Personal Journeys Around Change
June 10, 2020
The "Sharing Personal Journeys" webinar series wraps up with Jason Wilmot as he dives into a personal story of changing mindset, routine and expectations in order to achieve a large goal that was once thought out of reach. It is important to become an agent of change and transformation instead of being rolled over by their forces.
How to Think Like a Civilization
June 2, 2020
Digital technology is the solvent leaching the glue out of our global institutions, but digital technology also presents us with the means to meet both our current challenges - and to shape a new planetary order. Paul Saffo dives into this complex challenge in the next “Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems” webinar.
How Social Emotional Learning Drives Student Well-Being and Innovation
June 3, 2020
Using our virtues and character strengths can empower us to be the best we can be and offers guidelines to other elements of well-being. These virtues and strengths can be classified and developed. Keith Coleman, a mediaX Distinguished Visiting Scholar dives into this critical in the next “Sharing Personal Journeys” webinar.
Drop Dead Happy
May 27, 2020
The mediaX webinar series "Sharing Personal Journeys" continues with mediaX Distinguished Visiting Scholar Davis Masten. In this session, after being read his last rights, Davis shares his perspective and personal insights as he explores longevity as an artist and the importance of being available to himself-in the time he is has left.
Making Context Relevant for Learning Essential Skills for the Workplace
May 26, 2020
Daily human interactions have a comparable impact on employee productivity and retention. Virtual reality simulations are a powerful modality for developing skilled and effective human-to-human interactions. Mark Atkinson, is CEO of Mursion dives into this topic in the next “Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems” webinar.
Re-envisioning the “Seat-Time” Algorithm in Education
Esther Wojcicki, founder of the scholastic journalism program at Palo Alto High School looks at the importance re-envisioning instructional minutes or seat time as defined in the education code.
A New Playbook for Corporate Resilience
Diving into Purpose-built Innovation, mediaX Distinguished Visiting Scholar Ajay Madhok explores this strategy that empowers large corporations to seize growth opportunities using the same playbook as startups.
Robotics for Human Resilience
mediaX Distinguished Visiting Scholar Neil Jacobstein addresses the importance of using robots during the COVID-19 pandemic period and beyond as bobotics can be framed as a useful set of tools for seamless extensions of our ability to do local work remotely.
Human Kindness in the Face of Adversity, mediaX Thought Leader and Writer of Contagion Shares His Thoughts
In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, Scott Z Burns was interviewed by the Washington Post to discuss the parallels between the movie he wrote and the current global pandemic.