AI Thought Partners: A Conversation with Shannon Heald

Michelle Loret de Mola and Dev Patnaik sit down with cognitive scientist Dr. Shannon Heald to explore what it really means for AI to be a thought partner, and why the missing piece is metacognition. They discuss how we’ve moved from offloading memory with tools like maps and lists to offloading generation with large language models, and what that means for leaders trying to balance efficiency with insight. Shannon also shares how leaders can pair AI’s ability to performance tune with a process of captured serendipity to evolve better ideas. AI can help you reach your goals, but you still need to go outside to find out what a hike is.

 

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The Jump Podcast

The Jump Podcast features Dev Patnaik in dialogue with Michelle Loret de Mola. This is the conversation for future-focused leaders thinking about strategy, culture and leadership. The world is crazy. Everything seems to be changing, and not always in a good way. Today, business leaders are struggling to figure out avoid becoming the next Kodak, Blackberry or Blockbuster. But fear not, dear listener. Things can get better. People can do better. And the world can be better.

 

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