Title:

Building A Hybrid Career Across Tech, Business, And Design. Or, “How I Learned to Speak Human After Leaving MIT :-)”

Abstract:

What happens when a computer science major steps out of MIT and into design, business, and leadership? In “How I Learned To Speak Human After Leaving MIT :-),” I’ll share how leaving the Media Lab in 2008 set me on an unexpected path—from advocating for the arts with the STEAM movement at RISD to navigating venture capital, startups, and industries of all scales. Does being a multidisciplinary “hybrid” thinker and doer enhance or limit one’s career prospects? Through insights from my own journey, I’ll explore the unique challenges and opportunities hybrids face today, offering key takeaways for those building careers across multiple disciplines. This talk brings my journey full circle—from the early foundations of AI in the 80s to the dawn of a new AI-powered industrial revolution.

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- “The Art and Craft of Business Resilience” / LinkedIn Learning https://lnkd.in/g7caXnNZ
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