Unusually Well Informed

Dr. Lina Brand Correa is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University. Lina and I discuss the ways energy - and the decisions we make individually and collectively - impact human wellbeing and the environment. Dr. Lina Brand Correa at York University: https://euc.yorku.ca/faculty/lina-brand-correa/

Autumm Caines is an Instructional Designer in the Hub for Teaching and Learning Resources at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. We discuss ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence language model that provides instant and personalized responses to questions, which has the potential to drastically impact the way students - and instructors - access and process information. Autumn’s website: autummcaines.com https://www.dair-institute.org/https://chat.openai.com/chathttps://www.turnitin.com/ Timnit Gebru/Emily Bender/Margaret Mitchell Stochastic parrots https://venturebeat.com/ai/with-gpt-4-dangers-of-stochastic-parrots-remain-say-researchers-no-wonder-openai-ceo-is-a-bit-scared-the-ai-beat/ Chris Gilliard Digital redlining https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/digital-redlining-access-and-privacy

Alex Krutz is the managing director at Patriot Industrial Partners, an aerospace and defense advisory firm that focuses on manufacturing strategy and supply chain optimization. Alex and I discuss the challenges facing the aerospace industry and how companies like Boeing, Airbus and their many suppliers are responding. We also examine new technologies like cargo and passenger drones. And Alex shares his opinion on the most beautiful plane in the air today. Guest: Alex Krutz | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkrutz/ Host and Producer: Tim Hampton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc

Natty Gur is a proponent of self-managed teams based on non-deterministic management principles. He helps leaders use systems thinking and chaos theory to meet complex management and business challenges. Natty is also the author of the book titled, “Eco-Autonomous Organization” which examines ways organizations can fit the realities of modern business. Natty and I discuss Lean and Agile management and the nature of decentralized, distributed and autonomous organizations. Guest: Natty Gur | https://www.linkedin.com/in/natty/ Host and Producer: Tim Hampton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc

This episode's unusually well informed guests today are Thomas Hubbuch and Nick Van Langendonck. Nick is the founder of Hifluence, a consulting firm that helps organizations rethink the way they are structured to liberate the talents and innovation they need to succeed in a complex world. Nick is also a guest lecturer at the University of Antwerp and Antwerp Management School. Before joining Hifluence as a partner, Thomas was the CEO of Belgium’s leading sugar producer, Sucre Tirlemont, a company with over 1000 people.   Together, Thomas and Nick host The Unbossing Podcast. Thomas, Nick and I discuss ways large organizations can become and remain nimble. Guests: Thomas Hubbuch and Nick Van Langendonck https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-hubbuch-82a31a88/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickvanlangendonckhifluence/ https://hifluence.eu/ https://hifluence.eu/the-unbossing-podcast/ Host and Producer: Tim Hampton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc

Cliff Berg is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Agile 2 Academy. Cliff is an Agile and DevOps advisor and consultant, and he is one of the authors of the book titled “Agile 2: The Next Iteration of Agile”.  Cliff and I discuss the strengths of agile, its possible weaknesses and ways to address them. We’ll also explore signs of agile thinking at Elon Musk’s companies SpaceX and Tesla. Guest: Cliff Berg | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliffberg/ | https://www.agile2academy.com/ https://insideevs.com/news/432472/tesla-elon-musk-solve-hardware-with-software/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/spacexs-use-agile-methods-cliff-berg/ Host and Producer: Tim Hampton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc

Stacey Ashley is a High-Performance Leadership & Coaching Expert. Stacey has helped thousands of people develop their leadership competence, confidence and credibility. She is the author of five # 1 Amazon best-seller books on leadership.  Stacey and I discus her book titled “Show Up21: 5 Practical Ways to Activate Your Leadership and Rise to the Challenge” Guest: Stacey Ashley | https://ashleycoaching.com.au | https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyashley/ Host and Producer: Tim Hampton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc

Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva is a consultant and educator, business owner, author and is a four time TEDx speaker on topics including innovation, leadership, and sustainability. Nadya has helped companies like Coca-Cola, IBM and Cisco to reinvent their products, leadership practices, and business models to meet new market demands and prepare for incoming disruptions. Nadya and I discussed her latest book,  “The Chief Reinvention Officer Handbook: How to Thrive in Chaos”.  Guest: Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva “How To Plan In Uncertainty” https://www.learn2reinvent.com/lab “How To Thrive in Chaos” book preview: https://www.learn2reinvent.com/handbook STELLAR framework: https://chiefreinventionofficer.com/youre-working-so-hard-but-still-feel-stuck-now-what/ Host and Producer: Tim Hampton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc Photo of Dr. Zhexembayeva by LilaBella - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0. 

Dr. Robin DeRosa is the editor of Hybrid Pedagogy journal and a professor at Plymouth State University. Robin and I discuss the promise and challenge of HyFlex: teaching and learning in a hybrid and flexible manner. How can a course be taught well with some students online and some in the classroom? Guest: Dr. Robin Derosa | https://robinderosa.net | @actualham Host and Producer: Tim Hampton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc ePortfolios - https://colab.plymouthcreate.net/2017/05/16/why-eportfolios-matter/ HyFlex - https://colab.plymouthcreate.net/ace/ace-practice/hy-flex-design/ ACE Framework: https://colab.plymouthcreate.net/ace/ Hybrid Pedagogy journal: https://hybridpedagogy.org This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

From 1984 to 2019, Dr. Stewart Cohen served as a climate change researcher with Environment and Climate Change Canada. He has taught at York University, Royal Roads University and the University of British Columbia. He has published research in more than 100 publications and blogs at doctorclimatechange.com. Stewart and I discuss climate change and the importance of the recently concluded UN Climate Change Conference, COP26. Guest: Stewart Cohen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-cohen-031b0549/ https://doctorclimatechange.com Host and Producer: Tim Hampton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc