Ed Catmull is the Founder and former CEO at Pixar, and former CEO of Disney Animation Studios. He dives deep into some of the ideas that he shared in his book Creativity Inc., so you can expect a real masterclass on the creative process and how this translates to high-level teams.

Teresa Amabile is a leading creativity researcher at Harvard Business School, focusing on how workplace environments influence innovation. Diego Rodriguez, a former IDEO partner, is an innovation strategist renowned for his expertise in design thinking and product development. Both bring valuable insights to the podcast on fostering creativity in organizations.

Diana is an advisor to exceptional leaders, and has worked with over 1000 organizational leaders and many of their teams. She has created and implemented professional onboarding and ongoing programs—based on the comprehensive body of work she developed with CLG co-founder Jim Dethmer—with clients such as Asana and Esalen.

Marcus Hollinger is an award-winning marketer and innovation leader. He led Grammy-winning campaigns and now coaches at Stanford d.School. His coffee company was named Georgia’s best by Food & Wine.

Josh Ruff is an innovation expert with experience at Hyatt and Stanford d.school. At Stoked, he helps teams launch new ideas and won a CEO Award for improving postpartum support.

This is a special sneak peek at a new collaborative effort I’m undertaking with entrepreneur Henrik Werdelin, called “Beyond the Prompt,” where we explore the intersection of AI and business. In this first episode, Henrik and I sit down with Greg Shove, CEO of edtech disruptor Section, to discuss the emergence of the AI class and the role of technology in redefining education in the future.

Billy Oppenheimer is a talented writer and research assistant from Austin, TX, and one of my favorite online voices. After cold emailing his favorite writer in 2018 and offering to work for free, he was hired full-time six months later. Since then, he’s helped Ryan Holiday with research, writing, and marketing five books and growing a massive audience.

After delving deep into the psychology of belief in "How Minds Change," best-selling author and acclaimed podcaster David McRaney has set his journalistic sights on understanding the nature of true genius.

We invited him to speak to Transformative Design, a graduate course at Stanford. Here's a sneak peek into the intimate classroom conversation.

Amy C. Edmondson is a Harvard Business School professor known for her pioneering research on psychological safety. Named the #1 Management Thinker by Thinkers50 in 2021, her work has been featured in top publications and her TED Talk has over three million views. She’s the author of Right Kind of Wrong, The Fearless Organization, and Teaming.

Rita McGrath is a best-selling author, advisor, and Columbia Business School professor. A top expert in strategy and innovation, she’s ranked among the world’s leading management thinkers. Her notable books include Seeing Around Corners and The End of Competitive Advantage.

In Think Faster, Talk Smarter, Stanford lecturer Matt Abrahams shares practical tools to help anyone speak confidently on the spot. He shows that quick, effective communication is a learnable skill, offering science-based tips to manage anxiety and speak clearly and memorably in any setting.