Creating COVID-19 Infographics | 10 Minute Tech Comm
Our very own podcast host and CEO, Kathryn (Katie) Trauth Taylor, PhD, had a great conversation with Ryan Weber from The University of Alabama in Huntsville about all things technical communication.
Innovation Cultures with Brian Cobb
“We need to have talent behind everything that we do. We need to understand what’s happening, what’s coming at us, and then finding that talent that just understands the nature of the business, not just internally but externally, across party lines, if you will. And then ultimately, how do we make a difference in not only the global economy, but who we are as humans?” —Brian Cobb
Advancing Science through Story with Lou Gritzo
“The storytelling changes throughout that whole evolution of the innovation from the front end to the tail end…and the one common factor is can the person you’re talking to put themselves in that position? And if they can, then it becomes almost immediately credible.” —Lou Gritzo, VP at FM Global
Data. Storytelling. Empathy. COVID-19. with Jeff Shaffer of Data + Science
“When you’re starting a data visualization, the first questions you need to ask are: Who’s your audience? What’s the message? And how are they going to consume that message?” —Jeff Shaffer
COVID-19 Digital Health Innovation with Dena Bravata
“Storytelling is one of the most powerful tools that we have, certainly that I have had as a clinician, as an academic, as a policymaker and as an entrepreneur.” —Dena Bravata
Life-Saving Stories Spark Medical Innovation with Angie Lorts
“Storytelling is really important to something like ACTION, and how you tell the story and the passion that you have behind it means a lot to everybody that signs on to be part of it.” —Angie Lorts, cardiac intensivist, co-founder of ACTION, and associate chief quality officer of outcomes at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center
Fueling the Future through Inclusive Innovation Stories with Jennifer Joe
“Stories are just incredibly important. They’re not just stories. They’re visions of ourselves that we need to smell. We need to see. We need to touch. And we need to believe. Stories make them believable.” —Jennifer Joe, MD & founder of MedTech Boston and Vanguard.Health
Inspiring New Cultural Expectations in the Beauty Industry with Don Frey of The Honest Company
“You always have to be spurring other people to innovate—that will allow you to innovate the future.” —Don Frey, chief innovation officer at The Honest Company
Lifelong Learning + Open Innovation to Transform Culture with Steve Rader of NASA
“With open learning and lifelong learning, people can explore their interests and then start to stitch them together in ways that really are the engine behind innovation.” —Steve Rader, deputy director for the Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation at NASA
Igniting Creativity and Leveraging Failure with Michael Todasco of Paypal
“Storytelling is so critical to the leadership process that we need to understand how it works at a high level, a corporate level, and a lower level, as well for any individual team. Within the innovation lab, everything starts with story.” —Michael Todasco, Senior Director of Innovation at PayPal
Innovation on a Global Scale with the Diplomatic Tech Circle
“There’s been no better time to tell clear stories about science than today. And that is quintessentially the job of the scientist, regardless of their nationality or their location. And we have so many people who are talented at asking questions and they’re talented at answering them in really innovative and unique ways. But if they can’t convey that to the public, if they can’t translate that information or those ideas into a product, then it gets lost.” —Alicia Head of Innovation+ at Swissnex Boston
Empowering Women in Innovation
“Focus on the positive. Maintain your optimism. Get support and play and explore new ways of seeing and being in this world.” —Stacey Schieffelin of Women’s Leadership Live
