Mind Narrative

About Mind Narrative

The power of narrative lies in the connection between stories. This is what we hope to achieve: share stories and experiences in different art forms to elevate the industry. Technology • Science • Art

Publisher

Mind Narrative

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Apr 2021

Latest episode

13 Jul 2021

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Jul 2021

   #012 — Steve Green: The FCA and its business transformation through data and digital innovation

   The Financial Conduct Authority is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom, but operates independently of the UK Government, and is financed by charging fees to members of the financial services industry. Steve Green is the Head of Central Data Services at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). His department looks after all data management and collection activities for the FCA, as well as running a number of central data advisory, analysis and insight functions. Steve is also the Accountable Executive in charge of the FCA’s Data Strategy implementation, transforming the way the FCA exploits its data and covering the replacement of all key data platforms. Prior to joining the FCA, Steve worked on implementing large scale technology driven change across a variety of businesses. EPISODE LINKS: FCA: Financial Conduct Authority https://www.fca.org.uk/ Steve’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-green-3197821/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BlZEf3k4ifhvi0XkL8Au1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mind-narrative/id1562903429 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL21pbmRuYXJyYXRpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/2OFUN3V SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mind-narrative/?viewAsMember=true Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative TIMESTAMPS: 01:09 Introduction, FCA, Who is Steve 03:00 The data strategy 03:35 Data strategy – the business drivers 06:21 – Do you see the Business Driving Data or the FCA becoming Data Driven – or a lifecycle including both? 08:15 Lessons from other firms 09:46 Data is a huge domain, how do you ensure what is produced is: relevant, reliable, repeatable, and current 12:40 Change in market dynamics, and what it means for the FCA 17:15 How do you balance the need to be strategic with quick wins to demonstrate progress? 22:08 How do you integrate a horizontal programme of change across FCA’s silos? How do you avoid an ivory tower scenario? 26:57 FCA’s data operating model, company culture 30:23 Agile ways of working and waterfall… 32:35 Strategy at the FCA 34:02 Do you think we think widely enough about data? If we thought about data like researchers, we’d be thinking a lot more; do you agree? Any thoughts? 38:46 FCA’s move to cloud 40:40 Data within banks – given you are transforming within the FCA, any lessons that can be learnt for those institutions that you regulate? 42:35 Lessons learned from your journey so far? 48:11 Any surprises? Things that your program did that you didn’t expect? 51:46 What are the conversations we have a duty to continue/start discussing? 57:58 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

2. 

   22 Jun 2021

   #011 — Laura Ellis: Emerging technology at the BBC

   Laura Ellis is a journalist and technologist with special interests in machine learning, disinformation and data. She has worked on news teams in radio, TV, and online as a reporter, producer and Editor. She has led two of BBC the BBC’s Regional News and Current Affairs teams, establishing the corporation's first end-to-end digital newsroom. In her current role she focuses on ensuring the BBC is best placed to take advantage of emerging technology and also takes a particular interest in the technology ethics, personalised and automated journalism. EPISODE LINKS: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-ellis-0533b94/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BlZEf3k4ifhvi0XkL8Au1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mind-narrative/id1562903429 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL21pbmRuYXJyYXRpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/2OFUN3V SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mind-narrative/?viewAsMember=true Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 0:58 Who is Laura? 0:32 Emerging tech – The last 10 years 4:36 Some of Laura's cool emerging tech projects at the BBC 8:32 Emerging tech – Balancing risks and opportunities 11:51 Approach to curation and personalisation 14:38 The end-user experience 16:48 Disinformation, misinformation, media provenance and project ''origin'' 19:02 Renee DiResta and other prominent investigative journalists 22:09 Algorithms 23:55 The size of platforms today and their impact, media provenance 25:23 Should platforms be treated as publishers? 28:29 The state and future of media provenance (C2PA) 31:08 The future of journalism – robot, automated journalism 35:10 The power of personalised content – risks and opportunities 37:46 The invisible force of global media and its influence on end-users 39:09 Linear and digital journalism 42:08 The difference between linear and digital journalism 44:37 BBC Media, Tech & Society: Conference + Fair 48:55 CogX Ethics Stage, Laura Ellis and Renee DiResta – personalised recommenders 50:26 What's next for you? 53:10 What are the conversations we have a duty to continue/start discussing? 55:34 News that your regularly read? 56:42 Your reading or other dynamics that influence your current role at the BBC 59:01 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

3. 

