Podcasts about Innovation

J'ai confié l'organisation de mes vacances à ChatGPT : ce qui a fonctionné, ce qui a dérapéJ'ai confié mes vacances à ChatGPT. Restaurant fermé, musée mal renseigné, fausse pépite locale. Mon bilan et les 3 réflexes à adopter. L'essentiel en 30 secondesJ'ai demandé à ChatGPT d'organiser des visites pendant mes vacances : itinéraires, activités, timing, avec une contrainte « dog friendly ». Résultat : une forme irréprochable, un fond à vérifier ligne par ligne.Ce qui a très bien marché : la structure d'un itinéraire, la logique de déplacement, les idées thématiques auxquelles je n'aurais pas pensé.Ce qui a échoué : un restaurant fermé définitivement l'année précédente, un musée présenté comme ouvert un lundi (jour de fermeture quasi général dans cette destination), une « pépite méconnue » qui est en réalité un site bondé toute l'année.La cause : une IA générative n'est pas un moteur de recherche. C'est une photographie du monde arrêtée à sa date d'entraînement, doublée d'un mécanisme probabiliste qui remonte ce qui est le plus populaire, pas ce qui est le plus vrai.La règle : l'IA pour la structure, la vérification humaine pour les détails pratiques.

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What happens when a hospital trusts a robot as much as one of its own team members? In this episode of Outcomes Rocket, Saul Marquez speaks with Sultan Mehrabi, CEO of Relay Robotics, and Craig Anderson, Vice President of Innovation at BayCare, about how autonomous delivery robots are transforming hospital operations through a collaborative innovation partnership. They explain how Relay robots safely transport lab samples, medications, and other critical items, allowing nurses and pharmacy staff to spend more time on direct patient care while maintaining a secure chain of custody and reliable delivery. The conversation highlights that successful healthcare innovation depends less on adopting AI for its own sake and more on solving real workflow problems through close collaboration, user adoption, and continuous improvement. They also discuss why reliability, trust, and seamless integration into hospital infrastructure are essential for autonomous robotics to become accepted by clinicians, patients, and health systems alike. Learn how one health system is using autonomous robotics to improve patient care, reduce staff workload, and redefine what successful healthcare innovation really looks like! Resources: Connect with and follow Sultan Mehrabi on LinkedIn. Follow Relay Robotics on LinkedIn and explore their website! Connect with and follow Craig Anderson on LinkedIn. Follow BayCare on LinkedIn and explore their website!

Artificial Intelligence may be changing the way we work, but it isn't replacing the one thing organisations need most: human imagination. In this episode of Sticky From The Inside, Andy Goram is joined by innovation expert, former Hewlett-Packard executive and author Stephen W. Hinch to explore why the organisations that succeed won't simply be the ones with the best technology, they'll be the ones that build an innovation culture where everyone believes their ideas matter. Drawing on decades of experience leading billion-dollar product innovations, Steve explains why innovation isn't reserved for R&D teams or senior leaders. Instead, it's a leadership responsibility that depends on creating environments where people feel trusted, encouraged and empowered to think differently. Together, Andy and Steve discuss the growing fear of becoming obsolete in the age of AI, why AI is a powerful tool but not a replacement for human creativity, the difference between incremental and disruptive innovation, and the organisational structures that help great ideas thrive instead of being quietly buried. If you've ever wondered why some organisations consistently innovate while others struggle despite investing heavily in technology, this conversation offers a practical and refreshingly human answer. ----more---- Key Takeaways Innovation begins with belief. Innovation starts by creating a culture where people believe their ideas are welcomed, valued and worth sharing. AI supports innovation. It doesn't replace it. AI can accelerate knowledge and insight, but human imagination remains the true driver of breakthrough innovation. Different innovation needs different leadership. Incremental improvements and disruptive breakthroughs require different structures, expectations and measures of success. Innovation culture is built deliberately. Leaders create innovation by giving people the clarity, confidence and space to think differently. ----more---- Key Moments The key moments in this episode are: 01:11 – Why Innovation Matters More Than Ever in the Age of AI 04:13 – A Career Built on Turning Innovation into Business Growth 06:05 – Why Innovation Remains a Competitive Advantage 09:23 – FOBO The Fear of Becoming Obsolete 11:10 – Why AI Can Support Innovation But Not Replace Human Imagination 14:29 – Different Types of Innovation Need Different Leadership 19:19 – The Curse of the Corporate Business Model 25:16 – Creating an Innovation Culture Where Everyone Believes Their Ideas Matter 31:09 – Giving People Permission to Innovate: Steve's 5% Rule 36:29 – Leadership Isn't About Having the Best Ideas 40:18 – Sticky Notes: Three Principles for Building an Innovation Culture ----more---- Join The Conversation Find Andy Goram on LinkedIn here Listen to the Podcast on YouTube here Follow the Podcast on Instagram here Follow the Podcast on Twitter here Follow the Podcast on Facebook here Check out the Bizjuicer website here Get a free consultation with Andy here Check out the Bizjuicer blog here Download the podcast here ----more---- Useful Links Follow Stephen W. Hinch on LinkedIn here Find Stephen's website here ----more---- Full Episode Transcript Get the full transcript of the episode here

In this episode of Igniting Discovery, host Christopher Rowland explores how the AUA Innovation Nexus Bootcamp helps early-stage urology companies accelerate the path from promising idea to real-world impact. Guests Dr. Jeff Dan, Laura Venier of Arch Biotech, and Adam Yaacov of Urologic Health share how access to mentors, investors, reimbursement experts, regulatory guidance, and clinical insight helped sharpen their pitches, identify blind spots, prioritize milestones, and build momentum beyond the two-day bootcamp.

Your organization probably has more good ideas than you realize.The challenge is what happens next.Employees learn quickly whether an unconventional suggestion is genuinely welcome, whether failure will be treated as information or incompetence, and whether leadership is open to an outcome it did not already choose. When those answers are unclear, people protect themselves. They offer safer ideas, wait for direction or stop speaking up entirely.In this episode, Naomi Titleman Colla speaks with Fiona Stevenson about the human dynamics that cause innovation to stall. They explore why fear of taking action can be stronger than the fear of doing nothing, how leaders unintentionally become more rigid when the stakes are high, and why psychological safety must be built into the work rather than treated as a separate culture exercise.Fiona also shares a practical process for moving from a clearly defined problem to human insight, inspiration, ideas, iteration and implementation. For HR leaders, the conversation offers a clear challenge: examine whether your performance measures, reward systems and everyday leadership behaviours actually support the experimentation your organization says it wants.Guest ResourcesWebsite: fionastevenson.comOpen State (with co-founder Alyssa Kerbel): openstate.ca — bringing nervous system regulation, music, and movement into the creative processKindness at Work: kindnessatwork.com — inaugural Workplace Kindness Awards ceremony in New York City during Kindness Week (November); nominations now openLinkedIn: Connect with Fiona StevensonAbout Our GuestFiona Stevenson is CEO and founding partner of the Idea Suite, where she helps organizations turn human insight into commercially viable ideas. With a background in psychology, more than a decade at Procter & Gamble and experience leading hundreds of innovation projects around the world, she brings a deeply human and practical perspective to how ideas move through organizations.Stay Connected with foHRsightTo sign up for our monthly newsletter, foHRsight, click HERE Follow us on LinkedIn:Mark EdgarNaomi Titleman Collafuture foHRward Follow us on InstagramIf you are looking for more foHRsight, sign up for our monthly foHRsight newsletter. It's free and includes access to our quarterly white paper. This quarter's white paper is about Rethinking Entry-Level work in the Age of AI, produced with Dr. Miranda Rodak from Indiana University's Kelley school of business - an important topic for HR, Leadership and parents, students and society as a whole! https://www.futurefohrward.com/subscribeSupport the show

Chicago public housing has fueled creative practices, from design to music to dance.Across Season 5 of the National Public Housing Museum's flagship podcast, Out of the Archives, listen to abridged interviews with public housing residents whose innovations helped put Chicago and Black creative practices on the map. Narrators also reflect on finding new ways to survive, nourishing community, preserving history, and reclaiming agency over their own stories.Their contributions continue to stoke the creative renaissance in the city today.Coming soon: Nekita Thomas: “The Artsy Kid in the Hood,” Episode 27DJ Slugo: “Bastard Children of House Music,” Episode 28Katherine Davis: “Make Something from Within Yourself,” Episode 29Tom Tom Washington: “You Hear What I Do,” Episode 30Jackie Taylor: “Another Sense of Existence,” Episode 31Jillian Carew: “A Beautiful Struggle,” Episode 32Photos in trailer cover art are the narrators in the order listed above.

