Flagship Friday Innovator’s Forum Archive
Spring 2021
SMASH Innovation with Dr. Gopichand Katragadda, Founder/CEO Myelin Foundry
April 2, 2021
Innovators Forum: Iowa Center for Children’s Justice
March 26, 2021
Someone Saw Something in Me and Did Something About It with Louis Carr, President Media Sales BET
March 19, 2021
An Interconnected World — Overcoming Semiconductor Challenges to Accelerate Innovation with David Slump, President Global Markets, Strategy & Services at HARMAN
March 12, 2021
The Fastest Growing Grocery with Raed Hafez, CEO El Grocer and ISU Alum
March 5, 2021
Innovation, Collaboration, Motivation with Karen Kerns, Ana Luz, and Nacuya Rucker at Iowa State University
February 26, 2021
Don’t Be Afraid to Be an Idiot with James Waters, COO Basin Holdings, previously Vice President Caterpillar Production Center of Excellence
February 19, 2021
The Last Mile Entrepreneur with Steve Johanns, Founder of Villedge Solutions
February 12, 2021
From Poker to Produce with Clayton Mooney, Founder and CEO Nebullam
February 5, 2021
Innovation as Interruption and Disruption with Dr. Leyla Acaroglu, Founder of Disrupt Design, the UnSchool and CO Project Farm, Portugal
January 29, 2021
Innovation in Strategic Investment with Dave Tucker, Senior Advisor for Next Level Ventures
January 22, 2021
Fall 2020
Innovation in Business and Finance with James Altamirano, Senior Experience Design and Innovation Strategist Principal Financial Group
November 20, 2020
Innovation in Education with Dr. Stacey Cole, Superintendent Storm Lake School District
November 13, 2020
Innovation at the Intersection of Technology and Society with David Slump, President, Global Markets, Strategy & Services at HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics
November 6, 2020
Innovation in Agriculture with Dr. Bill Christianson, Chief Operating Officer, PIC Genus Pork
October 30, 2020
Innovation in Aviation with Dennis Muilenburg, DAM CyFly Consulting, Iowa State University Innovator in Residence
October 23, 2020
Innovation and Inclusion with Alaina Money-Garman, CEO Fresh Paint & Garman Homes Apex, North Carolina
October 16, 2020
Innovation Through Industry Transformation with Thomas Stuermer, Global Managing Director, Accenture
October 9, 2020
Innovation in Decision Sciences and Predictive Analytics with Tony Sardella, Investor, Founder and Vice Chairman of evolve24
October 2, 2020
Innovation in Human Behavior and Culture with Rowena Crosbie, President of Tero International
September 25, 2020
Innovation in Energy with Robert Piconi, CEO and Co-Founder Energy Vault
September 18, 2020
Innovate at Iowa State with Wendy Wintersteen, President, Iowa State University; Rick Sanders, President, Iowa State University Research Park; James Oliver, Director, Student Innovation Center
September 11, 2020
Innovation Circuit Archive
Radar Ready Summer Circuit Series
- May 12: Conversation that defines yourself with Mani Mina, Iowa State University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- May 19: Conversation that creates progress and relationships with Dave Tucker, Senior Advisor for Next Level Ventures
- May 26: Conversation that scale you and others strategically with David Spalding, Iowa State University Dean for the Ivy College of Business
- June 9: Identifying the right problem with Anthony Sardella, founder and vice-chairman of evolve24
- June 16: Responding with the best solution with Paul Willard, investor
- June 23: Creating the most impactful outcomes with Clayton Mooney, co-founder and CEO of Nebullam
Short Circuit: It’s (Not) A Small World After All
March 29, 2021 — Featuring: Dean Beate Schmittman, Dean Hilary Seo, and Dean Dan Grooms
Short Circuit: Making Friends and Influencing the Deans
March 9, 2021 — Featuring: Laura Jolly, dean of the College of Human Sciences; Sam Easterling, James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering; and John Lawrence, Vice President for Extension and Outreach
Short Circuit: Ideation to Operation — How to Turn Your Idea Into A Business
February 26, 2021 — Bill Gross, Founder of Idealab
Short Circuit: Global Innovation — From the Battlefield to Football Field
February 22, 2021— Tilman Engel, Iowa State Graduate 1989
Short Circuit: How to Innovate an Ethical Platform and What Young Innovators Teach Us by Driving Societal Change
Friday, February 19, 2021 — Anthony Sardella, CEO and Founder, evolve24
2-Session Circuit: Let’s Make a Deal with the Deans
Part 2: Coaching and Competition; $500 in prizes for student negotiators
February 15, 2021 — David Spalding, Raisbeck Endowed Dean of the College of Business; Daniel Robison, Endowed Dean’s Chair of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Luis Rico-Gutierrez, Dean of the College of Design.
