GovCon DIFFERENT

About GovCon DIFFERENT

Think TedTalks meets the federal space. Ideas from the outside applied to GovCon to drive change. Different perspectives, different ideas, different solutions. GovCon DIFFERENT invites the world experts to take a crack at GovCon problems to break down what they know into something you should. Insights and discoveries that breathe life and inspiration into the GovCon market. The GovCon DIFFERENT podcast scours the globe searching for the so called Crazy ones – the ones that are making a difference in their industry. From actors and astronauts to skydivers and screen writers. Different ideas from different industries, uncovered, unvarnished and smashed together to produce change in the federal space. Join us as we explore a world of GovCon possibilities.

Publisher

GovCon Different

Category

business · government · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Oct 2020

Latest episode

10 Sept 2024

Latest episodes

1 of 60 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Sept 2024

   Scammed - Ken Westbrook

   "I'm too sophisticated to be scammed, that happens to elderly people." Think again. Global crime organizaitons have stepped up their game with new attacks you won't recognize, and the under 50 crowd are twice as likely to get scammed. Ken Westbrook, CEO of Stop Scams Alliance is on a mission to inform you and stop them.

2. 

   25 Jul 2024

   The Art of Human Centered Design - Shashank Khandelwal

   “If you think technology can solve your problems, then you don’t understand technology and you don’t understand your problems” (Four Talks by Laurie Anderson). Moved by this quote, Shashank Khandelwal, CEO of Blue Tiger shares how to overcome barriers to Human Centered Design within government agencies in order to build technology that users actually enjoy.

3. 

   20 Jun 2024

   A Digital CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

   AI unchecked is a massive problem. "We need a place, or places, in public service where we can collaborate with citizens and private sector partners to develop new ways to conduct the business of public service." The A Team – Chuck Brooks, Dr. David Bray, and Dr. Tiffany Vora – tackle the challenge. We love it when a plan comes together!

Inside a recent episode

Lessons at 180 MPH - Julia Landauer

Published 3 Sept 2021 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But then that leads me to my next point, the next part of answering that question, which is that, you know, I don't think people understand how mentally sharp you have to be to be a race car driver and just how many different inputs you're taking in at any given time for hours on end. […]

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