AI is impacting every part of our lives—and we need to start paying more attention.Listen to this insightful conversation with Dr. Towanna Burrous, author of Where AI Meets Empathy, whose work as a leadership coach explores the human side of performance and innovation. We discuss:Why empathy is becoming a form of leadership intelligence in the age of AIWhy organizations need to invest in human infrastructure as much as technological infrastructureHow leaders can create cultures of trust, psychological safety, and belongingWhy AI cannot replace human wisdom, discernment, or cultural awarenessIf you care about the future of work, culture, employee well-being, and how we can harness technology without losing our humanity—you don't want to miss this conversation.00:00 Preview01:00 Episode introduction03:33 About Dr. Towanna Burrous05:08 Towanna's backstory07:34 Towanna's book, Where AI Meets Empathy: Coaching the Human Side of Innovation12:37 Why empathy is needed for “leadership intelligence” in the age of AI16:02 What does it mean for employees to feel seen, heard, and understood?20:07 Why organizations need to invest in “human infrastructure”24:34 What happens when companies cut coaching and professional development?29:36 Towanna's biggest concerns about AI at scale32:53 How leaders can build a human-centered workplace in the age of AI37:36 Why trust and psychological safety are essential for effective leadership41:03 What is the impact of leadership vulnerability?44:03 How reflection helps leaders make better decisions46:39 Flourishing at work requires finding the balance between technology and humanity51:31 Dr. Towanna Burrous's Purposeful Empathy storyEpisode #5 of Empathy in the Age of AI part II, a special 25-part series: https://tinyurl.com/exyw2nua CONNECT WITH TOWANNA✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/towannaburrous/ ✩ Website https://coachinginnovation.co ✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/towannaburrous/ CONNECT WITH ANITA✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.socialSHOW NOTES✩ Where Empathy Meets AI: Coaching the Human Side of Innovation https://www.amazon.com/Where-AI-Meets-Empathy-Innovation-ebook/dp/B0GX34XVR4Video edited by Jad Misri, Green Horizon Studio

Wer viel auf Linkedin unterwegs ist, hat es vielleicht schon bemerkt: Der österreichische Gründer Jakobus Schuster ist für viele ein Hero. Denn: Sein Startup Notarity hat eine Klage der durchaus mächtigen Notariatskammer in Österreich überstanden - manche sagen, sogar gewonnen. Mittlerweile ist das Startup eigenen Angaben zufolge sogar profitabel. Das sind natürlich Themen, über die man hervorragend sprechen kann:

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How can Australian space companies build commercial sustainability while retaining global competitiveness and supporting research? In this special Australian Space Summit & Exhibition 2026 edition of the Space Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by Kelvin Ho, product manager for space, surface science and materials at Scitek Australia. The pair discuss the evolution of Australia's space industry, the growing maturity of local companies and the need to balance government-supported research with commercially sustainable business. The podcast conversation includes the following topics: The evolution of the Australian space industry and Australian Space Summit from its early stages to the increasingly mature commercial sector. How collaboration with international suppliers and customers, particularly through US supply chains, can create new opportunities for Australian SMEs and start-ups. Australia's participation in lunar exploration, including the potential benefits of lunar rover programs and the country's existing expertise in mining, remote sensing and remote operations. The importance of learning from failures in space missions and using testing to improve future technologies and systems. Finally, the discussion wraps up by exploring how Australia can strengthen its position in the global space sector through sovereign innovation, international collaboration and continued investment in the next generation of space professionals. Enjoy the podcast, The Space Connect team

