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Step into the extraordinary world of The Positive Turbulence Podcast as we embark on a curious expedition to the outskirts of innovation. Join us as we dive deep into the minds of the fearless turbulators, those remarkable individuals transforming the world with their beautiful tales of positive change. This podcast is for you if you seek inspiration and a fresh perspective on making a difference. Uncover the untold stories of our remarkable guests, who have fearlessly challenged the status quo and blazed new trails to create a brighter tomorrow. But that’s not all! At positiveturbulence.com, you’ll discover a treasure trove of resources waiting for you to explore. Immerse yourself in the thought-provoking episodes, get to know our incredible guests, and delve into our handpicked collection of mind-expanding books. The world is waiting to be transformed, and you hold the key to unlocking its boundless potential. Don’t miss out on this unique journey of discovery! Head over to positiveturbulence.com now and ignite your passion for positive change.
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Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Unlocking Creativity
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Have you ever found yourself in a rut? Do you feel like your creative spark has flickered out? Maybe you're not even sure you even have that spark. In this episode, we engage with two extraordinary minds, Jane Hilberry, Professor of Creativity and Innovation, and Felicia Rose Chavez, Creativity and Innovation Scholar, both at Colorado College. They're here to shed light on the untapped creativity within each of us, even those moments when we might not feel particularly creative.
Friday Sep 30, 2022
With a Little Luck, You Can Find Your Inner Will
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
This story about a granite and gravel company (Luck Stone) pivoting into a values-based leadership and coaching not-for-profit business (Inner Will Leadership Institute) as well as a spin-off of a number of related businesses (Luck Companies) is a story about the power of vision. It’s about why connecting with your values matters and is an example of positive turbulence in action. To make things even better, we were able to talk to Dr. Tom Epperson, who started working at Luck Stone in college as a summer job and grew with the business through the transition to being the President of Inner Will (as well as the author of InnerWill: Developing Better People, Braver Leaders, and a Wiser World through the Practice of Values-Based Leadership) and Greg McCann a consultant, coach, presenter, author and professor and on the board of Inner Will. Don’t miss it.
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Simulating Turbulence
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
From the Center for Medical Simulation in Boston to our periphery, we bring you a conversation with Jenny Rudolph, Executive Director at the Center for Medical Simulation in Boston, Massachusetts. Jenny is a master at team building and leadership and a natural and effective turbulator. Leadership discussions are often focused on individual strengths and skills. Jenny offers us a framework for how individuals combine to create effective teams.
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Discover Your Venus Genius
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
The problem with innovation is that it's handled like a business with masculine energy. It is very fact-based, data-based KPIs performance, speed, or so says Fabienne Jacquet, author of Venus Genius: The Female Prescription. Fabienne offers a solution and a whole lot of positive turbulence by making an important link to the power of feminine traits and how these are key to the front-end of innovation. She's pointing at something that everyone sees, but no one is talking about.
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Concert of Ideas: Activate the Genius Inside
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Is your team stuck in a rut? Maybe you're all burnt out after flexing, managing and adjusting through the pandemic. Join John Cimino, founder of Creative Leaps International, as we explore one highly effective way he developed to quickly generate positive turbulence for teams and change cultures using a technique called Concert of Ideas. It's unusual. It's out there. And it works! John's got 30 years of experience doing this and he shares some amazing stories.
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
The Calculus of Trust
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Darryl Stickel, the founder of Trust Unlimited, has cracked the code on building and maintaining trust. He’s the rare academic who not only has a big breakthrough in his field but also has developed a highly practical model. He’s applied this model in war zones, business settings, and families, all with great success. Darryl offers us the gift of learning how to build better and nurture trust. Our conversation with him dives into how vulnerability, uncertainty and context play into creating or inhibiting trust…and offers more than a few solid insights along the way.
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Marketing the Gentle Way
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Whether you are an entrepreneur or a professional looking to get ahead, you need to figure out how you are going to approach your marketing. There are endless hype-marketing-based services out there with some variation on connect-and-pitch. But what to do if that's not for you? Listen to this episode! Sarah Santacroce and her Gentle Marketing Revolution offer positive turbulence about marketing.
Saturday May 22, 2021
Positive Turbulence to Fight Climate Change
Saturday May 22, 2021
Saturday May 22, 2021
Climate change is a wicked problem. It will take a systems-thinking level solution to tackle it. Kelly Erhart, co-founder of Project Vesta has just the elegant solution we've been waiting for using green sand beaches and enhanced coastal weathering of olivine rock. Talk about turbulence! Kelly is a practical optimist and has a remarkably elegant solution. There's hope here and some big mental shifts to check into.
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Turbulent Language for Positive Social Impact
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Language and storytelling have to power to change the world. But finding your voice and the right words to make the impact you want can be challenging. Tramaine Chelan'gat's shares her journey to finding her words. In doing so she found her calling as a Social Impact Strategist. Tramaine is inspired and inspiring, and in telling us her story, in confidently giving us the words to frame who she is and what she does in the world, Tramaine opens the door for all of us to consider our own stories and to reintegrate all of our compartments into a single, beautiful whole. Stay tuned, you’ll be challenged, you’ll be motivated, and you may even find the space for a good laugh.
Saturday Feb 13, 2021
Solutions Journalism: PositiveTurbulence in Action
Saturday Feb 13, 2021
Saturday Feb 13, 2021
Most journalists we encounter today ask what went wrong yesterday and who's to blame, or so says David Beers of The Tyee. He, Summers McKay and Kristy Jansen of the Optimist Daily joined Karyn and Rob for a rich and robust exploration of solutions journalism. What is solutions journalism, you may ask? Solutions journalism investigates and reports on potential solutions to our biggest challenges. It’s investigative journalism focusing on how people respond to and solve problems. It is a potential answer to the emotional inflammation that many of us are experiencing today.