Feb. 13, 2025

Engineering Agency, Innovation, and Ecosystems with Gena Gorlin

A coffee conversation turned into a deep exploration and personal obsession about how we shape our world and how it shapes us. I had to invite my partner in that conversation, Dr. Gena Gorlin, on to the podcast to bring her perspective as a psychologist, professor, and founder coach to examine the interplay between agency, innovation, ecosystems, and technology. 

Episode Highlights

  • Agency Mindset and Personal Choice 
  • Technology Impact on Human Agency 
  • Education Evolution in an AI World 
  • Gaming as a Window into Human Potential 
  • AI Tools for Self Discovery 
  • Understanding Innovation Ecosystems 
  • Psychology of City Culture 
  • Ecosystem Metacognition Principles 
  • Building Better Innovation Communities
  • What's Next Austin?
    • "Really embracing Austin as this up and coming entrepreneurial cultural hub and participating in that evolution is something that I'm now way more excited about than I even was before"


Gena Gorlin: Substack, X/Twitter, Founder Coaching, UT Austin Faculty Page

 

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Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn
Ecosystem Metacognition Substack