AI Today Podcast Essential Skills for AI-Driven Project Managers: Interview with Jay Kiew [AI Today Podcast]
Oct 30, 2024
Jay Kiew, Founder at Citizen Centric and innovation strategist, shares essential skills project managers need for success in AI environments. He highlights the importance of critical thinking, strategic storytelling, and iterative imagination. The discussion touches on the balance between human creativity and ethical considerations in AI technology. Kiew also traces the evolution of trust in AI solutions and explores how AI transforms organizations, enhancing automation and operational efficiency across various sectors.
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Three Skills Every AI-Driven Project Manager Needs
- Project managers must evolve their role by thinking differently across three skills: critical thinking, strategic storytelling, and iterative imagination.
- Jay Kiew illustrated iterative imagination with rebuilding Duplo after his daughter destroyed it to spark new designs.
Coach AI Outputs With Critical Thinking
- Use critical thinking to coach AI outputs by asking, What will advance the thinking here and what will make this better?
- Jay recommends actively reviewing AI work rather than passively accepting outputs to improve results.
Strategic Storytelling Wins AI Project Buy-In
- Strategic storytelling is the underused soft skill that wins buy-in and prevents good projects from failing.
- Jay says telling captivating stories brings teams and leaders along the journey and crystallizes user-centered design.
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