How can you tell where the real innovation in publishing is happening right now, and why is it emerging from the indie side first? How do you market your own book when you've spent 35 years marketing everyone else's? John Bond talks about Going Indie and what he's learned about authors who last. In the intro, my thoughts on writing with AI, Charles Dickens and encouragement for the 3-year-old dancing to K-Pop at the wedding, UK copyright law, The end of an era — Hugh Howey; Notre Dame, Paris; Today's show is sponsored by Bookfunnel, the essential tool for your author business. Whether it's delivering your reader magnet, sending out advanced copies of your book, handing out ebooks at a conference, or fulfilling your digital sales to readers, BookFunnel does it all. Check it out at bookfunnel.com/thecreativepenn This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn John Bond is the co-founder of Whitefox, a premium publishing services agency, and has over 35 years in traditional publishing, from bookselling to marketing and management. He's also the co-author of Going Indie: Publishing Your Book Your Way, with James Silver. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Why 2012 was a watershed moment for publishing in the UK Whether the snobbery around self-publishing has finally gone How to co-write a book with someone, and why there's no formula The pride swallowing involved in getting endorsement quotes for your own book The shadow economy of indie sales that no industry chart measures The hallmarks of writers who build a long-term career You can find John at wearewhitefox.com. Transcript of the interview with John Bond Jo: John Bond is the co-founder of Whitefox, a premium publishing services agency, and has over 35 years in traditional publishing, from bookselling to marketing and management. He's also the co-author of Going Indie: Publishing Your Book Your Way, with James Silver. So welcome back to the show, John. John: Thank you, Jo. Thanks so much for having me. Jo: You were last on the show in 2022. You've been on a couple of times, but just set the scene. Tell people a bit more about you and your long background in publishing. John: I suppose I could say I started as a marketing manager at Penguin back in the early 1990s in London, and that role eventually evolved into running sales and marketing, as it often does. I did that at Penguin and at HarperCollins. Then I ran one of the publishing divisions at HarperCollins, including 4th Estate, and published Hilary Mantel and Jonathan Franzen and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and others. I left that in 2011 and set up Whitefox in 2012, and it's a classic startup story. It was somebody I worked with at HarperCollins. We sat around a kitchen table, came up with an idea for a business, which was Whitefox, and that's grown into the creative agency that it is today. Jo: So back then, did you think, “I can do this better”? Was that the impetus, “I can do publishing better than Penguin and HarperCollins”? John: No, I thought we would solve a problem. There's something very attractive about that whole startup mentality and beginning something from scratch. I mean, I was in my early 50s. I'd had a long career in traditional publishing. On the plus side, I knew a lot of people, and I thought I could get meetings, people would reply to my phone calls or my emails. On the downside, I didn't necessarily have the energy of a 20 to 25-year-old. I knew a lot of people and I knew quite a lot of things, and I also knew what problems something like Whitefox could solve. We set up with this idea that if we could galvanise and organise the diaspora of freelancers in the publishing space and make them available to anybody that wanted to make a book, that that would be quite a powerful thing. These incredibly creative, wonderful people who were below the radar and were not particularly valued or managed or utilised properly. I thought if we could access that and make that available not just to traditional publishing people who know about these people, but to individual authors, businesses, brands, people that wanted to make a book, and if you added a layer of our expertise from traditional publishing, that could be quite powerful, I suppose. That's what I was thinking back then. Jo: It's funny, though. You said these wonderful freelancers who were not particularly valued or managed or utilised properly. That could also apply to a lot of authors in traditional publishing. John: Totally. Totally. But if I'm honest, I don't think I was thinking about that. What's really evolved since we started, even in that 2011, 2012 period, is so much has happened to independent writers, indie authors. The whole ecosystem has become much more vibrant, and what is accessible to those writers is much greater. I'd like to think we've played a part in that. What that's done is put power back into writers' hands, and that quickly became apparent in the business as a byproduct of what we'd set up. Jo: Yes, and 2012 I do think in the UK was a pivot point, because I got into self-publishing in 2006/2007 when the Americans did with the beginning of the Kindle and the iPhone. Really the American ecosystem grew first. I happened to be in Australia, and so I think I was able to escape the negativity of the vortex in the UK, which took a number more years to embrace self-publishing as a force to be reckoned with as opposed to an embarrassing thing in the corner for vanity press. Do you see 2012 as a changing point in UK publishing? John: I think we'd just come out of the Kindle moment, hadn't we? There were all sorts of conversations going on about how that was going to change things forever. I think no one quite knew what the upshot of that was going to be, but we knew that it was incredibly disruptive. In 2012, Penguin, as it was then, before Penguin Random House, had offered to buy Author Solutions for $115 million, presumably seen as some kind of defensive measure as to what the market was going to evolve into. I think it felt like a real period of change. In the UK, James Daunt took over running Waterstones, and he was then ultimately going to run Barnes & Noble. It felt like a bit of a watershed. I think we were lucky in that sense, that maybe in the UK and in London, what we were creating coincided with an opening up of opportunity and creativity, and people wanting access to more tools to be able to do things themselves. Getting this idea that you invest in your own talent and what that could mean for your ability to do things quicker, better. Some of it was happenstance, but lucky for us. As you say, we then became aware that in a sense a lot of these things had come to fruition earlier on the US side. In London, that whole idea of setting up something that wasn't a traditional rights-owning model, but where you wanted to be working with people creatively, felt actually really exciting and timely. Jo: And when you started to work with independent authors, probably a couple of years after that, you started to work with a lot more indie authors and things really started to change in terms of the business side. Did you feel any of the snobbery from the traditional industry? Like you mentioned, you have a lot of contacts, a lot of connections. I came to your wonderful launch party and there were just people from all over the industry. I wondered if you got any kickback, or if anyone raised their eyebrows a little bit at who you were choosing to work with? John: Oh, definitely. And I would say I really think that's gone. You may think differently, Jo, but from my perspective, I think there has been such an evolution in the nearly 15 years that we've been going. So any of that residual snobbery, looking down your nose at people that were going DIY, producing multiple books, learning from every single publication. We've spoken about this before. I remember you sat on the panel of a FutureBook conference in the UK, which was run by a trade magazine, with this idea of looking at the, in quotes, “digital future of the business.” It felt like there were a lot of things being talked about, but not a lot of action on the traditional side. I suppose some sort of awe that there was some magic going on with people who were making a success of self-publishing. But then quite a lot of people looking down their noses at things that shouldn't get through the gatekeepers. I do think that's gone. Or if it's not completely gone, I can see it on the way out of the door, because there's no room for that when agents are struggling to sell books to publishers because publishers are looking at the next indie author, the next Freida McFadden, the next Sarah J. Maas, the next Rebecca Yarros. So whoever it may be, or wherever they're publishing, whatever they're doing now, wherever they may be, knowing that a lot of those people will already be publishing and be on not their first, second, third or fourth, but potentially their 10th or 11th book. It's a race to see who can help those authors, as a traditional publisher would see it, amplify what they're doing. I think the idea that there's an us and them, if it did exist then, which it certainly did in certain publishing quarters, is gone. I used to go to those conferences, like the FutureBook Conference, and certain publishers would talk about publishing, and when they meant publishing, they meant a really tiny area of quite literary, traditional imprints. That's what publishing meant. They didn't even mean publishing to mean educational publishing, or children's publishing, or academic publishing, and certainly not Kindle or POD or whatever. So I think that's had to change for very good, sound, commercial, economic reasons. Jo: Yes, you're right. I definitely have heard, as we go to similar events sometimes, and you do hear agents used to talk a lot more about finding books very occasionally in a slush pile, or doing courses so you could meet people and do pitch events and all this. Now it's often build an audience on BookTok or whatever, and sell lots of books, and traditional publishing as an amplifier, as you said. That's how I always hear them pitch it now, the question of— What can traditional publishing still do when indie authors can do so much? It does seem to be, well, we can amplify you, we can get you into traditional press, we can get you in traditional bookstores, we can help you with film and movie deals, that kind of thing. So that's really interesting, because that's actually changed quite a lot. They don't now seem to say, “Oh, well, we can make sure we pay you,” or, “We are editorial success as such.” John: I think they don't say editorial success or quality or indeed marketing, because that was what used to be said. I think there's an understanding that a lot of indie writers are better marketeers of their own books than traditional publishers, and if you go into the publishing machine, then you'll get your slot. It lasts for a certain period of time and then that moves on to another book. Whereas obviously if you're writing your own book and you're marketing your own book, you're able to do that yourself 24/7 wherever you are in the world, and you will know more about your readers and your audience and how that evolves than a traditional publisher would. What they probably mean now is, as you said, as much as anything, distribution, or even physical distribution. Because to be part of that process, I think that is still where a large conglomerate is able to wield some muscle, with this idea that if you physically want to see your book in bricks and mortar retailers in X outlets around the world, that's potentially easier to do if that is your aim, via a traditional publisher. So it is constantly evolving, because it used to be that marketing was the silver bullet, and I don't think that's the case anymore. Jo: No. We'll come back to marketing, shall we? Struggling with marketing. So let's get into your book. You recently co-wrote Going Indie with James Silver, Publishing Your Book Your Way. Obviously you already knew a lot about indie authors, so I wonder, what did you discover in the process of researching the book and the interviews you did? And I was one of your interviews. Did anything come up that surprised you, since you're already pretty embedded in the world? John: I would say some of it was reinforcing what I knew. So how everything is so intertwined, how in some ways unlinear everything is. People are doing lots of things in a different order to the way that traditionally writers would perceive this relay race of a manuscript gets passed to an editor, an editor passes on. That's just not how it is or needs to be anymore. I still think there is—not even a misconception—but I think there's a received wisdom that when you're talking about self-publishing, you're talking about fiction. The majority of books that Whitefox produces are not fiction, they're non-fiction. Some of them are quite mainstream, some of them are quite niche. That idea of connecting to your audience and your followers, and being slightly more scientific about how you find readers in your non-fiction niche, I think is still unspoken about in a way, in that genre fiction tends to be what people automatically assume the conversation is about. This probably doesn't surprise you, but I was pleasantly surprised to have it confirmed to me quite how much swapping and sharing there is of skills and knowledge in that space. I'm not saying indie writing is egoless at all, but there's quite a lot of sharing of knowledge and what works, and collaboration, which I think is great to see. Again, if you've, as I did many years ago, come out of corporate conglomerate publishing, traditional publishing, there's less of that by the very nature of the kind of organisation. And look, we just talked about marketing a little while ago. I do think this whole idea that the cutting edge of experimentation, it's not traditional publishing, it's indie writers. They are looking at not just how to find readers, but how to fulfil orders, how to make commercial sense of what they're doing from the absolute outset and get-go of what they're doing. And just how now the lines are blurring between what would be classified as traditional digital publishers and the writers who are doing their own thing, or doing their own thing on behalf of a few other writers. Those lines have completely blurred. There used to be this traditional hardback, paperback, X number of books a year, a year after hardback there's a paperback. This is the model we have been doing for centuries, and people doing things on their own. I think that's blurring massively, and the Venn diagrams of people's areas of expertise are just overlapping massively. Jo: Well, I think you're right there, and certainly the hardback special editions with sprayed edges and foil. A lot of us now are doing that first and not putting out the other, or putting out the rest of it at the same time. I dare say probably there are more indie authors with sprayed edge hardbacks than there are traditionally published authors. John: I'm sure that's right. And what's interesting is if you go to a traditional book printer, they are loving the direct communication with writers, that's not coming through traditional channels and traditional relationships. It's great business, it's interesting. I think that's something that's even developed in the last couple of years, that cutting out of some of the middle men required. Jo: Yes, and in terms of supporting freelancers and small publishing houses and printers and stuff, the other thing I've heard is that indie authors pay upfront, or they pay quickly, compared to some of these big publishers who are asking for long lead times and steep discounting. So actually a lot of these independent businesses are doing better under indie author work than they were under traditional. John: I think that's right, and that's what I mean also about the sharing of information and this collaborative idea of sharing creative knowledge. I mean, I'm making it sound like a kind of 19th century cooperative, which it isn't. I'm not suggesting that for a second. It's this idea that there's a lot of people learning a lot of things and there's a keenness to share some of that information, because if you've developed your own readership for your unique creative product, some of those learnings are very exciting. The printers I've spoken to love working on those kinds of things, because they are also being challenged to come up with new ways of developing ever more innovative physical product. Jo: Yes, I think it's a fun, creative time for sure. Things like Kickstarter, which you came on and talked about crowdfunding years ago, and I've obviously done. I think, what am I on now? Seven? I've just done my seventh. John: Wow. Jo: It's so much fun. But now what's happening is traditional publishers are arriving on Kickstarter and all that kind of thing. So we really see a blurring. Let's come back to your book, so Going Indie. You co-wrote it. Now obviously there are lots of positive sides of collaboration, but in terms of any challenges with collaboration and co-writing and the writing process of doing this? Because I've done this several times and I've found it very challenging. So tell us about the collaborative writing process. John: We thought a lot about it before we took it on. What I would say, having done it, is I am assuming there is no formula for how you do this. At Penguin I worked with a married couple who were crime writers, and they wrote books together. They merged their names so it appeared to be one name. I could not tell you, and they didn't share what that process was, whether they were writing different chapters or … I don't know. So I can only speak from my own experience. James is an established journalist. He's great with deadlines. He was very good at chivvying me along when I needed to be persuaded to hit the deadlines that I'd promised. I write blogs, I write newsletters, I write content for our website, but this is my first book. I've never written anything of this length. So in a way it started with the structure. It started with this idea that we would play to what we perceived as our respective strengths in terms of writing. We absolutely were not each writing every third word or anything like that. It was a process of trust in different parts. I thought, James had done some research and will be better at writing that. He deferred to me on areas that he took to be my areas of expertise. We did every interview for the book together. We went over the notes from those before they became part of the interviews for the book. And some of the book's elements are diagrammatic, so those are very easy to collaborate on. I think we tried to be professionally, creatively constructive with each other. So it was raising an eyebrow rather than shouting at each other if we didn't agree about something. A lot of it was down to the editing, and I don't know what your experience was like with a co-writer, but a lot of it came down to: here is something which is quite baggy. How do we, between us, make this as tight as we possibly can? I don't mean copy editing or proofreading. I mean the actual sort of, how do we get this into a pithy, usable, practical but discursive book? We didn't ever set out for this to be a pure reference book at all. We wanted to take a snapshot of what was going on. So a lot of it was genuinely trying to do some research and get people to feed into what was going on from lots of different perspectives, which is why we wanted to get mainstream traditional publishers, we wanted to get agents, we wanted to get indie writers, we wanted to get people who have all sorts of experiences and perspectives. That's what makes it what it is, which is, here's what we think are some of the interesting discussion points of what's going on now. Jo: It is a fantastic snapshot. I think it's really interesting—and obviously you also have seen my book, Successful Self-Publishing, which is on its fourth edition—this is one of the difficult things with snapshot type books. So have you already thought about that? I know this one has just come out, but have you thought, “Oh no, in five years we have to do it again”? John: Well, I think we thought we're going to have to address AI, which we do in the book, and we really tried to caveat that with saying, look, so much may change so quickly, and here we are talking about what we know now. We obviously tried to set the context for where we are now, and we tried as much as possible to make something which would last as long as we can. I think what we did think was, we have tried to make it as international a perspective as possible. But at the same time, we are a London-based agency, and a lot of the views will be from people based in the UK. So I think what I would like to explore is something that looks at potentially somewhere like the US, where I think there'll be different people that would perhaps have different perspectives on different things. So I think we thought about potentially there being future iterations of the book, but not yet. Jo: Not yet. This is the challenge with non-fiction, of course. On that, I would say what you just said around the US and stuff, the successful UK authors all use the same systems as the US. So I wouldn't say that the US … I mean, we all have the US companies we all use. I say Kobo is obviously Canadian, but I would say that we use the same ways of doing things. Obviously you might interview a different author, but … John: That was all I meant. I meant interviewing. Because we've interviewed agents and authors and publishers and they are largely UK based. So it was the idea that maybe there are some perspectives on things rather than systemic. Jo: Differences. John: Yes. Just that. Jo: So then I guess another challenge, we've kind of nodded to it so far, is marketing. So let's talk about the challenges of getting this book out in terms of publishing and marketing. Because you've been on the inner circle side, trying to do that for other people's books, but your own book, this is a whole nother thing. So tell us about that. John: Well, how do you do it, Jo? I mean, honestly, I've loved some of it. I get how you become completely obsessed with your book and trying to make sure that you can get it into the hands of the people that you want to get it into the hands of. We've got some great endorsement quotes, which was a task that, how can I say this? I would call it pride swallowing. The idea that you really try and get people to say nice things about your book and, if they don't reply, you think, “How much do I pester them? How much do I annoy them by asking them again nicely?” And the absolute sheer unadulterated joy when they come back with something positive that you can use and utilise in some way. So that whole process of waiting for feedback, I suppose, and hoping that people are going to like what you've done and help you spread the word for it. We had a launch event, we've given books away. We've published the book as ebook and POD. I think one of the great things about that is it's enabled us to be completely adaptable and make changes right up until the last minute. That drove everybody in my team completely crazy because we were making changes up until the last minute. So, is the book definitely going to be available on publication date? What's it going to do? You know, all of that kind of stuff. Also, just getting this idea that I suppose you can never stop. Is that a very obvious thing to say to a writer? It probably is. You just can't stop, because if you go, “Right, well, I've done it,” complacency is the enemy. Just as soon as you've got that quote, or someone said that they're going to give you an opportunity to talk about it on a platform, it's just another day and you've got to keep thinking about how you can spread the word and tell people that it exists. Jo: Yes, well, I think that's right, and particularly non-fiction, which unless it's very timely and you must get it out right now. But other than that— Most books you just have to keep marketing for years. Then just as you say, when do you stop? Well, you kind of never stop unless you want to, unless you want to retire and just give up, basically. Dean Wesley Smith, who's a big writer in the US and a kind of a mentor of mine in past years, he talks about it as this massive sea of books. And when a book arrives, he pictures it coming down and landing on the water. So the day you launch, it's landed on the water, and then it begins to sink. Then there are all these other books coming down. It's like this rain of books, and your book is sinking as soon as it lands. And your job is to keep it afloat somehow. John: Keep it afloat. Jo: Yes. John: I think you're right, and it's such an interesting perspective for us, who work with a lot of people who have one book. You know, they've spent 10 years writing it. It's their life story. It's their memoir. It's their self-help book. It's their book that accompanies them on their speaking journey, or whatever. Then there are the people who are writing constantly and can't stop writing because they're exercising that creative muscle all the time and wanting to get better, and wanting to improve and learn and understand why this works and why that hasn't worked. Just getting a glimpse into what it must be like for that person for whom writing is not a hobby. I kept saying to myself, “This is not something you're doing as a hobby.” I want this book to be of value to people, and if I'm investing that time and effort into something that I want to get out there, you've got to commit to whatever it is you need to do to make sure you're not sinking. Jo: Yes. John: I will now not be able to get that image out of my head. Jo: Yes. I know there's people listening who don't have a mind's eye, which I always find fascinating, but for those of us with a mind's eye, you can now picture that and you will never forget it. The other thing, I guess, is that, having done a lot, over 40 books now, the inevitable thing is you cannot keep pushing all of those books back up to the surface. So when you do get the bug as such of writing, the most interesting thing for all of us is always the next book. It's always like, ooh, the next thing I'm doing, I'm very excited about. So you do have to pick your battles on marketing. So have you got the bug, do you think? Are you thinking of other books in general? Because as you said, you must be, I guess, in your 60s. John: I am. Jo: You could retire. John: I am. You were talking about that long career. I could. I mean, I really love doing it, and I would love to do more. I think one of the things that surprised me was just how many ideas came up while we were doing the book about tangents that one could take it. I have no desire to write a novel. I don't want to do that. I wouldn't be very good at that. I do think there are some interesting spaces around where there's a kind of intersection of creativity and learning, and how you can develop books that would help people who are trying to achieve different things in different sectors of publishing. So without getting too granular about it, this book doesn't really address brands who want to become publishers, and I think that is something that our business has developed into working with, not just individuals, but businesses and brands. I think there's definitely spin-offs of this book which are not about repeating what we've done so far. And this whole idea of what you've been doing for a long time, what we've been doing since 2011, 2012, it's evolving now at such a speed. I mean, who would have known what was going to come out of TikTok? As you talk about TikTok to Shopify, that whole kind of new ways of finding readers, of taking books to market. As you said, Kickstarter, crowdfunding. There's all sorts of things that I think will emerge, because in a funny sort of way traditional publishing at the moment feels quite conservative with a small c. I mean, the bestsellers. Dan Brown is number one in the bestseller list this week in the UK as I speak, who has been a bestseller forever. And obviously new writers come along the whole time, but the market feels a little bit as if it's waiting now for innovation. I think if that innovation's going to happen, it's probably going to happen in the indie space before it happens in mainstream publishing. So people are coming to us and thinking, does that represent a trend? Does that represent something which could be a way of looking at something a little bit deeper, doing some research around and creating something which is not a long book, not a massive thesis, but something which is indicative of something which could be useful for people. Jo: Just coming back on the Dan Brown is in the bestseller list. I think this is completely to do with the way that traditional publishing measures things. For many years, more than a decade, probably since the beginning of Kindle, certainly the beginning of Kindle Unlimited, there is a shadow economy, I call it, or a parallel economy. I would say that almost zero of my own personal sales are measured by any industry standards. Anyone who makes any money from Kindle Unlimited or Kickstarter or Shopify, or selling direct in any form, or selling books at conventions, none of this is measured by any traditional things. As you know, the New York Times list, for example, does not include Amazon sales in their bestseller list. So you've got indie authors in the UK who are incredibly successful who have to decide, say, someone like LJ Ross, for example, decides, “Okay, I'm going to set up a proper imprint with Gardners or whatever so that I can get in bookstores so that I can hit a Sunday Times list or something.” So I would say that seeing things like Dan Brown on a bestseller list has almost no meaning in the shadow indie economy. John: No, you're absolutely right. We're not even able to see audiobook sales. Jo: Yes, audio. Any kind of borrows, like Spotify. John: No, you're completely right. I suppose I was making a broader cultural point, that it doesn't feel like there's an enormous amount of innovation going on or risk taking within what I would call mainstream trade publishing. And there doesn't seem to be the need to be, because there will be more consolidation. Small companies will be bought by big companies, so there's growth through acquisition. There's still a hope that something will take off that is a surprise, and there's still an enormous reliance on established brands who, even through the traditional metrics of how you measure them, are probably selling less, but still at the top of the pile. I suppose that's what I was meaning. Jo: Yes, and I agree with what the industry looks at as signals. It's just, as we said, a lot of these signals are invisible. So coming onto innovation, at London Book Fair this year there were a lot of sessions on AI, and you mentioned AI briefly, and there is a chapter in Going Indie on generative AI. And of course there's a lot of negativity and drama and lawsuits and this, that and the other. But at the same time, at London Book Fair, a lot of traditional publishers talking about using it, and of course they always say, “Oh, we use AI only in marketing and business, not with the creative or editorial.” Everyone makes this distinction. What are your thoughts on what's happening and where's it going with AI? Is a lot of this stuff not happening in public and just going on behind closed doors? John: I think so. We do have a chapter in the book on AI. We've generated summaries of every chapter using AI, which we explicitly said in the book as well. We've got our Ten Commandments of what we think are useful guidelines. I think that there has to be an enormous amount being done, whether it's experimentation or speeding up for efficiency's sake, or things that slow you down, within mainstream publishing. There has to be more than just the guardrails around the creative process. And clearly when we're talking about metadata, book description, cover copy, presumably royalty calculations, presumably if you're trying to grow your newsletters. There has to be an enormous amount of activity going on. We're driven by the market, so we do not commission. Writers come to us and they either want to work with us and we want to work with them, or that doesn't happen. So we're in a sense seeing what the market is seeing, and that is a whole range of things. As I've said before, there's a lot of sweeping generalisations out there, which if you look back to that Kindle moment, we were talking a little while ago about what was going on in 2010/2011, about the enormous broad brush strokes that were being perceived as a result of Kindle. Kindle has affected some areas of publishing, it's affected some not at all. I think it will be absolutely fascinating when the sweeping generalisations stop and there becomes, I suppose, even more transparency. The thing that people are looking for, isn't it? A little bit less opaqueness as to what is really being done. Because everybody's being so careful about what they say they're doing and what they're not doing. I suppose ElevenLabs is the one where people are openly engaging on the audio side. I mean, everyone is being so careful and cautious. Jo: Me too. John: What do you think? We spoke a bit about AI within the book, and I'm interested to know what you think. Jo: Well, I've obviously been openly talking about it since 2016. I openly talk about using it, and I've got my Patreon community where we talk about how we're using it, and tips on how to use it. But then, because I have been writing and publishing since 2007, 2008, I'm very strong in my creative voice. I'm very strong in my understanding of what I consider to be my level of output, and what I publish under my own name is what I publish under my own name. John: Totally. Jo: So the problem is for people who are less confident, I think, in what they're doing creatively perhaps. I know some people feel like they're scared it will take over or something. When you're as strong-minded as me, it's not taking over anything. John: It's not going to take over anything. And the other side of the coin is how many people are finding Whitefox using ChatGPT. Jo: Mm. John: I'm thrilled that we are emerging, through very detailed briefing of AI, as something that is worth engaging with. Jo: Positive marketing. John: Yes, exactly. As you say, I think there's a lot of negativity, and I think it will settle down eventually. I think less hysteria. Jo: Yes, hopefully sooner rather than later. So as we come to an end, you've been in the publishing industry a long time and seen a lot of people who have disappeared, but also those who've lasted. I wondered if maybe you could comment on those who last, because I definitely feel like I'm in my 50s now, and I want to keep doing this. I'm pretty obsessed with— What are the hallmarks of people who have a long-term career? So reflections on that. John: Oh, that's such a good question. I think there's some common characteristics and themes. So I think authenticity, I think this idea of being continually curious. I think there are people who can't help but create, and this idea that once you've sort of expelled once, that's enough. I think there's people that just can't stop creating, whatever you do with it. But this idea that the more you do, the better you get, the more you evolve and keep an open mind. I think there's definitely entrepreneurial writers who love this idea of keeping their readers engaged, and how that conversation is something that evolves and that collaboration evolves, is fascinating. I think if you love that, and you listen, there's always an opportunity to keep building on what you do. I love the writers who we work with. I can think of a writer who we're working on his fourth novel at the moment, and he is a bundle of positivity. No matter the trials and tribulations, the things that have gone wrong, his expectations definitely not being met with his first book. He definitely has this idea that he wants to keep writing, he wants to get better, and he is getting better. It isn't a journey that has a beginning and an end. It's something that will continue for as long as he wants to write. Every single book that he has published, he has learned and gained confidence, gained a network of connections that he's utilised himself now to not make the first half a dozen mistakes he made on the first book. Who knows where it will end up? But certainly the satisfaction he's getting, and the sales he's getting, are growing as he becomes savvier and quicker to make the right choices and decisions. So I think that's my honest answer to that. I think there are definitely people who think, “Phew, I have really wanted to do this book. Now I can rest easy. I've done my book.” Then there are people who really, whatever their objective, whatever the definition of success is from the get-go, just can't help creating. I do love that and respect that. I don't think our book falls quite into that category, because I think it's a slightly different thing. I think there are people who are still making a success of what they do and redefining that as they go on, and who are really open to ideas and input from different people and are not closed off. I love working with those people. Jo: So where can people find Going Indie and everything you do online? John: Well, Going Indie is available online at all good bookshops. It's available at Amazon and anywhere you buy books online as ebook and POD. Our website is wearewhitefox.com, and you'll find information about not just our book there, but a lot of other things that we're doing on that site. Jo: Brilliant. Well, thanks so much for your time, John. That was great. John: Thank you so much, Jo. It's been a pleasure. The post Going Indie, Publishing Innovation, And The Challenges Of Book Marketing With John Bond first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Today on series two of Tales of a Nuffield Scholar supported by NFU Mutual we continue looking ahead to the 2026 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Conference in Leeds

