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Lisa van Wyk: Original vs Synthetic Content. AI and Creativity
This episode’s guest is Lisa Van Wyk.
For the past decade and a bit she’s been leading storytelling, communication and content strategy and creative campaigning for international human rights and relief NGOs and non-profits.
She specializes in developing ethical, creative and relevant communications in diverse (and sometimes dangerous or difficult) cultural and social/economic contexts.
This has included written story across digital and offline spaces, documentary filmmaking, photographic exhibitions, radio and community theatre.
Sh has also worked as a trainer in the fields of storytelling , media and information literacy and digital safety, facilitating courses and workshops with activist and non-profit organisations, educators and community organisers across Africa, Asia and LAC.
And lastly, Lisa has also spoken at conferences organised by UNESCO and MIT, discussing the ways AI might affect the way we use, think about and relate to original and synthetic content.
Projects:
At the moment she is leading communications for two global campaigns, leading AI transformation discussions with the organisation, and developing and facilitating courses about AI and ethics for UNESCO, and looking to extend this training into education, activist and creative spaces
Find Lisa online:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-van-wyk/
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Sean Hayes: AI Creative Surprise
My guest for this episode is Sean Hayes.
After an award-winning career in advertising spanning 40 years and 5 countries, Sean has been promoted to a stay-at-home remote worker where his duties include – in between writing conceptual copy for clients - collecting Amazon deliveries for wife and kids and being the official ‘door opener/closer’ for the family cat called O’Brien.
Living the dream.
Find Sean online:
https://www.youtube.com/@seanhayes7803
https://x.com/Seanski50. https://www.instagram.com/sean_hayes_photography/
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Fiona Passantino: Your AI Brain
This episode's guest is Fiona Passantino, a speaker, trainer and coach, helping to empower working Humans with AI integration and strategy. The aim is to maximize communication and connection, engagement and creativity and bring joy and inspiration into the workplace.
She is a passionate content producer, and the UK Business Book Award-winning author of the "Comic Books for Executives" series and host of the podcast “Working Humans”. Her latest book is “AI-Powered”.
Fiona is a lifelong creative storyteller who made a long career in corporate communications and HR. She worked for some of the largest and most complex international organisations in Europe, and after attaining a business masters with an AI concentration, Fiona went out on her own to write and create full time.
She is now a rising star in the AI-Human inspirational space, headlining events for the European Commission and large corporates. Fiona’s hobby and high-intensity training house is performing standup comedy with an AI twist.
Find Fiona online:
BLOG
https://www.working-humans.com/blog
BOOKS
https://www.working-humans.com/comic-books/
APPLE PODCAST
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/post-covid-leadership-advice/id1671623545
WEBSITE
https://www.working-humans.com/
LINKED IN
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionapassantino/
TWITTER
https://twitter.com/fionapass
YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/@fionapass
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Nicky Clarke: Extending Creativity with AI
This episode's guest is Nicky P Clarke, a seasoned expert with over 25 years of experience in regulated ecosystems, blending strategic management consulting with a focus on purpose-driven portfolio management and innovative thought leadership.
They have architected platforms serving millions of users and led critical turnarounds during the 2008 financial crisis at Deloitte. With a unique approach combining systems thinking, AI, and biomimicry, Nicky emphasizes ethical, human-centered technology.
Currently, as Principal & Chief Cognitive Advisor at Enterprise Arts & Intelagen, they focus on hybrid classical and quantum-inspired algorithms, exploring AI solutions for complex business challenges while fostering agility, resilience, and creativity.
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Sofie Marin: Grow Others With Creativity
This episode's guest is Sofie Marin, Founder & CEO Arts Dynamics, Creative / Tech Business Strategist, Board Member, Fuglesang Space Center
Sofie Marin is a force to be reckoned with as a senior cultural affairs and business strategist, consultant and startup mentor in the intersection of creativity, tech, innovation and entrepreneurship for impact. "On Earth and in Space", as she words it.
She has a background in music, performing arts and culture in various senior leadership positions including the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Royal Swedish Opera and STIM.
In 2006 she moved to London for nine years where she founded the award-winning production company From Sweden Productions to promote Swedish music, arts and culture abroad.
Clients have performed at the BBC Proms, London´s West End and Broadway as well as large scale, high end corporate, luxury and diplomatic events. Swedish clients include PR for the Royal Palace Music Festival and Nordic Business Forum.
Today Sofie runs Arts Dynamics Entrepreneur Meetups to help artists and creators monetise their creativity utilising new technology, with an Accelerator and Meetup membership to be rolled out in the autumn 2024, connecting local city hubs with a global network of Arts Dynamics creators and partners.
Find Sofie online:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofiemarin
https://www.linkedin.com/company/71223618/
https://www.instagram.com/artsdynamics
https://www.youtube.com/@Sofie_Marin
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1836147956402017
https://arts-dynamics.circle.so/
The Rebel, Reject, Create podcast is all about Creative Intelligence: What it is, how it works, what you can do with it and how to get more of it.
I interview working professionals who use creativity in their everyday work. Not necessarily artists but entrepreneurs, consultants, writer, trainers, coaches and business people.
Secondly, I reflect on creative intelligence and share what I have learned in my life an career