P33 Chicago, the forward-thinking nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating Chicago's status as a world premier hub of technological discovery and development. Brad's leadership extends to various roles on boards and advisory committees of Interfaith Youth Core (Board Chair), the College Visiting Committee at the University of Chicago, the President's Advisory Council at the University of Illinois, the College of Computing Advisory Board at Illinois Tech, Rush University Medical Center, Rush University (Board of Governors), Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and the Chicago History Museum. Brad earned a bachelor's degree in economics with honors and a master's in social science from the University of Chicago. A Rhodes Scholar, Brad also earned a master's of science in economics and social history from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Saiid Business School at the University of Oxford.If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Innovation and the Digital Enterprise in

As I mentioned in one of the prior segments of UnMind: In zazen, as well as in Zen writ large, we embrace a directive from the first great Ch'an poem by Master Kanchi Sosan: To move in the One WayDo not reject even the world of senses and ideasIndeed embracing them fully is identical with true enlightenment This is the most direct testament I have come across to refute the charge that Zen is somehow anti-intellectual. Those of us who take up the Zen way do, however, recognize the limitations of the discriminating mind in dealing with nonduality, but we do not dismiss intellectualization outright. Our ability to analyze, dissect, and reconstruct information is one of the most powerful tools we have in confronting the various confounding issues we face in life. But it cannot solve the mystery of existence alone. Something else – call it intuition? — has to come into play on a level beyond thought. As Matsuoka Roshi would often say, “Zen goes deeper.” In this segment, I will attempt to address a subject suggested by one of our members, considering the distinctions I have found in my experience teaching Zen over the years, versus my professional background in design, formally beginning with my BS and MS training at the Institute of Design, Illinois Tech in Chicago — acronym ID+IIT if you want to look it up — followed by my tenure teaching at the U of I, Chicago Circle Campus, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Another complementary influence was my training in end-user research, primarily for new product development, with a Chicago-based firm. It was one of my main sources of income while in university, and the firm with which I moved to Atlanta in 1970. The integration of end-user research with each stage of creative development, from raw concept through refined concept, form, features, and styling, and so on, became the subject of my Master's thesis, and is now the gold standard in the industry, the most obvious example being the end-user-participation approach to debugging initial releases of software apps. As a starting point, one notable difference in design and Zen training may be that those who teach design on a professional level, and those who pursue it for advanced degrees, tend to refer to the overall method and approach as “design thinking,” which stresses analytical training to apply design as a generalist endeavor, rather than as a specialty. The premise is that the method employed in defining and solving any given problem of the applied design profession is thought to be basically applicable to any other problem-solving activity, in general terms. In research circles, the term “methodology” is often used to refer to the method followed in conducting the study; it actually means the study of method itself. Which is one area of intense focus in design itself, one of its more well-known proponents being Victor Papanek. For example, the method employed in designing and building a chair is basically the same as that utilized in writing a book, both of which I have personally done. Of course, since the materials required, and the functions of the end product differ; the details of the process differ accordingly. But the overarching steps in the process are similar in nature, as in all problem-solving initiatives. The steps usually taken are roughly parallel to those for solving quadratic equations, acronym PEMDAS. Indulge my stretching the analogy a bit, but the recommended sequence for doing the mathematical operations is to solve the Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and finally the Subtraction, and in that order; otherwise the answer is not likely to be correct. Metaphorically, solving the “parentheses” and “exponents” of the equation first, I take as roughly equivalent to defining the purpose and function of the end product: Who is the audience for this book, again? What is the point in designing yet another chair? What is the implicit thrust, or “root” of the problem, in other words? Once the project's underlying charge and challenge is clarified, then the ideation can begin; brainstorming and mind-mapping: consideration of all the possible materials available, such as hardwoods and furniture fasteners, in the case of the chair. Or the arc of the narrative of the book: What is in the first chapter; how do we end the last chapter; how many pages or words? Both of which I think we can regard as a kind of “multiplication” process. It may expand into future phases, with issues around getting the book, or the chair, published or manufactured, respectively. Once everything that may prove to be pertinent to the design and production of the new thing has been teased out through free association — and documented so as not to be lost — the exercise shifts to dividing the formless mosaic of the mind-map into relatively distinct groupings, much like Buddhism's five aggregates of sentient awareness. This I take as a form of “division.” Dividing the holistic concept into digestible bites in order to further develop the finer details. What options are there for furniture feet, finishes, and fabrics, if the chair is to be upholstered? What is the most logical sequence of chapters for the table of contents; how detailed do we need to make the footnotes or endnotes? Prioritizing the categories to take them one at a time, we then examine each set individually as to their completeness, and flesh them out, including elements we may not have thought of in the first go-round. This is the role of “addition,” kicking in once we have neatly divided the whole into discrete parts, each of which benefits from individual embellishment. For the chair, this may include line extensions such as choices in fabric, variable sizes and features such as adjustability of an ergonomic model. For the book, it may include illustrations, graphic inserts and, these days, links to online content. Finally, we get to the “subtraction,” the last in the sequence. For the book, this would comprise the familiar editing process, in the form of major block edits, detailed line edits, and excising text that may not earn the space it occupies in terms of contribution to the story line. For a chair, as a one-off and especially for mass production, it might entail identifying and eliminating unnecessary secondary operations in manufacturing, which prove unnecessary to the quality of the finished product. In all creative processes, whether in a group or individual endeavor, these steps flow from first considering, defining, and redefining, the initial problem; then mapping out all the various aspects, dimensions, and components of the problem; sorting elements into relatively discrete groupings; then adding any overlooked components to flesh out the various categories; and, finally, editing: prioritizing, setting aside and/or eliminating any and all areas and items of concern that may be safely postponed for later consideration, focusing on those that are most central to a solution, and demanding immediate attention, before moving on to more peripheral issues. This cycle is not a one-and-done, of course; the evolution of the book or chair often requires recycling through the earlier steps repeatedly, until the final design has moved from concept to execution. Such methods, like everything else these days, have now become ubiquitous online, where we find such apps as “Google docs” listed in 3,400,000,000 search results for “online group methods.” To conclude this segment, let me add that I feel that my training in the Bauhaus method of design thinking at ID+IIT combined with training in research methodology uniquely positioned me to take on the propagation of Zen as an identified problem, and to focus on the definition of that problem, as it evolved over nearly 50 years to date. The research model enabled me to apply group process to the administrative side, studying the requirements of establishing a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation in compliance with the rules and regs of the IRS, and to manage the many dysfunctional aspects of board of directors' governance. That the ASZC has been in virtually continuous operation is, I think, testament to the validity of this approach. In the next segment, we will segue into consideration of these same approaches to the teaching of the unteachable, Zen. Stay tuned and keep practicing.* * * Elliston Roshi is guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order. He is also a gallery-represented fine artist expressing his Zen through visual poetry, or “music to the eyes.”UnMind is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.Producer: Shinjin Larry Little

I sometimes ask the producer of the UnMind podcast whether there is any subject he would like me to address, that he thinks is timely, and that others might find to be of interest. He sent me the following note: I was re-reading notes I've made in a Brad Warner book (“It Came From Beyond Zen”) and he made two points that are hitting me today. He interpreted Dogen's chapter “Kannon” and then commented on the interpretation: To me the basic idea of this whole essay is that compassion is intuitive. You can assess a given situation and think about how to deal with it compassionately. And you might even come up with the right answer that way. But in actual moment-by-moment interactions, compassion isn't a matter decided by thought. You have to be able to see your instantaneous intuitive response and then do it. This is hard. One of the reasons we practice meditation is to help us see our intuitive responses more clearly. Then: A little further along I have Dogen say, “You give yourself to yourself, and you give everyone else to everyone else.” That's pretty close to the original. This is important. If you don't take care of yourself, you can't take care of anyone else. There's no great merit in burning yourself out for the sake of others, since you'll only end up becoming a burden to those who'll have to take care of you after you wreck yourself in the process. Brad is a relatively younger and relatively famous Zen friend who has visited Atlanta from time to time; he and I once led a retreat together in Nashville, if memory serves. I agree with his point that compassion is basically intuitive, rather than entirely analytical. We speak of “practicing” compassion, and it is true that we can train ourselves to respond to individuals and situations more compassionately — that is, by seeing their side of the story, et cetera — but we should probably differentiate between practicing compassion and actually experiencing it. The word literally means “suffer with”: the prefix “com” meaning “with”; while “passion” is interchangeable with “suffering” as in “the passion of Christ.” Passion also means feeling strongly about something, as in “my passion is art” or music. But back to the idea of experiential compassion, of which I have written before. When we realize that we are the recipient of compassion in the sense of suffering as allowing, as in “suffer the little children to come unto me” as attributed to Christ, we recognize that we exist by virtue of the universe allowing us to exist — in that “goldilocks zone” in space and time where our home planet is far enough from, and close enough to, the sun that it can support life as we know it. The determinative parameters apparently do not have to be off by much to eliminate the possibility of sentient life on Earth. So in some sense, the planet is willing to suffer with us, until we become insufferable, which threshold we may have already transgressed, what with climate change and all. Religious belief systems aside, we may be hanging by a thread that is ready to snap. Ergo, we exist by dint of the compassion of the universe in its willingness to support life. Now, when we attribute “willingness” to the unconscious universe, eyebrows will be raised. The root word of willingness is “will,” and if we attribute will to the impersonal world in which we live, the next question will be, “Whose will?” It is counterintuitive to attribute will, unless it is to a “who.” But we can also look at will — the will to survive, the will to exist, and the will to propagate the species, for example — as disembodied will. Associated with will is the notion of intent — on both conscious and unconscious levels. Is it our intent to exist? Did we “will” ourselves into existence? Is there such a thing as “free will?” Or do all willful acts come with a price tag? Are we delusional in imagining that we are exerting free will in coming and going in this universe? As students at the Institute of Design, Illinois Tech, we would occasionally attend a movie series offered at the University of Chicago, in which they screened foreign films that would not be readily available in commercial theaters. After the feature they would show a short film or a series, one of which was entitled “The Lost Planet Ergro” if memory serves. These were in the category of “so bad they are good.” One of the leading characters in the script, when hearing some far-fetched explanation of the latest sci-fi phenomenon shown in the film would solemnly declare, “That's too deep for me.” After so many repetitions following so many scenes, it became unbearably funny. This is the way I feel about the speculations mentioned above. Apparently, Buddha did not exactly suffer fools gladly, and rejected flights of fancy from the practical standpoint of whether of not they addressed the problem at hand, that of the daily suffering in life. His experience in meditation apparently resolved many of the conflicts and conundrums we face in our lives, compounded, as they are by, complications of modern civilization. The story goes that, in the face of irreconcilable differences between the way he wished things might be, and the way that things really were, and still are, he resorted to meditation. He sat down, in all humility, and faced the fact that, with all of his intelligence, education, and privileged position in the caste system of his time, he did not really know what he most desperately needed to know. The story continues that he resolved to sit there and die, if need be, to settle once and for all the dilemma of his estrangement from the world, owing to the seemingly needless suffering he witnessed on a daily basis. He learned — and we should resolve — to “suffer with” the true causes and conditions of our existence, as he articulated them: aging, sickness, and death, to begin with; along with social dimensions of being away from our loved ones, and/or being with people we do not like. The depth and breadth of his insight still resonates today, in the validation of the Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path as being as relevant to our times as to his. Although, as I mention in earlier episodes, the complexity of our context has multiplied geometrically. If we take Buddha's example and message to heart, we can see that the compassionate thing to do is to embrace karmic causality, and the causes and conditions within our personal, social, natural and universal spheres of action and influence. The atrocities we witness around the globe, which manifest as the opposite of compassion, and the quintessential nature of ignorance, do not lobby against the veracity of Buddha's insight, but indeed confirm it in the most depressing manner imaginable. We do not have to imagine it because it is real, and has real karmic consequences. The native American tribes had a unique take on this hypothesis, as expressed by one of their chiefs during the genocidal advent of the white European settlers. It went something like this: The tribal members who had been slaughtered in the conquest — men, women and children — would be reborn as future generations of the children of the invaders. The perfect retribution, big-time karmic consequence. Whether or not you choose to honor or even consider this possibility, if those waging war on others, cavalierly bombing and otherwise laying waste to noncombatant civilians, were to believe that, like chopping down weeds after they had gone to seed, their very efforts are simply multiplying the future ranks of the perceived enemy, it might give them pause. If the “final solution” is genocide, wiping out the entire “other,” but it turns out not to work, but in fact simply kicks the can down the road a generation or two, the futility of the warring endeavor might finally come crashing home. This conclusion will never be drawn in the context of theistic beliefs in the eternal soul, of course. Unless they allow for some version of rebirth or reincarnation. Buddhism does not hold out this possibility in order to debate or refute contrary ideas. But what if it is true? Wouldn't the intrinsic irresolution, itself, perhaps contribute to a more moderate, compassionate approach to — if not loving thine enemies — at least recognizing that they may prevail, in spite of, or as a direct result of, our best efforts to eliminate them? As Master Dogen reminds us: Yet in attachment, blossoms fall In aversion, weeds spread And as one of our members reminded us when we were weeding the parking lot of the prior Zen center: “Weeds are flowers we don't want; flowers are weeds we do want.” But the herbicides that we spew over the land, in order to eradicate those flowers we identify as weeds in the patch, ultimately blow back our way, often taking our favorite blossoms with it. We are all, like it or not, forced to experience compassion, “suffering with,” suffering the ignorance of our fellow human beings. Suffering fools, if not gladly, as the saying goes. Karma and its consequences are not individuated; they come bundled with the species.* * * Elliston Roshi is guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order. He is also a gallery-represented fine artist expressing his Zen through visual poetry, or “music to the eyes.”UnMind is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.Producer: Shinjin Larry Little

