TILT the Future

Thank you for joining me on this conversation about how we as parents can make the future more welcoming and help our children position themselves for success. Why does this matter? Why does this matter more now? I am sure that, especially after COVID you have noticed how the future of work is going to be substantially different from the way it was in the past 20 to 50 years. We grew up in a time of the industrial era. Our education system was designed to help us figure out how:to listen carefullyto do things the same wayto repeat the process with as little error as possible. But the industrial era has now been replaced. We are now moving into the, into the world of the knowledge. With the beginning of the internet, we now are in the world of the knowledge worker.The industrial era rewarded those who remembered facts and numbers. Those skills have been replaced with the computer, search engines, and algorithms. That new skill that we now have to give our children the ability to find the information, to curate the information and evaluate its place amid the rest of the information.

This is what I believe - that we are capable of amazing possibility.The world - in all its glory, dirt and grime - has been handed down to my generation by all the hundreds of previous generations who battled through despair, disease, war, and so much more.What do we do with it? How do we accept this gift? Do we tie a ribbon on it, and hand it forward to the generation after us, or do we open it, take a hammer to it and offer up the shards?I believe we are capable of generosity and possibility. I believe that the generations coming after us are filled with imagination, moral courage and a passion for righting wrongs and that we are here to empower and encourage them.I believe that we will create a new tomorrow that protects our environment. As a society before us challenged the morality of keeping slaves though that had been a tradition for centuries, we will not accept an economic structure that demands that we pillage the earth's most precious resources purely to sustain our national economies. Instead, we will protect all the resources, particularly the water and clean air.I believe we can invent the technologies that allow us to indulge in the advances of modern science and technology, but make the move to a greener use of energy. We can feed the Earth's growing population. We can find meaningful engagement for each human so they contribute to society as a whole, embracing robotics and AI as our ancestors embraced the plough, made bigger, not less, by technology.I believe in nurturing the generation that follows us with compassion, but also charging them with the responsibility to care for Mother Earth, not to squander its resources.I trust in the power of connection - families, communities, classes like Acumen & Akimbo that connect like-minded souls to each other so that we are able to foster a mindset of abundance and possibility. I am sustained by my connection to humanity and to nature: to the sunrise, the melting snow, the enduring cycle of tides and daffodils that bloom in the spring. Nature teaches us the resilience of rebirth.I know that this world will survive past my race. So I believe in the Earth and place my trust in my generation and the generations after me to respect the Earth as a living being that pushes back when hurt but embraces when whole.I will do what is within my power - stretching that capability to all its might - to make a green and wonderful world available to the next 7 generations, to gift to them as was gifted to me: the wonder, awe and amazement at what Nature can give us.And in doing so, I honour the memories and sacrifices of the generations before, as well as the powers that created this beautiful Earth and bequeath to the generations that will follow."C:\Users\Karena\Documents\Audacity\20201204 - This is what I believe redo for TTF E150 202407191253pm.mp3"

This is what I know:I am a dot.I'm just one human in a world of 7.8 billionI exist at a specific point in time, stepping gratefully in the footsteps of those who came beforeOurs is just one of so many species that have covered this same earth for billions of yearsOur world is one planet, a dot in a galaxy and universe that is so wide and spans dimensionsI'm a dot.And like a dot, I believe in connection. Connecting with friends and family. Connecting a young generation with their elders. Connecting problems with solutions and opportunities. Connecting our future with our past. Connecting peoples across space, place and time.I'm a dot.While a dot is small, it is not without impact - just ask COVID-19! You pile enough dots on top of each other, and suddenly you have substance and form, weight and shape which we can choose to use to move towards better.I am a dot.And a dot is a beginning. Host: Karena de Souza  Producer: Karena de Souza  Music for this episode: Children of Lemuel by Blue Dot Sessions Technology: taped on HP Envy desktop, using Audacity 2.4.2, Blue Yeti Nano  Processing: Audacity, lightly edited: noise reduction, amplify, normalize Photo credit: Karena de Souza photo

