Heather McGowan is an international thought leader, author, speaker, educator, LinkedIn Top Influencer and expert on #TheFutureOfWork👩‍💻💼 and #TheFutureofLearning 📚.  She’s an innovation strategist who works with people and orgs on the Future Industrial Revolution; clients include Autodesk, BD Medical, AARP, The World Bank, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, etc.

Her academic work has included roles at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD); Becker College, where she created the Agile Mindset learning framework; and then at Jefferson University, where she was the strategic architect of the first undergraduate college focused exclusively on innovation. Heather is the co-author of "The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work" (coming Spring 2020) and a Forbes contributor.  McGowan holds a BFA from RISD and an MBA from Babson College.

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Things we cover in this conversation: 

10:23 - IDENTITY AND HER FAMILY’S DIVERSITY AND HOW IT GAVE HER “CONFIDENCE TO JUMP INTO THE UNKNOWN” 

15:32 - THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING LEARNING AGILITY 

18:41 - TECHNOLOGY, JOBS, AND THE PACE OF CHANGE IN THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 

20:45 - DIVERSE LEARNING LEADS TO POWERFUL INNOVATION 

25:25 - IMMIGRATION AND INNOVATION 

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• Heather's Website 


• Watch Heather’s Keynote Speaker showreel 


• Pre-order Heather's new book on Amazon!

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SHOW CREDITS: 

• Co-founders + Co-hosts: Chanté Thurmond and Rada Yovovich 


• Producer: Chanté Thurmond 


• Editor: Zaiden Sowle 


• Instrumental: "Get Rich" by Norfstar 

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