A masterclass in crowdsourcing, w/Duolingo's Luis von Ahn
Crowdsourcing is more than a group of people interested in the same cause, it’s a way to tap skills – and scale – that you don’t have. And when it works, it can be the rocket fuel that launches you to...
26 Touko 202039min
Rapid Response: How Warby Parker is making decisions in uncertainty, with CEO Neil Blumenthal
"It's like getting hit in the face over and over and over,” says Warby Parker co-CEO Neil Blumenthal. But “crisis brings out clarity.” At Warby, planning for the future has meant leaning into the pres...
23 Touko 202031min
Rapid Response: Leading with your gut, w/Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky
Tapping both personal experience and intuition, Lifeway CEO Julie Smolyansky has embraced action amid uncertainty. Before the pandemic reached full throttle, Lifeway stockpiled seven weeks worth of pr...
21 Touko 202028min
How to unite a team, Part 2 w/Angela Ahrendts of Burberry, Apple
In Part 2, Angela arrives at Apple, which feels like another planet after her years in fashion. In never-before heard stories, Angela shares how she learned the language of tech (the physical store is...
19 Touko 202031min
Rapid Response: Future-proofing Verizon, with CEO Hans Vestberg
Data streaming, videoconferencing – even phone calls are way up at Verizon amid Covid-19, as digital interaction steps in for IRL. But boom times don't mean easy times for CEO Hans Vestberg, who moved...
16 Touko 202029min
Apple's Angela Ahrendts: How to unite a team (Part 1)
The Apple logo. The iconic Burberry check. These images inspire loyalty of customers and employees alike. But it takes more than a beloved brand to power a company and motivate a team. No one knows th...
12 Touko 202032min
Rapid Response: Operating in a fishbowl w/Philly 76ers & NJ Devils CEO Scott O’Neil
In sports, everyone has an opinion on every hire, every trade, every price change. That’s the reality – and also the privilege, says Scott O'Neil, CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils. ...
9 Touko 202033min
Rapid Response: Crisis lessons from inside the ER, with Dr. Bon Ku
In the Covid-19 storm, treating hospital patients requires constant iteration, creative information-sharing, and worst-case-scenario planning. Dr. Bon Ku, an ER physician and director of the Health De...
7 Touko 202034min
