Human Adapt

About Human Adapt

HumanAdapt Podcast is about how we need to adapt to accelerate - discussing the rapid evolution for people practitioners to embrace technology, adopt AI and shift skills & mindsets to augment the human experience, ready for tomorrow today. Our first series, hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji, discusses the rapid evolution for people practitioners to embrace technology, adopt AI and shift skills & mindsets to augment the human experience, ready for tomorrow today. Episode #1 (Part 1 & 2) Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass ( Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy Episode #2 Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human Episode #3 Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) - Hiring Talent for the Future Episode #4 Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation to harness AI Episode #5 James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation Episode #6 Brian Murphy (Global L&D, NTT Data) - How can organisations leverage AI technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’ Our second series, hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji looks at AI and how it can enhance leadership – re-framing the way we work, re-shaping how we make decisions and re-setting how we communicate & engage, but how does it change the way we lead and show up? Are leaders being left behind? Are leaders becoming more siloed? Are leaders getting overwhelmed? Are leaders in fact become less effective? – relevant, resilient, reinvent! Episode #7: Matt Beadle (Author, Leadership Coach & Sports Presenter) - How AI can supercharge strength-based leadership Episode #8: Heather Baker, (Founder of The AI Edit and Humans In The Loop) - The Impact of Emerging Technology on Board Responsibilities Episode #9: Sam Smith (Entrepreneur, Board advisor and SuperScalers co-founder) - How AI is reinventing entrepreneurs & business leaders Episode #10: Ann Pickering (Board Director and Advisor) - Culture and Engagement – What AI can enhance and what it can’t replace Series 1&2 is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making. Follow Wharton: Instagram: https://whartonbusinessconsulting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com

Publisher

Wharton Business Consulting

Category

business · education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Sept 2025

Latest episode

1 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Sept 2026

   #7 How AI can supercharge strength-based leadership (Matt Beadle)

   HumanAdapt Podcast is about how we need to adapt to accelerate - discussing the rapid evolution for people practitioners to embrace technology, adopt AI and shift skills & mindsets to augment the human experience, ready for tomorrow today. In this episode with guest Matt Beadle (Author, Leadership Coach & Sports Presenter) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji with regular panellist entrepreneur & founder Natalie Wharton, we explore how AI can supercharge strength-based leadership, where it might undermine it, and what the future of truly human-centred leadership could look like in an intelligent age. For more than two decades, Gallup and the positive psychology movement have shown that leaders who focus on strengths rather than weaknesses build teams that are more engaged, productive, and resilient - performance improves when people spend more time doing what they naturally do best. But AI is changing how leaders see and develop those strengths. By analysing communication patterns, sentiment, and behavioural data, AI can act as a mirror - revealing hidden talents and blind spots faster than any 360-degree feedback. In this episode, we discuss how to use that insight without reducing people to metrics or losing the human connection leadership depends on. Podcast Timestamps & Key Points 00:00 Why strength-based leadership matters in the AI era 03:23 What strength-based leadership really means (and why everyone has strengths) 08:14 The science of psychological safety, and whether AI helps or hinders human-centred leadership 11:00 How AI can help you finally understand your own strengths, in real time 16:54 Your AI leadership mirror: turning insight into lasting habits 22:36 AI as your personal trainer, and why some leaders will resist it 27:05 The double-edged sword: confidence, data quality and the ethics of AI knowing you 32:02 What AI still can't see, and the future of strength-based leadership This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations by de-risking the people layer of high-stakes change – re-wiring workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-energising leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making. Follow Wharton: Instagram: WhartonBC Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting/) LinkedIn: WhartonBC (https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting/?viewAsMember=true) andWhartonIgnite (https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite/?viewAsMember=true) Website: WhartonBC (https://whartonbc.co.uk/) andWhartonIgnite (https://wharton-ignite.com/) For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts (http://www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts) Other Guests on Human Adapt include: Series 2: Heather Baker, (Founder of The AI Edit and Humans In The Loop) - The Impact of Emerging Technology on Board Responsibilities Sam Smith (Entrepreneur, Board Advisor and SuperScalers co-Founder) - How AI is reinventing entrepreneurs & business leaders Ann Pickering (Board Director and Advisor) - Culture and Engagement – What AI can enhance and what it can’t replace Series 1: Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) - Hiring Talent for the Future Brian Murphy (Global L&D, NTT Data) - Learning evolution – how can organisations leverage technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’ James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation

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   30 Oct 2025

   #6 How can organisations leverage AI technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’ (Brian Murphy)

