All Time High

Christiane Senra is an architect, philosophy teacher and artist who uses paintings to sew views of the world In this episode we talk about beauty, time and scarcity. I really enjoyed talking to Chris and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways The world is a process. We cannot access everything. It is always a point of view The illusion of scarcity is brought by utilitarism. We are more than probabilities. If we use just technicism, then we are just robots. We are loosing sensitivity and loosing collective identity. We are suffering because we are loosing connection with aesthetics. Love and contemplation are the ultimate goal Aesthetics is not just about beauty. It's about time. Kant said that we borrow time to understand the world. Time is correlated to consciousness. Schopenhauer use to say that we are always in conflict. And there is no science, no religion, no politics, that can help us. The only place in which our wills do not conflict its art. That is the place where everything is possible. And where you will find time. There is no conflict in a concert room full of people listening to Mozart. Time stops and we reach sublime! Finitude is an illusion. Everything simply evolves to something else. When you understand that we are all part of eternity, like Hegel told us, we are free from the prison of time. Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cmsphilo/ Website: http://christianesenra.com/

Mark Hsieh is a scientist with broad interests and the owner of Synmax fine chemicals, a Taiwanese company that produces intermediaries for pharma and food industry In this episode we talk about the new cold war and how to make a country better I really enjoyed talking to Mark and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways The world is getting more considered, respectful and more diverse. We are embracing difference. But the world is not distilling everything and is getting more chaotic. The same people that signed to reduce CO2 emissions in a COP conference, the day after, sign for more deals and trades that increase emissions. We are looking for a new paradigm to do things: democracy is good, but why we are going back to cold war? Taiwan has been an electronic power house for the last 25 years. It is not just semiconductor, it's everything electronics: memory, server, circuit boards IN the 1970, Taiwan was a blooming low-tech economy. But group of technocrats was thinking every morning during breakfast: how to make this country better? They brought their scientists working abroad back home. TSMC is a company with extraordinary vision, putting billions of dollars in research to find the next chip. Diaspora of TSMC became entrepreneurs and feed back TSMC. Follow him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hsieh-40b76a/ Website: http://www.synmax.com.tw

Venkat Shridhar is a Wharton Business School graduate who left the tech industry to become the CEO of Akshaya Patra - The Largest Mid-Day Meal Programme in the world, feeding 1,8 million children everyday. In this episode we talk about things that people need and greed, the challenges of ground level implementation at scale and how to bring business and compassion together. I really enjoyed talking to Shridhar and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways Basic problems, like hunger, have to be solved at scale. It takes 4,5 generations to get people out of poverty. We are trying to do it in 1 generation. Ground level implementation at scale is a problem: how do ensure that people that work with you are equally motivated? When you are down, go see your beneficiaries! The kids are going to bring you up. My team is always charged by looking at them. Things for everyones need but not for everyones greed. Greed should not be at the cost of others happines. Greed should has a purpose. It requires 3 things to make an  organization successful: people, planet and profit. Philanthropy is not working in all the palces and in a coordinated manner. Transformative impact takes long time and we need philanthropy to do it. Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShridharVenkat Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/shridhar-venkat-88489b53 Website: https://www.akshayapatra.org

Robert Swap is an Environmental Scientist who has practiced science diplomacy to execute projects with the University of Virginia and NASA in Latin America and Africa. In this episode we talk about the difference between being connected versus being distracted, how putting people first leads to more resilient products and how to build authentic relationships. I really enjoyed talking to Bob and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways We are putting too much faith in technology. We are connected, but we are not present in the moment. Take the time to ask people how they are. The educative engagement is: first people, then process, then resiliente product. When you make an efficient system you remove its functional diversity. More functional diversity increases your response diversity to disturbance. Is that efficient? No. But is that resilient? Yes! We should be teaching to fail early and learn how to recover. But people are being thought "give me the right answer?" The value is in asking the right question. Young generations are minimalists because they don’t have to consume to validate who they are. They doesn’t have 'to have'. That is the silent revolution! How can we transform things? Surrender control, embrace uncertainty, go with the flow! Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rjswap Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-swap-3967a89/ Website: people.virginia.edu/~rjs8g

