202: The Art of Storytelling in Technology with Asra Nadeem

Greater Than Code

00:42 - Asra’s Superpower: Unrelenting Love For Herself

02:32 - Storytelling

• Storytelling is Important for Change
• Taking Action with Stories

09:35 - Finding Passionate Builders

• No Freedom Without Financial Freedom
• Human Creativity vs Technology Automation
• You Can Be Who You Want to Be

18:32 - The Responsibility of Creators and Consumers in Tech

• Personal Responsibility vs Systemic Issues
• Balancing Individual Responsibility with Power Dynamics and Influence
• Manipulation, Fear, and Control

42:12 - Telling and Monetizing Stories Globally with Opus AI

• Storyboarding
• Democratizing Access to Technology
• Oral Storytelling

48:30 - The Role of Individual Responsibility

Reflections:

Arty: Creating your own power.

Asra: What an individual is and what they are responsible for.

Rein: A system is a product of its’ interactions.

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