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TODAY'S GUEST
 
Karoli Hindriks is the CEO and founder of Jobbatical, a startup Forbes named one of Europe's 10 Most Exciting Technology SMEs for 2018. Jobbatical is working on removing the friction of international relocation by making immigration processes seamless through technology.  
 
In 2020 the EU Council named her one of the 8 most inspiring women in Europe. In 2021, she was a speaker at the TED conference in Monterey, CA talking about reinventing the passport.

 
EPISODE SUMMARY
 
In this conversation we talk about:
Growing up in post-USSR Estonia. Founding her first company at 16, officially becoming the youngest inventor in her country. Leading the launch of seven television channels in Northern Europe, including National Geographic Channels and MTV. Her aha! moment regarding immigration and migration while in Silicon Valley. The migration and mobility revolution. What Jobbatical is doing to facilitate movement of talent and knowledge to where it's most needed. Reinventing the passport for the new global economy and the modern age. And much more.  
This conversation with Karoli is one of a dozen or so weekly conversations we already have lined up for you with thinkers, designers, makers, authors, entrepreneurs, activists, and impact investors who are working to change our world for the better. So follow this podcast on your favorite podcast app, or head over to remakepod.org to subscribe.
 
And now let's jump right in with Karoli Hindriks.

 

TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS
 
[2:45] Life During Covid
[6:27] Early Childhood Encouragement 
[9:35] The Singing Revolution
[12:42] The Youngest Inventor
[14:27] Making a Difference
[16:45] The Inspiration for Jobbatical
[20:19] A Mobility Revolution
[26:33] The State of Immigration and the Passport
[33:38] The UX of a Country
[38:40] Reinventing the Passport
[46:18] Advantages of Hiring Globally
[50:29] A Short Sermon
 
EPISODE LINKS
Karoli's Links
🌍 Jobbatical 🎤 TED Talk 💼 LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile 📣 Twitter: @karolihindriks 📷 Instagram: @karolih 📺 YouTube Channel Other Links
🏫 Singularity University 🔭 NASA Ames Research Center 🌍 Google 📦 Amazon 📺 Netflix 🎤 TED Talk - Alain de Botton  












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TODAY’S GUEST
 
Dr. Hila Lifshitz-Assaf is an Associate Professor at NYU Stern. She is also a faculty associate at Harvard’s Lab for Innovation Science. Her work received the prestigious INSPIRE grant from the National Science Foundation, has been recognized to have a strong impact on industry, and has been taught at a variety of institutions around the world including MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, London Business School, Columbia, and Carnegie Mellon.
 
Hila spent 3 years at NASA, studying their adoption of open innovation processes, which led to many insights and an award-winning dissertation and paper. She continues to investigate new innovation processes such as crowdsourcing, open source, open online innovation communities, Wikipedia, hackathons, makeathons, etc.
 
EPISODE SUMMARY
 
In this conversation we discuss:
[2:47] Covid situation, teaching remotely.
[4:41] Leading COVID-19 hackathons, open innovation.
[10:37] Crisis as impetus for change.
[14:21] Developing curiosity in early childhood. Questioning boundaries.
[19:01] Pre-academic career: law, consulting, listening to people and seeing their psychology as business drivers.
[25:27] Getting interested in innovation, innovation as the "Big Question" of business.
[28:25] Working with NASA, NASA's culture.
[40:22] Open innovation study at NASA.
[48:01] How peoples' identity can hold innovation back.
[53:28] Growth mindset & belief.
[55:34] The pace of change.
[57:30] The causes of dysfunction.
[1:01:09] Embracing a little chaos.
[1:12:14] Bias towards action.
[1:14:10] Remote work & creativity.
[1:22:05] Managing for creativity.
[1:30:24] A short sermon for creative managers.
 