Data leader and author of Self Advocacy: Your Guide to Getting What You Deserve at Work, Shailvi Wakhlu, joins us to discuss practical strategies for becoming a better self-advocate & skills to help you improve negative self-talk and prioritize your happiness. Shailvi also reveals the different types of self-advocacy and how eng leaders can empower/coach their teams to become better self-advocates, plus recommendations for incorporating self-advocacy into key workplace scenarios, including job promotions, negotiating a job offer, and more.ABOUT SHAILVI WAKHLUShailvi Wakhlu is a data leader, International Keynote Speaker, and author of Self Advocacy: Your Guide to Getting What You Deserve at Work. She is the former Head of Data & Analytics at Strava and Komodo Health. Her sixteen-year data and engineering career has included companies such as Salesforce, Fitbit, and a software startup she co-founded. Shailvi's self-advocacy expertise comes from being a practitioner at tech startups and large companies across three continents.Annually, Wakhlu speaks at twenty-five or more global conferences and corporate events hosted by Fortune 500 companies on Self-Advocacy and Data. She also teaches online courses on these subjects to a global audience.Wakhlu offers individual and group coaching. She has helped hundreds of people grow their self-advocacy skills and reach important career milestones faster. She is also an investor and advisor to several high-growth startups.Wakhlu grew up in India and studied Computer Engineering at Illinois Tech in Chicago. She loves to travel and has visited thirty-two countries. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, Govind, and their sixty plants."I believe that advocating for yourself is also advocating for the needs of the people that you care about. So if you consider yourself as part of a team, part of a community, part of a group, and if you know their happiness matters to you, if their comfort matters to you, advocating for them is advocating for yourself because if they're happier, you're happier. So I feel that for leaders who want their teams to be successful, this is something you do for yourself too because you want them to be successful.- Shailvi Wakhlu   We're hosting the first ELC Annual Watch Party on 11/8!We're livestreaming the most popular sessions from the ELC Annual 2023 conference + hosting virtual roundtable discussions to connect you with eng leaders around the globe AND in your city.Our first topic covers Generative AI & engineering leadership with Wade Chambers… no this isn't about the tech - it's about the leadership skills and competencies you need to evolve and adapt to lead in this next generation!We have different events for Europe, East Coast & West Coast! To RSVP, find your location HERE:EuropeWest Coast & MidWestEast CoastSHOW NOTES:How Shailvi became passionate about self-advocacy as a data leader (2:21)The inspiration that ignited Shailvi's need for a self-advocacy talk (4:36)Advice for reflecting on experiences & sharing your story in a meaningful way (7:25)Defining self-advocacy in an eng leadership context (9:12)Examples of proactive & reactive self-advocacy in the workplace (11:15)Why self-advocacy can be so hard for people (13:52)Strategies for identifying opportunities for self-advocacy (15:42)Frameworks for changing your self-talk / perception of self (18:13)How to encourage eng leaders to proactively share their stories / experiences (21:26)Practices to help embrace opportunities for self-advocacy (23:11)Why eng leaders need to help their teams cultivate self-advocacy skills (27:00)The benefit of recognizing & embracing what you're most proud of (30:34)What successful self-advocacy within the job promotion conversation (32:37)Self-advocating while negotiating a job offer (36:57)The importance of prioritizing happiness along with self-advocacy (39:35)Rapid fire questions (43:49)LINKS AND RESOURCESSelf-Advocacy - Shailvi's book that presents a practical guide that anyone can use to master self-advocacy and equips leaders with tools to train others effectively.More from Shailvi on self-advocacy!The Speaker Author: Sell More Books and Book More Speeches - Lois Creamer and Cathy Fyock have teamed to help you become a Speaker Author and ramp up your impact to build your business. Whether you are a coach, consultant, or other expert who benefits by positioning your intellectual property, you will benefit from this idea-packed book.TickTick - a to-do list app for freelancers or small businesses that want to stay on top of tasks.This episode wouldn't have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-HostJerry Li - Co-HostNoah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan's also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/

The State of Energy hosts Tom Clark and Rand DeWitt discuss a breakthrough in technology to produce renewable propane from carbon dioxide.  A paper recently published in Nature Energy based on pioneering research done at Illinois Institute of Technology reveals a promising breakthrough in green energy: an electrolyzer device capable of converting carbon dioxide into propane in a manner that is both scalable and economically viable.As the United States races toward its target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, innovative methods to reduce the significant carbon dioxide emissions from electric power and industrial sectors are critical. Mohammad Asadi, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Illinois Tech, spearheaded this groundbreaking research. “Making renewable chemical manufacturing is really important,” says Asadi. “It's the best way to close the carbon cycle without losing the chemicals we currently use daily.”https://www.iit.edu/news/illinois-tech-engineer-spearheads-research-leading-groundbreaking-green-propane-production-method

Higher education leaders who want to increase inclusion while maintaining affordability at their campus can emulate the actions of the Illinois Institute of Technology. By following three core principles, Illinois Tech has ranked first in the state for people it has successfully moved from the bottom 20th percentile of household income to the upper 20th percentile.   Illinois Tech is also one of just 88 institutions named an American Talent Initiative ‘High-Flier' by the Aspen Talent Institute and Bloomberg Philanthropies for ensuring college access and success. Moreover, Illinois Tech's employment rate is 92% six months after graduation, even when 37% of its students receive Pell Grants.   In this episode of Changing Higher Ed® podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with President Raj Echambadi of the Illinois Institute of Technology about the four principles that have allowed Illinois Tech to experience so much success. They include boosting inclusion through experiential learning opportunities, providing more pathways for students, and embracing digital education.   Podcast Highlights   Illinois Tech pairs technology education with human-centered education by mandating experiential learning opportunities. These include not only students learning from faculty but also students learning from each other and faculty learning from students.   Because of how the public perceives higher ed, institutions must provide different pathways for students to receive an education. This involves no longer thinking of students as a monolith that can benefit from a one-size-fits-all solution. Instead, institutions must think about individual student groups and look at their different needs and motivations to develop more effective value propositions.   For example, after learning that students were concerned about affordability, Illinois Tech partnered with the local community college system, the City Colleges of Chicago, to create an innovative program. Students can now spend their first year at City Colleges to take post-secondary courses at community college prices while living on the Illinois Tech campus. They can also join student organizations and participate in activities at Illinois Tech. This not only addresses affordability but boosts a sense of belonging for students.   For its student-centered approach, Illinois Tech has been asked to join REP4 Rapid Education Prototyping, which is an alliance of like-minded institutions that devise strategies by learners for learners. It is a bottom-up orientation, where the learners design and dictate the learning strategy. At the same time, it becomes the job of educational leaders to make sure that those strategies get implemented so their learners remain empowered.   Illinois Tech embraces a hybrid model due to student demand and to increase accessibility for those who work full-time jobs, for example. Before joining Illinois Tech, Raj developed and launched the first scaled online MBA program in partnership with Coursera at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. That program happens to be the largest online program in the world. Ten percent of all online MBAs in the United States come from the university.     Read the transcript →   About Our Podcast Guest   Raj Echambadi, the 10th president of Illinois Institute of Technology, is steering the institution towards preeminence by prioritizing economic mobility, accessible education, human-centered technologists, and purposeful citizenship. Collaborating with university leaders, he has launched the groundbreaking ELEVATE program, which offers experiential learning, personalized mentorship, and job readiness, resulting in remarkable enrollment growth and recognition as an ATI High-Flier institution by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Echambadi's previous role as dean of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and his involvement in pioneering online education further underscore his transformative vision.   About the Host   Dr. Drumm McNaughton, the host of Changing Higher Ed®, is a consultant to higher ed institutions in governance, accreditation, strategy and change, and mergers. To learn more about his services and other thought leadership pieces, visit his firm's website: https://changinghighered.com/.   The Change Leader's Social Media Links   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdrumm/ Twitter: @thechangeldr Email: podcast@changinghighered.com   #changinghighered #thechangeleader #higheredpodcast

This special live episode was recorded on the show floor at the Times Higher Ed Digital US Event held at Illinois Tech in Chicago this past May. Dr. Karen Vignare shares with Dustin her broader perspective on the wave of digital transformation happening at public institutions across the country. This Episode is Brought to You By Our Friends at OlogieIn higher education, it's almost impossible to truly stand out. Ologie gets it. As a branding and marketing agency that focuses on education, they understand that what makes you authentic, is also what makes you distinct. Ologie offers award-winning creative, smart strategy, innovative thinking, and expert digital marketing. Most of all, they'll help you connect with your audiences, bring your stakeholders together, and achieve the results that matter most to you.Want to find out more about how you can build a compelling brand or campaign? Visit ologie.com. About the Enrollify Podcast Network: The Application is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network.  If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too!  Our podcast network is growing by the month and we've got a plethora of marketing, admissions, and higher ed technology shows that are jam packed with stories, ideas, and frameworks all designed to empower you to be a better higher ed professional. Our shows feature a selection of the industry's best as your hosts. Learn from Jeremy Tiers, Zach Busekrus, Jaime Hunt, Allison Turcio, Jamie Gleason and many more. Learn more about The Enrollify Podcast Network at podcasts.enrollify.org. Our shows help higher ed marketers and admissions professionals find their next big idea — come and find yours!

This special live episode was recorded on the show floor at the Times Higher Ed Digital US Event held at Illinois Tech in Chicago this past May. Dustin got the chance to chat with Dr. Anne Clancy, Higher Education Advisor at T-Mobile about Anne's unique background and path to T-Mobile. They also explored why closing digital equity gaps in higher education is so important and how institutions can address this issue. This episode is brought to you by our friends at DD Agency:DD Agency is a higher ed-specific marketing technology agency that has conducted countless SEO Audits for colleges and universities across the country. In these audits, they detail where you currently rank, what you could be ranking for, exactly how copy should be tweaked on website pages, and much more. If this sounds like something you could benefit from, give those folks a ping and be sure to mention that Enrollify sent you to claim a 10% discount on any of their SEO offerings. Head on over to enrollify.org/ddaseo, or simply follow the link in the show notes below…that will guarantee you get a 10% discount off of your audit.  About the Enrollify Podcast Network: The Application is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network.  If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too!  Our podcast network is growing by the month and we've got a plethora of marketing, admissions, and higher ed technology shows that are jam packed with stories, ideas, and frameworks all designed to empower you to be a better higher ed professional. Our shows feature a selection of the industry's best as your hosts. Learn from Jeremy Tiers, Zach Busekrus, Jaime Hunt, Allison Turcio, Jamie Gleason and many more. Learn more about The Enrollify Podcast Network at podcasts.enrollify.org. Our shows help higher ed marketers and admissions professionals find their next big idea — come and find yours!

