Hey , guys , and welcome back to another episode of your Brains Coach podcast . My name is Angela Shurina , I'm your host , I'm your Brains Coach and it is my job here to bring to you insights , experiences , lessons , research , cutting-edge tools and toolkits from neuroscience , behavioral psychology , my own 15-year coaching experience and everything that I'm going through in life , like the Summit of Innovation , singularity University Summit in South Africa . Bring to you the best tools from research and experience and science and technology so you could take better control of your thoughts , of your emotions and , most importantly , of your actions , so you could create the life experience that you absolutely love living . Today , I'm sharing my experience of speaking at Singularity University Summit , the Innovation Summit . So many minds , brilliant minds in the fields of robotics , ai and intersection with everything that we humans do , from governance to education , to mobility , to cybersecurity , blockchain . Oh , my head is spinning just trying to remember what all these words mean , even though I have a degree in computer science . But that was a long time ago and I'm not on the cutting edge of technology . That this summit definitely made me feel like that .
Speaker 1This morning , guys , I was walking to do my workout at a gym and I felt out of place . Somebody actually asked me yesterday what does a coach do at the Innovation Summit and I replied making sure that human stuff works to create the kind of technologies that shape a better future for all of us . And it wasn't a joke and that was the theme of my talk Humanity , the human stuff , the hardware , the brain , the body , but also the software and what emerges from this body-mind experience , our emotions , our thoughts , our patterns , our behaviors and , yes , how our brain thinks , creates and innovates . All of that interlinked together . And if you want technology to change the world , we got to learn how to change ourselves first . And the next podcast I'm going to give you live this presentation that I did with practical tools how you can shape the kind of mind that innovates , that embraces change , that is super creative , versus feel fearful , resentful , uncertain , trying to protect status quo and not always encouraged to get out there and try things , new , things that often feel uncomfortable and you feel unqualified and not really ready to take the leap to try something new that might not work out . So this morning , while I was walking to the gym , I felt out of place , like what am I doing there ? I don't know what all these people are talking about .
Speaker 1But then the second part of me was feeling also and having this thought what does it mean for me , what does it mean for my family , for my business ? Am I going to be obsolete and outdated with the eye and all the other technologies ? Am I going to be able to keep up ? Am I going to be obsolete and outdated with the eye and all the other technologies ? Am I going to be able to keep up ? Am I going to be able to provide for myself , for my parents , my nephews , to help out my family , help out myself , to build a meaningful , fulfilling future for myself and for the company that I'm creating , that I'm building ? Am I going to be relevant , all of these thoughts that are brought to the surface , with all this newness and stuff that I haven't learned much about , that is going to be affecting our lives , whether we want it or not , whether we see it or not . So this first gut reaction and I was trying to push it away I'm like Angela you need to feel certain and confident . You're about to give talk in there , so get in your most confident self . But then another voice , my inner coach that I trained over the years going through coaching with other people , myself going through coaching , training and coaching other people over 15 years , past 15 years of my life . Then that other inner coach told me Angela , lean into that feeling and understand that this is what humans feel when we experience , when we are presented with new information , new realities , new technologies , stuff that's going to change our lives . This is the first gut reaction . Is fear , is protection , is making sure that I and people I care about will be okay and people in this innovation bubble and exposed to more of this will feel a bit less uncertain and fearful and a little bit more ready to step and use all of this technological advancement .
Speaker 1And what I was bringing to the surface more as well to all the leaders in the audience , is that Technology , technological challenges , are real challenges . But the challenge that's even harder is the change of human mind , the change of human psychology , making people comfortable with embracing what technology has to offer . If we want technology to change the world , we got to change with it . That means that leaders on all levels got to think of conditions of environment that helps people to embrace innovation and change and , ultimately , for all of us to move into the future , together with less and less resistance Resistance bringing to the surface , into the game , to the task at hand of creating a better future , bringing all of the best of us and best of us doesn't function well when we are scared , uncertain , when we don't feel safe , when we feel unsure , when we might not feel that we belong even in that future and we have a say or that we have part of this future , that we are a part of this future , and so this is the kind of conversation I was having with myself on the way to the gym and then I had my workout , and working out is magical .
