This episode of Management Development Unlocked features Michelle Risinger, founder and CEO of the DC-based social innovation strategy firm Rising Solutions. Michelle spent most of her career in the social sector, and after 10 years of doing direct humanitarian assistance overseas, she transitioned into an R&D technical role. Four years ago, she opened Rising Solutions to support organizations, governments, and corporations in launching new ideas, products, and services. Rising Solutions only works on concepts with a double bottom line: a financial return and a quantifiable social return. 

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Michelle Risinger’s role as the founder and CEO of a DC-based social innovation strategy firm and what she loves about it.
2. What the future of work means and how Michelle began her research on the topic.
3. Chronobiology and how it impacts your work.
4. The history of the eight-hour workday and why there’s been a burnout epidemic in the modern workplace.
5. The secret to human productivity.
6. The product Michelle is building to help people find their chronobiology indicators.
7. The art of thought and its four phases.
8. Michelle’s tips for managers to incorporate chronobiology and neuroscience into their work.
9. Eric’s take on how using chronobiology in Silicon Valley would work.

Connect with Michelle Risinger:

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Rising Solutions

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