ARE YOU A COURAGEOUS PARENT?This is a book is for all us parents out there who feel like we are being called on to make BIG decisions for our children - those life-impacting, monumental decisions.It is for the parents-in-waiting, especially the first-timers who are simultaneously sure they’re going to do it better than their parents, and unsure if they can do it at all. (Yes, you can!)It is for the parents of toddlers who are worrying about where they put their hands that they then put in their mouths, whether they can pass something along to their adoring grandparents.This is for parents of young children who are weighing the lack of socialization, the effect on their long-term learning by a possible delay in schooling.It is for parents of elementary schoolers who know that their peers create a learning environment that encourages children to explore and get creative.It is for the parents whose children are in high school - where rules were always already getting broken.And for the parents whose child is heading off to university. An uncertain moment already fraught with emotion and discussions on preparedness, now heightened with debates on COVID-19.And it is for parents like me at the other end of the parenting journey, whose children are out in the wider world, already making independent decisions that we have to find the courage to live with. They balk at being called ‘children’ having stepped into their own maturity - but to us, they continue to be our babies.I’ll love you foreverI’ll like you for alwaysAs long as I’m living __My baby you’ll be”*Love you Forever *by Robert MunschIt is about having the courage to provide them with that parenting assist, without interrupting their natural process of maturing. Host: Karena de Souza  Producer: Karena de Souza  Music for this episode: NoneTechnology: taped on HP Envy desktop, using Audacity 2.4.2, Blue Yeti Nano  Processing: Audacity, lightly edited: noise reduction, amplify, normalize Photo credit: Canva free

ARE YOU A COURAGEOUS PARENT?This is a book is for all us parents out there who feel like we are being called on to make BIG decisions for our children - those life-impacting, monumental decisions.It is for the parents-in-waiting, especially the first-timers who are simultaneously sure they’re going to do it better than their parents, and unsure if they can do it at all. (Yes, y_ou can_!)It is for the parents of toddlers who are worrying about where they put their hands that they then put in their mouths, whether they can pass something along to their adoring grandparents.This is for parents of young children who are weighing the lack of socialization, the effect on their long-term learning by a possible delay in schooling.It is for parents of elementary schoolers who know that their peers create a learning environment that encourages children to explore and get creative.It is for the parents whose children are in high school - where rules were always already getting broken.And for the parents whose child is heading off to university. An uncertain moment already fraught with emotion and discussions on preparedness, now heightened with debates on COVID-19.And it is for parents like me at the other end of the parenting journey, whose children are out in the wider world, already making independent decisions that we have to find the courage to live with. They balk at being called ‘children’ having stepped into their own maturity - but to us, they continue to be our babies.I’ll love you foreverI’ll like you for alwaysAs long as I’m living __My baby you’ll be”*Love you Forever *by Robert MunschIt is about having the courage to provide them with that parenting assist, without interrupting their natural process of maturing.Host: Karena de Souza  Producer: Karena de Souza  Music for this episode: NoneTechnology: taped on HP Envy desktop, using Audacity 2.4.2, Blue Yeti Nano  80/77 cardoidProcessing: Audacity, lightly edited: noise reduction, amplify, normalize Photo credit: Canva free 

Host: Karena de Souza  Producer: Karena de Souza  Music for this episode: No. 4 Piano Journey, Esther Abrami, YouTube Audio LibraryTechnology: taped on HP desktop, using Audacity, Blue Yeti Nano  Processing: Audacity with apologies to all sound engineers out there  Photo credit: Karena de Souza, Canva Editing recipeNeed to fix gain on mic - set mic slightly off from centre, at approx 30-degree angleRaised envelope on vocal to 0.8Normalize -6dbCompressor -12 -35 3:4:! 0.225 1secAdded in musicUsed autoduck featureUsed fade out starting at 42s 

