Podcasts about knowledge manager

What is driving the next big product innovations in the food and drink industry? And how can we use data, digital tools and AI to support new product development, innovation and reformulation? These are the big questions put to our expert panel in this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, which was recorded live at the Food Matters Live event, in Ascot in October 2024. Check out our Events Calendar From improving plant-based cheese to optimising recipes and predicting food trends, AI is helping revolutionise the way food products are created and brought to market. We delve into the practical applications of AI in the food sector, from simplifying data analysis to improving consumer research.  Our panel also discusses how big data, digital modelling, and advanced analytics can help streamline processes across the supply chain, and how product developers are using digital tools to solve complex challenges like sodium reduction. Guests: Clare Otridge, Director, Grounded Research Anthony Warner, Development Chef and Writer, New Food Innovation Ruben Rama, Global Sensory and Consumer Insights Data and Knowledge Manager, Symrise

In this episode of The Ticket podcast, Fred Walton, Conversation Designer at Intercom sits down to chat with Beth-Ann Sher, Senior Knowledge Manager at Intercom, about the role of a knowledge manager in an AI-driven customer service landscape. Beth shares her journey from being a product marketing manager to becoming a knowledge manager and discusses the daily responsibilities of her role. She explains how AI has reshaped the knowledge management role and the insights she gathers from AI tools to improve the knowledge base. Beth also discusses the future of knowledge management in an AI-driven environment and offers advice for those looking to pursue a career in this field.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFjQ0JfazOM

After serving 21 years as a soldier in the Army, Army National Guard and Active Guard Reserve, Matthew Langseth retired in 2019. His first post-military role was working for 3 years as a Knowledge Manager for an organization that supports the Army. He is currently the Military Veteran Programs Coordinator for the City of Tucson and is the Marketing and Events Director for Vets2Industry. After working 3 years for the DoD, Matt decided to go in a completely new direction. After landing a role as the Marketing and Events Director for Vets2Industry, Matt took advantage of Coursera's educational resources and earned several applicable certifications. Matt encourages people to research their passions and figure out what really drives them. Find mentors in the field you want to pursue and set up informational interviews. Research job postings and make a plan to upskill or reskill. Consider finding mentors through Veterati, American Corporate Partners (ACP) or LinkedIn. People want to help, but you need to ask. Leverage your free year of LinkedIn Premium and take advantage of free courses through LinkedIn Learning. Even though you may stumble in the beginning, your hard work will produce results.Matt credits networking for his career success. LinkedIn is a platform that has allowed him to stay connected to the military community while providing an opportunity to meet new connections who have become lifelong friends. In addition, LinkedIn has given him educational tools and resources and provided him with job opportunities. Matt uses his network to help others reach their goals. While staying humble, hungry and genuine, Matt believes LinkedIn is the best platform for career transformation.As a volunteer for Vets2Industry, Matt interacts with many service members each month. Most transitioning service members have similar struggles with the biggest one being figuring out what they want to do next. Finding your focus is the first step in your military transition. It will dictate what resources you decide to use, who you choose to network with and how you craft your resume. Starting the transition process early will allow you the time to research career fields and conduct informational interviews. Matt admits that it took him the 3 years he worked for the DoD to find his focus. Realize that your focus may change over time. Be open to new opportunities. The second biggest struggle transitioning service members face is learning how to translate their skills. If Matt were to transition again today, he would find out what he really wanted to do and then use the appropriate resources. In 2019, Matt was using the trendy resources of the time and checking the boxes instead of putting in the hard work of finding his focus. He likens it to fishing with no bait or the wrong bait. Matt encourages transitioning services members to find a focus, make a specific goal and then use applicable resources to achieve the goal. Use volunteer work to gain experience in the civilian sector.Subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://tinyurl.com/llforvets22Connect with Matt at https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewplangseth/Check out Vets2Industry at https://vets2industry.org/Join the waitlist for the resume writing course Lori is building here: https://www.nextforvets.com/resumeSUBSCRIBE & LEAVE A FIVE-STAR REVIEW and share this with other veterans who might need help as they transition from the military!

In this episode the fellas talk about the role and future of the newPM and explore how Project Managers will move toward a data-centric project environment and just what does that men for project delivery? Donne and Jonathan are approaching this differently, they are focusing on the human centred approach, and in a world of tech, gadgets and information, perhaps this is what projects really need? Donnie MacNicol is the founder of Team Animation which works across multiple sectors energising leaders and teams delivering complex change to maximise value and certainty of success through a focus on the human dimension. Donnie acts as a catalyst to support organisations to improve their collaboration and productivity – aspects that will be critical to tackling the many challenges we face today including climate change and in particular in meeting the NetZero target Jonathan Norman was a business publisher for 26 years, specialising in topics including project and programme management. Following six years as Knowledge Manager at the Major Projects Association, he now works freelance as project strategy and knowledge consultant, specialising in communities of practice, as as a freelance development editor for business book authors. A big thanks to our sponsor for making our podcast happen. InEight.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/project-chatter-podcast/message

Nick Milton is director and co-founder of Knoco Ltd ( www.knoco.com ) with over 30 years' experience in Knowledge Management. Working with Knoco Ltd, Nick has helped develop and deliver KM strategies, implementation plans and services in a wide range of different organizations around the globe. He has a particular interest in Lessons Learned programs, Communities of Practice, Knowledge Retention, KM Strategy, KM assessment and KM implementation. He has worked with KM teams in multiple sectors and in more than 40 countries. Prior to founding Knoco, Nick spent two years at the center of the team that made BP the leading KM company in the world at the time; acting as the team Knowledge Manager, developing and implementing BP's knowledge of "how to manage knowledge", and coordinating the BP KM Community of Practice.  Nick is a widely recognized coach and trainer, and has given keynote speeches at most of the leading international Knowledge Management conferences, such as KM World, KM Europe, KMUK, KM Russia, KM Egypt, IAPG Argentina, IKM Jakarta, KM Singapore and KM Brazil. In 2007 he was awarded “Lecturer of the year” from Chalmers University. He was a member of the international working group which developed ISO 30401, the management systems standard for KM, and a co-author of BSI 34401, the guide to use of the ISO standard.Nick blogs most weeks (www.nickmilton.com) and can be found on Twitter (@nickknoco). He is based in the UK, near the city of Bath. Nick is the author/co-author of the following books: The Knowledge Manager's handbook Designing a Successful KM Strategy The Lessons Learned handbook Knowledge Management for Teams and Projects Knowledge Management for Sales and Marketing Performance through Learning – knowledge management in practice

Nick Milton is director and co-founder of Knoco Ltd ( www.knoco.com ) with over 30 years' experience in Knowledge Management. Working with Knoco Ltd, Nick has helped develop and deliver KM strategies, implementation plans and services in a wide range of different organizations around the globe. He has a particular interest in Lessons Learned programs, Communities of Practice, Knowledge Retention, KM Strategy, KM assessment and KM implementation. He has worked with KM teams in multiple sectors and in more than 40 countries. Prior to founding Knoco, Nick spent two years at the center of the team that made BP the leading KM company in the world at the time; acting as the team Knowledge Manager, developing and implementing BP's knowledge of "how to manage knowledge", and coordinating the BP KM Community of Practice.  Nick is a widely recognized coach and trainer, and has given keynote speeches at most of the leading international Knowledge Management conferences, such as KM World, KM Europe, KMUK, KM Russia, KM Egypt, IAPG Argentina, IKM Jakarta, KM Singapore and KM Brazil. In 2007 he was awarded “Lecturer of the year” from Chalmers University. He was a member of the international working group which developed ISO 30401, the management systems standard for KM, and a co-author of BSI 34401, the guide to use of the ISO standard.Nick blogs most weeks (www.nickmilton.com) and can be found on Twitter (@nickknoco). He is based in the UK, near the city of Bath. Nick is the author/co-author of the following books: The Knowledge Manager's handbook Designing a Successful KM Strategy The Lessons Learned handbook Knowledge Management for Teams and Projects Knowledge Management for Sales and Marketing Performance through Learning – knowledge management in practice

Did you remember to reply to this email? This one. The one at the top of your Inbox. No? You're welcome. Outlook mobile will soon remind you to reply to messages that appear to need a reply. Also Topics will get it's own app soon in Teams. This will be handy for the topics you contribute knowledge to, or if you are a Knowledge Manager.  Darrell and Daniel cover:   - Reminder: Uploading content to Stream (Classic) to be blocked   - Graph Connector Content Results Experience Switches to Results Inline in All Vertical   - Viva Topics app in Teams   - Microsoft Syntex: Prebuilt model for contracts   - Message Reminders in Outlook for iOS and Android   - Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Optical character recognition in Information Protection and Data Loss Prevention   Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.  Follow us!   Twitter - Facebook - LinkedIn  Check out Daniel and Darrell's own YouTube channels at:  Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn  Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor   

Today's episode revisits important elements and loose ends of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) that didn't fit neatly into the arc of our first three conversations on this topic. We're calling this installment the ‘Junk Drawer' - not because we consider these loose ends to be junk, but because they represent the multi-directional potential of stimulation's promise that are on the horizon. This includes strategies we haven't fully broached such as combination therapies and clinical trials that are in the works - including one that U2FP helped design and coordinated funding for - as well as well as other strategies such as deep brain stimulation and intra-spinal stimulation. As always, please share your thoughts with us via email at curecast@u2fp.org. Thanks for listening! Bio Sam Maddox (of Los Angeles, California) is former Knowledge Manager and spinal cord injury research writer for the Reeve Foundation. He is the author of several books related to chronic health and paralysis, including four editions of the Paralysis Resource Guide, published by the Reeve Foundation. In 1992 Maddox wrote the first comprehensive history of spinal cord injury research, The Quest for Cure: Restoring Function After Spinal Cord Injury. He wrote and published the widely acclaimed resource book Spinal Network, and is founder of New Mobility magazine. Maddox was a panel member on The Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, which develops and disseminates evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to professionals and consumers. He is currently writing and producing books as a resource for the newly injured: SCI: First 90 Days. He has been a reporter for many magazines, including Time, Money and People. Maddox is a graduate of the University of Colorado, where he taught in the School of Journalism.

Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Gary Wyatt, Senior Group Knowledge Manager at HSBC, a global financial services organization that serves over 40 million customers worldwide. Gary is an award-winning knowledge management consultant with over 22 years of diverse experience across multiple roles, countries, languages, and industries, and he is focused on delivering tangible, measurable results for his clients. In conversation with Zach, Gary discusses the importance of a user-centered mindset in achieving KM success, the value of networking with other KM professionals, and the benefits of implementing holistic solutions instead of relying on technology alone as a "quick fix."

Le learning a envahi les entreprises. Et c'est tant mieux ! Aujourd'hui, dans toute organisation en croissance, il n'est pas rare de rencontrer des Konwledge Managers et autres personnes dédiées à la formation de leurs collaborateur·rices. Mais comment expliquer ce phénomène ? Pour le savoir, qui de mieux que Romain Dalmasso, Director of Operations & Enablement chez Spendesk ? Lui, a fait partie des premiers, chez Spendesk, à mettre en place une stratégie d'apprentissage et placer l'apprentissage dans les valeurs cruciale de la boîte. En prime, il est aussi mentor et accompagne de nombreuses entreprises à résoudre diverses problématiques de génération de revenus. Vous l'aurez compris, l'apprentissage est clairement dans le quotidien de Romain ! Alors dans ce nouvel épisode de Learning by Doing, il nous explique : tout ce qu'il a mis en place chez Spendesk pour favoriser l'apprentissage, comment mettre en place un cadre propice à la formation, ou encore pourquoi le learning est désormais au coeur des stratégies d'entreprises… Bonne écoute ! À très vite, Prenez soin de vous ! Plus d'info : Pour suivre Romain Dalmasso sur LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/romaindalmasso/ Pour en savoir plus sur Spendesk : https://www.spendesk.com/fr/ Pour écouter son podcast Async : https://asyncpodcast.substack.com/ Et pour (ré)écouter l'épisode avec Tom Morisse : Learning by doing #5 - Tom Morisse - Le knowledge management au service de l'onboarding à distance Pour recevoir gratuitement notre sélection hebdo de conseils pratiques pour animer votre équipe, rendez-vous ici : https://teambakery.com/nl Et n'oubliez pas de laisser 5 étoiles et un gentil commentaire sur Apple Podcast et Spotify si l'épisode vous a plu. Déroulé de l'épisode : 0'00 : Intro 1'33 : Présentation de Romain et de son parcours. 4'58 : Comment il gère son travail chez Spendesk et son activité de freelance. 6'28 : Ce que lui a mis en place chez Spendesk. 12'29 : Comment pousser l'information auprès de ses collaborateur·rices ? 16'15 : Qu'est-ce qu'un bon cadre d'apprentissage ? 19'10 : Quelques exemples de cadres efficaces. 21'47 : Pourquoi le learning est-il désormais au coeur des stratégies d'entreprises ? 28'13 : Son activité de mentor. 31'52 : Ses routines d'apprentissage. 39'18 : Quand intégrer un Knowledge Manager à son équipe ?

Jason and Matthew talk with U2FP Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) Director and Science Writer, Sam Maddox in the first part of our series on Spinal Stimulation. We've been thinking about the need for a discussion on what spinal stimulation is, why it's been studied so extensively, who are the influential scientists and players in the space, the trajectory of where and how it started as an exploration for restoring function in SCI, and - most importantly - what this all means for folks with a spinal cord injury. This conversation is part one of a series that kicks off with some history, background and milestones in the stim field. We will follow up on subsequent podcasts with where it appears to be going, recent advancements in the research, and the various companies working to bring their version of spinal stim to market. If you have not listened to our previous podcasts covering spinal cord stim, check out our interviews with Susie Harkema, Gregoire Courtine, David Darrow, Chet Mortiz, Kendall Lee and Kristin Zhao, and also the interview with the first women to be implanted with epidural stimulators; Kathy Allen and Sandra Mulder. (Visit this episode's webpage for access to all these resource links: https://u2fp.org/get-educated/curecast/episode-71.html) --- Guest Bio: Sam Maddox (of Los Angeles, California) is former Knowledge Manager and spinal cord injury research writer for the Reeve Foundation. He is the author of several books related to chronic health and paralysis, including four editions of the Paralysis Resource Guide, published by the Reeve Foundation. In 1992 Maddox wrote the first comprehensive history of spinal cord injury research, The Quest for Cure: Restoring Function After Spinal Cord Injury. He wrote and published the widely acclaimed resource book Spinal Network, and is founder of New Mobility magazine. Maddox was a panel member on The Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, which develops and disseminates evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to professionals and consumers. He is currently writing and producing books as a resource for the newly injured: SCI: First 90 Days. He has been a reporter for many magazines, including Time, Money and People. Maddox is a graduate of the University of Colorado, where he taught in the School of Journalism.

Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Taylor Paschal, Senior Knowledge Manager at Noom, a consumer-led digital health company that helps people live healthier, happier lives. Over the course of her 4 years at Noom, the Knowledge Management program has supported more than 3,000 employees by building a knowledge base of over 11,000 articles, developing relationships with hundreds of SMEs and stakeholders from across the company, and aligning with training initiatives delivered as integrated experiences across Knowledge and Learning Management Systems. Taylor is a KCS-Certified Knowledge Management practitioner specializing in implementing and scaling cutting-edge KM programs. She focuses on company-wide solutions that support business outcomes, deliver engaging content experiences, and optimize workflows to enable the participation of diverse audiences in knowledge sharing and learning. In conversation with Zach, Taylor discusses the opportunities and challenges in implementing a new KM technology within her organization, the benefits of a KM approach that walks the line between people and technology, and where KM does (and should) sit within the enterprise.

Welcome back to Titans of Customer Engagement, A Customer Experience Podcast proudly presented by Khoros. This week we sit down with Matthew Cowan, Community and Knowledge Manager for LogRhythm. After a successful community relaunch, Matthew's recent work focuses on marrying community function and experience through a series of projects to streamline customer enablement. Here's a sneak peek into the episode Balancing workloads to keep the lights on with the need for improvements in community. Using feedback to understand what customers are searching for on your community. Making progress on long-term projects while making incremental improvements. Key takeaways for organizations that may be considering revamping or relaunching their community.   Connect with the brightest leaders and practitioners of Digital Customer Engagement by joining Atlas today! To hear more interviews like this one, subscribe to Titans of Customer Engagement on your favorite podcast platform. Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Google Podcasts

Newsletters, announcements, and more - Gmail now provides templates to make your email marketing look great! And Ari, Solutions 8 Knowledge Manager, is here to share what they are, where to access them, and how you can use them.Whether you're announcing a sale, promoting a new product, or just keeping your customers up-to-date, the new Gmail templates will help you do it in style. Creating beautiful and engaging emails is easier than ever before. So why wait? Watch this video to learn how to use the new templates to create professional-looking emails in minutes. No design skills required!0:00 Intro | New Gmail features you need to know about0:40 New Gmail Feature No. 15:27 New Gmail Feature No. 2Catch Kasim and John LIVE every Friday at 1 PM PST as they answer everything you want to know about Google Ads.Join this channel to get access to perks, including the Live Q&A member chat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKuk...This ULTIMATE GUIDE gives you EVERYTHING you need to know about how to set up, build and optimize your Google Ads Performance Max campaigns: https://sol8.com/performance-max/

The Plant-based meat market is experiencing rapid production with serious claims, including the ability of such products to improve diets and animal welfare and reduce environmental impacts. Whether or not these Alternative Protein products are more environmentally sustainable than their animal-based counterparts remains to be seen - especially since the evidence is limited. In this episode, we unpack what is known about the environmental sustainability of plant-based meats, dive deep into the complexity of assessing their environmental metrics, and discuss how plant-based meats tie in with the global agenda of making our food system more sustainable. ModeratorsKesso Gabrielle van Zutphen-Küffer, Research and Knowledge Manager, Sight and LifePhD Candidate, Global Nutrition, Wageningen University & ResearchDr Simon Brown, Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University SpeakersDr Adam Drewnowski, Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of WashingtonDr Martin Bloem, Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Podcast TeamJacquelyn Bedsaul, Nutritional Immunology Intern, Sight and LifeJimena Monroy Gomez, Technical Nutrition Associate, Sight and LifeYash Goel, Architect and Design Specialist, Sight and LifeErin Fagerholm, Communications Lead, Sight and LifePodcast Timeline00:00 Introduction02:29 The two protein transitions04:04 Bennett's Law04:53  Why does animal protein consumption increase as incomes rise?08:05 Newscast: Impossible Foods environmental claims

In this episode, the FIRST Podcasters interview Rebecca Taylor of Secureworks on the importance and structuring of knowledge management. Rebecca provides valuable insight into the processes, frameworks, and templates that must be incorporated to create a roadmap of understanding and interconnected relationships. She stresses the value of feedback loops, work streams, and ongoing evolution.