This episode of the NOMASiit Podcast, "Beyond the Surface'' is titled “Breaking Barriers, Paving Future," featuring Jen Park. Discover the remarkable life and accomplishments of Jen Park in this episode. From being an award-winning architect and co-founder of Park Fowler Plus, to receiving prestigious honors like the AIA Chicago 2019 Dubin Family Young Architect Award, Jen's journey is truly inspiring. Additionally, we delve into her vital roles as a professor and studio coordinator at Illinois Tech, as well as her influential contributions to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within the field of architecture.

In this episode, Dr. Kate Balestrieri and William Beteet discuss how to recognize the male gaze in media, and unpack its detrimental impacts on dating expectations, relationships and masculinity. Guest info: William Beteet III (he/him/his) has been published in TIME, Huffington Post and Inc. Magazine. He's a TEDx Speaker, Quora Top Writer and has over 160,000 followers on TikTok. William received his Juris Doctorate from Illinois Tech and has degrees in both Philosophy and History from Baylor University. William lives in New York where he has performed, along side of Bill Burr and Tracy Morgan. Follow William on Instagram and TikTok @billbeteet Additional Resources for Understanding the Male Gaze: Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema by Laura Mulvey (year) https://www.asu.edu/courses/fms504/total-readings/mulvey-visualpleasure.pdf What is the Male Gaze? Definition and Examples in Film by Kim Leonard (2021) https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-the-male-gaze-definition/ To submit ideas for future podcasts, please visit www.modernintimacy.com/podcast To schedule a consultation with a Clinician at Modern Intimacy, visit www.modernintimacy.com/contact Subscribe to the podcast here: Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1563975869 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4YUuXpunV1W4GfMmcu0qXu?si=mfuyAkhrTraN1Nv0SYy2lQ Stay connected with Dr. Kate on Social Media: Instagram: @drkatebalestrieri + @themodernintimacy TikTok: @drkatebalestrieri Intro and Outro Credits Erica Gerard www.podkitproductions.com #malegaze #misogyny #patriarchy #mentalheatlh #relationships #podcast

In the world of architecture there are many different career paths you can take, including becoming an architect for the U.S. military. Join Katerina on this week's episode as she sits down with fellow Illinois Tech alumni and Navy Officer Lauren to discuss what it's like to work as an architect in the U.S. Navy.  Lauren shares her journey of transitioning from the private sector to the U.S. Navy, including if the information she studied for ARE (architectural) exams is beneficial to her new role. From officer training to managing projects on a Navy base, Lauren illustrates the route you can take by serving your country while remaining in the field of architecture *Disclaimer: The experiences and views are those of the individual and are not representative of the U.S. Navy.    Mentioned: Connect with Lauren via email: lcapuano15@gmail.com   Support the podcast on Patreon! Subscribe to the From the Honeycomb newsletter! Meditate with Katerina on Insight Timer Follow me on Instagram!   Podcast Audio edit by Ma. Charmaine Sarreal, Podcast Specialist   @iamchasarreal Intro music provided by kabgig / Pond5   By accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Katerina Burianova, or used by Katerina Burianova with permission, and are protected under U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. Except as otherwise provided herein, users of this Podcast may save and use information contained in the Podcast only for personal or other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing, of this Podcast may be made without the prior written permission of the Katerina Burianova, which may be requested by contacting honeycombeeblog@gmail.com This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein.

The search is on for an electric vehicle with a 1,000-mile range. And a new dime-sized battery may be a step in that direction. Mohammad Asadi is a chemical engineer at Illinois Tech who was one of the people behind the discovery. He spoke with Climate Cast host Paul Huttner about the new technology and other potential uses for it.

The search is on for an electric vehicle with a 1,000-mile range. And a new dime-sized battery may be a step in that direction. Mohammad Asadi is a chemical engineer at Illinois Tech who was one of the people behind the discovery. He spoke with Climate Cast host Paul Huttner about the new technology and other potential uses for it.

The search is on for an electric vehicle with a 1,000-mile range. And a new dime-sized battery may be a step in that direction. Mohammad Asadi is a chemical engineer at Illinois Tech who was one of the people behind the discovery. He spoke with Climate Cast host Paul Huttner about the new technology and other potential uses for it.

The search is on for an electric vehicle with a 1,000-mile range. And a new dime-sized battery may be a step in that direction. Mohammad Asadi is a chemical engineer at Illinois Tech who was one of the people behind the discovery. He spoke with Climate Cast host Paul Huttner about the new technology and other potential uses for it.

Asymmetrical.Of necessity it is —But need not stay so.* * *Welcome back to UnMind, the podcast in which we tap into Design Thinking to inform our approach to Zen practice and daily life in modern times, especially in America. After the last series posted at midsummer last year — five episodes in which we summarized thirty-two prior segments on the intersection of Design Thinking and Zen — we decided to take a much-needed hiatus to reconsider the overall direction of the podcast itself. The prior three segments on the Three Treasures of Buddhism — Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha — were the inaugural series of the reboot, examining what we would refer to as their “design intent.” That is, how “Buddha practice,” interpreted primarily as time in meditation, is designed; what effect it is intended to have; and the same analysis applied to Dharma and Sangha. These ancient concepts are subject to misunderstanding in a culture underpinned by Judaic and Christian memes. I chose to approach them from a “form follows function” perspective, an established meme in Design circles. An evolutionary biologist tells me this is reversed in biology: function follows form, sans Designer.In the next series of segments we will take up various pairs of associated concepts to likewise hopefully shed some light on the connections between them that I glean from both Zen and Design angles. With this week's installment we will examine the most dispositive and determinative — and often fraught — relationships within the professional field of Design as well as that of formal Zen training, those you enjoy with your mentors. AKA the teacher-student/student-teacher relationship.In “Follow the Meander – An Indirect Route to a More Creative Life,” by Keisei Andrew Dietz, a long-time member of Atlanta Soto Zen Center (ASZC) who is a creativity and branding consultant as well as an excellent writer, he relates that following a long and feckless interview of my teacher, Matsuoka Roshi, by an FBI interrogator, the Enemy Alien Board of WWII in 1944 concludes by recommending:The Board particularly wants to point out to the Department that in their opinion this subject is a dangerous alien enemy.In the years leading up to the declaration of war with Japan, incoming Zen priests were suspected of being spies, as was eventually the entire Japanese population, which led to their infamous internment. When you read the text of the interview, especially if you knew Sensei, you can see that he was just honestly answering loaded questions by questioning why he would do any such thing as the interrogation suggested, such as going to Mexico, if such an order came from Japan. Why would he? That the interrogator concluded that Sensei posed a threat is truly laughable. His intent in coming to America was entirely altruistic, bringing the compassionate teachings of Zen and its practical method of meditation, zazen, to the people of his adopted country. The FBI agent did not understand that Sensei was, indeed, a “dangerous alien enemy,” but on a whole ‘nother level. His mission to America was indeed dangerous, in that it was intended to inculcate — in those Americans who became his students — an independence of thought, combined with an interdependence of action, that is truly subversive to any governmental effort to propagandize, or brainwash, its citizens. Political or ideological systems require dependent thought and codependent action on the part of their subscribers to be effective. Thus, introducing Zen to any society is the most subversive thing you can do. But no harm no foul. Sensei harbored no ill will. Zen's subversive influence has little to do directly with the social dimension, other than as a side-effect, but instead operates on the personal level. The nesting spheres model puts this in context (see diagram). Matsuoka Roshi would often say, “The Zen person has no trouble following the sidewalks.” In other words, it is not necessary to be nonconformists on the social level, e.g. fomenting a political movement as such, because Zen practitioners constitute such radical anomalies on the personal level. The propagation of Zen in America is taking place on a near-subliminal level, like the innovative selling of Tupperware through invitational parties in peoples' homes, instead of through retail stores. Zen followers do not usually make a public display of their practice, and its values do not provide a basis on which we would mount a campaign to reform society in our image. The real revolution begins at home, remaining virtually undetectable on the surface. True independence is as alien to conventional society as you can get. After all, society itself is subject to the three cardinal marks of Buddhism's dukkha: impermanence, imperfection, and insubstantiality. Further, any society's intentional evolution is exacerbated by human venality, as we witness on a daily basis here in the USA and all over the globe. Zen's embrace of this kind of humility is illustrated in the closing lines of an ancient Ch'an poem, Hokyo Zammai—Precious Mirror Samadhi, by Tozan Ryokai, founder of Soto Zen in 9th century China:Ministers serve their lords; children obey their parentsNot obeying is not filial; failure to serve is no helpWith practice hidden, function secretly like a fool like an idiotJust to continue in this way is called the host within the hostVery Confucian, the take on serving and obeying in the first two lines, but this does not amount to an unthinking endorsement of mindless conformity. “Fool” here is akin to “God's fool,” which does not constitute a pejorative but indicates the highest praise. The term “idiot” in the modern idiom denotes “a person of low intelligence,” an “ignorant person,” or simple, abject stupidity. But the Greek root term stresses the “private person,” the aspect of simply being a layperson. The “host within the host” is the most intimate sphere of conscious awareness, being the person within the person, having little to do with any social interaction. Both can be true at the same time, as in “inner person vs. outer person.”In Andrew's estimable book, which lays out his recommended nonlinear approach to the creative life, he emphasizes the importance of finding and appreciating one's mentors. After noting that he considers himself a “subversive in training,” he quotes my latest online Dharma Byte of that time (https://storder.org/dharma-bytes/), in which I wrote about Zen and revolution:Zen is countercultural. The main social or political issue with Zen practice, fully understood, is that it leads to true independence. Not only of thinking, but even of motive. The personal revolution that zazen can bring about can also knock the supports out from under our unthinking obedience to the dictates of the culture.“Follow the meander.” Highly recommended, both the book and the process. Admittedly it is a bit odd to be quoting another writer quoting myself. But Keisei is here treating me as a mentor, his mentor, one of several he mentions in the book. His sweeping account of the meandering role of mentors includes some interesting factoids about R. Buckminster Fuller, and my encounters with the great man, including one that a fellow Institute of Design student, studying photography under the direction of Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind — two of my erstwhile and estimable mentors — captured on film (see photo).Andrew notes the starburst clock apparently emanating from my skull while talking with Bucky, an intentional capture by my photographer friend, Steve Hale. Bucky always had this effect of blowing the minds of his audience, and still does. Search and find his recorded monologs in the cloud to see for yourself. In training, in both Design and Zen, your relationships to your mentors become all-important, shaping your views of the profession, as well as the practice and meaning of Zen and meditation, respectively. Of course, there are many other fields in which this holds true, basically for any apprentice mode of training with a journeyman or master of the trade. But in Zen, mentors are regarded as familial-level relations of some degree of intimacy, such as “dharma-father” or -mother, -sister, -brother, -grandfather, -uncle, et cetera. Shakyamuni himself was said to regard others as his “children,” and not in a condescending way, and would often refer to his followers as “good sons,” if we are to believe the written record. But Buddha was also known for not suffering fools gladly — “fool” being defined as “a person who acts unwisely or imprudently” or “a silly person” — in contrast to the “fool” in the great Zen poem above, where it connotes “a person devoted to a particular activity,” in this case, the secret practice of Zen. This point was illustrated several times in Buddhism's early history, when upon one occasion — ostensibly the last major teaching that Buddha gave, now referred to as the Lotus Sutra — he was told that certain pundits had come to debate. He is said to have said something like, “They are free to go.” Even Buddha realized that he would not reach everyone with his message, and as Matsuoka Roshi would often say, “Zen is not up for debate.” Buddha also explained — when asked by his devout followers why it was that some people did not show him the respect they thought he deserved — that these recalcitrant seekers had been his students in past lives, and that he had treated them badly, and so they were unwilling to follow him in this lifetime. Master Dogen likewise admonishes senior monks not to treat juniors unfairly, a more modern variation on this same theme, from 13th Century Japan. Perhaps the most neutral comment Buddha is said to have made on the teacher-student relationship arose from a confrontation he had with a young man he met on the road. This wannabe monk pressed the Great Sage to answer the “Ten Cosmic Questions,” as they were known — such as how it all began, how it will all end — et cetera. But Buddha demurred, explaining that these questions were really beside the point, irrelevant as well as hopelessly speculative, and bore no relation to the problem at hand, that of the suffering prevalent in this life. The young man insisted that unless the Buddha answered these questions, he, the young man, could not consider him, the Buddha, to be his teacher. Buddha responded with a clarification that should be the hallmark of all mentoring relationships. He told the earnest but misguided youth that he, the young man, was under no obligation to be his student; and he, Buddha, was under no obligation to be his teacher. This resonates with a contemporary teaching from Fritz Perls, the founder of Gestalt therapy, expressed in the so-called “Gestalt Prayer”: I do my thing and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine.I witnessed one memorable example of such an exchange in person, while pursuing my undergraduate degree at the Institute of Design at Illinois Tech. One of my most influential design mentors, the independent thinker, designer and education innovator, Ken Isaacs, had been invited to lead a special class, on the industrial design side of the program. As I was on the graphic design side, I had to jump through some hoops in order to be able to cross over and take his class. But I was determined to do so, knowing some of Ken's history, and having read a cover story in Life Magazine on his work, specifically the “Knowledge Box” that he later installed at ID+IIT (see photo). My persistence had the side effect of opening up the ID curriculum for future students to custom design their curriculum across disciplines and moving away from specialization, and so turned out to be worth the hassle, on both personal and social levels. In the eclectic class, which was held in a small auditorium in the basement of Crown Hall, the famous steel-and-glass architectural innovation by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (see photo), Ken put us through a series of mind-bending exercises he called “set-breakers.” Meaning not only thinking out of the box, but within the box, over and above and beyond the box, redefining and redesigning the box itself, so to speak. The first assignment was to “Translate yourself into terms other than verbal and present them to the class.” The second was to translate someone you knew in the class into terms other than verbal, and present that. As you might imagine, this led to considerable introspection on the personal level, and presenting a fellow student, a serious aspiring artist and my closest friend, led to some upheaval in our student-student relationship. But back to the teacher-student thing.Another student in the class, with whom I had become close, and will refer to as JJ, was the son of a colonel in the army, if memory serves. In that familiar groove of rebellion against strong parental influence, he was a sincere and decent folk-singer and guitar-player who had hitchhiked from the far West to attend ID. With the long, unruly hair to finish the portrait. His attitude was also unruly, leading him to frequently and repeatedly interrupt Ken's penetrating lectures and commentaries, with well-meaning but somewhat snarky comments of a critical nature. This he saw as his duty to truth, and speaking it to power, I assume. Finally one day, about midway through the term, Ken stopped abruptly in mid-sentence with one of JJ's remarks, and walked gracefully over to where he sat, standing in front of him. He leaned down face-to-face with his arms on the back of JJ's front-row auditorium chair and said, very quietly and sympathetically, that he could try to address all of JJ's problems directly, and would probably be able to help him out with them. But in order to do that, it would consume all of his time and — indicating the rest of us with a sweep of his head — he would have to turn his back on all the other students in the room. And that, unfortunately, he could not in good conscience do that. So he said I have no choice but to ask you to leave. Talking with JJ later, it was apparent that he had learned his lesson, a painful one, but too late.In the next segment we will continue this discussion of the all-important mentoring relationship of teachers to students, and that of students to teachers, pivoting to the asymmetrical relationship in Zen training. * * *Elliston Roshi is guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order. He is also a gallery-represented fine artist expressing his Zen through visual poetry, or “music to the eyes.”UnMind is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.Producer: Shinjin Larry Little

