Welcome to Intersections – Mission to InnovateTM a podcast with Dr. Kuan Collins and Prachi Sukhatankar is here at Spark Studio! Organizations are facing rapidly changing priorities and challenges, including the global pandemic, economic disruption, commercial space operations, civil unrest, and a bewildering tsunami of new technologies and tools. Increasing expectations from consumers to deliver services at speed and a high-quality user experience demand digital transformation that is accelerated by a culture of innovation and collaboration. The "Together is better" mindset is required across all technology and business domains to create a seamless and connected innovation ecosystem that drives agility, adaptability, trust, and transparency. It is critical for all organizations to understand and achieve high-quality collaboration and ultimately a culture of innovation. This podcast is created and copyrighted under Samaya Studio. At Samaya Studio, Kuan and Prachi’s vision is to bring multi-dimensional thinking, acceleration and inspiration to the innovation ecosystem to accomplish practices towards human and societal wellbeing. For more details, visit samaya.studio. Interview Series // Technology // Episode 18 Featuring Mark McGrath and Brian Rivera In this two-part episode, Kuan interviews new friends Mark McGrath and Brian "Ponch" Rivera of AGLX and the hosts of their podcast "No Way Out." They discuss the intersection of OODA Loop, John Boyd, military strategy and innovative thinking. PLAY EPISODE 18 Interview Series // Technology // Episode 17 Featuring Mark McGrath and Brian Rivera In this two-part episode, Kuan interviews new friends Mark McGrath and Brian "Ponch" Rivera of AGLX and the hosts of their podcast "No Way Out." They discuss the intersection of OODA Loop, John Boyd, military strategy and innovative thinking. PLAY EPISODE 17 Interview Series // Technology // Episode 16 Featuring Jeff Evernham What is ChatGPT? The good, the bad, and the ugly. Talking to Jeff Evernham about the latest in AI, ChatGPT. Exposing our listeners to what it is and what it is not so that we can properly decide how to deploy it. Also a great discussion about the GPT tech and how we can help organizations with deploying ChatGPT-like capability for the enterprise. PLAY EPISODE 16 Interview Series // Mindfulness // Episode 15 Featuring Dr. Richard Boyatzis Dr. Boyatzis is a Distinguished University Professor at CWRU, as well as a professor in the Departments of organizational behavior, psychology, and cognitive science. Using his well-established Intentional Change Theory (ICT) and complexity theory, he has continued to research how people and organizations engage in sustainable, desired change. Building up on Episode 14, in this episode, he elaborates on the concepts of renewal and how we can create renewal opportunities in life and work. PLAY EPISODE 15 Interview Series // Mindfulness // Episode 14 Featuring Dr. Richard Boyatzis Dr. Boyatzis is a Distinguished University Professor at CWRU, as well as a professor in the Departments of organizational behavior, psychology, and cognitive science. In this episode (Part 1), he introduces us to concepts from his paper Thrive and Survive: Assessing Personal Sustainability. He describes what allows a person to engage with new ideas, people, and emotions; and how it enhances cognitive functioning from creativity to handling complex work. He further discusses the linkage between neurochemistry and innovation. PLAY EPISODE 14 Interview Series // Technology // Episode 13 Featuring Jay Boisseau Jay Boisseau, a technologist and innovator, shares his experiences founding and working with Austin Forum on Technology & Society, the barriers to innovation from his lens, what is next in advanced technologies such as AI & HPC, and more. PLAY EPISODE 13 Interview Series // Mindfulness // Episode 12 Featuring Ravi Apte Ravi Apte is a Founder & CEO of Left Right Mind, a design & technology collaborative. In this interview episode, Ravi talks about culture of innovation, barriers to innovate within technology spaces and some techniques for bringing mindfulness at work. PLAY EPISODE 12 Interview Series // Strategy and innovation // Episode 11 Featuring Tony Moraco Prachi and Kuan are back with part 2 of the interview series which highlights strategy and innovation with our extraordinary guest, Tony Moraco. The conversation starts to wrap itself up and Prachi, Kuan, and Tony share their final thoughts. PLAY EPISODE 11 Interview Series // Strategy and innovation // Episode 10 Featuring Tony Moraco This episode of the interview series will highlight strategy and innovation with our extraordinary guest, Tony Moraco. The conversation got so deep, that we had to make it into a 2 part episode! PLAY EPISODE 10 Interview Series // Mindfulness // Episode 9 Featuring Cristina Lynn Cristina Lynn is a mindfulness expert and she has her own yoga and wellness practice. In this interview episode, Cristina shares her journey, what motivated her to get into this field, and what mindfulness means. She further elaborates the intersection of mindfulness and culture of innovation, and provides tips and techniques for being mindful at work. PLAY EPISODE 9 Interview Series // Technologies // Episode 8 Featuring Cliff Cantrell and Luc Manigot In this interview podcast, Cliff Cantrell and Luc Manigot talk about how an intelligent search platform can be utilized to promote a culture of innovation, their experiences in helping customers on their journey of digital transformation and barriers to technology adoption. They do so in the context of Sinequa, and Intelligent Enterprise Search platform. PLAY EPISODE 8 Interview Series // Technologies // Episode 7 Featuring Keenan Johnson Keenan Johnson’s work has spanned across engineering, policy, startups and more recently launching a ClimateTech nonprofit. In this interview podcast, Keenan shares his journey and his views on collaboration, technologies, culture of innovation and many amazing ideas around the startup he has launched. Play Episode 7 Interview Series // Strategy & Innovation // Episode 6 Featuring Dr. Robert Bornhofen In this interview podcast, Dr. Robert Bornhofen, a leading strategist and innovator, shares his thoughts on a culture of innovation, technologies he is working on and the barriers he sees to innovate within these technological spaces. Play Episode 6 Foundation Series // Episode 5 Top Barriers to Innovation Kuan and Priachi are joined by two guests, Natalie Foley and Kevin Landtroop, to discuss top barriers to innovation. Listen to this thought-provoking ‘retrospective’ that applies different lenses to uncover what is not working and what needs to be streamlined within the innovation ecosystem. Play Episode 5 Foundation Series // Episode 4 Top 5 Intersections of Year 2022 and beyond Kuan and Prachi kick off the new year with the social, economic, and technological trends that are emerging and some fascinating intersections between them. Play Episode 4 Foundation Series // Episode 3 Culture of Innovation and Mindfulness Kuan and Prachi discuss the intersection between Culture of Innovation and Mindfulness including some practical and actionable ways to bring mindfulness to work. Play Episode 3 Foundation Series // Episode 2 Intra-organizational Collaboration Kuan and Prachi focus on Intra-organizational collaboration, examples, and ideas for the workforce, personal experiences, and advice for young professionals. Play Episode 2 Foundation Series // Episode 1 Inter-organizational Collaboration Kuan and Prachi discuss inter-organizational collaboration, how it is foundational for sustainable growth, and their real-world experiences and stories. Play Episode 1
