April Rinne and Nancy Giordano discuss a world in flux... Having traveled to 104 countries (at last count!), visiting environments as diverse as a slum in Africa to the plains of Mongolia, friend and fellow futurist April Rinne is uniquely positioned to advise governments and startups all over the world. We invite you to enjoy her conversation with Nancy Giordano as they discuss the necessity of developing a flux mindset and how her yoga practice fits into it all. Learn more at...

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 circumnavigated the globe twice and lead 18 cultural anthropology and ethnography expeditions, from Timbuktu...

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 foresight models and techniques to assess potential threats and impacts, emerging ideas, and exciting...

Cecily Sommers and Nancy Giordano discuss holding tight to purpose and playing loose with tactics... There’s only one thing Cecily Sommers loves more than solving big, sticky innovation problems for some of the world’s great brands: getting others excited about doing it for themselves. In conversation with the Femme Futurists Society, Cecily speaks with Nancy Giordano about the four forces of change and the four characteristics we must cultivate to navigate uncertain times. We particularly...

Leyla Acaroglu and Nancy Giordano discuss creating change by design... Founder of the UnSchool of Disruptive Design, Disrupt Design, and the CO Project Farm in Portugal, Leyla is an award winning designer, UNEP Champion of the Earth (the youngest ever, i think), social scientist and entrepreneur who challenges people to think differently about how the world works. She has developed the Disruptive Design Method and designs cerebrally activating experiences, gamified toolkits, and unique...

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 systems that are built on trust. Providing organizational design and consulting for some of the...

Heather McGowan and Nancy Giordano discuss the adaptation advantage in "the new normal"... Heather E. McGowan is an aspirational polymath, keynote speaker, and author of the recently published, The Adaptation Advantage. In her book, Heather describes how "our models of employment and education developed in the early twentieth century to prepare a workforce for a relatively stable economy no longer work. Now, to thrive in a world of atomized, automated, and augmented work, we must become ever...

Ayelet Baron and Nancy Giordano discuss Baron's book, "F*ck the Bucket List for the Soul: Discover the Wonder of You"... Next up in our series of compelling conversations, we're thrilled to introduce you to the visionary wisdom of Ayelet Baron, as she speaks with Nancy Giordano about her journey toward corporate sanity, the singular event that changed her life forever and why she believes... "f**k the bucket list".  Learn more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at...

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 more at femmefuturists.comLearn more about Nancy at nancygiordano.comLearn more about our guest...

Riane Eisler and Nancy Giordano discuss the needed shift from power over to power with... Internationally renowned social systems scientist, author, cultural historian and evolutionary theorist, Riane Eisler has been advocating for more caring, gender balanced, partnership-oriented systems for more than forty years. Considered one of the top 20 economic thinkers of this century alongside Marx and Adam Smith, she pioneered the expansion of human rights to include the majority of humanity:...

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 to the conclusion that: only by engaging as many people as possible will the work that is being...

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 dissertation with no children, and by the end had four(!), having been surprised with triplets...

Karen Sands and Nancy Giordano discuss the Ageless Way... An early feminist who has been active in the women's rights movement for decades, Karen Sands is a visionary leadership expert and gerofuturist, now on a mission to inspire the older generation to rock their age, while at the same time showing younger generations the value of not just their wisdom and experience, but the huge opportunities for innovation that an aging population represents. Not only that but where we’re seeing a...