When You See Us, You Can Be Us | Linda Calvin | AGI School’s Out Saturdays

What skills will help students find their footing when AI changes the work waiting for them? Linda Calvin joins Jason Padgett to talk about critical thinking, real relationships, and who gets a voice in building that future.

Linda calls communication, problem-solving, and collaboration “power skills.” We talk about how students practice them, why access to technology still matters, and what happens when efficiency becomes the only measure of progress. Her experience founding Indiana Women IN Tech Week brings the conversation back to something young people can actually see: people like them doing work they never knew was possible.

WHAT YOU’LL TAKE AWAY

Why networking starts with curiosity and preparation.

How to use AI while practicing your own judgment.

Why diverse experience helps teams catch problems earlier.

What foundational technology education can give every student.

Linda also brings Star Trek into the conversation. The M5 story gives us plenty to discuss about bias, automation, and the decisions leaders still have to make.

TRY THIS

Before your next networking conversation, read about the person’s work and write down two questions. Give yourself a reason to listen before you give someone a reason to buy.

ABOUT LINDA CALVIN, JD

Founder, Indiana Women IN Tech Week.

President and Chief Thought Leader, Transcend Consulting.

Technology and workforce leader, keynote speaker, and moderator.

Her career includes technology leadership at Dow and Stanley Black & Decker, Reboot Representation, and technology education leadership at Ivy Tech Community College and Western Governors University.

CONNECT WITH LINDA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindacalvin/

https://www.transcendent-talks.com/

https://www.indianawomenintechweek.com/

RESOURCES MENTIONED

100 Year EdTech Project

https://100yearedtechproject.org/

CONNECT WITH JASON PADGETT

Jason Padgett | AI Solutions Architect | Co-Founder, Wooden Boy Industries | Host, AGI Podcast | AI Adoption, LLM Systems & Human-AI Workflows

AGI - Advance Grow and Innovate with AI Podcast Network

🌐 https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/

CoFounder, Wooden Boy Industries

🌐 https://woodenboyindustriesai.com/

Chief Solutions Architect, Chakra AI Solutions

🌐 https://chakrasolutions.ai/

📧 jason@agipodcast.ai

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