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AI Toolbox 2024: Tools, Leaders and Businesses Driving Change Across industries 2024AITools 2024: What is the current state of Generative AI adoption?Generative AI Adoption and TrendsSource: Excerpts from "Who on earth is using generative AI?" by Christine Zhenwei Qiang, Yan Liu, and He Wang, published on World Bank BlogsI. Introduction: The Rise of Generative AIThis section introduces the concept of generative AI and its rapid rise in popularity, with approximately half a billion users globally.It highlights the potential of generative AI to impact productivity, the economy, and society as a whole.II. The Meteoric Rise of GenAIThis section delves into the rapid growth of generative AI tools, citing...2024-10-0611 min
World Bank | The Development PodcastWhat Does Artificial Intelligence Mean for the Developing World? | The Development PodcastDoes artificial intelligence amount to a dystopian nightmare for the developing world, eliminating jobs and confirming the worse biases across societies? Or could it lead the way to a brighter future, helping to solve critical development issues? We explore the ways in which artificial intelligence is being used across the globe at a grassroots level in India, Papua New Guinea – as well as get the big picture. Join The Development Podcast!Featured VoicesChristine Zhenwei Qiang, Global Director, Digital Transformation, World Bank GroupNaomi Longa, Seawomen of Melanesia, Papua New Guinea; Fred Munene, “Farm with Fred” farmer and YouTuber...2024-06-2826 min
Parliamentary Podcast Series: Partnering for Global ImpactPodcast Special: Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence: A Call for Global Legislative GovernanceWelcome to the seventh episode of the Parliamentary Dialogue Series on Partnering for Global Impact, presented by the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. This podcast special is brought to you from the 2024 Global Parliamentary Forum.
Join us as we engage in discussions with leading development experts and parliamentarians from around the world. Together, we'll explore how we can take decisive action to achieve a world free of poverty on a livable planet.
The podcast series is brought to you in partnership with the parliamentary engagement teams of the World...2024-06-171h 12
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 15 - The wandering "Professor's" adventures from South America, Canada to MoscowThis is an interesting conversation for me as we explore culture and life across multiple continents and hear it from someone who has set foot there rather than seeing it from social media or foreign media.
The news cycle has been distressing but as humans, oftentimes it is not representative of the full story, even if it comes from an elected official. Hoping this conversation can shed light on the nuances between actual people on the ground vs media portrayed stereotypes.
A couple of years ago, Kunal decided to leave his corporate...2023-12-181h 18
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 15 - From Regulators to Emotion Regulations: The Founding Story of Emotion Pod with Su YenIn this episode, I speak to the founder of Emotion Pod, Su Yen. Prior to starting Emotion Pod, an organization that focuses on emotion regulation skills, she had a broad-ranging experience that spans across consulting, government and GLCs, and banking.
We also spoke about:
Experiences that helped to refocus on her calling and finding her purpose
The struggles of entrepreneurship and lessons learnt so far
The importance of emotion regulation and the hard truth about it
The interesting concept of Emotion Pod and the future of it
2023-11-1346 min
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 14 - From Health-Tech Unicorn to Heroics of Working Moms: Conversation with Sarah WongSarah Wong is a podcast host of Make It Work, a new podcast featuring inspiring stories of working mums in Asia who have made career shifts for their family. She is currently based in Singapore and is a working mother to 2 young kids. Prior to returning to Singapore, she spent 6 years overseas - studying for her MBA first and then working for a health startup-turned unicorn in Silicon Valley.
In this episode we covered:
🌟How ‘hustling’ and not taking no as an answer had served her well since pre-university days till she landed he...2023-11-111h 00
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 13 - The Techno-Optimist and A.I for the Future and Now: Conversation with Stef SyIn this episode, we speak Stef Sy, the Founder and CEO of Thinking Machines that builds advance machine learning and data platforms for businesses. Their internal tagline is making sci-fi into realities
In this conversation, we speak about A.I and its use case in HR. One of the fascinating use cases is really just-in-time learning, where we are able to provide employees with information and coaching at the time when it is most needed.
Here are some other conversation points during our chat:
How...2023-11-011h 02
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 12 - The "Radical" PhD Candidate that Serves Refugees Differently: Conversation with DouglasThis is a special episode to me as I speak to a dear friend Douglas. We spoke about several aspects that we don't usually talk about so I'm glad we took the opportunity to do so.
