Part 2: Honest, Realistic, and Optimistic Leadership Advice from Friends of IDEO
About this episode
Creative leaders share valuable insights on leadership and human connection as we approach 2026.
The creative leadership advice continues. In Part 2, creative leaders including IDEO partners, alumni, and IDEO U instructors share hard-won lessons on relationships, reflection, and staying human as we move into 2026. Host Mina Seetharaman and IDEO Partner Ilya Prokopoff share reactions and builds on each leader's advice. Many of the leaders featured on this episode have been guests on the podcast. Find links to their episodes at ideou.com/blogs/inspiration . Guests on this episode: Grace Hwang — Design Leader; Former IDEO Associate Partner; Co-Founder, Upturn Health Michelle Lee — Partner and Executive Managing Director, IDEO; IDEO U Instructor: Creative Thinking for Complex Problem Solving Sara Kalick — Founder, The Possible: IDEO U Instructor: From Superpowers to Great Teams Jenn Maer — Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Knitted; IDEO U Instructor: Storytelling for Influence Jennifer Riel — Adjunct Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto; Former Head of Global Strategy, IDEO; IDEO U Instructor: Designing Strategy & Activating Strategy Susie Wise — Designer, Design for Emergence; Author, Design for Belonging Takashi Wickes — Founding Designer…
More episodes of Creative Confidence Podcast
- 6 Patterns for Building Organizational Agility: Clay Parker Jones
- How Great Teams Leverage Tension as a Source of Innovation: Daniel Coyle (Replay)
- What Gets In the Way of Trust on Teams: Q&A with Ben Swire
- Building Risk-Taking Teams: Ben Swire
- Playful Thinking Under Pressure: Q&A with Cas Holman & Michelle Lee
- How a Playful Mindset Leads to Better Work: Cas Holman & Michelle Lee
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Creative Confidence Podcast podcast page.