   15 Jun 2021

   #010 — Antonio Grasso: Leadership, business motivation and start-ups​

   Founder and CEO of Italian startup Digital Business Innovation Srl, Antonio is regarded as one of the top Digital Transformation influencers on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital transformation, the Internet of Things, and blockchain. Antonio Grasso has over 37 years of experience handling numerous projects in the field of information technology for both enterprise and public sectors. He believes that digital transformation is a digital evolution process that involves many aspects, and technology is only a component of the puzzle. For him, the biggest hurdle is a cultural change, and a strategic approach to face this epochal change is paramount. He is an advisor, and enterprise and public sector consultant and mentor to numerous startups. He is currently collaborating with Siemens, Intel, The European Commission, Atos, Cisco, Ericsson, IBM, Talend, Huawei, Automation Anywhere, Oracle, Splunk, HPE, ASG tech, Ant Financial, Almawave, SAS Institute, Adobe and many others as Content Advisor, B2B Influencer, Author and Software Innovator. EPISODE LINKS: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=312456556901882&set=pb.100044126199415.-2207520000.. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/agrassoblog/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-business-innovation-srl/about/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BlZEf3k4ifhvi0XkL8Au1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mind-narrative/id1562903429 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL21pbmRuYXJyYXRpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/2OFUN3V SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mind-narrative/?viewAsMember=true Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:58 Who is Antonio? 03:07 Tell us about your projects 6:54 Smart cities 9:58 Your views on smart cities and other technologies, the human and tech 14:35 Difference between corporations and start-ups 18:53 Will corporations need to revisit their operating model to keep up with the competition? (vs start-ups) 22:34 Multi-generational teams 27:55 Questions every entrepreneur must be able to answer 34:05 Your approach to set meaningful goals 36:32 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

4. 

   8 Jun 2021

   #009 — Eric Partaker: The ​secret of high performing leaders

   As a Peak Performance Expert, Eric Partaker helps CEOs, entrepreneurs, and leaders reach their full potential, become better leaders, and build better businesses. Within his approach he draws from his time advising Fortune 50 CEOs at McKinsey, his experience helping build up Skype’s multi-billion dollar success story, and his own entrepreneurial journeys – together with behavioural science from Stanford University, as well as techniques from the worlds of elite sports and the military, areas where peak performance is key. Eric has been named “CEO of the Year” at the 2019 UK Business Excellence Awards, one of the “Top 30 Entrepreneurs in the UK”, 35 and under, by Startups Magazine, and among “Britain’s Most Disruptive Entrepreneurs” by The Telegraph. His work has been featured on over 7 major TV stations, in the Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. He has also appeared as a guest judge on The Apprentice with Lord Alan Sugar. He is also the author of the new bestselling book The 3 Alarms: A Simple System to Transform Your Health, Wealth, and Relationships Forever. EPISODE LINKS: The 3 Alarms book: https://www.amazon.com/Alarms-Simple-Transform-Relationships-Forever/dp/0990378527/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+3+alarms+eric&qid=1602856031&sr=8-1 The 3 Alarms, Free digital book and training: https://www.ericpartaker.com/the3alarms Website: www.ericpartaker.com Podcast: https://www.ericpartaker.com/podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYRealX1sBZmvCw9VXUvWyg/featured Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericpartaker/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PPIericpartaker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-partaker-5560b92/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BlZEf3k4ifhvi0XkL8Au1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mind-narrative/id1562903429 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL21pbmRuYXJyYXRpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/2OFUN3V SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mind-narrative/?viewAsMember=true Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:08 Who is Eric? 3:06 "CEO of the Year" at the 2019 Business Excellence Awards 4:32 How does your heritage impact how you lead? 5:28 The secrets of high performing teams and individuals 8:52 The ''IPA'' Framework (Identity, Productivity, and Anti-fragility across health, wealth & relationships) 13:31 Design productivity, how you can design productivity into your day with a powerful evening and morning routine, how you can add 13 weeks to your life every year by optimising your productivity 20:07 Anti-fragility, how you can build your anti-fragility and turn stress into strength 27:04 Eric's approach when working with its clients 30:09 Describe your relationship to ambition, what it means to you and how you would use it in your programs 33:54 Who/what inspires you, your work and life? 36:30 Key moments that have changed the course of your life and give you some practical takeaways for each of them 39:22 How to stay in touch with you? 40:34 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

