Wired for Change
Wired for Change
Podcast Description
In a world that's evolving faster than ever, the key to staying ahead lies in understanding the intricate dance between people, process and technology - and the impact they create for humans, organizations and society. This dance is critical for moving forward and yet, more than 70% of these initiatives fail. This show is meant to help leaders and teams with the many decisions and shifts that are required to drive successful innovation, transformation and change.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores a diverse range of topics focused on the impact of technology on society and organizations, offering episodes such as Healing the Health Data Divide which delves into digital health education and initiatives, The Trust Crisis addressing misinformation and its societal implications, and What's Changing in Cybersecurity that discusses the evolving landscape of cyber threats amid digital transformation.
Wired for Change is a podcast about the leaders, ideas, and systems shaping our future.
Hosted by Amy Yee, each episode features candid conversations with executives, innovators, policymakers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and changemakers working at the intersection of technology, cybersecurity, healthcare, government, defence, and society.
Together, we explore how organizations and nations navigate complexity, build resilience, adopt emerging technologies, and make decisions when the stakes are high. Rather than focusing on technology alone, Wired for Change examines the people, relationship
What does it really take to create lasting change?
Whether you're leading a company, transforming healthcare, navigating public policy, or building new technologies, meaningful change rarely begins with the system itself. It begins by changing minds.
In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with engineer, entrepreneur, Executive Chairman of Baylis Medical Technologies, former Member of Parliament, and actor and filmmaker Frank Baylis for a thoughtful conversation about leadership, adaptability, innovation, and what it takes to move people—and systems—forward.
Together, they explore why leaders must evolve as organizations grow, why bringing people with you matters more than forcing change, how engineering shapes the way we solve complex problems, and why adaptability may be one of the defining leadership skills of our time.
The conversation also wanders into entrepreneurship, politics, healthcare innovation, filmmaking, and artificial intelligence—not as separate subjects, but as different lenses on the same challenge: helping people and organizations navigate change.
This isn't simply a conversation about business, healthcare, or technology.
It's a conversation about how people make decisions, how organizations evolve, and why lasting change begins with understanding people.
About Frank Baylis
Frank Baylis is an engineer, entrepreneur, Executive Chairman of Baylis Medical Technologies, former Member of Parliament, and actor and filmmaker. Throughout his career, he has worked across healthcare innovation, business, public policy, technology, and the creative arts, bringing a unique perspective on leadership, systems thinking, and creating lasting change.
Chapters
00:00 Why Change Is So Difficult01:43 Following Opportunity Instead of a Plan08:15 The Engineer's Mindset16:42 Building Something That Lasts27:10 Why Leaders Have to Evolve37:45 The Art of Compromise48:30 Stories Change Minds56:55 Learning Through Failure1:07:20 AI, Healthcare & Canada's Future1:17:10 Final Reflections
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