Join Nigel Ridpath as he sits down with Salesforce evangelist, Vala Afshar, and his colleague, Henry King, to tell a story of transformation: how two thinkers traced a path from centuries-old silos to a future where AI is not just a tool but a colleague. Through vivid examples and personal histories - from refugee beginnings and engineering cubicles to CIOs and innovation labs - they reveal why the next wave of technology demands we rethink how organisations share resources, measure success and design relationships.

In this episode you’ll hear the urgent case for ‘‘Autonomous’’ strategies: the rise of generative and agentic AI, the leap from assistance to agency and the recipe-forgetting moment that forces leaders to learn by first principles. It’s a concise, story-driven conversation that makes a big, optimistic claim - this is electricity for the 21st century - and leaves you primed for part two.

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