Don Heider PhD, Brigit Helms PhD

Line of Sight Podcast

Society EN ↓ 81 episodes

In the heart of Silicon Valley, idea to market happens at light speed. But at what cost? The answer isn’t always obvious and often leads to unintended consequences, both locally and globally. On the flip side, innovative ideas, policies, and technologies are being advanced to bring about a more just, ethical, and sustainable world. Line of Sight presents a unique view of innovation by bringing technologists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries into provocative conversations with two of the world’s top thought leaders in the fields of social justice and ethics, Santa Clara University’s Brigit Helms...

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Don Heider PhD, Brigit Helms PhD

Episodes

Enterprising Sisters in Africa with Sister Juunza 25.02.2020 26:16

Sister Juunza of the Religious Sisters of the Holy Spirit in Zambia brings shares her perspective on how principles of social entrepreneurship can improve life for Zambians. Thane, Don and Sister Juunza discuss the farming and education initiatives of her sisters, the prospects for young people in Zambia, and her vision for the next 10 years for her school.

Managing Dominant Visionaries with Rob Shelton 11.02.2020 48:09

Rob Shelton is co-author of the recent book “The Brilliant Jerk Conundrum: Thriving with and Governing a Dominant Visionary.” In this episode, Thane and Don sit down with Rob to discuss how to spot and manage dominant visionaries, and how innovation and ethics can co-exist within organizations.

Solar Minigrids with Erika Francks 28.01.2020 27:15

Erika was a Global Social Benefit Fellow in 2016 with ONergy Solar in Kolkata, India. She graduated from Santa Clara in 2017 as Valedictorian of her class and joined Accenture as a management consulting analyst focused on marketing and data analytics. She then went on a Fulbright to the country of Lesotho where she conducted research on productive uses of energy for OnePower, a solar minigrid comp...

Civility and Compassion with Dr. Thomas Plante 14.01.2020 48:30

Dr. Thomas Plante is a leading expert on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Plante is a prolific author, Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J. University Professor at Santa Clara, a practicing psychologist, and serves as the Civility Chair of the American Psychological Association. In this conversation with Thane and Don, Dr. Plante dives into the realities of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, includin...

Inspiring Girls to Lead with Diana Kapp 02.12.2019 43:01

A week before Diana Kapp’s new book, “Girls Who Rule the World” was launched, Forbes’ list of 100 Most Innovative Leaders was published with only one woman on it. The blowback helped bring attention to Diana’s purpose: to inspire a generation of girls to grow up expecting to be CEO. Don Heider and Thane Kreiner, in conversation with Diana, dig into the obstacles facing today’s girls (tomorrow’s le...

Welcome to Line of Sight 02.12.2019 24:37

Meet hosts Thane Kreiner and Don Heider as they introduce their new podcast, in which they’ll lead provocative conversations with their guests at the intersection of today’s bleeding edge technologies and the timeless values of discernment and moral reasoning – asking questions that reveal the seldom-considered side of innovation.