Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Khoa Le Nguyen - Human Flourishing

05/14/24 • 70 min

DECODING AQ - Adaptability For The Future Of Work With Ross Thornley

Khoa is a distinguished behavioral scientist with an amazing background. Including seven years of leading and collaborating on transformative projects across academia and industry,
Khoa brings to the table an impressive blend of psychological theory and empirical research to drive sustainable solutions. From his work at BetterUp focusing on organizational performance and human flourishing to his rich educational journey that spans across continents, Khoa embodies the essence of adaptability and innovation. His unique approach to understanding user behavior and leveraging research methodologies sets a precedent for how we can harness psychological insights to enhance our interaction with technology.
(Today we have an extra long episode with bonus material.)
Ross and Khoa talk about human transformation, events, data connecting with daily life, transforming the US Airforce, being change ready, good wellbeing, book - Predictably Irrational by Dan Areola, human psychology positive emotions, spiritual experiences, mystical experiences, awe, connecting with community and peak experiences. The pair also discuss reaching full potential, positive psychology, meaningful life, social norms, social contagion, people we spend time with, positive forces, helping people thrive, AI, mindset, driving team performance, the monkey king, being optimistic, hope, learning a language and being a clown.
(Bonus)
We finish off with our thoughts on social experiments, prison, human connections, hume.ai, Vapi AI, AI therapy, AI coaching, AI doctors and our AQai summit.
Timecodes:

00:22 Intro to Khoa
00:40 Khoa's background
01:30 Khoa's wins this week
03:17 Takeaways from a recent event
06:53 The start of Khaos love of research
09:35 Analysing data and endeavouring to uncover it
13:20 Happiness, mind, body and connecting society
17:58 Absence of Connection
20:59 Advice for leaders dealing with change
24:33 Flourishing
27:28 Wellbeing effecting work
30:57 Technological disruption and not leaving people behind
42:15 Pilots and passengers in business. The consequences of not coming aboard
45:28 Human Behaviour and adapting to AI
49:00 The last time Khoa did something for the first time
52:37(Bonus)
52:41 Netflix Series - Unlocked: A Jail Experiment and AI with human connections

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00:22 Intro to Khoa
00:40 Khoa's background
01:30 Khoa's wins this week
03:17 Takeaways from a recent event
06:53 The start of Khaos love of research
09:35 Analysing data and endeavouring to uncover it
13:20 Happiness, mind, body and connecting society
17:58 Absence of Connection
20:59 Advice for leaders dealing with change
24:33 Flourishing
27:28 Wellbeing effecting work
30:57 Technological disruption and not leaving people behind
42:15 Pilots and passengers in business. The consequences of not coming aboard
45:28 Human Behaviour and adapting to AI
49:00 The last time Khoa did something for the first time
52:37(Bonus)
52:41 Netflix Series - Unlocked: A Jail Experiment and AI with human connections

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Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Dr. Nuri Jeong - Neuroscience-based Peak Performance

Today we're diving into the fascinating intersection of neuroscience and peak performance with Dr. Nuri Jeong, a neuroscientist and founder of Goals Unhindered, hailing from Atlanta, Georgia.
With a rich background in goal-directed learning and motivated decision-making, Dr. Jeong leverages over a decade of neuroscience research to empower entrepreneurs and leaders to achieve holistic success.
Her approach uniquely blends rigorous scientific insight with compassionate, human-centric coaching, making complex neuroscience accessible and actionable.
From pioneering virtual reality tasks for memory formation studies to her transformative work as a goal coach, Dr. Jeong is here to share how understanding your brain can unlock unparalleled productivity and fulfilment.
Let's explore the neuroscience behind peak performance and how to integrate these insights into our daily lives for transformative results.
Ross and Nuri talk about neuroscience, peak performance, gratefulness, peoples energy, personal relationships, connecting with people, different cultures, relating to people, friendships, America, Walmart, standing out, perceptions, different perspectives, biology, learning, dopamine, goal direct learning, being in a tragic accident, impatience, having control and impacting people. The pair also discuss fast learning, daily goals, goal focus, seeing something in a different way, survival, stress, constructive feedback, science with mice, interacting with technology, peek performance, visualisation, courage, serving your future self, dealing with problems, the best thing that can happen, perception change, feeling productive doing less, behavioural change and sleeping without a phone.
Timecodes:

00:17 Intro to Nuri
00:49 Nuri's background
01:54 Gratitude
03:05 Nuri moving and to many different places when growing up
04:26 Expectations of different places when moving
06:03 Dealing with the sense of overwhelm
09:16 Choosing academia in the brain
13:20 Links between goals, dopamine and learning
15:15 Transitioning from academics to focusing on humans and coaching
19:52 Techniques to achieve goals
25:56 Fear learning and our brains working for us
31:36 Virtual Reality
36:18 Distinction between virtual and physical learning
39:14 Mary Lou Jepsen - open water
42:03 Crating new good memories from bad experiences and unlearning
45:58 Re-association and confirmation biases
51:03 Performing while being overwhelmed
54:27 The last time Niri did something for the first time

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Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Evan Ryan - AI Enhancing Human Potential

Evan is at the forefront of AI innovation. As the Founder and CEO of Teammate AI and Co-Founder of Lede AI, Evan is transforming how businesses and news platforms leverage AI to enhance productivity and content generation. His belief that every individual can engage in more fascinating and motivating work with the aid of AI is not just a vision but a reality he's creating for hundreds of businesses.
From optimizing operations without ballooning payrolls to generating unique news briefs in seconds, Evan’s work embodies the massive power of AI. Join us as we dive into how you can leverage technology to enhance human potential, making every day work not just efficient but truly engaging.
Ross and Evan talk about AI innovation, leveraging AI, understanding software, freeing up human's time, saving space, optimizing, new AI demos, success with AI, experimenting, avoiding boring tasks, being creative, customising code, team mates, visions, future goals, best tools for the job, understanding your tasks and data entry doing well. The pair also discuss key performance indicators, saving time, perplexity.ai, keeping up to date, trust by verifying, Microsoft co-pilot, conflict with AI, chat GPT, great people, making the workforce more creative, people losing jobs, embracing technology, being a digital nomad and learning a language.
Timecodes:

00:17 Intro to Evan
00:43 Evan's background
02:09 People optimizing AI
05:47 Keeping up with AI
07:36 Evan's Journey and early learnings
10:50 Solving boring and repetitive tasks
14:12 Optimizing as a team or individually
16:05 Tools to help with early optimization and avoiding standard operating procedure (SOP)
17:32 Optimization after we have an SOP
21:56 Examples of increasing the value of clients
27:22 Recommendations for computer scraping and websites
31:21 Ways to help dayley organisations
36:05 The creative aspects of AI
41:19 AI creating more original ideas
45:14 Helping organisations make tough decisions
49:51 The last time Evan did something for the first time

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