“The beauty of life is dealing with challenges, not pretending that it’s perfect.” – Minter Dial About Minter Dial Minter Dial is a professional speaker on leadership and transformation and the award-winning author of four books, most recently Heartificial Empathy , recently released in its second edition. He hosts the Minter Dialogue podcast and is author of the featured Substack Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations . He previously held senior executive roles including as CEO of Re...
Oct 25, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 16
“Imagination has a trigger event. It begins with a mental spark that acts as a catalyst, throwing everything into question. It ignites your curiosity and starts shifting your perception.” – Regan Robinson About Regan Robinson Regan Robinson is a futurist, business strategist, advisor, and investor working with founders and C-suite executives to help make them future fit. She is currently Chief Futurist and Executive-in-Residence at Happy Ventures, with extensive experience working in startups, h...
Oct 18, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 15
“There’s no point trying to teach ourselves to be better calculators because machines are much better calculators. We should be playing to our strengths and handing over those tasks, many of which we never actually like doing, to machines that they’re better at.” – Toby Walsh About Toby Walsh Toby Walsh is Chief Scientist at UNSW.ai, the University of NSW’s new AI Institute. He is Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW Sydney. His many honors include winning th...
Oct 11, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 14
“I believe that if we’re focused on the opportunity of scalable learning, the excitement should be whether I can free up all the people who are currently engaged in these mindless, routine tasks, tightly specified. I can then redirect these individuals towards a different form of work, which I describe as addressing unseen problems and opportunities to create more value.” – John Hagel About John Hagel John Hagel has been a leading Silicon Valley based entrepreneur, management consultant, author,...
Oct 04, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 13
“There’s no substitute for trying everything. The great thing about AI is how immediately usable it is. As soon as you hear something mentioned in the news, a friend’s LinkedIn post, or elsewhere, just go and try it.” – David Berkowitz About David Berkowitz David Berkowitz is a veteran marketing agency and technology leader and Founder of Serial Marketing and the AI Marketers Guild. Previous roles have included SVP at Mediaocean, CMO of Publicis agency MRY, and co-founder of the emerging market ...
Sep 27, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 12
“We are truly learning as technologies enable us to amplify and help us become better, more productive, and more efficient in many ways, while at the same time being mindful of the need to take regular detox breaks and pauses.” – Anuraj Gambhir About Anuraj Gambhir Anuraj is a futurist, speaker, consultant and educator, advising startups and corporates on He has worked in senior executive roles across the mobile ecosystem spanning five continents for major companies including Siemens, Ericsson, ...
Sep 20, 2023•Season 2Ep. 11
“AI was never a technology; it was always a research agenda and more than a research agenda it’s a thought exercise, or conjecture that says you can automate thinking if you can describe it in smaller pieces . ” – Genevieve Bell About Genevieve Bell Genevieve is Distinguished Professor at Australian National University, and Director of the School of Cybernetics and the 3Ai Autonomy Agency and Assurance Institute at the university. Her many roles and honors include Senior Fellow at Intel, SRI Int...
Sep 13, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 10
“ The goodness of what humans desire, AI will do that; the bad players, these tools will also amplify that. It’s for us to determine the course of how these technologies will be used. ” – Jeremiah Owyang About Jeremiah Owyang Jeremiah is an industry analyst based in Silicon Valley, and advisor to Fortune 500 companies on Digital Business, as well as an entrepreneur, investor, andthe host of tech events including some of the current major AI events in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a strong g...
Sep 05, 2023•Season 2Ep. 9
“In a world where the pace of change is increasing externally, all the forces that are hitting us, we need to learn how to internally regulate our pace, slow down our pace. This way, we can not only minimize burnout, anxiety, fatigue, and all the rest, but also make better decisions, reduce the number of foolish mistakes we make, and see the full picture and what really matters.” – April Rinne About April Rinne April is a futurist, speaker, microfinance lawyer, investor, and advisor to well-know...
Aug 29, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 8
“You can’t be an expert. But you need to know enough to survive, to lead, and you need to have the courage to keep experimenting.” – Mark Schaefer About Mark Schaefer Mark is a globally recognized keynote speaker, educator, business consultant, and bestselling author of 10 books, most recently “Belonging to the Brand” . His blog {grow} is one of the top marketing blogs in the world. Mark has advanced degrees in marketing and organizational development, holds seven patents, and is faculty for the...
