Leadership Series: Smarter: 5 Steps to True Human-AI Collaboration with Wendy Tan

​In a world where AI is rapidly advancing with almost everyone using it, what is your real advantage? It's how well we think with these tools. This session explores how to combine human thinking with AI capabilities to achieve superior outcomes. Based on research on expert AI users and more than one hundred chat histories from professionals, participants will learn what differentiates powerful AI users from mediocre ones. The session also highlights common cognitive pitfalls and actionable strategies to collaborate with AI confidently. By the end, you will gain, strategies to develop a thinking culture in your team, so everyone works faster and smarter.

​WENDY TAN, PhD is a psychologist, researcher, and managing partner of Flame Centre—a human capabilities institute that has partnered with hundreds of organizations globally to develop the uniquely human capabilities that matter most in an AI-powered world. Wendy holds a PhD in Psychology from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and is a Certified Professional Speaker (CSP), a hallmark of professional speaking excellence. Her research and insights have appeared in TD and MIT Sloan Management Review. She is also the author of Wholeness in a Disruptive World and Learning Agility: Relearn, Reskill, and Reinvent. Smarter is her third book. Drawing on in-depth interviews and hundreds of chat histories, she shows how to use generative AI as a thinking partner, not a crutch, so you get sharper as the tools get more powerful.