INNOVATING MUSIC PODCAST

 

Bonus Postcard Moments with Gigi Johnson

Season 2 · Episode 4

Nov. 17, 2022

Has a single postcard changed your life? Have you offered a “postcard” to others that pushes and lures them to pivot to a new life adventure?

If you’re looking for inspiration, then be sure to check out this video. We’ll share with you our favorite Postcard Moment that have helped our host, Gigi Johnson, to become the person she is today — starting with a single postcard. From personal transformation to creativity and innovation, these moments have changed her life and we hope they can help you too!

Our host, Gigi Johnson, shares how a single postcard changed her life. It spurred her to pivot into an entirely new direction when a grade card came in the mail. (Yes, grades used to come on postcards!) It created a pivot that changed her direction when a TA offered the suggestion that she apply for USC Film School after a single class.

She challenges us to explore “postcards” in our lives — both given and offered. She also suggests that postcards are all over past episodes, which we’ll call out with additional content in the future.

Are you ready for a personal transformation? Are you watching for “postcards” in your pathways? Are you ready to step into a new change agent role as an innovator but are waiting for a prompt to take action? Or are you giving out “postcards” to others to make changes in their lives?

Mentioned:

  • Happenstance Theory – Krumboltz, J. D. (2009). The Happenstance Learning Theory. Journal of Career Assessment, 17, 135-154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069072708328861
  • Example article: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/careers/2019/04/30/how-planned-happenstance-can-help-your-career/
  • NextCareer.me resources: https://nextcareer.me

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Guest

Dr. Gigi Johnson
Rethink Next

Bio

Dr. Gigi Johnson is a creative technologist and futurologist — building expanded futures —  with over 25 years of experience in the media and technology industries. At Maremel’s Rethink Next Lab, she runs collaborative futures programs with partners around the world. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and events on the topics of AI, media technology, and the future of creative work. At Maremel, Gigi is designing mixed-reality environments as well as producing programs on AI and new creative tools. At UCLA, she ran the UCLA Center for Music Innovation and taught MBAs and executives at UCLA Anderson about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, Gigi was a managing director at Bank of America, where she financed M&A in transforming media sectors. She has a doctorate in education, a UCLA MBA, and a BA from USC Cinematic Arts.

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