   HumanAdapt Podcast is about how we need to adapt to accelerate - discussing the rapid evolution for people practitioners to embrace technology, adopt AI and shift skills & mindsets to augment the human experience, ready for tomorrow today. In this episode with guest Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji, we supercharge with mindset and capability - navigating complexity by building the data muscle, embedding learning in the flow of work, and having L&D lead work redesign for a human+AI task mix. For years, organisations have tried to get employees to drive their own career development through learning. We have heard the terminology ‘own your career’ by growing skills and capabilities. We have all seen mixed results, with time being cited by employees as a major challenge. How have organisations done this well? And with the rapid technological change and widespread optionality available to learning practitioners – what tools and technology can really augment and add value – and how do you navigate the sheer plethora of solutions? Timestamps: 00:00 The Quest for a World-Class Learning Function 03:10 Growth Mindset and Microsoft’s Transformation 07:41 Leadership Role in Learning Culture 09:40 Linking Learning Strategy to Business Strategy 10:50 The Power of Data and Evidence-Led Learning 22:20 Building Skills Frameworks and Data Foundations 26:56 Outside-In Perspectives and Cross-Industry Learning 29:35 The Promise of AI in Learning 33:05 Work Redesign in the Age of AI 35:28 Personalized and Contextualized Learning This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making. Follow Wharton: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts (http://www.whartonbc.co.uk/podcasts) Past Guests on Human Adapt include: Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) - AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation

3. 

   28 Oct 2025

   #5 Creating a culture of safety and innovation to harness AI (Ben Towers)

   HumanAdapt Podcast is about how we need to adapt to accelerate - discussing the rapid evolution for people practitioners to embrace technology, adopt AI and shift skills & mindsets to augment the human experience, ready for tomorrow today. In this episode with guest Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji, we serve up why culture is eating AI for brunch - how we create a culture of innovation, experimentation and continuous learning to stay ahead - the importance for leaders to create space, trust and autonomy. As people practitioners, our mindset and remit is set in the context of risk mitigation and management. How do we create a culture of innovation and experimentation? We have heard so often that it is time for a reinvention of work and the people function must lead this revolution – in this episode we explore how we create a culture of psychological safety and experimentation to achieve innovation, more importantly how do some of these traditional mindsets prevent us from fast tracking innovation and opportunity. Timestamps: 00:00 AI Innovation and UK Competitiveness 02:15 Unlocking Creativity and Psychological Safety 04:35 Finding Space for Innovation Leadership Role Modelling and Freedom 09:40 Post-COVID Office and Purposeful Collaboration 13:00 Encouraging Risk-Taking and New Ideas Leadership Approaches to Fostering Innovation 19:13 Ben’s Entrepreneurial Journey 22:37 Natalie’s Leap into Entrepreneurship 28:30 Trust, Accountability, and Ownership 29:40 Key Takeaways on Building a Culture of Safety and Innovation This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making. Follow Wharton: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts (http://www.whartonbc.co.uk/podcasts) Past Guests on Human Adapt include: Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) - AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - Learning evolution – how can organisations leverage technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’

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   23 Oct 2025

   #4 Why data matters even more in AI transformation (James Morgan)

   HumanAdapt Podcast is about how we need to adapt to accelerate - discussing the rapid evolution for people practitioners to embrace technology, adopt AI and shift skills & mindsets to augment the human experience, ready for tomorrow today. In this episode with guest James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji, we make the case for problem-first, context-rich HR decision making: marry qualitative with quantitative, speak the language of performance and risk, use AI as a mirror, and move at decision speed. For years, many have argued that evidence-based HR functions would have an even comfier seat at the top table. Being able to test hypotheses or provide a data-led approach to the most pertinent people challenges would allow organisations to have a greater understanding of what mattered most to them and importantly how better to predict the future and mitigate against key risks and challenges. As we embark on a new era of transformation, AI can rapidly speed up so much, but with one variable that matters even more – data sets that are reliable and valid. Timestamps: 00:00 Framing the Role of Evidence-Based HR 08:10 as a Game Changer for People Functions 10:50 From People Analytics to True Insight 14:23 Groundwork Before Data and Analytics 21:30 HR’s Power in Framing Outcomes 25:16 Performance and Risk as the Board’s Language 31:45 The Intersection of Business Language and HR 35:35 Competitive Advantage Through Insight-Led Decisions This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making. Follow Wharton: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts (http://www.whartonbc.co.uk/podcasts) Past Guests on Human Adapt include: Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) - AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - Learning evolution – how can organisations leverage technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’

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   9 Oct 2025

   #3 AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future with AI (Nick Shaw)

   HumanAdapt Podcast is about how we need to adapt to accelerate - discussing the rapid evolution for people practitioners to embrace technology, adopt AI and shift skills & mindsets to augment the human experience, ready for tomorrow today. In this episode with guest Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji, we delve into how hiring is getting a reboot with AI - exploring the use of skills science to accelerate, redesigning workflows end-to-end, and growing the recruiter’s role into a strategic, judgment-led partner. There is currently so much change in the workplace and one of the most impacted areas of discussion is talent acquisition. Not only how we hire for the future, but importantly the skills that we need to assess against. In addition to this, the impact of AI on recruitment processes is opening up a plethora of opportunities and challenges that organisations are struggling to keep up with. Timestamps: 00:00 AI in Recruitment 03:06 The Story Behind Spotted Zebra 06:50 Traditional Recruitment Challenges 09:03 Moving Beyond CV Screening 14:11 Future Vision of Recruitment with AI 18:47 AI as Friend, Not Foe 22:46 AI in Assessing Skills and Capabilities 29:59 Skills Adjacency and Talent Mobility 32:43 Groundwork for Data-Driven Talent Acquisition 40:24 AI Literacy and Preparing Recruitment Teams This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making. Follow Wharton: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts (http://www.whartonbc.co.uk/podcasts) Past Guests on Human Adapt include: Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - Learning evolution – how can organisations leverage technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’

