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The Firehouse SalonEp 35 - LIVE - How to be creative about next to nothing at allIn this episode of Firehouse Salon Live, we discussed creativity and the process behind it with our guests:Filmmaker Philip Rachid - https://www.linkedin.com/in/philiprachid/and Designer Dave Officer - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-officer/We talked about the balance between spontaneity and structured creativity, the role of AI in the creative process, and the importance of producing authentic human ideas (even with AI). We touched on the significance of cultural sensitivity in marketing and design, the challenges and joys of working with clients, and the necessity of pursuing...
2025-06-191h 03
Future Fuzz - The Digital Marketing PodcastEp. 105 - Cancel a Missile, Make an Ad - Neil DavidsonIn this episode of Future Fuzz, Justin speaks with Neil Davidson, CEO of London-based creative agency HeyHuman. They dive deep into the future of creativity in advertising, exploring how generative AI is reshaping agency roles, what the future of content creation looks like, and how smaller, nimble teams might outmaneuver larger agencies. Neil also shares his personal journey of repositioning HeyHuman, integrating behavioral science into strategy, and how neuroscience has influenced their creative development process. The conversation is rich with honest insights about leadership, industry change, and what brave, human-first advertising can look like in the age of AI.
2025-06-0427 min
Digital Disruption with Geoff NielsonTech Start-Up Founder Is Treating Alzheimer’s with AIWill AI be able to reconstruct lost memories?Today on Digital Disruption, we’re joined by Pau Aleikum Garcia, media designer and founder of Domestic Data Streamers.Pau is a media designer and the founder of Domestic Data Streamers, a Barcelona-based studio that has been creating immersive “info-experiences” and generative AI projects since 2013. His work spans over 45 countries, collaborating with institutions like the United Nations, Barcelona City Hall, and Citizen Lab. Pau is the chair of the Master in Data in Design program at ELISAVA University and is a guest lecturer at institutions including the School...
2025-03-2450 min
Progresivo Podcast with Alberto and Miranda#113 Lucía Farfán - El negocio de dormir bien y construir una empresa en la industria del descanso.Lucía Farfán, fundadora y CEO de Limalinen, una empresa de retail peruana que se ha consolidado en el mercado en tan solo 4 años.Con una visión enfocada en mejorar el sueño en Latinoamérica, ha liderado el crecimiento exponencial de su marca.Lucía tiene un Master en Marketing Estratégico por Imperial College London y ha trabajado en agencias de publicidad como HeyHuman y Publicis en Europa, gestionando estrategias para marcas globales.Hoy hablaremos de El negocio de dormir bien y construir una empresa en la industria del desc...
2025-02-1157 min
The MarketingKind podcastNeil Davidson on generative AI and creativityIn this episode Neil Davidson shares what he is learning as part of his doctoral research on GenAI and creativity. In addition to his studies Neil is CEO of HeyHuman and a Founding Member of the MarketingKind community.
When speaking about generative AI, Neil says, 'This is going to change at an individual level, a team level, an organisational level pretty much everything we do in time as creative agencies. It will change jobs, it will change processes and it will change revenue models.'
His research includes investigating...
2024-11-1729 min
The HeyHuman PodcastWill BestA Bloody Mary in a can?! Sounds like a bloody match made in heaven.This week on Behaviour Changing Ideas podcast Neil is joined by Bloody Mary enthusiast Will Best, who’s idea behind Bloody Drinks started with his and his mate’s frustration that you can never find a decent Bloody Mary in a pub. Neil and Will discuss the many more elements that go into a good Bloody Mary than your standard Pornstar Martini, the difficulties and challenges of working on a start-up, and how an investor defrauding the Danish Government led him to co...
2022-03-0438 minThe HeyHuman PodcastOliver Steeds10 years. That’s how long Oliver Steeds thinks we have left to halt the irreversible damage to our oceans.Speaking with Oliver, Chief Executive and Mission Director for Nekton Foundation, our CEO Neil learnt how changing our perception of what is “free” and the power of scarcity might just hold the answer to saving the planet.Are the solutions staring us right in the face? What more we could all be doing if the pace of political change is so worryingly slow? Does it start with smaller, individual behaviour changes? Should we all be going for a...
