Fast Forward: the Post-Pandemic Innovation Podcast

Charlie shares her hot picks of 30 films (out of over 150) to watch at this year’sBrooklyn SciFi Film Festival [https://brooklynscififilmfest.com/]taking place September 20-25 (virtually and online). If you missed the festival, fret not. The movies (which are all independent and, primarily, short films) will likely still be available online, if not on the festival site then elsewhere. There’s some great picks here with something for everyone. As a way of exploring the narratives around accelerating emerging technologies, we’ve produced several scifi themed events includingWhat Sci-Fi Movies Can Teach Us About Socially Responsible Innovation [https://www.tech2025.com/events/films-from-the-future-what-sci-fi-movies-can-teach-tech-companies-about-socially-responsible-innovation-with-dr-andrew-maynard/],The Future of Human/Robot Relationships & Conflicts with Dan Chen – a Screening of Automataand [https://bit.ly/3zBoB2T], andUsing Science Fiction to Predict the Future Impact of Emerging Technologies [https://www.tech2025.com/events/predicting-the-impact-and-outcome-of-emerging-technologies-with-scout-ai/]. These have been some of our most popular events. Here’s her blog post with complete list of 30 films:http://bit.ly/top30scifi [http://bit.ly/top30scifi]

In this episode, Charlie has a happy reunion with Erik Martin (Chief Community Officer at Teal, a membership platform to help enable meaningful careers) . Charlie last interviewed Erik 10 years ago for a viral media Meetup in NY. Clearly, a lot has changed since then! Erik is a true innovator in community building in tech. He has spent the past decade building and cultivating some of the most successful communities in business. In addition to leading teams at Nike,  Depop, Airtime, & WeWork, Erik was General Manager at Reddit and the company’s fifth employee. Charlie and Erik shoot the breeze about the mindblowing changes in in tech over the past ten years and how we will build communities in the post-COVID era. Topics they discuss include: * how emerging technologies are changing how we define and cultivate communities; * how children are building communities today differently than prior generations (online, etc.); * the challenges of managing a community in a society that is becoming increasingly splintered; * how our assumptions and beliefs about who we are and what we are becoming are changing through new community models; * new models of community building and engagement; * the ethics of building communities on platforms owned by big companies; * how companies can build engaging communities responsibly; * why smaller communities are becoming the preferred model over larger, hard-to-manage communities. ABOUT ERIK MARTIN Erik Martin is a community management expert who has led teams at Nike, reddit, Depop, Airtime, & WeWork. He’s currently the Chief Community Officer at Teal, a membership platform to help enable meaningful careers. Prior to Teal, he was a Lead Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Nike. Erik was the longtime General Manager at reddit and the company’s 5th employee. As noted in the recent book about reddit, We Are The Nerds, “Martin was the company’s first nontechnical leader and managed to create a cohesive group and grow it into a strong if scrappy creative force…Martin quickly became an empowering boss. In the eyes of his employees, he was honest, compassionate, and creative. He encouraged employees to explore new concepts by giving them tools to learn, and then challenging them to produce something that would benefit the site or its community.” He’s been named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time Magazine and a top 50 innovator by Adweek. In a profile, The Washington Post said this about Erik, “It can’t be understated how poorly Martin fits the start-up culture stereotypes: the extravagance, the arrogance. He’s not overtly extroverted or introverted; he’s a quietish, funny, normal dude.” Before his internet addiction fully took hold, he worked as an aspiring documentary filmmaker, and then transitioned to marketing documentary and independent films. Erik was born in Switzerland, grew up in Chapel Hill, NC, and lives in Portland, OR. CONNECT WITH ERIK: * Twitter:@hueypriest [https://twitter.com/hueypriest] * LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikmartin/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikmartin/] REACH OUT TO THE SHOW: Website:https://tech2025.com/fast-forward-podcast/ [https://tech2025.com/fast-forward-podcast/] Twitter:@fastforward2025 [http://twitter.com/fastforward2025] Instagram:@fastforward2025 [http://instagram.com/fastforward2025] Facebook:http://bit.ly/fastforwardfacebook [http://www.facebook.com/Fast-Forward-The-Post-Pandemic-Innovation-Podcast-100954228325899] Email:fastforward@tech2025.com [https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=fastforward@tech2025.com] Charlie on Twitter:@itscomplicated [http://twitter.com/itscomplicated]Charlie on Instagram:@charlieoliverbk [http://instagram.com/charlieoliverbk] Charlie on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/charlieoliverny [http://www.linkedin.com/in/charlieoliverny]

