Speaker

I'm honored to have been invited to share my thoughts at venues such as CNBC, Channel News Asia, TEDx, Bloomberg, EmTech/MIT Technology Review, YPO/WPO, INK, TiE, corporate events, and conferences, internationally. Topics include my new innovation research (Fusion), design thinking, disruption, eBusiness, globalization, and more.

thoughtful leader series | collegedunia beat

What impact will tech have on education? How can we prepare for tomorrow’s business? Dr. CJ explores Design Thinking, business models, funding, women in business, and more.

Coaching for Radical Innovation | Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Do your coachees want to create big value with innovation? Here are behind-the-scenes stories from the Olympics, Nokia, Netform & Merrill Lynch, and Loreto-Sealdah, sharing how these innovators did just that. With the Fusion framework and stories from 30 innovation leaders, coaches can help more of us do the same.

HOW IMPACT CAN LEAD INNOVATION FOR THE CORPORATE BUSINESS | CSI INSIGHTS, AVPN

Corporate social impact is ordinarily associated with terms such as responsibility, reporting and obligation, but could it also be a strategy and innovation partner to the core business? Yes! See how with disruption, design thinking, green economics, tiger conservation, and more. On Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Google Podcasts.

why design-thinking startups succeed better & attract more funding | GIMI Think Tank

A common problem for startups is “shiny-tech” syndrome, and a common problem for corporate ventures is focus on the business rather than users. See how to use Design Thinking to succeed better and attract more funding

Out of the Comfort Zone | spotify

Wanda Wallace and CJ address how to future-proof your career and get out of your comfort zone with design thinking. Featuring top thought leaders, academics, and authors from around the globe, the podcast averages 15,000+ downloads/month from around the world.

Out of the Comfort Zone teaser | youtube for spotify

What are the 3 keys to Design Thinking? Here’s the 1-minute video answer. (Spoiler alert! Answer: Start by spending time with people where THEY live & work discovering needs & wants. Then design a better future, even if it seems crazy right now. Finally, make it real with prototyping, feedback, and co-creation.)

Out of the Comfort Zone teaser | youtube for spotify

How can we observe & learn from people? Here’s the 2-minute video answer. (Spoiler alert! Answer: Get out of your day-to-day box and spend time with users in their world. Investigate extremes (super-users and troubled users) and analogous situations.)

JobTalk | linkedin live

CarTalk for Careers! Join us for a fun and insightful time discussing jobs, problems at work, careers, life mission, and more. A tribute to CarTalk, which entertained and enlightened 2.6 million listeners each week, we’ll be featuring funny news stories, quizzes, fun facts, and your questions, all about work. (Yes, even work can be fun!) Hosted on LinkedIn Live, listen in to our host, Dr. CJ, and her series of guests, selected from the most interesting and entertaining CEO’s, Founders, Funders, and experts around.

JobTalk (spj insights) | Apple, Google, & spotify

Want to listen to JobTalk audio-only? Now you can! “SPJ Insights” is SP Jain School of Global Management's podcast series featuring industry experts, alumni, faculty, & students bringing you insightful discussions, expert views, and game-changing ideas across various fields and industries. Join us to hear the latest, get inspired, and fuel your passion. For updates, subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you stream.⁠

Building the enterprise of tomorrow | slaves to the algorithm by crayondata

How does an enterprise strike a balance between managing human and tech intelligence? Dr CJ Meadows believes that technology is our new colleague, and we need to treat it as such. Do we have to change people to fit jobs, or can we change jobs to fit people? Can we have AI coordinate multi-person tasks and host a dynamic org chart that changes by the minute? Suresh & Dr. CJ exlore the future of workforce, design thinking, humanoid robots, and more!

Future of Work Show #48: BTO or WFH? | Unqbe

Do people want to return to a central office?Are organizations embracing hybrid work? How can individuals and organizations best manage the physical and virtual office, productivity, “in” workers and “out” workers, culture, diversity, inclusion, and more? Will the future workforce and digital-first world change the answers? Join Shalini Lal and Dr. CJ as they explore and share the latest research on all this and more.

