Nonconformist Innovation Podcast

We are living in times when cyber security is no longer just a looming threat; it is our daily reality. Shortly after the Solar Winds incident, Satya Nadella said that he sees the cyber attack as a "wake-up call for all companies to take security as a first-class priority" going forward.

On this first episode I invited a former colleague Jerry Chapman, and his co-author Jason Garbis to talk about their new book Zero Trust Security: An Enterprise Guide, dispel some of the myths around zero trust, talk about best practices and discuss the compelling business case for this strategic approach.

In a world that is dominated by shareholder capitalism, practicing authentic leadership is not only good for business, it is one of the most effective ways to distinguish yourself and your career. It might not always be the natural thing to do in the moment, but authenticity pays dividends in ways you might not think.

On this episode Steve has a conversation with a leading thinker on authentic leadership, Sabrina Horn, who recently published her first book, Make It, Don't Fake It - Leading With Authenticity For Real Business Success. Sabrina is a C-Suite advisor, professional speaker, communications expert and the CEO of HORN Strategy Group.

What about Nonconformist Innovation, and how does it fit into business, leadership and technology today? That's where we pick up on Season 3. Ethics matter now more than ever in business. It is no longer acceptable to make a profit at any cost. Stakeholder capitalism and nonconformist innovation sets a business and its leaders up for long-term success and to uphold their duty to society.

I am grateful for your interest in nonconformist innovation. My way of giving back is by hosting and moderating a community that I call CONNECT that is free for you to join. This is where you can network with fellow podcast listeners and post questions regarding episodes to guest from  all three seasons.  Together we can create the future with nonconformist innovation. To get started, visit www.nonconformistInnovation.com and click CONNECT to join.

I am super excited that Season 3 is underway. If  you want to reach out to me, you can send an email to [email protected] with your questions or comments. If you are a fan of the podcast, I would love it if you shared it with a friend, or visited on Apple Podcasts and leave a review. Thanks again for listening.

On this episode Steve has a conversation with Dushka Zapata, a communications professional and author about the importance of self care, empathy, rest and recovery in the COVID-19 era.

On this episode, Davi Ottenheimer delivers a clear and compelling argument that Ethics is security, that Facebook should not only broken up, but dissolved and that keeping markets free means removing things that harm the marketplace. And the most provocative question of all: is the US still in a civil war?

Steve has a candid conversation with Dr. Ann Cavoukian (Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre), Danielle Funston (Sentinel) and Michelle Dennedy (DrumWave) on career challenges and opportunities for women in privacy and security.

On this episode Steve explores what's broken with the Internet today, self-sovereign identity and how distributed governance will work in the future. Also in this episode, Drummond Reed demystifies verifiable credentials, zero knowledge proofs, the implications for Trust over IP and talks about how we can scale not only the technical aspects of SSI, but the business models and alliances that will be needed for SSI to achieve major milestones and critical success.

Visit www.nonconformistinnovation.com to get a full text transcript of this episode and a discount code for Drummond's book.

On this episode, Phil Windley discusses the compelling business case for distributed and self-soverign ID systems and the traction he is seeing through his work with the Sovrin Foundation.