Aug 23, 2023
“As we move on and accelerate technology, we’re going to have superhuman abilities, because it’ll go from helping you become able to begin to giving you super abilities.” – Peter Xing About Peter Xing Peter is a keynote speaker and writer on transhumanism, and co-founder of Transhumanism Australia and Transhuman Coin. He is on the Singularity University Expert Faculty on transhumanism and emerging technologies, and previously worked on global emerging technology initiatives at KPMG and Deloitte ...
Aug 15, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 6
“It’s very important to take ideas that you had and then confront them to the world, share them with the world, and in this way, even enhance them and augment them with the feedback that you’re going to get from other people. “ – Anne-Laure LeCunff About Anne-Laure LeCunff Anne-Laure is a writer, researcher, and educator, and the founder of Ness Labs, a mindful productivity community. She formerly worked for Google in UK and Silicon Valley and is currently undertaking a PhD in cognitive neurosci...
Aug 09, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 5
“ A lot of people think an algorithm has to be done in code, it has to be something that is found in a computer but it can also be a process that you’re doing, maybe even semi-manually, that’s still an algorithm. “ – Kais Dukes About Kais Dukes Kais is a leading AI scientist and the CTO and Chief Scientist of Hunna, which combines AI and medical experts for large-scale preventive screening. Kais and his co-founders are currently in the news for having appointed an AI as CEO of the company, which...
Aug 02, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 4
“Just having a smartphone and an internet account does not mean that you’re going to do good for yourself or anybody else; you have to know how to use them. “ – Howard Rheingold About Howard Rheingold Howard Rheingold is a writer, author, visionary, and seminal figure in the use of technology in amplifying minds and cognition. His explorations range from human cognition to virtual reality. His influential and highly prescient books include Tools for Thought (1985) , The Virtual Community (1993),...
Jul 25, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 3
“I believe that more people would be eager to jump in and think together if the thinking were fun and led to something truly productive and useful. For me, that’s a significant aspect of amplifying cognition. “ – Jerry Michalski About Jerry Michalski On this episode we learn from the incredible connector Jerry Michalski. His fascinating career is hard to summarise, playing a central role in the emerging digital economy as long time managing editor of Esther Dyson’s Release 1.0 newsletter. He is ...
Jul 18, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 2
“ Amplifying Cognition is about recognizing that the human mind is the most extraordinary thing in the known universe. Yet it is capable of far more . “ – Ross Dawson About Ross Dawson Ross Dawson works globally as a futurist, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and strategy advisor. He is Founding Chairman of the Advanced Human Technologies Group of companies, and is the bestselling author of five books, most recently Thriving on Overload. Website: Ross Dawson LinkedIn: Ross Dawson Twitter: @rossdaw...
Jul 11, 2023•Season 2Ep. 1
“Choose the sources that are going to disconfirm what you think. You need to have the people who are going to challenge your thinking so you don’t go down a single rabbit hole. That’s the trick. That’s the art in doing this. “ – Harold Jarche About Harold Jarche Harold Jarche has been an independent consultant for the past 20 years working with individuals, organisations, and governments to improve collaboration, knowledge sharing and sense-making. He is the author the Seeking Perpetual Beta e-b...
Jun 14, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 67
“Information can pass through your head all day long, but unless you can capture it and put it on a shelf somewhere, it didn’t mean anything. It’s the capturing and putting on a shelf so you can find it again, that’s the important part.” – Leslie Shannon About Leslie Shannon On this episode, we learn from Leslie Shannon, Head of Ecosystem and Trend Scouting for Nokia based in Silicon Valley. Her work involves examining new technologies and how they will converge through this decade. She is a fiv...
Jun 07, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 66
“I have this wish that more people will come forward to collaborate in building up some infrastructure for what we know, that we might use together to make better sense of the world.” – Jerry Michalski About Jerry Michalski On this episode we learn from the incredible connector Jerry Michalski. His fascinating career is hard to summarise, playing a central role in the emerging digital economy as long time managing editor of Esther Dyson’s Release 1.0 newsletter. He is now leader at the Relation ...
May 24, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 65
“If you don’t want something in your head, don’t take it in to start with. You become what you think about and you create what you feel is your focus.” – Elizabeth Gould About Elizabeth Gould Elizabeth is a high performance coach and the bestselling author of three books including most recently Feeling Forwards , which has been endorsed by the likes of Tony Robbins. She is a founding member of the Randi Zuckerberg’s leadership school at the Zuckerberg Institute, and host of the Feeling Forwards ...