Hoinser Top 100 Personalities Quotesbook 2022

‘Honored to be featured here among 100 notable personalities with our favorite inspirational quotes. :)

Lead Tomorrow Sneak Peek | S P Jain School of Global Management

Overview of how S P Jain School of Global Management prepares its students to lead tomorrow.

the business of stem education | btcn.tv

Excerpts from our btcn.tv series have been incorporated into this new mini-documentary including speakers such as a Nobel Prize laureate and one of Forbes’ 15 Most Influential People in Higher Education. Thank you, BTCN, for including me!

congratulations! | della leaders club global launch

Congrats to Jimmy Mistry and the whole team on creating a global community of entrepreneurs, professionals, and young leaders aiming to build a better future for all and transform lives of success into lives of significance.

intro to the tiger center | della leaders club

1-minute intro to Dr. CJ and The Tiger Center for the DLC Social Impact Program launch.

Developing and Upskilling Your Leaders | PPEARL

In this Agony Expert series session (somewhat like “Agony Aunt”!), we explore today’s and tomorrow’s leadership skills and how to develop them. Strategic & entrepreneurial mindset, innovation, Disruption, Design Thinking, Digital Transformation, Fusion, workforce & mental diversity, and more are on the agenda. To access all the sessions, just sign up here.

crisis pivots & game changers - parts i & ii: creative business stories from famous business fusions | contest & webinar by ppearl & 30 corporate sponsors

Complexity and chaos are not new, even though they feel unprecedented at the time. Join CJ as she shares 7 stories of complex, chaotic, nearly-devastating changes and how these 7 companies navigated their way to game-changing success. Each one engaged in lateral innovation (Fusion) -- high-impact, high-value initiatives across industries, fields, nations, and more. Insights and questions will be presented for you to apply in your own situation today. How will you use today’s crisis to succeed better than before and change the rules of the game in your favour? In part I, she shares the stories. In part II, she reveals the companies along with favourite insights.

Seeing What Others Don't - Creative Leadership Stories from Design Thinking & Fusion | DKSH & Smollan APAC Strategy 2021

Most people think we see automatically and see the same things. My work with creative leaders and radical innovators has taught me that's not true. They see differently and see opportunities others don’t. Here are 10 ways of seeing as they do, which the rest of us can, too -- to create big value and maximum impact for good.

The Enterprise of Tomorrow | Entomo conversation series

What will the enterprise of tomorrow look like, and how will it operate? What will be done by AI, ML, and RPA, and what will be done by humans? How will we interact with our technologies more productively? Here’s a conversation between AI expert and business strategist Arun Sundar and Dr. CJ Meadows, exploring the future and discussing today’s insights to use tomorrow.

Future of work - Virtual Working & Learning: Blending the Best of Solo & Social | HRM Asia 2021

How might we combine the best of working and learning, both virtually and physically? Virtual teams are cost-effective and convenient but can be isolating and can fail to foster social networks for creativity and innovation. Online learning can help us boost productivity and innovation and is cost-effective but can be disengaging. Here are behind-the-scenes stories and research to help you get the best of both.

Coaching for Disruption and Fusion | Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches Conference

This TED-style talk presents behind-the-scenes stories of one of the world’s top 100 coaches and an eCommerce pioneer / creative driver for an USD 850 million IPO. Coaches have a unique role to play as outside experts, disruption agents, innovators, and creative catalysts. Dr. CJ highlights key elements of disruption and fusion (high-value lateral innovation) and what you need to do today to be the trusted advisor crafting tomorrow.

Future of work - 2030 Skills for leaders and Managers | HRM TechFest Connect Asia 2020 (Asia's largest virtual HR conference, over 4,000 attendees)

In the age of robotics, what do we need humans to do? What skills and attributes should we look for in new managers and leaders, be they full-time, part-time, or gig? Given an existing corporate workforce, how can you help them develop, so the organization can survive and thrive? This talk presents a new framework of business leadership and management skills, based on an exhaustive review of recommendations for 2030 from the World Economic Forum and other sources. A new vision of corporate-educator partnership is presented, enabled by new design, new technologies, and a radical new business model. This 15-minute presentation is followed by Q&A.

The importance of being you with Dr. CJ Meadows | BLEAV (New york’s #1 personal growth podcast)

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”
― St. Catherine of Siena

Oftentimes life throws in a challenge or two and you wonder, “why is this happening to me at this time?” How do you handle it and how can you make the most out of the situation so you win at it as YOU? Join me as I talk with Dr. CJ Meadows, one of the top 10 women in IT for Asia, as we discuss innovation through fusion – the high value of lateral fusion in business, technology, the arts and your life!

