Deloitte's Paul Magill on Firms' Preparedness for Organic Growth
Release Date: 02/06/2020
Intersections of Linguistic Interplay and Exchange in Taiwan
The Fletcher Forum Podcast
This podcast features Jordan Strouse, a 3rd year Fulbright grantee in Taiwan who joins the forum to comment on the intersections of linguistic interplay and exchange in Taiwan. The conversation also includes his commentary on Taiwan’s bilingual 2030 policy and the challenges of teaching English in an environment where students might speak any of 5 languages natively
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Replacing the Helsinki Act
The Fletcher Forum Podcast
A podcast with Ian Lesser, Vice President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States discussing the future of European Security from an American perspective. If the Helsinki Accords have been abandoned with the war in Ukraine, can Europe replace them with something new? Throughout European history, the neutral countries have played a large role in this, by tying great powers together or holding them accountable. What could this new role for neutral European states look like, and which European states can be counted upon to take up the mantle of neutrality in the future? All this and more...
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Fifa World Cup 2022- International Relations Narratives
The Fletcher Forum Podcast
The 2022 Fifa World Cup was significant in many ways. As Lionel Messi lifted the long elusive trophy, controversy was not far. One of the many discussions around the Cup was on the role of Qatar as the host. We try to go deeper into the many international relations controversies from the view of those in the Global South.
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Colonization in US Universities
The Fletcher Forum Podcast
We explore the question of whether the United States is colonizing knowledge through international students. We are joined by two experts on the topic: Maria Carolina Sintura () is a teacher and Ph.D. student in the English Department at UCSB. Her research brings together the Legal Humanities, Critical University Studies, Critical Race Theory, and Women of Color Feminisms as she studies the discourses constructed around the figure of international students and scholars at the U.S American University, and is a 2023 MALD candidate at the Fletcher School with a focus on gender and...
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Why is the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda so Important?
The Fletcher Forum Podcast
The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda is a UN framework that promotes women's participation in all aspects of peace and security efforts. It is based on four pillars: participation, protection, prevention, and relief and recovery. Despite significant progress, there are still several challenges to its effective implementation, including a lack of political will, inadequate funding, limited participation of women, insufficient data, and gender-based violence. The WPS agenda is being implemented in various ways around the world, such as women's participation in peace negotiations, women's...
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Demystifying Digital Public Infrastructures
The Fletcher Forum Podcast
In this first episode, Sarthak talks to David about the concept of digital public infrastructures, its role in the digital economy, and how is it different from the traditional digital development approaches. Our guest for the episode is David Eaves, who’s a thought leader in the DPI and DPG space. David Eaves is an Associate Professor and Deputy Co-Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose at University College London. At UCL he teaches and writes on the intersection of digital transformation, digital public infrastructure, and the opportunities technology presents...
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Lessons in Leadership from BRAC
The Fletcher Forum Podcast
How to End Global Poverty? In this engaging fireside chat, Scott MacMillan, author of Hope Over Fate: Sire Fazle Hasan Abed and the Science of Ending Global Poverty, and Dr Alnoor Ebrahim, Professor of Management at the Fletcher School, talk about the story of BRAC, the world’s largest NGO, and its founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. Through a detailed discussion on his journey, motivations and leadership style they share insights on the how the quality of leadership directly shaped the success of BRAC, and the critical role leadership can play in solving complex problems like poverty.
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Media and Climate Change Narratives
The Fletcher Forum Podcast
The podcast covers the role media plays in raising public awareness of key issues while also discussing the risks of conspiracy theories and misinformation. It tries to understand the different ways media can be used as a platform in climate change discussion. Thereby, we look at the need for understanding the criticality and methods of engaging in climate communication, especially in the global south, which is necessary for equitable response. About the Author- Prof. Deepti Ganapathy, is an author, educator, and a former award-winning journalist. Prof. Ganapathy is currently...
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An Introduction to AI and Gender
The Fletcher Forum Podcast
In this episode, we explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what gender has to do with it. Our staff editor, Paola talks to Kelly Chen, who shares her work and perspectives with us and gives us a complete introduction to Gender and AI. Kelly Chen is an interdisciplinary artist working and living in Boston, Massachusetts. She works in moving images, sonic installations, and software to reveal the intersecting histories of computation and early cinema as they relate to authority and resistance in social, political, and economic systems. Her work critically addresses invisibility and...
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Feminist Foreign Policy: why is it feminist?
The Fletcher Forum Podcast
Feminist Foreign Policy seeks to incorporate a gender and human rights perspective into international foreign affairs and policy. This episode discusses what feminist foreign policy looks like in different countries, its challenges, and how it may look in the future. Our staff editor, Paola interviews Daniela Philipson, Peace and Security Ph.D. Scholar at Monash University. She has authored several Op-Eds and articles for international outlets, such as the Yale Journal of International Affairs and Chatham House. In 2022, Daniela co-founded Internacional Feminista, a multilingual platform to...
info_outlineAs a Managing Director at Deloitte Consulting, Paul Magill is an expert in growth strategy, marketing, and digital transformation. He recently came by Fletcher to discuss their latest research on organic growth and discuss the implications -- for companies, as well as for individuals planning their future careers. Listen to learn about these findings!