{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"More Human: Leading with Heart and AI \u2013 Marissa Afton on Awareness, Wisdom &amp; Compassion in the Age of Machines #352","description":"In this episode of the SuperCreativity Podcast, host James Taylor interviews Marissa Afton, co-author of More Human: How the Power of AI Can Transform the Way You Lead. Marissa is a Partner at Potential Project, where she works with companies like IBM, Eli Lilly, and Amgen to create more human-centered workplaces. Together they explore how artificial intelligence isn\u2019t here to replace leaders\u2014but to amplify their humanity. Drawing from real-world examples, global executive interviews, and practical frameworks from the book, they unpack how leaders can become AI-augmented by developing awareness, wisdom, and compassion. If you're a leader navigating the rise of AI, this episode will help you avoid dehumanizing traps and unlock a more mindful, emotionally intelligent, and ethically grounded approach to leadership.  \ud83d\udd11 Key Takeaways:   AI is an amplifier: It will magnify your leadership\u2014for better or worse.   Awareness, wisdom, and compassion are the three human capacities that will differentiate great leaders in the AI era.   Time-freed \u2260 time-used well: Leaders must reinvest AI-generated efficiency into more connection, creativity, and presence.   Digital twins and psychometric AIs can help simulate and anticipate\u2014but the human touch is still essential.   Stillness enables awareness: The best leaders will use AI to create space, not just speed.    \ud83d\udcac Notable Quotes:  \u201cAI gives us the time to be better leaders\u2014but we often just fill that time with more work.\u201d \u2013 Marissa Afton \u201cThe leader of the future is not more digital\u2014but more human.\u201d \u2013 James Taylor \u201cAwareness happens in stillness. Creativity happens in stillness.\u201d \u2013 Marissa Afton \u201cAI is an exoskeleton for the mind and heart. But we still have to drive.\u201d \u2013 Marissa Afton \u201cWe must ask not only what AI can do for us\u2014but what it can do to us.\u201d \u2013 Marissa Afton   \u23f1\ufe0f Timestamps:   00:09 \u2013 Intro to Marissa Afton and More Human   02:45 \u2013 How the book changed course due to generative AI   04:40 \u2013 What leaders misunderstand about AI\u2019s permanence   06:28 \u2013 Why some leaders want AI to make decisions for them   07:58 \u2013 How to use time saved by AI for more human leadership   10:14 \u2013 Psychometrics, sales calls, and keeping the human in AI   12:34 \u2013 The risk of outsourcing too much to AI   13:31 \u2013 Avoiding AI echo chambers and reinforcing bias   16:10 \u2013 The \u201cexoskeleton\u201d model of AI + human leadership   19:46 \u2013 Perception, creative seeing, and blind spots   22:34 \u2013 AI as a reflective coach for the future version of you   24:15 \u2013 Contrasting reactive vs. AI-augmented leadership styles   27:22 \u2013 Using digital twins to improve boardroom dynamics   29:28 \u2013 Why companies must train the human, not just the tool   30:15 \u2013 The Ferrari analogy: AI without driver training   31:26 \u2013 Where to find out more about Marissa and Potential Project   ","author_name":"SuperCreativity Podcast with James Taylor | Creativity, Innovation and Inspiring Ideas","author_url":"http:\/\/jamestaylor.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37517725\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/37517725"}