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Line of Sight Podcast

53 episodes - English - Latest episode: 30 days ago -

In the heart of Silicon Valley, idea to market happens at light speed. But at what cost? The answer isn’t always obvious and often leads to unintended consequences, both locally and globally. On the flip side, innovative ideas, policies, and technologies are being advanced to bring about a more just, ethical, and sustainable world.

Line of Sight presents a unique view of innovation by bringing technologists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries into provocative conversations with two of the world’s top thought leaders in the fields of social justice and ethics, Santa Clara University’s Brigit Helms and Don Heider. Whether you are interested in Silicon Valley ideation, global changemakers, movers and shakers, or thought leadership from the region’s first incubator of ideas, this is the podcast for you.

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Episodes

Civility and Compassion with Dr. Thomas Plante

January 14, 2020 03:30 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB

Dr. Thomas Plante is a leading expert on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Plante is a prolific author, Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J. University Professor at Santa Clara, a practicing psychologist, and serves as the Civility Chair of the American Psychological Association. In this conversation with Thane and Don, Dr. Plante dives into the realities of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, including how institutions are putting best practices into place to keep kids safe. Dr. Plante also shar...

Inspiring Girls to Lead with Diana Kapp

December 02, 2019 20:21 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MB

A week before Diana Kapp’s new book, “Girls Who Rule the World” was launched, Forbes’ list of 100 Most Innovative Leaders was published with only one woman on it. The blowback helped bring attention to Diana’s purpose: to inspire a generation of girls to grow up expecting to be CEO. Don Heider and Thane Kreiner, in conversation with Diana, dig into the obstacles facing today’s girls (tomorrow’s leaders), and how attributes like moxy, resourcefulness and sheer determination will line the pat...

Welcome to Line of Sight

December 02, 2019 20:20 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

Meet hosts Thane Kreiner and Don Heider as they introduce their new podcast, in which they’ll lead provocative conversations with their guests at the intersection of today’s bleeding edge technologies and the timeless values of discernment and moral reasoning – asking questions that reveal the seldom-considered side of innovation.