Luiz Mello is an educational leader teaching science at International Schools and helping students learning how to learn In this episode we talk about the growing importance of relationships and empathy in education and removing barriers for learning in schools I really enjoyed talking to Luiz and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too Key take aways Places that I lived while teaching at international schools were not always nice. We were in Egypt just 1 year after the Arabian spring. But people in theses places made it worth I can see a growing interest in relationships and empathy. Relationships over tasks completion and people over things Schools are an ancient, ancient machine. It’s easy to do things the way the have always been done. The next steps for change is people and if you don’t listen to them, there will be no change. We lost the ability to be bored. We ask the students to put their phones away but take our devices while we are at meetings. It’s hypocritical. Curating social media channels is a good way to connect social media with education. Content and relationships for me are the same, because we learn through collaboration. Content can be delivered through collaboration Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/melloluiz2 Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/luizgmello Website: http://lmello.blog

Dr. Luz Claudio is a physician and professor of environmental and public health at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Besides her research, she runs a program to train and include young minority scientists from around the world In this episode we talk about the magnitude of the changes in the world in our lifetime, Instincts versus reasoning and how to define our universe of influence to make the world a better place I really enjoyed talking to Luz and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways My parents lived in a shaft with tin roofs, no electricity or running water. My younger brother didn't experience all the limitations that I had. But we cannot reach an agreement at COP We live in an interconecte world, but have a strong tribalist, egocentric mentality. Instincts to fight other people. Technology brought us together, but our brain doesn’t accept it Seriously that we still have to discuss ‘black lives matter?” Individually we are more alike and we are more accepting, then as a crowd. We don’t take individual responsibility for what our groups do. Its not about more education is about finding the right instinct to appeal to. The nudge and the sludge We have to use the best talents that we have to influence the universe around us. I have a reach to help train researchers in latin America. I can see, feel and measure the accomplishments Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drluzclaudio Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/dr-luz-claudio Website: https://www.drluzclaudio.com

James O'Shea is a journalist who worked as editor for the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times for many years before becoming independent and a big supporter of local media. In this episode we talk about reporting and bad reporting, news and bad news. I really enjoyed talking to Jim and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways The challenge of communication is linked to the technological advances: Everybody can and wants to communicate. But Who should I believe? Large organizations that dominated media had their faults but were dedicated to objective media. Today There is more bias in the media than it used to be The world is more complicated and reporting is more complicated. But today reporting is too fast. There is an inability to fully report. I’s possible to report fast and good, but the reward is on sloppy journalism. Whoever change the reward for ‘fast first’ will revolutionize journalism In the 70's newspapers that reported just good news lost circulation. journalists wants controversy. But there may be more reward in the negative Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameseoshe Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameseoshea/ Website: http://jeoshea.com

Fabio Scarano is full professor of Ecology at Rio de Janeiro University,  was director of Conservation International for Americas for several years and had an appointment at IPCC. He is also author of the awarded book 'Atlantic Forest, a story of the future' In this episode we talk about climate modeling and the conclusions of IPCC reports, how we lost belief in desirable futures and priority actions to achieve sustainable development goals I really enjoyed talking to Fabio and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways Three things didn’t get better over time: biodiversity loss, green house gas emissions and social inequality We have 1 million species under threat and are currently under the 6th wave of mass extinction, driven by 1 species. It’s scary. IPCC is more than 1000 scientists from 100 countries. It has a lengthy process with a lot of scrutiny. I'm pretty sure it is the best possible science. The most pessimistic scenario in IPCC is not that pessimistic, because it is Withoht increasing emissions. But we know they are increasing. Nevertheless, the question is not when we are all going to die. One way of modeling the future is to imagine this future and then walk back to the present to see what you have to do. That is a pretty good way of designing the future. Brazil has 67 mi ha of high tech agrobusiness and 60 mi ha of unproductive pasture. We can double our agro business with cutting 1 tree just by fixing this. One single action, agrariam reform, in Brazil, would reduce poverty, reduce inequality, conserve biodiversity, fight climate change, ensure food security and protect water, addressing 6 SDG. Follow him on Twitter: Linkedin: Instagram: Facebook: Website: Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fabio-Scarano

