Pursuing diversity, equity, and inclusion is hard work. It seems like no effort is ever good enough. In this last episode of Engineering the Future: Diversity Dialogues, we’ll share what success stories look like.
At the end of every previous episode, our host Wanda Sigur asked each guest for two stories. She asked them to share a time when the diversity of a team they were working with resulted in an enhanced solution, something better than they’d have otherwise. And she asked them for an example of when a diverse team helped the members of that team understand and appreciate the people they were working with. Our distinguished guests came through with wonderful, inspiring stories from their lives and the lives of those before them.
Featured Guests:
Dr. Wanda Austin, co-founder of MakingSpace, Inc., and the author of
Making Space: Strategic Leadership for a Complex World. Dr. Ivuoma Onyeador, assistant professor in the Management and Organizations Department at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
Dr. Nicole Smith, chief economist at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
Dr. Percy Pierre, professor of computer and electrical engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park
Megan Smith, CEO and Founder of Shift 7, third Chief Technology Officer of the United States
Dr. Ken Washington, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Medtronic
Dr. Latonia Harris, senior director at the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson
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What is Engineering the Future?
Technology moves fast, powered by the unparalleled creativity of engineers, leaders and their teams. Together, we envision the future and bring it into being. Meeting our next innovation challenges will require the ideas and engagement of everyone. How can we shape that future?
Join our host, celebrated engineer Wanda Sigur, for the first season of Engineering the Future. This podcast, from the National Academy of Engineering, brings together the brightest minds in academia, government and industry. Sigur spent her career tackling the hard problems in spaceflight. Now, she and her guests take on the tough challenges that face the future of engineering. This season, they’ll find out what works to build a team that generates better ideas, and how to break down the barriers to equity in engineering and tech.