Engineering Agency, Innovation, and Ecosystems with Gena Gorlin
About this episode
A coffee conversation turned into a deep exploration and personal obsession about how we shape our world and how it shapes us. I had to invite my partner in that conversation, Dr. Gena Gorlin, on to the podcast to bring her perspective as a psychologist, professor, and founder coach to examine the interplay between agency, innovation, ecosystems, and technology.
Episode Highlights
- Agency Mindset and Personal Choice
- Technology Impact on Human Agency
- Education Evolution in an AI World
- Gaming as a Window into Human Potential
- AI Tools for Self Discovery
- Understanding Innovation Ecosystems
- Psychology of City Culture
- Ecosystem Metacognition Principles
- Building Better Innovation Communities
- What's Next Austin?
- "Really embracing Austin as this up and coming entrepreneurial cultural hub and participating in that evolution is something that I'm now way more excited about than I even was before"
Gena Gorlin: Substack, X/Twitter, Founder Coaching, UT Austin Faculty Page
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Ecosystem Metacognition Substack
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