Podcasts about post pandemic future

In April 2023, Professor John Skerritt retired after 11 years of exemplary public service as deputy secretary of the Health Products Regulation Group and head of the Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia. “What's really changed and what will persist after COVID? First, I think regulators have become a bit more comfortable in dealing with uncertainty. Uncertainty is the biggest challenge rather than benefit-risk,” he explains. “International regulatory collaboration became the basis of working together on these new products: We exchanged information on policies, on how the clinical data was developing, on the real-world performance of these drugs and vaccines, and on safety and post-approval requirements. These are going to persist.”

Last week, the World Health Organization announced that Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking an end - albeit a symbolic one - to the pandemic. Pfizer, maker of one of the most-used Covid-19 jabs and an antiviral pill, hit a record-breaking $100 billion in revenues in 2022, spurred by earnings from those treatments. As the pandemic wanes and demand for treatments drops off, the New York-headquartered pharmaceuticals company is in a "transition year", chief executive Albert Bourla said on a first-quarter earnings call. Patrick van der Loo, a regional president who oversees the Middle East, Russia and Africa, talks to host Kelsey Warner this week about what a transition means for the world's biggest pharmaceutical company by revenue, how the pandemic changed drug development cycles and what the Gulf's potential is for taking a piece of the booming life sciences industry. In this episode: Pfizer's transition post-pandemic and its role now (0m 20s) The velocity of drug discovery and the impact of the pandemic (6m 52s) The UAE's role in the pharmaceutical industry (9m 14s) Public health challenges and the ambitions in the region (17m 37s)   Read more on our website: Pfizer drops sales guidance after posting 47% jump in Q4 profits Stem cell therapies promise breakthrough in Dubai life sciences Abu Dhabi's Mubadala and G42 launch tech-focused healthcare company M42 Subscribe to Business Extra for free to receive new episodes every week Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean

The term “bespoke suits” usually evokes an image of sophistication and elegance overlying its renowned expensiveness. Here in China, 37-year-old business owner Cao Peng started his own custom-tailoring suit brand dedicated to bringing customized suits to the ordinary man in the street. After 7 years of unwavering efforts, he has weaved up a bespoke suit chain across the country. As China went through its Covid-19 prevention and control measures in the past three years, he led his company to achieve business growth and has remained positive for a bright post-pandemic future.

Greg Hay is the General Manager of Operations at Sydney Airport. Over the last few years, he's seen first-hand how our industry has changed before, during and after COVID-19 at Australia's busiest and most important international airport. In this special episode in partnership with UNSW's School of Aviation, Hay talks through navigating aviation's toughest period but also how the industry is building back better and is on the cusp of an exciting new world of electric technologies and sustainability. He also discusses the airport's unique partnership with UNSW and how its annual scholarship scheme is boosting diversity and inclusion in the sector.

The pandemic highlighted the need for health systems to be ready for anything and as nimble as possible. In order to become a highly flexible and adaptable health system or hospital, we need to think carefully about designing our facilities for the future (and the unknowns). In this session, two members of MaineHealth's Strategic Planning team will discuss recent approaches to facility planning efforts post-pandemic.

Laura and Nigel have a conversation where they ponder the future of the Caribbean music industry after the disruption of the two-year COVID-19 pandemic. The evolution of music festivals and Carnivals, the new economy of music for new and legacy artists, the coming-of-age new audiences in and outside the islands.

The pace of change is accelerating – things we thought would never happen, we've seen happen in these last few years. It can seem as if we are dealing with one crisis after another, on both the macro and micro levels. And, it is incumbent on us, as leaders, to be prepared for whatever's next.In this episode, Senior Strategist, Consultant, and Author, Lance Mortlock shares with us the questions we should be asking, and how we can be more prepared and more resilient in times of crisis."You have to ask," he says, "what is going on in our world right now? What are the key risks and opportunities that could arise? And, what's our plan?"This episode will, in the best way possible, leave you wondering: How prepared am I/are we for the next crisis event?-----To learn more about Lance and his work, visit lancemortlock.com. You can also find him on LinkedIn by searching his name. His latest book, Disaster Proof: Scenario Planning for a Post-Pandemic Future is available at all major booksellers.

On this edition of Free City Radio, artist Cassie Thornton speaks on "The Hologram - Feminist, Peer-to-Peer Health for a Post-Pandemic Future," a recent book published through the Vagabonds series at Pluto Press. Also Cassie speaks about the social practice surrounding the alternative care model project that is embodied by the Hologram initiative, which developed first from encounters through care models implemented at social solidarity clinics in Greece during the financial crisis and were replicated in a creative way internationally through the Hologram project that is now a global network. This interview was recorded at the Darling Foundry in Montreal during a residency that Cassie had at the space in June 2022. Music on this edition is "Who I Am" by Ari Swan, Laurie Torres and Stella Adjokê, you can listen to the track here via @popmontreal: https://soundcloud.com/popmontreal/who-i-am-ari-swan-laurie-torres-stella-adjoke Information on Cassie's book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745343327/the-hologram Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan @spirodon Christoff and airs on @radiockut 90.3m and @cjlo1690am in Tiohti:áke/Montréal, on @ckuwradio 95.9 in Winnipeg and on @cfrc 101.9 fm in Kingston, Ontario. Also Free City Radio is a podcast through both Spotify and Apple Podcasts, please encourage a friend to tune-in !

Using health benefits for personal training? At one point this was wishful thinking. Get sick, they said, then you can use those flex benefits. Gain weight, lose muscle and strength, then come back was essentially the message.  Ever wished you could use your flex benefits toward your personal training and run into obstacles and red tape? Well, you're going to want to tune in because the world has changed in many ways this past 2 and a half years. This one is a welcome and it's just the beginning. If you sat on the sidelines watching gyms close, exercise options dwindle for those who needed it most then listen up. This interview episode unpacks the new MedFit Care and explains how if you've got a special condition requiring a more medical exercise specialist than the norm of pass-test-become-certified process, this is for you.  Exercise became essential. Though it took time, over the course of the pandemic we've seen it happen. While some claim gyms are germ-ridden others have acknowledged that gyms, and trainers or even more qualified medical exercise specialists and health coaches, are a must.  Let's dive into this episode about using health benefits for personal training or health coaching.  My Guest:  Lisa Dougherty started her fitness career in 1999 and has worked for over 20 years with clients with medical conditions or chronic disease, amassing dozens of certifications and continuing education along the way. Inspired by her father's cancer battle, she created the MedFit Network to help connect those with medical conditions to fitness, health & wellness professionals who could serve them. Later, seeing a gap in specialized education for these professionals, she founded the MedFit Education Foundation to facilitate and create high-quality education for all facets of medical fitness. She just recently launched MedFit Care which will offer medically necessary exercise prescriptions. Questions we answer in this episode: 04:05 You've made huge contributions to the fitness industry and to health, they are housed in 3 unique projects, describe those:  MedFit Network, the nonprofit MedFit Education Foundation, and in 2021 the 3rd project, MedFit Care, a telehealth company offering medically necessary exercise prescriptions. 06:25 How is MedFit Network and the MedFit Education Foundation making a difference in the quality of education and knowledge available to trainers and health coaches, as well as physicians?  11:03 What is MedFit Care and how does it work?  14:10 How would listeners wanting to use health benefits for personal training learn if they qualify and find a qualified health & fitness professional?  Is it ready, and if not, when will it be?  Connect with Lisa:  For locating someone in your area to work with :  https://medfitnetwork.org/ Join Medfit's private Facebook forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1736525619938507 For Fitness Professionals and Health Coaches: Join MFN and become a MedFit Care provider: https://medfitnetwork.org/welcome/ Lisa's guest appearances on our sister Fitness Pros site:  Is Medical Fitness the Post Pandemic Future?  FITNESS PRO PODCAST: She Means Fitness Business Download your Cheatsheet on Medfit Cares  

At the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium in Orlando, podcast host John Kingston sat down with two executives from Four Kites to talk about visibility in the supply chain and what companies like Four Kites need to do in the post-pandemic market to meet customer needs.Also on the podcast, Kingston discusses how an environmental rule from 2020 may be impacting diesel prices now, after years of being a non-factor.Follow Drilling Deep on Apple PodcastsFollow Drilling Deep on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

At the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium in Orlando, podcast host John Kingston sat down with two executives from Four Kites to talk about visibility in the supply chain and what companies like Four Kites need to do in the post-pandemic market to meet customer needs.Also on the podcast, Kingston discusses how an environmental rule from 2020 may be impacting diesel prices now, after years of being a non-factor.Follow Drilling Deep on Apple PodcastsFollow Drilling Deep on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

Happy Europe Day! In celebration of Europe Day, Foreign Policy Talks Podcast collaborates with the European Union (EU) diplomatic missions in Jakarta to bring a series of special episode podcast interviews to our loyal listeners. Foreign Policy Talks Podcast brings you the most up-to-date discussion with H.E. Olivier Chambard, Ambassador of France to Indonesia. We discussed France's views on Russia-Ukraine's geopolitical tension, the update on France's recent election, and how France promotes peace and unity regionally and globally. Enjoy the conversation! Available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts

~If you would like to subscribe to only interviews by Retail Insider, a separate "The Interview Series" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show). If you would like to subscribe to only Canadian retail discussions between Craig and Lee by Retail Insider, a separate "The Weekly" podcast show is now available (link to Apple Podcast show).~ Craig and Ray Riley, CEO of Progress Retail, discuss retail in Canada during the pandemic as well as what's to come as we see a return to some normalcy. Interviewed this episode:Ray Riley, Co-Chief Executive Officer at  Progress RetailProgress Retail The Interview Series podcast by Retail Insider Canada is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Also check out our The Weekly podcast where Craig and Lee discuss popular content published on Retail Insider which is part of the The Retail Insider Podcast Network. Subscribe, Rate, and Review our Retail Insider Podcast!Follow Craig: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CraigPattersonTorontoInstagram: @craig_patterson_torontoTwitter: @RI_EIC Follow Retail Insider: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Retail-InsiderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RetailInsider/Twitter: @RetailInsider_Instagram: @Retail_Insider_Canada Listen & Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastStitcher Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at Craig@Retail-Insider.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show! Background Music Credit: Hard Boiled Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research recognizes distinguished leadership, vision and innovation. The 2021 lecture was delivered by internationally acclaimed Professor Sir Mark Walport, known globally for his innovative work in health research. The topic of his talk is Medical Research and Innovation: Post-Pandemic Priorities.