The search is on for an electric vehicle with a 1,000-mile range. And a new dime-sized battery may be a step in that direction. Mohammad Asadi is a chemical engineer at Illinois Tech who was one of the people behind the discovery. He spoke with Climate Cast host Paul Huttner about the new technology and other potential uses for it.

The search is on for an electric vehicle with a 1,000-mile range. And a new dime-sized battery may be a step in that direction. Mohammad Asadi is a chemical engineer at Illinois Tech who was one of the people behind the discovery. He spoke with Climate Cast host Paul Huttner about the new technology and other potential uses for it.

Welcome to this week's episode of The Real Estate Diplomat. This episode was recorded on March 8, 2023, just a few days prior to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Many elements of this conversation lend more credence to the idea of crypto becoming a backstop currency, whether it be due to financial instability or global conflict. On today's show, we sit down with Nelson Rosario, founder and partner at Rosario Tech Law, LLC. Nelson works with clients in the cryptocurrency industry and other emerging technology industries on legal issues related to property, privacy, and power.Nelson's expertise has been recognized in various publications such as the New York Times, TechCrunch, CoinDesk, Law360, and more. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois and before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. He holds a JD from Illinois Tech, Chicago-Kent College of Law, a BS in Computer Science from Florida State University, and a BA in History and Political Science from the University of Minnesota.In this episode, we dive into the world of crypto, blockchain, AI, and global security. We also explore how these technologies relate to real estate purchases and how the real estate industry can benefit from blockchain.To learn more about Nelson Rosario, you can visit his website at https://rosariotechlaw.com/ or follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/NelsonMRosario.To connect with Aaron Masliansky, the host of The Real Estate Diplomat, you can visit his website at https://www.therealestatediplomat.com/ or follow him on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter using the links provided below:Website: https://www.therealestatediplomat.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-masliansky-4b937217/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/633849318025738 Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronmaslianskyTune in to this episode for an insightful discussion on the intersection of real estate and emerging technologies.

Chuck Heinz and Jamie Lent preview the Red Raider baseball games vs Western Illinois, Tech vs TCH, Lady Raider basketball at Baylor and talk about things that Chuck does not like.  They also name the Play-byplay voice they would like to hear do a Tech game.

We're back for another installment of the “22 Lessons on Ethics and Technology” special series. In this week's episode of the series, I am joined by Dr. Mar Hicks. This episode tells the story of labor and gender discrimination in the tech industry. Dr. Hicks explains the historical background of gendered technological production that has influenced the development of computing. In her historical outline, she explains that while women were a hidden engine of growth in high technology from World War II to the 1960s, American and British computing in the 1970s experienced a gender flip, becoming male-identified in the 1960s and 1970s. What can this history teach us about the need for gender equity in technological production now? And what are the consequences of continued gender inequity for our future? Professor Mar Hicks is a historian of technology, gender, and labor, specializing in the history of computing. Dr. Hicks's book, Programmed Inequality (MIT Press, 2017) investigates how Britain lost its early lead in computing by discarding the majority of their computer workers and experts--simply because they were women. Dr. Hicks's current project looks at transgender citizens' interactions with the computerized systems of the British welfare state in the 20th century, and how these computerized systems determined whose bodies and identities were allowed to exist. Hicks's work studies how collective understandings of progress are defined by competing discourses of social value and economic productivity, and how technologies often hide regressive ideals while espousing "revolutionary" or "disruptive" goals. Dr. Hicks is also co-editing a volume on computing history called Your Computer Is On Fire (MIT Press, 2020). Dr. Hicks runs the Digital History Lab at Illinois Tech.

No, there's not a ban on gas stoves. But concerns over indoor air pollution's effect on our health led the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to discuss the possibility of the first ever safety regulation of new gas stoves. Reset discusses how this debate fits into the push to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels with Loyola University Chicago's Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility, Karen Weigert and Brent Stephens, Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Illinois Tech. Then Reset learns about the difference between induction and gas stoves with reporter Khaya Himmelman.

A group of Illinois Sheriffs have announced that they will not enforce the new assault weapons ban. John Howell is joined by Professor Howard Krent, Separation of Powers Expert at Illinois Tech's Chicago-Kent College of Law, to discuss his thoughts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the December release of Open AI's GPT-3.5 model, and the related ChatGPT, speculation has been rampant about how this next generation of artificial intelligence might upend the legal profession. But as others have been speculating, two legal scholars and scientists, Daniel Martin Katz and Michael Bommarito, put GPT 3.5 to the task, having it perform that most anxiety-inducing of tests along the path to becoming a lawyer – taking the bar exam.  How did it do? Katz and Bommarito recently published the results in their article, GPT Takes the Bar Exam, and on this episode of LawNext, they join host Bob Ambrogi to discuss why they did this experiment, how it turned out, and what it all means for the future of AI in law.  Katz is professor of law at Chicago-Kent College of Law and academic director of both The Law Lab at Illinois Tech, Chicago-Kent College of Law and the Bucerius Center for Legal Technology & Data Science in Hamburg, Germany. He is cofounder and CSO of 273 Ventures, and formerly cofounded the legal AI company LexPredict, which was acquired by Elevate in 2018.  Bommarito is cofounder and CEO of 273 Ventures and a serial entrepreneur and investor with over 20 years of experience in the financial, legal, and technology industries. A cofounder with Katz of LexPredict, he also co-founded Telly, an open source telemetry platform, and licens.io, an information security and compliance data company. He is an adjunct professor at Michigan State University College of Law. Thank You To Our Sponsors This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out.  Paradigm, home to the practice management platforms PracticePanther, Bill4Time, MerusCase and LollyLaw; the e-payments platform Headnote; and the legal accounting software TrustBooks. If you enjoy listening to LawNext, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Harold Krent, a separation of powers expert at Illinois Tech’s Chicago-Kent College of Law, joins John Williams to discuss the recent court ruling that held the cash bail provision of Illinois' SAFE-T Act unconstitutional.

Harold Krent, a separation of powers expert at Illinois Tech’s Chicago-Kent College of Law, joins John Williams to discuss the recent court ruling that held the cash bail provision of Illinois' SAFE-T Act unconstitutional.

Harold Krent, a separation of powers expert at Illinois Tech’s Chicago-Kent College of Law, joins John Williams to discuss the recent court ruling that held the cash bail provision of Illinois' SAFE-T Act unconstitutional.

A Kankakee Judge ruled that the ending of cash bail is unconstitutional. John Howell is joined by Professor Harold Krent, Separation of Powers Expert at Illinois Tech's Chicago-Kent College of Law. Professor Krent discusses the viability of the ruling and the rest of the SAFE-T Act. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Kankakee Judge ruled that the ending of cash bail is unconstitutional. John Howell is joined by Professor Harold Krent, Separation of Powers Expert at Illinois Tech's Chicago-Kent College of Law. Professor Krent discusses the viability of the ruling and the rest of the SAFE-T Act. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features the 10th President of Illinois Institute of Technology, Raj Echambadi. Lee and Raj have a wide ranging discussion, touching on everything from the paradox between low acceptance rates and claims of inclusivity, to how to balance educating more people with maintaining high rankings. The two discuss innovative programs at Northeastern and the University of Illinois that President Echambadi was involved in. Raj explains some of his goals at Illinois Tech, including working better with the community, embedding work credentials into programs, and growing their digital catalog of widely available courses.