2022-02-0234 minThe HeyHuman PodcastHannah RhodesWe’ve all been busy bees and #dryjanuary is finally over which means we’re talking BEER. Specifically, honey beer. This week on the Behaviour Changing Ideas podcast Neil is #buzzing to be joined by fellow beekeeper, friend of the agency, and beer enthusiast, Hannah Rhodes, founder of Hiver Beer. Neil and Hannah discuss the fast-paced, saturated market of craft beers (and their steep rise in popularity over recent years), the importance of building human connection with your audience, and what would the podcast be without touching on surviving through a global pandemic? Hannah has been chosen...
2022-01-2532 minThe HeyHuman PodcastPaul SkinnerWhat better way to kick off the new year than with a brand-new episode of our Behaviour Changing Ideas podcast?!This week Neil is joined by the staggering brain and close friend of the agency, Paul Skinner, Founder of MarketingKind and Agency of the Future.Set up in the early stages of the pandemic, MarketingKind brings together marketers and business leaders to lend their creative and problem-solving skills to finding tangible solutions to real world problems. Boldly kicking off by asking the question ‘What if marketing wasn’t selfish?’ the growing community has gone on to tac...
2022-01-2040 minThe HeyHuman PodcastRob MartineauEmbarking on a 1000 mile pilgrimage across Africa to reset before then deciding you’ll build a plant-based snack food brand, that will also tackle modern slavery and human trafficking?Sure. We’ve all been there, right? Wednesdays!We are excited to be joined on this week's ‘Behaviour Changing Ideas’ podcast by the brilliant Rob Martineau, co-founder of TRIBE. Just a few weeks ago, TRIBE celebrated having raised £1m since their inception. Neil and Rob chat about the birth and growth of the TRIBE community, ‘The Plant Revolution’, and how (and why) he walked away from corpo...
2021-12-1635 minThe HeyHuman PodcastJames LanganPets are for life, not just for pandemics. 3.2 MILLION households in the UK got a new pet during CV19. That’s an awful lot of new mouths to feed, and an awful lot of poo bags needed. For pet care brands, an awful lot of logistics to fulfil.CV19 (and the trend of Brand Dispersion it accelerated) has had a massive impact on businesses and the way we shop. For some it brought new growth opportunities- most notably those already ‘oven ready’ for their products to be bought, shipped, delivered, (and then bought again)- online, which in tur...
2021-12-0226 min
The Courageous Leaders PodcastNeil Davidson: Setting the right pace for change & why caring about people mattersNeil Davidson is the CEO of HeyHuman and HeyLab.In this episode Neil shares more on how he believes courage is pushing yourself and others to a place that’s better for both. We chat about taking risks, being brave and setting a believable vision that you give a realistic timeframe to. Neil is also passionate about reskilling his team and investing in education and training to show that they matter, as he believes this is the heart and core of leadership. HeyHuman was launched in 2014, believing that the relationships betw...
2021-12-0230 minThe HeyHuman PodcastEmily Brooke MBEAs the world returns to IRL and we return to WFH/WFO, we’re delighted to be back with the second series of The HeyHuman Podcast! We’ve been catching up with some industry friends and all-round brilliant humans to discuss life after lockdowns, electric scooters, falling in love, walking over a thousand miles across Africa and as ever, behaviour-changing ideas. To kick off our first episode of the new series, Neil meets Emily Brooke MBE, the brains behind the ‘Boris Bike’ lights and much more. Neil and Emily look into her light bulb (or laser beam bulb) mom...
2021-11-1823 minThe HeyHuman PodcastEpisode 5 - Pip Landers, Head of Advertising & Brand Research at Mandarin Oriental Hotel GroupA lot has changed since 1998. A time before smartphones, social media, fintech, Uber, Google, Amazon, Spotify or kale. The ways in which we choose to communicate, travel, work, bank, socialise and shop are all radically different to when we were partying like it was actually 1999. Throw in population shifts, recessions, Donald Trump and a global pandemic, and it’s amazing to think how anything could still be the same now, let alone an advertising campaign. How then, have Mandarin Oriental managed to keep their iconic ‘Fan’ campaign so consistent and so relevant for over 20 years? Neil is joined...