Lateral Innovation - From Autism Audiology to Silk Vaccines | EmTech Asia / MIT Technology Review

A behind-the-scenes peek into three cross-domain technology ventures and how insights from their journeys might help you. We’re still pushing the frontiers of our fields, creating “more of the same,“ but fertile ground for crafting the novel lies between fields, technologies, nations, industries, and more. Let‘s cross boundaries, create -- and start with everything “in-between.“

who are the winners and losers in digital transformation? | btcn.tv part 3

btcn.tv: “We hear it all the time, but Digital Transformation is not a uniform journey for every company. With 79% of all companies only just starting Digital Transformation, DT looks very different depending who you are. Join us as we explore what are the stages, what do you need to do now, and how can we get better at building future-proof companies?”

Digital Transformation in the Time of COVID | btcn.tv part 1

btcn.tv: “Join us as we explore the future of Digital Transformation in the time of COVID. We are joined by noted Digital Transformation expert, Dr. CJ Meadows from the SP Jain School of Global Management. In our first episode, we tackle the paradox of employee engagement. Can Covid-19 become a blessing for companies?”

are we too late to democratize digital transformation? | btcn.tv part 4

With guests Dr. CJ Meadows & Jawahar Kanjilal for btcn.tv: “Jawahar Kanjilal, founder of TeamStreamz and early DT pioneer on the harsh reality that overshadows the global surge in Digital Transformation. At its core, DT is inherently skewed to the upper echelons of workers in developed countries with established ICT infrastructures. But what about the millions of digitally-displaced office and non-office workers in developing countries? Who will be left behind, and can we address the democratization of DT before it’s too late?”

could covid force a clean-energy transition? | btcn.tv part 2

With guests Dr. CJ Meadows & Ong Gin Keat for btcn.tv: “As the world looks for a way forward in the COVID crisis, now may be the perfect time to consider clean energy. Like it or not, COVID has created the biggest social experiment of our times. As factories closed, and productivity fell, so did air pollution around the world. Is there a silver lining in the crisis? Can COVID help us jumpstart a clean energy revolution?”

What happens when work-life balance increases profits | btcn.tv part 5

With guests Dr. CJ Meadows & Dr. Edy Greenblatt for btcn.tv: “Join Dr. Edy Greenblatt, CEO of Restoration Vacation, Inc., as we talk about how we have reordered our lives to work from home during COVID, and what we have learned. We already have decades of research on work-life balance. We know mentally-balanced employees are 30% more profitable and have 3X the creative output. We know physically-balanced employees are 125% less likely to burnout. Is COVID finally giving companies a real business case for better employee work-life balance?”

How to Easily Create Impactful Online Content | Gnowbe

Today's consumers want bite-sized info, ideas and tools they can use immediately, media with emotional impact, and connection with other people. In this webinar, CEO So-Young Kang, Storytelling Coach Angeline Koh, and Designer CJ Meadows introduce how we craft content and use Gnowbe as a medium for engagement, learning, and behavioral change. Join us! What would you like to share and learn?

the business of education | BTCN.TV Part 1

btcn.tv: “In the first in our 4-part series on The Business of Education, we’re joined by Dr. CJ Meadows from the SP Jain School of Global Management, talking on the evolution of education itself, from today’s predominately knowledge-based assessments, into the emerging logic of spending less time learning things that bots will ultimately do better, and focusing more on as she puts it, “collecting the dots” for a future skill set, regardless of where they initially seem to connect – as we undergo an education-wide re-think, and organisations become more like adaptive, collaborative-competitive ecosystems.”

Design Thinking | BTCN.TV Part 4

btcn.tv: “In part 4 of our 4-part series on The Business of Education, we talk with Dr. CJ Meadows from the SP Jain School of Global Management, on Lateral Innovation – we explore Design Thinking and the huge potential for gamefying customers’ pain points to create simple, yet impactful innovations by identifying the critical difference between a solution, and a need – such as the Elmo Calls app – where creators wanted to make an app for kids, and quickly realised parents’ very real need to get young children to cooperate at bedtime; within a year, it became the most popular app for 0-5 year olds, having made over 20 million calls to kids, while winning over parents with an elegantly simple solution.”

