Kaveh Sadeghian would love to hand over a series of beliefs and systems to the next generation that might undo some of the industrial era and set them up with a little bit more success in terms of integrating their purpose and themselves and their work. We talk about how a systems and scale approach is not the only one and that he says solutions will move at the pace of trust. And we talk about design thinking and inclusive design. Kaveh shares how he first discovered being in a state of flow and how although it is not an inherently efficient state that if we don't have it at work we run the risk of being unfulfilled. We talk about compassion fatigue and how to distinguish between compassion fatigue and burnout. Kaveh speaks passionately about community and the power of storytelling. 

Kaveh Sadeghian develops and facilitates transformative educational experiences for mission-driven leaders using trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and equity-centered pedagogies. Kaveh is currently a Lead Strategist at 2U, where he directs the company’s learning strategy for undergraduate programs. Prior to 2U, Kaveh helped create Penn’s Center for Social Impact Strategy and served as its Creative Director. Today, Kaveh continues his work at Penn as an instructor, where he teaches courses on design-thinking, social innovation, and social impact strategy. As an independent consultant, Kaveh develops and facilitates leadership programming for high-impact organizations, including the Obama Foundation, the Aspen Institute, and the World Bank. He is also a regular speaker and facilitator at mission-driven conferences.