202: The Art of Storytelling in Technology with Asra Nadeem

September 30th, 2020 · 1 hr 13 mins

About this Episode

00:42 - Asra’s Superpower: Unrelenting Love For Herself

02:32 - Storytelling

  • Storytelling is Important for Change
  • Taking Action with Stories

09:35 - Finding Passionate Builders

  • No Freedom Without Financial Freedom
  • Human Creativity vs Technology Automation
  • You Can Be Who You Want to Be

18:32 - The Responsibility of Creators and Consumers in Tech

  • Personal Responsibility vs Systemic Issues
  • Balancing Individual Responsibility with Power Dynamics and Influence
  • Manipulation, Fear, and Control

42:12 - Telling and Monetizing Stories Globally with Opus AI

  • Storyboarding
  • Democratizing Access to Technology
  • Oral Storytelling

48:30 - The Role of Individual Responsibility

Reflections:

Arty: Creating your own power.

Asra: What an individual is and what they are responsible for.

Rein: A system is a product of its’ interactions.

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