Here's something may not have known: men's feet are more square and more rectangular and women's feet are more triangular. You'd think companies that design sneakers for women would understand that but instead, what they do is use the anatomy of a male's foot to design a woman's sneaker and then "shrink it and pink it". Creative designer and author of the book, Man-Made, Karen Korellis Reuther, previously served as Vice President of Creative Direction and Innovation at Reebok and Global Creative Director at NIKE, where she led major product, merchandising, and brand strategies. She joins Jason and Peter on this episode of the Really? no Really? Podcast to explain how fashion, clothing and other major industries haven't been accurately designing their products for female consumers through "shrink it and pink it" strategy. She joins us to explain how companies can rectify the lack of gender diversity in the design process to not just make their product serve an actual female consumer base without having to charge them more. It's not just the sneakers industry that's being impacted by the pink tax and the lack of gender diversity when it comes to design. Women firefighters have higher injury rates than their male counterparts because their helmets and uniforms are still designed for men Female surgeons have had to stand on stools because the operating tables didn't go low enough. Even the female dummies created for crash tests and CPR training are just male shrunken versions of male dummies. So how can we solve this problem? Korellis Reuther says the next big movement is to get companies attention to get them to fit their products properly for women to be safe in their professions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's something may not have known: men's feet are more square and more rectangular and women's feet are more triangular. You'd think companies that design sneakers for women would understand that but instead, what they do is use the anatomy of a male's foot to design a woman's sneaker and then "shrink it and pink it". Creative designer and author of the book, Man-Made, Karen Korellis Reuther, previously served as Vice President of Creative Direction and Innovation at Reebok and Global Creative Director at NIKE, where she led major product, merchandising, and brand strategies. She joins Jason and Peter on this episode of the Really? no Really? Podcast to explain how fashion, clothing and other major industries haven't been accurately designing their products for female consumers through "shrink it and pink it" strategy. She joins us to explain how companies can rectify the lack of gender diversity in the design process to not just make their product serve an actual female consumer base without having to charge them more. It's not just the sneakers industry that's being impacted by the pink tax and the lack of gender diversity when it comes to design. Women firefighters have higher injury rates than their male counterparts because their helmets and uniforms are still designed for men Female surgeons have had to stand on stools because the operating tables didn't go low enough. Even the female dummies created for crash tests and CPR training are just male shrunken versions of male dummies. So how can we solve this problem? Korellis Reuther says the next big movement is to get companies attention to get them to fit their products properly for women to be safe in their professions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Produce Moms Podcast, host Lori Taylor welcomes Joel Carter, Orchard Operations Manager at Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), to explore how innovation is transforming modern apple production.

