TomorrowToday

S1E12 - Sold My Soul to the Compan-E-store

In this episode, we work to understand the future of work with Dr. Casey DeBruyn. Dr. Casey DeBruyn is a senior organizational development and talent management consultant with over 22 years of experience in industrial-organizational psychology, change management, training, organizational design, effectiveness, and creative problem-solving. Dr. DeBruyn has led teams and developed foundational, enterprise-wide change management and organizational development and training programs across the spectrum, from Fortune 500 companies to small entrepreneurial start-ups. Dr. DeBruyn enjoys professional membership with the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists, American Psychological Association, and the Association for Talent Development. Dr. DeBruyn currently serves as an adjunct professor at Purdue University Global, Graduate Psychology Department, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and has had the privilege of speaking at multiple educational events, professional associations, and expositions across the country. We sit down with Dr. DeBruyn to explore what the future of work means for the common worker. With the Great Reset impending we discuss what this will mean for work-life balance, unionization, and effective management strategies that corporate leaders will need to employ to retain their staff and boost productivity under a new paradigm.

S1E11: The Things That Matter with Keith Darcy

In this episode, we hit the reset button with Keith Darcy as we discuss the impending changes and past importance of ethics in our economic and social foundations. Keith Darcy sits on the Board of the Notre Dame, Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership, the Center for Ethics at Emory University, and has served as Chairman of the Global Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at St. Thomas Aquinas College, where he was also a trustee. He served on the Board of Directors at eTrade Bank and its, as well as New York National Bank. He was Chairman of the Better Business Bureau Foundation of New York for over a dozen years. For 25 years, he has taught ethics and leadership in the executive programs at the University of Pennsylvania. He is on the Global Anti-Corruption Council of West World Economic Forum and has contributed his expertise to numerous books, being widely published and quoted in newspapers and magazines. With insights and expertise in ethics, we ponder what morality means in modern times and if we are living in a more controversial world or simply one with more transparency. This episode of TomorrowToday has been Produced by Rebecca Cohen and Jake West with Audio Engineering by Jake Frederick Olson. The TomorrowToday podcast is a nonprofit venture aimed to bring awareness to important social issues. Funding is provided in partnership with ProtectedBy.AI [http://protectedby.ai/] and CodeLock.it [https://www.codelock.it/].

S1E10: Playing With Our Future with Hawke Robinson (PART TWO)

In the first episode, we heard our Hero's tale from his start in tabletop games of the 1970's all the way to revolutionary advancements in the world of into neuroscience and cognitive neuropsychology. In Part Two, Hawke and JT travel deeper into the societal ramifications of gamification and the beneficial roles it can have in everything from mental health to eCommerce.This episode is a fun as it is far out. If you're a gamer, a futurist, and/or a physical therapist then this one is for you! If you have to get caught up, you can catch Part One at: https://www.google.com/search?q=movie+premier&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 [https://www.google.com/search?q=movie+premier&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] Hawke Robinson is the founder and president of RPG Therapeutics LLC, RPG.LLC, RPG Tour, RPG Publishers, RPG Parties, and also founder of the non-profit RPG Research. RPG Therapeutics LLC [http://www.rpgtherapeutics.com/] provides professional consulting, therapeutic, and educational services for professionals, organizations, and laypersons. RPG Research [http://www.rpgresearch.com/] is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable 100% volunteer-run multi-national research and community services charitable organization with 150+ volunteers across 6 continents. This episode of TomorrowToday has been Produced by Rebecca Cohen and Jake West with Audio Engineering by Jake Frederick Olson. The TomorrowToday podcast is a nonprofit venture aimed to bring awareness to important social issues. Funding is provided in partnership with ProtectedBy.AI [http://protectedby.ai/] and CodeLock.it [https://www.codelock.it/].

S1E9: The Great Reprioritization with Steve Hart

In this episode, we sit down with Steve Hart to discuss how modern leaders can better lead in modern times. Steve has over 30 years of experience in a leadership role with The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, where his focus was on helping people evolve, grow, and successfully navigate challenges and change. He is now a Senior Consultant and an Executive Coach with an extraordinary team at The Professional Development Group [https://theprofessionaldevelopmentgroup.com/]. Over the course of his professional life, the common denominator that’s defined Steve is his role as a teacher. For the past 27 years he has served on the faculties of several universities - and before that, he taught at the elementary school level. Steve currently serves as a member of the Affiliate Faculty in the Organizational Dynamics Program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania - where he also hosts the ‘Learning Aloud’ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtubrrEnD_A] podcast. A true Renaissance-man, Steve is also a singer-songwriter. He’s part of an acoustic band that plays original music he writes, that are born out of stories. For some of his music check out: I See Sylvie Through the Glass [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y77omUcw6-8], HMS FLIGHT 93 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXnf_3Bsp2s], HMS Because You Brought Me Home [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfcHsHqROII], Father Daughter Dance [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsaaCA6GFzo]. Today, Steve talks to us about how the world of autonomy, mastery, and purposes has changed and what has remained the same as we move into the world of Tomorrow.

S1E8: Playing With Our Future with Hawke Robinson

Hawke Robinson is a multi-talented, multi-industry innovator with decades of ground-breaking experience in technology, education, and healthcare. Referred to as the “Grandfather of Therapeutic Gaming”, Hawke is a pioneer in Music and Recreational Therapy and has blazed the trail on the therapeutic and educational application of role-playing games. Hawke shares with us how a background in role-playing games, starting in the 1970’s, took him on a wild journey leading to fascinating research into neuroscience and cognitive neuropsychology. Along the way, Hawke shares his insights that lead him to significant discoveries as he draws from his experiences as a recreational therapist, programs architect, adventurer, advocate, consultant, developer, educator, entrepreneur, executive leader, innovator, mentor, musician, researcher, teacher, technologist, and Level 19 Game Master Facilitator. We hear his perspectives on the videogame industry, gamification and token-economies - and wonderful commentary as they relate to society and human psychology on a higher level. Hawke Robinson is the founder and president of RPG Therapeutics LLC, RPG.LLC, RPG Tour, RPG Publishers, RPG Parties, and also founder of the non-profit RPG Research (1983). RPG Therapeutics LLC [http://www.rpgtherapeutics.com] provides professional consulting, therapeutic, and educational services for professionals, organizations, and laypersons. RPG Research [http://www.rpgresearch.com] is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable 100% volunteer-run multi-national research and community services charitable organization with 150+ volunteers across 6 continents. Other Links: The 18th annual TolkienMoot [https://tolkienmoot.org] convention is taking place July 30th and 31st, 2022, and the RSVP is now open. There is limited seating available for the tabletop role-playing game sessions. This will also take place for the first time at the new Role-Playing Game Community Center (RPG Center) at 101 North Stone Street, Spokane, Washington 99202.