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Ep 147: Engineering Agency, Innovation, and Ecosystems with Gena Gorlin
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Ep 147: Engineering Agency, Innovation, and Ecosystems with Gena Gorlin

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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