2021 GlobalMindED
The Future of Work is Diverse, Inclusive, Just and Equitable
GlobalMindED closes the equity gap by creating a capable, diverse talent pipeline through connections to role models, mentors, internships for low-income students, returning adults, First Gen to college and inclusive leaders who teach them, work with them and hire them.
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As we celebrate International Women this month, we feature outstanding women every day. Today, we introduce Kalina Silverman, Founder of Big Talk and OZY Genius Award Winner. In addition to being a documentary journalist and U.S Fulbright Alumni Ambassador at The Institute of International Education (IIE), Kalina is also a public presenter who has a passion for capturing heart-felt personal stories via video. Please ask your students to apply for OZY Genius Awards through April 30,2021.
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Upcoming March Equity Events Celebrating Inclusive Women- 2:00 MST/4:00 EST click link to register, details below:
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Can you share your personal story, how you came to found BIG TALK and what it means to you? (If a First Gen student, please mention that)
As stories and feedback began pouring in from people around the world who also felt frustrated with small talk, I was inspired to grow Big Talk into more than a personal passion project, but rather into a global social impact initiative that could help people communicate and connect around the world.
Big Talk events have been organized globally – in Thailand, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Australia, Kazakhstan, the U.S, and more. I also launched a “Big Talk Question Card Game” on Amazon (which was a featured Amazon Exclusives entrepreneurship product) that has been played by superstar celebrities such as Lorde, Billie Eilish, and Keith Urban in a series launched by Universal Music Australia. The Big Talk card game has even inspired a marriage proposal!
Now, I travel around the world making videos, delivering lectures, and leading workshops about how people can “make Big Talk” – at work, with friends and family, with strangers, and even by themselves – to make their everyday lives more purposeful and meaningful. In 2017, Big Talk was awarded a Fulbright research grant for the study “How to use Big Talk to establish empathy across cultures.”
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What did winning the OZY Genius Award mean to you and what was the impact on your work?
When I was still a college student wondering how to take Big Talk to the next level, I learned about OZY’s Genius Awards— an annual award granting up to $10,000 to 10 college students to back their dreams. It came around at the most serendipitous of times when I was figuring out how I could support myself while working on Big Talk. The funds enabled me to launch a website, tell more stories and make more videos, build an email newsletter list in the thousands, and turn my passion project into a career. I’ve held corporate and school-based lectures, invented conversation-prompting flashcards for widespread use, and worked with companies seeking to remake corporate culture. Big Talk is also proud to have; Inspired a marriage proposal between a long-distance couple; Helped a wide range of people share their struggles and life experiences such as war veterans, people with autism, prisoners, LGTBQ professionals, and female entrepreneurs; And so much more!
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What are your next goals; what would you like to accomplish?
I hope to continue to further Big Talk's vision- to enhance interpersonal communication on a global scale, respect people’s differences while honoring the commonalities of human experiences, and serve as a platform to build empathy across boundaries of difference. I would like to tell more stories through video, create and scale more educational programs, and grow Big Talk's humanitarian as well as business offerings.
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What do you want to share with younger students who want to become leaders and changemakers like you?
Be patient, be kind to yourself, never give up on your vision no matter how long it takes, and most importantly - Ask for help all the time. Nothing great can be achieved alone. It's the people around you in your everyday life who will be your greatest mentors and supporters. I'll say it again - Never be afraid to ask for help!
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Are you an OZY Genius?
GlobalMindED is proud to partner to share about the OZY Genius Awards (www.OZY.com/Genius). This is a terrific program to award 10 creative college students (including international students who study in the US) up to $10K each to bring a bold idea alive? It's the same one that Amanda Gorman won four years ago. Please see a poster of the judges below. Applications are being accepted until April 30, 2021 11:59 p.m. (PST). Students not only get the time, and capital but also mentors to help guide them while they work on their great projects throughout the summer. GlobalMindED college students are encouraged to apply for this life changing opportunity.
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Click below to watch the Inclusive Leader Award Ceremony featuring inspirational messages from the diverse Award Winners
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GlobalMindED and the SDG Impact Fund are delighted to announce GlobalMindED's Donor Advised Fund. 2020 is the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and the 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Women's Declaration and Action Platform. Many from around the world are thinking of 2020 as the gateway to our most vital decade for delivering equity, the Sustainable Development Goals, and a world where all can thrive. Our key time for these outcomes is 2020-2030.
GlobalMindED DAF and the SDG Impact Fund are a powerful combined force for good as the 2019 year comes to a close and we reflect on the gratitude and the commitments we make to the causes we care most about. The DAF offers immense power and flexibility for giving prior to the year's end as you plant seeds of generous intention for 2020 and the decade ahead.
When you contribute to GlobalMindED, you support First Gen students. We have served more than 400 students by connecting them to role models, mentors, internships and jobs. Your generous support will allow us to take our work 10x and reach these talented students at scale who lack the resources and support we provide. Your support also helps teachers who can't afford the conference fees, faculty at colleges which are under resourced and students who persist at those universities despite food insecurity and/or housing insecurity.
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Links to read about Inclusive Leaders, many of whom are African American and people of color:
Curated sessions from GlobalMindED 2020 YouTube channel:
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From the Center for Positive Organizations:
From the Economist:
From Forbes:
From Harvard Business Review:
From the World Academy of Art & Science and UN; Geneva Global Leadership in the 21st Century econference:
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Listen here for an interview with Pam Newkirk, GlobalMindED speaker and author of Diversity Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion- Dollar Business.
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Meet GlobalMindED Founder, Carol Carter as interviewed by Tim Moore on his podcast Success Made to Last: From Success to Significance
Listen to Part 1 of Carol's interview
Listen to Part 2 of Carol's interview
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Recent GlobalMindED Newsletter Profiles:
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Since 2006 when the flagship TGR Learning Lab opened its doors in Anaheim, CA, TGR Foundation has had a lot to celebrate, including its most recent milestone of one million students impacted by TGR EDU: Explore, alone.
Developed in partnership with Discovery Education, TGR EDU: Explore is a free digital resource library that offers interactive web experiences, lesson plans, training videos and tools for educators, students and families to explore new disciplines and gain skills for a modern and expanding workforce.
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As you start the New Year, are you looking for ways to re-engineer your classroom culture? Check out Designing the Future: How Engineering Builds Creative Critical Thinking in the Classroom. The associated website has lots of activities, projects, and resources you can implement immediately. Our fall workshops using the book as a roadmap for change have been highly successful. Start designing the future today - try using the customized Study Guide for a book study in your PLC. Or contact ProjectEngin or Solution Tree to learn how you can bring professional development based on Ann's book to your school, district, or conference.
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THE FLYOVER NATION
Energy's Role in a Troubled Heartland
By J.C. Whorton
A unique and timely discussion of the challenging issues facing the country’s troubled Heartland.
Since the beginning of westward expansion into the Heartland’s vast regions, natural resource development has played a historic role in shaping its communities. Today, domestic oil and gas development offers one of the strongest prospects for the Heartland’s present and future prosperity as well as the nation’s re-emergence as a dominant player in the global energy economy.
The U.S. is now the world’s largest producer of crude oil and natural gas, two circumstances that are universally disrupting international geopolitical order. The earth has a finite supply of natural resources and a rapidly growing and over consuming population.
As America positions itself for a very uncertain and constantly evolving global marketplace, will the Heartland become America’s “great connector” or “great divide”?
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J.C. Whorton is a senior level energy and financial professional with over forty years of essential experience. Having a ranching and Native American heritage, Mr. Whorton is a strong advocate for rural education and economic development initiatives.
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