Minds Worth Meeting

"Failure" doesn't have to be a bad word. In fact, failing well can lead to unexpected positive breakthroughs. In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Whitney Jennings speaks with Harvard Business School's Amy Edmondson, author of the upcoming book "Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well". 

In this episode: 

• Amy discusses the origins of her interest in studying one of today's most important organizational teaming topics - psychological safety.
• We discuss what failing well means and the science behind it.
• Amy gives us a few examples of the different types of failure, including a pair to avoid and what an "intelligent failure" is.
• Amy explains why hearing "failure is not an option" from a coach, parent or boss just serves to set up negative outcomes.

 
Where to find Amy Edmondson:

• Amy's personal website
• Amy at Harvard Business School
• Amy on Twitter
• Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well

Click or tap here to learn more about Amy Edmondson and how her keynotes, workshops and advisory sessions can help your organization build an environment of psychological safety, transparency and collaborative teaming, which ultimately leads to more effective operations, invested employees and a healthier bottom line.
 

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Artificial intelligence is spreading fast, but are ethical safeguards spreading as quickly as they should be? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with the founder and CEO of Virtue Ethics Consultancy and author of “Ethical Machines” Reid Blackman.

In this episode:

• Reid explains why the issue of ethics in AI has become so much more urgent in the last few months
• We discuss the differences between the impacts AI may have on society versus the impacts that business leaders should be thinking about
• Reid says while the AI genie is out of the bottle and it’s too late to put it back in, it’s not too late for business leaders to familiarize themselves with AI systems before implementing them
• Reid points out the difference between bad actors and “accidental actors”

Where to find Reid Blackman:

• Reid’s website
• Virtue Consultants
• Reid’s book “Ethical Machines: Your Concise Guide to Totally Unbiased, Transparent, and Respectful AI“

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Have you ever wished you could sit down and have a conversation with one of the top robotics and AI engineers in the world? In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting we do exactly that when Whitney Jennings speaks with former NASA engineer and the current Dean of The Ohio State University's College of Engineering, Dr. Ayanna Howard. 

In this episode:

• Ayanna explains that, while buzzy at the moment, artificial intelligence isn’t new. In fact, it’s just data and algorithms. In other words – the basis for all computers.
• She tells us what makes AI different now is that it’s seeping into areas such as healthcare, jobs and even our civil liberties like never before. “These are the things we need to be careful about,” she says.
• Dr. Howard delves into who should regulate AI – the industry, the government, or both?
• Finally, she tells our listeners the most important skill that engineers of the future should start learning today.

Where to find Dr. Ayanna Howard:

• Ayanna Howard on Twitter
• Ayanna Howard’s audiobook - “Sex, Race, and Robots: How to Be Human in the Age of AI”

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Is AI on the path to sentience? This time on Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with the director of Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab, Hod Lipson.

In this episode:

• Hod talks about the speed with which artificial intelligence is advancing right now and tells us that we shouldn’t think about AI as a “thing” but as a “journey”.
• Hod, who wrote the book “Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead,” says that it will still be some time before we see truly driverless cars on our highways – “they have to earn their place,” he says.
• We talk about what creativity means in the context of “creative machines” and he tells us about his autonomous robot that paints stunning works of art.
• Hod weighs in on one of AI’s most controversial topics – how do we know when AI has become self-aware?

Click or tap here to learn more about Hod Lipson and how his keynotes, workshops and advisory sessions can help your organization leverage new technology like generative AI and make sense of the emerging technology landscape.

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Public relations , marketing, and Gen-Z expert Mark Beal joins Stern PR's Kenny Conrade this episode of Minds Worth Meeting. Mark, a public relations professor at Rutgers University, has published several books for and about Gen-Z, including 101 Lessons They Never Taught You In College, 101 Lessons They Never Taught You In High School About Going To College, and most recently ZEO, a book outlining the leadership profiles of Gen-Zers as they continue to climb the corporate ladder. 

In this episode, Mark covers his 25-year career as a public relations practitioner where he worked on major sporting events like the U.S. Open and World Series. He also delves into his journey into becoming a professor and author, as well as some of the key lessons about Gen-Z uncovered through his research and how employers can better engage this generation in the workplace. 

To learn more about Mark as well as his previous work as a speaker and author, please visit https://www.markbealspeaks.com/. 

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Exponentialist Azeem Azhar, bestselling author of “The Exponential Age” and author of the Exponential View newsletter joins host Justin Louis on the first episode of season two of Minds Worth Meeting to discuss the future of technology and innovation. In this episode, Azeem discusses what the future of the world's most complex technologies like artificial intelligence may look like, how they will impact society, and how today’s exponential advancements in technology go to the core of our identity. Azeem also speaks to how he uses GPT-4 in his everyday work and reveals a generative AI “superpower.”

You can learn more about Azeem's work and if he may be a fit to speak at your organization's next professional development day by visiting https://sternstrategy.com/speakers/azeem-azhar/. 

You can also access his Exponential Views newsletter at https://www.exponentialview.co/. 

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In this final episode of season one, hosts Whitney Jennings, Justin Louis, and Kenny Conrade look back at some of the top contributions of guests from Minds Worth Meeting season 1 which focused on female experts and thought-leaders.  

Guests featured include: 

• Zoe Chance, expert on the power of influence and decision-making and author of Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen.
• Randi Caplan,  Farient Advisors' Leader of marketing and business development on professional services marketing. 
• Susan Stern, founder of Stern Strategy Group on building an organization from the ground up, organizational resilience and culture.
• Sheena Iyengar, Columbia Business School professor and author of The Art of Choosing and Think Bigger on the importance of decision-making and choice as well as the fundamental flaws in brainstorming.
• Dr. Nirit Pisano, licensed clinical psychologist and Chief Psychology Officer of Cognovi Labs on the power of emotions at work and in life, the sudden rise in AI and its potential effects.

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Dr. Nirit Pisano, licensed clinical psychologist and the Chief Psychology Officer of Cognovi Labs, an award winning psychology-infused AI platform, joins host Kenny Conrade on Minds Worth Meeting to discuss several hot-button issues in AI, the workplace, and human emotions and psychology. 

In this episode, Nirit discusses the work she is doing at Cognovi and the company's social mission to increase emotional intelligence in our day-to-day interactions at work, the way goods and services are marketed, and more. She also dives into the importance of emotions in the workplace and tactics managers can use to create psychological safety at work, in addition to the impact that this focus on emotions may have on our future. 

You can learn more about Cognovi and Nirit's work by visiting www.cognovilabs.com. 

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Sheena Iyengar, Columbia Business School professor and a global authority on decision-making and choice, joins host Whitney Jennings on this week's episode of Minds Worth Meeting. In this episode, Sheena discusses her best-selling book, "The Art of Choosing," as well as her new book "Think Bigger," which was recently released this year. 

Sheena discusses the six-step method she created for teaching people how to take advantage of lessons learned from neurological and cognitive science to put our minds to work when generating our best ideas. She also discusses the importance of prioritizing choice for businesses and when too many choices can actually become a bad thing for consumers. 

You can learn more about Sheena's work and if she may be a fit to speak at your organization's next professional development day by visiting https://sternstrategy.com/speakers/sheena-iyengar/. 

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Susan Stern, founder of Stern Strategy Group, joins host Whitney Jennings on Minds Worth Meeting to discuss her experience as a female founder, important lessons learned from founding a PR agency and speakers bureau, and to give advice to the next generation of female founders. 

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