Financial industry veteran Pappous is pulling back the curtain on how retail wealth management firms actually work and how institutional clients enjoy greater performance transparency. The book offers an expert's take on deceptive marketing practices and arms investors with the knowledge of how to spot high-quality portfolio advice and avoid falling for a slick salesperson. The start of this book is many years in the making. Pappous was motivated to enter the wealth management industry by deeply personal family tragedy. He explores the compelling reason he entered the field, what he found, and the choices he's made. Pappous offers key observations in the book, including: *How firms evaluate their financial advisors' performances, beginning with sales quotas. *Examples of how Wall Street marketing deceives rather than informs, like distorting the results of famous academic studies. *Why you shouldn't trust the portfolio performance reports generated by your financial advisor. *Surprising secrets about financial advisor rankings and search services. *Why having your financial advisor act as a fiduciary does not actually eliminate conflicts of interest “If you're going to seek help from a financial professional, you're going to need to think of self-defense first,” said Pappous. “It's not paranoia, it is your financial future on the line. Always be watching what your financial advisor is doing.” Wall Street's Grand Deception is available via paperback for $19.99 or ebook for $9.99. The book can be purchased on October 20, 2022 from Barnes&Noble and Amazon. About Norman D. Pappous Normal D. Pappous, a retired financial markets professional, was motivated to enter the wealth management industry by a personal tragedy. He discovered an industry that is opaque at the expense of its clients and began his mission to get accountability into the hands of the average investor. Norman earned his BS in commerce from DePaul University in Chicago and received his MSc in financial markets and trading from Stuart School of Business at Illinois Tech. Norman began his professional career in London working for global investment banks and hedge funds before coming home to help the average investor navigate the financial markets. Shocked by the misdirection of Wall Street marketing, Norman launched FinancialAdvisorCheck.com, a company that serves the clients of financial advisors by producing—for free— institutional-level, confidential portfolio performance reports without the knowledge of their investment advisors. At one time, Norman held four securities licenses in the US and passed all three regulatory exams he sat for in the UK. He is a Quora.com's Most Viewed Writer for asset management, financial advisors, and passive/index investing. The Structured Products Association of America gave Norman the Leading Edge Advisor award for his work in derivatives pricing. He's been featured in The New York Post, Forbes, Investment News, Registered Rep, TheStreet.com, and Frontline on PBS. To learn more, visit www.wallstreetsgranddeception.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-aidan-byrne0/support

Marshan Allen was locked up at age 15.  I know that's not typically how I start my introductions.  But this one is unique.   I came across his story when it was featured at Illinois Tech, because he is pursuing his law degree. That's not unique, but his journey there is very unconventional.   And while reading it, I was incredibly inspired.   After years of being incarcerated, he is now a law student and ready to change the world for the better.  Marshan is determined to make sure others don't have to endure what he so bravely did.   Here are a few of the biggest lessons he's learned:   Education is the answer Keep an open mind, always You really just never know what will happen Learn new skills You can always make improvements   Keep asking yourself: what speaks to you?   Oh, and dream bigger. There really is so much that's possible.   Listen to Marshan, you'll see.   More about Marshan:   Before joining Represent Justice, Marshan has been employed as a Research and Policy Fellow with Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP), the Policy Director for the Restore Justice Foundation (RJ), and a Starbucks Barista and Supervisor. He received a sentence of life-without-parole for his minor role in an offense that occurred when he was 15 years of age but was released after almost 25 years because of the US Supreme Court's decision in Miller vs Alabama. Since his release in 2016, Marshan has become staunch advocate for criminal justice reform and has received numerous awards and recognitions for his advocacy work.   And check out my bestselling book: Peace, Possibilities, and Perspective: 8 Secrets to Serenity and Satisfaction in Your Life and Career https://2possibilityandbeyond.com/my-book

Today, we are blessed with April Welch's presence at the Esports Next Conference to talk about the launch of the Bronzeville Esports League and the first Level-Up award received from the Esports Trade Association.   April is the Associate Vice President and Strategic Initiatives and Director at the Esports and Digital Arts Center at Illinois Tech.   We are also joined by Bubba Gaeddert, Executive Director of the Varsity Esports Foundation and Founder and Creator of the Level-Up Fund. In this episode, Bubba shares the details of Level-Up Fund's birth and why he decided to start it. April describes her experiences in her 15+ years career in education, her mission, and her vision. We also dive into April's future projects at Illinois Tech, the process behind creating the Bronzeville Esports League, and the opportunities it will bring to the students.  Resources: Visit Illinois Tech's website: https://www.iit.edu/ or connect with April on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilwelchchicago

We are thrilled to chat with April Welch and John Davidson at the Esports Next Conference in today's episode.  April is the Associate Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Director of the Esports and Digital Arts Center at Illinois Tech. John is the Founder & CEO of the Davidson Learning Company, Host of the DLC Drop Podcast, and Chair of the Esports Trade Association.  We had a fantastic conversation about the Esports Trade Association's purpose, the pros and cons of gaming, and the importance of parents' education around the benefits of gaming and esports. We also talk about the Esports Trade Association's role in bridging two groups of people who need each other but can't communicate clearly for generational reasons, how to differentiate productive from unproductive screen time, and much more.    Resources: Visit Illinois Tech's website: https://www.iit.edu/ or connect with April on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilwelchchicago Visit the Davidson Learning Company website: https://www.dlcyouth.com/ or connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-davidson-42953846/

Wepa! I'm Marina. I am a technologist, mom, podcast host, leadership coach, cruciverbalist and aquarian. ;) UNBOSSED is “Stories of Amazing Women in Chicago”. If you are a new listener to UNBOSSED, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marina-malaguti Interview with Niharika Hanglem, Program Director at Kaplan Institute and Board Director at Delta Institute. As the Program Director at Illinois Tech's Kaplan Institute, She is leading the design and development of Kaplan Institute's programmatic frameworks. If you are working to advance equity in entrepreneurship and drive transformative change in the innovation and startup ecosystem, get in touch with her. Prior to that, she consulted for the Melinda Gates-backed GET Cities initiative and the USAID-funded Global Innovation Exchange initiative. She was also an Innovation and Entrepreneurship consultant for the World Bank, working on various social innovation projects for 5+ years. And a StartingBloc Fellow building on her passion to create significant social impact using market-based solutions for innovative projects across service delivery models. She has over 13 years of work experience in the social innovation space and her expertise covers innovative business models, innovation, and entrepreneurship. She has worked for various startups, social enterprises, and the private sector. Some of her notable projects include: built an ecosystem diagnostic of the social enterprise sector in Asia and Africa, facilitated and showcased the use of big data innovations in global projects, conducted impact assessments for 150+ schools in the urban slums of India, launched a first-of-its-kind school choice initiative, supported the design and deployment of the 108 emergency medical service, and launched the inaugural India Demo Day showcasing innovative startups in NYC. Born and raised in India, Niharika earned an MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies & a Masters in Sociology from the University of Mumbai. Key Highlights: Research Economic Dynamic and Social Work Social Innovation, Social Enterprises, and Social Entrepreneurship Memorable Quotes: “Fundamentally I am a researcher” - Niharika Hanglem, Program Director at Kaplan Institute “When I look at my work, I always try to bring empathy to it” - Niharika Hanglem, Program Director at Kaplan Institute “There is a difference between Social Innovation, Social Enterprise, and Social Entrepreneurship. Social Innovation is the idea, Social Enterprise is the delivery model and Social Entrepreneurship is a mindset.”- Niharika Hanglem, Program Director at Kaplan Institute Useful Links and Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niharikahanglem/ https://chihacknight.org/events/2020/10/06/get-cities.html Follow our Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTz6_FepG04QTs1BjFLBjw/ Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eUhfH8E Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e7cWtBv Google Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/enjChPt And all others... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marina-malaguti/support

What is the problem?Buddha defined it as Dukkha —I say Upaya.* * *We launched the UnMind podcast the third trimester of 2020, in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. Running through the end of 2021, they featured various individual episodes and series of commentaries on selected historical teachings of Zen Buddhism from India, China and Japan. We wrapped up with Matsuoka Roshi's excellent overview on finding your way amongst the Zen ways, “Dhyanayana,” from Mokurai, the collection of his later talks from the 1970s and 80s. A most appropriate conclusion to the year, as he compares and contrasts various Zen approaches, recommending Soto Zen as the upaya, or skillful means, of our times. Of course, Sensei was somewhat biased in this regard, but he had an informed grasp of Rinzai and other Zen pedagogies on offer in Japan as well as the West. His focus was on isolating the vehicle best suited for our times. This is in line with the founder of Soto Zen in China, Tozan Ryokai, as reflected in his Ch'an poem Hokyo Zammai, Precious Mirror Samadhi:Now there are sudden and gradual in which teachings and approaches ariseWith teachings and approaches distinguished each has its standardsWhether teachings and approaches are mastered or not reality constantly flowsThe operative phrase here is that last: “reality constantly flows.” By recommending Soto Zen's direct approach through upright seated meditation, zazen, Matsuoka Roshi directs our attention to the reality that is constantly flowing in front of our face. However diverse the choices served up on the spiritual smorgasbord of modern meditation in America, and however interesting the times in which we live, zazen is the most skillful means for dealing with the real koan presented by everyday life.When we consider Zen's central focus on zazen rather than, say, the koan practice of the Rinzai approach, we can evaluate it scientifically as a method. But like aerobics or calisthenics, we have to experience Zen meditation directly in order to clearly understand and appreciate how it works. Simply sitting still enough for long enough that the effects of zazen begin to set in place, whether sudden or gradual, short- or long-term, is irreducibly simple. But it entails some complexity on both personal and social levels.In this new year, we introduce a departure from our past approach to the UnMind podcast. We will explore the intersection of design thinking and Zen practice, including creativity in general, the inflection point and perspective from which I have lived most of my life. In this new set of fifty or so episodes, we set the context with a model of the world as manifested in four concentric spheres, from the inner personal sphere to the outer social, natural, and universal spheres. Reality is constantly flowing in and through the interfaces of all four, as interactive spheres of influence.Meditation is located in the inmost sphere, our personal intimate bubble. Here we find the posture, breath and attention of zazen, in O-Sensei's tripartite breakdown. Likewise, you can locate the other dimensions of the Eightfold Path within each of these spheres, some crossing the boundaries between. The Three Actions of Buddhism are said to be of body, mouth and mind, bridging the personal and social, with some effect in the world of nature.Sensei's simple three-point model of Zen's intentional-attentional approach to meditation includes a fourth point, namely yourself. This quartet completes a triangular pyramid, the simplest of regular geometric solids, in the three-pointed base of the cross-legged posture, with your head at the apex. A tetrahedron is the most stable of forms found in nature, such as molecules of carbon, which can manifest as soft as soot or as hard as diamond. Assuming the posture brings its stability into your life.Crossing the boundary zone into the next sphere out, the surrounding social milieu, there arises the practical matter of finding time for zazen in the midst of our modern, hectic schedules. Add to that the social issue of how it affects our relationships at home, at work and elsewhere. Since we are not monastics, the world of the householder is the environ of our practice, extending to the workplace and other locales. In effect, it constitutes our monastery without walls.Most of the friction in daily life is found at the boundaries between the spheres. The interface of the social with the natural is the inflection point of our current struggles with pandemic, and looming disasters associated with climate change. This is the passing pageantry of life, the backdrop to Zen.The method of Zen, centered around zazen, is taken up as skillful means. This expression primarily refers to the pedagogy by which the ancestors transmitted Zen practice to their students. But the various means by which this transpired constitute a problem-solving activity. The example of the teacher is necessary to developing an appropriately receptive attitude toward the potential of leading a Zen life. But this is not the Zen of pop culture, so-called American Zen, but of Zen Buddhism, the genuine article. Including how and where it all started with the historical Buddha. The original Order in India was an experiment in intentional community, a radical departure from the caste system of the time, structured around the practice of meditation. As such, it was a design initiative.There are many dimensions where Zen and design thinking overlap, particularly in the design of zazen. Various sub-routines such as counting the breath, posture correction, and walking meditation become natural extensions of Zen meditation. Zen protocols form bridges between the personal sanctuary of sitting and the social necessity of taking action in the world. Balance and centering, stillness or samadhi, is key to outcomes in both. Zazen itself is the most we can do to actualize “engaged Zen.”Design done right is also a way of engaging the world and, like Zen, has developed an entire philosophy as a side-effect. Professional design training emphasizes skillful means in the form of sophisticated problem-solving schema. I was exposed to this worldview in my late teen years at the Institute of Design, Illinois Tech, under the rubric and tutelage of what is known as the Bauhaus method. Its origin was in the famous pre-World War II school in Weimar, Germany. Just as zazen is a process of immersing ourselves in our own sensory awareness, design-build activities require immersion in materials, tools and deliberate processes, both innovative and productive. Both methods are empirical.Design and Zen both go beyond their popular misconceptions. Design is often relegated to interior design as dealing only with surface appearance, merely manipulating decorative materials, form and color to achieve a more pleasing aesthetic effect, basically superficial. But like Zen, design as a way of engaging reality goes deeper. It penetrates to the level of functionality, the essential underlying activity. “Form follows function” is a precept of design, akin to Master Dogen's principle of zenki, “total function.”Comparing design thinking with Zen's non-thinking, a host of congruent concepts, parallel processes and shared values becomes startlingly obvious. Beginning with intensive personal investigation of media and materials, whether inborn as body-and-mind in Zen, or those of the external world in design, the scope of application and resultant sphere of influence in each area naturally expands over time.R. Buckminster Fuller, an exemplar and mentor to several generations of design professionals, called his process “comprehensive anticipatory design science.” His work influenced broad segments of society, with unique contributions to the educational and architectural fields, to the mathematics of engineering characterized by his iconic domes, including early design programs targeting the stewardship of global resources. His disciples are continuing these traditions yet today.Both Zen and design disciplines entail individual effort as well as group collaboration. Designing and redesigning the most efficacious processes in each requires experimentation and creativity.We will continue this line of thinking in the next episode. Meanwhile, look at what Buddha did. What problem did Buddha solve, would you say? Or what problem did he define?* * *Elliston Roshi is guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order. He is also a gallery-represented fine artist expressing his Zen through visual poetry, or “music to the eyes.”UnMind is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.Producer: Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell

