Why we need to put People Before Tech, with Duena Blomstrom

In this interview, Amir and Duena talk about her background working in fintech. As well as the definitions to her concepts of human debt and agile teams. There is also a conversation about the spark behind her book and the process of researching for it. They then get to Duena’s thoughts on the future of work after the COVID-19 pandemic especially the banking industry.

Duena is the author of “Emotional Banking” and “People Before Tech: The Importance of Psychological Safety and Teamwork in the Digital Age”. She is a doer, an entrepreneur, an industry influencer, a blogger with cutting edge opinion style, a writer for Forbes, an international keynote speaker and the creator of the Emotional Banking™ and Human Debt™ concepts. Over the past 20 years, Duena has worked with multiple large organizations be it to assist them in their digital strategy or to help them transform.

Amir Najib is a Student journalist from Coventry University currently interning at Irish Tech News, his main interests are in sports, entertainment and cryptocurrency. He hopes to one day work in the journalism industry where he is doing multimedia on the subjects he enjoys. Twitter - @4mirN9