The Femme Futurists Society Podcast

Episode #31 in our Femme Futurists video podcast series with Sun (Kagami) Brown, where we talk about: Deep Self Design. The Doodle revolution. Inner engineering. Gamestorming. Collaboration Literacy. Juicy messiness. Being a best friend to yourself. And my favorite: shoshaku jushaku (which in Zen Buddhism means; one continuous mistake). It would be easy to think of that last one as a negative, but...

Episode #30: In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast series with extraordinary women, we explore the role of new technologies in creativity with Brooke Hopper. Brooke Hopper is Principal Designer for Machine Intelligence and Emerging Technologies at Adobe, working to deepen and enhance the creative process and allow all humans to more fully realize their creative visions.  Learn more about the Femmes...

Episode #28: In our our Femme Futurist Video Podcast series with extraordinary women, we discuss future proofing one of the world’s best known brands with Joanna Lepore. Joanna Lepore is the Global Foresight Director for McDonald’s, leading the exploration of new capabilities globally by putting humans and sustainability at the center of their future visioning. Learn more about the Femmes at Femme...

Carin Ism and Nancy Giordano discuss the future of governance... We see example after example of how exponential technologies are changing everything, yet our systems of governance are not keeping pace. Cross-pollination between the digital realm and governance design is long overdue, and that's exactly where our latest Femme Futurists Society interviewee comes in. A "power nerd" and co-author of...

Zahara Chetty and Nancy Giordano discuss the need for divergent thinking and polymaths... Zahara Chetty and Nancy Giordano discuss the need for divergent thinking thinking, polymaths and multi-potentialities in this heartfelt conversation around her life growing up in Apartheid South Africa. As an Educationist, Writer, Facilitator, Fashion Designer and Coach she works remotely with teams all aroun...

Lisa Galarneau and Nancy Giordano discuss anthropology of the future... A curiosity-led, polymath and anthropologist, Dr. Lisa Galarneau uses the past to shape the future. Firmly believing that we have the ability right now to shape a thriving existence for all (including the planet), in this conversation with Nancy Giordano she wonders what's stopping us? Lisa posits that, "we must de-condition o...

Geci Karuri-Sebina and Nancy Giordano discuss the importance of intelligent cities rather than smart cities... In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss intelligent cities not just smart cities with Geci Karuri-Sebina. GECI KARURI-SEBINA is a Johannesburg-based scholar-practitioner who works on urban planning and governance issues to ensure we don’t just have smart c...

Dana Klisanin and Nancy Giordano discuss cultivating consciousness... In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss how to "rewild the mind” with Dana Klisanin. DR DANA KLISANIN is CEO at Evolutionary Guidance Media R&D, Inc. and Co-Founder at ReWilding: Lab, a new venture to "rewild the mind"  and expand the way we learn, heal, and envision our planetary futures. Le...

Erica Dhawan and Nancy Giordano discuss connectional intelligence and digital body language... How can you break through overwhelm and make big things happen? While we have all talked about collaboration for years, our need for one another has become vitally important these days. Sheltering in our homes all these months (and we're not out of the woods yet), we have been intensely challenged to ado...

Ivy Mahsciao and Nancy Giordano discuss self-discovery through empathy AI... In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss mindtech using voice + emotion AI to help youth. IVY MAHSCIAO is founder + CEO of Evrmore, the first mindtech startup using voice + emotion AI to provide an inclusive betterment platform for young people to improve mindset, social and emotional resil...

Samar Hechaime and Nancy Giordano discuss what constellations and systems can teach us about complex problem solving... Samar Héchaimé is focused on enabling leaders to achieve strategic transformation through multidisciplinary, humancentric disruption that considers systems as constellations. As Co-founder/Director of Agora Visioning, she has worked around the world solving complex infrastructure...

Elatia Abate and Nancy Giordano discuss the future of work and working... In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss the Future of Work with Elatia Abate. ELATIA ABATE is the Founder of Future of Now and Futurist in Residence for Paylocity, whose mission is to revolutionize the way trailblazing leaders understand, train and fuel their leadership. She is a globally rec...

Lisa Bodell and Nancy Giordano discuss simplifying complexity in business, life, and more... There were many things Lisa Bodell talked about in our conversation that grabbed our attention: "thinking is a daring act", "we need guardrails not handcuffs", "soft skills are the new power skills", "say yes with intention and no with purpose" and we need to "kill stupid rules". Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes...