Guest  Blake Boles Official Bio: (From his website.) Blake Boles is the founder and director of Unschool Adventures and the author of Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?, The Art of Self-Directed Learning, Better Than College, and College Without High School. He hosts the Off-Trail Learning podcast and has delivered over 75 presentations for education conferences, alternative schools, and parent groups. Blake and his work have appeared on The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, BBC Travel, Psychology Today, Fox Business, TEDx, The Huffington Post, USA Today, NPR affiliate radio, and the blogs of Wired and The Wall Street Journal. https://www.blakeboles.com https://twitter.com/blakeboles Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School? | Blake Boles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdjMdjO4NNs   Show Notes Jenna begins by stating that as her own children move into their teen years she finds it more challenging to find meaningful learning activities that will hold their interest. This is why she is excited to talk today with her guest Blake Boles. He has spent more than a decade working with teens while hosting an ‘Unschool Adventure Camp.' He is also the author of the following books:  ‘Why are you still sending your kids to school?',  ‘The art of self-directed learning'   ‘Better than college: How to build a successful life without a four year degree.'  He has contributed to many other publications as well.   Blake is the host of the Offtrail Learning Podcast and has given over 75 presentations to Alternative schools, educational conferences and parent groups.  He has been featured in:  The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, BBC Travel, Psychology Today, Fox Business, The Huffington Post, USA Today, NPR, and the blogs of Wired and The Wall Street Journal.  Jenna says she is excited to share Blake's perspective on how to best support our teens quest for more autonomy and real world experiences. They will touch on mentorship and networking. Blake even shares a simple email structure that our kids can follow to connect with professionals in the fields that interest them. They also discuss the pushback that homeschoolers are receiving from experts who would like to see substantial regulatory practice here in the US for homeschooling families. At the end of the podcast Jenna says they will daydream a bit about the possibility of bringing adventure and challenges to communities all over the globe for our unschoolers. Perhaps it will inspire you to create one. Jenna hopes so!  Before we begin, Jenna wants listeners to know that she is still doing a book give-away. Just leave your review on Apple Podcasts, then email her and give her the screen-name you left the review under. She will put your name in a hat. (Yes, this is how it's done!) The winner will win Blake Boles' book ‘Why are you still sending your kids to school?' For every five reviews, she will give away one copy of the book. Also, if you would like to join Jenna on the podcast to discuss any of the topics discussed on previous shows, you can be a co-host! Please reach out if you are interested! Lastly, Jenna says that the podcast has been so critical in helping her find community and learn, but she is looking for even more ways to connect with everyone. Sharing our stories and experiences really helps contribute to our personal growth. She is very thankful for those who have already reached out via email, voicemail and Zoom. She is looking for new ways to connect, form friendships, ask questions on a regular basis, read books together and discuss them. As she continues to find new resources she would really like to connect with you.  LINK TO SURVEY: GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK HERE Jenna welcomes Blake to the podcast. She mentions that she just finished reading his book and wishes she had read it earlier in her journey to unschooling. She says there is just so much value in it regardless of whether you are alternative schooling or not. She feels that all parents should have a copy on their shelves. It offers so many perspectives on parenting and education. It is the first book she has read in which an author specifically states that remaining open and non-dogmatic are important to unschooling. Something Jenna whole-heartedly agrees with and has talked about on the show before. She shares a quote from the book. “I encourage you to fly no flag. Don't join the Unschoolers and never look back. Instead, pledge allegiance to the young person in your charge. Familiarize yourself with the full spectrum of options. Whenever you feel like you've found the answer to your kid's educational needs, add the words ‘for now.' Jenna says she felt that in her bones. Her children are very different people, they have completely different needs. She feels that it's so important to stay tuned in to each of them and their needs ‘right now.' Blake responds and says that as even two siblings can be very different, a single child can be radically different between now and a few years from now. He feels that to embrace one pet educational philosophy or dogma and believe that it is the ONLY way forward is a bit short-sighted.  Jenna agrees and mentions that her own children have been in many educational environments over the years. Public school, private school, alternative schools and unschooling. As they have changed, their needs have changed. She asks Blake about what brought him to unschooling in the first place.    Blake states that he grew up in California and attended public school. He was good in school and enjoyed reading in his spare time and was ready for the internet when it came along. After High School he was interested in a career as a research scientist but realized that he wasn't very interested in the subjects required for the degree (math & physics) also he stumbled onto the work of John Taylor Gatto . In an elective class about creating educational television. The instructor thought it would be more beneficial to read Mr. Gatto's book, ‘A Different Kind of Teacher' on alternative education, rather than to continue discussing how to make educational commercials. He went on to study more and more about self-directed and alternative schooling. He then went on to leave his science major and create his own major in Alternative Education at UCLA Berkeley.           Jenna says that she has now met several people who created their own degrees and is surprised that before that, she never even knew this was possible.  Blake says that universities don't advertise it but if you look into the interdisciplinary studies department you can advocate for yourself. There are also universities out there that let everyone create their own degree. He gives the example of Prescott College.   Jenna mentions that this is near her in Arizona. Then she goes on to ask Blake about making the transition from the play-based learning of younger children to pre-teen years when kids begin to form goals and make plans for the future. How can parents guide them as peers begin to be more and more important. She mentions that on page 12 of Blake's book he talks about schools being a place where kids are doing so many things that don't really matter. She wonders, what IS a good use of their time?    Blake says that is a good question. For one kid it might be sewing for instance, but for another that may be irrelevant. Schools can't give kids that kind of individual attention. There are so many options, outdoor education is a good place to start. For him this was transformative. Just getting out of his usual environment. He says that when he was in fifth grade he went to an outdoor education camp where they learned about plants, animals and other biology focused subjects. The best part was that it was like going to summer camp. He was super engaged. Then when he was fourteen he traveled to Chili with other students for a Spanish immersion experience and stayed with a host family for a month.This put him into a real world learning environment. Camps and travel can be very engaging and rewarding. This is why he decided to start a travel company for teens. “Fundamentally, what teenagers and adolescents want is adventures, they don't want to sit around being bored or being lectured to.” He goes on to quote Maria Montessori  , “We cannot treat adolescents the same way that we treat younger kids, they want engagement, they want rules that make sense.” He says that instead of kids going to summer camp for three months and school for nine, it should be flipped. Maybe for the three month period (not summer when it's more fun to be outdoors.) kids could concentrate on the three Rs. (reading, writing, arithmetic) if that is even necessary and spend the other nine months engaged in more immersive experiences.  Jenna shares her experience in her own self-directed path as a teen, when at nineteen she decided after one year of college to take a break and travel to Germany to work as an aupair. She did her own research, found a family to work for and with her parents blessing, she went off on a grand adventure. Learning a new language, culture and how to live independently in a foreign country. Even though she created this experience for herself she struggles to find ways to create experiences for her kids within a group of their peers.  Blake says that yes, even though we have many advantages in the US, most camps and such are often just in the summer and can be expensive. It can be hard to find other parents who can coordinate their schedules as well.  Jenna points out that some camps are just too far away or too expensive and that she needs to find a way to make this easier. For those unfamiliar with Blake's camps she goes on to explain some of the things he does in his camps. She says she was surprised by some of the simple, yet impactful activities. One such activity was web design which required kids to install Wordpress then create a basic and professional looking website that represented them to the world. They could use this later for many purposes including networking and entrepreneurship. Another activity was building a birdhouse where they could see the results by observing the birds using and enjoying it. Another project was to engage students with other people. By composing emails sending two different letters, one a letter of recommendation and the other a request for an interview with a stranger. This taught the importance of networking and communication skills.  Blake says that all of this requires a facilitator to set up some basic rules and guidelines but could be done by any homeschooling group or Alternative school.     Jenna shares that all of this talk of adventure reminds her of the reality television show The Amazing Race. For instance, all of the challenges that contestants encounter such as doing research beforehand on the language, culture etc. of all the places they go on a world wide race. She thinks this would be a great idea for teens.  Blake is unfamiliar with the show but says that Jenna just gave him a new idea for one of his adventures. He adds other ideas such as putting on a play or competing in a debate team. Those things can engage kids even in a non traditional school setting. He says that he feels these are more like meaningful games than mindless drudgery.      Jenna asks Blake about a term he uses ‘Hard Fun' and asks him to explain it further.  Blake says that young kids can be left to play and learn as they do so, but as they grow they need to broaden what ‘play' means. He gives the example of computer games which can be quite complex and challenging. This is Hard Fun. It involves challenges, teamwork, cooperation and planning. He would encourage other forms of Hard Fun as well such as hiking or mountain climbing.  Jenna says that her own Hard Fun is photography. She says that it might help parents to identify what their own Hard Fun might be. Then they can see how their child's Hard Fun can teach them how to focus and problem solving. Blake mentions that parents might worry about time wasting, but there is a lot of time wasting in traditional education.  Jenna agrees and gives the examples of homework, studying for tests , and extracurricular activities. Another subject she wants more information about is mentorship and apprenticeships as these are things Blake talks about on his many platforms.  Blake states that Peter Gray's theory says that children will mimic adults, but since the world has moved from more manual work to more mental work the idea of mentorship or apprenticeship is much harder to set up. One good resource is YouTube. There are so many videos available to learn about careers.  Jenna says that her son really wants to learn to create video games and is having a hard time connecting with an adult to teach him this from the very beginning to the end. Classes are great but it would be better to observe someone who actually has that job.  Blake says that yes there are great resources out there to learn to program, but it is not the same as observing what it is like to actually be a programmer. He equates it to the time when he thought he wanted to be an astronomer, but when he found out what the daily work was like it wasn't' what he thought it would be. He recommends emailing someone in the field. Not only can kids get their questions answered, they see that they can access the real adult world. It can be so motivating and empowering. It says to them “I can make a difference, I am part of the game.” Jenna says that as a child by sixth grade she was itching to be a part of things. She was already working for her dad at his hardware store. She loved photography and travel and wondered “Why can't I just do that?” Moving on, she suggests they talk about the Harvard Homeschooling Summit  that Blake attended where new severe restrictions to homeschooling were discussed for those in the US.     Blake says that one of the primary speakers was Elizabeth Bartholet, Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Child Advocacy Program Harvard Law School. She talked about how unregulated homeschooling is in the US. While some states such as New York have some guidelines, most do not. Blake believes that after reading the book ‘Educated' by Tara Westover, Professor Bartholet became concerned over what can happen when homeschooling goes awry. This concern is shared by the CRHE - Coalition for responsible home education. This organization is mostly made up of the grown children of radically religious homeschoolers, with rigid enforcement of gender roles, and physical, emotional and mental abuse. Another key speaker was James G.(Jim) Dwyer Professor of Law at William & Mary since 2000, Dwyer teaches family law, children's rights, youth law, trusts & estates, and international law. He is author of ‘Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice'.  Jenna wonders why Blake was invited to this particular conference. Blake says that it is likely because he both interviewed and was interviewed on his and their podcasts. He says it is important to be open to different viewpoints. He goes on to say that there are genuine concerns within homeschooling to be worried about. Especially in regard to ‘parental rights.' Some of the suggestions at the summit were to model after European guidelines, wherein a presumptive ban on homeschooling would occur with parents needing to apply to be an exception to the rule. He says he got some flack for being involved but he understood that when serious, smart people want to restrict homeschooling he needs to listen and try to build bridges.  Jenna expresses her frustration and comments that eliminating homeschooling won't eliminate child abuse.  Blake agrees and says that their argument at the summit was that if a child is not seen by a mandatory reporter (ie, teacher, doctor, nurse, counselor etc.) then there should be at least two visits to a doctor or another mandatory reporter during the year.   Jenna says that that actually makes sense. She notes on the other hand that abuse and trauma oftens happens at school.  Blake agrees and says that that topic was actually discussed at another conference that he attended - The Post Pandemic Future of Homeschooling. He says that you can hear all about both conferences on his Offtrail Learning Podcast. Jenna says that having lived in Germany where homeschooling is not allowed, she sees regulation as a slippery slope. But she is not opposed to having observers checking in on occasion. It just needs to be handled delicately. She then asks Blake what his future plans are with his programs for teens. Blake says that he likes to create things that he himself is interested in and doesn't like to repeat things. He is planning a personal adventure and taking a biking trip around Europe. Then he will be leading an adventure the beginning of 2022 (Jan.- Feb. Now Full) called Humans of Mexico. Six weeks through southern Mexico ending in Mexico City. He says he stole the idea from the Humans of New York photojournalism project. The thirteen teens in the group will be meeting with people on the street, photographing them and interviewing them. They will post their work daily on Instagram. He says he gets his adventure ideas year by year. He mentions that he has contacts in the Patagonia region of South America and would like to make a camp there where they would have full use of an entire hostel. The region is a mecca for hiking and mountain climbing. To keep up to date on his upcoming adventures be sure to subscribe to his newsletter at the bottom of the page on Unschool Adventures.  Jenna says this sounds amazing and as she and her husband both love to travel, this would be something they would want to do as well.  Blake encourages Jenna to start her own adventure group. He says he got started by applying for a trip leader position for a gap year company. But, he didn't get the job. So he asked the director of the company if he would help him start his own company and the man said yes. He said there were not enough of these companies.   Jenna now asks Blake the four questions she likes to ask all of her guests: What are you curious about? Blake says that right now he is engaged in planning his bike tour, finding places to stay etc.  What is your favorite way to learn? Blake says he likes to jump right in with a bit of research, saying “What is the worst that can happen?” For instance if he doesn't have someplace to stay, there are alternatives.  What kind of self-directed learning do you like to do for yourself? Beyond the adventure stuff, he says that he enjoys books and long podcasts.  Is there a book, blog or podcast that you recommend? Blake mentions the Podcast Econtalk with Russ Roberts. Also, a website and app called All Sides , which gives news from the left, right and center with a summary. He likes to use it to stay informed in a non time consuming and balanced way.  Jenna suggests Blake check out Blinkist,  a website and app that allows one to read or listen to a non-fiction book or podcast by getting the key ideas in minutes, not hours. You get a new book every day!  Jenna thanks Blake for being on the podcast and asks him the best way to connect with him. Blake says that the best way is his website. Jenna says the website is like a template for unschooling.             Helpful Resources Mentioned in Today's Show https://www.blakeboles.com Unschool Adventures Off-Trail Learning https://twitter.com/blakeboles Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School? | Blake Boles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdjMdjO4NNs  ‘Why are you still sending your kids to school?',  ‘The art of self-directed learning'   ‘Better than college: How to build a successful life without a four year degree.'  John Taylor Gatto ‘A Different Kind of Teacher'  Prescott College Maria Montossori   The Amazing Race Peter Gray YouTube Harvard Homeschooling Summit  Elizabeth Bartholet ‘Educated' by Tara Westover CRHE - Coalition for responsible home education Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice' The Post Pandemic Future of Homeschooling Humans of New York Econtalk Russ Roberts All Sides Blinkist Ways to Connect Join me on the Show! Leave a voicemail! 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Whether it's a global pandemic, inclement weather conditions, or other unforeseen challenges, being a good leader is key to making it through difficult times. In this podcast episode, Amanda Del Buono, Digital Engagement Manager for Control Global and Control Design, interviews Jay Richards, a member of the founding team and senior consultant at Denison Consulting, to discuss a little bit about leadership in a post-pandemic world.

 'Technology and Innovation and the Post-Pandemic Future'.Recorded at the Business Innovation South Expo 2021 at the Hilton Ageas, this podcast features interviews with businesses and organisations talking about game changers in  innovation, green technologies and what the future might hold.

Rohit Talwar opens his new book with a statement that says it all: “An Incomplete Past and an Uncertain Future” Rohit says that “The world has run out of adjectives to describe the shockwaves caused by the pandemic and the damage it has done to lives, societies, businesses, economies, and entire nations” Somewhere along the way we not only ran out of adjectives but we stopped predicting when things would go back to normal. If you think about it, in May 2020, we all hoped normal would be by September 2020,,then we convinced ourselves all would be OK by February 2021. , Finally in May 2021we realized we are living the new normal. But not all is bad. Rohit Talwar says that” during this continuing global pandemic, we are also witnessing a level of innovation and positive change that most have never experienced in our lifetimes.” Good things are happening, and in this episode we are look at what is happening and what it means for our future and the future of the next generation.

