Highlights of Learning from Travel. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Jeff Portnoy and David Louie. Exceptional places, people and cultures to travel to, visit and learn from, and the differences it can make in our understanding, choices and lives. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nwd_k1ZzTRKT9Ewmfw-_FS Please […]
Celebrating Black History Month and DEI (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The host for this show is Sandra Simms. The guests are Vernellia Randall and TeKay Brown-Taylor. Wrapping up Black History Month with perspectives on DEI. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com. ThinkTech Hawaii […]
Equality v. Equity and DEI Fatigue (It’s Time for Responsible Change)
The Movement Continues. The host for this show is Rebekah Ratliff. The guests are Gail Wright Sirmans and Sandra Simms. The host and guests discuss 1) the difference between equality and equity as those concepts relate to efforts in amplifying diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across sectors and 2) the reality of what’s at stake […]
Diversity, Inclusion and Healing Divisions (It’s Time for Responsible Change)
Role and Value of Diversity and Inclusion. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are David Larson and Rebekah Ratliff. Issues and values of polarization and conflicts over diversity, inclusion and equity, especially for those most historically excluded, dishonored and underserved. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nwd_k1ZzTRKT9Ewmfw-_FS Please visit […]
Legacy and Other College Admissions Factors (It’s Time for Responsible Change)
Privilege and Diversity in Admissions. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis and David Larson. Legacy, sports and other college admissions factors more correlated to socioeconomic or other non-academic status and qualifications, their impact on diversity and inclusion of historically excluded and underserved groups, and admissions factors that can […]
Role and Value of Diversity in Learning (It’s Time for Responsible Change)
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Benefits. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Tina Patterson, David Larson and Rebekah Ratliff. The role, value and impacts of diversity, equity and inclusion in the learning environment and in establishing their essential importance in all sectors of society. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
Uncivil War-What Are People Afraid of (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)
Costs of Fear and Division, and a Way Out. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. Fear, division, disinformation, racism and polarization strategies and tactics, origins and effects, why they achieve such acceptance and dominance, and what may be the alternatives for better choices, directions and […]
Women, Peace and Security at INDOPACOM (Military In Hawaii)
Inclusive Security, an Asymmetric Advantage. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Monica Herrera. Guest host Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf interviews Monica Herrera, the Women, Peace & Security (WPS) Curriculum Developer at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Monica shares the command’s approach to implementing UNSCR 1351 and supporting U.S. public law to a […]
What it Means to be Human – After Yang (Movies We Can Learn From)
A Family Story that Lives in Science Fiction. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen. We review After Yang, a thoughtful, provocative Science Fiction film written, directed and edited by Kogonada. It stars Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith and Justin Min, as Yang, a lifelike, artificially intelligent android who abruptly […]
Understanding the Move to Global Autocracy (American Issues Take Two)
What Are the Causes and Factors in Play. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Alexander H.E. Morawa. Our panel examines the remarkable growth in the rise of autocrats and autocratic governments around the world, including China, Russia, Hungary and so many other places in […]