John Antill is currently a Knowledge Manager at US Army Expeditionary Civilian Workforce. With over 14 years of progressively responsible knowledge management experience in complex technical roles – both military and civilian – requiring exceptional project coordination, problem solving, and management skills, John has established a track record of success by leveraging a collaborative leadership style to accomplish all short- and long-range objectives. An engaging and articulate communicator, he is able to clearly convey complex technical information and propose novel solutions to build consensus with key project stakeholders, including high-value clients and executive leadership. Furthermore, his consistent focus on remaining at the forefront of rapidly evolving technology allows him to drive enterprise-wide innovation and maintain a competitive advantage. He is an accomplished international author, writing 58 articles on knowledge management. John has spoken at several conferences nationally and internationally.  John is on the Board of Minority Empowerment Through Technology which provides under-served college STEM students to get the technology they need to be successful in their course-ware and projects. John holds a Master of Science in Knowledge Management from Kent State University and a Master of Certified Knowledge Management from the KMInstitute. https://realkm.com/author/john-antill/

How does your company convert information into knowledge that's accessible org-wide? The LeaderLab invites Brian Dann, certified Knowledge Manager, and Katya Davydova, author and leadership facilitator, to share the 4D Model of Knowledge Management. Brian, Katya, and Vanessa discuss how this tool helps companies organize, socialize, and deepen their knowledge base at scale even during times of rapid growth. Want to help your organization grow kind? Get in touch with us to find out which learning experiences are right for your team. [Music by Blue Dot Sessions]

You can't do and you can't be what you don't know or can't see! Knowledge managers create processes, systems, and user-friendly opportunities to collaborate, share, use and manage knowledge to connect people to organisational knowledge in a timely way so they can do their job efficiently. Great knowledge managers are integral to an organisation's performance, help create competitive advantage, lead and support innovation, agility, and continuous improvement. In this podcast, Mira Renko, Special Counsel - Knowledge and Practice Support – Finance, K & L Gates Australia discussed how knowledge managers play a pivotal role in legal practice, with these amazing specialists: Leona Blanco, National Knowledge and Information Manager, Clyde & Co Catherine Bryant, Knowledge Manager and Automation Lead, Tompkins Wake Fiona Evans, Director of Knowledge, Asia Pacific at Norton Rose Fulbright This podcast was part of the COL-CLI NewLaw Careers Summit 2022 program on 17 May 2022. If you would like to know more about NewLaw Careers, you'll find loads of information in our NewLaw Careers Series here. If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you'll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.

La Spendesk Academy. C'est l'outil interne qu'a développé Spendesk pour onboarder et continuer à former ses collaborateur·rice·s. L'objectif ? Mettre en place différentes “leçons” et bonnes pratiques made in Spendesk que chacun peut consulter lorsqu'il en a besoin. Vidéos, illustrations ou encore textes explicatifs, tous les formats sont bons pour progresser. En parallèle, Spendesk utilise l'un de ses outils chouchou pour communiquer avec ses équipes et répertorier tous les bons conseils : Notion. Strategy and Planning Associate chez Spendesk depuis décembre 2021, Tom Morisse en était auparavant le Knowledge Manager et a notamment participé à l'élaboration de la Spendesk Academy. Alors on peut dire que le partage de connaissances, ça le connaît ! Comment choisir les bonnes informations à partager à ses collaborateur·rice·s ? Quels formats utiliser ? Comment effectuer un onboarding efficace même à distance ? Il répond à toutes ces questions - et bien plus encore - dans ce nouvel épisode de Learning By Doing ! Bonne écoute ! À très vite, Prenez soin de vous ! Plus d'info : Pour suivre Tom Morisse sur LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommorisse/ Pour recevoir gratuitement notre sélection hebdo de conseils pratiques pour animer votre équipe, rendez-vous ici : https://teambakery.com/nl Et n'oubliez pas de laisser 5 étoiles et un gentil commentaire sur Apple Podcast et Spotify si l'épisode vous a plu. Déroulé de l'épisode : 0'00 : Intro 2'50 : Qu'est-ce qu'un Strategy and Planning Associate ? 7'32 : Comment choisir les bonnes informations à documenter pour ses équipes ? 9'38 : Comment partager ses bonnes pratiques ? 13'45 : Comment rester efficace dans la formation de ses équipes quand on travaille en hybride ? 19'10 : La mise en place de la plateforme de learning interne, Spendesk Academy. À quoi sert-elle ? Quand l'utiliser ? 38' : Les conseils de Tom pour continuer à se former en tant que manager. 42'38 : Les questions type à se poser avant de prendre n'importe quelle décision.

Many consumers of plant-based meat products are already concerned about the impact our food has on the environment, our health, and animal welfare. A recent explosion of investments in plant-based meats has further piqued interest and attention from researchers, businesses and consumers alike. But is all this money being used to address the most pressing concerns of consumers? In this Disruptive Science episode of our BrainFood podcast, we discuss why consumers are buying plant-based meat in the first place, trends in this specific market, and related research and investment challenges. Finally, we explore how nutrition science and regulation can shape the future and help put healthier plant-based meats on store shelves and dinner tables.    ModeratorsKesso Gabrielle van Zutphen-Küffer, Research and Knowledge Manager, Sight and LifePhD Candidate, Global Nutrition, Wageningen University & ResearchEmily Yao, Undergraduate student of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University SpeakersNick Cooney, Managing Partner, Lever VCDr Marleen Onwezen, Theme ambassador & Expertise leader in consumer science, Wageningen UniversityDr Hannah Theobald, Head of Nutrition, Quorn Foods Get insights from the experts in our BrainFood blog: bit.ly/BlogPBMep2 Podcast Timeline00:00 Introduction03:19 Question of the Day❓04:29 Number of the Day08:35 Markets trends & LMIC10:05 Plant-based meat denominations and consumer perspectives13:17 Demand for plant-based meat & alternative protein15:20 Drivers of consumer behavior and choice16:47 Marketing tactics19:25 Pricing of plant-based meats20:46 How to position nutrition at the center of plant-based foods and consumer choice ?22:05 Consumer education23:48

Hi guys, in this episode, the ladies are joined by Patricia Coulter, Knowledge Manager at the Labour Relations Agency, to discuss some of the most common workplace grievances and how to handle them. Patricia provides very valuable insight into the work of the agency and how it interacts with employees, employers, and trade unions. Together, Patricia and the hosts tease out some scenarios and Patricia provides tips and advice on how to handle them. Packed with useful and practical advice, this episode is an eye opener on options you may not have been aware of that can help you or someone you know. #raisingthevolume #unmutenowpodcast Social Media: Twitter- @unmutenow1 Instagram - @unmutenow Facebook- www.facebook.com/unmutenow Youtube: UnMute Now Email: unmutenow1@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unmutenow-podcast/message

What do we  really  know about alternative protein products' nutritional value?  At  Sight and Life, we value the importance of going beyond the persuasive environmental and health claims currently associated with such products and strive to understand the science and nutritional benefits of this emerging field. This first episode of our series on “Plant-based meat” offers a deep dive into some of the most burning questions we have on the nutritional value, health impacts, and technology of these new products. ModeratorsKesso Gabrielle van Zutphen-Küffer, Research and Knowledge Manager, Sight and Life and PhD Candidate, WURNitya Vissamsetti, Undergraduate student studying Molecular and Cellular Biology and Psychology at JHUJacquelyn Bedsaul, PhD Candidate, Graduate Program in Immunology Department of Biological Chemistry at JHU SpeakersDr Simone K Frey, Founder of Nutrition HubDr Stephan van Vliet, Postdoctoral Associate in the Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center at Duke UniversityDr Alan Hernandez Alvarez, Lecturer in Nutrition and Global Health, University of Leeds Get insights from the experts in our BrainFood blog: https://bit.ly/Ep1Blog Backstage TeamJimena Monroy Gomez, Technical Nutrition Associate, Sight and LifeYash Goel, Architect and Design Specialist, Sight and LifeErin Fagerholm, Communications, Sight and Life Podcast timeline00:00 – Introduction04:35 – Question of the day❓06:23 – The Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS)10:35 – Terminology around plant-based meat and alternatives12:35 – Regulation and legislation19:15 – Production & technology of plant-based meats21:17 – Protein quality PDCAAS & Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS)26:13 – Impact of technology on protein quality27:33 – Production challenges28:40 –

