Subvolts take Adapt to AI by mastering your personal narrative and emotional intelligence. Oct 8, 2026 - Business
- Learn how to use AI tools to navigate changing roles, embrace uncertainty, and develop leadership skills.
- Everyday users
- Understand how AI reshapes work and identity, and how to adapt through personal growth and narrative.
This episode features a solid interview with an expert discussing AI's impact on human identity and leadership.
Narrative intelligence and the human advantage
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Reed Frerichs joins Practical AI hosts Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson to discuss narrative intelligence and leadership in an AI-driven world. They explore how entrepreneurs can use AI tools to navigate evolving roles, build emotional intelligence, and embrace uncertainty. The conversation centers on Frerichs' "own, author, act" framework for personal growth and adapting to technological change.
This episode discusses how AI changes our jobs and lives. It explains how understanding your own stories and emotions helps you adapt. You can learn to use AI tools to grow personally and professionally, even as technology advances.
This episode offers insights for leaders and entrepreneurs navigating AI's impact on work and identity. It connects to frontier labs' focus on AI's societal integration by exploring human adaptation. Listeners learn how to leverage AI tools for personal and professional development, emphasizing emotional intelligence and narrative frameworks. This is relevant for anyone seeking to understand their role in an increasingly automated future, bridging the gap between technology and human experience.
- HostDaniel Whitenack
- HostChris Benson
- GuestReed Frerichs
- Guest: Reed Frerichs
- Show: Practical AI
- Length: 44 minutes
- Framework: own, author, act
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As AI reshapes how we work, create, and think about our roles, staying adaptable means understanding not just the technology, but our own stories and identities. Reed Frerichs joins Daniel and Chris to explore narrative intelligence, storytelling, leadership, and personal growth in an AI-driven world. They discuss how entrepreneurs and leaders can use AI tools to navigate changing roles, embrace uncertainty, and develop emotional intelligence along with Reed's “own, author, act” framework.
Featuring:
- Reed Frerichs – Website, LinkedIn, Instagram
- Daniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, X
- Chris Benson – Website, LinkedIn, Bluesky, GitHub, X
Links:
- Inner Story Series (YouTube)
- Inner Story Series (Spotify)
- Inner Story Essays (Substack)
- Inner Story (Website)
- Inner Story (Instagram)
- Everspace
- The Lesson
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Resources and Events:
- narrative intelligence
- Reed Frerichs
- understanding your own stories and identity to adapt.
- emotional intelligence
- Reed Frerichs
- understanding and managing your own emotions and those of others.
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Questions people ask
- What is narrative intelligence?
- Narrative intelligence involves understanding your own stories and identities to navigate a changing world, especially with AI's influence.
- What is Reed Frerichs' framework for personal growth?
- Frerichs' framework is "own, author, act," which helps entrepreneurs and leaders develop emotional intelligence and embrace uncertainty in an AI-driven world.
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