Welcome to the Atomic Soul Podcast where we explore the very things driving humanity forward. With Jepson Taylor as our trusted guide, we will discover where modern technological innovation meets human nature and explore how the two are shaping the future. This isn’t your average “AI is taking over our civilization” show - it’s something much more rare that’s sure to make you reevaluate your perspective on controversial topics. Each week we’ll hear from the world’s most interesting people, like corporate giant execs and experienced ayahuasca shamans. You can also expect to learn more about the therapeutic effects of psychedelics from those who administer and those who partake. It’s at this very intersection of tech and the brain where we expand our consciousness.
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Welcome to the Atomic Soul Podcast where we explore the very things driving humanity forward. With Jepson Taylor as our trusted guide, we will discover where modern technological innovation meets human nature and explore how the two are shaping the future. This isn’t your average “AI is taking over our civilization” show - it’s something much more rare that’s sure to make you reevaluate your perspective on controversial topics. Each week we’ll hear from the world’s most interesting people, like corporate giant execs and experienced ayahuasca shamans. You can also expect to learn more about the therapeutic effects of psychedelics from those who administer and those who partake. It’s at this very intersection of tech and the brain where we expand our consciousness.
From Video Games to Data Innovation | David Hardoon's Journey Unveiled
Atomic Soul
1 hour 1 minute
1 year ago
From Video Games to Data Innovation | David Hardoon's Journey Unveiled
In this week’s episode Jepson talks to David Hardoon, who is the Group Chief Data & AI Officer at UnionBank Philippines and Chief Executive Officer for Aboitiz Data Innovation. They talk about a few interesting concepts such as center of excellence and what that means, and then the importance of keeping and maintaining the momentum of your organization. They talk about the idea of taking risks and being happy, and the opposing concepts that we are wired for survival and avoiding risk, while at the same time we are wired for the hero’s journey.
Beginning David’s journey and video games 2:40
Center of excellence 8:50
A pivotal point in his life 16:00
Defending the momentum 22:40
Wanting to be happy in what you do 30:00
Keep thinking new 41:00
The art of asking questions 48:45
“Think of it this way, if you think about optimization and especially when you deal with a multi-objective optimization, never, in the real world, have an absolute maximum optimum. You will always have a scenario where you optimize for one thing and you sacrifice giving your underlying objectives.” 18:30 Davidroihardoon.com
Atomic Soul
Welcome to the Atomic Soul Podcast where we explore the very things driving humanity forward. With Jepson Taylor as our trusted guide, we will discover where modern technological innovation meets human nature and explore how the two are shaping the future. This isn’t your average “AI is taking over our civilization” show - it’s something much more rare that’s sure to make you reevaluate your perspective on controversial topics. Each week we’ll hear from the world’s most interesting people, like corporate giant execs and experienced ayahuasca shamans. You can also expect to learn more about the therapeutic effects of psychedelics from those who administer and those who partake. It’s at this very intersection of tech and the brain where we expand our consciousness.
