Jeffrey Mosher and Dave Heisey look at barriers to innovation in the workplace. What if a portion of your time was spent prioritizing all those ideas and working on implementing continuous improvements to positively impact your company and your customers? How much more effective would you be?

Chris Holman had a chance to catch up with and find out; Who is Cris Gardner, the MBN Speaker Series "Speaker" for June 13th?

Chris had heard Cris speak at an event in Arizona several months ago, and believed her message would resonate with the business audience of Mid-Michigan.

She also gives an outline preview of what she'll cover in her June 13th talk.

· AARP, who we are

· Futurecasting: what is it, why do it? Helps draw out business implications, frame strategic choice and determine how to play in the future.

· High Level Overview of forces that businesses should be paying special attention to:

o Inside the Business

1. Longevity—5 generation workplace

2. Future of Work--artificial intelligence, keeping good people on, re-skilling

3. Liquid Organizations—shifting away from structured decision hierarchies to fluid networks of distributed authority

o Customers and Partners

4. Data future—experience graph, categories of one, data as an asset (privacy, control)

5. Shifts in Trust—collaborative, granular, transparent

6. Platform Economics--distributed grids, blockchain (e.g. supply chain collaboration)

7. From CSR to expectations of deeper social good, social value

o Broader Forces

8. 5G--ubiquitous media, edge computing

9. Transportation (automated vehicles, mobility as a service)

10. Climate Change

Chris Holman had a chance to catch up with and find out; Who is Cris Gardner, the MBN Speaker Series "Speaker" for June 13th?

Chris had heard Cris speak at an event in Arizona several months ago, and believed her message would resonate with the business audience of Mid-Michigan.

She also gives an outline preview of what she'll cover in her June 13th talk.

· AARP, who we are

· Futurecasting: what is it, why do it? Helps draw out business implications, frame strategic choice and determine how to play in the future.

· High Level Overview of forces that businesses should be paying special attention to:

o Inside the Business

1. Longevity—5 generation workplace

2. Future of Work--artificial intelligence, keeping good people on, re-skilling

3. Liquid Organizations—shifting away from structured decision hierarchies to fluid networks of distributed authority

o Customers and Partners

4. Data future—experience graph, categories of one, data as an asset (privacy, control)

5. Shifts in Trust—collaborative, granular, transparent

6. Platform Economics--distributed grids, blockchain (e.g. supply chain collaboration)

7. From CSR to expectations of deeper social good, social value

o Broader Forces

8. 5G--ubiquitous media, edge computing

9. Transportation (automated vehicles, mobility as a service)

10. Climate Change

Michael McCallum welcomes to the studio Paige Dunckel from the Lansing Community College Theater Department. An Actor, Director, and Teacher, who has insight on the collective art from stage. Hear how her path has crossed with Michael's several times over the past couple decades, and about several of her productions from over the years, including in the future.

In segment 1 host Michael McCallum brings up some recent Rebel Pictures' film festival news and introduces guest, talented director, Paige Dunckel.

Michael McCallum welcomes to the studio Paige Dunckel from the Lansing Community College Theater Department. An Actor, Director, and Teacher, who has insight on the collective art from stage. Hear how her path has crossed with Michael's several times over the past couple decades, and about several of her productions from over the years, including in the future.

In segment 1 host Michael McCallum brings up some recent Rebel Pictures' film festival news and introduces guest, talented director, Paige Dunckel.

Michael McCallum welcomes to the studio Paige Dunckel from the Lansing Community College Theater Department. An Actor, Director, and Teacher, who has insight on the collective art from stage. Hear how her path has crossed with Michael's several times over the past couple decades, and about several of her productions from over the years, including in the future.

In segment 2 host Michael McCallum continues the conversation with guest, Paige Dunckel. She discusses her past and what brought her into the arts and to Michigan and Lansing Community College. McCallum and she also talk about the first play they worked on together, Road Through Hell.

Michael McCallum welcomes to the studio Paige Dunckel from the Lansing Community College Theater Department. An Actor, Director, and Teacher, who has insight on the collective art from stage. Hear how her path has crossed with Michael's several times over the past couple decades, and about several of her productions from over the years, including in the future.

In segment 2 host Michael McCallum continues the conversation with guest, Paige Dunckel. She discusses her past and what brought her into the arts and to Michigan and Lansing Community College. McCallum and she also talk about the first play they worked on together, Road Through Hell.

Michael McCallum welcomes to the studio Paige Dunckel from the Lansing Community College Theater Department. An Actor, Director, and Teacher, who has insight on the collective art from stage. Hear how her path has crossed with Michael's several times over the past couple decades, and about several of her productions from over the years, including in the future.

In segment 3 it's a continued conversation with host Michael McCallum and his guest Paige Dunckel. They further discuss the play they first worked on together, Road Through Hell, her feelings on casting and her directorial debut at Lansing Community College, SuBurbia. (which McCallum also starred in.)

Michael McCallum welcomes to the studio Paige Dunckel from the Lansing Community College Theater Department. An Actor, Director, and Teacher, who has insight on the collective art from stage. Hear how her path has crossed with Michael's several times over the past couple decades, and about several of her productions from over the years, including in the future.

In segment 3 it's a continued conversation with host Michael McCallum and his guest Paige Dunckel. They further discuss the play they first worked on together, Road Through Hell, her feelings on casting and her directorial debut at Lansing Community College, SuBurbia. (which McCallum also starred in.)

Michael McCallum welcomes to the studio Paige Dunckel from the Lansing Community College Theater Department. An Actor, Director, and Teacher, who has insight on the collective art from stage. Hear how her path has crossed with Michael's several times over the past couple decades, and about several of her productions from over the years, including in the future.

In segment 4 host Michael McCallum continues conversation with guest and talented director, Paige Dunckel. They further talk about the Lansing Community College 2000 production of SuBurbia and memories from the show and what drew her to want to direct the Eric Bogosian piece.