Innovation-ish, with Richard Braden and Dr. Tessa Forshaw – Episode 507 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

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On September 1, 2026
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author, Business, cognitive science, creativity, education, innovation, mindset, neuroscience, problem solving, speaker, strategy, success

In this episode, Richard Braden and Dr. Tessa Forshaw, co-authors and innovation educators from Stanford, challenge common myths about creativity and reveal why innovation is a skill anyone can develop, not an innate talent reserved for a select few. Drawing on cognitive science, design thinking, and real-world consulting experience, they explain how “innovation hesitation” holds […]

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On April 21, 2026
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AI, author, Business, career, coaching, education, leadership, mindset, parenting, soft skills, success, technology

“America’s Career Coach” and author Ken Coleman discusses parenting, curiosity, and the evolving workplace in the age of AI, emphasizing the value of human connection, soft skills, and relationships, and reflecting on challenges facing younger generations—especially diminished curiosity and difficulty asking good questions—while advocating for major reforms to the U.S. education system to focus more […]

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On February 11, 2025
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Adam Outland, AI, author, Business, disruption, education, entrepreneur, future, leadership, speaker, success, tech, technology

Continuing the discussion from Episode 478, Terence Mauri, acclaimed author and founder of Hack Future Lab, talks about having sweet AND sour in your life, teaching wisdom & judgement, tearing down information silos, the 3 forms of curiosity, deliberate reductionism, and other important topics. About Terence: Terence Mauri, one of the world’s leading experts and keynote […]

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On December 3, 2024
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Adam Outland, Business, COVID-19, cultural exchange, education, GEC, global, HSUSA, international, leadership, students, success, travel, USA, youth

Ellen Hoggard, President of High School in the USA cultural exchange program, a part of GEC, Global Educational Concepts, shares memories of being detained at the Berlin wall, hotels with bullet holes in the walls, and being followed by the KGB, and talks about staying true to yourself at forks in the road, getting 100s […]

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On November 5, 2024
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Adam Outland, author, Business, deal, education, motivation, negotiation

Jim Sebenius, a Harvard Business School professor, author, negotiation expert, and host of the new podcast Dealcraft: Insights from Great Negotiators, shares what group of people are instinctively the best negotiators, the steps to “3D negotiation”, how sometimes you can win by everyone losing, why internal negotiations are sometimes the hardest part, and the importance of being […]

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On October 15, 2024
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Adam Outland, astronaut, author, Business, CEO, change, education, entrepreneur, fear, intelligence, leadership, management, success, Time Management

James Keyes’ career has included serving as CEO of two Fortune 500 companies; Blockbuster Inc. and 7-Eleven, but he starting off working to be an astronaut. Hear how, plus find out what Einstein called “intelligence having fun”, learn about what CEO really stands for, why 7-Eleven and Blockbuster were really part of the same business, […]

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On June 11, 2024
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Matt Abrahams, host of the Think Fast, Talk Smart business show from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, as well as an acclaimed Strategic Communication lecturer, and author of the new book Think Faster, Talk Smarter, explains why his name, in some way, led to his life’s work, and shares the secrets to spontaneous speaking, […]

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On July 11, 2023
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Roy Dekel, CEO and Co-Founder of SetSchedule, recounts how his time as an officer in the Israeli secret services translated to the business world and what this former warrior considers to be his kryptonite, explains his mission to put solopreneurs on a level playing field with the big boys, and tackles topics like joy vs […]

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On May 23, 2023
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Business, CEO, COVID-19, education, entrepreneur, leadership, learning, motivation, success, tech, technology

Candice Faktor, CEO and Co-Founder of virtual online learning startup Disco, and a serial tech entrepreneur, explains going from a victim to the agent of our lives, possessing the unique motivational drive of an immigrant, learning to be calm and creating a sense of self, why the pandemic was the single best time in the […]

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On November 22, 2022
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Dominic Zijlstra, founder of Traverse.link, an app that helps professionals learn faster using science-backed learning methods, explains how to adopt more effective learning habits, recounts his time as a rocket scientist (sort of), and details the steps to building a growth mindset, finding the root of learning, and creating a roadmap, plus the 4 steps […]

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Innovation-ish, with Richard Braden and Dr. Tessa Forshaw – Episode 507 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Wired for Progress, with Ken Coleman – Episode 502 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Living in a Post-AI World, with Terence Mauri – Episode 479 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

A Million Ladders, with Ellen Hoggard – Episode 474 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Dealcraft, with Jim Sebenius – Episode 472 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Education is Freedom, with James Keyes – Episode 471 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Connection Over Perfection, with Matt Abrahams – Episode 461 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

The Life In Between, with Roy Dekel – Episode 434 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Catching Disco Fever, with Candice Faktor – Episode 427 of The Action Catalyst Podcast

Traversing the Mind, with Dominic Zijlstra – Episode 405 of The Action Catalyst Podcast