Amplifying Cognition

By Ross Dawson

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Episodes: 100

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Next-level thinking, sense-making, and decisions for an accelerating world

Episode Date
Shikoh Gitau on amplifying humanity, Africa’s AI leadership, technology sovereignty, and the power of community (AC Ep42)
May 01, 2024
Tom Hope on AI to augment scientific discovery, useful inspirations, analogical reasoning, and structural problem similarity (AC Ep41)
Apr 24, 2024
Céline Schillinger on network activation, curious conversations, podcasting for connection, and creative freedom (AC Ep40)
Apr 17, 2024
Sangeet Paul Choudary and Ross Dawson debate AI in the future of work (AC Ep39)
Apr 10, 2024
Charles Hampden-Turner on Mobius leadership, reconciling paradoxes, dilemma strategies, and conscious capitalism (AC Ep38)
Apr 04, 2024
Charlene Li on generative AI strategy, AI book editors, prompt libraries, and wisdom hacking (AC Ep37)
Mar 27, 2024
Philipp Schoenegger on AI-augmented predictions, improving human decisions, LLM wisdom of crowds, and how to be a superforecaster (AC Ep36)
Mar 20, 2024
Bryan Cassady on AI innovation, Humans + AI idea evaluation, increasing diversity with AI, and evidence-based innovation (AC Ep35)
Mar 13, 2024
Marek Kowalkiewicz on the economy of algorithms, armies of chatbots, LLMs for scenarios, and becoming minion masters (AC Ep34)
Mar 06, 2024
Louis Rosenberg on conversational swarm intelligence, group solution convergence, and future advances in collective intelligence (AC Ep33)
Feb 28, 2024
Paul Smith on the future of boards, collective decision-making, deep democracy, and AI in the boardroom (AC Ep32)
Feb 21, 2024
Sasha Wallinger on the intersection of fashion and technology, hidden connections, nature and culture, and nurturing minds (AC Ep31)
Feb 14, 2024
Kes Sampanthar on centaurians, augmented intelligence, diagetic prototyping, and unique human thinking (AC Ep30)
Feb 07, 2024
Jerry Kaplan on the new Renaissance, AI’s impact on work, prompt engineering, and the next phase of AI (AC Ep29)
Jan 31, 2024
The potential of Humans plus AI (AC Ep28)
Jan 24, 2024
Gianni Giacomelli on augmented collective intelligence, semantic spaces, network incentives, and designing superminds (AC Ep27)
Jan 18, 2024
Seeing opportunities and expanding possibilities (AC Ep26)
Jan 10, 2024
Natasha Vita-More on transhumanism, brain health, increasing neuroplasticity, and beneficial AGI (AC Ep25)
Jan 03, 2024
Dave Snowden on abductive reasoning, estuarine mapping, AI and human capability, and weak signal detection (AC Ep24)
Dec 20, 2023
Byron Reese on the human superorganism, collective intelligence, saving humanity, and being kinder (AC Ep23)
Dec 13, 2023
Heidi Lorenzen on encoding humanity in AI, regulation and possibility, amplifying creativity, and collective vision (AC Ep22)
Dec 06, 2023
Eliot Peper on writing science fiction, information feeds, inhabiting the edge, and habits for better cognition (AC Ep21)
Nov 29, 2023
Nora Bateson on ecology, increasing possibility, warm data, and intergenerational learning (AC Ep20)
Nov 22, 2023
Graham Winter and Martin Bean on vulnerability as a strength, collaborative learning loops, high performance cultures, and amplifying team capabilities (AC Ep19)
Nov 15, 2023
Dr. Bayo Akomolafe on who we can become, building new relationships with the world, post-activism, and strange solidarities (AC Ep18)
Nov 08, 2023
Dave Gray on visual thinking, gamestorming, the art of the possible, and going towards the fear (AC Ep17)
Nov 01, 2023
Minter Dial on organizational empathy, augmenting with AI, empathic curiosity, and connecting to reality (AC Ep16)
Oct 25, 2023
Regan Robinson on spending time in the future, using imagination, things that make you go hmmm, and hyper-awareness (AC Ep15)
Oct 18, 2023
Toby Walsh on the differences between human and artificial intelligence, our relationship to machines, amplifying capabilities, and making the right choices (AC Ep14)
Oct 11, 2023
John Hagel on moving from threat to opportunity, the passion of the explorer, learning platforms, and scalable learning in practice (AC Ep13)
Oct 04, 2023
David Berkowitz on AI in marketing, gaining superpowers, amplifying marketers, and the future of agencies (AC Ep12)
Sep 27, 2023
Anuraj Gambhir on wise mirror, technology for spirituality, the state of neurotech, and bliss mode (AC Ep11)
Sep 20, 2023
Genevieve Bell on the history and relevance of Cybernetics, frameworks for the past, present and future, and decolonizing AI (AC Ep10)
