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Confident, strategic AI leadership

48 min • 12 augusti 2025

Allegra Guinan of Lumiera helps leaders turn uncertainty about AI into confident, strategic leadership. In this conversation, she brings some actionable insights for navigating the hype and complexity of AI. The discussion covers challenges with implementing responsible AI practices, the growing importance of user experience and product thinking, and how leaders can focus on real-world business problems over abstract experimentation.

Featuring:

Allegra Guinan – LinkedIn
Chris Benson – Website, LinkedIn, Bluesky, GitHub, X
Daniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, X

Links:

Lumiera

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Confident, strategic AI leadership

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Confident, strategic AI leadership

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