Amy Digi is a New York artist drawing and painting the world around her In this episode we talk about how art transcend language, how painting can improve mental health (and make you a better person) and the important of consistency to accomplish things I really enjoyed talking to Amy and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too Key take aways Art is visual and needs no communication Adults are allowed to play Art is an introspective activity. Is mental health. If my hands are moving, I have a time out. If I have time out, I become a better person. Physical activity help children cope with emotion. With anxiety. If they are not physical, they are going to make bad decisions. Painting teaches you the importance of consistency. Matisse said: “showing up is the hardest part.” If you show up to do the work, everything else happens. Painting involves all your senses and gives me a rush that cannot be replaced.  Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmyDiGi Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-digi-0510733a/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amydigi_paintings/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amydigiart/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmyDiGiArt Website: https://www.amydigi.com Opensea: https://opensea.io/amydigi Beyond the episode Her 'blooming paperwhites' NFT for sale at OpenSea illustrate the episode

Thiago Alvares is a fintech entrepreneur. He created Guia Bolso, an ecosystem disruptive startup that lead to the adoption of Open Banking in Brazil In this episode we talk about decentralizing information, how to reduce inequality through entrepreneurship and the role of regulators to foster innovation. I really enjoyed talking to Thiago and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways Some places, like São Paulo in Brazil, are black holes attracting everything and everyone there. They prevent other cities to develop. It's not a virtue circle. There is far more access to information, but more people are misinformed. But that may be easier to solve. I'm addicted to youtube, because of in depth content. Our connection to gadgets lessen our connection to people and this tends to get worse because of addictive nature of this apps. We need open algorithms marketplaces. Money is amazing! It is a voting mechanism which allows you to decide whether something should continue. I wanted to help unbias decisions regarding money. The financial brazilian system was analogical and unwelcome to competition. Regulators fostered digital innovation as a way to promote competition. Follow him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thiagoalvarez/ Website: https://picpay.com

Milton Moraes is an associated researcher at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, a world-class research institution on tropical diseases in Brazil, where he leads the Leprosy laboratory In this episode we talk about building a top researcher career in a developing country, translational research and how to end neglected diseases such as leprosy. I really enjoyed talking to Milton and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways Went from intern to head of the laboratory doing translational research on leprosy, that aims to go from the understanding of the molecular mechanism of the disease to its cure Health development are very serious and don't allow for 'in house' solutions. It requires good practices of production and that is why it took 15 years to bring a diagnostic kit to the market. Scientists need to go beyond publications In 2050 10M people dying of resistant bacteri because we didnt develop antibiotics in the last 30-40 years, because Antibiotics are not lucrative We need health preparedness to fight the new pandemics. But this investment will contribute to technology that will exponentially increase our quality of life We need specific funding to develop a vacine that may not be lucrative Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miltonomoraes Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/milton-moraes-3201a116 e-mail: [email protected]

Teddy Totimeh is a neurosurgeon at University of Ghana Medical Center In this episode we talk about the need to be global in a scientific career, how hard is to conceptualize rationally what is the brain and its power and our responsibility to use its full capacity to make the world a better place. I really enjoyed talking to Teddy and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too Key take aways Books help develop a global outlook from primary school even if in Ghana every generation will have their challenges but that is why we have this incredible computer in our head, to solve challenges, not to live like worms We have so many redundant areas in our brain that we dont use, that I dont think we need to modify the brain In an environment in which hard things are rewarded, people will do hard things. In a country that spends 70% of its GDP to pay debt, it is impossible to reward hard work To start change, we have to be leaders of ourselves, once being exposed to something better, to promote change, we have first to leaders of ourselves, convince ourselves that we can do better. Follow him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teddy-totimeh-61133514/

