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Leaders change brains, for better or worse. Good leaders have brains that light up differently when engaging teams, connecting in ways that not only grow trust and empathy, but increase capacity for long-lens, complex problem solving and collaborative creativity. Good leaders are empathically connected. They have a clear purpose, strong values and pragmatic optimism. These qualities align people and help them to navigate an ambiguous future. Dr Fiona Kerr is on a mission to change the way we think about how we think. Fiona interprets the science behind why human connection matters, and how it changes our brains, hearts and the decisions we make. Fiona’s work in leadership combines more than 30 years of professional experience, many spent researching the seemingly disparate yet highly interwoven areas of cognitive neuroscience, systems engineering and anthropology. Fiona is a regular guest on radio, TV and is currently completing a book on building a human-centric future. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Wired for Wonder 2016 Music credit: Twin Musicom

The future of work.

Sit down with Michael Stoddart as he chats to Think Tank panel member, Dr. Fiona Kerr about the interaction between humans and machines.

Dr Fiona Kerr, Industry Professor, Neural and Systems Complexity, University of Adelaide How Technology Shapes Us Fiona examines the impacts of technologization on our work-ing lives, and how it can either enable or block such things as connectivity, communication, productivity, creativity and deep thinking depending on how it is designed and used. So how do we best leverage human-digital partnerships, and when is direct human interaction best?

Our fabulous newday emcee Matthew Wright-Simon interviewing Dr Fiona Kerr for the newday summit. We will be announcing the date for our in depth newday leadership lab with Fiona soon.