20 minute talk

How do we stay resilient in a fast changing, media and tech infused world? It’s easy to get overwhelmed juggling our many responsibilities, info sources & notifications, or the many ways we might pivot our company’s strategy. We’ll talk a bit about brain chemistry & structure, this fast changing world, and then a few tools to stay resilient. With mental fitness, we know we can’t avoid the surprises, but we…

Expanding Information Access: Conceptualizing Conversational Dialogues with Black Older Adults

I'm living in this liminal space. I'm in a transition, but to what, I don't know. For 10 years, I saw working in our field not only as my career, but as my home. And then, at the beginning of 2021, I left. At first, I believed what I told others. I had left in order to become a writer. I set up a Substack, and I sent 500-1000 word…

You experience interactive rhythm whenever you scroll a social network feed, play an online game, or compose a PowerPoint slide. Eleven years have passed since Rhythm and Flow was last discussed at this conference in New Orleans. It's time to revisit the topic, evaluate how far we've come, and update the findings and recommendations. Hint: not all of it has been healthy. Where are we today, and how can we…

We’ve all seen the cute dog with the fire raging all around, proclaiming “this is fine” when things are anything but. We’ve often been that cute dog: stuck in situations that are a bit out of hand but that we have to power through anyway. When things feel overwhelming, people tend to turn to their leaders. What’s a leader to do? In this talk, we’ll discuss how we can lead…