Rohit Talwar opens his new book with a statement that says it all: “An Incomplete Past and an Uncertain Future” Rohit says that “The world has run out of adjectives to describe the shockwaves caused by the pandemic and the damage it has done to lives, societies, businesses, economies, and entire nations” Somewhere along the way we not only ran out of adjectives but we stopped predicting when things would go back to normal. If you think about it, in May 2020, we all hoped normal would be by September 2020,,then we convinced ourselves all would be OK by February 2021. , Finally in May 2021we realized we are living the new normal. But not all is bad. Rohit Talwar says that” during this continuing global pandemic, we are also witnessing a level of innovation and positive change that most have never experienced in our lifetimes.” Good things are happening, and in this episode we are look at what is happening and what it means for our future and the future of the next generation.

Leaders must be prepared, even for the unforeseen. This is the origin of business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and for the most forward-thinking, disaster avoidance planning. Author Lance Mortlock takes it a step further with his book "Disaster Proof: Scenario Planning for a Post-Pandemic Future". As a strategy partner with Ernst & Young (EY), Lance shares his expertise with co-hosts Brian Comerford and Nick Lozano as they discuss leadership principles to develop a team, formulate a strategy, and take that ideation into action. Lance discusses his theories and his insights, and takes it a step further to demonstrate how his model can actually be produced in a real world environment, outside of academia.Lance Mortlockhttps://www.lancemortlock.comLance's Book - Disaster Proofhttps://www.lancemortlock.com/bookFull show transcript available at:https://www.leadexe.com/disaster-proof-with-lance-mortlock/00:00 Show start02:03 Lance Mortlock Intro07:54 Disaster Proof12:05 Disaster recovery and business continuity plans14:56 Scenario planning20:20 Artificial Intelligence33:02 Strategy and innovation37:25 Risk management39:54 Potential Disasters45:27 Book that Lance recommends46:37 Where you can find Lance and closing

A feminist care conspiracy? An artwork transmogrified into a world-wide secret society? A free anti-capitalist social technology? A revolutionary pyramid scheme? Cassie Thornton shares The Hologram project: a ferminist, peer-to-peer social technology for collective health and rebellion (thehologram.xyz). Cassie Thornton (feministeconomicsdepartment.com) is an artist and activist who makes a “safe space” for the unknown, for disobedience, and for unanticipated collectivity. She uses social practices including institutional critique, insurgent architecture, and “healing modalities” like hypnosis and yoga to find soft spots in the hard surfaces of capitalist life. Cassie has invented a grassroots alternative credit reporting service for the survivors of gentrification, has hypnotized hedge fund managers, has finger-painted with the grime found inside banks, has donated cursed paintings to profiteering bankers, and has taught feminist economics to yogis (and vice versa). Her new book, The Hologram: Feminist, Peer-to-Peer Health for a Post-Pandemic Future, is available from Pluto Press (https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745343327/the-hologram). She is currently the co-director of the Re-Imagining Value Action Lab (reimaginingvalue.ca) in Thunder Bay, an art and social centre at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada.

Atholl Duncan shares with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC his strategies for success that will help leaders transform what they do and how they do it. What are the most memorable stories of, “Leaders in Lockdown”? How will the world of business change after COVID? What have global business leaders said about change? Will people want to get back to the way things were? Will the pandemic change what it means to be a successful business leader? Atholl Duncan Atholl Duncan is an evangelist for change in the post-COVID world of business. He is Chair of Black Isle Group, a group of leadership performance development specialists. Atholl is an executive coach. His new book is, "Leaders in Lockdown: Inside Stories of COVID-19 and the New World of Business." You can learn more at: www.athollduncan.com, https://blackislegroup.com/lockdown/. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes or other platform. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

In Episode 208 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Adam Tooze, professor of history and the director of the European Institute at Columbia University. He's also a prolific public commentator and author of several prize-winning books including his latest, “Shutdown: How COVID Shook the World Economy.” In the first part of their conversation, Demetri and Adam work their way through the chain of events that occurred between the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in January 2020 and the inauguration of Joe Biden in January 2021. Effectively the period that we now consider to be the first full year of the pandemic. In Adam's own words we “wrestle with power and knowledge in time,” in an effort to understand the nature of the forces that this pandemic has unleashed, their constancy, and their implications for shaping not only our children's futures but more immediately, ours as well. In the second part of our conversation, Demetri and Adam begin to dissect specific aspects and features of the modern world whether those be the fragility of our debt-financed economy and the neoliberal order, the threat, perceived or imagined to the United States, its citizenry, and its power structure posed by the rise of a potential peer-competitor in the form China, as well as the future of warfare and how to think about the proper relationship between the state and the private sector in the context of the types of polycrises of the Anthropocene that Adam and Demetri discuss during this conversation. It's a phenomenal episode that you will not want to miss. You can access the second part of this episode, as well as the transcript and rundown to this week's conversation through the Hidden Forces Patreon Page. All subscribers gain access to our premium feed, which can be easily added to your favorite podcast application. If you enjoyed listening to today's episode of Hidden Forces you can help support the show by doing the following: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | CastBox | RSS Feed Write us a review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to our mailing list through the Hidden Forces Website Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe & Support the Podcast at https://patreon.com/hiddenforces Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 09/09/2021

Alexandra Whittington is a futurist, public speaker and lecturer at the University of Houston. She teaches courses which cover the impact of technology on society, and the future of human ecosystems - and has been recognised as one of Forbes' world's top women futurists. In this conversation, Alexandra reflects on what attracted her to the world of futurism; details why she has chosen to focus her research on social issues that are “timeless and universal;” and discusses her most recent book ‘Opportunities: Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future,' which explores the type of future we might experience once this crisis has passed. 

How do you plan for something you can't predict? Today's guest is Lance Mortlock, a Strategy Partner at EY (Ernst & Young) Canada, where he manages a team tasked to drive growth for clients in the oil, power, and mining industries. Earlier this year, Lance authored his first book, Disaster Proof: Scenario Planning for a Post-Pandemic Future. Disaster Proof is a practical and accessible guide for identifying risks, facing unpredictable challenges, and planning for the future. Lance discusses the process of writing an in-depth thought leadership book while also working a demanding day job. Getting the book across the finish line required long hours, the support of his family, and surprisingly, the support of his employers at EY. Employers might be quick to think that writing a book would take away from an employee's daily focus. Not always true! Lance explains why elevating his personal brand elevated his employer, as well. Lance had many years of articles, papers, and industry experience that give business leaders the tools they need to understand a volatile, rapidly changing world. Organizations with long-term thinking will excel in competition, and their leaders will be prepared to handle unexpected challenges. He discusses why business leaders need a wide view, to predict and understand long-term forces that will affect their organization.   We wrap up by discussing the difficult and often uncomfortable task of marketing a thought leadership book. Many writers and thought leaders are not used to having to push sales, but it's important to get your text in the right hands. This means shepherding a consistent present on social media, and understanding that increasing book sales requires a slow but continual effort. If you are currently working on your first book, and trying to navigate balancing your day job and marketing your finished text, this episode has a wealth of helpful information. Think long-term - and be consistent! Three Key Takeaways: Thought Leaders don't have to leave their current organization to develop their own brand. Enriching your personal brand can be beneficial to both parties. A book based on your Thought Leadership can stem from the articles and materials you've published in the past, combined with an expanded viewpoint for the future. If you want your Thought Leadership book to be a success, you'll need to create a flourishing social media platform to announce, elevate, and enhance publication.

Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Lance Mortlock. Lance is a partner with EY. He has provided management consulting services through over 130 projects across the globe. As a strategist, he has authored 27 points of view on a variety of business topics and is the author of “Disaster Proof: Scenario Planning for a Post-Pandemic Future”. In this interview, Lance and I are going to discuss: “Scenario Planning for a Post-Pandemic Future”.

Dr. Guiyou Huang is president of Western Illinois University. Appointed to the role this year, he is focused on increasing student attendance and retention, and encouraging University innovation. Prior to this, he spent nearly four decades at educational institutions in China and the United States. In this conversation, Dr. Huang reflects on his unexpected path into the higher education sphere - how he never initially intended to become a teacher, nor a University president, and what then attracted him to the sector; explores the wide variety of barriers that he feels are currently standing in the way of potential students feeling University is right for them; and explains the work he and his institution are doing to drive forward inclusivity, and remove some of the current obstacles for the next generation of college-bound students.