Puruesh Chaudhary is a futurist who studies trends and creates alternative scenarios for the future to drive change in the present In this episode we talk about how biases limits our ability to anticipate the future, how feelings, not data, can impact our positivity and about structured and abstract ways of looking into the future. I really enjoyed talking to Puruesh and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways It takes courage to be optimistic. When one has to make a decision, one will cherry pick the data that justifies their desired outcome. Its easier to avoid bias if you are just building scenario. We gather people so we can better manage their expectations. Most people don't understand their individual desires. People acquire... to feel. Corporations and governments try to monopolize on how you should feel. Give yourself a break! unless you are intentionally harming others, you are not responsible for world's poverty. The quality of your self awareness impacts on your well being. Because that defines how you navigate your traumas. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/puruesh Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/purueshchaudhary/ Website: https://www.agahi.org.pk and http://www.puruesh.com

Francesco Panza is a partner and PR at the 'A Mi Manera' restaurant in Ibiza, where he serves people with great food and happiness In this episode we talk about what is quality of life, the challenge of feeling accomplished in a globalized world and how the right expectation is the key to happiness. I really enjoyed talking to Ciccio and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways In Ibiza you travel while standing still, because all the world passes by here When you wake up where you want to be, half of your problems went away Quality of life is where the weather is good and it is easy to enjoy your free time Most people that are never happy, is because they have too many choices If you can stop, relax and see what is around you, most of the time you will find something special Have projects that are reachable. Everything is worth celebrating Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/francescopanza2 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-panza-1a243b63/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amimaneraibiza/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amimaneraibiza Website: https://www.amimaneraibiza.com

Mariana Calenda is a biochemist and a biotechnologist that left the Pharma industry to dedicate herself to the most noble of the causes: to release the brain from the slavery of malnutrition. In this episode we talk about oOpting to live in the challenging country where we were born, how algorithms are killing creativity and how to unlock the power of our brains.  I really enjoyed talking to Mariana and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too Key take aways I choose to live in a challenging environment of argentina because of the benefits of family and friends Marketing already uses our brain mechanisms to manipulate us (convince us that we want a pizza) Algorithms that predict what we want are creativity killers that takes us in the opposite direction of creativity I've always been a nerd and I always enjoyed studying. Learning something new always gave me a lot of satisfaction The brain cannot be free if the brain is not feed. Algorithms needs energy to work. We need to contemplate. Our current way of life is making us loose things that just comes with time. Follow her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariana-calenda Website: http://inteal.com.ar

Dina Sherif is Executive Director at Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT. Having grown up in the United States and Egypt, she wants to educate innovators differently so they start think about the inclusive commercialization from the beginning of the development of their products. In this episode we talk about the dilemmas of individuals and the collective interests, how VCs are stuck in a money-in-money-out paradigm and the need to incentivize businesses that are inclusive. I really enjoyed talking to Dina and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too Key take aways We are all connected. If something works for one and doesn’t work for another, then it doesn’t work. Innovation for the sick of innovation doesn’t work, unless we are able to commercialize in a way that is inclusive and equitable. We think that the poor can’t for basic basic products and services, but that’s a myth. They can pay and most often pay a premium, because accessibility is a problem. It is impossible for an investment in a real problem at a systemic level not to have a higher return, because the market is everyone. Those who deploy capital have a significant role in transforming systems by building a portfolio of companies that leads to that system transformation. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dinasherif Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dina-h-sherif-8aa3351/ Website: https://legatum.mit.edu/

Mark Searle became an entrepreneurship professor at UC Berkeley after a short career as a professional athlete, interrupted by multiple injuries, and many experiences building and leading companies. In this episode we talk about the similarities in the challenges of being an elite athlete and an entrepreneur, how to teach entrepreneurs to create value and not just to getting rich and how to build ecosystems that promote entrepreneurship around the world. I really enjoyed talking to Mark and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways Competition, team work... Sports give a lot of great metaphors for life in general and specifically for entrepreneurship. There is a difference between taking a risk and being stupid and reckless. Winners are not reckless. They understand and control the risk. We can teach entrepreneurship. We must teach all the hard and soft skills required to become a successful entrepreneur. I worry that we are leaving people behind while we make the world a better place I worry about waste. We have to understand costs better because the costs to produce things cheaper is not included in the products. The value of non-governmental currencies will be a social fact and society will have to adapt. Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/msearleberkeley Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksearle/ Website: https://innovationaccelerationgroup.com