Another episode of Fifth Dimensional Leadership, and another fabulous guest!   Howard Tullman is an incredibly accomplished serial entrepreneur. He is multi-faceted on several levels and has touched many different domains from software to art to gaming to education to business and much more. He is the founding Executive Director of the Kaplan Institute at Illinois Tech and is the current General Managing Partner for the Chicago High Tech Investors, LLC and G2T3V, LLC. He was also the long-time CEO of 1871; the #1 ranked private business incubator in the world that exists to support early-stage, growth-stage, and corporate innovators in building extraordinary businesses. Previously to this, he was the Chairman, President and CEO of Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy which he co-founded in 2007. Altogether, Howard has successfully founded more than a dozen high-tech businesses in his 50-year career and created more than $1 billion in investor value as well as thousands of new jobs.   As a futurist, a visionary, and an author of numerous books, Howard not only shares invaluable advice for like-minded entrepreneurs in today's episode, but he also speaks to how he has personally brought many of his visions to reality. He speaks about his key lessons in his career, what mastery means to him, how he discovered his unique skills as a leader, and powerful insights on innovation and creating new jobs within communities. This is a fantastic conversation and I cannot wait for you all to tune in!   Key Takeaways: [:50] About today's episode with Howard Tullman. [2:32] Welcoming Howard to the podcast! [2:52] How has Howard been able to bring so many visions to life across many different sectors? [5:58] How and where Howard grew up and how that has impacted his life both personally and professionally. [8:17] Howard's insights on mastery and what it means to him. [9:23] The importance of honoring different kinds of employees. [12:58] When Howard considered himself a leader and his advice to up-and-coming leaders. [17:20] How Howard discovered his unique skills through lessons in his career. [21:46] Howard's insights on how we can regenerate communities by creating business opportunities rather than focusing on technology. [24:41] About 1871, Howard's vision for it, the legacy he left behind with it. [29:08] What Howard is proudest of. [31:09] Why education and healthcare are not currently aligned to support the youth of tomorrow and Howard's ideas on what we could do to fix these issues and provide the youth with the important soft skills necessary to thrive in any industry. [33:53] Howard's insights on why we should take a break from focusing on technology and instead focus on content. [40:18] Howard shares his mindset around entrepreneurship. [43:57] The difference between innovation and invention. [44:24] About Howard's family and why he's proud of them. [45:27] Howard shares a lesson on priorities and finding balance in life. [47:12] Thanking Howard for joining the podcast! [47:42] Howard leaves us with some final words of wisdom on the theme of love. [51:58] Thanking Howard once again for joining Fifth Dimensional Leadership and sharing his invaluable insights!   Mentioned in this Episode: Howard Tullman's Website Howard Tullman's LinkedIn Howard Tullman's Twitter You Can't Win a Race With Your Mouth: And 299 Other Expert Tips from a Lifelong Entrepreneur, by Howard A. Tullman Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy 1871   About Fifth Dimensional Leadership & Ginny Clarke Fifth-Dimensional Leadership is a podcast about leadership — knowing yourself, speaking your truth, inspiring love, expanding your consciousness and activating your mastery. As an executive recruiter and career expert currently leading executive recruiting at a Fortune 20 tech company, Ginny Clarke is a passionate and authentic thought leader with a unique and deliberate perspective on work and life. She synthesizes aspects of her life as an African-American single mother who has successfully navigated corporate America for over 30 years. She has inspired, uplifted, and changed the lives of thousands and is intentional about bringing conscious awareness to people of all ages and stages.   Every other week, a new edition of Fifth-Dimensional Leadership will include fascinating guests, covering a variety of topics: power, personal branding, self-awareness, networking, fear, and career management.   Stay Connected! To find more episodes or learn more, visit: GinnyClarke.com Connect with her on social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Youtube

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Prosthetic vision, a common concept in science-fiction, has long been out of reach in reality – but perhaps for not much longer. Researchers are about to start experiments to see if they can restore vision to the blind using prosthetics based on advanced sensor technology. Our guest is Philip Troyk, head of the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering at Illinois Tech and the CEO of semiconductor supplier Sigenics.

On this episode of the State of Innovation, we talk with Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Academic Director of the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship at Illinois Tech. Mahesh shares his research interest in power electronics, electric machines and adjustable speed drives; where the electric vehicle market stands today; and new entrepreneurship initiatives he's leading through the Kaplan Institute.

In this episode, Dr. Kate Balestrieri and William Beteet discuss how to recognize the male gaze in media, and unpack its detrimental impacts on dating expectations, relationships and masculinity. Guest info: William Beteet III (he/him/his) has been published in TIME, Huffington Post and Inc. Magazine. He's a TEDx Speaker, Quora Top Writer and has over 160,000 followers on TikTok. William received his Juris Doctorate from Illinois Tech and has degrees in both Philosophy and History from Baylor University. William lives in New York where he has performed, along side of Bill Burr and Tracy Morgan. Follow William on Instagram and TikTok @billbeteet Additional Resources for Understanding the Male Gaze: Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema by Laura Mulvey (year) https://www.asu.edu/courses/fms504/total-readings/mulvey-visualpleasure.pdf What is the Male Gaze? Definition and Examples in Film by Kim Leonard (2021) https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-the-male-gaze-definition/ To submit ideas for future podcasts, please visit www.modernintimacy.com/podcast To schedule a consultation with a Clinician at Modern Intimacy, visit www.modernintimacy.com/contact Subscribe to the podcast here: Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1563975869 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4YUuXpunV1W4GfMmcu0qXu?si=mfuyAkhrTraN1Nv0SYy2lQ Stay connected with Dr. Kate on Social Media: Instagram: @drkatebalestrieri + @themodernintimacy TikTok: @drkatebalestrieri Intro and Outro Credits Erica Gerard www.podkitproductions.com #malegaze #misogyny #patriarchy #mentalheatlh #relationships #podcast

April Welch, Director, Esports and Digital Arts, Illinois Tech, joins Anna to talk about what it means that Bronzeville might be getting a $30 million Esports and virtual reality arena. April discusses the popularity of Esports and how playing Esports can benefit students. Anna also speaks with AJ Taylor, the President of Illini Esports, about […]

Paris Marx is joined by Mar Hicks to discuss why we need to know the history of tech and how the British history of sexism and colonialism in computing has lessons for the present-day US tech industry.Mar Hicks is the co-editor of “Your Computer Is on Fire,” along with Thomas S. Mullaney, Benjamin Peters, and Kavita Philip. They are also the author of “Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing” and an Associate Professor of the History of Technology at Illinois Tech. Follow Mar on Twitter as @histoftech.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.Find out more about Harbinger Media Network at harbingermedianetwork.com.Also mentioned in this episode:Mar wrote about the story of COBOL computer systems in the early months of the pandemic and how Britain killed its tech industry.Google fired top AI ethicists Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell after their research was critical of the company’s practices. Diversity recruiter April Christina Curley was also fired in September 2020.Support the show (https://patreon.com/techwontsaveus)

Working your way up the ladder involves a lot of patience, more than some ever have. David has worked through many situations, wanting to work in college athletics at a young age and has grown into his position now at Illinois Tech. Follow us on social media @sportsinfocast. Follow David on Twitter: @davidnelsonsid Sign up for our newsletter: SIDcast.substack.com Join our Patreon: patreon.com/sidcast Thank you to our Patreon pledgers: Eric Gibson, Roger Horne, Tyler Stotsky, Jay Stancil, and Alek Morgan Special Guest: David Nelson.

This month's guest is Jim Egerton, who uses chess to help businesses achieve their goals. Jim Egerton is the CEO and founder of Business on the Board® and the author of the book of the same name which is subtitled, "How the World's Greatest Game Can Build Better Leaders." A respected teacher, coach, manager, leader, and entrepreneur, his speaking has impacted the lives of thousands. His management, information technology, and training experience come from serving in the health care, energy, and finance industries. He does workshops for firms like Amazon, UBS, FedEx, RRDonnelley & Wrigley who want to use a game-based approach to developing the skills their leaders need to be successful. He uses his speaking platform to show people that chess is a powerful tool for developing skills our future leaders will need. He has a degree in mathematics from Northern Illinois University and an MBA degree in finance from Illinois Tech.

Chloe Rubinowicz is a third-year student at Illinois Tech. In this interview, Chloe talks about opportunities at Illinois Tech and how they can be improved by focusing on new and existing student organizations. She talks about how it's important to give special attention to the needs and thoughts of the students of color and how the administration can help make these changes. As Vice-Chair of the SGA Finance Board, Chloe talks about the role of the financial board in supporting and developing student organizations.

Sandra Orozco (Sandy) is a co-terminal student studying B.S. Business Administration and Master's in Public Administration at Illinois Tech. Being the first generation in her family to attend a four-year college, Sandy is well aware of the problems faced by people of similar background. In this episode, Sandy discusses suggestions on unifying the student population and how the student can make a difference on campus.

Daniel Rappoport, founding president of the impressive Illinois Tech Railroad Club, is our special guest. In this episode, we learn about the club's humble beginnings, Daniel's passion for the hobby, and how it is influencing his career choice. This is an episode you don't want to miss!

Daniel Rappoport, founding president of the impressive Illinois Tech Railroad Club, is our special guest. In this episode, we learn about the club's humble beginnings, Daniel's passion for the hobby, and how it is influencing his career choice. This is an episode you don't want to miss!

Brandon interviews Professor Jeremy Hajek from Illinois Tech (https://www.iit.edu/) about what it's like to teach Information Technology in today's rapidy changing IT landscape. Plus, we offer advice to new grads on how to get a job and what cloud certifications are most valuable. Jermey's Links: Twitter: @JeremyHajek (https://twitter.com/JeremyHajek) Illinois Tech Contact (https://www.iit.edu/directory/people/jeremy-hajek) Illinois Tech Admissions Information (https://www.iit.edu/admissions-aid) Photo by Vasily Koloda on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/photos/8CqDvPuo_kI) Special Guest: Jeremy Hajek.