We spoke about:
How a book in the school library set him on the path to study psychology
The path that he took that ended up serving the refugee community and why he stayed for 7 years
What are some "radical" ideas that he has tried and lessons that he learnt
Books that inspires him...2023-10-231h 00
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 11 - The Reluctant Physiology Major that Build An Emergency Response System in Ethiopia & Health Research Platform: Conversation with Jordan MasysIn this episode, I had a chat with a fellow COO and Health Tech veteran, Jordan Masys.
Jordan's journey took him from Canada to Ethiopia, Taiwan and Boston.
In our conversation, we spoke about:
How he was reluctant to be in the healthcare space but ended up loving it
The encouraging and inspirational stories in Ethiopia and how the team succeeded in deploying an emergency response system but the UN failed even with millions of dollars.
How he co-founded a startup, LabFront that serves to...2023-10-161h 06
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 10 - The political problem solver: A pet insurance product manager from a legal backgroundIn this episode, our conversation with Jo Fan covers a coupe of areas:
🎓 Explore Jo Fan's inspiring journey from law graduate to trying to make law services make accessible.
🌟 Why he thinks that product management is a highly political role
🚀 How his passion to solve various type of problems has propelled his career to try out many different industries and stories of solving some of the complex issues.
😺 What he does for the pet insurance startup, Oyen Insurance.
👨👩👦 We talk lil bit about tech and parenting
We hope you enjoy this geeky and interesting coversation!2023-10-091h 00
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 9 - From Marketing Maven to Nurturing Innovator: Rachel Tan's Journey with The NurtsIn this episode, we sit down with Rachel Tan, the dynamic founder of The Nurts, a brand born from a passion for empowering parents and children through thoughtfully designed products. Rachel shares her remarkable journey, leaving a stellar career in marketing with renowned brands like, Shopee, L'Oréal and OxWhite, to embark on a mission to nurture personal and child development.
In this episode, we covered areas such as:
1. Her lessons learnt from her illustrious marketing career
2. What inspired her to start the Nurts and amazing stories from parents and u...2023-10-0257 min
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 8 - A coffee chat with Sam Kon, the “Accidental” psychology major that became an e-commerce thought leaderIn this episode, we sit down with Sam Kon, a seasoned E-commerce Consultant with accreditation from Alibaba Business School & Taobao University. He is also the CEO of Beyond Infinity Consulting, an e-commerce consultancy.
Sam's story is a story of infinite mindset, grit and following your passion.
We spoke about:
1. How his family background in commerce influenced his mindset around trade and business. He even made his first deal when he was 9 years old!
2. How psychology wasn't quite what he...2023-09-2559 min
The Zhen Way PodcastEP 7 - From Global Health Tech Innovations to Personal Impact: A conversation with a health-tech leader on life and careerIn this episode, we speak to Pin Chin Kwok.
She's a global leader when it comes to health tech and even became the CEO of a brain health startup but also a person with a lot of heart as she ventured for many years in the social impact space.
Coming from a finance background, we follow her career since her high-flying career with the Citi Group in the US & Singapore and what are her views on life and leadership
We also spoke about:
...2023-09-181h 04
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 6 - A Conversation with Dr. Joel: President of Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychologists & Men's Mental HealthIn this episode we speak to Dr. Joel. He's a clinical psychologist with more than a decade of experience and currently serving as the director for The Mind Psychological Services & Training, president of the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychologists (MSCP), and provides his insights on Lite FM as well.
Some aspects that we covered:
How he knew he would be in the psychology field since he was 14!
What does he do for an organization for geniuses
What are the challenges that are faced by men in reaching out for support?
...2023-09-061h 04
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 5 - A Conversation with Lizzie: How did a Psychology major became the CEO of a marketing agency?In this episode, we dive deep into the world of personal branding and entrepreneurship. Our guest, Lizzie, shares insights on how personal branding benefits both individuals and their companies. How she started her journey as a young entrepreneur before she even graduated as a psychology major!
😎 As a high achiever, she embarked on multiple entrepreneurial projects that involves getting corporate sponsorship, opening a company bank account and more while she is still studying
🧠 We share our application of psychology concepts in the work that we do. Have you heard of cog...2023-09-011h 02
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 4 - Conversation with Xian: The Unusual Combination of Music, Risk Management & Education🌟 Join us for an insightful episode as we embark on the journey of Xian, an early career educator with a unique background and a sincere passion for nurturing young minds.