What have we learned so far, because of the pandemic?  How can we integrate what we've learned into the future? Join us today as our usual host, Gerry Clancy, is interviewed to answer these questions and more. Joseph Szot, MD, Associate Dean for Continuing and Integrated Medical Education and Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Gerard Clancy, MD, Senior Associate Dean for External Affairs and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Financial Disclosures Dr. Joseph Szot, Dr. Gerard Clancy and the members of the planning committee for Rounding@IOWA have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. CME Credit Available: https://uiowa.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=42798&P=3000&CaseID=328 Accreditation: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Credit Designation: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses: Effective March 18, 2020, Iowa nurses may use participation in ACCME-accredited education toward their CE requirement for licensure. A certificate of participation will be available after successful completion of the course. (Nurses from other states should confirm with their licensing boards that this activity meets their state's licensing requirements.) Other Health Care Providers: A certificate of completion will be available after successful completion of the course. (It is the responsibility of licensees to determine if this continuing education activity meets the requirements of their professional licensure board.) Date Recorded: 7/22/2021

Lance Mortlock is a Senior EY Strategy Partner. He is author of the book Disaster Proof: Scenario Planning for Post Pandemic Future, which explores ways scenario planning can help organizations be more resilient. This is a must-read book for anyone in the Risk Management field. It provides practical advice for strategists, planners, executives and board members on how to ask better questions related to the future, uncertainty, risk and strategy. In this OODAcast, we ask Lance for insights into what planners can learn from major global events from the last few decades and how scenario planning can help organizations prepare for the big shocks. Scenario Planning goes beyond simple strategy development and strategic planning. Strategic plans are almost never agile enough for the real world. Scenario planning helps organizations prepare for increasing levels of global uncertainty and complexity. When done well it results in playbooks that can help speed decision-making in the moment. Scenario Planning originated with the military and has been firmly rooted in military strategy and is continually leveraged at major military staff headquarters to map out potential futures. Students of military history may know of famous scenario planners like Herman Kahn of RAND.  Kahn had met with a forward thinking executive at Shell, Pierre Wack, who became the first business leader to adapt scenario planning commercially. Lance discusses how many corporations since then have leveraged scenario planning to anticipate futures and prepare for both increased risk and opportunities. Lessons we learned from Lance include: Expected outcomes from scenario planning Repeatable methods to get the most from planning sessions How Lance's methods of scenario planning for corporations can be translated to scenario planning for individuals (which makes for some excellent career advice) Potential scenarios involving the impact of Covid-19 on the global business environment What could be the next big disruptive event The uncertainty and complexity and potential risks and opportunities associated with Artificial Intelligence Related Reading: Disaster Proof: Scenario Planning for a Post-Pandemic Future Lance Mortlock on LinkedIn Black Swans and Gray Rhinos Now more than ever, organizations need to apply rigorous thought to business risks and opportunities. In doing so it is useful to understand the concepts embodied in the terms Black Swan and Gray Rhino. See: Potential Future Opportunities, Risks and Mitigation Strategies in the Age of Continuous Crisis Cybersecurity Sensemaking: Strategic intelligence to inform your decisionmaking The OODA leadership and analysts have decades of experience in understanding and mitigating cybersecurity threats and apply this real world practitioner knowledge in our research and reporting. This page on the site is a repository of the best of our actionable research as well as a news stream of our daily reporting on cybersecurity threats and mitigation measures. See: Cybersecurity Sensemaking Corporate Sensemaking: Establishing an Intelligent Enterprise OODA's leadership and analysts have decades of direct experience helping organizations improve their ability to make sense of their current environment and assess the best courses of action for success going forward. This includes helping establish competitive intelligence and corporate intelligence capabilities. Our special series on the Intelligent Enterprise highlights research and reports that can accelerate any organization along their journey to optimized intelligence. See: Corporate Sensemaking Artificial Intelligence Sensemaking: Take advantage of this mega trend for competitive advantage This page serves as a dynamic resource for OODA Network members looking for Artificial Intelligence information to drive their decision-making process. This includes a special guide for executives seeking to make the most of AI in their enterprise. See: Artificial Intelligence Sensemaking COVID-19 Sensemaking: What is next for business and governments From the very beginning of the pandemic we have focused on research on what may come next and what to do about it today. This section of the site captures the best of our reporting plus daily daily intelligence as well as pointers to reputable information from other sites. See: OODA COVID-19 Sensemaking Page. Space Sensemaking: What does your business need to know now A dynamic resource for OODA Network members looking for insights into the current and future developments in Space, including a special executive's guide to space. See: Space Sensemaking Quantum Computing Sensemaking OODA is one of the few independent research sources with experience in due diligence on quantum computing and quantum security companies and capabilities. Our practitioner's lens on insights ensures our research is grounded in reality. See: Quantum Computing Sensemaking. The OODAcast Video and Podcast Series In 2020, we launched the OODAcast video and podcast series designed to provide you with insightful analysis and intelligence to inform your decision making process. We do this through a series of expert interviews and topical videos highlighting global technologies such as cybersecurity, AI, quantum computing along with discussions on global risk and opportunity issues. See: The OODAcast

The conversation surrounding the COVID-19 recovery has been almost entirely centred on the economy. Governments have allocated countless resources to protecting people from economic hardship and keeping businesses afloat. But there is one aspect of Canada's recovery that has received little attention from policy-makers: How do we heal people and cities, so that when we “build back better” we are building a society that includes and works for everyone? This type of healing does not require a vaccine. It requires a rethink of who we are and how our cities operate. The pandemic did not create the issues that dominate the news cycle, such as racism, sexism and the repression of marginalized voices, but it did make these issues much more prevalent in everyday life. This week's podcast guest is Jay Pitter. An award-winning place-maker and author, she works in her practice to mitigate the growing divide in cities across North America. She will be discussing marginalized and underrepresented groups, their experience during the pandemic, and what policy-makers can do to truly build back better.

What is on your radar right now? As you look the future, what keeps you awake at night? At the end of each interview, we ask our guests to respond to these same questions, to tell us what is top of mind as they contemplate the post-pandemic future. We are pleased to share a compilation of the wisdom and insights that these extraordinary thought leaders shared with us during Season 2. In order of appearance: Sandra Doran, President at Bay Path University; David Horner, President at The American College in Greece; Yves Solomon-Fernandez, President at Greenfield Community College; Donna Carroll, President at Dominican University (IL); Michael Sorrell, President at Paul Quinn College; Elsa Nunez, President at Eastern Connecticut State University; Paul LeBlanc, President at Southern New Hampshire University; Nathan Grawe, Professor of Economics at Carleton College, and Adrianna Kezar, Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Pulias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California.

How do you plan for something you can't predict? Strategist Lance Mortlock demonstrates how scenariolanning can help identify risks and expose vulnerabilities. Listen in for practical steps so that projectmanagers can be better prepared by strategically incorporating scenario planning into project planning. Table of Contents 02:04 … Writing the Book: Disaster Proof03:41 … What is Scenario Planning?07:09 … Examples of Scenario Planning Implementation11:37 … Essential Questions for Scenario Planning11:45 … Step 1: Defining Scope14:38 … Step 2: Explore Environment16:32 … PESTEL18:16 … Porter's Five Forces21:25 … Step 3: Analyze Trends, Risks, and Uncertainties22:21 … Step 4: Build Scenarios and Signposts24:45 … Storytelling27:05 … Step 5: Confirm Scenarios and Stress Test29:41 … Step 6: Monitor Signposts and Execute Strategies31:40 … Applying AI in Scenario Planning35:04 … Connect with Lance36:27 … Closing LANCE MORTLOCK:  With storytelling, we talked earlier about how project managers take their discipline to the next level.  There's the basics of what's expected.  But the truly great project manager leaders again are using the different tools out there like scenarios, like the power of storytelling, to create a more compelling vision of what the future could look like. WENDY GROUNDS:  Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers.  I'm Wendy Grounds, and with me in the studio is Bill Yates.  I just want to thank our listeners who have reached out to us and leave comments on our website or social media.  We always like hearing from you. We appreciate your positive ratings on Apple Podcast or whichever podcast listening app you use. So today we're talking with Lance Mortlock.  Lance is a senior strategy partner with Ernst & Young. And he's provided management consulting services on over 150 projects, to more than 60 clients in 11 countries.  The topic of our conversation today is based on his book, “Disaster Proof:  Scenario Planning for Post-Pandemic Future”.  And Bill and I both really enjoyed reading this book.  This was very interesting, talking about how you plan for something you can't predict. BILL YATES:  Yeah, yeah, the uncertainty.  None of us project managers like uncertainty.  Yeah, Lance has written a brilliant book.  Okay, this is not basic project management stuff.  This is taking it to another level.  Lance's explanation of scenario planning is spot-on.  The six steps he's going to talk through with us are so practical and I think will resonate with the listeners.  These are some practical steps that we can use as we look at those tough questions that sponsors and customers come to us where they want us to look in the crystal ball and predict the future. WENDY GROUNDS:  Lance, welcome to Manage This.  We are so grateful to you for being our guest today. LANCE MORTLOCK:  Thanks for having me.  Looking forward to it. Writing the Book: Disaster Proof WENDY GROUNDS:  We're talking about your book, “Disaster Proof:  Scenario Planning for Post-Pandemic Future”.  And my question is, did you already have this book in the works prior to 2020?  Did you write it as the pandemic emerged, or were you already on this project? LANCE MORTLOCK:  I have been writing for quite a bit in a more serious way and professionally for about 10 years. You know, ever since I joined Ernst & Young.  And I've been writing over the years about resilience, business resilience, around continuous improvement, different topics around strategy and integrated planning.  And really in, I guess, two years ago I started to think, well, I've done all this writing.  I've explored all these topics.  There's a tremendous opportunity to kind of bring these topics together in an integrated way.  So I started to think about that and work on that two years ago. And then I would say a year ago, when we got hit with COVID, it really came to light for me that future thinking in organizations is ...

