Workshops
Amir Bahadori, Owner of Confetti Labs, brings an interdisciplinary and strategic design approach to exploring the question of what it means to live, design, and collaborate in an era of accelerating change.
Amir is a multi-modal design leader and conversation catalyst--a speaker, facilitator, and program designer who creates unique experiences driven by storytelling, collaboration, and play. He regularly connects dots and ideas for Fortune 500 companies and C-Level audiences as a frequent facilitator of innovation workshops, and collaborative creative processes.
Amir has designed for the world’s biggest brands, including Microsoft, Viacom, Mattel, Paramount Pictures, and Proctor & Gamble
Title: Identifying Opportunities
Date: November 5th
In this module, you’ll use virtual collaboration tools to learn how to identify opportunity areas that can lead to your next great idea or invention. We’ll use a creative prompt, to generate ideas and map your customer’s journey through your product or service.
Title: Accelerating Creativity
Date: November 6th
In this module, you’ll take the next step to accelerate creativity by harnessing the power of the group to prioritize ideas, sketch and make your ideas tangible. You’ll leave with a greater understanding of remote collaboration methods that lead to innovation.
Note: Before the event date, participants are encouraged to submit a problem they want to solve for consideration as a creative catalyst.
Sahar is a Harvard-trained communications strategist, speaker, and diversity & inclusion advocate, who founded Sahar L. Mandi Consulting to provide targeted communication skills training to immigrant & minority professionals.
She brings over 10+ years of presenting experience in a range of settings and industries, including non-profit organizations, up-and-coming startups, and globally-recognized corporations such as CNN, WarnerMedia, NBCUniversal & E! Entertainment.
You can listen to Sahar's popular professional development podcast, Speak Up & Lead on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and iHeartRadio. You can also follow her quick communication tips on IG @saharmandi_comm
Title: How to Develop Assertive Communication
Date: November 6th
Being assertive is a core communication skill that can help you express yourself more effectively, stand up for your point-of-view, and gain the respect of your peers. However, as immigrants and minorities who are taught to be thankful for being where we are and having what we have, this isn't a skill that always comes naturally to us.
In this workshop, we'll explore how we can develop our assertive communication techniques so we can reduce our workplace stress, feel valued for what we have to offer, and enjoy the company of our managers and colleagues.
Sara Safari is an author, speaker, mountain climber, college professor, Electrical Engineer and advocate for women empowerment. She has received the award for The Global Citizen from the United Nations Association in 2015. She is a board member and director of development in Empower Nepali Girls foundation. She also has received the award for Outstanding Practice with Broad Impact in the area of women and leadership from International Leadership Association in 2017.
Sara will be the first Iranian in history to climb the Seven Summits, the seven highest peaks in each continent, to raise funds for organizations that are empowering women. She has published three books “Follow my Footsteps”, “Above the Mountain's Shadow” and “Making a Difference”, to share her story with the world. She is working on a featured film and a documentary with a talented team of directors and producers who have extensive experience working on complex social justice issues.
Title: Explore Your Everest
Date: November 5th
During the pandemic I gathered the most important lessons I learned from climbing the world's 7 highest summits and from my Leadership PhD research, to share them with driven kind souls like you so you can manifest your highest vision of yourself, which I call your Everest. This workshop focuses on the exploration of your Everest.
Title: Explore Your Everest
Date: November 6th
During the pandemic I gathered the most important lessons I learned from climbing the world's 7 highest summits and from my Leadership PhD research, to share them with driven kind souls like you so you can manifest your highest vision of yourself, which I call your Everest. This workshop focuses on the exploration of your Everest.