What if COVID is the dress rehearsal, a road map for how we as humans can handle the environmental crisis? We have now shown that nations can quickly agree on a consistent course of action, humans can make sacrifices for the common good.As we ease back into a new normal of life after COVID, is there an opportunity to play leapfrog? Can we make economic and social decisions that ignore the actions that hurt the environment? And jump straight towards a new post-COVID normal that also supports human’s continuing presence on Earth while absorbing an accelerated Future of Work?Regardless of whether we’re able to turn the clock on climate, Weather and all its ripple effects are going to impact what started as the Future of Work and will soon be the new Nature of Work.There is a tight synergy between these events. Bottom line, climate acts as a magnifier for all the issues facing the Future of Work. We have a shrinking window within which to effect change – and the COVID crisis has gifted us with the vision that it is possible for peoples from all nations to work together quickly, to make momentous decisions with speed, to dissolve the invisible constraints we had placed on our ability to take action.Enjoy this replay of an episode that I taped in 2019 about the inevitable impact of climate & environment on all our job choices as we move forward.I talk about why I feel it is important to include a discussion of the impact of Climate Crisis and Climate Catastrophe in any conversation with GenZ as they debate their options in the Future of Work.Mitigation is a great opportunity and a necessary one for the protection of our planet.But there are also opportunities in the discussion on how we prepare for a new version of our world. In both, there is a space for activism and innovation.I seek to inspire a new generation to fight with all the tools at their disposal - their voice, their brain and their ideas, not purely to scare them.I look forward to an engaging dialogue.References:Link to article What connects the Future of Work with climate catastrophe?JFK speech given at Rice University Texas on September 12, 1962 available with transcript from the JFK libraryXiuhtezcatl Martinez speech at the UNXiuhtezcatl Martinez Who am I rap at the UN Host: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent Partner for the intro,  Cellophane_Sam, Awestruck from the album Sea Change for the 2019 episodeTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using Audacity, Blue Yeti NanoProcessing: Audacity with apologies to all sound engineers out therePhoto credit: John-Cameron-1518022-unsplash.jpg 

The gift of a pocket of Time spent with family, discovering each other in deep conversationsThe gift of Humanity - the generous nature of people in real space and digital spaceThe gift of Possibility - when we see how quickly nations and individuals were able to collaborate, it gives us HOPE.Covid is the dress rehearsal for our collaboration in the fight for climate action. We got this!

Each time I have made a major pivot in my life, it was when I had a pocket of time. Most often these came at low points in my life - having an unnecessarily long job hunt, nursing a sick family member, not getting into the college of my choice.It turned out that I had not received what I wanted, but offered a chance to get what I needed.This episode is a pitch for a regular date with yourself - a time to sit down on a weekly, quarterly or annual basis and revaluate your direction against your life goals.Click here for the full transcript and show notes for this episode: 'Recalibrate'Please leave your comments on this site, or on LinkedIn.website: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using Audacity, Blue Yeti Nano

What would you do if you knew you had the permission?Permission to speak up.Permission to make something better.Permission to be vulnerable.Permission to connect.Permission to care.What would you do?Because the punch line is “you have permission”The world needs big bold dreams right now.Insane ideas that might actually work.The best idea can come from anyone, anywhere, at anytime.So dream bold.Speak up.You have permission.Click here for the full transcript and show notes for this episode: 'You have permission'Please leave your comments on this site, or on LinkedIn.website: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using Descript, Blue Yeti NanoAudio processing: Descript, Audacity, Auphonics

The corona crisis has shown how even the smallest organism has the power to such down the global economy and send us all sheltering in place.There is big power in small. And it goes both ways. Just as small can disrupt entire economies, small ideas can also have a major impact.Now is the time for bold ideas - and no idea is too small or too simple to be voiced. Because it may be the next big idea.Or it may launch a 100 other great big ideas in areas from the health crisis, the future of education, the economy or climate crisis.So speak up.This podcast is part of a challenge created for the Canadian Gap Year Association.Click here for the full transcript and show notes for this episode: 'The power of small'Please leave your comments on this site, or on LinkedIn.website: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using Audacity, Blue Yeti Nano

Life will never return to the way it was. This was to be an anniversary episode to mark a year of podcasting. But Covid-19 has changed the celebration. The world as we knew it has changed, and across the globe individuals  are working together to flatten the curve.It is a huge adjustment. The speed with which social distancing and WFH have been brought in have caused major transitions for many. But thankfully that is an area where Tilt the Future has experience.This episode is also being featured on Pod Buffet.Click here for the full transcript and show notes for this episode 'Map or compass for a new normal?'Please leave your comments on this site, or on LinkedIn.website: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using Audacity, Blue Yeti Nano

Another in the series 'Never too young to lead', this is an interview with GenZ Henry Greenberg.He has created a curriculum unit that teaches elementary students the basics skills and thought processes around Entrepreneurship.Click here for the full transcript and show notes for this episode 'Henry Greenberg SOAR - Entrepreneurship, Education and Elementary school..'  The interview is also available on the YouTube Channel Tilt the Future:Please leave your comments on this site, or on LinkedIn.website: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using ZoomMic: USB MPow headphonesAudio editing software: Descript