Caroline Labrosse shares how she navigates the challenging journey of breast cancer, having been in remission and now fighting the resurgence of cancer. Her inspiring shares on self love, self care, healing, surrender and trust will inspire you to look deep within and reflect on how you can truly savour every bit of life. It will remind you that no matter what challenges you are facing, you are supported and loved by a higher force of love. It truly was an honour and blessing to be in her incredible light. Thank you Caroline for being such an inspiration to so many women, including myself. Excited for you to continue to share your powerful story to spark the light of hope in countless lives. Caroline's Bio: Caroline is a mom of two beautiful children, a spouse, a sister and a daughter. Her career was in the corporate world as a Learning Specialist, an Instructional Designer, a Knowledge Manager and a Communication Manager. She has always had a passion for coaching and empowering people. She is also known to have a gift with words, at sharing ideas with clarity. She has been fighting Breast Cancer and navigating healing deep within to achieve spiritual, emotional and physical alignment. She is writing a book to share her lessons and her story. She is motivated to empower and inspire people on their journey back to health. Her intention is to leverage her personal and professional experiences to manifest her new mission. An Angel In Heaven On December 11th, 2021 Caroline's Angel wings took flight. Her words will be etched in our hearts and minds forever. I am so grateful for our time together and that her words can continue to inspire so many. Her biggest wish that she shared with me was to spread her message far and wide. I will continue to share her words of inspiration in her honour. Her final parting words: “The one thing that comes to mind to share is that, as the losses cumulated in my Life, high paying corporate job restructure, advanced breast cancer diagnosis, remission, resurgence, remission, resurgence, I discovered and achieved what I am most proud of. I discovered how to follow my heart, prioritize love above all, deepen my faith, find and grow light, recognize earth and divine angels, love them hard, from near and far, link arms, unite and know that this is where the best of creation and life always was and always will be, no matter the shadows of this world. Time is the greatest currency. Love is the only truth.” Caroline Labrosse, Quebec, Canada  Please Include her family and 2 children in your prayers. Until we meet again beautiful friend, so completely blessed to have known you, your incredible light is inextinguishable

If you've ever clicked that little question mark icon in an application, read an instruction manual, or referenced a how-to guide, you've probably seen the work of a Technical Writer. In speaking with Deejay Ramundo, I'm reminded of the book The Giver by Lois Lowry because this role enables longevity and simplicity to complicated and complex processes. But, what happens when we're not willing to ask questions to really understand?I love the advice Deejay shared for those who are unsure what area of study to pursue, I think it applies to careers as well:Identify all the majors/jobs that interest youPrint the list of required classes/job responsibilities for each, respectivelyTake a black marker and cross out all the classes/responsibilities that sound terribleAsk yourself, “Which list has the fewest black lines?”The results may surprise you!A few references you may be interested in reading more about:Amy Novinski, ballet instructor: https://www.amynovinski.com/, https://www.instagram.com/amynovinski/ Lara Cantu-Hertzler, ballet artist: https://www.instagram.com/cantuhertzler/, https://laracantuh.com/home.htmlKnowledge Management: https://www.kmworld.com/About/What_is_Knowledge_ManagementTechnical Writing: https://www.instructionalsolutions.com/blog/what-is-technical-writingFollow along:whenyougrowup.orgwww.instagram.com/whenyougrowup_podcast/

Brent Hunter is an author, IT professional, certified Knowledge Manager, Change Manager and Project Manager, social media pioneer, and former psychotherapist. Hunter is the author of The Rainbow Bridge: Bridge to Inner Peace and to World Peace, a book that illuminates the common ground in the world's major wisdom traditions, which are also known as universal principles.

In this teaser, Nihal Helmy, Communities and Knowledge Manager at the Centre, shares the latest news about our upcoming #GlobalPerspectives 2021 hybrid event, from 25 October to 04 November 2021. You are invited to the Global Perspectives 2021 hybrid experience, see link below. https://bit.ly/3uOHzkN

Since 2015, Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) has brought together more than 200 researchers from over 20 countries to improve our understanding of Africa's climate, how it is changing, and how it might change in the future. It has been five years packed with highlights and groundbreaking new knowledge on Africa's climate, the threats climate change poses to the cities we live in, the water in our taps, the food we eat, the communities who grow it and so much more. Stand in podcast host and Knowledge Manager for the Coordination Unit of FCFA, Beth Mackay interviews a panel of FCFA researchers to learn more about the work that has been done in the various project teams. These guests share about the wins and challenges of their respective projects as well as how they would like to see the work continuing in the years to come. One of the key goals of FCFA was to produce a step change in the scientific understanding of Africa's climate and make sure this has an impact on development. Did they succeed in this mission, how did they do so and what did they learn? You don't want to miss this in depth look at the work of this impactful project. The links you need to know about: Video - Building climate change resilience in Africa - the story of Future Climate for Africa Digi-book - A manual for Co-production in African weather and climate services A critical reflection on learning from FCFA Video - Building climate change resilience in Africa - the story of Future Climate for Africa · Digi-book - A manual for Co-production in African weather and climate services · A critical reflection on learning from FCFA