In this episode, ⁠Adam Torres⁠ interviews ⁠Jarred Pierce⁠, CEO & Founder of Unity Preferred Network. Jarred discusses his mission to modernize healthcare networks through greater provider choice, direct relationships, data-driven growth, and technology designed to create a better experience for providers, health plans, and members. Follow Adam on Instagram at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/⁠ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to be a guest on our podcast: ⁠https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/⁠ Visit our website: ⁠https://missionmatters.com/⁠ More FREE content from Mission Matters here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmedia⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For episode 263 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we're excited to welcome James Newell of the GSR Foundation, a global charity and grantmaker working to ensure that no one is excluded from the benefits of technology. Their tagline says it beautifully: inclusion powers innovation. GSR Foundation is also a supporter of Crypto Altruists and has been essential in helping us get our Web3 Impact Toolkit off the ground.On this show, we spend a lot of time exploring new models for funding impact, and this episode dives into one of the most exciting and forward-thinking approaches we've come across. Some of you will recognize the GSR name from the crypto and trading world, and we get into the relationship between the company and the Foundation. But what really drew us to this conversation is how the Foundation is using the tools of this space to drive real-world impact, in ways that point toward the future of philanthropy.Here's what I mean. The GSR Foundation is directing Ethereum staking rewards, through Lido Impact Staking, to fund incredible partners like UNICEF, Mercy Corps Ventures, and Grassroots Economics. It's a model where you can put your crypto to work generating yield, and direct that yield toward causes that matter, all without giving up your underlying assets. It's truly a positive-sum way to give. We also explore their work supporting partners like Relay Funder, which is building blockchain tools for displaced communities, how they're pioneering new ways to use stablecoins to fund impact, and why education is such a critical part of their mission.In today's discussion you'll learn:

Modern warfare depends on the ability to rapidly integrate emerging technology, sensors, software, and autonomous systems into existing military platforms. Yet despite years of modernization efforts, systems integration and interoperability remain some of the Department of Defense's greatest challenges, slowing defense innovation and making it difficult to keep pace with rapidly evolving threats.In this episode of Emerging Tech Horizons, Dr. Arun Seraphin speaks with Travis Lambourne, Head of Sales at Skayl, about how new approaches to digital engineering and digital integration are helping the Defense Department modernize at the speed of need. They explore how reusable integration infrastructure, open architecture, and machine-readable data models can dramatically reduce integration timelines, lower costs, and enable warfighters to rapidly field new capabilities without relying on lengthy development cycles.Key topics include:Why systems integration remains one of the biggest obstacles to defense modernization and defense innovation—and how it affects innovation across the Defense Industrial Base.How reusable integration technologies can reduce integration time by up to 85%, eliminate repetitive hand coding, and make upgrades faster and more predictable.How new sensors and emerging technology can be integrated in minutes instead of weeks, enabling technology insertion at the speed of operational need.Why interoperability, open standards, open architecture, and modular system architectures are essential for extending the lifespan of military platforms while accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies.The policy, acquisition, and budgeting reforms needed to make integration a "first-class citizen" across the Department of Defense and fully realize the promise of MOSA and modern digital engineering.NDIA Emerging Technologies Institute: https://www.ndiaeti.org NDIA Emerging Technologies Conference: https://www.ndiatechexpo.org Be sure to follow us on social media for updates, early access to upcoming events, inside scoops, & more: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4htROo0 Twitter: https://bit.ly/48LHAx3 Facebook: https://bit.ly/47vlht8 And for more podcasts, articles, & publications covering all things emerging tech, visit: ndiaeti.org #MOSA #DefenseInnovation #DigitalEngineering #DefenseIndustrialBase #EmergingTechnology

What if the people best positioned to save lives aren't always healthcare professionals? Dr. Wagaki Gicheru shares how she helped Kenya train more than 11,000 motorcycle taxi drivers as first responders, her journey from anesthesiology to medical education, and her work advancing simulation and digital learning. She also discusses her partnership with Northwestern University and why global health often begins by addressing needs in your own community.

In this episode of MedAxiom HeartTalk, host Melanie Lawson, MS speaks with Byron Lee, MD, professor of medicine and cardiology at Stanford, about the growing importance of remote cardiac monitoring in patient care. Dr. Lee shares how extended 30-day monitoring helps improves arrhythmia detection and guides long-term treatment. He also discusses how real-time data transmission and streamlined reporting allow care teams to identify and address serious cardiac events more quickly and confidently.