5. 

   31 May 2021

   #008 — Charles Radclyffe: Tech ethics, AI, automation and robotics

   Charles Radclyffe is a serial entrepreneur who has focused his career on solving tough technology challenges for some of the world's largest organisations. A self-confessed 'geek' at heart, Charles combines his technical fluency with his business nous to really get to grips with how best to conceive, design, build and implement solutions which can unlock transformative business value. He is an experienced public speaker having presented at various events in the UK, US, and the Middle East on the philosophical questions around Smart Devices, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence industry and the societal impact of the application of this technology. EPISODE LINKS: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/radclyffe/ Data Philosopher: https://dataphilos.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dataphilosopher Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dataphilos/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BlZEf3k4ifhvi0XkL8Au1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mind-narrative/id1562903429 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL21pbmRuYXJyYXRpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/2OFUN3V SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mind-narrative/?viewAsMember=true Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 0:56 Who is Charles? 1:52 How AI, automation and robotics will change and challenge assumptions at the core of how we live? 4:09 What is the one common myth about AI, automation and robotics that you want to debunk? 8:40 ''Dirty secret of technology'' — AI and waste of electricity 15:55 Charles' Tedx Talk — ''Three Steps to Surviving the Robot Revolution'' 22:38 How to make technological unemployment a positive outcome? 27:52 The implications and issues of UBI (universal basic income) 34:22 ''AI and automation will create a global useless class'' — Yuval Noah Harari 40:25 What are your current projects? 45:51 The EU has unveiled its new AI rules... 55:15 AI ethics guidelines 1:02:39 OECD AI's accountability principles 1:07:40 Social media platforms’ approach — ''Foresight not oversight'', the benefits of the Wiki model 1:15:21 Digital health passports, digital inclusion and exclusion 1:24:25 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

6. 