This episode features a conversation with Neil Eustice, Diversity & Knowledge Manager, KPMG UK, and Jodie Greer, Be #PeopleSmart​ Ltd. Enabling your organisation to succeed. Neil and Jodie will be sharing their own experiences in both the built environment and in the world of technology, to enable organisations to provide reasonable adjustments or accommodations, meet their legal accountabilities and ensure all those responsible for delivery have the required skills, understand the value and have the ability to deliver accessibility best practice. Hear about how accessibility is acting as a driver for the global economy, how to set your organisation up for long term success and why settling for ‘good enough' does not add value Sponsor and monitor the implementation and continuity of an organizational workplace adjustments process Ensure organizational accessibility standards, requirements, policies, and procedures are developed, communicated, and maintained for the digital and built environments and people interactions Provide awareness, education, and training on how to apply the accessibility standards, requirements, policies, and procedures for the digital and built environments and people interactions Educate the organization on accessibility legislation and regulations in all operating countries.    SPEAKER: Please welcome Neil Eustice and Jodie Greer.  Neil is the Diversity and Knowledge Manager at K.P.M.G. for their I.T. department. He works as the Content Manager for their internal web presence and ServiceNow knowledge base, ensuring proactive delivery to the end user.  As well as ensuring inclusion and diversity is front and centre within their IT department, to ensure their disabled colleagues get the assistive technologies they need to perform at their best.     Jodie is the Managing Director at Be PeopleSmart, where she shares her knowledge, successes and how to overcome barriers, with organisations across multiple industries in the interest of simply putting human factors back into business. Be PeopleSmart works to make disability inclusion and accessibility achievable and aligned with other strategies.      Today they will be discussing how to enable your organisation to succeed.  They will touch on how accessibility is acting as a driver for the global economy, how to meet legal accountabilities, how to educate an organization on accessibility legislation and regulations in all operating countries, and more!    JODIE GREER: So one of the key domains in our body of knowledge for Strategic Leaders in Accessibility, our SLiA, is of course, which I say of course but it seems obvious - accessibility expertise. To really influence you need to know your stuff. We talk about this and we talk about it a lot. I guess it is just important, quite literally, that you do know your subject matter. Neil, what are your thoughts on that and how we capture it in our body of knowledge? NEIL EUSTICE: It does appear that there is a lack of accreditations across the globe in relation to this topic. That is one area where the IAAP really step up to enable development, and competency assurance. If you see that somebody has a CPACC or WAS, or IAAP accreditations, or what we are currently working on, the Strategic Leader in Accessibility, then at least you know they have proven knowledge that has been tested and certified to recognize standards. JODIE GREER: Absolutely! For me, it is about people being able to develop. It gives them opportunities to understand where to go and what knowledge to broader. It is proven competence. So those of us who are already leading in this space. It is really nice to demonstrate to yourself and your stakeholders that you are an SLiA. That would be a brilliant addition to the different accreditations that we see at the IAAP. NEIL EUSTICE: And unlike the other accreditations we have looked at previously in IAAP, this is quite a broad ranging topic, the SLiA, the Strategic Leader in Accessibility, has to not just have knowledge of the technical IT workings of things but also the build side of things. How accessible the building, and things like that. And a bit of a people knowledge as well around HR, legislation. You have got to be able to influence a lot of people to make sure your business is truly accessible. You can't have one without the other. It is no good having a great team of accessibility experts in IT if the rest of the business is ignoring accessibility. Your business just won't cut it. It has got to happen right across the board. JODIE GREER: I completely agree with you. I think for me one of the really nice things is that here in the taskforce of the SLiA is the wide range and holistic knowledge of accessibility that we have got within the team. I think the community of practice calls we have had already and the interaction we have had from accessibility professionals has been quite powerful. We have learned a lot from people. It is enabling us to therefore put that forward as part of our body of knowledge. So obviously we are planning this certification and absolutely hope to see it all go live. This is going to really traction people's development. But also, we need to be practical about this. There is a reason behind needing accessibility. Of course, there is people. But there's also legal obligation. So why would you say, Neil, companies should really be concerned about making sure they are meeting accessibility requirements? NEIL EUSTICE: There's so many countries around the world at the moment that are making it clear that discrimination against disabled persons is not only wrong but illegal in their jurisdiction. Across Europe they have mandated on the requirements for public procurement of products and services. The UK have the Equality Act and the public sector bodies accessibility regulations. You have the US with Section 508, Australia with a Disability Discrimination Act, a National Strategy for Web Accessibility. Canada, their government has web standards and within Canada itself, Ontario got the Accessibility of Ontarians. Right across the world there are legislations coming out. The point is, there are over 40 legislations and growing around the world. It is not just the fear of legal disputes that should be driving your business to act on this topic. If you just concentrate on meeting the legal requirements, then you might be in a position where you just do the legal minimum to safeguard your self from lawsuits. But, your reputation could be tarnished and even trashed without ever going anywhere near a court case. When it comes to the level of accessibility you should apply to your business, our colleague Subhash put it rather nicely recently. He said “Would you rather your child passes a test or pass with distinction? Why would you want less for your business, your staff or your customers?” JODIE GREER: I really like that point that he made. I think this is kind of the point as well. Sometimes what is seen as good enough really doesn't add value. It is important that we don't have tick box exercises as well. Some additional planning, it can really set you up for long-term success as well. Because of course the world changes. Your staff change. Peoples' individual needs change. It is so important that you don't lose talent, but you also of course don't lose productivity. But legislation aside, its really about doing the right thing, isn't it? It is Be PeopleSmart but it is about putting a bit of human centricity back into the workplace. NEIL EUSTICE: I like the idea that people are at the centre of all of this. I know that you were going to talk about the difference between universal design and design with reasonable adjustments. It is not just the technical side of things you need to look at. It is what is best for people, and organizations often attempt to make accommodations. However, they often fall short in meeting their requirements, and enabling people to complete their roles. Or they use products or services, for example, accessible toilets actually meet the needs of many employees. Accessibility is not a one-time affair. It is an ongoing process which has to be maintained for its lifetime. JODIE GREER: Absolutely. I completely agree with you. One of my new favorite sayings which I actually borrowed, I won't say stole, from someone at a recent event is that it is about having enabled staff and customers. It is not about disabled staff and customers, it is enabling every body. I think that is a really nice way of looking at it. It is good for your people and certainly good for your business. But ya, you reference the whole universal design versus accessibility adjustments or accommodations. It is something I am really keen to talk about because for me, absolutely, reasonable accommodations; I mean, we can get a bit fixed on the word reasonable to be honest, so accessibility accommodations or adjustments for individuals are absolutely essential. We are all different. People have different ways of working and preferences and things. We need to make sure people can do what they need to do. But also, universal design is really important. That proactive focus to enable everyone in the first place can actually make life just so much easier for literally everyone about. And then, for those who still need an adjustment or accommodation, that comes thereafter. I think sometimes what I do not see so much, obviously there are building regulations, but when it comes to physical workplace, the built environment, and also the digital workplace. The proactive thing can be a bit lacking sometimes. And I think for me that is somewhere I would love to see a lot more attention put. It is not just about good practice. I think the other thing as well, we often see a bit of hesitance around making accommodations and adjustments, but actually so often they are free, they are low-cost, but ultimately the productivity of someone who is enabled is kind of priceless. So, what are your thoughts there? NEIL EUSTICE: Ya, you are right there is an awful lot of stuff that is free now. Accommodations that are built into a lot of products that we use now, and supplies and manufacturers are getting better and better at building stuff in so you can make changes for individuals.  Also, you say about making somebody enabled and giving them the adjustments that they need, makes them more worthwhile to the business. They get the business done. If you give a level playing field across the board, then everyone has an equal chance of performing their job role, their task. So, to get the most out of somebody you need to give them what they need to do the job of work and whether that is assistive technology in the form of additional software or hardware or whether it is just putting rules and processes in place to help them makes them A more productive but B more loyal to you as well. They tend to, if they feel comfortable, they have the adjustments they need and then they tend to fit in better. They stay longer, you just get more out of them. JODIE GREER: Absolutely! I think sometimes we don't even realize that most if not all of us have an adjustment. I choose to use a one ear cordless headset because it works better for me. I can get up and move around if I choose and so on. Yours is different than mine. Even irrespective of any disability impairment or specific need this works better for me and I feel I work better with certain equipment. NEIL EUSTICE: Ya, and it really is a case of supplying what works for the individuals. It is not a case of well, there are lots of things that can do this for somebody let's choose one because it's more cost-effective and I've seen a lot of people trying to do that. You can't have one-size-fits-all especially when it comes to accessibility because let's face it every disability is unique to the individual and everyone shows or reacts to their disability in a different way and needs slightly different adjustment to somebody who might have what in medical terms is the same disability.  You have to be flexible. You have to be able to provide what they need then to do the job of work. But it doesn't have to cost the earth. If you plan things properly and if you have the right partners in place and get the right knowledge within your business, then you can find out that actually adjustments is just a simple process, really low cost and you get more for your money if you plan these things. Because you get more out of your people by making sure the adjustments are properly in place. JODIE GREER: Absolutely, and I think a big thing with that, going back to the kind of design versus accommodations piece is if you actually design with accessibility in mind its actually a cost saver often. You don't pay for retrofit, you don't pay for alternatives as well as, because it didn't actually meet all the needs. You have a solution that works for everyone. I think sometimes people fall short of recognizing that because everyone gets so busy with their projects and things. With a bit of knowledge and a bit of foresight you get a superior product or service that actually works for your employees and customers. And did it actually cost anymore or is it actually also a cost savings? But also then you get that ongoing retention and also attracting new talent because they can recognize that actually you are inclusive. NEIL EUSTICE: Yeah, everyone who works in technology knows it is a lot more expensive to build in accessibility as an afterthought. If you had only done it at the beginning it would have saved you a huge amount of time and money. It's just not sensible to not think about accessibility when you are designing something right from the offset. JODIE GREER: Absolutely. I think that's why we have been talking a lot when we have been looking at the body of knowledge for the SLiA around the fact that of course to actually be a Strategic Leader in Accessibility, really you need to take that, whether it be ownership or that overarching ownership and the monitoring of the design and implementation of accommodations or adjustment process, the organization. There needs to be a proper end to end process. It can't just be a written document. It has to work and that really is what is going to drive individual's success but certainly business success. NEIL EUSTICE: That is the internal collaboration piece, isn't it? Making sure you've joined all the dots. That every person in your business understands what accessibility is about. They don't have to be a technical person. They don't have to be a legal expert. They just need to understand this is what accessibility means to individuals. This is why we do it. This is how you can play your part irrespective of what your role is in the business, everyone has a role to play in making our business successful. So you need to make sure that communication channel goes right across the board. JODIE GREER: Definitely. And you talk about the partnering piece and that is another one of the domains in the body of knowledge. That partnering is of the internal, there are so many teams that need to be embraced to make sure that everybody can play their part, and everybody understands what that looks like and what is expected and what is needed from them but also they have the knowledge needed. Then you have the external partners. Suppliers, agencies, and consultants you work with and also especially larger organizations there are so many different agencies that may be doing segments for different areas of the organization. It can be quite difficult to make sure you're reaching everyone, so it needs to be part of that strategic plan to make sure you have a method to reach out to everyone and maybe that is through your contracts and procurement team. What are your thoughts on that? NEIL EUSTICE: You need to have an overarching plan for the whole business that says all of these teams have input into the accessibility of our business. So if we are buying something, we need to make sure what we buy is accessible to the people who are going to use it. We need to make sure the procurement team have the processes and policies in place but also have the understanding from an individual level as to why they are having these conversations and how they can talk to the people that they are buying stuff from. The HR people need to understand accessibility and how the well-being of people is affected right down to every individual on the shop floor, be it the receptionist at the front door, they need to understand how do I greet people with different disabilities. Have I got the information to hand? Have I been trained in how to do this because I am the face of the business? So, everyone needs to understand accessibility including your suppliers and why you are doing and it's good to have an accessibility statement that you can show and show off to say look we are doing what we can to be as successful as possible. And ask for feedback as well. JODIE GREER: I really like that, the show off bit. For me it really is something to celebrate. You are inclusive. You actually care about the people that come to your business. In whatever ways that they are coming in, the fact that you care, surely that is a win right from the off. Especially from people's interpretation and their first impression and things. NEIL EUSTICE: It must not just be a merit badge that you wear and show off if there's no action behind it. It is no good to have something stamped on your external website to prove its accessible if as soon as I get to talk to somebody, suddenly they find that the rest of the accessibility of your business falls over. You have to walk the walk as well as talk the talk. JODIE GREER: I was just checking on the Q and A. I noticed that there are some comments in the chat. A couple things good to pick up on, we were talking about retrofitting etc. Someone said “Absolutely, even more expensive in the built environment if accessibility is not addressed in the design. Moving stairs or elevators is certainly expensive. More so than adapting colour contrast.” Absolutely, I was in property for two decades and ya, retrofitting is never ever the preferred method. So, thank you for that. Someone else asked a really interesting question. More about not the world of adults. Any good practice or thought regarding teaching children in school about accessibility and universal design? Studying for grades five or six. I might need someone in the US to tell me the age of grades five or six. NEIL EUSTICE: That is a really good one. The schools, I can only speak from a UK education point but the schools in the UK are a lot more accommodating now than they ever were to children with disabilities. You will find there are teachers assistants in now to make sure we can keep children in the standard education streams without having them go to special schools as much as possible. There are integrations there. Children without disabilities mixed with children with disabilities. It is seen as just normal. That is the way of the world. We are all in the same boat together. So, classrooms have to become more accessible to kids who use walking frames and things like that. Teachers need to understand accessibility because they are talking to children with cochlear implants or maybe need a little extra help sitting near the front because of visual disabilities. All sorts of things. It is becoming a lot more common now. I think the big secret is really just talk about it more. A bit like you talk about your kids about internet security now. When they are all on their phones and doing TikTok and all the rest of it. You wouldn't not talk to your kids about staying safe online and I think we should do the same when it comes to disability and accessibility. Talk to kids about it and say look, there's so many different people in the world and we need to accommodate all of them. SPEAKER: With the adoption of WCAG 2.1 in many countries, there is an increased demand for web developers, designers and other professionals with knowledge of web accessibility standards and guidelines. With this growth comes the need for an objectively verified level of expertise. The Web Accessibility Specialist exam will provide individuals and employers with the ability to assess web accessibility competence. Complete the WAS and CPACC exam to earn the special designation of Certified Professional in Web Accessibility!  JODIE GREER: The integration is fantastic. I do however feel, even in the UK as well, that it is important that we have more real explicit focus on disability inclusion and on accessibility. Because I think that is part of the thing, we almost now get a little bit complacent. That there is integration and therefor it is kind of sorted, it is done. I think there needs to be more active discussion on these things. So, the point about educating children. The adult minds hardly ready to change, but what about children? I think it is easier to get into children because their minds are so open, and they are always learning. I mean we are all always learning, but of course that is actually what they are in school for. I think it would be fantastic to have a proper intention in schools to get people to understand what accessibility is. When you leave education and go into the workplace for the first time, of course you want to prove yourself and demonstrate how good you are. You want to show you where the best choice and all of those things. You've got an awful lot going on. Then you also have some of this extracurricular stuff being thrown towards you. Do you want to get involved in networks? We have twelve, which one do you fancy? You could do them all! You have to really try to find this balance. And then someone is telling you “Oh, we also need you to know about accessibility and things”. Of course, it can start in the workplace. We have done it lots of times. It is certainly making a massive change in the world. But it is kind of too late. If people grow up understanding what it really looks like and understanding how to make it happen and the fact that it is just normality, it is just part of life day to day, then that is amazing. That is when you see proper cultural shift. It just becomes business as usual. You stop needing a lot of this networking stuff dedicated because it is just standard practice. I would love to see it in schools, I guess is what I am saying, and I have had conversations myself with teachers in the UK about channeling it in. But if you do see this happening and other countries, share it on social media and tag me please. I would love to see more about what we do. Someone told me grades five to six is same as year 5 to 6 in the UK. A person with no children, I think that is like 10 years old. I think. TRACEY SHIPMAN: Jodie, somebody posted in the Q and A that it is 11 and 12. (Laughs) JODIE GREER: OK. No kids. (Laughs) So yeah, some of these points and questions that are coming in, are pretty good. So, I just want to make sure we don't miss anything. So certain devices that require a patent. Oh, sorry. Certain devices that PWD require are patented which prevents at times mass production, making it expensive. Open hardware and open source must be looked into. Yes. (Laughs) Yes. NEIL EUSTICE: There is a lot of open-source stuff when it comes to software around accessibility. Things like various fonts. You have the open dyslexic font and things like that. They are sharing a lot of information now. It is a lot easier to find open-source stuff with software. Hardware, I don't know about it. I think certainly there's a lot of competition opening up when it comes to hardware because you will see that somebody comes up with a bright idea. I saw something recently were somebody had invented a glove where somebody could sign with an electronic glove and it would translate it onto a screen. Other people say, "That's a good idea, we can do something like that." It starts to spread. And of course, as it spreads it gets cheaper. But these things always take time. I think the more it becomes mainstream for accessibility and disability to be spoken about in every walk of life than the more people start saying there is business here, I can build something to help with this, and you get a lot of entrepreneurs actually trying to improve things as well and build something that is cheaper or even free sometimes. It takes time. JODIE GREER: I will be honest; I still find it frustrating sometimes that the market is so slow to catch up with the real world. But there is movement. Definitely. We do need to see more in the hardware space. There needs to be a lot more leverage. It shouldn't be difficult, and it shouldn't be more costly because people have some sort of niche market. There is another question, actually, but this is from Christopher. Specifically, about the SLiA, so talking about a Strategic Leadership in Accessibility. Where should they be placed in an organization and we have had a lot of talk about this in the taskforce haven't we? NEIL EUSTICE: Ya. JODIE GREER: My view is that it really depends on the size of an organization, the structure. For instance, if you are in a small or medium-sized company it may well be that it is one of the directors. It may well be your HR lead. It might be very different. But in a large organization I would love to see all large organizations with a dedicated accessibility lead, or potentially that could be your diversity and inclusion lead. Because of course the two certainly have clear synergies. What are your thoughts on that Neil, as we have talked about this a lot? NEIL EUSTICE: And there was a lot of conversation about does it have to be someone in the C-suite? Does it have to be a partner or director of a business that takes on this role? I think we decided that it needs to be somebody who has the ability to influence. So at the end of the day, it doesn't matter what grade they are, what position they have in the company as far as partner, director, manager, whatever. So long as they have the ability to influence the people that make the decisions. So, it is choosing the right person for the job and the right position. And often, as you say, that does depend on the size of the business. The important thing about the strategic leader in accessibility is they have to make sure they can influence all the different component parts of your business, the HR, the facilities, the IT people. The top of the tree that have the finance in their pockets. They have to be able to talk to all these people in their own language and get them to understand why these things need to be done and get them to develop a plan for getting these things done. So, I don't think at the end of the day you should get too hung up about what grade or position in the company should there be, or a case of is this the right person for the job. Have they got the knowledge and have they got the personality to get into all the different parts of our business and talk to people? JODIE GREER: Yeah, definitely. And of course, influence is really key. It is interesting, you mentioned finance. We are talking about influence. I will quickly mention Martin's comment about open source, because it is in the Q and A and I think it is a good point. So, open sourcing can be tricky to implement in bigger companies because big companies like to have responsible contact in case something doesn't work. That is true when it comes to making sure you actually have a clear route of communication, however sometimes it is also about what they have been used to working, ways of working. Sometimes there can be changes that are a bit scary but ultimately still prove beneficial. But thank you, Martin, that is a good point. But you did mention finance, Neil. I wanted to come to that. Because another thing, it is a bit of a term I use, is the unconverted. We have lots and lots of different people, especially leaders in different companies, who may not be so people centric. However, those people are usually commercially centric. You know, dollars and cents certainly ring a bell. So, I would like to just get your views as well on so thinking, not just of course on legislation (can have a financial impact), but not just from a legislative perspective. When we are looking at the bottom line when it comes to the commercial impact, why would you influence organizations, those unconverted, as I say, to make the change and make sure they are being inclusive, and they are accessible? NEIL EUSTICE: So we can't forget about the commercial impacts,  accessibility is an economic driver on the organizational level. It is also a driver on the global economy level. Think about accessibility needs often don't visit countries purely because they don't see them as accessible. Not only tourism, but also medical tourism. There is money that could come into the country if it was more accessible. However, of course organizations also benefit directly from being accessible. Employee retention, we mentioned it slightly earlier, but employee retention, you save a fortune in induction and in training costs if you can retain your staff. Lots of studies have shown that employees with disabilities tend to be more loyal to a company, providing their needs are met. Disabled customers are more likely to come through your door if they don't experience barriers. Anybody who produces technology, websites, apps, applications, will tell you it is much more expensive to fix something retrospectively, as we said before, than it is to build it accessibly in the first instance. So, there's lots of financial aspects to this. Again, the guy who stands, or the person who stands in for the SLiA in your business would be able to talk to all these different areas of your business, explaining the economic impact that accessibility or a lack of can have on that particular area of the business. Be there as a whole or as a component part of your business. It does affect everything. JODIE GREER: I completely agree. I do honestly feel that when it comes to influences, you do need to use both tools in a sense. You have the people impact, which is my real love, and I just think that should do itself, but people love a statistic! Everybody wants to know what the bottom line is. So, for me, definitely also making sure that when it comes to that influential message you get it bound for the fact that it is literally a financial win. NEIL EUSTICE: Also, we have got to think about how organizations can implement these effective ways of working to meet these accessibility objectives. So, what do you think a business needs to put in place to make sure they do meet the objectives of being an accessible business? JODIE GREER: So obviously you have got to start somewhere. Different organizations are at different points in this journey. But for me you need really clear and robust standards. I am not talking about having a really pretty documents on your internet somewhere. That is good, make it pretty. As long as it is accessible. But for me, it is the end-to-end piece. It is so important. I mentioned earlier about not having tick box exercises. That is so essential. If you have a true intent to be inclusive and to enable your staff and customers, that whole piece needs to start with your strategic plan. You need to have those standards and policies in place to enable the implementation of that. It needs to be clearly and explicitly communicated because often these things are a bit hidden. If you know where to find it, you can source the info yourself. But also, about learning. It is not just about saying, "Please do this, this is essential, and we need this new way of working." What does that actually mean? How will I know if I am getting it right? Where is my source of information? Where is my champion? Where do I go for some support? It is that whole structural piece of course. You have got to get there. You have to start. That is why the strategic plan, for me, is so important, so you do understand how you are going to get to your end goals. Then it goes way beyond the point of measuring success, which can be tricky with accessibility because you went in and you have done your design and done your testing for instance if it is for digital. But it is also about feedback. It is not just about waiting for feedback and seeing if you don't get any then it must be good news. It is about actively seeking that feedback, demonstrating your care for people. It really is important that it is end to end. That is the biggest thing. It has to be a proper, and it has to be able to bring, it doesn't kind of happen today and you completed at the end of April and you are done, and no one needs to look at it again. That is why someone has to have ownership. How do you keep it fresh and in line with the world today, tomorrow, and so on? What about your thoughts? NEIL EUSTICE: Communication is so very important when it comes to this education piece and continued communication. So, providing awareness, education and training on how to apply accessibility requirements or the policies for the digital and built environments and the people interactions is really essential. You've got to try to get all the people to bite this apple. You have to show it to them in such a way that interests them. Depending on the role of the individual in the business, they might need to understand different aspects of accessibility and why they need to do something. You can't just point them at a piece of training and say there you go, do that, tic box, as you say. Yeah, you need to understand they have done it. You need to see they have done it in someway. You need them to evidence that they have done it. But the best way to evidence that they have done it is, well, are we improving? Have we got a matrix that we are filling in where we can say when it comes to this part of our business, where were we before and where are we now? Have we improved in our accessibility in this area? Do our people understand what we are doing, how we are doing it, and have they improved in their knowledge of accessibility as far as their role is concerned? So, you really need to keep communicating, two way communication. You need to be getting that feedback, as you said, from people internally in your business, making sure that all the signposts are there as to what they need to do, how they need to do it, and when they need to do it by. Also, the feedback from your customers is so, so important. Not just, oh well e-mail us and we might do something about it.  But e-mail us and we will contact you and we will show that we have acted upon it and that we have done something about your feedback. And show off your feedback. If somebody has left you feedback on a website, show that feedback. Show what you have done about it so you can show action. JODIE GREER: I think they kind of, you said we did typed messaged, are really, really important as they do show real care. It's not to be embarrassed that you weren't perfect in the first instance. Improvement is improvement. Care is care. I think that is the thing, a lot of organizations can be really hesitant to admit any kind of improvement space as in there wasn't one before yesterday. And I think just because you do need to improve doesn't mean you wasn't wonderful, you probably was in an awful lot of ways but there was a gap and there were challenges for someone. But as soon as you are aware, you listened. And, as soon as practically possible you made the change. That is huge. That is progress. That is what we really need to see. NEIL EUSTICE: Loads of businesses are doing really good stuff but if you ask them to demonstrate it, to prove what they'd done, sometimes they find that a bit difficult because we just done stuff. If you have a proper plan and you have a proper matrix of where are we, where are we going and where are we heading for, then it's easier to prove. We have an exercise in the business disability forum in the UK where everyone fills in a matrix every year, to say, a maturity model, to say this is where we are and this is where we are heading for and we found very early on that if everybody is absolutely honest about this and we all were honest about our scores and said actually you know what we are not very good on that bit and I think we are pretty low on that bit. More people stepped up and said actually, yes us too. And then we found there was a common theme, and you don't get anyone who is absolutely brilliant and expert in every single aspect of accessibility in your business. It is something that is moving all the time. It is like a slow-moving escalator. So long as you are moving, so long as you are going up, that is great and where you want to be. And sharing information with each other is often a great way to learn. JODIE GREER: Definitely. And of course, the biggest learning point are the people. So that feedback metric but also having some way, not necessarily feedback on existing services or solutions but having somewhere to actively seek those kind of improvement points. I think that is also really important. So, it is not hidden and you are proactive with engaging people. I think that is also really important. SPEAKER: The International Association of Accessibility Professionals membership consists of individuals and organizations representing various industries including the private sectors, governments, non-profits, and educational institutions. Membership benefits include products and services that support global systemic change around the digital and built environment. United in Accessibility, join IAAP and become a part of the global accessibility movement.      