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   7 Oct 2025

   #2 Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human (Riham Satti)

   HumanAdapt Podcast is about how we need to adapt to accelerate - discussing the rapid evolution for people practitioners to embrace technology, adopt AI and shift skills & mindsets to augment the human experience, ready for tomorrow today. In this episode with guest Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji and regular panellist, entrepreneur and founder Natalie Wharton, we tackle fairness - how we can establish principles and governance to guide the ethical, transparent and responsible use of AI in real-world business with a human-centred approach. AI regulators and developers of ethical codes have often observed that drafting AI regulation tends to remain abstract and academic, lacking meaningful input from those using AI in practice. How can we establish principles that are intended to guide the ethical, transparent, and responsible use of AI in real-world business operations. How central does a human-centred approach need to be when considering fairness? Timestamps: 00:00 Setting the Scene 02:11 Humans at the Centre of AI 07:21 Defining Fairness 09:43 AI for Workforce Fairness 11:45 Access to Global Talent Pools 15:43 Fear of AI & Black Box Risks 17:50 Human vs. AI Decision-Making 20:59 Governance & Accountability 27:30 McVitae's Framework for Trust in AI 31:04 Communication & Transparency in Practice This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making. Follow Wharton: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com For show notes and past guests on Human Adapt please visit www.WhartonBC.co.uk/podcasts (http://www.whartonbc.co.uk/podcasts) Past Guests on Human Adapt include: Andrew Rashbass & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) - Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) - AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - Learning evolution – how can organisations leverage technology to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’

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   30 Sept 2025

   #1 Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy - Part 2 (Andrew & Elie Rashbass)

   In this episode with guests Andrew & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji with regular panellist entrepreneur & founder Natalie Wharton, we start by demystifying AI—from foundation models and alignment to in-context learning, fine-tuning, and the shift from answers to action-taking agents. The speed at which AI is moving forward is proving a challenge for most organisations – in particular many companies are creating roles that are focused on integrating AI into the business. There has been real concern for companies that they are going to be left behind – but before you can move forward, how important is it to truly understand the art of the possible and in some cases, how important is it to debunk the myths into true reality? An opportunity to demystify AI before creating future strategy Podcast Timestamps & Key Points 01:32 Why having a baseline understanding is crucial - even to non-techies 05:05 Real-world AI Application & AI in action 09:36 How the People Function can embrace + integrate emerging technologies This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making. Follow Wharton: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com Future Guests on Human Adapt include: Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) – AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation with AI James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - How can organisations leverage tech & AI to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’

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   24 Sept 2025

   #1 Demystifying AI in the context of People Strategy - Part 1 (Andrew & Elie Rashbass)

   In this episode with guests Andrew & Elie Rashbass (Founder & CEO, Sculpture AI) hosted by global talent expert Jig Ramji with regular panellist entrepreneur & founder Natalie Wharton, we start by demystifying AI—from foundation models and alignment to in-context learning, fine-tuning, and the shift from answers to action-taking agents. The speed at which AI is moving forward is proving a challenge for most organisations – in particular many companies are creating roles that are focused on integrating AI into the business. There has been real concern for companies that they are going to be left behind – but before you can move forward, how important is it to truly understand the art of the possible and in some cases, how important is it to debunk the myths into true reality? An opportunity to demystify AI before creating future strategy Podcast Timestamps & Key Points 00:00 Making AI understandable beyond the hype 01:41 Sculpture AI and impact of AI on consulting & changing culture 20:13 Core AI Concepts put Simply – Machine Learning to LLM This episode is brought to you by: Wharton Business Consulting – helping business leaders unlock value from integration & transformations through people – redesigning workforce structures for efficiency and growth, re-shaping culture for high performance and re-aligning & developing leaders to be future ready with smarter decision making. Follow Wharton: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whartonbusinessconsulting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whartonbusinessconsulting and https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-ignite Website: https://whartonbc.co.uk and https://wharton-ignite.com Future Guests on Human Adapt include: Riham Satti (CEO & Co-Founder, MeVitae) - Fairness in the context of AI, don’t forget the human Nick Shaw (Co-Founder, Spotted Zebra) – AI Reboot - Hiring Talent for the Future Ben Towers (CEO, HAPPL) - Creating a culture of safety and innovation with AI James Morgan (Founder, OrgSight AI) - Why data matters even more in AI transformation Brian Murphy (Global Head of L&D, NTT Data) - How can organisations leverage tech & AI to supercharge ‘a know-it-more culture’

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