   24 May 2021

   #007 — Sean Matson: Navy SEAL turned entrepreneur

   Sean Matson is the Co-Founder & CEO of MATBOCK, a company that is run by retired Navy SEALS and whose staff are also former US Military Veterans. The company creates and develops products that fill a need in the real world, whether it’s hunting, camping, hiking, going on adventures, for law enforcement or for soldiers while at war. They work closely with the US Military and have been contracted to create products for them that use new technologies to make whatever products lighter, better and more versatile. Their top selling products include: Auto-focus for Night Vision Goggles, Dry Bags, Cobra Sled (a mountain rescue litter), S-LIFT (poles and ladders for hunters), Reaper Hunting Vest and others. They just also signed a $1 million deal with law enforcement in America for new products to help everyone be safer. EPISODE LINKS: MATBOCK https://www.matbock.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-matson/ Twitter https://twitter.com/MATBOCK_CEO Instagram https://www.instagram.com/MATBOCK/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/matbock PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BlZEf3k4ifhvi0XkL8Au1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mind-narrative/id1562903429 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL21pbmRuYXJyYXRpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/2OFUN3V SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mind-narrative/?viewAsMember=true Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 1:31 Who is Sean? 2:13 How is it like to be a Navy SEAL? 3:46 Why did you decide to become a Navy SEAL? 5:00 Tell us about ''Hell Week'' 7:37 What consistent characteristics do SEALs who succeed have? 9:45 Mindset is everything 11:11 What was the most mentally challenging part? What was the hardest thing about SEAL Training? 12:05 Sean's ''defining moment'' (as most SEALs would call it) 14:38 Looking back, what you’ve learned 17:35 The transition from Navy SEAL to civilian life 19:33 Life as an entrepreneur, how did you start your journey? 24:35 MATBOCK overview 26:46 Influence of military/SEAL's mindset in Sean's entrepreneurial thinking, leadership engagement, vision, and energy 30:26 Business partner — How to choose one? What to look for? 33:07 Do you think that entrepreneurs shouldn't go into business with friends or family? 35:05 How's entrepreneurship life treating you so far? 37:58 Team building, how Sean has grown his team at MATBOCK 40:35 How Sean goes through the process of product development 42:50 Keeping up with different technologies 44:47 Made in the USA, what makes MATBOCK products unique, next level logistics 47:28 MATBOCK's distributors, customers 48:30 What’s next for MATBOCK? 49:58 How do you maintain the skills you've learned in the Navy Seals? How do you recharge away from work? 51:11 Are you in touch with your former buds? Do you miss the SEAL's days? 54:00 Teaching life skills to your child 58:01 When it comes to their future, parents shouldn’t try to choose their kids' pathway 1:01:27 The value of sport in teaching life skills, what's missing in youth sport today 1:04:41 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

7. 

   17 May 2021

   #006 — Gabe Barrett: The future of work is up for design

   Gabe is the CEO of Otter Intelligence, a workplace and employee experience consultancy. Gabe trained as a geoscientist before beginning his career as a strategy consultant with a particular focus on risk management. He's driven initiatives and built teams in the fields of business resilience, cyber security and technology but he's found himself increasingly drawn towards the human side of work, and most especially is fascinated by what makes a good team. He believes that the future of work is up for design. EPISODE LINKS: Gabe’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabebarrett/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BlZEf3k4ifhvi0XkL8Au1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mind-narrative/id1562903429 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL21pbmRuYXJyYXRpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/2OFUN3V SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mind-narrative/?viewAsMember=true Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 1:42 What then and now — Gabe's plans 3:03 The future of work — What is it? 8:34 Funny how companies are dictating the number of days in the office to their employees, isn't it better to help them adapt their work location to the task at hand? 14:02 What if the nature of your business means you can’t let everyone ‘work from anywhere? Are you going to lose staff? Lose clients and sales? Fail to attract the top talent? 16:13 Organisations should seize this opportunity to step back and make sure that they are creating clear connections across individual jobs, team objectives, and the organisation’s mission — How would you do that? What is your approach? 20:21 Current projects — Where is your inspiration coming from? (e.g.: military) 24:43 Company's purpose and ''North Star'' 28:28 The issue with companies' buzzwords, B.S and performative actions 31:19 Thomas Friedman’s perspective that humans who want to adapt in an age of acceleration must develop “dynamic stability” 36:30 A pandemic year, resilience, trauma, mental health crisis 38:03 The end of the office factory 42:45 The individualisation of work experience; using a data-driven approach to better understand workers’ unique attributes, needs, and dimensions and segment their workforce accordingly 45:29 What is one thing that you wish your program does for your clients? 46:48 Automation and digitisation of interactions 50:26 Global workforce and company's values 55:05 Lasting impact of the pandemic on labour demand, mix of occupations, the workforce skills required 56:13 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

8. 