April Rinne and Nancy Giordano discuss a world in flux... In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss how leaders + teams improve tolerance for uncertainty in a world in flux with April Rinne. APRIL RINNE has spent her 25+ year career across 100+ countries with a wide range of companies, cultures, business models, and leadership styles, ultimately with the goal of help...

Sarah DaVanzo and Nancy Giordano discuss the need to be curious about curiosity... We're excited to introduce you to Sarah DaVanzo, VP of Consumer & Market Insight for L'Oreal, in conversation with Nancy Giordano! Sarah is a fervent curiosity seeker + practitioner who believes we need to not just "be" curious, but "do" curious. A self-described Explorer & Gallivanter, she has circumnavigat...

Yvette Montero Salvatico and Nancy Giordano discuss why everyone should practice foresight... Yvette Montero Salvatico is on a passionate mission: democratize foresight. Having started out in finance at The Walt Disney Company many years ago, Yvette was tapped to establish and lead the internal Future Workforce Insights division. The goal was to identify future workforce trends and leverage foresi...

Cecily Sommers and Nancy Giordano discuss holding tight to purpose and playing loose with tactics... In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss holding tight to purpose + playing loose with tactics with Cecily Sommers. CECILY SOMMERS is a globally renowned futurist, showing how a winning strategy is one that applies foresight to market forces, champions proprietary op...

Leyla Acaroglu and Nancy Giordano discuss creating change by design... In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, Leyla Acaraglu challenges us to think differently about how the world works. DR LEYLA ACARAGLU is a circular economy and sustainability provocateur who founded the UnSchool of Disruptive Design who is an award-winning designer, UNEP Champion of the Earth, and social...

Tamsin Woolley-Barker and Nancy Giordano discuss thriving in complexity... What can we really learn from the birds and the bees? Evolutionary biologist, corporate strategist and author of TEEMING, Tamsin Woolley-Barker, PhD, helps leaders understand and apply the lessons in adaptivity that nature has honed over millions of years of experimentation; finely tuned to create harmonious and integrated...

Heather McGowan and Nancy Giordano discuss the adaptation advantage in "the new normal"... In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss intelligent cities not just smart cities with Geci Karuri-Sebina. GECI KARURI-SEBINA is a Johannesburg-based scholar-practitioner who works on urban planning and governance issues to ensure we don’t just have smart cities but intelligen...

In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast with extraordinary women, we discuss fresh perspectives on 21st century leadership with Ayelet Baron. AYELET BARON a reformed corporate strategist who was Global VP of Strategy, Innovation and Transformation at Cisco for 15+ years, leaving to cultivate a fresh perspective on 21st-century business that creates authentic, transformational change.   Learn more at f...

Cathy Hackl and Nancy Giordano discuss spatial computing and the augmented workforce... Recognized as one of the top 10 Tech Voices on Linkedin and author of the upcoming book, "The Augmented Workforce: How AI, AR, and 5G Will Impact Every Dollar You Make", next in our Femme Futurists series is Cathy Hackl discussing spatial computing, AR/VR and the augmented workforce with Nancy Giordano.  Learn...

Riane Eisler and Nancy Giordano discuss the needed shift from power over to power with... In our Femme Futurists Video Podcast with extraordinary women, showcases 60+ years of Riane Eisler tirelessly championing a more caring economics. RIANE EISLER is a cultural historian, systems scientist and president of the Center for Partnership Systems, often compared to Marx + Smith for her more than 60+ y...

Tessa Finlev and Nancy Giordano discuss embodying the future you want... From her early start traveling the world with the Peace Corps to becoming Head Foresight Strategist for Dolby Labs, Tessa Finlev’s mission has been to gather a deep understanding of what it means to be human through multiple contexts and experiences. Her global insights, futures thinking and unconventional path have led her t...

Guillermina Benavides and Nancy Giordano discuss the need to change the way we change... Guillermina Benavides Rincón is a Professor with a master’s degree in strategic foresight at the School of Government and Public Transformation at Tecnológico de Monterrey, and a PhD from the University of Texas at Arlington. Beyond the accomplishments though, what’s mind-blowing is that she started her final...