Sep 13, 2023
Jeremiah Owyang on amplifying humanity, enterprise excellence, autonomous agents, and AI-business alignment (AC Ep9)
Sep 05, 2023
April Rinne on superpowers for thriving, seeing opportunities, prioritizing humanity, and calendar brain (AC Ep8)
Aug 29, 2023
Mark Schaefer on book writing processes, the right questions, community value, and the courage to experiment (AC Ep7)
Aug 23, 2023
Peter Xing on transhumanism, brain-computer interfaces, cognitive offloading, and AI agents (AC Ep6)
Aug 15, 2023
Anne-Laure on metacognitive strategies, mind gardening, bi-directional linking, and AI as thinking partner (AC Ep5)
Aug 09, 2023
Kais Dukes on the AI CEO, architectures for humans in the loop, and hive minds of AIs and humans (AC Ep4)
Aug 02, 2023
Howard Rheingold on human cooperation and the origins of technology-enabled mind and consciousness amplification (AC Ep3)
Jul 25, 2023
Jerry Michalski on ethical cyborgs, amplifying uniqueness, peak knowledge, and fractal conversations (AC Ep2)
Jul 18, 2023
Launch of Amplifying Cognition podcast: next-level thinking, Humans + AI, and better decisions
Jul 11, 2023
Harold Jarche on personal knowledge mastery, the Seek, Sense, and Share framework; networked learning, and finding different perspectives [REPOST] (Ep67) 
Jun 14, 2023
Leslie Shannon on finding nuggets, storytelling for synthesis, the five Fs of sensemaking, and visual filing [REPOST] (Ep66)
Jun 07, 2023
Jerry Michalski on collecting, connecting, and curating two decades worth of information [REPOST] (Ep65)
May 24, 2023
Elizabeth Gould on feeling forwards, finding your golden thread, aims to behaviors, and your Inner justification (Ep64)
May 16, 2023
Bill Birchard on 8 lessons on writing for impact, clarifying thinking, better comprehension, and the power of surprise (Ep63)
May 09, 2023
Jens Monsees on automotive decision-making, starting with goals, strategic listening, and openness to challenges (Ep62)
May 03, 2023
Rachel Happe on metacognition, communities of practice, personal knowledge networks, and intrinsic learning (Ep61)
Apr 30, 2023
Nir Eyal on using your values to filter, when to consume information, the best apps for content, and using audio for reading [REPOST] (Ep60)
Apr 19, 2023
Roger Spitz on the future of strategic decision-making, thriving on disruption, resilient systems and thinking, and beginner’s mind (Ep59)
Apr 13, 2023
Sam Barton on using PKM tools well, AI knowledge graphs, digital gardens, and decentralized identity for truth (Ep58)
Apr 06, 2023
Cathy Hackl on finding the key players to listen to, building mental maps, how to see connections, and becoming a voice in your industry [REPOST] (Ep57) 
Mar 29, 2023
Ida Josefiina on infopunk, infinite knowledge graphs, spatial interfaces, and the shapes of knowledge (Ep56)
Mar 22, 2023
Ross Dawson on Humans + AI, amplifying cognition, thinking tools, and the future of Thriving on Overload podcast (Ep55)
Mar 15, 2023
Tim O’Reilly on noticing things other people don’t notice, the value of soft focus, framing open source and Web 2.0, and patience in building narratives [REPOST] (Ep54)
Mar 07, 2023
Danny Hatcher on skill acquisition, ecological dynamics, from Notion to Obsidian, and exploring interests (Ep53)
Feb 28, 2023
Thomas Baekdal on custom research tools, going to source data, JOMO on news, and source diversity (Ep52)
Feb 23, 2023
Bryan Jenks on beginner mindset, optimizing everything, why Obsidian, and lessons from neurodivergence (Ep51)
Feb 16, 2023
Puruesh Chaudhary on research processes, information ecosystems, trusting societies, and contextual memes (Ep50)
Feb 07, 2023
Stephanie Barnes on radical knowledge management, the power of art, tapping intuition, and building curiosity (Ep49)
Jan 31, 2023
Bob Johansen on the officeverse, augmented intelligence, thinking future-back, and people as filters (Ep48)
Jan 25, 2023
Chuck Frey on visual mapping, creative thinking techniques, choosing tools, and sleight of head (Ep47)
Jan 17, 2023
Alexandra Samuel on resetting for remote work, Coda evangelism, tool workflows, and combining technology and mindfulness (Ep46)
Jan 10, 2023
Phil Morle on synthesis in venture capital, thought hacking, thinking tools, and the infinite game (Ep45)
Jan 03, 2023
Jennifer Sertl on scenarios for sense-making, the power of reflection, sharing feedback loops, and building constellations (Ep44)
Dec 20, 2022
Ari Popper on storytelling for meaning, structural frameworks, taming complexity, and creative synthesis (Ep43)
Dec 14, 2022
