Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas - the Rainforest podcast

How can we support one another in finding more purposeful, meaningful work? As we all navigate the innovation ecosystem, what questions are you afraid to ask and how might you ask them? Join Jen and Rebecca as they talk all things INQLI.

Thank you for listening to the Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas podcast, supported by Rainforest Alberta. The podcast that highlights those people who are contributing to and/or supporting the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.

Host: Jennifer Morrison has over 11 years of experience as an educator and received her Masters of Educational Leadership from High Tech High Graduate School of Education in San Diego, CA. Jen possesses extensive experience in project-based and experiential learning and design thinking. 

Jen spent many years teaching middle and high school students which provided her with a foundational love of learning and passion for exploration and personal growth. Following her natural curiosity and growth mindset, she honed her leadership skills and dove deep into project based learning.

Lead Learning Designer & Strategist with InceptionU, Jen provides valued leadership, guidance, meaningful connections and an engaging learning environment.

Guest: Rebecca Kirstein Resch is an accidental tech CEO on a mission to ensure that everyone has access to opportunities for meaningful work and fulfilling lives.

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Links:

• Inqli
• Rethink Thinking

Show Quotes:

"And so I think we kind of shifted from this mentality that like, millennials were really entitled and they didn't wanna work hard. And you know, this kind of belief about that whole generation of people who actually, like any other human beings, very deeply wanna connect to a sense of meaning and purpose at work. So it's not that they don't wanna work hard. They actually want their work to mean something."

"I think that's part of learning and part of Inqli and part of Rain Forest. Is the vulnerability to say I don't have all the answers. In fact, I have a lot of questions and I think the more and more you step into leadership, The more and more uncertainty there is and therefore the more questions you have." 

"Ask yourself what questions are you afraid to ask? Because I think that tells us a lot about where we are and what we need. And the follow up to that is where might you ask those questions?"

Credits...

This Episode Sponsored By: New Idea Machine

Episode Music: Tony Del Degan

Creator & Producer: Al Del Degan