Ni'coel upend's the Puritan reflex to equate lying with moral failure and discover why deception is a generative ingredient, not a contaminant, in Human Decision Intelligence (HDI). Ni’coel and Chelsea trace a lineage of philosophers, comedians, lawyers, and even children who prove that you cannot grasp truth without first grappling with what makes a falsehood believable. In Human Decision Intelligence terms, every decision is only as strong as the assumptions it smuggles in; lies expose those hidden joints so the architecture can be reinforced rather than quietly corrode.

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🔸Cohost: Chelsea Makena’s work spans leadership development, enablement, engagement, and performance. She partners with founders and tech executives to build humane, high-performance systems. As one of CHDI’s earliest collaborators, she brings a grounded people lens that elevates our conversations on human systems.