Ross Dawson on cognitive friction, beyond Human-in-the-loop, and AI-augmented strategy (AC Ep44)

by shan | May 27, 2026 | Podcast

“The value is created in the friction, in the engagement between humans and AI—the pushing back by the humans, the pushing back by the machines.” –Ross Dawson About Ross Dawson Ross Dawson is a futurist, keynote speaker, strategy advisor, author, and host...

Kathleen deLaski on reimagining higher education, generational mobility, building AI skills, and human originality (AC Ep43)

by shan | May 13, 2026 | Podcast

“There’s a real ‘skillification’ movement where you just want to get the training you need when you need it.” –Kathleen deLaski About Kathleen deLaski Kathleen deLaski is the founder and board chair of Education Design Lab, which helps...

Michael Gebert on designing freedom, human self-determination, cognitive sovereignty, and systems of agency (AC Ep40)

by shan | Apr 22, 2026 | Podcast

“Freedom no longer exists outside the systems, and it depends on the design. Coming back to the design, it’s about understanding that we need to distinguish between intelligent systems and agency.” –Dr Michael Gebert About Dr Michael Gebert Dr...

Nina Begus on artificial humanities, AI archetypes, limiting and productive metaphors, and human extension (AC Ep38)

by shan | Apr 1, 2026 | Podcast

“Fiction has this unprecedented power in tech spaces. The more I started talking to engineers about their technical problems, the more I realized there’s so much more that humanities could offer.” –Nina Begus About Nina Begus Nina Begus is a...

Henrik von Scheel on making people smarter, wealthier and healthier, biophysical data, resilient learning, and human evolution (AC Ep37)

by shan | Mar 25, 2026 | Podcast

“The center of any change that we’re doing in the fourth industrial revolution is always the human being, because humans have an ability to adopt, adapt to skills, and adjust to an environment.” –Henrik von Scheel About Henrik von Scheel Henrik von...