Make mistakes in your youth? Now, imagine if those judgment lapses landed you in prison for decades — due to the color of your skin. Dr. Diane Terry shows us how we can fix our broken incarceration system. Before it’s too late.

Our Guest

Dr. Diane Terry is an experienced researcher in social welfare and program evaluation. Her research focuses on mental health disparities among communities of color, permanency, and well-being outcomes for youth and families. She currently serves as the Project Coordinator for the California Reducing Disparities Project (Phase 2) Statewide Evaluation Team, which is a multi-year, multi-site evaluation of community- defined evidence practices addressing mental health and wellness throughout California.

Her book (co-authored with Laura Abrams), Everyday Desistance: The Transition to Adulthood Among Formerly Incarcerated Youth examines how formerly incarcerated youth navigate reentry and the transition to adulthood in urban Los Angeles.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• Vicious cycle: youth mistakes without a safety net
• Changing a life needs infrastructure
• What the services look like
• Dehumanizing people: punishment does not fit the crime

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• Website
• Everyday Desistance
  

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Every social impact entrepreneur is struggling right now to get attention from customers, investors, partners, and mentors. This problem is made worse by stiff competition and a bad economy. But what if you could cut through the noise? What if you were offered a global stage? Ahmed Riad shares how the United Nations’ Innovation Factory can offer the world stage.

Our Guest

Ahmed Riad is the Business Development Lead for the Strategic Engagement Division at ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau. Ahmed works at the United Nations specialized agency for ICTs (ITU) HQ based in Geneva since 2014. He works mainly on the Artificial Intelligence for Good Global Summit in the areas of business development and program coordination. His job includes programming various elements of the Summit on the top of which are; leading the Innovation Factory (focusing on identifying and scaling AI centric start-ups and innovative ideas to a global impact). Prior to this role, Ahmed worked for ITU Telecom managing the Small and Medium Enterprises innovation program. Before joining the ITU in 2014, Ahmed worked for the Nokia Networks and Ericsson, where he delivered various projects across MEA and Asia regions, mainly in the Mobile Broadband domain as a senior solution architect and technical project manager. Ahmed is currently working on his PhD, from University of Geneva, researching and working on the role of digital innovations such as Artificial Intelligence in “modeling sustainable digital transformation”. He holds a Master of Sciences degree in Telecommunications with Business from University College London, UK, and a BSc degree in Electrical Communications and Electronics Systems Engineering from Egypt.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• Local problems, global solutions
• Unlocking the power of social entrepreneurship
• The Innovation Factory – unlocking the power of an ecosystem
• Pushing the imagination of humans
• Technical disruption and cultural preservation

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• AI for Global Good Website
• AI for Global Good LinkedIn
• AI for Global Good Twitter
• AI for Global Good Facebook

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Want to sell more? Create stronger relationships? Nancy Margulies shares her story on the transformative power of storytelling.

Our Guest

Nancy Margulies has produced two documentaries, authored two short fiction books, and wrote and performed in two one-woman theatrical shows. She has also created visual maps after attending key workshops for Pachamama Alliance and SAND (Science and Non-duality) and participated in the Elders Action Network. She is very active in refugee relocation and support.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• The power of words
• Listen to learn
• Story swaps

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• Nancy Margulies email: [email protected]
• Instagram: Living the New Story
• Elders Action Network website

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We now live in a world where people are not just embracing changes that have been resisted for a while but are now accelerating the rate of transformation. Patrick shares how we can be drivers for this trend acceleration when we change our story.

Our Guest

Patrick Schwerdtfeger is a business futurist specializing in technology trends including artificial intelligence, blockchain, and disruptive innovation. He is the author of Anarchy, Inc.: Profiting in a Decentralized World with Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain as well as four other books. He has lectured at numerous academic institutions including Purdue and Stanford. He is also a regular speaker for Bloomberg TV, founder of Trend Mastery Inc., and host of the Strategic Business Insights video blog. 

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• Pandemic results: Trend Acceleration
• Returning to “business as usual”?
• The new forms of business
• Simplifying

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• Patrick Schwerdtfeger website

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What happened to the COVID-19 pandemic management and response? Why did we seem to have so little information? Dr. Angel Isovich shares the challenges that healthcare professionals, government agencies and the media have in tackling an unknown virus. More important, Dr. I shares how he is changing the story so that we are better prepared for the next time.

Our Guest

Dr. Angel Iscovich is President of Inflexion, a Healthcare Advisory company, and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Qualitas Group of Envision Healthcare, with a focus on developing the healthcare workforce. He is also the author of upcoming book Routineology.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• Pandemic rubbernecking
• Managing the unknown viruses
• Risk management: pick your poison
• Will we learn our lessons?

