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A weekly podcast on responsible and ethical digital transformation.
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#151 Cybercrime with Geoff White

Digital MindfulnessMay 14, 2021

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#151 Cybercrime with Geoff White

#151 Cybercrime with Geoff White

Join us as we speak with Author and Journalist Geoff White about his new book Cybercrime. We focus on the landscape of responsible cybercrime, and why focus on the dark web is on the wane.

For a deeper dive into responsible and ethical technologies, go to www.digitalmindfulness.net where you can access our reports, events and other products on the latest thinking and developments.

May 14, 202142:33
#150 Becoming AI-First with Ash Fontana

#150 Becoming AI-First with Ash Fontana

In this episode, we speak with industry-leading investor Ash Fontana about his new book, the AI-First Company and discuss the importance of the process, systemic and mindset changes involved in the global deployment of artificial intelligence. 

In this fascinating episode, Ash takes us through the latest thinking on artificial intelligence and the challenges for companies if they don't operate in an AI-First way.

May 07, 202132:33
#148 How e-Learning Upskills Patients and Saves Lives with Noora Health

#148 How e-Learning Upskills Patients and Saves Lives with Noora Health

Edith and Shahed, co-founders of Noora Health discuss the importance of upskilling family members in the healthcare process. They share the ways that e-learning and WhatsApp have been used to effectively provide meaningful healthcare interventions in an affordable way.

Apr 05, 202132:27
#146 Sharenthood with Leah Plunkett

#146 Sharenthood with Leah Plunkett

In this episode, Professor Leah Plunkett discusses her new book Sharenthood and the importance of values-based parenting in a digitised age.

Apr 05, 202137:26
#147 Emerging Tech & Responsible Innovation with Zvika Krieger

#147 Emerging Tech & Responsible Innovation with Zvika Krieger

In this episode, Facebook's head of Responsible Innovation speaks with Digital Mindfulness about the importance of responsible digital transformation and how governance is implemented around the world to take advantage of technological innovation balanced with the needs of society.

Apr 05, 202138:21
#145 Mental Health for All with Nick Tong

#145 Mental Health for All with Nick Tong

In this episode, Nick Tong speaks to us about Unmind and the potential for digital mental health solutions to impact the quality of our lives.

Apr 05, 202128:47
#144 Technology & Ethics with Cennydd Bowles

#144 Technology & Ethics with Cennydd Bowles

In this episode, Cennydd Bowles discusses the latest landscape for digital ethics and how it is manifest in society and business today. This is a fascinating episode and gives us a real deep insight into the mind of a leading futurist and tech insider.

Apr 05, 202153:38
#143 Fast Times with Arun Arora

#143 Fast Times with Arun Arora

Arun Arora, Partner at McKinsey & Company joins Digital Mindfulness to discuss the insights from his new book Fast Times - the potential for responsible digitisation to impact the enterprise.

Apr 05, 202131:46
#142: Immortality In The Digital Age with Elaine Kasket

#142: Immortality In The Digital Age with Elaine Kasket

Dr Elaine Kasket joins Digital Mindfulness. She is the author of the book All the ghosts in the machine: Illusions of Immortality In The Digital Age, Elaine documents how the digital age affects how we live and how we die, and how that affects the living. 

In this episode, Elaine talks with us about the far-reaching impact of our digital footprints, who is really responsible for our digital legacy,  and why death in the digital age is more closely related to data and power than anything else.

Apr 05, 202101:11:33
#141 The Soul of Business with Rishad Tobaccowala

#141 The Soul of Business with Rishad Tobaccowala

Publicis Groupe Chief Strategist Rishad Tobaccowala speaks with Digital Mindfulness about the importance of integrating human values with data-driven work cultures.

Apr 05, 202136:10
#140 A Gym for Mental Health with Aimee-Louise Carton & Will Ben Sims

#140 A Gym for Mental Health with Aimee-Louise Carton & Will Ben Sims

Co-founders Will Ben Sims and Aimee-Louise Carton discuss their new app, KeepAppy, a tool for people to manage their mental health using a variety of tools.

Apr 05, 202132:24
#139 Black Software with Charlton McIlwain

#139 Black Software with Charlton McIlwain

Professor Charlton McIlwain joins us on Digital Mindfulness this week to discuss his new book Black Software.