Anu Passi-Rauste is an educator, a tech innovator and, in her words, an advocate for Finland's educational system. She is director of business development at HeadAI, a company developing AI for talent growth and learning to build a sustainable future ecosystem for skills and work. In this episode we talk about being the happiest people in the world, education as a distributed network and how algorithms can help us decide what to learn next. I really enjoyed talking to Anu and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways Happiness may not be the goal, but the consequence of pursuing noble values. It requires building blocks. Education in Finland is a distributed network. Teachers are nodes. To scale up education you need to value education, teachers and trust. We need to democratize access to re-skilling because there is a billion people looking for jobs. The pandemic thought us that is not about location. You can act globally while stuck at home. You cannot remain the same. Machines can help you adapt your 'playlist' quickly to the changes in a dynamic world. We need to be ready to pay to use the algorithm in order to require transparency about code and data sources Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anupassi Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/anupassirauste

Carina Szpilka is a VC investor in digital technologies in Spain. After many years as CEO in a finance corporation, she joined K fund to help startups change the markets in which they operate and improve the life of people that consume their products. In this episode we talk about the confusion between empowerment and entitlement, the dilema between the need to further digitize business while allowing individuals to disconnect and the importance of switching from to short to long time preference I really enjoyed talking to Carina and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways If you have to be available to reply all the time, you sacrifice time to think and prepare responses. Internet empowers the individual and giving them a voice. While that is great, people are confusing having a voice with having rights and believe they are entitled to things, without the responsibility to those things. Somethings can only be achieved if you have long time preference. We need to educate our children to be more patient There is an ethical dilema in the VC tech business regarding the creating of engagement in users There is a big business opportunity for anonymity, but we are far away from self sovereignty. To have an innovative boss, you need innovative employees, but most employees are just waiting for instructions Follow him/her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carinaszpilka Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carinaszpilka Website: https://www.carinaszpilka.es

Eveline Hailer is an artist who soon in her career turned to tech. After many years at Microsoft, today she helps businesses to better communicate and achieve their goals. In this episode we talk about how fear grows in some cultures more than in others, the role of technology as an enabler of creativity and the importance of listening to your audience to negotiate deals. I really enjoyed talking to Eveline and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too Key take aways Munich and Istambul are very different, but great cities. It’s it’s a good combination to be in both places It's hard to be optimistic when, it doesn't matter where you are, all the news you get is bad news. We don’t get good news on the daily level To build a positive view of the world, we need to create a stable environment for kids, which is a big challenge in refugee camps Open paths for creativity is one of the most important things to do. It helps dealing with fears. Sports and creativity expression can help a lot. We have to make information accessible to people. Specialized language is scary. Listen to the fears of your audience and guide them through the necessary steps to reduce information asymmetry. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvelineHailer Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eveline-hailer-9b113377/ Website: hneconsult.com Beyond the episode Francis Alÿs, Children´s Game #19: Haram Football

Pedro Moneo is an innovation engineer. He is the founder and CEO of Opinno, a consulting company that helps clients to execute open innovation and prepare to remain competitive in the future. In this episode we talk about the conflict between dynamism and sustainability, the construction of a platform for human survival and the importance of an organization's size to support long term thinking. I really enjoyed talking to Pedro and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too. Key take aways Doesn’t matter if you are a governor, CEO or a parent: the dilemma is how do you accommodate long-term thinking with short-term response Because short term solutions can make problems worse in the future, but long term definitive solutions can unpopular and dramatic in the present, the future will be hybrid. Everyone needs a roadmap for the future and long term bets, but the structure of companies and governments don’t allow for long-term thinking Size matters for long term strategy. The future doesn't belong to microsocieties. Macroblocks can have long term bets while keeping national identity When capital was rare and expensive, value was driven by cost cutting and pursue of efficiency. In the age of abundant capital, value is driven by sales and growth. Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pedromoneo Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedromoneo Website: https://www.opinno.com Beyond the episode Right Tech, Wrong Time - How to make sure your ecosystem is ready for the newest technologies Strategy in the Age of Superabundant Capital - Money is no longer a scarce resource. That changes everything