Speaker 1We were just speaking with other speakers and people in the audience about the fact that the physical practice that we do , movement and breathing and , by the way , we did both of them , we did squats , we did breathing during my presentation that have to do with the body , that creates the mind . We need to understand that . They shape how we think and then how well , or not so well , we embrace change and , ultimately , what kind of technologies we create , technologies that are going to shape our future . I brought up as an example Satya Nadella how a decision of one guy who was fascinated with growth mindset he decided to transform the culture . One of the technological leaders globally . He decided to start with the human stuff and create the culture , change the culture , transform the culture of know-it-all into learn-it-all , and guess what ? That's transforming the organization , bringing more profits , but also that is , as we speak , changing the way technology is made at one of the biggest tech companies of the world . That technology that will shape a different kind of future .
Speaker 1And so I want all of us to think when we think about technologies and future and all the tools that are available . I want us all to think that it all starts with humanity and how we think , how we feel , how we behave , what actions we take . And it all starts with simple practices , with the human stuff , basics , sleep , exercise , nutrition . I was talking about how it affects our psychology and our focus and attention and our empathy , being able to see the world through the eyes of the other person , to step into other people's shoes , to empathize , so we could create solutions that are fair for all of us . That is overwhelming , terrifying and at the same time , thrilling . You know , throughout the whole summit I've been having this feeling , like the one you'd have before jumping out of the plane . It's like I want it , but I'm also terrified , even with all this safety net that I'm aware of . So that kind of feeling I've been having the whole summit that I'm aware of . So that kind of feeling I've been having the whole summit and I did my talk and now feel a lot more calmer and a lot more excited , especially that I actually shared these feelings , this vulnerability , with people in the audience and then with other speakers , and a lot of them share it with me .
Speaker 1You know , angela , we all kind of feel like that , even though we are in this tech world , but we're also experiencing this uncertainty , not sure where we're going and how we're going to get there . But we decided to practice what Steve Jobs popularized seeing the change as opportunity , not as a threat . Change as opportunity , not as a threat . There were common themes besides all the talks about AI and technology and future of food and future of mobility and future of this , and that the common theme was humanity comes first . How do we shape humanity so we can create the technologies that benefit in a fair way the rest of the world ? It all starts with humanity . We are humans , we care about us and we are driven by creating a better world for all of us .
Speaker 1Leadership on all levels was also a thread . Actually , almost every speaker I listened to finished with this thought that you might think that technology is out there and somebody else is going to change the world . But actually people who change the world are individuals who decided they're going to commit their life and their potential to mission , to vision , to causes bigger than themselves . They decided to commit and then they gather people around them and resources , and that's how change happens one person at a time . And someone who started is also one person . Just like Elon Musk started from South Africa , having no launchpad for the success that he's having . Just like Satya Nadella changing this multi-continental conglomerate that's going to be changing our future for decades and centuries in the future . Just like Nelson Mandela decided to change how humans relate to each other in one country and then it tripled out to the entire world .
Speaker 1It's all about people , individual leaders , everyday superheroes , as I like to call them . And then also the theme of opportunity that technology gives us to connect all the different groups of people and backgrounds and where we start , and all the different visions , facilitating conversations in different parts of the world , connecting us all again back to humanity through the means of technology , the opportunities that it holds to create a better world , and also the threats . But then when we're speaking about threats , who creates threats ? Also people , and that's why it's a full circle back . It starts with humanity and it will end with humanity . And technology is just a tool , just like money , that amplifies who we already are and we have the power to change who we are . So it starts with us , it's on us and it's all about us . We're also technology , just a biological kind of technology . Wanted to share with you this experience , I'm wrapping up the day two of the summit , going back to Cape Town , my home city . Again , stay tuned for my presentation in audio version on this podcast in a couple of days .
Speaker 1Feel free to also connect to stay present for the change that is happening . Stay human and figure out how together we can play a bigger part to create a better , fair future for all of us , brighter and so amazing . Stay tuned , share this podcast Also . Guys , we don't run any ads . We are changing the world . One person , one leader , one brain at a time , so please do share a screenshot . Tag me on Instagram , angela at Angela Brain Body Coach . Angela Brain Body Coach . Email this , whatsapp this to your friends who you want to think different and who you want to think bigger and play a bigger part in creating a better future for all of us . Let's connect , let's grow and change the world together . Thank you for your attention and till next time . Embrace the future , even though it is scary .