Apr 05, 202131:42
#138 Trust, Intentionality & Relationships with Zvi Band

#138 Trust, Intentionality & Relationships with Zvi Band

Contactually CEO, Zvi Band, discusses the importance of intentional relationships in this episode of Digital Mindfulness and how the intersection of trust and intentionality is the core of human connection.

Apr 05, 202143:13
#137 Screen Time With Dafydd Jones

#137 Screen Time With Dafydd Jones

Photographer Dafydd Jones speaks to Digital Mindfulness about his new collection Screen Time, a fascinating visual exploration of the relationship people have with their devices at high profile events.

Apr 05, 202124:22
#136 Mindful Design with Scott Riley

#136 Mindful Design with Scott Riley

Author and designer Scott Riley talks to us about his new book Mindful Design and how designers can integrate more humanistic methods into their work.

Apr 05, 202101:04:07
#135 Meditation And Meeting You Where You Are With Stephen Sokoler

#135 Meditation And Meeting You Where You Are With Stephen Sokoler

CEO and founder of Journey Live, 'the Peloton of meditation apps', Stephen Sokoler joins the show to talk about the power of live communities, the importance of consistent meditation practice and how meditation apps will innovate in the future.

Apr 05, 202130:46
#134 How Digital Wellbeing Improves Performance With Navid Rastegar

#134 How Digital Wellbeing Improves Performance With Navid Rastegar

FitBliss CEO Navid Rastegar discusses the relationship with health, wellbeing and professional performance, and the ways data and analytics can help to improve the lives of employees everywhere.

Apr 05, 202128:23
#133 Re-Engineering Humanity with Brett Frischmann

#133 Re-Engineering Humanity with Brett Frischmann

Professor Brett Frischmann talks with about his new book Re-Engineering Humanity where he explores reverse Turing tests, Nudge Creep, and the impact of predictive analytics in public spaces.

Apr 05, 202101:11:23
#132 A Less Algorithmic Human with Dan Nixon

#132 A Less Algorithmic Human with Dan Nixon

Economist Dan Nixon speaks about the topic of applying mindfulness capacities to policy-making and social policy. Dan gives us real examples of the importance of mindfulness as a foundational capacity, attention in a world of digital distractions.

Apr 05, 202159:44
#131 Scroll Free September with the Royal Society for Public Health

#131 Scroll Free September with the Royal Society for Public Health

The team from the Royal Society of Public Health speaks with Digital Mindfulness about their new campaign Scroll Free September and the ways people around the world can lead more meaningful lives with social media.

Apr 05, 202131:49
#130 Investing in Tech For Good with Paul Miller

#130 Investing in Tech For Good with Paul Miller

Paul Miller, Bethnal Green Ventures CEO, shares his insights on investing in the tech 4 good sector and how startups in this space can create successful companies to tackle the world's most pressing issues.

Apr 05, 202128:02
#129 Lifescale with Brian Solis

#129 Lifescale with Brian Solis

In this episode, one of the world's leading futurists, Brian Solis, speaks with Digital Mindfulness about his new work Lifescale, and the effects of digital distraction on business, society and our close relationships.

Apr 05, 202124:13
#128 Lifescale with Brian Solis

#128 Lifescale with Brian Solis

In this episode, one of the world's leading futurists, Brian Solis, speaks with Digital Mindfulness about his new work Lifescale, and the effects of digital distraction on business, society and our close relationships.

Apr 05, 202137:10
#127 Connected Strategies with Nikolaj Siggelkow

#127 Connected Strategies with Nikolaj Siggelkow

Professor Nikolai Siggelkow speaks to Digital Mindfulness about his new book Connected Strategies and tells us more about the benefits of being an ethical, connected company.

Apr 05, 202132:52
#126: Responsible Innovation & The Investor Community with Charlie Penner

#126: Responsible Innovation & The Investor Community with Charlie Penner

Jana Partners' Charlie Penner joins us to discuss the role of the global investor community in fostering both responsible innovation and greater value creation.

