Creative Confidence Podcast

Conversations on leadership and design thinking

IDEO’s Creative Confidence Podcast shares candid conversations with creative leaders, changemakers, and innovators navigating today’s most pressing challenges. Through real-world stories and insights, we explore how to lead with creativity, build resilient teams, and drive innovation. Grounded in IDEO’s 40 years of expertise in design thinking and innovation, each episode offers inspiration and practical tools for audacious leaders at every stage of their careers. Hosted by Mina Seetharaman, Head of New Ventures at IDEO, the podcast brings a human-centered lens to the complexities of making more courageous futures.

Upcoming episodes: Seth Godin, Jennifer Lo, and Tiange Wange & Max Lackner

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Futuring as a Strategy Tool
Jennifer Lo, Senior Director of Design Futures, IDEO
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 12:00pm Pacific Time / 3:00pm Eastern Time

If your planning horizon is next quarter or next year, you'll always be stuck playing catch-up. Hear how futures thinking pushes that horizon out a few years further—just far enough to prepare for the choices you'd otherwise be scrambling to make later.

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