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What does it take to get your ideas to scale deep? It takes a little art, a little science, and a commitment to speaking human-first. Speaking Human-First is for big thinkers, subject-matter experts, and agents of change hungry for influence and impact. Host and veteran storyteller Mary Knox Miller talks with thought leaders about their road to recognition and unique ways they've shared their work with the world. You'll be emboldened to communicate what you know by focusing on who you are an ...
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How do movements gain enough traction to get people to take concrete action? How does a movement even come to be? Understanding the nuances of what truly motivates human behavior – not just thoughts and opinions – is crucial for driving meaningful change in our society. Derrick Feldman, an internationally recognized researcher and advisor on social…
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When leaders wholeheartedly embrace our shared humanity and foster empathy, we unleash a transformative power that can reshape the workplace and beyond. Daisy Auger-Domínguez, a distinguished HR and DEI C-Suite leader, renowned speaker, and author, brings her unique perspectives to the table. She delves into the importance of a human-first approach…
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In a world inundated with information and brands vying for our attention, how do you not only get seen and heard but also inspire others to take action? Brand scientist and director of NobiWorks, N. Chloé Nwangwu believes brands and visibility strategies must be built with power dynamics and biases in mind to break through cognitive biases, especia…
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How do we make change that scales and replicates beyond our immediate sphere? For Denise Brosseau, founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Lab, thought leadership is a transformative path, a way to not just expand our influence and impact for good but to reshape the very fabric of our industries and ecosystems. It’s not about personal branding or sup…
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Our world is increasingly data-driven, especially when understanding our audiences, but what if the metrics we’re using are incomplete? David Allison, a renowned marketing strategist and the innovative mind behind Valuegraphics, argues that, at best, demographics only provide a partial picture of a person and, at worst, reinforce biases and stereot…
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Can you be a leader of an organization and publically share your personal views? Ami Dar, Executive Director of Idealist.org, is currently threading that needle after going viral for his commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Driven by a long-held desire to create positive change and inspired by the possibilities of the nascent web, Ami Da…
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Personal narratives have a unique power to help us connect to ideas and issues despite disparate backgrounds. Courtney Martin has been channeling her “uncomfortable gift” for recognizing hypocrisy and seeking the truth into stories since high school. She’s an author, journalist, podcast host, speaker, and cofounder of organizations who uses words t…
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I started Speaking Human-First to answer a simple question: If you want to change the world with your ideas, how do you speak so people will listen? This season we heard from seven leaders and while on the surface their strategies differ, they're all grounded in common themes. Today, I’m exploring these themes through the filter of three core princ…
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If you could create an ideal world, what would it look like? And how would you convince others to help you build it? For Maurice Mitchell, National Director of the Working Families Party, the ideal is a world where differences make us stronger because embracing them means living in a constant state of humility. A nationally recognized social moveme…
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How do we build a more equitable world? A world where historically marginalized groups find equal footing with power-dominant groups. A world where everyone does the necessary internal work, and extends grace to themselves and others when mistakes are made. Dr. Tina Opie and Dr. Beth Livingston wrote the book, Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collect…
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Laura Zapata didn’t see anyone who looks, thinks, or talks like her in the renewable energy space, so she put herself there. Co-founder and CEO of Clearloop, Laura helps small and mid-sized businesses offset their carbon footprint by investing in solar projects in American communities where the greatest economic and environmental benefits can be ac…
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If you could change how people think about an issue, would you? If that shift required you to be radically visible–to share your personal experiences and speak up on behalf of others, regardless of what people thought about you–would you still do it? Disability justice advocate and disabled law student Britt Belwine wrestles with these questions re…
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Why is it that when we introduce ourselves we lead with what we DO instead of who we are? I dig into that question and others with Tara McMullin – a writer, podcaster, and business owner who is also a wife, mother, feminist, and so much more. In her book and on her podcast, both titled What Works, Tara regularly delves into the hidden systems and s…
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Abby Falik is an award-winning entrepreneur and expert in social innovation and leadership. With an aspiration to “only preach what I already practice,” Abby, her husband, and two young sons spent the last nine months traveling across the globe to embody her commitment to bridging the gap between theory and practice, challenging conventional wisdom…
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Social psychologist Robert Livingston has been studying the science underlying bias and racism for 20 years. But it’s his mastery of language that empowers and inspires. Dr. Livingston wears many hats. He serves on the faculty of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, teaching leaders in the public and private sectors how to lea…
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So, you’ve got a world-changing idea. A new way to think about an intractable problem. A framework for understanding people, the planet, or, maybe, the space between our ears. But getting that idea heard? Well, that’s a challenge. It’s especially challenging for big thinkers and subject-matter experts. For people like you(!), who are passionate abo…
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