Discover the art of leadership through authentic human connection. Each episode unpacks powerful strategies for building trust, fostering psychological safety, and inspiring teams through empathy and emotional intelligence. Join us as we explore how today's most effective leaders create meaningful relationships that drive both personal growth and organizational success. Leadership isn't just about decisions and direction—it's about the connections we create along the way.
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Discover the art of leadership through authentic human connection. Each episode unpacks powerful strategies for building trust, fostering psychological safety, and inspiring teams through empathy and emotional intelligence. Join us as we explore how today's most effective leaders create meaningful relationships that drive both personal growth and organizational success. Leadership isn't just about decisions and direction—it's about the connections we create along the way.
Be Innovation-ish, with Rich Braden and Dr. Tessa Forshaw
Leading Through Connection
30 minutes
1 month ago
Be Innovation-ish, with Rich Braden and Dr. Tessa Forshaw
In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Rich Braden and Dr. Tessa Forshaw about their new book, Be Innovation-ish.
Rich Braden is the founder of People Rocket LLC, a strategic innovation firm based in San Francisco. With over 15 years of academic experience, Rich is a recognized thought leader in design thinking, leadership, and innovation. He is a design educator teaching at renowned institutions including Harvard University, Stanford University, Aalto University, and London Business School, helping shape future leaders. As CEO of People Rocket, he works with clients such as Airbnb, Google, the United Nations, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and the Red Cross to drive strategic innovation and responsible AI solutions. Rich holds degrees in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
As a co-founder of the Next Level Lab at Harvard University, Tessa specializes in using cognitive science to explore how people best work, learn, and innovate. She draws upon her academic research as a cognitive scientist and extensive background as a former designer at IDEO CoLAb and Accenture to turn the cognitive processes involved in design, creativity, and innovation into practical insights that can be applied in the flow of work. These insights are also the foundations of what she teaches as a design educator at Stanford University and now Harvard University. Recognized for her impactful design projects, Tessa is the recipient of multiple design awards: a Fast Company Design Award for General Excellence, two Core77 Industrial Design Magazine Design Awards, and the Australian American Chamber of Commerce Innovation Awards.
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Leading Through Connection
Discover the art of leadership through authentic human connection. Each episode unpacks powerful strategies for building trust, fostering psychological safety, and inspiring teams through empathy and emotional intelligence. Join us as we explore how today's most effective leaders create meaningful relationships that drive both personal growth and organizational success. Leadership isn't just about decisions and direction—it's about the connections we create along the way.