Apr 05, 202133:05
#125: The Transformational Benefits of Intentional Technology Use with Jonathan Garner

#125: The Transformational Benefits of Intentional Technology Use with Jonathan Garner

In today’s episode, we feature Jonathan Garner, the Founder of Mind Over Tech -  a wellbeing & productivity company helping people transform from distracted end-users to intentional humans who make technology work for them. In this episode, Jonathan talks to us about the importance of intentional technology use as a route to psychological wellbeing and enhanced productivity, the most impactful people in the intentional technology space at the moment, and the steps you can take right now to create a better relationship with your digitised life.

Apr 05, 202139:24
#124 Engineering A Sense of Purpose with Janice Taylor

#124 Engineering A Sense of Purpose with Janice Taylor

Our guest Janice Taylor is the CEO of the social network Mazu. Mazu is a social media platform with the mission to provide a safe, fun environment for children to learn how to navigate the online social media landscape.

Apr 05, 202152:59
#123: Virtual Reality for Health & Wellbeing with Sarah Hill

#123: Virtual Reality for Health & Wellbeing with Sarah Hill

Sarah is the CEO and Chief Storyteller of the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality company Healium. In this episode, Sarah talks with us about the vast potential of virtual reality to radically improve the quality of our mental health.

Apr 05, 202125:45
#122: The Essential Qualities of Mindful Leaders with Marc Lesser

#122: The Essential Qualities of Mindful Leaders with Marc Lesser

Marc Lesser, author and former CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute talks with Digital Mindfulness about his new book and the benefits of mindful leadership in a digitised world.

Apr 05, 202149:57
#121: Framing Digital Wellbeing with Georgie Powell & Gabi Jubran

#121: Framing Digital Wellbeing with Georgie Powell & Gabi Jubran

Space CEO, Georgie Powell, and Digital Wellness Collective co-Founder Gabi Jubran discuss the current global digital wellbeing landscape and how it will affect us during the course of 2019.

Apr 05, 202141:31
#120 Building Future-Proof Brands with Lucas Conley

#120 Building Future-Proof Brands with Lucas Conley

Director of the Legacy Lab, Lucas Conley talks to Digital Mindfulness about the potential for brands to build long-lasting foundations in a constantly shifting digital world.

Apr 05, 202142:31
#119: 'Going Light' with Kai Tang

#119: 'Going Light' with Kai Tang

Light Phone co-Founder Kai Tang talks with Digital Mindfulness about the Light Phone, the challenges of designing a distraction-free phone second time round, and how consumer tastes are likely to change as increase our discussions about our screen time.

Apr 05, 202131:00
Bonus Episode: Building Emotion at the AHR Expo

Bonus Episode: Building Emotion at the AHR Expo

Bonus Episode with Ken Sinclair: Building Emotion at the AHR Expo.

Apr 05, 202120:55
#118 The Recipe for Digital Wellbeing with Greta Rossi

#118 The Recipe for Digital Wellbeing with Greta Rossi

The founder and CEO of Recipes for Wellbeing, Greta Rossi talks with Digital Mindfulness about the expanding field of digital wellbeing and how everyone can take concrete steps to achieving an improved relationship to their digitised lives.

Apr 05, 202137:55
#117 How Gamification Helps Us Reach Our Goals with Yukai Chou

#117 How Gamification Helps Us Reach Our Goals with Yukai Chou

Author and international keynote speaker Yukai Chou talks to us about his Octalysis framework and how we can use the principles of gamification to trump motivation and help us towards positive behaviours online.

Apr 05, 202135:32
#116 The Ethical Tech Opportunity With Doug Clinton

#116 The Ethical Tech Opportunity With Doug Clinton

Doug Clinton, Managing Partner with Loup Ventures talks with us about the challenges and opportunities associated with addictive technologies and how innovative companies are designing for time well spent from the ground up.

Apr 05, 202131:10
#115 Digital Accountability with Taylor Jacobson

#115 Digital Accountability with Taylor Jacobson

Taylor Jacobson, CEO and Founder of Focusmate talks with Digital Mindfulness about the importance of digital accountability in helping us to do our best work, and how solo remote work may not be all it's cracked up to be.

