Leslie Shannon on Navigating the AI Revolution: Insights from Nokia's Chief Novophiliac on the Future of Leadership and Innovation

In this episode of 'The Wisdom Show', host Simon Bowen engages in an enlightening conversation with Leslie Shannon, Nokia's Head of Trend and Innovation Scouting. They explore the essence of impactful leadership, emerging technologies, and the role of wisdom behind genius in today's complex world. Leslie explains Nokia's transformation from a mobile phone manufacturer to a network company, details her role as a novophiliac, and discusses innovations such as augmented reality, generative AI, and the significance of trust and security in technology. They also delve into the impact of virtual natives on the future of business and the importance of ethical considerations in technological advancements. The episode provides valuable insights for leaders, businesses, and young innovators on navigating and thriving in the evolving technological landscape.

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Here's what you're in for:

00:00 Introduction to the Wisdom of Show

01:08 Welcoming Leslie Shannon from Nokia

02:54 Nokia's Evolution and Market Shifts

06:56 The Role of a Novophiliac in Innovation

15:14 The Future of Augmented Reality

23:12 Generative AI: Trust and Security

23:42 Curating Corporate Data for AI

25:38 AI Policies and Due Diligence

26:18 Embracing Technological Shifts

26:43 Understanding Virtual Natives

33:01 Ethics in Technology and Business

36:28 The Role of Younger Generations

42:09 Fast Questions and Reflections

About Leslie Shannon

Leslie Shannon is the Head of Trend and Innovation Scouting for Nokia. A Silicon Valley-based futurist, she focuses on identifying connectivity-related tech disruptions and opportunities, including developments in robotics, drones, visual analytics, cloud gaming, generative AI, and especially augmented and virtual reality. 

Leslie is the author of Interconnected Realities, a look at the current and future development of the Metaverse, and, with Catherine D. Henry, Virtual Natives, an examination of how Gen Z and Gen Alpha’s use of digital technologies is revolutionizing how humans relate to both computers and each other.

As part of Nokia's commitment to the whole 5G ecosystem, Leslie is a Futurist who investigates new technology developments in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Internet of Things and natural language interface - finding out what's real, as opposed to what's just talk.

She uses this knowledge to build an understanding of the kinds of technological support, interactions, entertainment, and integration that we may all be able to expect in our daily lives as humans in about three to five years.  She also brings an understanding of 5G and its capabilities to audiences who may not be familiar with what it is (and why it won't kill you!)

She shares this information with both Nokia's customers and within Nokia itself so that people can understand what's coming and plan to build the telecommunications and analytics infrastructure that will be necessary to support our even more hyperconnected world. 

About Simon Bowen 

Simon has spent over two decades working with some of the most influential leaders across many complex industries and circumstances. His very clear finding is quite simply that thinking is valued less than doing in almost every situation in our modern world.

However, Simon has conversely observed that the power and success of any business, project or organization will be in direct proportion to the level and quality of thinking of the people and the quality of the idea or ideas on which it is built. As such, Simon is leading the renaissance of thinking.

A sought-after speaker, facilitator and advisor to global leaders, Simon has demonstrated the efficacy of his line method for over 20 years with Fortune 500 companies, heads of Government, the military and private sector in strategic planning, the incubation of innovation, crisis management, and moments of conflict.

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