EPISODE LINKS
Hila's Links
🌍 HilaLifshitz.com 🎓 Google Scholar Profile 🎓 ResearchGate Profile 📰 HBR: Embrace a Little Chaos When Innovating Under Pressure 📺 On Breaking Knowledge Boundaries at NASA 🌍 Hila @ NYU 🌍 Hila @ Harvard 📣 Twitter: @H_DigInnovation Other Links
🎓 Dismantling Knowledge Boundaries at NASA: The Critical Role of Professional Identity in Open Innovation 📔 Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy 🌍 Growth vs. Fixed Minsets











 
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Shari Davis is a TED speaker, a participatory budgeting facilitator, and as she defines it, a recovering local government employee. She joined the Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP) after nearly 15 years of service and leadership in local government. As director of youth engagement and employment for the City of Boston, she launched Youth Lead the Change, the first youth participatory budgeting process in the US, which won the US Conference of Mayor's City Livability Award.
 
We spoke at the end of February, and I was very excited to talk to Shari because of her work on participatory budgeting, which seems to be one of the most promising new ways for everyday citizens, from all walks of life, to supervise and have a say in how public funds are being spent. Participatory budgeting has the potential for having an enormous impact on corruption, on efficient use of funds, on creating better, more efficient and more impactful programs, and also a huge effect on how people feel about their government. And all of this is already happening around the world, so I was very excited to hear about this from someone who's really leading this movement.
 
It was really fun to chat with Shari. She clearly has a lot of practice at connecting with, and including many different kinds of people. And so she puts you right at ease and she uses humor effectively. But it was the topic of the conversation that was really amazing to hear about.
 
( * Please note: this episode was originally recorded under they/she pronouns. )

 
EPISODE SUMMARY
 
In this conversation we talk about:
How her early involvement in martial arts as a kid really shaped her attitudes towards practice, responsibility, and community. How she initially got involved in the city government in Boston, eventually leading the youth department and bringing together resources and services for the youth of the city into one place. How she was asked to lead Youth Lead the Change. How the city earmarked $1M to be spent however the youth decided it should be spent, using the power of participation to make better decisions, and how that whole process unfolded. The US democracy's fatal flaw and how a lot of decisions happen in non-transparent, closed-door ways, ways that deepen inequality and division. How to run and lead a successful inclusive participatory budgeting project, whether you're a local government, a school, a non-profit or a national government, and why that makes such a huge difference.  
What stayed with me is this idea that by bringing people together and putting them in the right kind of process, and then paying attention and designing the process itself, how much better decisions are. Talking to Shari was really energizing and hopeful, and this is one of our goals with every conversation we bring you including several conversations we already have lined up for you with thinkers, designers, makers, authors, entrepreneurs, and activists who are working to change our world for the better. So if you're interested in these types of hopeful conversations, follow this podcast on your favorite podcast app, or head over to remakepod.org to subscribe. 
 
And now let's jump right in with Shari Davis.

 
TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS
 
[4:48] Life During Covid
[9:26] Early Childhood Guiding Forces
[16:22] A Journey From Martial Arts to Government
[22:29] Democracy's Fatal Flaw
[26:51] Youth Lead the Change
[34:56] Participatory Budgeting Project
[43:04] Inclusive Design
[45:16] Traveling Into the Future
[49:54] Where Hope Lives
[53:02] A Short Sermon on Change
 
EPISODE LINKS
Shari's Links 🌎 Participatory Budgeting Project  🌎 Youth Engagement and Employment 🌎 Youth Lead the Change 🎤 TED Talk 💼 LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile 📣 Twitter: @Shari_Davis1 📺 YouTube Channel Other Links 💻 Zoom 🎮 Roblox 🌎 Mayor's Youth Council 🏫 Harvard University 🎤 TED Ta

TODAY’S GUEST
 
Dr. Shahar Avin is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) at Cambridge University, focusing primarily on risks associated with artificial intelligence and deep learning algorithms.
 
EPISODE SUMMARY
 
We discuss:
Shahar’s unique approach of discovering truths through simulation and gaming. His insights into how to fix the broken system of science-funding. The existential risks associated with the rise of machine intelligence. Shahar's project, Intelligence Rising, in collaboration with Oxford University’s Future of Humanities Institute and our own Remake Labs, to create a strategic scenario game that will help educate decision makers on the possible risks and effects of the accelerating development in AI capabilities in the next few years.  
EPISODE LINKS
Dr. Shahar Avin's Links
🌍 ShaharAvin.com  🌍 Shahar on CSER @ Cambridge 🌍 Shahar's Google Scholar Profile  
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Today, we're talking about coliving.
 