In This Episode Technology can create an opportunity, but without a system for accessing that opportunity, many talented entrepreneurs are still left on the sidelines. In this episode, Adi Klevit interviews Chaitra Vedullapalli, President and Co-founder of Women in Cloud, about entrepreneurship, technology, leadership, and the systems required to create economic access at scale. Chaitra shares her remarkable journey from coming to the United States as an immigrant and staying home for several years to building a technology career that included Oracle and Microsoft. She describes reinvention as one of her core competencies and explains how watching the evolution of technology taught her an important lesson: innovation moves quickly, but economic opportunity does not always move with it. Adi and Chaitra explore the infrastructure required to close that gap. Chaitra defines economic access as the ability to meaningfully participate in opportunity creation and wealth generation, including access to customers, capital, distribution channels, skills, influential networks, and decision-makers. She explains how Women in Cloud built programs around workforce readiness, marketplace acceleration, strategic partnerships, and leadership to create a repeatable pathway into opportunities that founders may otherwise struggle to reach. The conversation then turns to FoundHer World, an ambitious campaign built around collective action. Chaitra explains how spotlighting founders, creating go-to-market opportunities, connecting companies with major technology and enterprise ecosystems, and producing research can collectively unlock greater economic impact. Her message is closely aligned with the power of systems: big outcomes become more achievable when leaders clearly define the problem, build the right infrastructure, create repeatable pathways, and bring the right people together around a shared purpose.  

In this Cannes special episode of Future Proof, Dr Nicki Morley sits down with Michael Swaisland, Vice President of Consumer Intelligence and Marketing Transformation at Arla Foods, to discuss how curiosity, consumer understanding and AI can work together to drive innovation. They explore turning insights into action, identifying the right growth opportunities, and why human judgement remains essential in a world increasingly shaped by AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Adam Torres interviews Jarred Pierce, CEO & Founder of Unity Preferred Network. Jarred discusses his mission to modernize healthcare networks through greater provider choice, direct relationships, data-driven growth, and technology designed to create a better experience for providers, health plans, and members. Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to be a guest on our podcast: https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/ Visit our website: https://missionmatters.com/ More FREE content from Mission Matters here: https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rewind to 13–19 August 2006, when internet petitions were becoming a thing, every celebrity seemed to have a side hustle and the Innovations catalogue was convinced you could get ripped without leaving the lounge room.

A world leading data visualisation expert talks about leading the global Human Reference Atlas initiative and how collaboration enables researchers to think far bigger - - - “Oftentimes it's said that if you want to go fast, you go alone, but I don't think you can go far this way. If you want to go far, you have to go together.” So states Katy Börner during this episode of Campus Talks, in which we ask her about her ground-breaking project aimed at mapping all the anatomical structures and human cells in the human body, the Human Reference Atlas (HRA). This project relies on the input of thousands of researchers across multiple disciplines from all over the world, including several other ambitious physiological ‘atlasing' efforts which are working in parallel to the HRA. The Victor H. Yngve Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Information Science at Indiana University, Katy is also a founding director of the Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science (CNS) Center and she is a curator of the international Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibition. She explains how she developed such an interest in data visualisation work and why she has embraced an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to research throughout her career.   To find out more about the Human Reference Atlas: Human BioMolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP): 3D Human Reference Atlas construction and usage Human Reference Atlas introduction and training Upcoming events for those interested in the Human Reference Atlas Whole Person Physiome Jamboree, August 24 to 25, 2026 Human Reference Atlas, Human Phenotype Ontology, Whole Person Physiome and other EU efforts hackathon, August 27 to 28.   To book a place at the Innovation & Impact Summit 2026 in Seoul from 17 to 19 November: Book tickets | THE Innovation & Impact Summit 2026. 

Solar demand remains strong, storage is scaling fast, and inverter technology is becoming more central to how modern power systems actually function. But the conversation around inverters is no longer just about efficiency, bankability, or price. As these devices take on more intelligence — managing batteries, supporting grid stability, and communicating more directly with the wider system — they are also being treated as a new point of strategic vulnerability. In both Europe and the US, policymakers are starting to respond accordingly.Host Sylvia Leyva Martinez is joined by Joe Shangraw, research analyst at Wood Mackenzie covering solar inverter markets, to examine what that shift means in practice. Their core argument is that inverter policy is moving beyond trade protection and into a more complicated mix of cybersecurity, industrial strategy, and grid risk. They unpack why Europe's March decision to block public EU funding for projects using Chinese-made inverters matters beyond its immediate scope, and why the region's dependence on Chinese vendors — especially in utility-scale string inverters and integrated battery-plus-inverter systems — makes any attempt to diversify more complex than simply switching suppliers. A large part of the discussion focuses on the FCC's July decision to add foreign power inverters to its Covered List, where the real issue is not just whether the headlines overstated the impact, but how narrowly or broadly the rule will ultimately be applied. Shangraw explains that the current language appears closely tied to communications hardware, especially wireless-enabled devices, which creates a more nuanced picture than an outright market shutdown. That distinction matters because it affects not only which new products fall in scope, but how developers, manufacturers, and asset owners start thinking about software updates, grid-code compliance, and long-term procurement risk. The challenge is no longer just cost competitiveness. It is whether an inverter can remain usable, updateable, and policy-safe over the life of the asset.The episode also looks ahead to the next set of decisions facing the industry: whether Europe expands restrictions beyond publicly funded projects, how quickly US and allied manufacturers can localise enough of the supply chain to qualify under tougher domestic-content rules, and where practical bottlenecks are most likely to emerge. The takeaway is that inverter policy is becoming a test case for a much bigger energy-transition problem: how to reduce genuine security risks without creating new deployment constraints. For developers, manufacturers, and policymakers alike, the inverter market is no longer just a technology contest. It is becoming a test of how the energy transition handles security, industrial policy, and system reliability all at once.The report and note and Sylvia refers can be found here: Solar Solar Inverter Market Share Report 2026Ban on inverters from high-risk countries, led by China, to affect 14% of EU solar demand through 2030This episode is brought to you by twentytwo & brand – a marketing and PR agency built specifically for energy leaders.Lots of agencies say they work with energy companies. twentytwo & brand was built for them. They've partnered with more than 120 companies driving the energy transition – from growth-stage startups to globally recognised industry leaders. Media relations, brand design, video, paid advertising and community engagement – they cover it all under one roof. No onboarding lag, no industry crash course – they speak your language on day one. If you're ready to sharpen your story and supercharge your marketing, find them here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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This week on Catalyst, Tammy is joined by NTT Data's Chief Strategy Officer Roli Agrawal for a conversation about implementing technology that works for everyone. Roli shares about her upbringing in India and how the privileges and discriminations she experienced made her passionate about fighting inequities. Roli shares her perspective on how bias creeps into AI systems, and what leaders can do to catch it early. They discuss what a responsible AI framework — trusted, ethical, secure, fair, and sustainable — looks like in practice, and why building datasets that reflect society is both a moral and a business imperative. Please note that the views expressed may not necessarily be those of NTT DATALinks: Roli Agrawal Learn more about Launch by NTT DATASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You do not have to invent the market to dominate it. You just have to execute better than everyone already in it. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why being first is often overrated—and why stronger systems, better service, and superior execution can create a much bigger advantage. Creating something completely new can be expensive. You have to educate the market, prove the demand, and spend time convincing customers the problem even exists. Sometimes, the smarter move is entering a proven market and improving what is already working. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why being first can create massive costs and unnecessary risk• How competitors can validate a market before you enter it• Why studying existing weaknesses creates opportunities to outperform• How operational excellence can become your strongest form of innovation The truth is simple: A great idea means nothing without great execution. Watch the market. Study what customers already want. Identify where competitors are failing. Then build a better system, deliver a better experience, and execute with more discipline. You do not need to reinvent the wheel. You need to drive better than everyone else. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why This Episode MattersItalian food isn't one cuisine. Vincenzo Prosperi explains why Italy's regional traditions matter—and what gets lost when everything is reduced to pizza, pasta and red sauce.Authenticity and innovation can coexist. The question isn't whether chefs should create new dishes, but whether classics should be changed beyond recognition and still carry the old name.Social media is changing restaurants. Vincenzo, Mark and Francis dig into influencer culture, food designed for photographs and the pressure on restaurants to pay for attention.Preserving tradition means supporting the people still cooking it. Vincenzo is shifting his platform toward regional chefs, family restaurants and food traditions that might otherwise disappear.BanterMark Pascal and Francis Schott talk about why their restaurant events have never come from a marketing plan. They come from things they, their staff, and their guests can all get excited about.They look ahead to their annual Big Night dinner and revisit the early days of their table-to-farm dinners, including one memorable attempt that involved hauling restaurant tables and a wood-burning grill to a farm... just in time for the rain.The ConversationVincenzo Prosperi grew up in Abruzzo surrounded by his grandparents, great-grandparents and the food traditions that came with them. After moving to Australia, he saw the distance between the Italian cooking he knew and much of the “Italian” food being served around the world. His wife suggested he turn that frustration—and his passion—into what became Vincenzo's Plate.Vincenzo talks with Mark and Francis about the reaction videos that helped build his audience, from cream-laden carbonara to celebrity chefs taking liberties with Italian classics. But as reaction content became increasingly negative and crowded, he changed direction. Today, his focus is on teaching, ranking Italian products and using his audience to introduce viewers to regional Italian chefs and traditions.The conversation expands into a bigger question: What happens to traditional food in a culture built around clicks, trends and influencers?Vincenzo worries that regional Italian cooking is being replaced by a more standardized version of fine dining while small family restaurants struggle for attention. Mark and Francis see a similar problem in restaurants designed around what photographs well rather than what tastes good.They also tackle the line between preservation and creativity. Vincenzo isn't against innovation—quite the opposite. But before you riff on a cuisine, you should understand what you're riffing on. A new dish can be anything you want it to be. Carbonara, however, has a history.And yes, peas remain under suspicion.Guest BioVincenzo Prosperi is the creator of Vincenzo's Plate, devoted to authentic Italian cooking and the traditions behind it. Born in Pescara in Italy's Abruzzo region and now based in Australia, Vincenzo has built a worldwide audience through recipes, food education, product rankings and collaborations with chefs throughout Italy.Timestamps00:00 Great restaurant events are about creating memorable experiences09:30 Meet Vincenzo Prosperi of Vincenzo's Plate11:30 Growing up with Italian food traditions in Abruzzo18:00 Celebrity chefs, reaction videos and crimes against carbonara25:00 Why Vincenzo moved beyond reaction content28:00 Trust, sponsorships and building an audience without selling out35:00 Is fine dining erasing Italy's regional food traditions?38:00 Influencers, restaurant economics and food made for Instagram43:00 Innovation vs. tradition: when should a classic be left alone?47:00 Mark and Francis remember an old-school trattoria in Italy InfoVincenzo's Plate https://www.vincenzosplate.com/Vincenzo's Plate on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@vincenzosplateEvents @ The Guys' Places https://www.stageleft.com/events/Subscribe: Restaurant Guys' Regularhttps://restaurantguysregulars.buzzsprout.com/Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/Stage Left Wine Shophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/Our PlacesStage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/Reach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com

