Episode Notes

S7E22 – Join us as we chat with Best Selling Author Kelly Dowd. He’ll be in the house talking all things from his newest novel “The Power of Hands” and much much more. Kelly Dowd is not just a writer, but an architect of words. With a deep commitment to innovation and design, he approaches poetry as he does all things, with a blend of curiosity, strategy, and heartfelt purpose. Kelly Dowd, MBA, MA, is a Nigerian American designer, systems architect, and bestselling author whose work spans fashion, interior architecture, AI ethics, and human-centred innovation. HELPFUL LINKS: VETERANS: https://www.va.gov/…/mental-health/suicide-prevention/ ADDICTION: https://lp.recoverycentersofamerica.com/…/continuum-of…/ Due you know someone that has lost their lives due to addiction? Or even someone that has made a full recovery? Reach out to Johnny Whitaker so they can help to celebrate the lives lost/ lives recovered at overdoseawareness0831@gmail.com ___________________________________________ Follow our guest https://www.instagram.com/thekellydowd/ https://www.amazon.com/Power-HANDS-Sustainable-Integrative-Collaboration/dp/1665783192 https://kellydowd.ai/ ______________________________ Toking with the Dead: https://www.stilltoking.com/ ————————————— Follow Still Toking With and their friends! https://smartpa.ge/5zv1 ————————————— Produced by Leo Pond and The Dorkening Podcast Network MORE ABOUT THE GUEST: Born to a teenage mother who sacrificed her own education so he could attend British private schools, Kelly learned early about both survival and self-creation. That lineage fuels his HANDS Framework (Humanity, Adaptation, Nature, Design, Sustainability) and the Four Ps (People, Planet, Pragmatism, Profit), which are now shaping global conversations on ethical intelligence systems. The Power of HANDS is not just a book — it’s an invitation to redesign the world, one decision and one human gesture at a time. The Power of HANDS is a visionary manifesto for a turbulent age — a call to reimagine how humanity, design, and technology coexist. In the allegorical Kingdom of Tuloom, hands become sacred instruments of creation, revealing how our choices, systems, and innovations can be redesigned to serve dignity, not dominance. Blending mythic storytelling with real-world case studies — including Oprah Winfrey’s integrative leadership — Kelly Dowd introduces the HANDS Framework: Humanity, Adaptation, Nature, Design, and Sustainability, reframing ROI as Return on Integrity. From corporate boardrooms to regenerative design studios, and from community halls to the rise of Artificial Intelligence, Dowd charts a pragmatic yet poetic path forward — showing how human ingenuity and machine intelligence can coexist to design futures that are ethical, creative, and sustainable.