Overcoming Obstacles to AI Adoption Through Creative Play

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This episode discusses the importance of creativity in overcoming emotional barriers to AI adoption, featuring a conversation between Charles Handler and guest Jimmy Lepore Hagan.

“The problem with AI adoption isn’t just technical—it’s emotional. Creativity lowers the barrier of fear, and that opens the door to skill building.” – Jimmy Lepore Hagan Newsflash! After a much needed hiatus- Psych Tech @ Work is back with a vengeance! During the break I have been heads down in my lab- experimenting and playing with AI. SHE’S ALIVE! This episode marks the debut of my self-created AI podcast co-host Mayda Tokens. It took me three weeks to make her and during this process I explored the human side of effectively collaborating with AI. Making Mayda required me to flex my creativity, critical thinking, flexibility and perseverance. My Mayda experience prepared me firsthand for a great conversation with Jimmy about creativity, AI, and the human psyche. In this episode of Psych Tech @ Work , I welcome my new friend and fellow New Orleanian Jimmy Lepore Hagan . Together we explore why creativity is the missing link in many corporate AI readiness programs — and how it can be leveraged to help individuals and teams move from fear to fluency in a rapidly transforming world. Jimmy brings his bold, experience-driven perspective to the conversation, making the case that…

People in this episode

Host: Charles Handler

Guest: Jimmy Lepore Hagan

Topics covered

• AI adoption
• creativity
• emotional barriers
• skill building
• corporate training
• human-AI collaboration

Keywords

• AI
• creativity
• emotional barriers
• skill building
• corporate training
• human-AI collaboration
• workshop

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Products: Mayda Tokens

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