   11 May 2021

   #005 — JJ Delgado: The leader behind the biggest international sales in Amazon history

   JJ Delgado is the leader behind the biggest international sales in Amazon history. Recognized as one of the Top 15 unofficial LinkedIn influencers in 2018. Selected as one of the Top 50 Worldwide Human Behaviour Experts to follow in 2017 & Most Talented Spanish Marketer in 2015. JJ helped drive the growth of many organizations over multiple international marketplaces; including Amazon, Burger King, Pepsi, Hertz, CB Richard Ellis, Ford, Bosch, Siemens, Liberty Mutual, Vodafone, and Telefonica. He’s currently the global Chief Digital Officer of Estrella Galicia. EPISODE LINKS: JJ’s website: https://www.jjdelgado.xyz/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BlZEf3k4ifhvi0XkL8Au1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mind-narrative/id1562903429 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL21pbmRuYXJyYXRpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/2OFUN3V SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mind-narrative/?viewAsMember=true Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 1:13 International experience — what was your favourite country and why? 2:56 The biggest international sales in Amazon history 5:58 So, did you hear from Jeff Bezos? 7:19 Taking Estrella Galicia to the next level 11:20 Amazon days, challenges and Resilience 13:25 Common denominator of success and sacrifices 14:32 Data and technology are at the heart of every company but companies still struggle to unlock value via tech at the speed required — why is that? 16:25 Digital leadership, is your mindset customer-focused/centric only? 17:17 Successful digital leadership, JJ’s approach 19:59 New ecosystems and how they’ll continue to revolutionise our society and organisations 24:15 Your views on current trends and the ‘’digital/new economy’’ 25:42 Evolution is a must 26:50 One book a week; what are you currently reading? 28:28 Neuromarketing, JJ’s research 31:47 Implication of neuromarketing, ethics, opportunities, risks 35:54 The evolution of traditional advertising, JJ’s personal anecdote 39:58 JJ’s view on the ‘’omnichannel’’ approach 41:43 Elon Musk: ‘’Spend less time on PowerPoint and board rooms’’; the PowerPoint ban at Amazon 44:24 The anatomy of a good innovation 46:08 Thoughts on real world expectations vs academic world 49:29 current trend: Collaboration between the academic world and start-ups 51:15 JJ’s published papers, the three dimensions of personality (novelty seeking, risk avoidance, social rewards) 56:46 The limitations and benefits of personality traits segments / categories 1:00:04 Tell me about an accomplishment you are most proud of (could be anything, not necessarily work-related) 1:03:03 Quotes – Which one resonates the most with you and why? 1:03:26 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

9. 

   3 May 2021

   #004 — Amir Bozorgzadeh: Improving brain health with VR

   Amir Bozorgzadeh is the CEO and Co-founder of Virtualeap. Amir Bozorgzadeh is a market researcher, games publisher, and tech writer, currently working at the intersection of spatial computing, emerging tech, and social impact. Virtuleap combines neuroscience and virtual reality to help increase attention levels, and address cognitive illnesses, disorders, and learning challenges. EPISODE LINKS: Amir on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/junwu1/2020/10/14/vr-ai-and-volumetric-data-are-redefining-cognitive-assessment/?sh=233792faa4be Virtuleap: https://virtuleap.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BlZEf3... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/2OFUN3V SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/327Y7HY Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:59 Virtualeap 4:32 Your journey to VR and why VR is unique 9:41 Scientific data and research 14:40 Differentiators VR brings vs traditional neuropsychological assessment tools 18:27 Medical extended reality, conflicts of interest with pharmaceutical industry and medical practice 26:45 VR's spectrum, spatial computing 29:39 Monitoring and enhancing cognitive health with VR games based on scientific data and research 32:58 Japan's pro-active approach to cognitive screening and assessment 35:44 Company performance programs, potential and ethical risks 41:40 How 5G, and other tech infrastructure can accelerate VR 43:38 Future of Virtualeap, a data company? 45:48 Cybersickness: ''I don't believe in VR experiences that exceed 20 minutes'' 52:29 VR's take-off, current and future market trends 56:25 Advices for entrepreneurs, how to increase your chances of success 59:45 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

10. 