In this episode, Springworks' Head of Marketing, Abhash Kumar talks to Ash Mishra, Head of Talent Management and Learning & Development at Ericsson. An alumni of Delhi university and XLRI Jamshedpur, Ash has over 20 years of experience in the HR space. He is a Human Resources professional with a strong blend of generalist as well as specialist experience.With a diverse industry exposure spanning across Banking/Financial Services, FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, and Business Process Outsourcing sectors, he has worked across geographies like the UK, Hong Kong, and India. In the episode, he gives us the lowdown on the transformation in Learning & Development in the remote/hybrid era of work. He also explains how a leader should go about managing different employees based on their different goals.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:Things about Leadership Development and Talent Management that most organizations get wrong:Most organizations focus on training programs when it comes to Leadership Development and Talent Management. However, these training sessions are not always effective. As he mentioned, “Leadership is an ecosystem of your approach.” Leaders get inspired by other leaders. Many organizations don't realize that and focus on these programs. Leaders might receive valuable inputs from there, but ultimately, they are going back to the same ecosystem, the same company. Managers and Senior Leaders need to be self-aware about the impact they have on others.To achieve this, they can make use of self-awareness tools. Another significant way to achieve this is by working in teams.What training methods in L&D do you see working? In the past 14 months, what has changed in L&D?There are a couple of trends prevailing in the Learning and Development area. The significance given to this entire subject has increased. Companies have started investing in this segment. This change occurred when some industries faced an adverse impact after the pandemic began. Companies realized the requirement of reskilling themselves in new fields to get back on track.Companies have started asking their employees about the sort of training investments they would like. Their focus on employee well-being, mental health, and resources has also increased.  Ash highlights the fact that user-driven learning allows employees to reskill themselves, gives better outcomes, and creates solutions.Thoughts about hybrid model of work:He feels that the hybrid model of work is definitely going to stay. What is not known is how this model will be inducted. Companies need to analyze how hybrid their workplace can be. He further says that going hybrid will impact a range of things in an organization, for example, performance management. This problem is slowly being recognized by the companies and attempts to solve it are being made.All the policies written are earlier need to be formatted and updated based on the new way of work. The benefits required while working from home are totally different from the same while working in an office. Moreover, he talks about the flexibility of a hybrid workplace and how it allows hiring people irrespective of geographical boundaries.How do people invested in exchanging ideas with people work in a hybrid model?In order to ensure a better exchange of ideas, teams need to start looking at job roles more precisely. They need to come up with ideas to keep the essence of creativity, interaction, and teamwork. Follow Ash Mishra on LinkedInProduced by: Priya BhattPodcast host: Abhash Kumar

Can you use scenario planning to prepare for the future and the future of work? As the pandemic has shown, you can never be completed prepared for what might happen, but planning and imagining scenarios can definitely give you an advantage. Our guest today is Lance Mortlock, the author of Disaster Proof; Scencario Planning for a Post-Pandemic Future and he joins us to talk about how organizations and individuals can get read for the post-pandemic future by imagining the scenarios ahead of them and getting prepared for each. Guest:  Lance is a Senior Strategy Partner with Ernst & Young (EY), based in Canada and has provided management consulting services on +150 projects to more than +60 clients in 11 countries. Lance has had the opportunity to work with the c-suite at leading national and international oil and gas, power and utility, mining, manufacturing, aerospace, infrastructure and government and public sector organizations. Bringing a broad set of strategic skills and experiences Lance helps clients solve some of their most complex strategic problems. Areas of support and experience include corporate and business unit strategy and planning, strategy execution, market opportunity assessment, merger and transaction integration and carve-outs ($60 Billion in deals completed), cost management,...

An assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, Daniel Hamlin, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the Conference on the Post-Pandemic Future of Homeschooling, which was recently hosted over seven weeks by the Program on Education Policy and Governance at the Harvard Kennedy School. Video and presentations from the conference can be found here: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/taubman/programs-research/pepg/events/future-homeschooling

Atholl Duncan, Chair of Black Isle Group, leadership performance development specialists, and an international executive coach joins Enterprise Radio. The post Leadership for the Post-Pandemic Future: Adapting to a New Business World appeared first on Enterprise Podcast Network - EPN.

Pat Farenga returns to talk about the second half of Harvard's “Post-Pandemic Future of Homeschooling” conference, after which we discuss a different, secret, *invite-only* Harvard summit (hosted by Elizabeth Bartholet and James Dwyer) that proposed extremely restrictive reforms to homeschooling laws. If you care about the future of homeschooling in the United States — and the reasons that some well-intentioned people may try to shut it down — don't miss this episode! Blake's notes from the Harvard Homeschool Summit are here: https://bit.ly/blake-cap-homeschool-conf-notes Recordings from the Post-Pandemic Future of Homeschooling conference are here: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/taubman/programs-research/pepg/events/future-homeschooling Patrick Farenga is the president and publisher of Growing Without Schooling magazine and the co-author (with John Holt) of Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Learn more about Pat and John at johnholtgws.com.

More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/summer-reading-list-2021. As some parts of our lives return to a kind of normal, Josh and Ray ask authors and philosophers about what's on their summer reading lists. • Cory Doctorow on "Making Hay," his short story in "Make Shift: Dispatches from the Post-Pandemic Future" • Helen De Cruz from Saint Louis University, co-editor of "Philosophy Through Science Fiction Stories: Exploring the Boundaries of the Possible" Plus a post-pandemic update from Stanford English colleague Michaela Bronstein and her thoughts on Richard Wright's newly-published "The Man Who Lived Underground."

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Economic and social disruptions accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic have sharply affected labor migration in Asia. In this podcast, ADBI Capacity Building and Training Economist Pitchaya Sirivunnabood describes the pandemic's implications for labor mobility as well as the role of digitalization in boosting labor migration management moving forward. The discussion draws upon Labor Migration in Asia: Impacts of the COVID-19 and the Post-Pandemic Future, a report by ADBI, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and International Labour Organization. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2T64EBX Related link Labor Migration in Asia: Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Post-Pandemic Future https://bit.ly/3fUIf3g

It's impossible to talk about fitness after Covid without talking about LIFE after Covid. Fortunately, numbers of Covid cases have come down significantly! However, as we continue to re-enter the world, many of us are still dealing with the after-effects of the pandemic and grappling with many questions as we resume life's activities. In this episode, we give you a chance to do some self-assessment:  WHERE are you and HOW are you? And then, where are your workouts? We also offer some resources that might help get you and keep you on track as we all move forward together!Here are the resources that we mentioned this espisode.MENTAL HEALTH and STRESSCDC - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/stress-coping/ POST COVID-19 RECOVERY AND REHABILITATIONINOVA - https://www.inova.org/patient-and-visitor-information/covid-19-advisory/post-covid-19-recovery-and-rehabilitation THRIVING DURING THE PANDEMIChttps://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/22/some-americans-are-thriving-during-the-covid-pandemic.htmlCOMING OUT OF QUARANTINEhttps://acendahealth.org/life-after-quarantine/ DESIGNING YOUR LIFE AFTER COVID-19https://januaryterm.virginia.edu/designing-your-life-after-covid-19 (Note that this was offered in January 2021. Be sure to check whether it will be offered in the future.)LIFE AFTER COVID-19: Get Ready for our Post-Pandemic Future - https://www.coursera.org/learn/life-after-covid-19-get-ready-for-our-post-pandemic-future GRIEF AND LOSSCDC -  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/stress-coping/grief-loss.html Grief and COVID-19: Mourning our Bygone Lives - Https://apa.org/news/apa/2020/04/grief-covid-19Thanks to David Lottahall @yancylott for music and production.

In this special two-part discussion, Pat Farenga and I discuss Harvard University’s ongoing 7-week conference, the “Post-Pandemic Future of Homeschooling.” This free online conference brings together researchers and academics in the field of homeschooling, and Pat and I are here to share what they’re talking about, the arguments they’re making, and what we think of all this. In this first episode we discuss weeks 1-4 of the conference: Should homeschooling laws change? Who is homeschooling today? Are homeschoolers prepared for life? And—are homeschoolers socially isolated? We get into some spicy discussions regarding homeschooling regulation, Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Bartholet’s ideas for protecting vulnerable children, the nature and limits of academic research, and political factions within the homeschool movement. Look forward to part two coming out later this month! Patrick Farenga is the president and publisher of Growing Without Schooling magazine and the co-author (with John Holt) of Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Learn more about Pat and John at johnholtgws.com. Recordings of the Harvard conference are here: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/taubman/programs-research/pepg/events/future-homeschooling More about the Connecticut study: https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/36-of-students-withdrawn-to-be-homeschooled-have-past-abuse-reports-connecticut-report-finds/