Short Circuit: How to Innovate an Unfair Advantage
February 12, 2021 — Lance LaDuke, Serial Innovator, Carnegie Mellon; Teaching Professor, Music Entrepreneurship
6-Week Circuit: How to Innovate Frostline Soft Serve
February 11 – March 18, 2021: 6 weeks, 6 Sessions
2-Session Circuit: Let’s Make a Deal with the Deans
Part 1: The Art of Negotiation
February 8, 2021 — David Spalding, Raisbeck Endowed Dean of the College of Business; Daniel Robison, Endowed Dean’s Chair of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Luis Rico-Gutierrez, Dean of the College of Design.
Short Circuit: Make Me a Millionaire by 40
February 4, 2021 — Jonathan Pearson, Partner, Wealth Advisors of Iowa Jonathan Fox, Ruth Whipp Sherwin Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Human Sciences
6-Week Circuit: Change By Design
February 4 – March 11, 2021: 6 weeks, 6 Sessions — Dr. Leyla Acaroglu, Founder, Disrupt Design
2020 Circuit Series Archive
Short Circuit: How to Innovate Social Justice
November 13, 2020 — Ramsey Tesdell, CEO, Sowt Media Network
Short Circuit: How to Innovate A Big Splash with Creative Teams
November 19, 2020 — Jeff Whiting, Director, Choreographer, Event Director
CS Liew, Pacific Agriscience: Meeting Future Food Demands
November 12, 2020
Abraham Higginbotham: How to Innovate Television Comedy with 4-time Emmy Award Winner and Executive Producer of ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Will & Grace’
October 29, 2020
Louis Carr, President of Media Sales, BET
October 23, 2020
Short Circuit: How to Innovate Consumer Insights and Design Thinking
October 1, 2020 — David Slump, President of Global Markets, HARMAN
Robert Piconi, CEO, Co-Founder Energy Vault
September 25, 2020
Innovation Professional Practices Forum Archive
Innovation Beyond Conventional Institutional Boundaries: A Conversation with Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University
April 2, 2021 — Hosted by Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen. Co-moderated by Professor Abram Anders, Director of Iowa State University Writing Program, and Karen Kerns, Director of Innovation Programming and Entrepreneur in Residence
Differentiating Our Story: Faculty and Staff Innovations in Recruitment
March 5, 2021 — Featuring: Jorge Calderon, Jennifer Johnson, Ana Luz, Linda Niehm, Meredith Francom, Karen Kerns, and Andy Zehr
Thinking, Making, Breaking (A)way: The Relationships of Innovation in Pursuit of Great Problems
January 22, 2021 — Robert Whitehead, Associate Professor of Architecture, Iowa State University
Gen-Z: Teaching in the Classroom and Beyond
December 4, 2020 — Sara Marcketti, Morrill Professor and Director of CELT, Iowa State University
Creating Innovation Strategy Using Narrative-Based Design Methods
October 2, 2020 — Abram Anders, Associate Professor of English, Iowa State University
Intrapreneurship: How to Innovate From Within
November 6, 2020 — Ana Luz, Abby Luchsinger and Priyankaa Krishnan
Dash and Spring Competition Archive
A Day in the Life of an International Student
May 22, 2021
Innovation Sprint: Ready, Run, Race, GO VOTE!
March 24, 2021
Leave your musical signature
November 1, 2020
How do we recruit students for our Innovation Fellows Program?
October 10, 2020