Dual-Role Scholar Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Oriana Skylar Mastro. Fig interviews Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University focused on focuses on Chinese military […]
Imagining a Safer World (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Playing Defense on a Global Scale. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Riki Ellison. Riki Ellison is all about defense. He played linebacker on a USC national championship team and over his ten year career with the 49ers and Raiders, earned three Super Bowl rings. That he stays involved […]
Harsh Realities of 2022 (Figments: On Reality)
Examining the Challenges of the New Year. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Fig looks into the future to discuss some of the biggest challenges facing Hawaii and the United States in the coming year. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6njNcYt_DtYVfOuY5Dv5RHA ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from […]
Imagining 2022 (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Looking Back and Forward. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Fig reviews an eventful 2021 and makes some predictions about 2022. He reflects on the Figments experience, what he has learned from doing these webcasts. Is he optimistic, pessimistic or neutral about the coming year? You will have to watch to find […]
What’s New and What’s News (Figments: On Reality)
Analysis of Headlines and Reporting. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Fig discusses items currently in the news. Topics include the 80th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the senseless tragedies in Wisconsin and Michigan, and the latest COVID-19 Variant. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6njNcYt_DtYVfOuY5Dv5RHA ThinkTech Hawaii […]
Imagining Hawaii During Conflict (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Impacts of a China-Taiwan Conflict. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Ed Hawkins. Retired Air Force colonel Ed Hawkins, a noted intelligence analyst, joins Fig to imagine what a China-Taiwan conflict might mean for the Aloha State. Assuming that such a conflict is indeed possible, they look at effects […]
Impossible…but it Could Happen (Figments: On Reality)
Black Swans on the Horizon. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy fifty-eight years ago seemed impossible until it happened. Fig shares his recollection of the day and its aftermath, and ways that the event changed the course of history. That was a black swan – […]
Reimagining Veterans Day (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Veterans Should be Thanked Not Pitied. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Fig, a 33-year Air Force veteran, selects on the meaning of Veterans Day. Yes, military veterans sacrifice and some suffer – but they ought not be pitied. Just 6% of Americans are military veterans. Fully 75% of young Americans are […]
China, Taiwan and the U.S. (Figments: On Reality)
What You Should Know. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Dan “Fig” Leaf’s expertise and experience bring clarity to the complex issues between China, Taiwan and the United States. When the U.S. and the Peoples’ Republic of China normalized relations in 1979, both sides accepted the notion that Taiwan would eventually “reunify” […]
Imagining Effective Leadership (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Leading and Leading Leaders. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Ya-Ting Leaf. Fig talks leadership with one of the best leaders he knows, his daughter Ya-Ting Leaf. Ya-Ting describes the evolution of her leadership in the military and business domains. She describes the differences and similarities between those two […]