Humans + AI

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Dominique Turcq on strategy stakeholders, AI for board critical thinking, ecology of mind, and amplifying cognition (AC Ep21)
November 06, 2025

In this insightful episode, futurist Ross Dawson speaks with strategist Dominique Turcq about the evolving nature of strategy in a world transformed by artificial intelligence. Turcq traces how corporate strategy has shifted from shareholder-focused plann

Beth Kanter on AI to augment nonprofits, Socratic dialogue, AI team charters, and using Taylor Swift’s pens (AC Ep20)
October 29, 2025

In this episode, Ross Dawson speaks with nonprofit technology leader Beth Kanter about how artificial intelligence can free up valuable time for mission-driven organizations. Kanter introduces the concept of the dividend of time when AI automates rout

Ross Dawson on Levels of Humans + AI in Organizations (AC Ep19)
October 21, 2025

Futurist Ross Dawson returns to the Humans Plus AI podcast with updates from his recent keynotes in Dubai and Riyadh, where he explored how artificial intelligence can amplify human potential and reshape the future of organizations. He reaffirms that Huma

Iskander Smit on human-AI-things relationships, designing for interruptions and intentions, and streams of consciousness in AI (AC Ep18)
September 10, 2025

In this episode, Ross Dawson speaks with Iskander Smit about the evolving relationships between humans, AI, and autonomous things. Drawing on his Cities of Things research, Iskander explains how AI is moving beyond being just a tool or mirror to becomin

Brian Kropp on AI adoption, intrinsic incentives, identifying pain points, and organizational redesign (AC Ep17)
September 03, 2025

In this episode, Ross Dawson speaks with Brian Kropp about how organizations can move beyond AI experimentation to truly drive adoption and performance. They discuss the gap between executive expectationsoften aiming for 2050% improvements in performanc

Suranga Nanayakkara on augmenting humans, contextual nudging, cognitive flow, and intention implementation (AC Ep16)
August 26, 2025

In this episode, futurist Ross Dawson speaks with Suranga Nanayakkara, founder of the Augmented Human Lab, about reimagining the relationship between people and technology. Suranga shares his personal journey of feeling not good enough with early comput

Michael I. Jordan on a collectivist perspective on AI, humble genius, design for social welfare, and the missing middle kingdom (AC Ep15)
August 20, 2025

In this episode, Ross Dawson speaks with renowned computer scientist Michael I. Jordan about the misconceptions surrounding artificial intelligence and human intelligence. Jordan emphasizes that despite advances in machine learning, we are far from unders

Paula Goldman on trust patterns, intentional orchestration, enhancing human connection, and humans at the helm (AC Ep14)
August 13, 2025

Salesforces Chief Ethical and Humane Use Officer, Paula Goldman, joins Ross Dawson to discuss how organizations can design and deploy AI responsibly while maximizing its benefits. She emphasizes that ethical AI is not just about avoiding harm, but about

Vivienne Ming on hybrid collective intelligence, building cyborgs, meta-uncertainty, and the unknown infinite (AC Ep13)
August 06, 2025

In this thought-provoking conversation, Ross Dawson speaks with neuroscientist and entrepreneur Vivienne Ming about using artificial intelligence to amplify human potential. Ming shares powerful personal storiesfrom hacking her sons diabetes equipment t

Matt Beane on the 3 Cs of skill development, AI augmentation design templates, inverted apprenticeships, and AI for skill enhancement (AC Ep12)
July 30, 2025

In this episode of the Humans Plus AI podcast, Ross Dawson speaks with Matt Beane, author of The Skill Code, about how artificial intelligence is disrupting traditional paths to skill development. Beane shares insights from over a decade of research, reve