On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, we're excited to welcome Lance Mortlock. Lance is a Senior Strategy Partner at Ernst & Young, and a Canadian Oil & Gas Industry leader. He's also a visiting professor at the University of Calgary - Haskayne School of Business, and the author of Disaster Proof: Scenario Planning for a Post Pandemic Future: https://www.amazon.ca/Disaster-Proof-Scenario-Planning-Post-Pandemic/dp/1988025613 On this episode, Lance joins us to discuss the need for scenario planning, the problems he works on for companies, how to approach uncertainty, how universities are teaching strategy, and much more. Here's a breakdown of our conversation: - The problems he solves on a daily basis - Why you should think of the future when building your strategy - The 6-step scenario planning process - How universities are teaching strategy // Learn more about strategic planning & implementation: ► Subscribe so you never miss a video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOHLNRrpk3rGUdg7qUQjiog/?sub_confirmation=1 ► Get free workbook to guide you along the process: https://www.smestrategy.net/strategic-planning-process-template-workbook ► Learn how to successfully lead your next strategic planning process: https://www.smestrategy.net/strategic-planning-steps-course // More strategic planning resources: ► Join our free community: https://strategy-and-leadership.mn.co/ ► Are you looking for someone to facilitate your strategic planning process? https://www.smestrategy.net/strategic-planning-facilitator-consultant ► Want software to track your strategic plan. Get a 90-day free trial of Cascade Strategy: http://www.smestrategy.net/cascade // Connect with us: Blog ► https://www.smestrategy.net/blog Strategy & Leadership Podcast ►https://www.smestrategy.net/podcast Alignment Book ► https://www.smestrategy.net/alignment-book Contact us ►https://www.smestrategy.net/contact Subscribe on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOHLNRrpk3rGUdg7qUQjiog/?sub_confirmation=1 // ABOUT SME STRATEGY CONSULTING: SME Strategy is a management consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations develop and implement their strategic plans. We work with teams to facilitate conversations about strategic direction and business strategy so that our clients can focus their energy on what will move them forward faster. Based out of Vancouver, BC, we've worked with organizations all over North American and beyond in various industries including nonprofits, universities & government organizations. For more information on working with a facilitator for your next strategy session: https://www.smestrategy.net/strategic-planning-facilitator-consultant

Lance Mortlock is a strategy partner with Ernst & Young, a visiting professor at the Haskayne School of Business and a board member for the Canadian Energy & Climate Nexus. His book Disaster Proof: Scenario Planning for a Post-Pandemic Future is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and wherever books are sold. Connectwith Lance on LinkedIn and his website www.lancemortlock.com.We had a great conversation about scenario planning, why it is important, and how to implement it. We discuss scenario planning at a macro level, and we narrow the focus of the conversation to the level of individual/smaller firms. Lance also highlights what leaders can do to incorporate scenario planning at their firms. I hope you find the conversation useful.Please feel free to reach out to me and provide feedback at MikeRyanG1@gmail.com On Twitter @MikeRyanGOn Instagram  @Conversations_With_Canadians 

Lynda Lopez hosts The 880 Weekly Rewind with in-depth reporting and deeper analysis on the top news of the week, including New York City's complicated reopening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is Thursday, May 20, and we’re looking at Google vs. Microsoft.

Joe Annino is the Engineering Manager at GSH Group, a leading facilities management company that provides clients with custom-tailored services, products, and resources. At GSH Group, Joe is responsible for the organization and support of stationary engineers and staff in commercial office buildings, campus facilities, and industrial complexes. He also created a four-year academy program for GSH Group that includes educational courses on HVAC/R, electrical, motor controls, pneumatics, building monitoring systems, safety, communication, and customer service.  Joe's specialties in facility management, stationary engineering, building maintenance, business management, strategic planning, and energy conservation have led him to successfully implement processes that enhance efficiency. He is currently a part of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), which has designated him as a Facilities Management Professional in Operations and Maintenance. In this episode… As companies start to open back up, there are certain challenges — and opportunities — forming for the facilities management industry. What are these changes, and how will they affect the future of the industry? Joe Annino is working with clients to craft a customized plan for reopening. According to Joe, this looks different for every business; however, they all have something in common: developments in technology, systems, and processes as we prepare for the post-pandemic world.  In this episode of Watching Paint Dry, Greg Owens is joined by Joe Annino, Engineering Manager at GSH Group, to talk about the changes taking place in the facilities management industry. Joe discusses his own career path in the industry, how companies are trying to be more efficient following the pandemic, and the best steps for getting your career started in facilities management. Stay tuned! 

Harvard economics professor Ed Glaeser is one of the foremost thinkers about the role played by cities. His 2011 book "The Triumph of the City" lays out all the ways cities have been central drivers of human civilization and innovation. Could the pandemic lead to a long-term repositioning of their role? Yes and no, he says on this episode of The Codcast.

Spencer & Ethan discuss what they think is going to happen to menswear in a post-pandemic world. Will people get into suits? Will we redefine what "suiting" is? Will every lookbook be virtually the same ivy-meets-streetwear-meets-gorp? Who knows! Ethan's Essay: https://alittlebitofrest.com/2021/05/02/musing-on-the-post-pandemic-future-of-menswear/ Support us on Patreon and join the Discord: https://www.patreon.com/styleanddirection/ Follow us on Instagram! Style & Direction: https://www.instagram.com/styleanddirection/ Ethan: https://www.instagram.com/ethanmwong/ Spencer: https://www.instagram.com/spencerdso/ Watch us stream on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/styleanddirection Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/styleanddirection/ Podcast is produced by MJ Kintanar and Matthew Beecher

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS Belle Curve is brought to you by HigherEchelon, Inc. – find HigherEchelon at higherechelon.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. Belle Curve Book… The post 69. The Post-Pandemic Future – A Conversation with Dr. Neil Lamb of HudsonAlpha appeared first on Belle Curve Podcast.

As more and more people get vaccinated against Covid-19, how do you lead your family through this safer but not coronavirus-free new world? Two parents in Israel — a child psychologist and an infectious disease doctor — describe the approach they’ve been taking with their three kids. Because when only one child is old enough to receive the vaccine, making your way out of lockdown is even more of a process.

Maybe you saw that New York Times opinion piece about how we can be different people after the pandemic. “Our personalities are not set in stone,” Olga Kahzan wrote, “They are more like sand dunes.”

https://www.alainguillot.com/Lance-Mortlock/ Lance Mortlock is a strategic partner with Ernst & Young, based in Canada. He has provided management consulting services over 20 years to more than 60 organizations in 11 countries overseeing hundreds of projects. His book is Disaster-Proof: Scenario Planning for a Post-Pandemic Future Get the book here: https://amzn.to/3szId3Q

Broadway and movies have both been deeply impacted during the pandemic. To get a sense of what lies ahead, Alec checks in with Robert Wankel, chairman and CEO of the Schubert Organization, and Pamela McClintock, senior film writer for the Hollywood Reporter. Broadway shuttered completely on March 12, 2020, and reopening remains a challenge due to safety issues for performers and audiences as well as capacity requirements that mean ticket sales won’t cover the show’s costs. Movie theaters face fewer safety issues with reopening at reduced capacity but the industry is now reckoning with the fact many of us have gotten used to watching even the newest of new releases from the comfort of our couches. If you love the thrill of a darkened theater and being transported, this episode will make you think about what comes next.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

According to Info-Tech's data, 98% of employees say they would like to work from home to some extent. So this past year, we've got our chance. The question is: what happens next? The vaccines are being distributed. We could be free of the worry of COVID-19 infection soon enough. Does that mean we'll all be rushing back to the office? Or have we grown accustomed to the comforts of working from home? Or will working together take on an entirely different approach in the future? To discuss this with us today we have a special guest, the CEO of International Workplace Group Americas Wayne Berger. And we are also joined by Info-Tech analyst Jane Kouptsova.

Today we talk about concerts during a pandemic, and what live music might be like in a post-pandemic Indiana.

In Episode #12 of Mindset Mastery, “Transition Fatigue and the Post-Pandemic Future,” Susan Bradley, who has long been one of the financial life planning profession's leading lights, talks with Mindset Mastery host Marie Swift about the human condition and how major transitions – such as the pandemic – create both opportunity and challenge for financial advisors and their clients. In a nutshell: Susan tells us how to develop the habits and “soft skills” needed to leave clients with a sense of personal transformation and says that advisors who help clients apply meaning to the challenges they face give themselves a 77% advantage over designations and professional expertise alone. She talks about signs of transition fatigue, the value of community, how to reduce client attrition, and provides quick tips for creating more meaningful conversations. Check out the work Susan is doing with Dr. Moira Somers and other thought leaders / practitioners at www.FinancialTransitionist.com. Brought to you by NAPFA - the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors - the country's leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors. Learn more about NAPFA at https://www.NAPFA.org

Dr. Meghan O'Sullivan, Director of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard University's Kennedy School, speaks with Council CEO Megan Torrey about the energy market during the pandemic and one of the world's most vital liquids: oil. As markets continue to shift and new alliances form, will COVID provide an opportunity to reshape the energy sector, and the world? 

The COVID–19 pandemic has exposed deep fractures in many countries in how we organise our societies, in our capacity to care for our most vulnerable citizens and in the systems that govern our lives. Some of us hope for change in these systems when we finally escape COVID's clutches. Will the dreadful death toll, the economic devastation and the obvious deficiencies in our public services encourage or force us to explore other options? How will Ireland react to the potential lessons to be learned from what we have been through? In this episode of First Thought, Fintan O'Toole, who has written for a long time about fractured structures and potential change, is joined in conversation with Catriona Crowe, Curator of First Thought Talks. This episode was recorded in September 2020 as part of Galway Internatioinal Arts Festival's Autumn Edition. 