Jason and Matthew talk with U2FP's Scientific Advisory Board Director, Sam Maddox about U2FP’s new Headline Patrol and how to read the news about SCI research. Headlines and media coverage of research can often be misleading. Sam talks about his years following and covering the research. He provides a number of suggestions for what to look for, what terms are critical to understand in order to have a better grasp of what the announcement really means for those of us in the SCI community. You can check out Sam’s compendium to this episode at https://u2fp.org/get-educated/curecast.html. Use it to sift news stories that come across your feed. -- Sam Maddox (of Los Angeles, California) is former Knowledge Manager and spinal cord injury research writer for the Reeve Foundation. He is the author of several books related to chronic health and paralysis, including four editions of the Paralysis Resource Guide, published by the Reeve Foundation. In 1992 Maddox wrote the first comprehensive history of spinal cord injury research, The Quest for Cure: Restoring Function After Spinal Cord Injury. He wrote and published the widely acclaimed resource book Spinal Network, and is founder of New Mobility magazine. Maddox was a panel member on The Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, which develops and disseminates evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to professionals and consumers. He is currently writing and producing books as a resource for the newly injured: SCI: First 90 Days. He has been a reporter for many magazines, including Time, Money and People. Maddox is a graduate of the University of Colorado, where he taught in the School of Journalism. Email Sam at sammaddox@u2fp.org. As always, we’d love to hear from you. You can email us at curecast@u2fp.org Thanks for listening!

