As the year winds down, we asked 20 friends of IDEO including IDEO U instructors, Creative Confidence Podcast guests, and partners of IDEO to share honest leadership advice for leaders heading into 2026. In part one, hear reflections on uncertainty, creativity, and momentum. Host Mina Seetharaman and IDEO Partner Ilya Prokopoff share reactions and builds on each leader's advice.
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Guests on this episode:
Michael Hendrix - Managing Director, Invisible Notes; former IDEO Partner
Kate Schnippering - Polar Expedition Crew Member, IDEO U Instructor: Creative Thinking for Complex Problem Solving
Catherine Connors - Co-founder, StoryQuo
Jennifer Lo - Futurist in Residence and Senior Director of Organizational Design, IDEO
Suzanne Gibbs Howard - Founder, IDEO U; Leadership and Learning Advisor; IDEO U Instructor: Unlocking Creativity
Wardah Malik - CEO, BEworks
Kim Scott - Author & Founder, Radical Candor
Mollie West Duffy - Co-author, No Hard Feelings; Big Feelings
Bonnie Wan - Author & Founder, The Life Brief
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