Be More Human

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Steve Jobs' most valuable skill was deceptively simple and easy to understand. He was an excellent storyteller who would tell simple stories about complex ideas using existing plot lines. In this episode of the Be More Human podcast, I share with you the introductory lesson from my Business Storytelling Course. In this lesson, we break down the science behind the art of storytelling like Steve Jobs.

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In this episode of Be More Human, I discuss the psychology of perception. We don't see the world as it is, we see the world as we are. This is as important to communicating change to your team as it is in selling soda. You can break communication down into 2 parts - Content and Context. Content is what you make for them; Context is what you mean to them. Great communicators know this, and I'll teach you their insider knowledge in today's episode of Be More Human ..

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From the carvings found in ancient France to Steve Jobs' iconic unveiling of the iPhone, stories and storytelling have long been an important part of our lives and on today's episode of the Be More Human podcast; I explore the many different facets of storytelling and how it has affected our evolution over the ages. I also discuss why storytelling as an idea is important now more than it has been ever before and why we all need to start listening to our inner voice instead of letting the lizard brain run riot.

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People follow People not Brands. In the Age of Authenticity, people want to connect with real humans, not inhuman brands. So how do you do that when much of communication is controlled through traditional PR pipelines? The key to transformation of communication is building The Storytelling Organization - communicating as a Telephone not a Loudspeaker.

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The most powerful stories are often the ones you don't realize are stories. Take, for example, the innocuous "job title”. This is an example of what I call in The Human Communication Playbook a "Shortform Story”. A Shortform story could be a chart, a phrase or a job title that changes everything. In this podcast episode I share insights on the inner workings of Story Psychology and how that impacts expectations, behavior and outcomes.

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How will Artificial Intelligence and Mankind co-exist profitably and harmoniously in the Era of the Machine?

As we enter the 4th Industrial Revolution, AI is making headway into the world of work, turning years of professional experience into simple algorithms and threatening to put millions out of work. Success in the next decade won't come from competing head on with the Machine as we cannot be more efficient. Instead, we need to go in the other direction and double down on what it means to be Human.

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In this exploration of the Human Communication Playbook I look at the Artificial Intelligence of tomorrow by comparing it to where we are today and where we were 20 years ago. In some areas machines have surpassed machine intelligence. What does that mean for highly skilled human endeavors like healthcare or art?

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What makes a machine intelligent? Is it intelligence behavior or some meta state like consciousness? While essentially a philosophical question, it's one now facing the Artificial Intelligence community. The more computational power at our hands, the more our algorithms are able to not only mimic human intelligence but also exceed it.

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Artificial Intelligence isn't a quest to create intelligence in machines, but one to understand it in humans. When we acknowledge truths about our humanity, we will become clearer on how to build technology that helps us elevate it. This quest will require poking inside the box, and it's going to make people feel uncomfortable.

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What makes us human? What defines genius or insight? Can AI ever outperform a human at extremely complex tasks like, for example, disease diagnosis or creative painting? In this episode of Be More Human I dive into Artificial Intelligence, consciousness and humanity. Perhaps the answer to competing with machines lies in accepting that machines will be better than us, and focusing on our own strengths - authenticity, service, connection and vulnerability.