Apr 05, 202131:38
#114 Unpacking the Impact of Tech on Kids with Professor Sonia Livingstone

#114 Unpacking the Impact of Tech on Kids with Professor Sonia Livingstone

Professor Sonia Livingstone shares her insights on the decades of research that analyses the impact of technology on children. In this episode, Sonia debunks some widely held beliefs and brings us up to date with the most current thinking.

Apr 05, 202134:16
#113 Creating Meaningful Apps with Jeni Miles

#113 Creating Meaningful Apps with Jeni Miles

Google's Jeni Miles talks to Digital Mindfulness about the use of persuasive technologies to build meaningful app experiences and the hidden techniques app makers use to help people fulfil their goals.

Apr 05, 202136:24
#112 Designing Digital Wellbeing with Scott Jenson

#112 Designing Digital Wellbeing with Scott Jenson

Google's Scott Jenson talks to us about bringing the company's Digital Wellbeing vision to life, and the potential of a mindful approach to technology can improve the quality of digital interactions for everyone.

Apr 05, 202122:23
#111 Bring Your Whole Self to Work with Mike Robbins

#111 Bring Your Whole Self to Work with Mike Robbins

Leadership and Teamwork expert and Author Mike Robbins shares his insights on ways people can be their best selves while being in increasingly digitised environments

Apr 05, 202148:06
#110 Mindfulness & Technology with Robert Plotkin

#110 Mindfulness & Technology with Robert Plotkin

Robert Plotkin, founder of Technology for Mindfulness, talks to us about the intersection of mindfulness and digital technology, and the potential to improve our lives by incorporating more mindfulness in our everyday digital lives

Apr 05, 202148:31
#109 Dr. Lawrence Ampofo on The Smart Buildings Podcast

#109 Dr. Lawrence Ampofo on The Smart Buildings Podcast

Lawrence Ampofo from Digital Mindfulness speaks on Control Talk Now about the application of digitally mindful buildings. What is the potential for mindful buildings to impact the quality of our lives? What is the economic benefit? Lawrence discusses all this and more with hosts Ken and Eric

Apr 05, 202101:10:42
#108 Enhancing Digital Awareness & Productivity with Robby Macdonell

#108 Enhancing Digital Awareness & Productivity with Robby Macdonell

Robby Macdowell, CEO of RescueTime talks about the transformative effects on productivity and wellbeing of digital awareness, and how he grew RescueTime to an established digital productivity platform

Apr 05, 202133:46
#107 How to Consciously Connect with Georgie Powell

#107 How to Consciously Connect with Georgie Powell

CEO and Founder of the mobile app Space Georgie Powell talks to us about the digital wellness landscape, how we can consciously connect and the potential to improve global wellbeing

Apr 05, 202132:33
#106 How To Overcome Digital Addiction with Professor Raian Ali

#106 How To Overcome Digital Addiction with Professor Raian Ali

Professor Raian Ali discusses the latest developments in the field of digital addiction, the most common examples of digital addiction in our lives, and how we can blunt its impact on our lives.

Apr 05, 202133:46
#105 Data Detoxing with Cade Diehm from the Tactical Technology Collective

#105 Data Detoxing with Cade Diehm from the Tactical Technology Collective

Cade Diehm from The Tactical Technology Collective talks to us this week about  weaponised design, data awareness, and how their data detox toolkit can help improve the quality of your digital life

Apr 05, 202135:11
#104 Shine Offline with Laura Willis

#104 Shine Offline with Laura Willis

Laura Willis, co-founder of Shine Offline talks with Digital Mindfulness about the relationships big companies have with technologies and how they can vastly improve the performances of their teams by rethinking the 'always-on' culture.

Apr 04, 202137:12
#103 Digitally Mindful Buildings with Ken Sinclair

#103 Digitally Mindful Buildings with Ken Sinclair

Ken Sinclair, founder of Automated Buildings, talks to Lawrence Ampofo about the potential for buildings to become more digitally mindful to improve the lives of people who are more connected and work from multiple locations.

Apr 04, 202138:00
#102 Digital Wellness with Jeremy McCarthy

#102 Digital Wellness with Jeremy McCarthy

Jeremy McCarthy from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group talks to Lawrence Ampofo about the growing area of digital wellness and how the combined efforts of people around the world promise to improve the digitised lives of everyone.

Apr 04, 202147:15