Edith Wairimu, who identifies herself as a young black African woman, meets at this Breakfast Brief with a 1964 born white Dutchman. And that leads to an interesting conversation…. About black lives matter for example, and how that resonates in Kenya. And Edith - who joined Solidaridad only a few months ago - is not afraid to speak truthfully on the matter. 

In this episode, Dale & Val talk to Jonathan Norman about "How to take advantage of Project Management Communities of Practice". What is a Community of Practice? Why should you join or form a Community of Practice? What makes a Community of Practice successful? Find this out and more as we explore what is possible in this episode...Jonathan's bio:After a 30 year career in business book publishing, in which Jonathan commissioned books covering every aspect of project, programme and portfolio management, he joined the Major Projects Association as Knowledge Manager to help manage the launch of their Knowledge Hub. Now, nearly four years on, with the Hub fully integrated into the Association’s activities, their approach to knowledge sharing and developing communities of practice has grown almost beyond recognition. Jonathan's role in sustaining this activity has changed too and continues to do so, as they adapt to new technology and the lessons they draw from their membership.https://majorprojects.org/Join us today at https://www.projectchatterpodcast.com/ for access to bonus content!Don't forget to buy some Project Chatter merch in our Charity Shop, where all profits are donated to our charity partners.This podcast sponsored by:JustDo.comInEight.comPlanAcademy.comget $75 off any course by heading to https://www.planacademy.com/chatterOur socials:Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube

Just kidding, we love our friends in support! Join us as we interview Adam Hofman, Knowledge Manager at CallRail, who has had experience on both sides of the fence. We'll discuss differences and similarities and how we can bridge the gaps!

A KM Union? Digital KM? ROI? Lessons Learned? Many Topics covered!! --------------------------------------------------------------- Hank is an experienced Knowledge Management (KM) practitioner with over twenty years working extensively in the field of KM. Hank is a recognized KM subject matter expert with skills in delivering solutions with a blend of people, process, content, learning and technology. He also has experience with implementing KM internationally, including the Middle East, Europe, the US and Japan for multiple industry sectors including energy (oil, gas and renewables), automotive, pharmaceuticals and aviation. He actively develops Communities of practices, currently supporting exciting initiatives in Oman across the private, public and academic sectors. He has led numerous KM teams, speaks at international KM conferences, and is a Master Certified Knowledge Manager (MCKM) with the Knowledge Management Institute. He has contributed authorship to global KM publications, most recently for the KM Cookbook (2019) and Knowledge Manager`s Handbook 2nd edition (2019 and published his first book in 2020, KM – A primer and catalyst to support Digital Transformation. He also led the submission for the Most Innovative Knowledge Enterprise (MIKE) Award for PDO, Oman in 2019 and won both the MENA region and global award. __________________________________________________ Edwin K. Morris is the president and founder of Pioneer Knowledge Services which produces this educational program, Because You Need To Know. It is part of the mission to educate and bring awareness around knowledge management and nonprofit concerns. pioneer-ks.org/

