Today, Maria chats with Karena de Souza, speaker, coach and host of the TILT the future podcast. Together, they unpack Karena’s learning journey starting from her childhood as a refugee in India, through her universities studies in computing and math in the UK and her corporate banking career in the USA. They explore the implications of algorithms on the way we learn, the power of strategic corporate scenario planning and the importance of human connection and advocacy for the others to help us design our lives in the future of work. They also tell the story about how trust and vulnerability brought them together on a shared journey that guided them to build an impactful connection with each other. A lively conversation between two women passionate about the future of learning and work and the impact they want to create in the world!
Today, Maria chats with Karena de Souza, speaker, coach and host of the TILT the future podcast. Together, they unpack Karena’s learning journey starting from her childhood as a refugee in India, through her universities studies in computing and math in the UK and her corporate banking career in the USA. They explore the implications of algorithms on the way we learn, the power of strategic corporate scenario planning and the importance of human connection and advocacy for the others to help us design our lives in the future of work. They also tell the story about how trust and vulnerability brought them together on a shared journey that guided them to build an impactful connection with each other. A lively conversation between two women passionate about the future of learning and work and the impact they want to create in the world!
Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com
Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Mentioned in this episode
Wikipedia article about FinTech
TILT the Future Podcast
Karena de Souza's website
Karena de Souza on LinkedIn
Listen to this episode and explore:
Karena’s childhood as a refugee and her affinity to nature and human connections (2:57)
From psychology to computing and math and into a banking career (6:59)
How algorithms affect our learning (16:49)
Karena's career at Morgan Stanley and her exposure to scenario planning (21:48)
From a small business owner to FutureCasting (25:07)
How she went from the Future of Money to the Future of Work (34:45)
The role of connection, community, and advocacy for others in the Future of Work (42:50)
One-on-one intentional connections and the power of vulnerability (46:10)
Agility: the vital skill for the Future of Work (52:46)
Karena’s aspiration to make an impact with TILT the future (55:33)