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• Angel Isovich website 
• Facebook: @DrI

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Time of change? Things are always changing. It is more so about the opportunities we make. Ryan Patel shares his story on how we have an incredible chance for generational collaboration and growth in the post COVID-19 world.

Our Guest

Ryan Patel is a trusted authority on global business, political economy and planning for long-term growth. An expert on scaling companies and driving cross-functional collaboration, he has worked for startups to public traded companies; his deep knowledge in strategic global market development, concept scalability, digital transformation, Fintech, consumer-driven technology has made him a thought leader in the global business realm. He is a CNN contributor, Board Director and Senior Fellow with the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• The need for cross-knowledge
• The “New Normal” is the status quo…. and different… at the same time
• Consumers have a powerful voice

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• Ryan Patel LinkedIn 
• Ryan Patel Website
• Social Media: @ryanpatelglobal

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The future of food is going to play a huge role not in just the health of people (and our pets) but also the environment. Dr. Ernie Ward shares how he is changing the story with clean meat for healthier lives and a healthier planet.

Our Guest

Dr. Ward is an award-winning practicing veterinarian and speaker, television and YouTube personality, and podcaster who specializes in teaching veterinary healthcare teams and pet owners how to lead more fulfilling, meaningful, and successful lives. The guiding principle for Dr. Ward’s work is life enhancement. He is actively involved in developing veterinary and human medical technologies, diet and exercise research, longevity and disease prevention, and integrative medical practices. Dr. Ward currently serves as a co-founder and Chief Veterinary Officer for Wild Earth Pets in Berkeley, California and Executive Director of Education for VerticalVet in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• The magic of clean meat
• Healthier pets, people, and planet
• Future Foods

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• Dr. Ernie Ward Website
• Social Media: @drernieward

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​​To create great solutions that help people, they need to be based in perspective and policy and well tested. Dr. Boyd and Dr. Blaser share their work in helping the hearing impaired through the use of emerging technology

Our Guests

Dr. LouAnne Boyd is an assistant professor of computer science and software engineering at Chapman‘s Fowler school of Engineering. Dr. Boyd’s research interests center around the design, development, and evaluation of novel technologies to increase accessibility. She is exploring new inclusive interaction designs to accommodation sensory impairments. Dr. Art Blaser is Professor of Peace Studies and Political Science and has been on the Chapman faculty since 1981. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University and his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law. His major area of emphasis is law, international relations, and comparative politics, and his research and teaching interests include disability studies, human rights, and international non-government organizations.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• The Choice: Utopia or Dystopia
• Great solutions need different perspectives… and testing!
• Never give up trying to make things better

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• LouAnne Boyd email: [email protected]
• Art Blaser email: [email protected]

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​​How do we shape the future? If kids are the future, maybe it starts with helping to shape their experiences and education. Learn how the power of storytelling for kids is more critical (and harder) than we realize.

Our Guest

Lisa Caprelli is a best-selling author, and innovator with a passion for studying, expressing, and writing about human behavior, communication and happiness. After 25 years in marketing and branding CEO’s and turning their business into meaningful brands, Caprelli, created SKIP A STEP (with Michael Ashley) books and theory and launched UNICORN JAZZ to be able to reach children at very young ages.

We are collectively better together today, and we can give children fun, educational experiences through creativity, stories, the arts, music and new outside-the-box thinking by teachers, educators and parents.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• The power of Unicorn Jazz
• Stories starts with words…
• Building the Future: Stories + Technology

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• Unicorn Jazz Website

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Immersive and interactive are the keys to an “experience” whether it is reality, virtual reality, augmented reality, or extended reality. With so many realities, Dylan Watkins shares how he is changing the story to help people create their own worlds by tapping into the combinations to create the “circle of reality.”

Our Guest

Dylan is the CEO and Founder of Reality Smash, which helps companies connect with their customers by creating compelling, social, branded VR|AR experiences. In 2014, Dylan founded a VR Meetup Group called OCVR and has hosted VR|AR Hackathons, Demo Nights, and educational classes. He was the lead judge for the Creating Reality Hackathon and sat on the Interactive Media Arts (IMA) advisory board for Irvine Valley College.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• Creating our own worlds 
• Everyone wants to buy but no one wants to be sold
• The Circle of Reality
• How we can “level up” 
• Creating positive micro experiences

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• Reality Smash Website
• Email: [email protected]
• Heroes of Reality Podcast
  

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