Better with Humans Podcast

Sociotech Peter Vasey asked a room of college students if AI output is correct — every hand went up. He makes the case for AI critical thinking: ask where a statistic came from, challenge the answer, and check the working. We discuss why correcting AI changes little, why apologies never travel as far as accusations, and why we’re not powerless.

Nathalie Doremieux charged 10 people $500 and promised refunds if they did the work and got the result — a test of her method, not her sales. She explains why online course student results matter more than six-figure launches, how to spot where learners get stuck, and how to use AI to help people implement rather than write for them.

David Wood spent 10 years on the leadership team behind Symbian, the world’s first successful smartphone operating system — and admits they vastly underestimated the scale. He talks AI safety risks: agents escaping sandboxes, leaving messages and covering their tracks, plus why he still expects a sustainable superabundance.

Andrew Buchanan spent 40 years selling enterprise technology and says most deals stall because the seller never got past the first so what. We talk value selling AI, why vendors describe their tech instead of customer outcomes, why the finance director is who you’re really selling to, and what happens to the six minutes a day your software saves.

Rob Dixon explains why AI and curiosity change everything for the next generation: his 10-year-old son asked ChatGPT about states of matter and found 15, not the four taught at school. Rob argues execution is being commoditised, while purpose, judgment, empathy, authenticity and continuous learning become the real value.

Brian Schroller joins Shaun to explore redemptive leadership — training your mind to see the redemption in every hard thing, so your pain becomes the qualification you use to help others. Being seen and heard is so close to being loved, he says, that the difference is almost imperceptible. Plus, why leaders should live like a reservoir.

Diagnosed with ADHD in his mid-50s, fractional MD and coach Nick Silverstone explains why most reasonable adjustments for ADHD at work cost nothing, why lateness is a question rather than a problem, and how automating a week of admin freed him to focus on clients. They also ask where expertise comes from if AI takes entry-level jobs.