The ThinkND Podcast

Episode Topic: Kinship On and Off the Court As the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women’s basketball team, Coach Niele Ivey is responsible not only for leading her team on the court during games and practices, but also off the court and oftentimes behind the scenes. Join us for this conversation between Chris Stevens, Co-Founding Director of ILI and Coach Niele Ivey, where we will he...

Episode Topic: Preparing for the Next Phase   In this installment of Creating Your Inspired Journey, we will be joined by Chris Farrell, a journalist, author, and public speaker whose work is centered on topics of interest especially for individuals who have or are soon finishing their career and discerning their next act. Tom Schreier, ILI Founding Director and Chris will have a conversation focu...

Episode Topic: Michael Lamb on Hope & Character As part of the Virtues & Vocations webinar series, Education for Flourishing: Pursuing Purpose in the Professions, we are pleased to welcome Michael Lamb to discuss Hope & Character. Featured Speakers: Suzanne Shanahan is Leo and Arlene Hawk Executive Director and Professor of the Practice at Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns Michae...

This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Mendoza College of Business signature lecture series, Ten Years Hence . We invite you to join with us to see and hear a variety of experts talk about this year’s topic, framed around a question: “Is Globalism Dead?” Some of our speakers will say the answer is “yes,” while others will say, “definitely not.” Still others aren’t so sure, offering a qualifie...

Episode Topic: Wine 101: Wine Basics Most people enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner, and some discuss the complexities of taste, but we're returning to basics. What is wine? How is it made? Let's start from the beginning and build a base of understanding to explore all things wine. Join us for a new series at the intersection of science and business in Wine, Behind the Curtain featur...

Episode Topic: Terroir: Wine Quality and Context We all know where we come from can be an important part of who we are. The same is true for wine! The idea that all the factors that go into producing grapes and transforming them into wine, from climate to soil to elevation, are fundamental to the quality of the wine is know as terroir . This concept was so important to the ancient Greeks that they...

Episode Topic: Terroir: Wine Quality & Context We all know where we come from can be an important part of who we are. The same is true for wine! The idea that all the factors that go into producing grapes and transforming them into wine, from climate to soil to elevation, are fundamental to the quality of the wine is know as terroir. This concept was so important to the ancient Greeks that the...

Episode Topic: Thinking About Your Legacy The definition of legacy is “something that is passed on,” but a legacy can take many forms. During this session, Chris Stevens will moderate a discussion with a group of alumni from three cohorts of the Inspired Leadership Initiative. They will share their experiences about considering their own legacy, and what that means to them personally, professional...

Episode Topic: Ardent Spirits - The Essential Science Have you ever wondered about all the science, engineering, technology, business and craftsmanship that goes into each sip of your favorite spirit? Ken Kuno, professor in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, and Ron Runnebaum ‘96, associate professor in the department of viticulture and enology in the Rob...

Episode Topic: The Search for an Inspiring Life - How to Measure What Matters Most College students are typically of an age in which they actively recalibrate their compass, whether morally, vocationally, or otherwise. They shift from relying on external authorities to relying on a developing, inner authority. Over the course of a lifetime, however, various external authorities can come back to pr...

Episode Topic: The Value of Kinship in Leadership What does kinship mean? Does kinship have a place in the fast-paced world of industry? What can we learn about kinship from the leader of one of the largest companies in the world? Join us for an Inspiring Conversation with the Chairman and CEO of Cargill, Dave MacLennan, as he discusses “The Value of Kinship in Leadership” and how kinship manifest...

Episode Topic: Wine 101: Wine Basics Most people enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner, and some discuss the complexities of taste, but we're returning to basics. What is wine? How is it made? Let's start from the beginning and build a base of understanding to explore all things wine. Join us for a new series at the intersection of science and business in Wine, Behind the Curtain featur...

Episode Topic: Coastal Boulder Displacement on the West Coast of Ireland Notre Dame Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Andrew Kennedy discusses his research in connection to the West of Ireland which focuses on waves, surge, and currents in the coastal ocean and their effects on human activities. Parts of this work are observational, ranging from the rapid deploym...

Episode Topic: The Water Crisis in Mexico City Mexico City has been facing a water crisis for a while. Even with increased rainfall, not enough is being captured to supply the needs of the city's 22 million people - it's a common challenge for megacities. Many people refuse to pay their water bill because of frequent outages (and a variety of other factors), meaning the authorities are n...

Episode Topic: Understanding Water Diplomacy Between Israel and Jordan Join NDI staff from the Jerusalem Global Center and a special guest from the U.S. State Department to discuss the standardization of a duel plumbing system with a gray water pipe (sinks/showers) and black water pipe (toilets). Black water goes to sludge treatment, but gray water is not nearly as expensive to clean and can then...

Episode Topic:   Rivers and Tides: A Biography of the River Thames and The Sustainability of Rivers in London This week, the London Global Gateway will be in conversation with special guest speakers archaeologist (Notre Dame) and award-winning lecturer and researcher, Fay Stevens and Project Leader for CITiZAN, Gustav Milne. They will discuss the development of phenomenological research methods an...

Episode Topic: Water Sustainability in Santiago, Chile Join NDI staff from Santiago, Chile, and Notre Dame Environmental Engineering Professor Rob Nerenberg to discuss how population growth and climate change are increasing the need for more sustainable and energy-efficient water management technologies. The Nerenberg research group focuses on biological processes for water and wastewater treatmen...

Episode Topic: Understanding Water Diplomacy Between Israel and Jordan Join NDI staff from the Jerusalem Global Center and a special guest from the U.S. State Department to discuss the standardization of a duel plumbing system with a gray water pipe (sinks/showers) and black water pipe (toilets). Black water goes to sludge treatment, but gray water is not nearly as expensive to clean and can then...

Episode Topic: Water, Soil and Air in Rome Join NDI staff from the Rome Global Gateway and special guests to discuss sustainability and the role it plays within a global and academic context. This week will feature an Interdisciplinary panel with representatives from Catholic universities in the global north and south. Featured Speakers:  Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C., Associate Professor of Political...

Episode Topic:   Environmental Policy and Governance in Malawi This week, join NDI staff in Nairobi, Kenya and Notre Dame Geography and Environmental Policy Professor Ellis Adjei Adams to discuss his current research and its three main domains: 1) urban water insecurity, 2) water policy and governance, and 3) gender, water, and sustainable development. Featured Speakers:  Jackline Oluoch-Aridi, Re...

Episode Topic: Impact of Rise in Sea Level in Mumbai Join the Mumbai Global Center and Krupali Uplekar Krusche who is the Associate Dean for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work and Director of DHARMA (Digital Historic Architectural Research and Material Analysis) research team. She will be discussing her Sea Level Rise Study: Environmental impact on development of the City of Mumbai in its fu...

Episode Topic: Our Wicked Problems Listen to the discussion recorded on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, with JJ Wright and special guests, Kim Belcher, Tristan Cooley, and Eric T. Styles. Led by Grammy® Award winner Dr. J.J. Wright, this series introduces The Passion, a new artistic production combining Scripture with original poetry and set to original music. Through Christ’s Passion, we learn to encoun...

Episode Topic: Storytelling Through Song Led by Grammy® Award winner and Director of the Notre Dame Folk Choir Dr. J.J. Wright, this series will introduce The Passion, a new artistic production combining Scripture with original poetry and set to original music. Through Christ’s Passion, we learn to encounter suffering and incarnate love, to behold one another in our “not-enoughness.” As we enter t...

Episode Topic: The Making of The Passion Listen to the discussion recorded on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, with J.J. Wright and special guests Kim Belcher, Anna Staud, and Noelle Dorvault. Led by Grammy® Award winner and Director of the Notre Dame Folk Choir Dr. J.J. Wright, this series will introduce The Passion, a new artistic production combining Scripture with original poetry and set to original mu...

Episode Topic: The Upper Room: Art & Sacrament Led by Grammy® Award winner and Director of the Notre Dame Folk Choir Dr. J.J. Wright, this series will introduce The Passion, a new artistic production combining Scripture with original poetry and set to original music. Through Christ’s Passion, we learn to encounter suffering and incarnate love, to behold one another in our “not-enoughness.” As...