Ceci Silvestri is a marine biologist and policy advisor for the Italian ministry of the environment. She has extensive experience in negotiating and implementing international pollution monitoring and control programs across the Mediterranean sea, including the sensitive topics of fisheries and marine litter. In this episode we talk about global and local perspectives while evaluating the state of the world, alarmism as a strategy to sensibilize population about the environment and the paradox of high standards to improve environmental quality I really enjoyed talking to Ceci and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too Key take aways Working with research and governance allowed me to fill in gaps in knowledge and propose action to policy makers Globally, human life has improved, but at the cost of the environment. Locally, our perception is worsening, because our minds cannot metabolize fast changes Politicians benefit from pessimism, because any mediocre improvment is celebrated exaggerating problems to sensibilize the population is dangerous, because the in the absence of means to act, they abandon the cause. We still have a long way to go on women's rights. 40 million people are under slave conditions in the world and they are almost all women. We lack good indicators to measure if countries are moving forward towards the goals in strick and broader contexts. Follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cecilia.silvestri.37 Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cecilia-Silvestri

Shona McCarthy is an artist from Northern Ireland and the CEO of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, the greatest open access arts festival in the world. She sits on the board of several cultural centers and events, following her vocation to lead and develop projects through internationally engaged cultural practice. In this episode we talk about the challenge of increasing inequality in a fast moving world and the transformational power of arts I really enjoyed talking to Shona and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too Key take aways Inequity is not lessening, its increasing Political leadership is broken. Organizations have to lead by example with models of good practice for sustainability Arts encourages curiosity, questioning and analytical thought in a different way from science Arts and artists and storytellers and creative people are really important communicators of the challenges of our time Arts is one of the few places left where informed and engaged debate can happen (and you can look at things from a different perspectives) Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shonamccarthy5 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shonamccarthy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/edfringe Website: http://www.edfringe.com

Wil McLellan is an innovator and an outdoors man who chose New Zeland to live. He helped develop EPIC that stands for the Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus to bring together startups that were displaced after the crippling 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. In this episode we talk about... choosing where you want to live metrics to evaluate the state of the world and how to connect stakeholders to ideate, develop, scale and distribute solutions globally I really enjoyed talking to Wil and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too Key take aways Don't live waiting for 2 weeks of vacation a year Wars lasted 100 years and kings were above the law. Not anymore Connection and collaboration are the tools to make the world wealthier, healthier, safer and better [because] A lot of people want to do good, but they lack resources Opportunity travels twice as fast as good will Follow him on: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wil-m-3b200210/ Website: https://epicinnovation.co.nz

Rickard Damm is an innovator who worked on conceptualizing, launching and scaling new products in different digital domains. He loves to to work with cutting edge technologies, build disrupting business models and new value propositions. Today he is Vice President at Deutsche Telekom. In this episode we talk about... the productive conflict of optimists and pessimists inside corporations, the tyranny of minorities in media cycles and the role of innovation in keeping capitalism in check I really enjoyed talking to Rickard and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too Key take aways Innovators are optimists by nature, but pessimists are not always wrong and this conflict is positive for corporations Don't let pessimism darken your life and prevent you from enjoying it Our view of the world is biased by mass media cycles. Stop sharing shit! The killer application of connectivity is bringing everyone online and nothing anyone behind Disrupting predatory or abusive business models through innovation is the best way to help society Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickdamm Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/rickarddamm

Wael Attili is a content creator and entrepreneur. His entertainment company, Kharabeesh started producing animations for the Arab World and evolved into a content network for celebration of talent in the Middle East. In this episode we talk about the challenge of rebuilding self-confidence pos-pandemic, the importance of trust to fight polarization and the quest for meaning in a highly technological world. Key take aways Not better or worst, the world is getting more complicated, because things change too fast. Lack of trust is the base for polarization. We need to build trust to fight it Its difficult to agree on priorities if we are not looking at the problem from the same stand Post pandemic, healing our minds and rebuild our self-confidence ar our biggest challenges. The main question now is where to find meaning in a high tech world? Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sha3teely/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sha3teely Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sha3teely/ Follow Kharabeesh on Website: https://www.kharabeesh.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kharabeesh