📚 Xian's story weaves together threads of music, risk management, and a commitment to education since she was in primary school. As she embraces her role in the classroom, she brings a fresh perspective and a willingness to learn and grow. Tune in as we explore her transition into the field of education and the insights she's gained along the way.
🔍 With admirable humility, Xian reflects on her experiences, acknowledging both the trium...2023-08-2658 min
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 3 - Conversation with Nabilah: How a Psychology Major ended up being an Innovation Consultant & Product ManagerHey guys, welcome to another episode of The Zhen Way podcast and I’m your host ZhenWei. This podcast is all about the stories and fascinating insights, as I explore areas in life, career, and tech. For those of you who just jumped in, I spent the last decade in health tech, consulting, and banking but started with a psychology major. I love being at the intersection between technology and social science. So I look forward to sharing insights and interviews with you in these areas.
In today’s episode, we will explore the story of a psyc...2023-08-181h 14
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 2 - Conversation with Chiawei: How a psychology major ended up being a software engineer in GermanyHey guys, welcome to another episode of The Zhen Way podcast and I’m your host ZhenWei. This podcast is all about the stories and fascinating insights, as I explore areas in life, career, and tech. For those of you who just jumped in, I spent the last decade in health tech, consulting, and banking but started with a psychology major. I love being at the intersection between technology and social science. So I look forward to sharing insights and interviews with you in these areas.
In today’s episode, we will explore the story of a psyc...2023-08-131h 20
The Zhen Way PodcastEp 1 - Building in the open and how a psychology undergraduate landed a senior tech roleWelcome to the first episode of The Zhen Way Podcast!
In this episode, we're going through 3 things:
1. Some introduction about myself
2. Why and how am I going about building a podcast in 2023
3. How I landed a COO role in the health tech space as a psych undergrad
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Some of the resources that I've mentioned in the podcast:
1. @DanKoeTalks - The richest niche is you
2. @garyvee - Stop finding your niche
3. @aliabdaal - Your niche will emerge later
4. @podcastleai - Trying them out to host my episodes
5. @thronmaxmicrophone - Using this brand of microphone currently
6. @timferriss - I consume a to...2023-08-081h 03
The Journey PodcastS2E2: ThoughtFull COO Ku ZhenWei on Detecting Early Signs of Poor Mental Health and Practical Ways to Heal and Recover"Preserving a Good Mental Health is as Equally Important as Being Physically Fit and Active"The second episode of our Mental Health series features Ku ZhenWei, COO of Thoughfull, where he shares with us the importance of identifying early signs of mental health depreciation and the underlying reasons that cause it to arise. ZhenWei also breaks down in simple methods on how we can overcome stress by applying daily practical steps. For those who are in more serious conditions, he shares about how to know when to seek for professional help and the avenues that a...2021-08-2850 min
Anecdotes Podcast#018 Anecdotes – Conor Mc Hugh: Follow your interests and be gratefulSHOW NOTESConor Mc Hugh is from Ballina, County Mayo in Western Ireland1:05 – Introducing Conor and how Tim met Conor4:00 – Push and pull factors about migrating to a foreign country for work5:05 – Losing shyness while growing up6:50 – Tim’s curiosity about Conor’s “neutral” accent8:15 – Is it true that fights are common in Ireland?9:35 – Getting over homesickness10:55 – Value time with family because of working overseas11:45 – Finding common ground to build relationships13:05 – Conor wants to start a conversation-centric podcast too, focused on wellness and health14:50 – Conor’s experience of doing voluntary work at Vietnam for Operation Walk Ireland (https://www.facebook.com/operationwalkireland/), helpin...2018-11-111h 22
The Mike Nowak ShowJanuary 21, 2018 – Soil Secrets, FlowertalesSoil scientist Mary Tiedeman explains what’s happening in your soil beneath the snow. Zhenwei Zhu talks about the new Loyola Environmental Testing Laboratory (LETL). Tony Abruscato previews the 2018 Chicago Flower & Garden Show.2018-01-2700 min
TEDTalks 音乐阿比盖尔·沃什伯恩: 用班卓琴来建设中美关系 | Abigail WashburnTED Fellow 阿比盖尔·沃什伯恩本来想要当一名律师去促进中美关系——直到她拿起了班卓琴。她娓娓道来了一个感人的故事，告诉了我们她是怎样通过在中国和美国弹唱中文歌而为这两块大陆建立起了不同寻常的关系。Translated by Dong MaoReviewed by Zhenwei Huang2012-04-1306 min