Cool Tools

Our guest this week is Scott Smith. Scott is a critical futurist and founder of Changeist, where he leads strategy and research. His work taps over 20 years’ experience tracking social, tech and economic trends. He works with brands and organizations to find new futures. He’s also a writer and frequent speaker, and on Twitter @changeist.

For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/scott-smith-founder-of-changeist

Our guest this week is Madeline Ashby. Madeline is a science fiction writer and futurist living in Toronto. Her most recent novel, Company Town, was a finalist for the 2017 CBC Books Canada Reads prize. She has also developed science fiction prototypes for the Institute for the Future, SciFutures, Data & Society, Nesta, the Atlantic Council, NASA, and others.

For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/madeline-ashby-sci-fi-writer

Our guest this week is J.D. Roth started blogging in 1997, before "blog" was even a word. In 2006, he founded GetRichSlowly.org, a site devoted to common-sense personal finance. He sold Get Rich Slowly in 2009 then bought it back in 2017. His mission in life is to help everyday people master their money and achieve their financial goals.

For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/j-d-roth-get-rich-slowly

Our guest this week is Nelson Dellis. Nelson is one of the leading memory experts in the world, traveling around the world as a Memory Consultant and Keynote Speaker. A four-time USA Memory Champion, mountaineer, and Alzheimer's disease activist, he preaches a lifestyle that combines fitness, both mental and physical, with proper diet and social involvement.

For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/nelson-dellis-usa-memory-champion

Our guest this week is Kevin Rose. Kevin is a serial entrepreneur and product builder, having founded the social news site Digg in 2004. Later Kevin pursued a career in venture investing, investing in companies like Medium, Ripple, and Blue Bottle Coffee while at Google Ventures and is now investing at True Ventures.

For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/kevin-rose-serial-entrepreneur

Our guest this week is Dean Putney. Dean is the founding software engineer at laser cutter startup Glowforge in Seattle. Previously he wrote software for organizations like Reddit, IDEO, Boing Boing and Cool Tools.

For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/dean-putney-founding-software-engineer-at-glowforge/

Our guest this week is Claudia Dawson. Claudia works with Kevin in his studio in Pacifica, California. She manages the Cool Tools website and produces and co-writes Recomendo, our weekly newsletter that gives you six brief personal recommendations of cool stuff.

For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/claudia-dawson-cool-tools

Our guest this week is Ruben Bolling. Ruben is the author of the award-winning comic strip, Tom the Dancing Bug, which premieres each week on Boing Boing.

For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/ruben-bolling-cartoonist

Our guest this week is Jane Frauenfelder. Jane was born and raised in Southern California, she co-hosted a podcast called Apps For Kids for two and a half years, and now attends a robotics academy at her high school. In her off time, she designs video games and she aspires to be a video game designer when she's older.

For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/jane-frauenfelder-techie-teenager

Our guest this week is Gareth Branwyn. Gareth has been writing about DIY technology, media and culture for over three decades. He's the former senior editor of "Boing Boing," a founding contributing editor to "Wired," and the former editorial director of "Make." He's the author of eight books, including his most recent, "Borg Like Me," a memoir and best-of collection. He's currently writing two books, a shop tip books for Make, and a book on magic and role-playing games, which he's co-authoring with author Peter Bebergal.

For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/gareth-branwyn-diy-technology-author