May 16, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 64
“Whether people are listening or reading, they process the meaning of the words in the same part of the brain. It doesn’t make any difference.” – Bill Birchard About Bill Birchard Bill is a writing coach to leading thinkers and the author of many books, most recently the just-released Writing for Impact: 8 Secrets from Science That Will Fire Up Your Readers’ Brains , published by Harper Collins. Website: Bill Birchard LinkedIn: Bill Birchard Twitter: @billbirchard What you will learn How the rew...
May 09, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 63
“It is important that you are bold and visionary enough, not just to formulate to-dos for the next six weeks or so, but to really identify the transformational visionary goal that we want to achieve.” – Jens Monsees About Jens Monsees Jens is Chief Executive Officer of Infomedia, a leading global provider of data and software for the automotive ecosystem used by over 250,000 industry professionals. He was previously CEO of WPP A/NZ and Chief Digital Officer of BMW Group. LinkedIn: Jens Monsees W...
May 03, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 62
“It’s about respecting the other person’s process. When you’re talking to somebody, if you don’t respect where they came from, their process, and how they got to where they are, you’re not going to have a good conversation.’’ – Rachel Happe About Rachel Happe Rachel is the Founder of professional firm Engaged Organizations. She co-founded the Community Roundtable in 2009 and produced The State of Community Management Report for over a decade. Her work has appeared in a wide variety of publicatio...
Apr 30, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 61
‘’Determining what information is important to you starts with your values.’’ – Nir Eyal About Nir Eyal On this episode we learn from Nir Eyal, who writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: has sold over a quarter of a million copies and heavily influenced the tech industry and Indistractable which has been named best business book of the year, among other accolades. Website: nirandfar.com Face...
Apr 19, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 60
“ For me, decision-making is not just a company making decisions in a certain way but it’s also what they are enabling with the world, society, businesses, organizations, and countries, what decisions they are allowing them to make to be more resilient. “ – Roger Spitz About Roger Spitz Roger is an international bestselling author of the four book collection “The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption”, the President of Techistential, which works on Climate & Foresight Strategy, the Chai...
Apr 13, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 59
“ AI will allow us to triage increasing amounts of information so that we can identify what we should dive into in more detail and extract value from .” – Sam Barton About Sam Barton Sam is a product manager, a personal knowledge management expert, host of the deep dive podcast Talk of Today, and also a product manager for two major products in Ross Dawson’s startup Informivity. Website: Sam H Barton Twitter: @Samhbarton Apple Podcast: Talk of Today Spotify: Talk of Today YouTube: Talk of Today ...
Apr 06, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 58
“J ump in there really be an active participant in the industry, because it’s also about that. How are you becoming a voice, an active participant in the idea sharing and everything that’s being built? “ – Cathy Hackl About Cathy Hackl On this episode we learn from Cathy Hackl, a leading tech futurist and globally recognized business leader specializing in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), & spatial computing. She is the CEO of Futures Intelligence Group, a futures research &...
Mar 29, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 57
“When we’re not self-expressing, and when we’re not sharing, it’s a tool problem, not a human problem, because I do think that all of us have something to say and something to self-express.” – Ida Josefiina About Ida Josefiina Ida Josefiina is a self-described infopunk and the co-founder and CEO of the information social playground Sane. She also hosts the Reverb by Sane podcast. LinkedIn: Ida Josefiina Website: Sane What you will learn The alternative way of seeking knowledge (03:25) Importance...
Mar 22, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 56
“This is all about Humans plus AI. We can do more together than we can do apart.” – Ross Dawson About Ross Dawson Ross Dawson is globally recognized as a leading futurist, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and authority on business strategy. He is Founding Chairman of the Advanced Human Technologies group of companies, and the bestselling author of five books, most recently Thriving on Overload: The 5 Powers for Success in a World of Exponential Information . Strong global demand has seen him deliv...
Mar 15, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 55
‘’We shape reality by what we notice and choose to pay attention to.’’ – Tim O’Reilly About Tim O’Reilly On this episode we learn from Tim O’Reilly, definitely one of the most influential people in the development of the Internet as we know it. He is the founder and CEO of technology publishing giant O’Reilly Media, and has played a seminal role in movements including open source software, Web 2.0, maker culture, and government 2.0, and is author of the excellent book WTF: What’s the Future and ...
Mar 07, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 54
