Pivots
Pivot is a podcast about navigating transitions, negotiating change, and reimagining our world. The A.J. Fletcher Foundation fellow, Kenneth Brown Jr, talks to various leaders in our community and explores the ways their organizations have pivoted, what they have been learning, and what they are hoping for in a post-pandemic world.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
A Farewell (Part 2) Lessons From the Project: Kenneth Brown Jr.
Here we are, at the end. Listen to this introspective with host Kenneth Brown Jr as he looks back at what he has learned while doing his project and gives some words of his own.
In this episode we co…
A Farewell (Part 1) Meet Laura Collins: The New A.J. Fletcher Fellow
Just like the Boyz II Men hit classic, we are coming to the end of our road. It's part one of a farewell and it begins with an introduction to the new A.J. Fletcher Fellow. Everyone, meet Laura.
In t…
Ernest Dollar: City of Raleigh Museum
It’s been said repeatedly that we are living in historic times but how can historic times help us navigate this one. For that, we turned to Ernest Dollar, Executive Director of the City of Raleigh an…
Rob Shields: ReCity Network
As we seem to make a slow exit out of the pandemic, collaboration within and across sectors will be required for the world for the future. It will also be required for positive change within our comm…
Kristine Sloan: Leadership Triangle
This pandemic has not only been a masterclass in leadership but also helping people to figure out how to truly take care of themselves and honor their humanness. There’s a nice intersection that I ch…
Brandy Bynum Dawson: NC Rural Center
The North Carolina Rural Center identified that out of the 100 counties in the state, 80 of them (80%) are classified as rural. A whole different world away from NC’s more urban areas but they add so…
Spring 2021 New Voices
We're back with new voices of leaders from Durham Raleigh, and Rural NC telling the stories of how they have pivoted, what they have been learning, and what they are looking forward to post-pandemic.…
Dr. Paul Atkinson: The Fletcher Academy
The pandemic upended a lot of things in education. Classes online. No sporting events. Masks and distancing. It has been tough for students, teachers, staff, and families. It has got us thinking abou…
Sandi Macdonald: North Carolina Symphony
There are lots of things I have been missing. One thing is the arts. Attending a play or a concert. Seeing haze slowly fill the room, people taking their seats, the artists getting ready. These space…
Gaby Jimenez, Paige Wilson, & Maddy Starr: The Intersect Conference at Elon University
The Intersect Conference not only had to pivot to being a virtual conference but also served as a mechanism for a larger pivot of how do we re-imagining our new world. The Intersect Conference is a d…
Eric Dorfman: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Website: https://naturalsciences.org/
Eric's Blog: https://ericdorfman.com/
Love Nature: The Biophilia Podcast
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sceinces will be soon home to the world's first comple…
Amber Smith: Activate Good
Website: https://activategood.org/
Socials
- Facebook: Activate Good
- Twitter & Instagram: @activategood
America is having a moral convulsion by David Brooks; the Atlantic
Maggie Kane: A Place at The Table
"Table" refers to the organizations, "A Place at The Table"
Website: https://tableraleigh.org/
Social Platforms:
Facebook: A Place at the Table
Instagram & Twitter: @tableraleigh