Think Forum: Manoush Zomorodi

Manoush Zomorodi will present as part of Case Western Reserve University’s Think Forum lecture series for 2019-20. Her presentation will be Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m. at the Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road. Paid parking is available on site, although a free shuttle service will be available from campus. 

Events are free, but pre-registration is required. Reservations for the fall lectures are available now, and for the spring lectures starting Jan. 3. Reservations may be made online or by calling the Maltz Center box office at 216.368.6062.

About the speaker

Zomorodi is co-founder of Stable Genius Productions, a media company with a mission to help people navigate personal and global change. StableG uses podcasts to test new ways journalists can educate, entertain and inspire through narrative. The company’s first project is “ZigZag,” a podcast about changing the course of capitalism, journalism and women’s lives.

In 2012, Zomorodi created, hosted and was managing editor of “Note to Self,” a podcast for “anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital age.” In 2015, she led tens of thousands of listeners through an experiment to help them “unplug from their devices, get bored, jump-start their creativity and change their lives.” Her book Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self builds on that experiment to demonstrate how to rethink our gadget use to live better and smarter in this new digital ecosystem. Fast Company named her one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business for 2018.