Many industries have a difficult time sourcing great talent. If they can identify the talent, they may not be ready to assume the role you have for them. If they have been educated or trained, their knowledge may be stale or worse, irrelevant.

Learning is often done by looking in the rear view mirror rather than on the road ahead.

This is the subject of a great conversation with a man with an idea based on his own experience and by listening to the people in his industry.

I pose many questions about the maturity of the idea, its usefulness, and how the idea may evolve. But after all of that, although it is specific to the risk, resilience, and security industry, it is a useful construct to consider in any industry.

Is there a school for innovation beyond the best practices of today

Our guest, Travis Lishok, is a security risk practitioner with a Masters in Applied Psychology. He served in the Marine Corp, and transitioned to private industry by becoming involved in executive protection. He became a student of applied intelligence and helped a new company in this space before becoming a senior consultant.

We talk about the Security Student Podcast where younger practitioners become aware of the breadth of possibilities in the industry and experienced practitioners dive into new ideas.

We also dive into his big idea: The Physical Security Resource Library where he has fostered a community of subject matter experts who are curating educational resources that inspire innovation and change in the industry. Real professionals talking about the practical and the cutting edge.

Travis version of success would be to: 1. provide the average practice or person the resources they need to create a self directed education in security. 2. help design more structured and practical security curriculums for the academic world.

I would suggest listening to this on two levels: 1. Is it something you can contribute to? 2. Is it something that may apply in other market sectors or organizational constructs?

This is why we have great conversations around ideas, no matter how well formed or realized. They tease out our collective vision of the future and our role within it.