Radio Future Skills Academy

I talk with Silvia Baroni, Senior Strategic Designer, Business Innovation Studio at Volkswagen Group Services. Silvia grew up as a professional tennis player until an injury forced her to suddenly stop. So this talk is about life changing events, courage and perseverance. 

I talk with Emma Jefferies PHD. Emma is an author and expert on how to lead a movement of change with empathy. We talk about  courage, resilience, empathy and your inner child.

Sarah is an Expert in Design Thinking, Innovation Program Development, and Training Corporate Entrepreneurs & Innovative Leaders Sarah calls herself a misfit, but she is actually always looking to build bridges. I talk to her about how she grew up, what shaped her and how she creates safe spaces for the creative teams she works with.

Sarah Braud is an author, brand storyteller and content strategist. We talk about how storytelling combines all of her passions. We also talk about art, design, her spiritual journey, a beautiful story of 'the river and the rock', being a parent and what really matters most in life. Her upcoming books has the working title: 'Judge yourself accordingly'

Jan-Erik is an author of the book Leading Design and professor of Design Management at the University of Applied Science and Arts in Lucern. We talk about his career at Philips Design, growing up as a Dutch-German hybrid and always trying to fit in while staying your authentic self.

Guido has been an influential person in the world of design thinking for over a decade. He is the author of the book 'Radical Changes in Small Steps' (still only available in Dutch) a bestseller and Management Book of the Year. He was "born to be a designer", had a long career at Océ and is now lector and professor of design thinking. On the show we talk about design thinking, how the body knows m...

Gordon Adomdza is Innovation and Entrepreneurship Professor at Ashesi University College in Accra Ghana. We talk about how he grew up in Ghana, studied in Canada, discovered design thinking and became one of the leading design thinking evangelist in Africa.

Pak is a Fashion Psychologist who moved from Hong Kong to the UK when he was 8 years old. His parents stayed in Hong Kong. We talk about how this has influenced his development and the way he looks at things. We also talk about design thinking, leadership and… Teddybears.  

Today on the show I talk to Becky Wright, Creative Director at New Leaf and a modern-day alchemist. "If you and I would to go down to the river, we wouldn't find gold where the water is running fast. We'd find it where it's running quite slow."

On this show I talk to Ralf Beuker. Ralf is the Dean of the Design Faculty at University of Applied Sciences Muenster, Germany and a professor of Design Management. We talk about when to make jokes.. and when not, the transitions from chaos to order and back, the evolution of Design Management into Design Thinking and… how I 'pissed him off' We talk about how being too satisfied with ourselves and...

On this show I talk to Service Designer Anupa Dasgupta. We talk about storytelling, growing up in India and Greece, adapting and what an Indian 'Joined Family' is… We discuss the need for Emotional Intelligence in Leadership, dyslexia, learning 'disabilities' and what it means when you're wired differently.

On this show I speak to Mónica Muñoz Mora a business unit and global sales leader. We talk about leadership, emotional intelligence, work life balance, automation and the future of work. Mónica also shared her story of growing up and studying in Mexico and moving to Europe. She lived and worked in many European countries and currently lives in Luxembourg.

On this show I talk to Robert Puchalla the managing director consulting and brand expert at Arsmedium in Nürnberg. We talk about growing up in Poland in the Soviet Era, moving to Germany as a teenager and being overwhelmed by products and advertisement. Immediately Robert fell in love with brands and purpose driven companies. We talk about marketing and what makes a brand great, We also talk about...

On this special Creative Leadership Podcast episode "Let me introduce you" John Vorhaus introduces me to the Author and Decision Strategist Annie Duke. What an amazing story she shared with us…. As a former professional poker player, Annie won more than $4 million in tournament poker before retiring from the game in 2012. Prior to becoming a professional player, Annie was awarded a National Scienc...

Zahara is the founder at African Futures Academy and Conscious Design Coach & Futurist. We talk about growing up in a township in South Africa during Apartheid, being both disconnected and hyper sensitive. We talk about her philosophy of the Consciousness Evolution and Embracing the space created for you and embracing your authentic self as a leader. Thanks to Matt Holt Books for the support

On this show I'm talking to Joel Bradley. Joel is a Creative Director and Innovation Coach at SKY television. He calls himself an accidental creative. We talk about deep listening, making space for others, being playful, Creative Leadership and the The Leadership Cult and Mythology. We discuss Empathy. Can you really walk in someone else's shoes? and we talk about having dyslexia and what it means...

In this episode I talk to Shinta Oosterwaal. Shinta is an Economist, Author and Leadership Coach We talk about Being broken, growing up now compared to the 70's and early 80's, the Waldorf School concept And we spend time talking about her vision on Leadership and specifically about New Economics, Regenerative Economy, Kate Raworth's Donut Economy, Charles Eisenstein and the Gift Economy and her l...

In this podcast I talk to Maarten about the design process, Good and bad teachers, Leadership and diversity, Heuristics, the consequences of stereotypes in Leadership and Fake it 'till you make it...

An interview with Eleni Menegatou about her vision on Leadership, growing up on a Greek island, her grandfather, super powers and woman's rights.