On this episode, Charlie crownsGreg Kihlström [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstrom/]“King of Agile” and with good reason! Greg (founder ofThe Agile Worldwhere he consults, writes and hosts a podcast) has spent the past several years helping companies to incorporate agility into their digital transformation strategies and also advising on customer and employee experience. He has writtenseveralbooks on how companies can become more agile including: The Agile Workforce (2021), Center of Experience (2020), The Agile Consumer (2019), Digital Delight, 2nd edition (2019), The Agile Brand (2018), Ever Seeking (2018), The Agile Web (2016). Greg and Charlie discuss what it means to be agile during and post-pandemic, how companies should navigate bringing employees back to the office in a way that optimizes employee experience, and how the pandemic is forcing companies to innovate in ways they never imagined before the pandemic (and why that’s great but also challenging). ABOUT GREG Greg is a best selling author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He has worked with some of the world’s leading organizations on customer experience, employee experience, and digital transformation initiatives, both before and after selling his award-winning digital experience agency, Carousel30, in 2017.  He has worked with some of the world’s top brands, including AOL, Choice Hotels, Coca-Cola, Dell, FedEx, GEICO, Marriott, MTV, Starbucks, Toyota and VMware. He currently serves on the University of Richmond’s Customer Experience Advisory Board, was the founding Chair of the American Advertising Federation’s National Innovation Committee, and served on the Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business Marketing Mentorship Advisory Board.  Greg is Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified, and holds a certification in Business Agility from ICP-BAF. Greg’s newest book,The Agile Workforce [https://www.theagile.world/the-agile-workforce](2021) explores the current and future state of the workforce and envisions a world where individuals thrive in a new world of work opportunities enabled by technology, decentralization, and a shift in the power dynamics between employers and employees. His previous book,The Center of Experience [https://www.theagile.world/center-of-experience](2020) talks about how customer and employee experience can be operationalized into a cohesive brand experience. Greg was named a2018 50 on Fire winner [https://www.americaninno.com/dc/inno-insights-dc/dc-innos-50-on-fire-2018/] from DC Inno as one of DC’s trendsetters in Marketing. He is a regular contributing writer to Forbes, and has been featured in publications such as Advertising Age, SmartCEO, Website Magazine, and The Washington Post. He’s participated as a keynote speaker, panelist and moderator at industry events around the world. CONNECT WITH GREG: * Website:https://www.theagile.world/ [https://www.theagile.world/] * LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/snyderjen/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstrom/] [http://www.linkedin.com/in/anya-berlova/] * The Agile World Podcast:https://bit.ly/3yeAZWh [https://bit.ly/3yeAZWh] * His Books:https://www.theagile.world/writing [https://www.theagile.world/writing] * Twitter:@gregkihlstrom [https://twitter.com/gregkihlstrom] REACH OUT TO THE SHOW: Website:https://tech2025.com/fast-forward-podcast/ [https://tech2025.com/fast-forward-podcast/] Twitter:@fastforward2025 [http://twitter.com/fastforward2025] Instagram:@fastforward2025 [http://instagram.com/fastforward2025] Facebook:http://bit.ly/fastforwardfacebook [http://www.facebook.com/Fast-Forward-The-Post-Pandemic-Innovation-Podcast-100954228325899] Email:fastforward@tech2025.com [https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=fastforward@tech2025.com] Charlie on Twitter:@itscomplicated [http://twitter.com/itscomplicated]Charlie on Instagram:@charlieoliverbk [http://instagram.com/charlieoliverbk] Charlie on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/charlieoliverny [http://www.linkedin.com/in/charlieoliverny]