Join me and meet Dr. Kristin Krueger who is an internationally known Research Scientist at Rush University Medical Center and a Chicago based neuropsychologist who wrote the first evidence-based research paper on the effectiveness of Improv for Anxiety. The results of the study conducted by Krueger along with two Illinois Tech research collaborators were published in the paper “Thera-Prov: A Pilot Study of Improv Used to Treat Anxiety and Depression” in the Journal of Mental Health (July 2017). Kristin took her first class in improvisational theater at the famed The Second City Theater and Training Center in Chicago in 2006 for fun, but she soon realized that improvisational theatre techniques could prove useful in her practice. She is currently working on a second study that seeks to categorize improv exercises based on cognitive activities. Her method involves inviting clinical neuropsychologists or trainees and having them participate in games, such as “Wind and Rewind,” which sharpens memory. Kristin is also a member of The Therapy Players, an ensemble of mental health professionals from the Chicago area who are also trained improvisers.

Nelson and I discussed the intersection of Intellectual Property Law and Crypto, the potential implication of patent trolls in the Blockchain world, the challenges of decentralized identity as applied to Blockchain voting, and Hester Peirce proposal for a token safe harbor. Follow Nelson on Twitter: @NelsonMRosario Mr. Rosario is an attorney with a diverse set of skills and experience gained from working in private practice for multiple IP boutique law firms in Chicago, for the legal department of a large multi-national consumer electronics corporation, and for a federal magistrate judge. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Rosario worked as an election official for a government agency. Mr. Rosario’s practice has a strong focus on intellectual property, particularly patents and trademarks, and in legal issues related to blockchain and cryptocurrency. Mr. Rosario is the founder and organizer of BLOC (Blockchain Lawyers of Chicago), a blockchain networking group in Chicago. Mr. Rosario has a background in computer science, and he writes and speaks regularly on emerging technology issues relevant to attorneys and entrepreneurs. In addition, Mr. Rosario teaches a class called “Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Law” at Illinois Tech, Chicago-Kent College of Law covering the legal and technology issues surrounding the blockchain space. Selected publications and speaking engagements “Current USA Regulatory Environment for Blockchain Companies,” Invited Speaker at IE Law School in Madrid, Spain, July 2018 “Can Blockchains Safeguard Elections?” In the Mesh, April 2018 “What’s in a Name? From Bitcoin to Blockchain to Distributed Ledger,” CoinDesk, February 2017 Featured Quotes “What Twitter Meme Wars Say About Crypto’s Reliance on Figureheads“ by Leigh Cuen in Coindesk on December 4, 2019 “The SEC Case Against Kik’s ICO Appears Strong, Experts Say“ by Nikhilesh De in Coindesk on June 5, 2019 “Craig Wright files copyright claim for Bitcoin white paper“ by Ben Munster in Decrypt on May 21, 2019 “Can JPMorgan Chase’s JPM Coin knock off Ripple and Swift?“ by Penny Crosman in American Banker on February 14, 2019 “State of Blockchains: Community Perspectives“ by Peter Ryan in Coindesk on February 4, 2019 “Binance Warns Iranian Traders to Withdraw Crypto Amid Sanctions“ by Leigh Cuen in Coindesk on November 15, 2018 “US Bills Could Spell Disaster for Crypto Sex Industry” by Leigh Cuen in Coindesk on March 15, 2018 “Windy City Blockchain Lawyers Gather in the Loop” by Brad Rosen in Jim Hamilton’s World of Securities on December 12, 2017

Some 40 years ago, the People’s Republic of China was described as being “an impoverished backwater.” The nation has achieved remarkable growth in its real annual gross domestic product, which  averaged nearly 10 percent through 2018. With the recent signing of the “Phase One” trade pact between China and the U.S., how can our two nations continue to cultivate its relationship as allies?  Joining Curiosity Unplugged are Ron Henderson, professor and director of Illinois Tech’s Landscape Architecture + Urbanism Program; Nasrin Khalili, associate professor of environmental management at Illinois Tech’s Stuart School of Business, and director of Stuart’s Sustainable Business Innovation Clinic; and Associate Professor of Political Science Matthew Shapiro.   

This week's guest is Illinois Tech head coach Dan Sharbaugh. Illinois Tech will begin its first year as a Division III program in 2020, and I sit with Sharbaugh to discuss what its like beginning a program from scratch, what goes into building a program and what it's like waiting to play the first game in program history. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/laxrecords/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/laxrecords/support

The vulnerability of the electronic systems that support most elections became widely publicized during the 2016 United States presidential election following the news of Russian government attempts to compromise voter registration systems. Despite the heightened attention to the integrity of elections, are we moving fast enough to ensure that the issues from 2016 are not repeated next year? Joining Curiosity Unplugged are two Illinois Tech alumni, Adjunct Industry Professor Shawn Davis and Louis F. McHugh IV, adjunct industry professor and director of information technology at the School of Applied Technology.     

Sven, Ramar, and Zach are back with Season 2,  where they discuss the latest happening at Chartwells at Illinois Tech, including our October events and specials!

Founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany, by architect Walter Gropius, the Bauhaus existed for 14 years before being shut down. Cited as the “most influential design school in history” by Nature: The International Journal of Science, the Bauhaus has direct links to Illinois Tech’s own architecture and design schools. The university will honor Germany’s Bauhaus this September during its inaugural Shapeshift festival. The event aims to celebrate Illinois Tech’s “legendary, yet largely unknown, Bauhaus heritage.” Why does the Bauhaus matter, especially now, at its 100th anniversary? Joining Curiosity Unplugged are Professor Emeritus of Architecture History Kevin Harrington, Institute of Design Dean Denis Weil, and the John and Jeanne Rowe Endowed Professor in Architecture John Ronan.

Stories in the popular media on the value of a college education tend to head in opposite directions. One business publication covers why a notable CEO says that a college degree is not necessary for success while the latest report from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics states that usual median weekly earnings in 2017 for workers who earned a bachelor’s degree was $1,173 as compared with $712 for workers having only a high school diploma. Besides potential economic advancement, what else can prospective students gain by participating in the college experience and ultimately attaining a degree?    Joining Curiosity Unplugged are Senior Lecturer of Biomedical Engineering Bonnie Haferkamp; Joe Hakes, Illinois Tech’s director of athletics; and Katherine Stetz, vice provost for student affairs and dean of students.  

Today, host Amy Guth talks with Rob Frohwein, CEO of Kabbage, an online financial technology company, about his vision for the future of banks and small business loans, and advice for entrepreneurs (hint: it’s focus). Plus: Lawmakers grill a Facebook exec over a planned cryptocurrency launch, U of I nabs a new dean from Illinois Tech, suburban office vacancy hits a 2-year low, AbbVie bets on immuno-oncology, Columbia College Chicago faces an uphill climb and Livingo discloses its expected IPO price range. Find host @AmyGuth on Twitter and continue the conversation with hashtag #CrainsDailyGist.

Mental health is the center point of today's episode as Luke Stanczyk joins the pod after a mental break from his job and how he's turned around his mentality by exercise, making himself a priority and utilizing other resources that you can use to better yourself moving forward. We'll also discuss finding a job in a specific area and growing up in the Chicago area. Follow us on social media @sportsinfocast Visit our show sponsor: prestosports.com/sidcast Follow Luke on Twitter: @lstanczyk27 Sign up for our newsletter: SIDcast.fireside.fm/newsletter

With Matt Ray out sick, Coté and Brandon discuss what the Pentagon’s JEDI contract means for cloud vendors, PagerDuty going public and what exactly do developers need to know about Kubernetes. Plus, Coté offers parenting advice on how to handle the no “free drink refills” policy in Europe. Relevant to your interests Simplifying identity and access management of your employees, partners, and customers (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/simplifying-identity-and-access-management-of-your-employees-partners-and-customers) Expanding Google Cloud AI to make it easier for developers to build and deploy AI (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/expanding-google-cloud-ai-to-make-it-easier-for-developers-to-build-and-deploy-ai) Powering enterprise transformation: Announcing new additions to Google Cloud Networking (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/powering-enterprise-transformation-announcing-new-additions-to-google-cloud-networking) Enterprise databases, managed for you (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/enterprise-databases-managed-for-you) Making Google Cloud the best place to run your Microsoft Windows applications (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/gcp/making-google-cloud-the-best-place-to-run-your-microsoft-windows-applications) Announcing Cloud Code—accelerating cloud-native application development (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/announcing-cloud-code-accelerating-cloud-native-application-development) A TurboTax-backed bill is on track to ensure your tax headache doesn’t go away (https://thehustle.co/irs-turbotax-free-file/) Google Cloud Next 2019 (https://techcrunch.com/tag/google-cloud-next-2019/) IBM and Oracle are out of the running for $10 billion government cloud contract (https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/04/11/amazon-microsoft-finalists-for-10-billion-government-cloud-contract.html) Users forge ahead with Cloud Foundry-Kubernetes integration (https://searchitoperations.techtarget.com/news/252461318/Users-forge-ahead-with-Cloud-Foundry-Kubernetes-integration) Uber’s S-1 (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1543151/000119312519103850/d647752ds1.htm) Uber files for what could be one of the 10 largest IPOs of all-time (https://www.axios.com/uber-files-for-ipo-eb08d7b0-efb2-4a6d-80ee-b36e96026bbf.html) Silicon Valley's startup gamble faces employee scrutiny (https://www.axios.com/silicon-valley-startup-gamble-employees-8c1eac66-9f53-470d-bd32-5627efaac5da.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) PagerDuty Hits $1.8 Billion Valuation At IPO—Here's Why It Had Doubters Early On (https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2019/04/11/pagerdutys-ipo-values-it-at-18-billion--heres-why-it-had-doubters-early-on/#222b4d7632b3) Disney says new streaming service will launch November 12 for $7 (https://www.axios.com/disney-new-streaming-service-to-launch-november-12-f2b07639-c639-4500-a8e9-42457e95763a.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) SolarWinds buys Samanage (https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/04/11/1803097/0/en/SolarWinds-Sets-Its-Sights-on-the-ITSM-Market-through-Acquisition-of-Samanage-and-Introduction-of-a-SolarWinds-Service-Desk-Product.html) Mutiny at HQ Trivia fails to oust CEO (https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/14/trivia-game-of-thrones/) Introducing Gitpod – Frictionless Coding on GitHub (https://www.gitpod.io/blog/gitpod-launch/) Five thing when open sourcing proprietary software (https://community.redhat.com/blog/2019/04/five-surprising-things-when-open-sourcing-proprietary-software/) Former Mozilla exec: Google has sabotaged Firefox for years (https://www.zdnet.com/article/former-mozilla-exec-google-has-sabotaged-firefox-for-years/) IBM stock slips after revenue shortfall (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/16/ibm-earnings-q1-2019.html) Google Cloud brings on 27-year SAP veteran as it doubles down on enterprise adoption (https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/17/google-cloud-brings-on-27-year-sap-veteran-as-it-doubles-down-on-enterprise-adoption/) Amazon and Google Announce Official YouTube Apps to Launch on Fire TV; Prime Video App Coming to Chromecast and Android TV (https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-and-google-announce-official-youtube-apps-launch-fire-tv/) Last year healthcare had more cybersecurity breaches than any other industry — and it will likely intensify (https://www.businessinsider.com/why-healthcare-data-breach-epidemic-will-intensify-2019-4) Microsoft Teams usage passes Slack in new survey; IT pros expect its presence to double by 2020 (https://www.geekwire.com/2018/microsoft-teams-usage-passes-slack-new-survey-pros-expect-presence-double-2020/) Revising its IT spending forecast, Gartner warns of slower growth across all segments (https://siliconangle.com/2019/04/17/gartner-revises-spending-forecast-warns-slower-growth-across-segments/) Nonsense Robot dogs pulling a semi truck? Here's the deal (https://www.zdnet.com/article/robot-dogs-pulling-a-semi-struck-heres-the-deal/#ftag=RSSbaffb68) Permanent daylight saving time passes state Senate 46-2; here’s what’s next (https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/permanent-daylight-saving-time-in-washington-gets-closer-with-senate-approval/) Sponsors SolarWinds AppOptics (http://appoptics.com/sdt.): to learn more or try it free for 14 days visit http://appoptics.com/sdt (http://appoptics.com/sdt). Conferences, et. al. ALERT! DevOpsDays Discount - DevOpsDays MSP (https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2019-minneapolis/welcome/), August 6th to 7th, $50 off with the code SDT2019 (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/devopsdays-minneapolis-2019-tickets-51444848928?discount=SDT2019). April 11th, 2019 (https://www.enterprise-cio.com/) - Coté at DevOps Meetup, Cape Town. 2019, a city near you: The 2019 SpringOne Tours are posted (http://springonetour.io/). Coté will be speaking at many of these, hopefully all the ones in EMEA. They’re free and all about programming and DevOps things. Free lunch and stickers! ChefConf 2019 (http://chefconf.chef.io/) May 20-23. Matt’s speaking! (https://chefconf.chef.io/sessions/banking-automation-modernizing-chef-across-enterprise/) ChefConf London 2019 (https://chefconflondon.eventbrite.com/) June 19-20 Jobs posted in the SDT Slack Autosoft is hiring Software Engineers (https://jobs.lever.co/autosoftdms/c3475ea4-fae8-4e4f-8ee3-063b88db10be) — Remote friendly Professor Jermey from Illinois Tech (https://web.iit.edu/) in Chicago is hiring two Adjunct Faculty for a 16 week class, 1 night a week teaching NodeJS and Web REST API development. You need a Masters Degree in any subject. SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you a free laptop sticker! Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/) Listen to the Software Defined Interviews Podcast (https://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/). Check out the back catalog (http://cote.coffee/howtotech/). Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quick-concall/id1399948033?mt=8) and he wants you to buy it for $0.99. Recommendations Coté: Monolithic Transformation (https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/monolithic-transformation/9781492049807/) now in Safari (https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/monolithic-transformation/9781492049807/), but you should still lead-gen yourself to get a free copy (https://pivotal.io/monolithictransformation). Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt175), get $10 off until next episode with this link (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt175). Boterkoek (https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/139069/boterkoek-dutch-butter-cake/)/boterpunt (https://bakkerijvankampen.nl/2017/03/03/boterpunt/): “The tastiest butter cake in the Netherlands cut into bite-sized points. Naturally prepared with an abundance of real butter.” Brandon: Work Life with Adam Grant (https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_the_a_hole_free_office?language=en&referrer=playlist-worklife_with_adam_grant_mar_2019), The office without a**holes (https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_the_a_hole_free_office?language=en&referrer=playlist-worklife_with_adam_grant_mar_2019)

