Sense Making Conversations
Sense Making Conversations
Podcast Description
With uncertainty and complexity shaping our daily lives, Sense Making Conversations with Andrea Sampson is your guide to understanding what's at play in our world today. Through deep, insightful conversations with thought leaders across industries, disciplines, and perspectives, Andrea unpacks the societal, political, and human shifts redefining our world. With a mix of expert interviews and solo reflections, she connects the dots between technology, culture, innovation, and the personal choices we make every day.
Join Andrea as she asks the big questions, explores new perspectives, and helps you make sense of an ever-changing world. Available on all podcast platforms, including YouTube.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes surrounding societal, political, and human shifts in contemporary life. Episodes delve into topics like the evolution of truth in the age of misinformation, featuring discussions like How to Think Clearly When Everything is Uncertain, and the necessity of hope in uncertain times, highlighted in episodes such as From Hype to Hope. Each episode aims to clarify concepts by connecting technology, culture, and personal choices.
With uncertainty and complexity shaping our daily lives, Sense Making Conversations with Andrea Sampson is your guide to understanding what’s at play in our world today. Through deep, insightful conversations with thought leaders across industries, disciplines, and perspectives, Andrea unpacks the societal, political, and human shifts redefining our world. With a mix of expert interviews and solo reflections, she connects the dots between technology, culture, innovation, and the personal choices we make every day.
Join Andrea as she asks the big questions, explores new perspectives, and helps you make sense of an ever-changing world. Available on all podcast platforms, including YouTube.
We’re not in a tech crisis.
We’re in a leadership crisis—and AI is just the pressure test.
In this episode of Sense-Making Conversations, Andrea Sampson sits down with Dr. David Bray, former CIO, bipartisan advisor, and one of Business Insider’s “24 Americans Changing the World,” to talk about why our biggest systems—governments, institutions, even communities—are struggling to adapt to exponential change.
David brings decades of frontline experience navigating global disruptions—from bioterrorism to cyber warfare, from pandemics to disinformation. And what he makes clear is this: AI won’t break society. But our failure to respond humanely—and imaginatively—might.
Together, they explore:
- Why trust is migrating away from institutions
- How fear and anxiety are shaping systems
- And what it will take to govern—not with control, but with courage
If you’re wondering what it really means to lead in a time of collapse and creation, this conversation is for you.
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David Bray has spent his life tackling complex global challenges at the intersection of technology, policy, and human resilience—from briefing on bioterrorism preparedness during 9/11 and leading U.S. public health crisis responses, to advising on AI, cybersecurity, and space innovation for government, industry, and global coalitions. He has served as Executive Director for two bipartisan U.S. Commissions, earned national and global recognition for transformational leadership, and was named one of Business Insider’s “24 Americans Changing the World.” A distinguished fellow, keynote speaker, and advisor, David brings a bold, benevolent approach to adaptive leadership in times of rapid change. _____________________________________________________________
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