Premium learning online | SPJain

High-end learning that's fun, practical, engaging, and conveniently online! 'Taught by experts at one of the world's top B-schools.

gnowbe, the future of learning, & the fusion series | gnowbe

Dinner Speech given at Gnowbe.com's 3-year anniversary announcing the launch of the Fusion series and taking a closer look at The Future of Education - Integrated Life, Work, & Learning.

Ringtones and Rascals - how to See and Hear Opportunities | INK Conference

TED-style talk on 2 Fusions - Schools for the Schoolless and Nokia ringtones. Sister Cyril Mooney integrated rich and poor children, Indian castes, with and without disabilities, changing the lives of 450,000 people with her fusion of educational and social programs. Jawahar Kanjilal pioneered the USD 2 Billion ringtone industry and crafted other technology fusions that set Nokia on a path to growth and cross-industry innovation, crafting along the way the world’s first digital music deal.

the business of conservation & sustainability | BTCN.TV Part 2

btcn.tv: “In part 2 of our 4-part series on The Business of Education, we're joined by Dr. CJ Meadows from the SP Jain School of Global Management, on applying lessons learned in the rethink of education, to the real-world issue of creating a new business model for tiger conservation - through The Tiger Center initiative.”

Future of work & learning | mercer-gnowbe launch

At the launch of Mercer Learn with Gnowbe, Dr. CJ shares thoughts on the future of work and learning and how work, learning, and technology are intertwined. Are you ready for the future of work, your digital twin, and more?

The Future of Work, Robots, Education, and You! | ilovemondays

What is the future of work? Education? What will we do in the age of robots? Here's some thoughts on crafting a unique mental workshop and your creative capabilities -- especially for teens and Millennials -- from innovation author, speaker, consultant, and educator Dr. CJ Meadows.

ELO - Virtual Caseroom for EMBA | SPJain

'Such an honour to be part of a great leading-edge initiative -- the virtual caseroom (ELO Room for Engaged Learning Online)! Many thanks to our super team at S P Jain School of Global Management. :)

intro to fusion innovation | TiE conference

TiE Entrepreneurship Network interview with Charter Member Dr. CJ Meadows on i2i's visit to TiECon-Silicon Valley and what's happening with i2i's new research on lateral innovation and how innovators create the high-value unexpected.

Passion & Practicality - How World-Leading Innovators Harness Passion to Create Value | MSD Innovation Conference

TED-style talk on 2 Fusions - Quantum-chemical social networks and the highest score in Olympic history. The former resulted in what CIO Magazine called one of the 100 Most Innovative Firms in the World. The latter fusion of sports science, mathematical modeling, and world-class athletics set a new world record. The talk includes a surprise — innovation advice to CJ’s son, who was in the audience on his birthday.

High-Value Lateral Innovation | BTCN.TV Part 3

Fertile ground for innovation lies between organizational silos, industries, and divergent fields. One example began with a desire to help Cambodia climb the agribusiness value chain in silk production, but then became an award-winning venture in "silk vaccines" that can save millions of lives and USD 16 Billion a year.

social capital for the creative age | social capital institute

What’s the key capital for the 4th Industrial Revolution? When we entered the Agriculture age, it was Land. In the Industrial Age, it was Finance. In the Knowledge Age, it was Information. Now, we’re entering an age where it’s Creative and Social. SCI is defining Social Capital — what it is, how to build it, and how to leverage it for success in the New Age.

Why My Blonde Son Thought He Was Chinese: The Fusion Family | tedx

Our families, whether blood-related or otherwise, play a huge part in shaping who we are. In this humorous and personal talk, CJ Meadows shares the story of her extraordinary family, showing how love and brotherhood transcend a diverse range nationalities and cultures. Is this globo-techno family the start of a trend? With globalisation and ever-more-powerful technology, what will families look like in the future, and what will that mean for education, business, and society?

Intro to i2i - the innovation & Insights center | SPjain

Director CJ Meadows introduces i2i -- a center for consulting, executive education, and research in global innovation management. Part of the SPJain School of Global Management, a Forbes Top-20 International Business School, i2i helps people innovate and create insights (two "i's"), in a collaborative way, seeing "eye to eye."