In this deeply thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation, I sit down with David Rowan – journalist, author, investor, and former Editor-in-Chief of WIRED UK – to explore the human skills that will matter most in the future: judgment, curiosity, empathy, taste, and connection.
David has spent decades at the forefront of journalism, innovation, and emerging technology – from his early days at The Times and The Guardian, to launching WIRED UK and later building the global community Voyagers.
But this conversation goes far beyond tech.
Together, we explore what it means to stay human in an increasingly automated world.
From the future of work and education, to entrepreneurship, resilience, and why community matters more than ever, this episode is about the skills and qualities that will define what comes next.
We explore:
✨ Why curiosity may be one of the most powerful human traits
✨ What AI can do — and what it can never replace
✨ Why empathy, taste, instinct, and judgment matter more than ever
✨ The future of education and why traditional systems may no longer prepare us for what’s coming
✨ Cognitive diversity and why innovation needs different kinds of minds
✨ Why the best teams combine technical expertise with human insight
✨ Entrepreneurship, resilience, and the “demons on your shoulder” that drive founders
✨ How community creates confidence, opportunity, and belonging
✨ The philosophy behind Voyagers and building networks of givers, not takers
✨ Why the future belongs to people who can continuously unlearn and relearn
This is a conversation about innovation, but more importantly, about humanity.
Because in a world of accelerating technology, the most valuable skills may be the most deeply human ones.
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