Second City Works presents "Getting to Yes, And"

Kelly welcomes Scott Curran back to the podcast. He is the founder and CEO of Beyond Advisers and a former general counsel of the Clinton Foundation. His new book is called “Better Good: A Simple System for Creating Lasting Impact.” “Betting against good is betting against the best parts of human nature.”  “To see philanthropy […]

Kelly has a fascinating conversation with New York Times bestselling author David Epstein about his new book “Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better.” “Multitasking is the act of distracting yourself.”  “It is usually bad to be a maximizer.” “Too often, we reach for a dream when what we need is a textbook.”

Kelly sits down with Amos Winter, the Germeshausen Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His new book is called “Global by Design: How to Create Innovations That Scale, Travel and Transform.” “Become a tempered dreamer.”  “Technology is not the […]

Kelly welcomes frequent guest Scott Barry Kaufman back to the podcast along with Chris Shipley, a journalist, industry analyst and entrepreneur to discuss the new book that they co-edited, “Leading for Tomorrow: Unlocking Human Potential in the Era of Continuous Change and Endless Possibility.”  “We no longer live through disruptions; we live inside continuous disruption.”  “In a […]

Kelly goes online with Dr. Dana Suskind, bestselling author and the founding director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program and professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago to discuss her remarkable new book, “Human Raised: Nurturing Connection, Curiosity, and Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI.” “To be clear, I’m not against technology.” “What […]