In a reversal from previous generations, Generation Z identifies their parents among their most important career influencer.How would we use this information to offer GenZ the best support? Here are 3 strategies that tilt parents into effective career influencers:Better informed is better preparedUse open ideas, challenge mindset with a growth mindsetParents should not fall into a trap of 'parenting as they were parented'Click here for the full transcript and show notes for this episode 'GenZ's top career influencer is ..'  You will find the visuals for the survey result slides pertaining to this topic.It also has a link to the CERIC blogpost titled '3 tips to help parents become informed career influencers' with links to some actual resources.Please leave your comments on this site, or on LinkedIn.website: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using AudacityMic: Yeti NanoAudio editing software: Audacity

"Tech Under 20 is run for students by students - because students are the ones who know best what they need to develop."Denys talks to Kyle Newcombe and myself about the Tech Under 20 Cup challenge, the Pitch Yourself event, student engagement via the school chapters.Denys shared his views on:Value of sustained commitment to a project or causeWhat Generation Z expects from the Future of WorkHow Tech Under 20 offers mentoring, internship and leadership opportunitiesThe idea behind the Tech Under 20 Cup ChallengeThe 2020 TU20 Cup Challenge is focused on Climate Action.Make - the effort to search out local groups of talented youngsters who like to leadTake - Offer your support - especially internships, summer jobs and mentoringTalk - Be full of curiosity. Discover the technology and passions that fill their minds and their days.If you are inspired by this episode please take some action, and share it with others.The full video interview is available at https://youtu.be/lAmzAlL3E0gFor the full transcript of the poem and links visit my blog:Linkov: A GenZ's take on the value of commitmentwebsite: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de Souza & Kyle NewcombeProducer: Karena de Souza & Kyle NewcombeTranscript: DescriptEditor: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on Zoom via MacBook Air, using Audacity

Trailer Episode: Want to know why I am so inspired by Generation Z?While much of this set of podcast episodes focus on the new technologies that young adults are leveraging in order to solve problems, we also explore the other pillars of my work - well-being, foundation and transition skills.This young generation are inventive, creative and itching to solve the problems small and large. I find such talent really engaging and motivating - so please feel free to recommend potential interviewees for future episodes.Click here for the full transcript and show notes for this episode 'Never too young to lead'Please leave your comments on this site, or on LinkedIn.website: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using Audacity

Here is a list of 10 valuable services offered by your careers centre.This episode focuses on 1-5 that target getting you that first job.Is there a valuable service that we should add to this list? Leave a comment on this site, or on LinkedIn.For the full transcript, bonus material and links to the articles visit my blog:10 Valuable Services at your Campus Career Centrewebsite: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using Audacity

What is the value in using your campus career centre? As we pivot into a new era of the Future of Work, can we discover a different way of exploring our relationship to work, and therefore the jobs and careers that we will apply for?I was surprised that many current students are not making use of their campus careers centres. This is a resource that helps your learning institution assist you in the broader set of career exploration conversations that arise when you are exposed to new ideas, new people, new technologies. It is OK to discover that the world is broader than the 5 professions you knew about in high school, and that you can pivot as you mature and figure out the range of challenges that will fuel your passion for work over the coming decades.For final year students who are under time pressure to graduate with a job in hand, as well as keep on top of exams, projects and academics, the Career Resource Centre can help you leverage your most precious resource - your time.Share you thoughts on the value of careers centers to todays student with those around you. Leave a comment on this site, or on LinkedIn.For the full transcript, bonus material and links to the articles visit my blog:Can your campus career centre help you find that first job?website: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using Audacity

Think outside the box is an idiom for Critical Thinking.Which means there is a box.We can only break out of the confines of our box if we know what that box looks like from the inside first.That is why the first step is mastery.For the full transcript of this episode, plus a longer think with bonus links & material, visit the partner blog:Think outside the boxwebsite: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using Audacity

As this skill becomes sought after by employers who are anxious to have independent, confident, creative minds in a workplace that is constantly evolving, it is good to know that for those who do not have critical thinking as an innate skill, it can be nurtured.Articles referenced:World Economic Forum: 'This soft skill will boost your employability'HBR: A Short Guide to Building Your Team’s Critical Thinking SkillsShare you thoughts on this topic with those around you. Debate if critical thinking can be nurtured. Leave a comment on this site, or on LinkedIn.For the full transcript, bonus material and links to the articles visit my blog:The skill employers are searching forwebsite: Tiltthefuture.comHost: Karena de SouzaProducer: Karena de SouzaMusic for this episode: Bright Future by Silent PartnerTechnology: taped on MacBook Air, using Audacity