This week, Charlie makes a strong case for why anyone who is interested in technology innovation should be followingGovTech [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Technology]closely and consistently. According to new research, thanks to the pandemic governments (federal, state and local) are out-innovating the private sector in many areas. Could this be the dawn of a new era in government innovation? You betcha! Joining the Charlie to explore how government agencies are adapting to innovating at the speed of light (and why private companies will be stealing tech talent from government agencies) isJennifer Snyder [https://www.linkedin.com/in/snyderjen/](Chief Evanglist atGovQA [https://www.govqa.com/]). CONNECT WITH JENNIFER: * Twitter:@jensnyder05 [https://twitter.com/jensnyder05] * GovQA Website:https://www.govqa.com/ [https://www.govqa.com/] * LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/snyderjen/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/snyderjen/] [http://www.linkedin.com/in/anya-berlova/] LINKS TO GOVTECH RESOURCES: * Charlie’s favorite govtech podcast,Federal Drive:https://bit.ly/3hhzsYK [https://bit.ly/3hhzsYK] * GovTech News:https://www.govtech.com/news [https://www.govtech.com/news] * FedScoop:https://www.fedscoop.com/ [https://www.fedscoop.com/] * Federal News Podcast:https://bit.ly/3ycfRQK [https://bit.ly/3ycfRQK] * NextGov Tech News:https://www.nextgov.com/ [https://www.nextgov.com/] REACH OUT TO THE SHOW: Website:https://tech2025.com/fast-forward-podcast/ [https://tech2025.com/fast-forward-podcast/] Twitter:@fastforward2025 [http://twitter.com/fastforward2025] Instagram:@fastforward2025 [http://instagram.com/fastforward2025] Facebook:http://bit.ly/fastforwardfacebook [http://www.facebook.com/Fast-Forward-The-Post-Pandemic-Innovation-Podcast-100954228325899] Email:fastforward@tech2025.com [https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=fastforward@tech2025.com] Charlie on Twitter:@itscomplicated [http://twitter.com/itscomplicated]Charlie on Instagram:@charlieoliverbk [http://instagram.com/charlieoliverbk] Charlie on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/charlieoliverny [http://www.linkedin.com/in/charlieoliverny]

It’s a bit of a reunion on this episode as AI Ethicist and cohost ofLet’s Chat Ethicspodcast,Oriana Meldicott [https://www.linkedin.com/in/oriana-medlicott/], who taught a workshop at Tech 2025 two years ago, reconnects with Charlie to discuss all things AI ethics. After much laughter and reminiscing, Charlie and Oriana delve into the thorny, controversial issues surrounding AI ethics today and in the future (especially with the next generations). ABOUT ORIANA Oriana Medlicott is a writer, researcher and consultant in AI Ethics. Passionate about the future of technology, philosophy and art; she believes ethics should be a critical focal point in the design, development and deployment of new technologies. Oriana is part of the research team of the Z-Inspection project started by Roberto V. Zicari at Goethe University and sits on the advisory board for the AI Ethics Journal at the University of California. Oriana graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a Masters in Philosophy, her thesis focused on the effects of Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence on Human Nature. She is currently enrolled in CodeOp Data Analytics bootcamp to develop her technical skills. CONNECT WITH ORIANA: Let’s Chat Ethics podcast:linkedin.com/in/oriana-medlicott [https://www.linkedin.com/in/oriana-medlicott] LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/oriana-medlicott/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/oriana-medlicott/] [http://www.linkedin.com/in/anya-berlova/]Twitter:https://twitter.com/orianajanem [https://twitter.com/orianajanem] LINKS TO RESOURCES MENTIONED: * Episode ofLet’s Chat EthicsPodcast featuring Charlie:https://spoti.fi/3x8TM4Q [https://spoti.fi/3x8TM4Q] * All Tech is Human:https://alltechishuman.org [https://alltechishuman.org/] * Event: Jobs of the Future – If Software Is Eating the World, Who’s Going to Feed the Beast? (June 24):https://bit.ly/nocodejobs [https://bit.ly/nocodejobs] REACH OUT TO THE SHOW: * Website:https://tech2025.com/fast-forward-podcast/ [https://tech2025.com/fast-forward-podcast/] * Twitter:@fastforward2025 [http://twitter.com/fastforward2025] * Instagram:@fastforward2025 [http://instagram.com/fastforward2025] * Facebook:http://bit.ly/fastforwardfacebook [http://www.facebook.com/Fast-Forward-The-Post-Pandemic-Innovation-Podcast-100954228325899] * Email:fastforward@tech2025.com [fastforward@tech2025.com] * Charlie on Twitter:@itscomplicated [http://twitter.com/itscomplicated] * Charlie on Instagram:@charlieoliverbk [http://instagram.com/charlieoliverbk] * Charlie on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/charlieoliverny [http://www.linkedin.com/in/charlieoliverny]