    26 Apr 2021

    #003 — Tejasvi Addagada: Data privacy alignment to data governance

    Tejasvi (Tej) Addagada is a data practitioner and consultant assisting fortune 500 firms. He helps to build and optimise data management and governance solutions. Tej currently heads the data management and governance operations of a major financial institution, Axis Bank, India’s 3rd largest Private Sector Bank. Tej published his latest book, Data Management and Governance Services: Simple and Effective Approaches in 2017, and held pre-booking records in this space. EPISODE LINKS: Tej’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tejasvi-addagada/ Tej’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Data-Management-Governance-Services-Approaches/dp/1545385238 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/327Y7HY Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:03 Data privacy and data governance – Definition, overview 6:08 From data business case(s) to data privacy and data governance 08:06 The overlaps between data privacy and governance 13:32 Ensuring compliance: How do you manage the geographical and cultural differences? 18:59 Innovation and benefits-based approach to data privacy and data governance 23:12 ''You can’t manage something you don’t know exists'' – the concept of awareness 29:18 Influence of governments in innovation, regulations, policies 32:34 Thoughts on data trusts 34:37 Board structuring and lines of defence 41:43 Data ethics, accountability and building trust 47:13 Role of automation, AI, Machine Learning 51:44 Data privacy alignment to data governance – Tej’s ‘’Mantra’’ 52:47 What are the 3 skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

11. 

    20 Apr 2021

    #002 — DJ JaBig: Guinness World Record for "The Longest Journey by Bicycle in a Single Country"

    Jean-Aimé Bigirimana, also known as DJ JaBig, is a House Music DJ from Montréal, Canada who is mostly known internationally for his DEEP & DOPE DJ mixes on YouTube & other music platforms which have been streamed for over 7 billion hours. Jean-Aimé was born in Rwanda but emigrated to Kenya and South Africa at a young age before permanently settling in Canada. He is the only person in history to cycle across Canada coast-to-coast-to-coast in Winter on a fixed-gear bicycle, to break the Guinness World Records of “The Longest Journey by Bicycle in a Single Country”. EPISODE LINKS: The short Documentary on his bicycle journey: https://youtu.be/ZTjBJb0zCt0 JaBig's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jabig/?hl=en JaBig's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO2MMz05UXhJm4StoF3pmeA PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDY4MHA0LVpzeFdWQl81OXhJVkFJcTFzQUpJQXxBQ3Jtc0trRG1DVWhiekxRUFVGM3BMVU1MNlhlVlFGTllMWjhKeXFtLWtOdGVPRWltbXZlZWgxZWE2YlRDSDdwWlV0N09lNkhIdE12eFB4dWVCZ2E5cndYUjZDQmtnd2d1dnZGQXZKSWhYSlluLVhYdy1rUFdoVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2F56b4a504%2Fpodcast%2Frss) Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/2OFUN3V (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjZxWjh1bkM3ZEV2YllHYWFTMnN1ZDJsR0JMUXxBQ3Jtc0ttSE1acjRxT3ZuSVFDUzFuSGczVDFrNW8wekdxUmNqaWFGcjgybnlOV29ldXJZTUJtTmpZa0JJMW54ZmZZY3AwSlJyRS1iMzZCUVRfdXZJN2NqYy05TDlOc2lhcjZXYmVpcmFRamd5cndsdFhMWWNEZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2OFUN3V) SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/327Y7HY Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:41 “The Longest Journey by Bicycle in a Single Country” — How it all started?! 4:17 The Guinness World Record 6:25 What did your friends and family think about your crazy challenge? 11:43 The sponsors, the challenges, the crucial support of his fanbase 20:13 The limits of ''self-sufficiency'', trauma, the benefits of relying on others 23:22 Freezing to death 29:43 How did you prepare your trip? 39:35 Sleep and diet during the trip 44:31 Your favourite spot(s) in Canada, your experience meeting its beautiful people 49:55 ''The simple life'', quality of life, and the real luxury 54:04 ''The most extraordinary experience of my life'' 57:30 The impact of this bicycle journey on JaBig's DJ career and life in general 1:03:17 What's next for you? 1:10:26 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