Live from Pod-Row, Naylor sits down with software developer and past landscaper John Lavayen from Trakta.ai. Thanks for Listening! Join the LCR Media Network Free Community EVENTS: LCR Summit 2026 Tickets HERE CONTACT ME: lawncarerookie@gmail.com PODCAST SPONSOR: Click here for Toro Fleet Promo! Click here for Horizon360 Promo! Click here for Toro Mowers Promo! Click here for Toro American Hero Program! TOOLS: Here's the mic recorder that I use for Truck Talks ReMarkable Tablet... for planning, note taking, and giving presentations! Check out Riverside... What I use for recording video and audio! RESOURCES: "How to Not get crushed by the Spring Rush" FREE Masterclass Download the 5 Costly Mistakes In Business Here! "How To Avoid Burnout"- FREE Masterclass LCR Media Network Free Community Proper Watering Templates Route Density System *THANK YOU TO THE TORO COMPANY FOR SPONSORING THE LCR MEDIA PODCAST!  

In this episode, Robert Stone, Chief Executive Officer, Helen and Morgan Chu Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair, City of Hope, discusses the organization's approach to expanding cancer care access, building philanthropic partnerships and keeping patients at the center of growth. He also shares his perspective on AI, technology and the future of cancer treatment.

In this episode, Mark G. Moseley, MD, MHA, President, USF Tampa General Physicians; Executive Vice President, Tampa General Hospital, discusses navigating healthcare disruption through strong culture, focused leadership and simplifying the patient experience. He shares how Tampa General is approaching growth, access to care, technology and the future of academic medicine.

Episode 82 - Matthew Whitty, former NHS England Director of Innovation, Research and Life Sciences and now Director of Commercial Partnerships at MDClone, discusses NHS data strategy, safe AI adoption and protecting patient privacy.Disclaimer: Please note that all information and content on the UK Health Radio Network, all its radio broadcasts and podcasts are provided by the authors, producers, presenters and companies themselves and is only intended as additional information to your general knowledge. As a service to our listeners/readers our programs/content are for general information and entertainment only.  The UK Health Radio Network does not recommend, endorse, or object to the views, products or topics expressed or discussed by show hosts or their guests, authors and interviewees.  We suggest you always consult with your own professional – personal, medical, financial or legal advisor. So please do not delay or disregard any professional – personal, medical, financial or legal advice received due to something you have heard or read on the UK Health Radio Network.

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when two practitioners with decades of experience stop trying to provide answers and start exploring the questions?In this episode, I reconnect with longtime friend and performance therapist Gerry Ramogida for a wide-ranging conversation about performance therapy, Reconditioning, clinical reasoning, and what it really means to work with complex human beings.Gerry has spent nearly three decades working across the NHL, NBA, NFL, MLB, and Olympic sport, contributing to championship organizations including the Seattle Seahawks and Golden State Warriors. Today, he continues to work in professional hockey with the Vancouver Canucks while educating and mentoring practitioners around the world.We explore why diagnosis matters but can never tell the whole story, why understanding the demands of the person in front of you must precede intervention, and why practitioners need to continually observe, intervene, reassess, and remain willing to change direction. We talk about manual therapy as an input rather than an outcome, the importance of creating ownership after an intervention, and the danger of becoming so attached to our tools that everything begins to look like something we know how to treat.Perhaps most importantly, we talk about uncertainty.After almost thirty years of practice, Gerry makes the observation that certainty simply does not exist when working with complex human systems. Expertise may therefore be less about knowing exactly what will happen and more about developing the knowledge, curiosity and humility to explore what might.Our conversation eventually moves beyond performance and into something even more important: service, relationships and remembering the people who provide the foundation that allows us to do this work in the first place.This is a conversation between two old friends who have spent much of their lives trying to understand human performance and who remain fascinated by how much there is still to learn. EnjoyIf you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You can find all things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/Please take the time to visit and connect with our sponsors, they are an essential part of our success:www.ReconditioningHQ.comwww.FreePainGuide.com 

Kelly sits down with Amos Winter, the Germeshausen Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His new book is called “Global by Design: How to Create Innovations That Scale, Travel and Transform.” “Become a tempered dreamer.”  “Technology is not the […]

Martin Ruppe MBA, MCR, SFP is the Executive Director for IFMA's Workplace Evolutionaries community where he is passionate about transforming facilities and workplaces through strategic consulting, digital innovation, and data-driven solutions. Mike Petrusky asks Martin why he believes innovation in FM is not about using the latest tools, but about identifying organizational gaps and aligning technology choices with strategic objectives. Having a clear strategy and understanding the 'why' behind workplace transformation is essential, so Martin encourages workplace leaders to focus on their strategic vision and adaptability, while maintaining a human-centric approach. This episode explores the importance of change management and communication as AI and digital solutions are increasingly disrupting the FM industry. Building a strong professional network and participating in communities like IFMA brings long-term benefits for workplace professionals, so Mike and Martin offer the encouragement and inspiration you will need to be a Workplace Innovator in your organization! Connect with Martin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinruppe/ Learn more about Ruppe Consulting: https://www.ruppe.cc/ Explore the Workplace Evolutionaries at IFMA: https://we.ifma.org/ Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSkmmkVFvM4H3pwnlU2AuqynuRDpvnh4J Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://eptura.com/discover-more/podcasts/workplace-innovator/ Learn more about Eptura™: https://eptura.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/  

In this special episode of Turf Today, Adam and Brian take you inside their trip to Toro headquarters in Minnesota for the Assistant Superintendent Experience. This wasn't just another stop on the road, it was a chance to see firsthand how one of the most influential companies in the turf industry operates behind the scenes. From touring Toro's facility and seeing how equipment is developed and tested, to spending time with the people who are shaping the future of the industry, this trip left a lasting impression on us. The highlight of the event, though, was sitting down with John Hurst, Senior Director of Toro's Center for Technology, Research, Innovation and Robotics. Instead of a traditional presentation, this year's session was opened up for a live Q&A and we turned it into a Turf Today interview in front of the entire audience. We dive into everything from emerging technology and automation to labor challenges and artificial intelligence, and what all of it means for the future of turfgrass management. There is also some great questions from the audience at the end. This episode is packed with insight, perspective, and real conversations from inside one of the most forward-thinking companies in the industry. A huge thank you to Toro for the hospitality and for inviting us to be part of such an incredible experience.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we take a deep dive into the highlights, key takeaways, and game-changing ideas straight from ISTE 2026. From cutting-edge classroom technologies to forward-thinking instructional strategies, join us as we explore how educators are pushing the boundaries of technology instruction to engage students and transform learning.

Megan Hellerer had done everything she was supposed to do. She went to Stanford, graduated with a 3.9, and dutifully climbed the ladder at Google. But the life that looked great on paper felt terrible inside. A panic attack on the floor of a public restroom forced her to confront a bigger question: what if the problem wasn't choosing the wrong destination, but the idea that we need a destination at all? In this episode, Dart and Megan explore how we move from “destinational living” to “directional living,” and what it means to build a life and career by following curiosity, experimenting, and learning as we go.Megan Hellerer is the author of Directional Living and the founder of Coaching for Underfulfilled Overachievers. She spent eight years at Google in Strategic Partner Development before leaving to help other underfulfilled overachievers rethink work, success, and fulfillment.In this episode, Dart and Megan discuss:- The underfulfilled overachiever- Why success can still leave you miserable- Where our “shoulds” come from- Destinational vs. directional living- Why certainty can be so seductive- Curiosity over purpose- Using “warmer” and “colder” to find your direction- The value of small experiments- Designing more directional work- Can fulfillment become another destination?- And other topics…Megan Hellerer is the author of Directional Living: A Transformational Guide to Fulfillment in Work and Life and the founder of Coaching for Underfulfilled Overachievers. She has spent the past decade helping high-achieving people who feel unfulfilled rethink their relationship with work and success. Before becoming a career coach, she spent eight years at Google in Strategic Partner Development. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in International Relations and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach.Resources Mentioned:Megan's book: Directional Living: A Transformational Guide to Fulfillment in Work and Life: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593299272  Designing Your Life, by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1101875321Bill Burnett on Work for Humans: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designing-your-life-how-to-use-design-principles-to/id1612743401?i=1000738307337 Margaret Heffernan on Work for Humans: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hidden-cost-of-certainty-at-work-margaret-heffernan/id1612743401?i=1000754431168 Connect with Megan:Website: https://meganhellerer.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-hellerer-6868326/Work with Dart:Dart is the CEO and co-founder of the work design firm 11fold. Build work that makes employees feel alive, connected to their work, and focused on what's most important to the business. Book a call at 11fold.com.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:In this episode, Patrick Adams is joined by Rebecca Moyers, Director of Operational Excellence for the State of Missouri, for a preview of her session at the Lean Solutions Summit, The Feedback Advantage. Rebecca shares how the State of Missouri is using employee and customer feedback to guide process improvement, strengthen experiences, and focus limited resources on the improvements that matter most.The conversation explores how Missouri built an operational excellence community across 17 executive agencies, uses feedback to support both employee and customer experience, and applies omni-channel listening to better understand the entire customer journey. Rebecca also explains why organizations need to look beyond internal silos and consider whether every part of an experience connects seamlessly from the customer's perspective.Rebecca shares practical examples of collecting feedback through website interactions, surveys, call centers, and operational data, and emphasizes that organizations shouldn't ask for feedback unless they're prepared to act on it. Most importantly, she explains that these principles aren't limited to government or large organizations; teams in virtually any industry can use intentional feedback to improve processes, culture, and the experiences they create.Key Takeaways:Feedback helps organizations focus improvement efforts on what matters mostGreat customer experiences require looking at the entire journey—not individual silosEmployee and customer feedback become more powerful when paired with operational dataDon't ask for feedback unless you're prepared to act on itLinks:https://www.findleansolutions.com/lean-summit/https://www.findleansolutions.com/

