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In this episode, Traci Chernoff interviews Topaz Adizes, an Emmy award-winning writer and experience design architect. Their conversation explores the challenges of navigating discomfort in relationships and the need to create safe spaces for it to cultivate growth and deeper connections. 

Moreover, they talk about the implications of AI on human interactions in the workplace and highlight the value of humanity in an increasingly AI-driven world as well as the importance of asking quality questions to shape a better future. 

Traci Chernoff and Topaz discuss the challenges of authenticity in content creation and the overwhelming presence of synthetic content. Their dialogue reiterates the need for reframing social media engagement, the existential implications of AI companionship, and the necessity of bringing humanity back into work environments.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Topaz Adizes

02:25 The Power of Questions and Listening

07:04 Creating Safe Spaces for Discomfort

12:36 Navigating Discomfort in Relationships

18:50 The Role of Humanity in an AI-Driven World

27:54 Rethinking Questions in the Workplace

29:36 The Role of Authenticity in Content Creation

32:56 Navigating the Sea of Synthetic Content

35:22 Reframing Social Media Engagement

39:32 AI's Impact on Creativity and Human Connection

43:34 The Existential Crisis of AI Companionship

47:45 Bringing Humanity Back to Work

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About Our Guest: 

Topaz is an Emmy award-winning writer, director, and experience design architect. He is an Edmund Hillary fellow and Sundance/Skoll stories of change fellow. His works have been selected to Cannes, Sundance, IDFA, and SXSW; featured in New Yorker magazine, Vanity Fair, and the New York Times; and have garnered an Emmy for new approaches to documentary and Two World Press photo awards for immersive storytelling and interactive documentary. He is currently the founder and executive director of the experience design studio The Skin Deep. Topaz studied philosophy at UC Berkeley and Oxford University. He speaks four languages, and currently lives in Mexico with his wife and two children.

Connect with Topaz Adizes here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/topazadizes/ 

Website: http://www.topazadizes.com/ 

Connect with Traci here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/HRTraci⁠

Disclaimer: Thoughts, opinions, and statements made on this podcast are not a reflection of the thoughts, opinions, and statements of the Company by whom Traci Chernoff is actively employed.

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