A KM Union? Digital KM? ROI? Lessons Learned? Many Topics covered!! --------------------------------------------------------------- Hank is an experienced Knowledge Management (KM) practitioner with over twenty years working extensively in the field of KM. Hank is a recognized KM subject matter expert with skills in delivering solutions with a blend of people, process, content, learning and technology. He also has experience with implementing KM internationally, including the Middle East, Europe, the US and Japan for multiple industry sectors including energy (oil, gas and renewables), automotive, pharmaceuticals and aviation. He actively develops Communities of practices, currently supporting exciting initiatives in Oman across the private, public and academic sectors. He has led numerous KM teams, speaks at international KM conferences, and is a Master Certified Knowledge Manager (MCKM) with the Knowledge Management Institute. He has contributed authorship to global KM publications, most recently for the KM Cookbook (2019) and Knowledge Manager`s Handbook 2nd edition (2019 and published his first book in 2020, KM – A primer and catalyst to support Digital Transformation. He also led the submission for the Most Innovative Knowledge Enterprise (MIKE) Award for PDO, Oman in 2019 and won both the MENA region and global award. __________________________________________________ Edwin K. Morris is the president and founder of Pioneer Knowledge Services which produces this educational program, Because You Need To Know. It is part of the mission to educate and bring awareness around knowledge management and nonprofit concerns. pioneer-ks.org/

Near Me in Social Services is a project Iriss has been leading in partnership with the NHS Near Me team and the Scottish Government Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Programme over Autumn/Winter 2020/21. The project is producing new evidence around the priorities, enablers and challenges of using video consulting in social services. Iriss has supported five services to participate in a rapid Quality Improvement cycle to start using Near Me; provided light touch improvement support to organisations that are setting up Near Me independently within their work, and has developed a Learning Network. The Learning Network aims to build on and continue the support to these organisations using Near Me, while increasing the scope of support to others. Each Learning Network meeting includes speakers on related topics. In this episode, Janet Crozier, Knowledge Manager from the Knowledge Hub shares, how having a range of tools and techniques such as teach back, chunk and check, and pictures can improve peoples Near Me experiences of social services. Resources Knowledge Hub  NHS Education for Scotland 'The Knowledge Network'  The Health Literacy Place  Transcript of episode. Music Credit: Make your dream a reality by Scott Holmes.

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Today's interview is with Luis Suarez @elsua, a leading thinker, Knowledge Manager, Community Builder and Social Software Evangelist for IBM. He agreed to talk to me about employee engagement following a Twitter exchange after I recently published Sustaining businesses successfully through Employee Engagement on the blog. I warn you that it is a longer interview than normal but it's worth it and you should take the time to listen to it as there is some great, useful and insightful stuff in there from Luis. This interview follows on from my recent interview: Helping customers, standing out, being human and telling stories through blogging – Interview with Mark Schaefer – and is number sixty-nine in the series of interviews with authors and business leaders that are doing great things and helping businesses innovate, become more social and deliver better service.

Cyndi Murphy - Past President and Honoured Member of CALL, and Knowledge Manager at Stewart McKelveyHighlights:applying library principles like KM and taxonomies to projects relevant to practice management and firm-wide innovation initiativesthe invaluable role of CALL (conferences, listserv, webinars and more) as source of insights, education and fundamental engine of skill expansion and career progressionthe CALL network and conferences provide inspiration and feedback on new developments and opportunitiesevolution of the CALL conference as a tech conference, but one still that prioritizes the soft skills and the on-the-ground insights needed to manage and influence the changes associated with technologyyour CALL network is global - and your international peers stand ready to assist and informCALL as public policy advocate? There are certainly more opportunities to do thatVideo of this interview is available on YouTube.

In this week's video, we examine four articles. The first article, written by Elisabetta, examines a trading strategy on bonds (duration) using news sentiment. The second article, written by Larry Swedroe, examines two papers using volatility targeting to improve risk-adjusted returns. The third article, also written by Larry Swedroe, examines the volatility anomaly. The last article, written by Tommi, examines some things to consider when building an ESG portfolio. News Sentiment and Bonds https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/05/28/news-sentiment-and-bonds/ Volatility Targeting Improves Risk-Adjusted Returns https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/05/22/volatility-targeting-improves-risk-adjusted-returns/ Volatility Anomalies: IVOL and Vol-of-Vol https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/05/21/volatility-anomalies/ Old link to how to calculate IVOL. https://alphaarchitect.com/2014/12/19/a-quick-lesson-in-volatility-measures/ Things to Consider for ESG Portfolio Construction https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/05/20/things-to-consider-for-esg-portfolio-construction/

In this week’s video, we examine four articles. The first article, written by Elisabetta, examines a trading strategy on bonds (duration) using news sentiment. The second article, written by Larry Swedroe, examines two papers using volatility targeting to improve risk-adjusted returns. The third article, also written by Larry Swedroe, examines the volatility anomaly. The last article, written by Tommi, examines some things to consider when building an ESG portfolio. News Sentiment and Bonds https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/05/28/news-sentiment-and-bonds/ Volatility Targeting Improves Risk-Adjusted Returns https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/05/22/volatility-targeting-improves-risk-adjusted-returns/ Volatility Anomalies: IVOL and Vol-of-Vol https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/05/21/volatility-anomalies/ Old link to how to calculate IVOL. https://alphaarchitect.com/2014/12/19/a-quick-lesson-in-volatility-measures/ Things to Consider for ESG Portfolio Construction https://alphaarchitect.com/2019/05/20/things-to-consider-for-esg-portfolio-construction/

Stacy Nam is the Senior Programs & Knowledge Manager at the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities (JLI). In this podcast, Nathan Mallonee (from Living Water International) and Stacy talk about what JLI does, how it can be valuable to Accord members, and how Accord members can participate in the Learning Hubs that JLI facilitates. You can become a member of JLI at www.jliflc.com. Read the Guide to Excellence in Evidence for Faith Groups at https://jliflc.com/guide-excellence-evidence-faith-groups/ Stacy's Book Recommendations: 1. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman 2. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund 3. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

In this penultimate episode of season one, I speak with the fantastic Thao Tran. Thao is the Knowledge Manager at the international firm Fried Frank. She's based in New York, and is also the Member Liaison for ILTA in NYC.

Technology Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck has a call with Diversity & Knowledge Manager for KPMG Neil Eustice .

Knowledge Manager and self-help enthusiast Reginald Louis Adams discusses how to keep information overload from derailing our personal and professional lives. He also offers some helpful tools and resources to add to our smartphones and calendars. Its a good dose of stress relief. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebarbershopgroup/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebarbershopgroup/support

Mat attended Daune Forrester's session at Pubcon Austin. Mat listened. Mat told me about Duane and the Digital Knowledge Manager. Dave and Mat agree it is a great idea and topic. Confused? Listen and learn about what a Digital Knowledge Manager is!

Laura Rooney Ferris makes up for lost time with this lengthy talk with Aoife Connolly. Aoife is Senior Manager - Global Tax Networks & Markets for PwC and talks about a career that has gone from studying accountancy and joining PwC as a receptionist to finding her calling in as a team member in PwCs Information and Research Centre (IRC. She has been Knowledge Manager for PwC Ireland working with teams around the world. Aoife talks about her journey through the information profession, studying part time for Diploma's in Information Studies at Trinity College Dublin and later Legal Studies at Dublin Institute of Technology and Digital Marketing and Strategy. She discusses her current role with Global ITS Network which has expanded and evolved to an international role collaborating and managing content across the organisation. Aoife is also the former treasurer of the A&SL committee and is the founder of Librarian Links a site to collate and share Librarian and library related events. www.librarianlinks.ie

Join host Dr. Krister Lowe and today's featured guest Karin Zastrow--an innovator in the field of leadership and management development--for this week's episode of the Team Coaching Zone Podcast! Karin is the Founder and CEO of the Zastrow company based in Copenhagen Denmark. She is the author of the book and training program "Direct Leadership: The New Narrative of Every Day Leadership." In this episode of the podcast, Karin shares her personal journey from conducting staff satisfaction surveys to delivering leadership training programs to creating the Direct Leadership program. Themes explored in the podcast include: the gap that Karin perceived in the leadership development field that led to creating Direct Leadership; 7 essential roles for leader-managers (Strategy Developer, Organization Developer, Knowledge Manager, Team Builder, Decision Enabler, Career Developer, Performance Generator); 4 behaviors that help enact the roles (Catcher, Initiator, Coach, Referee); the leader-manager as team coach; how many leadership development programs focus on the human dimension yet fail to equip leaders with the every day practical skills that actually lead to results; the problem of promoting leader-managers who have not been equipped properly and more. Karin shares some stories of team leaders and organizations that have applied the Direct Leadership approach. She also discusses some of the resources and training programs she offers that team coaches may find useful to explore. Leadership and team coaches looking for practical tools and frameworks that can help team leaders succeed will find this episode right up their alley! This is yet another episode that you will surely not want to miss!

Bradley Lyon is a communications and knowledge management specialist. Currently, he is the Community Development Lead and Knowledge Manager at the Rocky Mountain Institute - Carbon War Room (RMI-CWR) where he is contributing to the launch of an online community of practice that targets renewable energy practitioners in the Caribbean and other island states. Brad is also a consultant at the World Bank, where, over the past six years, he’s worked in different capacities and contracts with the Latin American and Caribbean Urban and Disaster Risk Management unit. His main contributions at the World Bank have related to building a knowledge management strategy to influence and encourage knowledge exchange across climate and disaster resilience investments in the Caribbean. Prior to the Bank, Brad worked in a hospitality-focused start-up company as a Business Developer and Relationship Manager where he created the company’s first environmental and social responsibility campaign and built marketing campaigns to target new clients and increase revenue.