Health, Marketing, and Leadership During a Pandemic

VeerOffTrack - A Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Podcast by Prof. Ekant Veer

#Science #Business #Podcasting Education #Social Sciences #Marketing #New Zealand #Prof Ekant Veer

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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying math that powers modern machine learning to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives, even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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In this episode I speak with the world famous in New Zealand, Sir Ashley Bloomfield about his approach to leading the country through the COVID pandemic. We're also joined by Prof. Stacy Wood who studies medical decision-making and the intersection between marketing, medicine and behaviour change. This is part of the University of Canterbury's MBA Masterclass series, so check that out for more informative discussions. Hope you enjoy this kōrero about how to drive change and what is in Sir Ashley and Prof. Stacy's future.

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Health, Marketing, and Leadership During a Pandemic

VeerOffTrack - A Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Podcast by Prof. Ekant Veer

published il y a 2 ans

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13 episodes

#Science #Business #Podcasting Education #Social Sciences #Marketing #New Zealand #Prof Ekant Veer

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Tori McNoe - Keeping Space and Giving Voice 41:37

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In this discussion with Tori McNoe we talk about how she is weaving knowledge systems together to the benefit of all but also how she's navigating the world of supporting rangtahi Māori (young Māori) and working to give them a voice in our society.

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Marketing Manipulation - An Accompanying Kōrero to James Oram’s Exhibition ”By Spectral Hands” 56:35

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This is something a bit different - I get asked to do a lot of public speaking and I gave a kōrero at the Christchurch Art Gallery on "Marketing Manipulation" as an accompanying talk to the art exhibition by James Oram. There are slides associated with this discussion but hopefully you can make out what is happening - if not, sing out and I'll send you the slides!…

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Health, Marketing, and Leadership During a Pandemic 28:56

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Fun Fluff to Serious Stuff - Meg Nelis on Promoting Wellbeing 53:45

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Meg Nelis has spent her life advocating for positive mental wellbeing amongst young people. She draws on the very best 'book' knowledge, with practical tips and weaves them together in her own journey of mental wellbeing. We do touch on our own experiences of mental wellbeing so this is a trigger warning for those who struggle with depression, anxiety, or eating disorders. We don't go into depth on these subjects, but it's worth noting.…

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Anton Matthews - Hustling, Entrepreneuring and Educating 57:22

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In this episode I speak with Anton Matthews from the Hustle Group. Anton speaks not just about the hospo sector but also how he uses this platform to share his knowledge and passion for Te Ao Māori (the Māori world) to build it up on the business world and provide opportunities for the next generation of Māori leaders. Check him out on Insta ( @AntonTheHustler ), look up his upcoming event, Angitu '22 , and drop into Fush next time you're in Christchurch.…

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Liam Donnelly - Walking that line 46:55

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I love Liam's approach to comms, marketing and life. He's walking that line of reach and relevance in a manner that taps into what is happening in our world. Sometimes that can be considered 'off-brand' in some marketers' minds, but it works for him and his brands. Hear him talk about how he engages, how he decides what's 'too far' and what he things the future of this industry needs to allow brands to be unapologetically authentic.…

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Social Marketing AS Pedagogy with Ann-Marie Kennedy and Joya Kemper 48:12

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In this episode Assoc. Prof. Ann-Marie Kennedy, Dr. Joya Kemper and I discuss how social marketing (marketing for social good/wellbeing) can be effectively taught. We recently had a paper published on this in the Journal of Social Marketing ( https://doi.org/10.1108/JSOCM-08-2021-0192 ) and we go into a bit more depth as to why we feel it's important to bring a social lens to marketing education and an experiential approach to pedagogy.…

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Carl Davidson - Understanding, knowing, and being a professional people watcher 41:15

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Carl is the Founder and Chief Social Scientist for Research First, Ōtautahi Christchurch's premier Market Research agency. He brings a strong social science approach to his research and uses that to add value to his clientele. As a practitioner, academic and policy influencer he spans a number of worlds with a heart for pro-social behavioural change and a true desire to see our world a better place for our rangatahi and future generations.…

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Anna Fawcett - Marketing Places and Spaces 37:22

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Today we're talking with the ChristchurchNZ's GM for Marketing, Brand and Communication, Anna Fawcett. Anna has a rich experience of place and festival planning around the world, including the Global Head of Marketing for TopDeck Travel, before moving to Ōtautahi Christchurch to head up the marketing for the city. We talk about all the complexities of branding & marketing a city and how difficult it is when everyone in a city has an opinion of what it should be!…

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Rosa Josiah and Katie - Reaching Young People 48:48

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Understanding people is one of the most complex parts of marketing - but, for some reason, young people seem to be magnitudes more complex in the eyes of people my age and above. In this episode I chat with three amazing rangatahi (young leaders) who all operate in different spaces to help activate young diverse voices and help us to de-mystify young people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Let us know what you think about this kōrero with Rosa Hibbert-Schooner, Josiah Tualamali'i, and Katie Mills.…

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Alyce Lysaght - Unleashing the potential of Māori 36:26

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In this episode I kōrero (chat) with Alyce Lysaght who is the founder of the Māori in Engineering podcast. The more I listened to her podcast the more I realised what she was talking about with her guests was relevant to the business world, too. In this discussion we talk about the importance of Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview) and how she stays culturally safe in the spaces she operates in to unleash the potential of Māori.…

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Emma Crequer - All Things Digital 34:54

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Emma Crequer has worked as a digital marketing expert for a number of innovative brands as well as being one of the Marketing Association Southern Hub's speakers on driving success from digital campaigns. In this kōrero Emma talks about her approach and the importance of building relationships in digital spaces and what others can do to maximise the efficacy of their digital approach.…

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Pera May - Building Values into your Brand and Products 46:57

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