Frank Spencer IV on sense-making for complexity, holoptic foresight, digital angels, and colliding trends (Ep42)
Dec 07, 2022
Eileen Clegg on visual journalism, archetypal languages of shapes, learning visual language, ancient symbols, and shared frameworks (Ep41)
Nov 30, 2022
Greg Satell on writing daily, building your own ideas, seeking different perspectives, and conceptual models (Ep40)
Nov 23, 2022
Jim Marous on defining yourself, ahas from unstructured dialogue, mutually beneficial learning, and the excitement of what you don’t know (Ep39)
Nov 16, 2022
Stowe Boyd on Obsidian and Taskidian, learning loops, work management, and sedimentary thinking (Ep38)
Nov 03, 2022
Michel Bauwens on challenging presuppositions, meta-curation, changing paradigms, and creating narratives (Ep37)
Oct 20, 2022
Dr Kristy Goodwin on the four pillars to peak performance, digital guardrails, working with your biological blueprint, and improving micro-habits (Ep36)
Oct 13, 2022
Robin Good on questioning authority, finding trusted advisors, focus sharing, and information design (Ep35)
Sep 28, 2022
Cindy Otis on the disinformation landscape, analyzing content, identifying trustworthy sources, and information communities (Ep34)
Sep 21, 2022
Dion Hinchcliffe on the architecture of ideas, creating visual frameworks, object-oriented thinking, and the potential of generative AI (Ep33)
Aug 25, 2022
Pia Lauritzen on the possibilities of questions, collective curiosity, diverse question cultures, and making room for exploration (Ep32)
Aug 17, 2022
Remi Kalir on social annotation, self curation, the connective tissue of ideas, annotation tools, and nuance for synthesis (Ep31)
Aug 10, 2022
Rohit Krishnan on looking for surprise, passionate curiosity, dynamic loops, and creating your worldview (Ep30)
Jul 27, 2022
Sam McRoberts on connecting the dots, being humbly curious, introducing randomness, and thought experiments (Ep29)
Jul 21, 2022
Derek Laney on transcending emotional overload, openness for serendipity, balancing focus and discovery, and using threads well (Ep28)
Jul 14, 2022
Berit Anderson on mapping influencers, noticing breaks in patterns, ignoring headlines, and information warfare (Ep27)
Jul 05, 2022
Brenda Ramokopelwa on using external and internal lenses, developing young futurists, connecting rural Africa to global thinking, and validating ideas (Ep26)
Jun 21, 2022
Julie Rasmussen on her 7 S’s system, using Slack for note-taking, identifying systemic issues, and finding white spaces (Ep25)
Jun 15, 2022
Paul X. McCarthy on networks to find experts, identifying authorities, computational social science, and latent knowledge (Ep24)
Jun 07, 2022
Nick Abrahams on purpose and prioritisation, talking for mutual value, deliberate sharing and engagement, and telling stories for understanding (Ep23)
May 31, 2022
Joyce Gioia on identifying trends, scanning processes, stakeholder experience, and adopting personas for communicating (Ep22)
May 25, 2022
Stephen Poor on discerning relevance, distilling facts, thriving for lawyers and legal students, and consciously seeing connections (Ep21)
May 18, 2022
Abhijit Bhaduri on divergence and convergence, the power of sketchnotes, multidisciplinary sensemaking, and skill portfolios (Ep20)
May 10, 2022
Gerd Leonhard on understanding between the lines, his favorite apps and tools, sharing bookmarks and tags, keynote storylines, and using visual catalogs (Ep19)
May 04, 2022
Madeline Ashby on watching the fringes, finding common threads, sensing and sensemaking, and using murder walls (Ep18)
Apr 22, 2022
Christopher Mims on seeing what’s next, filtering tools, valuable conversations, and tapping expertise (Ep17)
Apr 14, 2022
Michell Zappa on how technology evolves, scouting what’s emerging, assessing technologies, and designing useful future infographics (Ep16)
Apr 06, 2022
Gary Swart on achieving balance, prioritization factors, filtering by relationships, and using frameworks (Ep15)
Mar 30, 2022
Marshall Kirkpatrick on source selection, connecting ideas, diverse thinking, and enabling serendipity (Ep14)
Mar 23, 2022
Annalie Killian on serendipitous learning, the network as filter, finding voices at the edge, and value from deep connections (Ep13)
Mar 16, 2022
Robin Athey on intellectual cocaine, the journey to purpose, slow leadership, and finding your North Star (Ep12)
Mar 09, 2022
R “Ray” Wang on constant curation, learning from private networks, finding temporal patterns, and seeing the impact of trends (Ep11)
Mar 02, 2022
Dan Gillmor on going from macro to micro, useful aggregators, and the best tactics and tools (Ep10)
Feb 23, 2022