SOLVING THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE OF TODAY: COVID 19  In this interview, AP Award-winning journalist Jerry Edling shares his thoughts on his newest book as a contributing writer, Aftershocks and Opportunities: Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future. In the book, he argues that the race to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus is only the beginning of a “medical enlightenment” that will not only lead to cures for some of the most dreaded diseases plaguing humankind in the twenty-first century, but will also change the paradigm of the global economy, disrupt the shipping industry and leapfrog the world ahead in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change.    Click here for the article: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/well-being-after-the-pandemic/ Click here for full interview: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Bu2jVWLAurhLXt7X38JHL?si=vjHSrpOVTjm-0n-gpgZKwA Get a book copy today at http://www.tinyurl.com/TheJerryEdlingFactor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

When you're dealing with record-high unemployment, shifting market priorities, volatile cultural change, all in the middle of a global pandemic, investing in a future vision may seem like a risk, or at the very least a low priority. We argue that it is a monumental risk not to look beyond the now. In this episode of Wavepoint Found, we're rewinding back to early summer 2020 to a conversation we had with Christian Crews at the height of lockdown and uncertainty. We talked about how the pandemic is impacting company cultures and creating an imperative to communicate vision to your people and the market. Building a strong culture and aligning your team behind a vision is not only smart, it pays dividends both in productivity at a time when hiring power is limited, and in increased trust and loyalty for your brand.

In today's episode, we hear from political scientist, author, and Founder and President of leading global political risk research and consulting firm Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer. Joining him is Salesforce Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Technology Parker Harris to discuss how the pandemic is reshaping our future and what we can expect from global alliances and leaders in the aftermath.

More now than ever we require a future perspective, which can take our discussions beyond current issues such as lockdown policies, social distancing, increasing and decreasing COVID-19 numbers, getting children back to school and everything else that occupies our minds daily. Individuals, leaders, and organizations must have a vision of what kind of world we will be facing - a month from now and or even in the next decade. In this episode, we explore the visions of some great minds. We ask if their visions are generally optimistic, seeing the pandemic as a once in a generation opportunity for positive change. Or do they believe we still have a long bumpy road ahead of us? With the co-author and one contributor, of the book: Aftershocks and Opportunities – Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future, we discuss some of the opinions of the noted leaders that contributed to the book. While we try to imagine what our lives will look like ten months or even ten years from now.

Oregon's tallest waterfall is barely a 30-minute drive from downtown Portland, and it is frequently filled to capacity as thousands of hikers, amateur photographers and tourists flood the attraction in the summer months.That posed a significant logistical challenge for the U.S. Forest Service when it recently reopened the attraction for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.Full story here 

More now than ever we require a future perspective, which can take our discussions beyond current issues such as lockdown policies, social distancing, increasing and decreasing COVID-19 numbers, getting children back to school and everything else that occupies our minds daily. Individuals, leaders, and organizations must have a vision of what kind of world we will be facing - a month from now and or even in the next decade. In this episode, we explore the visions of some great minds. We ask if their visions are generally optimistic, seeing the pandemic as a once in a generation opportunity for positive change. Or do they believe we still have a long bumpy road ahead of us? With the co-author and one contributor, of the book: Aftershocks and Opportunities – Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future, we discuss some of the opinions of the noted leaders that contributed to the book. While we try to imagine what our lives will look like ten months or even ten years from now.

If you could see the future, if you had proof and knew what might happen, would you act? Would you take steps to change it? Would you adapt? At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, we recorded this Wavepoint, Found prologue to explore what happens when reality clashes against identity, and how the way we see ourselves both informs and limits our ability to see and adapt to the future. --------------- Podcast produced by Vesy Ivanova and Steve Hurst at Found Brand Agency foundbrandagency.com In partnership with Christian Crews at Wavepoint wavepoint.net Original score by Richard Carpenter of Austin, Texas

Cassie Thornton is an artist and activist, she is also the author of the forthcoming book, The Hologram: Feminist, Peer-to-Peer Health for a Post-Pandemic Future (https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745343327/the-hologram/). All of the work that Cassie does is intensely concerned with the pervasive barriers to flourishing that are so entrenched in our late capitalist society--as such, she's focused on preparing for a future society that generates health outside of the structures that reproduce oppression. We discuss her book and some of the claims it makes around how we can mobilize for that future. She explains how we have been taught forms of care that are individualizing and, in many ways, contrary to real care. Her message is essential because it envisions a means of lifting the curse of a deep isolation so that we can let the floodgates of peer-to-peer care open.

Rohit Talwar is a futurist keynote speaker and a strategist with over 20 years of experience business ownership. He is a CEO of Fast Future Company in publishing and strategy consulting space. He is an author and an editor of many books in business and strategy. Rohit has an MBA from London Business School and BA with Honors in Engineering and Computer Science. In this episode: 1. Learn 4 different scenarios for a post-pandemic future 2. Analyze brilliant examples of successful pivots of businesses during the pandemic 3. Get inspired to build a business and a career fit for future

Sally Warhaft and Kevin Rudd, live via video-link What are the origins of COVID-19? How could the pandemic's spread have been better contained? These are fraught and complex questions – and finding the right forum to ask them is a diplomatic minefield. How will Australia's call for a World Health Assembly investigation affect our relationship with China and other major global players? And how is the world's diplomatic and economic order being reshaped in the midst of the crisis – and of governments' widely varying responses? Kevin Rudd joins Sally Warhaft for a live-streamed Fifth Estate discussion of these questions and more. As president of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York, a former Australian diplomat in China, and, of course, our former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Rudd shares his reflections on diplomacy and governance, his insights into how the pandemic is likely to alter international relations, and his thoughts on how Australia can continue to manage the far-reaching economic and political impacts of COVID-19.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brand talks about the 2020/2021 schedule at Wharton Center and how it's been impacted by the pandemic. “As Covid-19 started to look like it was going to take a while to get under control and for a vaccine to be developed, we decided to move our entire fall schedule to the following winter and spring. That gives us more time to prepare our facilities for a safe experience. And now we're just waiting for the industry to say it's OK for all the actors and musicians to resume productions. Moving forward, the Wharton experience will be as touchless as possible.  “There are a lot of moving parts even though we've announced the season, but we're getting a great response from our patrons. They want to make sure Wharton Center is thriving after we get through the pandemic. We feel good about the community support.”  Brand talks about his strategy for booking shows and how he's often working three or four years ahead to make the Wharton schedule.  “It's kind of like when your coaches are out looking for players. You're looking at high school players when they're freshmen and following them through four years watching how they develop. We do the same as your scouts do when we're out looking for artists.   “And we're looking at other options where we could bring some of our productions into your home. We're looking at new ways of marketing and enjoying the performing arts. Our industry is going to have to start looking at out-of-the-theatre experiences.”   Brand talks about the outreach mission of the Institute for Arts and Creativity and tells why two of his favorite visitors to Wharton Center are Laura Bell Bundy and Itzhak Perlman “because they really love talking with young people and ask if they can do that when they visit.”  MSU Today airs Sunday mornings at 9:00 on 105.1 FM, AM 870, and your smart speaker. 

Josh Norton and Carson Hood, executive creative director and executive producer at New York City-based creative agency Bigstar, discuss what work in entertainment marketing might look like once the pandemic finally passes. Among the topics we discuss: resiliency, flexibility, creativity and innovation, with a dip into silver linings at the end.

Deena Newaz is an MPhil student at the Faculty of Education and a member of Wolfson College, Cambridge University. Before starting her Masters, Deena worked as an education and international development professional for WISE and the Qatar Foundation. She co-authored the recently published book ''Ed Futures: A Collection of Short Stories on the Future of Education''. In this episode, Deena and I discuss the importance of storytelling as a practice that helps us envision and shape possible futures to come. In her book, she used speculative fiction as a method to imagine what education might look like in a world increasingly impacted by migration, climate change and technological advancement. In the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, Deena argues that now more than ever, we should return to the ancient tradition of storytelling in order to prepare for the post-pandemic future. Rather than the future being fixed or pre-determined, stories can help us change trajectory and collectively imagine new pathways forward, including for institutions like Cambridge University. Deena also offers insights into how she has used this time of lockdown to explore her spiritual life more in-depth, and how she has found ways to cope with experiences of loss and grief. Whilst we mourn the loss of lives and of time, and even of the 'Cambridge Experience', creative space simultaneously opens up for new opportunities, new ideas and new stories to emerge. Follow Cambridge Quaranchats on Facebook and Twitter @CamQuaranchats. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/quaranchats/message

With hospitals overwhelmed and unemployment skyrocketing, society is being forced to make almost impossible choices. We look at the ethical dilemmas brought on by COVID-19 with the influential and controversial Australian philosopher Peter Singer. And, we delve into what the world will look like once the coronavirus is brought under control. Guests: Peter Singer Philosopher and Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University Kishore Mahbubani Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore Parag Khanna Global Strategy Adviser and Author of 'The Future is Asian'