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….
Corporate communication is for much more than fixing problems. Paul Argenti helps leaders use communication as a tool for executing strategy
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: Listen now to our engaging, and entertaining, conversation with Professor Hod Lipson! Where to find Hod Lipson Click or tap here to learn more about…
In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, public relations, marketing, and Gen-Z expert Mark Beal joins Stern PR’s Kenny Conrade. 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…
In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, Justin Louis speaks with tech investor and analyst Azeem Azhar, author of the award-winning book “The Exponential Age” and its ongoing companion newsletter “Exponential View.” In this episode: Listen now to our fascinating conversation with one of the world’s top emerging technology experts, Azeem Azhar: Where to find…
UCSF Professor Elissa Epel helps organizations and individuals reduce workplace stress and promote well-being and institutional resilience
In the debut season of the Minds Worth Meeting podcast, which kicked off on the eve of Women’s History Month 2023, we spoke to five successful, influential women about topics ranging from decision making and marketing strategy to the psychology of AI and leading a business. Below, we’ve compiled some of the most thought provoking…
Explosive growth in AI and a keen eye on company culture. Here are this year’s key business themes so far.
In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, host Kenny Conrade speaks with Dr. Nirit Pisano, licensed clinical psychologist and the Chief Psychology Officer of Cognovi Labs, an award winning psychology-infused AI platform. On the show, Nirit discusses the work she is doing at Cognovi and the company’s social mission to increase emotional intelligence in our…
In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, host Whitney Jennings speaks with Columbia Business School professor Sheena Iyengar, a global authority on decision-making and choice. On the show, we talk about Sheena’s best-selling book, “The Art of Choosing,” as well as her just-released new book “Think Bigger: How to Innovate.“ Sheena discusses the six-step method…
In this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, host Whitney Jennings speaks to Stern Strategy Group founder Susan Stern. Even after her retirement, the values Susan holds dear are instilled throughout our organization and make us what we are today. In this episode, Susan discusses how she got her start in public relations, the story of…
Jennifer Chatman’s framework reveals the details of a company’s culture, then offers key levers for change that help strategies succeed.
In our first episode of the new Minds Worth Meeting podcast from Stern Strategy Group, Zoe Chance, author of “Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen,” sits down with host Whitney Jennings to delve deep into the world of persuasion and influence and how to make it a…
When looking for ways to solve problems in business, there’s a lot of talk about frameworks, blueprints and playbooks. But Caltech mathematical physicist Spyridon “Spiros” Michalakis, PhD. (SPEE-ros mee-ha-LAH-kiss), isn’t interested in slides and graphs; his goal is to connect and inspire. With what he playfully calls “the quantum way of thinking,” Spiros explains that the secret…
A former senior NASA robotics researcher and Mars Exploration research engineer at the space agency’s storied Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), co-founder of a trailblazing ed-tech company, and dean of the 10,000-student strong College of Engineering at The Ohio State University, Ayanna Howard, Ph.D., is a true leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics engineering. According…
Why do organizations spend so much money trying to get things done with technology but fail so often? According to Geoff Parker, the Charles E. Hutchinson ’68A Professor of Engineering Innovation and executive director of the Master of Engineering Management Program at Dartmouth College, technology is widely available but not utilized properly, with the necessary…
Digital transformation has become much more than simply upgrading software and building a new skill set; it’s now a required state of mind, says Paul Leonardi, award-winning University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) professor and Technology Management department chair. With hybrid work here to stay, artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms increasingly deployed in business and technology…
With the world continuing to reel from geopolitical destabilization and deepening economic crises, organizations must be prepared to nimbly navigate the current state of global uncertainty. From pandemic-related supply chain disruptions and ever-changing geopolitics to record inflation and soaring energy costs, it’s vital for leaders to be able to embrace uncertainty, adapt quickly and build…
