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Stephanie Doscher Ed.D. | Game Changers Podcasts Global Learning: Innovating with Diverse Teams to Create New Knowledge “Global learning is a process that involves diverse people collaboratively analyzing and addressing complex problems that transcend borders. This results in the production of new knowledge about the world and the way it works.” Stephanie Doscher is Director of Florida International University’s Global Learning for Global Citizenship initiative. FIU provides multiple global learning experiences to every one of its 38,000+ undergraduates, preparing them for leadership in the world’s diverse, interconnected local and global communities. Dr. Doscher has shared her experiences and insights in a recent book, Making Global Learning Universal. This book provides frameworks that can help educators at other institutions to adapt the great vision of global learning to the realities – the strengths, weaknesses and resource constraints – of their particular college or university. Highlights: 4:35 Making Global Learning Universal – How the book got started. 6:30 We need to educate leaders who are equipped to deal with global challenges 12:00 FIU’s Global Learning program started to attract interest from universities across the US after 2010 13:35 The seeds of the Global Learning program were sown at FIU in 1972 17:40 In 2008, teachers and students at FIU wanted to reinvigorate the “I” in FIU 21:00 The “big bang” at FIU: students demand truly taking advantage of the diverse experiences of their fellow students in their educational experience 25:00 The definition of global learning 28:45 The essence of true collaboration lies in complete interdependence 29:45 Superadditivity; or, 1+1 = 3 (the equation for new knowledge about the world) 31:15 Complex problems are the proper target for the global learning process 33:30 What is available to students who want to maximize the Global Learning opportunities at FIU? 34:40 Look over the e-portfolios of Global Learning Medallion Graduates. 35:40 FIU’s students are making change while they are in school (and not waiting until graduation)

In our last podcast, Dr. Nada shared her insights about trends in integrative medicine. This week, we’re focusing on her own business, Sage Tonic, specifically on her strategies for creating long term economic sustainability of her enterprise. We’ll also learn how she uses “cross-talk” to help generate ideas and energy when she needs to innovate. We’re starting off the podcast with some Q&A from listeners about integrative medicine. Highlights 1:40 Q&A: How many Americans suffer from anxiety? 2:40 Q&A: Headache, depression and sleep disorder: what are the numbers? 3:30 Q&A: How much is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) growing? 5:00 Q&A: What are some reasons for the growth in CAM? 6:50 What’s your approach to keeping your business successful? 8:40 The possibilities of corporate wellness programs; partnering with portable devices 9:20 Unanticipated applications of CAM 9:45 1) CAM used by a police officer to help recruits with stress 11:20 2) CAM used at a pediatric hospital 14:00 Being open to partnerships … that leads to “cross-talk” 15:30 The best innovation occurs across disciplines 17:30 What’s keep you searching for innovation throughout your career? 18:00 Countries that don’t value innovation don’t improve their societies as quickly as they could https://www.giminstitute.org/

“It’s only been … more recently in Western medicine that you hear about that mind-body connection. But we now know that the two are inseparable. Various systems in the body do cross-communicate and you can’t treat a particular condition in isolation of the rest of the body.” Dr. Nada Milosavljevic is an entrepreneur, innovator, author and faculty member at Harvard Medical School. She now runs her own private practice in integrative medicine in Newton, Massachusetts and is the founder and CEO of Sage Tonic, which offers an innovative evidence-based holistic program and mobile tech for wellness. This first of two podcasts with Dr. Milosavljevic focuses on her general approaches to integrative health and her path to moving from downstream methods of healthcare (like pharmaceutical products that general deal with problems that have already become acute) to upstream methods of healthcare (like many approaches taken by today’s complementary and alternative medicine, or “CAM”). CAM is becoming a huge trend within the health and wellness industry with global consumer demand rising to an estimated annual amount of $115 billion. Highlights: 0:20 – Sage Tonic description: a sensory platform providing evidence-based holistic treatments for on-the-go wellness 4:55 – Learning about medicine while working as a patent attorney for biotech / pharma 6:00 – Looking to prevent depression in young adults (which often begins at age 17) 9:55 – Ease of delivery an important part of these integrative therapies 11:40 – Our senses are our only connections to the outside world and are crucial in dealing with anxiety and depression 12:45 – The best innovation comes from cross-disciplinary work 14:40 – The growing trend in evidence-based holistic medicine 16:30 – Personalized medicine trend: it’s not just sophisticated use of genetic research 18:10 – Patients need help navigating through the huge amounts of information that is available on health 21:00 – A lot of pharmacology doesn’t solve many mental health problems: the turn to prevention 22:20 – Prevention and personalization seem to be the two big trends in medicine … and help with curbing “diseases of lifestyle” 25:40 – Western medicine is looking at models of Eastern medicine to explore the mind-body connection

“To face the problems confronting the energy challenges of tomorrow, industry and academia are going to have to learn how to pivot”: Part 2 of a conversation with former Assistant Secretary of Energy, Charles McConnell. Charles D. McConnell is Executive Director of Rice University's Energy and Environment Initiative. In Part 2 of our conversation, McConnell discusses the urgent need for companies and academics working on issues related to energy to be ready and able to change quickly when the market demands that change. That urgency is derived from the fact that energy isn’t just a commodity: it’s a public good. As challenges related to growing demand put pressure on an energy supply that must grow both in output as well as in the means of production (to include renewables, for instance), the public good can be put at risk. McConnell’s innovative work at Rice focuses on reducing that risk as much as possible as we transition to a new energy paradigm over the next 50 years. Read McConnell’s latest opinion piece on strategic approaches to reducing carbon emission in The Hill. Interview Highlights: 5:15 It’s ok be both good for business and good for the environment 6:15 You can’t take reliable energy for granted 9:05 Innovation at Rice University: to be impactful, you have to be relevant 12:15 The need for interdisciplinary, cross-functional teams 14:15 Industry and academia are going to have to learn how to pivot 15:12 Rice is looking for places to connect with marketplace challenges and opportunities 16:00 The ultimate goal is to make the world a better place

“Moving Towards the Digital Oil Field of the Future”: a conversation with former Assistant Secretary of Energy, Charles McConnell. Charles D. McConnell is Executive Director of Rice University's Energy and Environment Initiative. In Part 1 of our conversation, McConnell addresses topics like the fundamentals of true energy sustainability and the key innovations that will impact energy markets. A 35-year veteran of the energy industry, McConnell joined Rice in August 2013 after serving two years as the Assistant Secretary of Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Interview Highlights: 3:35 True energy sustainability entails accessibility, affordability and environmental responsibility 6:38 Environmental sustainability in electric power requires combining a variety of approaches 7:57 Using data to maximize energy production in the Bakken oil field of North Dakota 9:19 The digital oil field of the future 12:24 Innovation and societal responsibility: “You don’t get take-backs.” 15:50 Big Trends: Data, AI, robotics and a routine focus on de-carbonization 18:14 “Don’t hate the fuel; hate the emissions” 20:40 The industry blind spot in alternative energy: the supply chain for basic materials