Navigating Crises and Innovation with Kemal Arslantaş
From Challenging the Status Quo by Digital Savages
May 26, 2024 · 28 min · Season 3 · Episode 3
About this episode
Kemal Arslantaş shares insights on crisis management and innovation, discussing the human values that emerge during crises.
Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of the Challenging the Status Quo podcast, brought to you by Digital Savages. Today, I’ve got an amazing guest with me—Kemal Arslantaş. Kemal and I dive into his fascinating journey from growing up in the Netherlands with Turkish roots to becoming a key figure in crisis management, innovation, and health. He’s got some incredible stories about handling crises both locally and internationally, and we chat about the unique challenges and surprising opportunities that pop up in these situations. We also get into a deep conversation about how crises bring out the best in human values, contrasting that with the often superficial achievements we chase daily. Kemal’s scientific approach to handling crises, using hypotheses and thoughtful analysis, shines through in our talk. We touch on cultural differences in long-term thinking, the importance of introspection in challenging personal judgments, and the real motivations behind helping others. Kemal shares his thoughts on balancing ego and empathy, positively impacting society, and finding true purpose in both professional and personal life. As we wrap up, Kemal tells me who he’d love to spend a…
People in this episode
Guest: Kemal Arslantaş
Topics covered
- crisis management
- innovation
- health
- cultural differences
- human values
- introspection
Keywords
- crises
- opportunities
- ego
- empathy
- purpose
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Navigating Crises and Innovation, Challenging the Status Quo
Places: Netherlands
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