The emergence of social media over the last decade and a half has been rapid and abrupt. Platforms that, at first, provided an opportunity to connect with friends and family in new and interesting ways online have now also become vessels for misinformation and hate while fundamentally changing the way an entire generation learned to communicate with others. Now, as terms like “fake news” have entered our lexicon, a question arises: Have social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and others outlived their usefulness? Joining Curiosity Unplugged are Aron Culotta, assistant professor of computer science; Daniel Krieglstein, Illinois Tech alumnus and adjunct instructor in the School of Applied Technology’s Department of Information Technology and Management; and Anthony Michael Kreis, visiting assistant professor of law at Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Howard Tullman is is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, and art collector. He is the Executive Director of the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship at Illinois Tech in Chicago. In this episode, Howard joins Jason and Bobby to discuss the direction of innovation and technology, and how the future is coming faster than ever before.

By their very nature, colleges and universities should celebrate intellectual diversity, the free exchange of ideas, and cultural norms. A commitment to academic engagement and inclusivity should be the norm. But is it? A 2017 Pew Research Center survey found that about half of STEM workers cite limited access to quality education as a major reason for the low number of Blacks and Hispanics in STEM jobs. How can we create a campus environment where all students can more fully realize their potential? Joining Curiosity Unplugged today is Jean-Luc Ayitou, an assistant professor of chemistry in Illinois Tech’s College of Science; Amanda Williams, former adjunct associate professor in the College of Architecture; and Smriti Anand, associate professor of management at Stuart School of Business.

How did we get here? Where did we come from? Where are we going? As humans we have turned to both religion and science for answers to these infinitely daunting questions. Although religion and science have butted heads over topics such as genetics, medicine, and evolution, studies show that arguments between the two are overblown. According to a 2014 Pew Research Center report, while 59 percent of Americans believe that science and religion conflict, most Americans think that science aligns with their own beliefs, and most people who identify themselves as highly religious are less likely to see conflict. When it comes to God or science, whose side are we willing to take, and when? Joining Curiosity Unplugged today are Andy Howard, associate professor of biology and physics; Karl Seigfried, adjunct humanities instructor and pagan chaplain at Illinois Tech; and Jack Snapper, associate professor of philosophy.     

Illinois Tech has been on the leading edge of education that incorporates forward-thinking teaching methods. These include team- and project-based courses, learning by doing, exposure to sophisticated tools and research methods, design thinking, and digital technologies. But as technology and the job market evolve, how will universities keep up? What classroom techniques are—and will be—most productive at producing lifelong learners? And which methods are especially suited to teaching students how to succeed in a tech-driven future? Joining Curiosity Unplugged is Karl Stolley, associate professor of digital writing and rhetoric; Jeremy Alexis, senior lecturer at the Institute of Design; and Dean of Lewis College of Human Sciences Christine Himes.

According to the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition, Chicago boasts the fifth largest economy in the United States and the fourth largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies. In 2017 Chicago saw $1.9 billion in venture funding and the highest venture capital returns of any U.S. startup hub. As the City of Big Shoulders continues to grow, how can its tech sector move to the number one spot? Joining Curiosity Unplugged today is University Professor Howard Tullman, executive director of Illinois Tech’s Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship; Clinical Professor of Law Heather Harper, the supervising attorney for the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic in the Law Offices of Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Tech; and Nik Rokop, Coleman Foundation Clinical Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Illinois Tech’s Stuart School of Business. 

How do we move toward driverless cities in the nation that popularized the automobile? The Ford Model T, known widely as the first affordable automobile, hit the road in 1908. Since then it’s been a race to make bigger, better, flashier vehicles with amenities that would’ve been unfathomable to the automobile’s creator. But what happens when the automobile, arguably one of the greatest creations of the 20th century, becomes obsolete? City planners, architects, and designers are working toward a future where cars are no longer a necessity. Joining Curiosity Unplugged today is Hank Perritt, professor of law and former dean at Illinois Tech’s Chicago-Kent College of Law; Boris Pervan, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Illinois Tech’s Armour College of Engineering; and Nilay Mistry, adjunct professor at Illinois Tech’s College of Architecture.  

From the Naturalization Act of 1790 to the Chinese Exclusion Act to various incarnations of the Immigration Act, the United States has throughout its history imposed limits on the settlement of non-native individuals or non-citizens into the country. Since the time our nation was brand new, groups including slaves, Native Americans, Asians, and women, and up to today’s “Dreamers,” have alternately been barred from achieving U.S. citizenship. In the “land of the free,” has history shown us that immigration controls can be interpreted as a form of oppression, especially when it comes to naturalization? Joining Curiosity Unplugged today is Nicole Legate, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Illinois Tech’s Lewis College of Human Sciences, and Associate Professor of Law Carolyn Shapiro, who is on the faculty of Illinois Tech’s Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Illinois Tech is on the cusp of launching the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship, an entire building dedicated to innovation and entrepreneurship that promises to be a hub for discovery and business creation, giving students the skills and experience needed to make their innovations viable for the market. How will we support our students and faculty and cultivate a culture of innovation?  Joining Curiosity Unplugged today is Anijo Mathew, the Kaplan Institute’s first academic director and associate professor at the Institute of Design, and Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering Joseph Orgel, who is associate director of Illinois Tech's BioCAT facility at Argonne National Laboratory. 

A new Atlantic hurricane season will soon be underway and islands such as Puerto Rico are still recovering from a devastating 2017 year in weather. Western universities and humanitarian-aid organizations have traditionally lent expertise and provided funding to storm-battered nations as well as to developing countries that could benefit from socioeconomic development, energy overhauls, or sustainable enterprise. How can we help the world advance without imposing a sense of neo-colonialism? Joining today's podcast are Weslynne Ashton, associate professor of environmental management and sustainability at Illinois Tech’s Stuart School of Business, and  Frank Flury, associate professor at the College of Architecture and director of the Bachelor of Architecture Program.

Is the “anti-science movement” gaining ground in America? Thousands of science defenders gathered in more than 175 cities throughout the country and the world, including here in Chicago, on April 14 for March for Science events. The marches were held in response to President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to national science organizations and research. In late March, however, Trump surprised many by reversing his administration’s earlier plans, signing into law a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that will benefit federal science agencies through the end of September. Joining today’s podcast are Jeff Terry, professor of physics at Illinois Tech’s College of Science, and J. D. Trout, the Mae and John Calamos Professor of Philosophy in Illinois Tech’s Lewis College of Human Sciences.

https://entrearchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ponte-builderpreview.jpeg ()Building a Large Firm by Starting Small with Tabitha Ponte of Ponte Health Tabitha Ponte is a licensed architect and builder, a philanthropist, a mother and a wife who’s leading https://www.pontehealth.com/ (Ponte Health). She’s based in Orlando, Florida, specializing in single source delivery, resources management and best outcomes serving the healthcare sector exclusively. This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Building a Large Firm by Starting Small with Tabitha Ponte of Ponte Health. Origin Story Tabitha was seven or eight years old when she told her mother how she felt about spacial structures. She felt like she saw the void, not the stuff. In the car in Venezuela, where she spent her childhood, Tabitha’s mom told her all about architecture and engineering. Her mind was made up: she was going to be an architect. Tabitha had family members who were in architecture, one of whom designed and built his own house. She spent significant amounts time in that house and vividly remembers the influence that the fact that he built it himself had on her. She was very involved in music as a child, but always knew that she wanted to attend architecture school. She went to architecture school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and worked all through college. Because of this, she actually finished her IDP hours before she graduated college. Tabitha worked for three different firms all though college, and was eligible for her licensure exams the year she graduated. She worked to learn the business of architecture and construction from the inside. When she graduated she was given the opportunity to step into a leading role as an architectural project manager. Everything fell apart when the market crashed. Firms disappeared overnight and work halted. All of that eventually lead her into Chicago. She had visited Chicago previously, and thought that one day she may work there. Because of the market crash, she didn’t pursue architecture as her graduate degree; Tabitha studied construction instead at Illinois Tech, receiving a management and engineering degree. Tell us about a pivotal change in your career. Tabitha has worked to establish a holistic self in this field who is capable of design, resources management, leading job site and more. She wanted to create a school geared toward that kind of development of sharing what she knew, but felt so much pressure when working on a project to create a school. She got incredibly sick, and was required to make some serious life changes. A little over a year ago, she suffered a stroke. That was the last straw in choosing to walk away from the stress that was making her physically ill and stop pushing against a system that was fighting her. Where did you go next? Tabitha dropped everything in Chicago and traveled to fifteen states. She climbed several mountains and found so much bliss there that she thought she might stay. The cold of Chicago followed her to Portland, and she was ready to head back to Florida and to her family. She dove into public works construction and asset management, and found that the government agencies loved her: she’s licensed and could cross over to each different side and play each part well. While Tabitha was pregnant, she made the intentional choice to work from home. Her new look on life allowed her the time to be home with her daughter, read for personal development, exercise, and eat well. How did the transition into your new business happen? Tabitha remembers thinking that she didn’t want to be limited to construction administration rather than being in the field. She wanted to give back, so it made sense to become https://www.pontehealth.com/ (Ponte Health): the mission is to help expand the health community. Next was the leaping point. It’s really scary to leap, but she knew she could do it. The next step was to...

Jeff’s Bio: Jeff Johnson is a Seattle based engineer passionate about the craft and the end user. He has been a startup CTO, Program Manager, and most recently Software Engineer working on Microsoft Office Graphics. Originally from Ohio and earning a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Illinois Tech in Chicago, Jeff has been...

Jeff's Bio: Jeff Johnson is a Seattle based engineer passionate about the craft and the end user. He has been a startup CTO, Program Manager, and most recently Software Engineer working on Microsoft Office Graphics. Originally from Ohio and earning a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Illinois Tech in Chicago, Jeff has been...