Technology may be changing the way dairies operate, but it still takes people to make it work. Today, we visit with Bailey Beck of Automated Dairy in Jerome, Idaho, to find out how she stepped into the dairy industry at just 22 years old, tasked with helping producers get more from the software, data and technology they were investing in. In this episode, Bailey shares how she overcame imposter syndrome, earned the trust of dairy producers and built her expertise by staying curious, coachable and willing to learn everything from cow management to electrical systems. She also opens up about balancing a demanding career with raising three young boys, the mentors who helped shape her along the way, and why, even as AI and automation advance, the human side of dairy innovation may be more important than ever.Milc Group is a dairy software company that brings real-time, actionable data to dairy farms across the world. They are dedicated to revolutionizing the dairy industry with their user-friendly cloud-based software. ONE™ by Milc Group is our all-in-one app that brings together all the important aspects of your dairy together in one place. With products such as feed and animal management software, people training, dairy facility monitoring, and scale management, Milc Group is committed to providing producers with tools they need to succeed.00:00 Meet Bailey Beck02:27 Her Role at Automated Dairy03:21 Starting Young in Dairy Tech04:13 From 4H to Software Support05:44 Making Tech Actually Work07:15 Early Win and Confidence09:05 Be Coachable and Keep Learning12:57 Mentors Who Made the Difference14:15 Career and Motherhood Balance17:38 Self Care and Staying Organized18:15 Milc Group Tools in the Barn20:41 Advice to Her Younger Self21:50 Future of Dairy Technology25:11 Most Rewarding Moments26:08 Rapid Fire on Ag Advocacy28:34 Networking for Young Pros

The clearest idea usually wins, even when it isn't the smartest one and that reality quietly shapes careers, meetings, and entire strategies. I'm joined by Antoniette Roze, founder and CEO of WPC Speakers Global and host of the Speak Pact Podcast, to get practical about how leaders communicate complex ideas so people actually understand them, remember them, and act on them.We dig into why executive communication is not about delivering more information, but creating understanding. Antoniette shares how to design for “one micro transformation” so your audience leaves with a single meaningful insight and a clear next step, instead of 36 steps they'll forget by lunch. We talk about speaking at a “fifth grade level” without dumbing anything down, how to reverse engineer a big project into base-camp actions, and why repeating the message and having people reflect it back can prevent costly misalignment.Then we go beyond presentations and into real-time leadership moments: brainstorming sessions, town halls, and high-stakes meetings where ideas compete. Antoniette explains why positioning comes before clarity, how connection is built through truly listening, and how leaders create buy-in by building on others' ideas rather than broadcasting their own. We also unpack why brilliant experts sometimes stay hidden, how to create safe spaces for imperfect thinking, and how humility and visibility can coexist when you stay human and relatable.If you want better leadership communication, stronger stakeholder buy-in, and clearer public speaking skills, hit play, then subscribe, share the episode with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more leaders can find the show.

Firas Rahhal, M.D., partner of ExSight Ventures and Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group, and Scott Usiak, co-founder of ExSight Ventures, join host Carey Powers on the Eye on Innovation podcast to discuss their new venture, ExSight Catalyst. They dive into the services they provide to investors and colleagues, how they're filling a gap that a fund alone cannot fulfill, and what a client walks away with from their experience at Catalyst.  In this episode, learn about:  How compliance, risk, and operations from a global financial institution translate into advising early-stage ophthalmic innovators Conducting due diligence on companies how that's helped with Catalyst What to expect from Catalyst in the next year The importance of being a doer and operator for an enterprise 

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Golden Sunset Innovation: A Tale of Teamwork at Fløyen Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2026-08-11-22-34-02-no Story Transcript:No: Solen hang lavt på himmelen, og Fløyen badet i en gyllen glød.En: The sun hung low in the sky, and Fløyen bathed in a golden glow.No: Sindre satt på en benk med utsikt over byen, dypt fortapt i tanker.En: Sindre sat on a bench with a view over the city, deeply lost in thought.No: Han, Lena og Mikkel hadde et viktig prosjekt foran seg på sommerskolen.En: He, Lena, and Mikkel had an important project ahead of them at summer school.No: Temaet var vitenskap, og Sindre ønsket å imponere både vennene og lærerne.En: The theme was science, and Sindre wanted to impress both his friends and the teachers.No: Ved siden av ham var Lena, full av energi og optimisme.En: Next to him was Lena, full of energy and optimism.No: Hun sa, "Vi må få til noe som ingen andre har gjort!En: She said, "We have to come up with something that no one else has done!"No: "Mikkel kom ruslende, med hendene i lommene.En: Mikkel came strolling by, with his hands in his pockets.No: "Vi trenger bare å få det gjort.En: "We just need to get it done.No: Ikke noe poeng i å gjøre det for komplisert," sa han med et skuldertrekk.En: No point in making it too complicated," he said with a shrug.No: Sindre sukket.En: Sindre sighed.No: Han visste at de tre hadde forskjellige tilnærminger, og tiden var knapp.En: He knew the three of them had different approaches, and time was short.No: Fargene på himmelen begynte å skifte fra oransje til en myk rosa, og Sindre bestemte seg for hva som måtte gjøres.En: The colors in the sky began to shift from orange to a soft pink, and Sindre decided on what needed to be done.No: "Hva om vi kombinerer Lenes kreative ideer med Mikkels praktiske løsninger?En: "What if we combine Lena's creative ideas with Mikkel's practical solutions?"No: " foreslo han.En: he suggested.No: Lena smilte bredt, åpen for å prøve noe nytt, mens Mikkel nikket, klar for å komme videre.En: Lena smiled broadly, open to trying something new, while Mikkel nodded, ready to move forward.No: De satte seg ned i en ring der oppe på Fløyen og begynte å tegne planer på papir.En: They sat down in a circle up there on Fløyen and began sketching plans on paper.No: Lenas fantasi fløt fritt, mens Mikkel sørget for at de forble realistiske.En: Lena's imagination flowed freely, while Mikkel made sure they remained realistic.No: Sindre fungerte som en mediator, balanserte ideene og sørget for at alle ble hørt.En: Sindre acted as a mediator, balancing the ideas and ensuring that everyone was heard.No: Solens siste stråler forsvant bak horisonten, og de tre vennene sto ikke bare opp med en plan, men med et strålende prosjekt.En: The sun's last rays disappeared beyond the horizon, and the three friends stood not only with a plan but with a brilliant project.No: Dagen for presentasjonen kom raskt, og de stilte sitt ferdige arbeid foran klassen.En: The day for the presentation came quickly, and they presented their finished work in front of the class.No: Lærerne klappet begeistret, og medelevene så imponert på dem.En: The teachers applauded enthusiastically, and their classmates looked at them with admiration.No: Sindre følte en varm følelse av tilfredshet.En: Sindre felt a warm sense of satisfaction.No: Samarbeidet hadde båret frukter, og de hadde nådd sitt mål.En: The collaboration had borne fruit, and they had reached their goal.No: Den dagen på Fløyen hadde ikke bare ført til et vellykket prosjekt, men også til en ny forståelse av verdien av samarbeid og kompromiss.En: That day on Fløyen had not only led to a successful project but also to a new understanding of the value of collaboration and compromise.No: Sindre kjente seg sterkere og mer sikker, klar til å møte framtidige utfordringer sammen med vennene sine.En: Sindre felt stronger and more confident, ready to face future challenges together with his friends. Vocabulary Words:bathed: badetbench: benkthought: tankeroptimism: optimismestrolling: ruslendeshrug: skuldertrekksighed: sukketapproaches: tilnærmingershift: skiftesoft: mykimagination: fantasimediator: mediatorbalancing: balansertehorizon: horisontenbrilliant: strålendeenthusiastically: begeistretadmiration: imponertsatisfaction: tilfredshetcollaboration: samarbeidcompromise: kompromissconfident: sikkerchallenge: utfordringergolden: gyllenglow: glødforward: viderecreative: kreativerealistic: realistiskecombine: kombineresuggested: foreslocarried: båret

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