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    13 Apr 2021

    #001​ — Mike Bugembe: The interplay between AI and human intelligence

    Mike is the Co-founder and CEO @ Decidable, a consultant, author, international speaker and executive advisor helping organisations use data and AI to transform their businesses and grow. EPISODE LINKS: Mike's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebugembe/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebugembe/) Mike's books: https://amzn.to/39Yze5W (https://amzn.to/39Yze5W) Mike on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommywil... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE53WE5WTDcteXBCai1yUXJVa1ZVSDZ1X3JRd3xBQ3Jtc0tsM2sxSDdGazc1NTBaUjV6VDlkMmlIOVlqcU0zUUJ4bmVmM1dnMnZPQUh3djlIYVNsal9DNE8zMXNQQUVZT29VM0p1WFpIeTdlTXFIRDBpQUV2OE82RkthMlo5b25yTEFPUC1zTXJlSVBSTkpRd2lGaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Ftommywilliams1%2F2019%2F02%2F28%2Fmeet-mike-bugembe-the-data-scientist-who-helped-people-give-more-to-charity%2F%3Fsh%3D7cfeef6d7de2) PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/ (https://www.mindnarrative.co.uk/) RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56b4a504/podcast/rss (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDY4MHA0LVpzeFdWQl81OXhJVkFJcTFzQUpJQXxBQ3Jtc0trRG1DVWhiekxRUFVGM3BMVU1MNlhlVlFGTllMWjhKeXFtLWtOdGVPRWltbXZlZWgxZWE2YlRDSDdwWlV0N09lNkhIdE12eFB4dWVCZ2E5cndYUjZDQmtnd2d1dnZGQXZKSWhYSlluLVhYdy1rUFdoVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2F56b4a504%2Fpodcast%2Frss) Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/2OFUN3V (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjZxWjh1bkM3ZEV2YllHYWFTMnN1ZDJsR0JMUXxBQ3Jtc0ttSE1acjRxT3ZuSVFDUzFuSGczVDFrNW8wekdxUmNqaWFGcjgybnlOV29ldXJZTUJtTmpZa0JJMW54ZmZZY3AwSlJyRS1iMzZCUVRfdXZJN2NqYy05TDlOc2lhcjZXYmVpcmFRamd5cndsdFhMWWNEZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2OFUN3V) SOCIAL: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/327Y7HY (https://bit.ly/327Y7HY) Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative (https://www.patreon.com/mindnarrative) TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Who is Mike? 6:06 Studying electric engineering and the link to the computer science world 6:56 The ethics of using the power of algorithms to increase generosity 11:37 Do we always make decisions based on emotions? 16:48 Dopamine, brain patterns and shortcuts 19:11 The algorithm Mike built at JustGiving (when working as Chief Analytics Officer) 21:13 Decidable, Lens.AI and the state of data storytelling 24:48 Machines providing narrative for end-users — the end of the human power? 30:00 AlphaGo 32:00 How machines learn vs humans and the limitation of machines 36:22 The power of algorithms, limitless? 38:30 Mike's upcoming book (theme: becoming bionic) 40:21 Crack the data code for your organisation, it's all about decision making 47:08 The automated society, how does it look like? 50:54 AI and ''The useless class'' (quoted from Historian Yuval Noah Harari) 54:20 Mike's upcoming TedTalk 57:40 What are the skills and/or character traits that helped you so far in your life?

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