Tilting the Future of Work with Karena de Souza

Today, Maria chats with Karena de Souza, speaker, coach and host of the TILT the future podcast. Together, they unpack Karena’s learning journey starting from her childhood as a refugee in India, through her universities studies in computing and math in the UK and her corporate banking career in the USA. They explore the implications of algorithms on the way we learn, the power of strategic corporate scenario planning and the importance of human connection and advocacy for the others to help us design our lives in the future of work. They also tell the story about how trust and vulnerability brought them together on a shared journey that guided them to build an impactful connection with each other. A lively conversation between two women passionate about the future of learning and work and the impact they want to create in the world!

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

Contact us:

[email protected]

Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Mentioned in this episode

Wikipedia article about FinTech

TILT the Future Podcast

Karena de Souza's website

Karena de Souza on LinkedIn

Listen to this episode and explore:

Karena’s childhood as a refugee and her affinity to nature and human connections (2:57)

From psychology to computing and math and into a banking career (6:59)

How algorithms affect our learning (16:49)

Karena's career at Morgan Stanley and her exposure to scenario planning (21:48)

From a small business owner to FutureCasting (25:07)

How she went from the Future of Money to the Future of Work (34:45)

The role of connection, community, and advocacy for others in the Future of Work (42:50)

One-on-one intentional connections and the power of vulnerability (46:10)

Agility: the vital skill for the Future of Work (52:46)

Karena’s aspiration to make an impact with TILT the future (55:33)