#56 – Dewi Erwan on BlueDot Impact and Scaling High-Impact Organisations

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Dec 1, 2022

Dewi Erwan discusses building BlueDot Impact’s cohort-based programs in AI safety, alternative proteins, and biosecurity, and how education can better connect people with meaningful work. The conversation explores talent gaps, turning ambitious goals into concrete agendas, and the messy realities of scaling organizations. Erwan also shares leadership lessons learned from student groups and an ill-fated campus toastie bar.

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How Do You Develop a Good Morning Routine?

Is There a Culture of Saying No to Things?

Are There Any Key Themes That You'd Like to Explore in This Episode?

Is There a Future for Alternative Proteins?

Is There a Curricula for AI Safety?

Engaging People in a Social Environment, Right?

Is There a Workflow for Developing Alternative Proteins Programs?

Building a Product Is a Iterative Process, Right?

You've Got a Medium Term Vision, Right?

What Causes Variance Between Cohorts?

The Benefits of Scaling Up a Startup

How Do You See This Working at Scale?

Is There a Responsibility to Grow the Field?

Blue Dot Impact Curriculums - What's Next?

Is There a Ceiling on How Good Education Can Be?

Is There a Learning Experience in Teaching?

01:02:11 • 2min

Unbundling Universities

01:04:27 • 2min

What Do You Want to Build With Blue Impact?

01:06:52 • 2min

How Do You Think About Community Building More Generally?

01:08:59 • 3min

Effective Altruism

01:12:10 • 3min

Is There a Difference Between the AGI Safety Fundamentals and the Alternative Proteins Program?

01:15:25 • 2min

AI Technical Alignment

01:17:17 • 5min

Is There a Difference Between Do the Most Good and EA Centric?

01:22:19 • 3min

Is There a Difference Between University and University?

01:25:00 • 4min

EA Prioritization for Pandemic Preventing

01:29:13 • 3min

EA Meta - Is There a Culture of Prioritizing?

01:31:45 • 6min

80,000 Hours - Is That Your Role?

01:37:19 • 2min

How Many People Do You Need to Like Solve a Pandemic?

01:38:51 • 5min

Is There a Need for More Concrete Agendas?

01:43:52 • 4min

Altruism and Allocation

01:47:57 • 6min

01:53:30 • 4min

Attracting Talent, Learning About the Real World, Engaging With the Real Life and the Like

01:57:36 • 2min

What Is Leadership?

01:59:59 • 5min

How to Develop the Leadership Skill

02:05:18 • 2min

Leadership and Management - Part 1 - Leadership and Leadership

02:07:48 • 2min

The Toasty Book Is a Great Idea

02:10:13 • 3min

The Toasty Bar and It's Impact on the College

02:12:46 • 5min

The Impact of the Toasty Bar in the College White Debate

02:17:38 • 3min

The Effect of Altruism Cambridge Job

02:20:20 • 2min

EA Community Building

02:22:43 • 4min

EA Community Building and Recruitment

02:26:49 • 2min

Community Building

02:28:46 • 2min

2022 EA Community Building Projects

02:30:59 • 4min

Impact Equals Get Ea Job

02:34:54 • 2min

Blue Dot Impact by Aaron Swats Um

02:37:18 • 4min