Author: Hanson Hosein

  • The Framer, the Fighter and the Founder

    I’ve enjoyed hosting intimate, student-only salons with top influencers from my network in the past. We’re now trying to emulate that sense of exclusivity, while sharing it more broadly. So starting next Friday, November 13th, a handful of UW Communication Leadership students will join me on camera as we engage renowned National Geographic photographer (that’s…

  • It’s a matter of trust

    It’s clear that it’s a challenge to lead live, virtual conversations during a global pandemic — let alone make sense of the virus itself during those gatherings. The technology can be tenuous, your guests are far-flung, and you can’t see your audience. If that’s not enough to bolster your sense of uncertainty and vulnerability, you’re…

  • The show must go on: a month of events

    As we move into autumn in my part of the world, the pandemic endures — and VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) demands clarity of mind, body and spirit. I’ve been asked to help make sense of all of this through a multiplicity of gatherings, and I invite you to join me: Season 2 of my…

  • Mobilize innovation, reimagine agency!

    This storyteller and educator has spent the past two decades exploring the dynamic between humanity and technology. Six years ago, I recalibrated my graduate program from an almost-exclusive focus on the wonders of digital media to a “people first” emphasis on the relational currency of trust and collective action — with tech in a supporting-role,…