I've long believed that paying attention to the fact that humans evolved to live in tribes, as opposed to isolated nuclear families, was the key to unlocking a tremendous amount of latent needs, wellbeing, and happiness. Today, a convergence of different trends is making coliving a real movement in the west.
 
Whereas in much of the world, living in community is a thing as old as time. The rise in real estate costs, financial recession, urban loneliness, the digital nomad lifestyle, and the advent of online communities and coworking spaces led many to a natural conclusion — that living more densely when it involves a real community of like-minded individuals could be not only more affordable, but actually more fulfilling.
 
Commercial coliving companies such as Selina, Outpost, and Adam Neumann's new Flow, as well as thousands of coliving communities around the world, are offering a less lonely, more connected, and fuller hospitality, travel, or long-term living experience. They help making sense of a new city, finding new friends, and experiencing belonging, a much more straightforward process, and in the process help us challenge the way things have always been done. That's why I was excited to talk to Leah Ziliak. 
 
Leah founded The Coliving Consultant in 2019 and has become one of the most sought-after coliving professionals in the field. She's an international speaker, writer, and entrepreneur, and works with coliving brands around the world to create positive customer experiences within shared living. As a digital nomad, Leah travels the world full-time and works with clients both on-site and remotely.
 
We spoke in January 2023, and it was really great to learn from Leah, who's clearly thought about these topics deeply and has deep experience, both living in and designing these sorts of communities.


 

EPISODE SUMMARY
 
In this conversation we talk about:
Her digital nomad lifestyle. How having a pen pal from another country instilled a desire in her to explore other cultures. What it was like to live and work on a cruise ship. Why she left her music career to become a digital nomad and coliving consultant. What is coliving, and what are the range of options for the coliving curious? Why is coliving becoming such a trend around the world? The freeing experience of coliving for solo digital nomads. The value of community and the importance of friendships. Different types of coliving spaces. Coliving versus packing more people in a small space. Crafting a community experience, and also a hospitality experience. Getting people involved in the creation versus supplying everything. Coliving and old age. Why is coliving slower to take off in the United States? The urge to explore the world versus the urge to lay roots and nest. And her new group, teaching more women how to travel solo.  
Design is all about challenging defaults, and so what stayed with me the most is how important it is to challenge societal defaults in terms of our living situation, geography, and lifestyle. Who said the right way to live is to work hard all day so that you can afford a large house with a fence and smart locks to keep everyone else out? And who said that we have to wait until retirement to spend significant time traveling the world?
 
We have some amazing episodes lined up for you with thinkers, designers, makers, authors, and activists, answering questions like:
 
What do most people still need to understand about transgender and non-binary individuals? Why is prototyping essential to making truly new things? What's the value of knowing what you're about and crafting a personal manifesto? And how can we find the freedom to think in an increasingly connected world?  
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TODAY'S GUEST
 
Jordan Ellenberg is a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking. His new book, Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else, came out earlier this year. Jordan lives in Madison, Wisconsin, and his blog is called Quomodocumque, which means "after whatever fashion" in Latin.
 
EPISODE SUMMARY
 
In this conversation we discuss:
[2:56] Takeaways from teaching online
[8:27] Early revelations about math
[15:56] From academia to writing
[18:54] A new way of teaching math
[31:08] Lincoln and geometry
[36:35] The geometry of gerrymandering
[44:59] Comparing between the Israeli and the US political systems
[52:21] How geometry helps in deep learning and AI
[57:20] The geometry of reality
[1:04:26] The philosophy of entropy
[1:08:09] A non-sermon about sermons
 
EPISODE LINKS
Jordan's Links
🌍 Jordan Ellenberg on Wikipedia 🌍 Jordan's website 📘 Shape - The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else 📕 How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking 📣 Twitter: @JSellenberg Other Links 📔 Inventional Geometry  












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