2021-07-0731 minThe HeyHuman PodcastEpisode 4: Hannah Darlington, former International Marketing Director at SlimFast & Brand Strategy ConsultantSlimFast has been on quite a journey. It was sold by Unilever in 2014 and then delisted in one of its major retailers in the UK. SlimFast had to modernise its products and brand image in a category that had been transformed by new diets, brands, and personalities. Today it’s a healthy international brand and business thanks to changing its image, its products, and its performance. Neil and Hannah discuss SlimFast’s recent campaign, One Step At A Time, fronted by legendary model and Heart radio mainstay Kelly Brook. Tune in to find out how they launched a successful TV a...
2021-05-0630 minThe HeyHuman PodcastEpisode 3: Carl Jones, Creative Director & Senior Lecturer at the University of WestminsterHow important are insights in triggering great creative ideas? Neil, our CEO and ‘semi-retired planner’, speaks to Carl Jones, an award-winning creative director, about the role insights play in behaviour changing ideas. Consumer insights come from a more people-focused model of marketing and advertising and have the potential to change behaviours for mutual benefit. Tune in to find out how brands and businesses can avoid vanilla insights, and top tips on insights that make a difference.
2021-03-2927 minThe HeyHuman PodcastEpisode 2: Nick Larkworthy, Head of Innovation, New Markets & Experiences for Guinness in AfricaOn this episode we are delighted to welcome Nick Larkworthy, Head of Innovation, New Markets and Experiences for Guinness in Africa. Neil and Nick look back at our award-winning campaign, The Flavour Rooms, a multi-sensory experience that got people to feel Guinness for the first time. Executed in Nigeria, the second biggest market for Guinness in the world, The Flavour Rooms represented a huge leap forward for immersive experiential in Africa. Tune in to find out how we executed such a campaign in the vibrant city that is Lagos.
2020-12-1523 minThe HeyHuman PodcastEpisode 1: Anna Mullenneaux, Co-Founder of MarketingKindIn our first episode Neil is joined by Anna Mullenneaux, Co-Founder of MarketingKind, a marketing community dedicated to better advancing humankind. They discuss our launch campaign ‘We’ve Got Real Problems’ that involved placing a life-changing brief on eBay. People were invited to bid on the chance to solve the brief alongside marketing celebrities Rory Sutherland and Mark Evans. Truly a world’s first. Tune in to find out more.
2020-11-1818 min
Tiger Heart ChatsTiger Heart Chats: Episode 5 - Rania RobinsonThis is the fifth episode of the Tiger Heart Chats podcast featuring Tiger Heart CEO Sanj Surati and Quiet Storm CEO, Rania Robinson. Recorded on Tuesday 12th May 2020.Rania Robinson came to the UK from Egypt at the age of 3. Starting school at age 4 not speaking a word of English sparked a life-long passion for and fascination with forming connections and meaningful communication. Having spent most of her career in non-traditional agencies in both account leadership and strategic roles she has worked with some of the world’s best-known brands including Three Mobile, Mercedes, Stella Artois, Coca Cola an...
2020-05-1852 min
Leads2ScaleEp 37: The Neuroscience of Storytelling with Aoife McGuinness, Neuroscience Consultant at HeyHumanThis week’s episode of Social Media Week’s Leads2Scale podcast features Aoife McGuinness, Neuroscience Consultant at HeyHuman.
During the conversation, Aoife discussed her time as part of the Innovation team at HeyHuman where she began her research into multi sensory overload and its effect on marketing, some of the mistakes that brands are making in regards to their approach to storytelling, and explored some common misconceptions that people have when looking to understand what’s really going on in our brains when we engage on social media.
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2019-08-2335 min
The Marketing Agency Leadership PodcastNeuroscience, Behavioral Science, and Boosting Your BrandNeil Davidson is Managing Director of Hey Human (London), "the behavioural communications agency." Hey Human started five years ago – the world was changing, brands were changing, and people were changing (and all of them still are), but agencies? Same old, same old. Neil questioned, "What could be done to change the way agencies work . . . so they could effect change in the way brands behaved?" Hey Human is an attempt at an answer. The company may be structured by classic relationship strategy and creative skillsets, but team members are not siloed in their roles. Anyone can contribute to th...
2019-04-2331 min
Stylus Future ThinkingBeyond the Comfort Zone: Key Trends from SXSWSXSW’s reputation as a barometer of tech culture has relevance for any brand, business or individual interested in the future of our digital lives. In this episode Christian Ward talks to festival regulars Neil Davidson, CEO of HeyHuman and Stylus’ Media & Marketing Editor Julia Errens about the key trends from this year.
2019-04-0217 min