narrative intelligence

Misinformation/disinformation is the number one global risk to organizations across the globe in 2024, as stated by the World Economic Forum.

In this episode, we dive into Narrative Intelligence with Dan Lowden of Blackbird.ai. Pay close attention as Dan demystifies the role AI plays in detecting and combating misinformation/disinformation (or what Blackbird calls "narrative attacks"), a serious threat currently facing numerous global organizations. 

Our discussion also reveals how a mission to safeguard digital communications from harmful narratives motivated Dan to join the dynamic team at Blackbird. 

Dan Lowden has over 20 years of strategic experience at the executive level and leads the marketing efforts for Blackbird AI. Blackbird AI protects organizations from narrative attacks that cause financial and reputational harm. 

Dan's work has helped lead to nine successful exits/acquisitions across cybersecurity, cloud computing, mobile commerce, Wi-Fi services, robotics, and mobile computing creating significant value for large enterprise and fast-growth companies.

This episode is a deep dive into understanding modern cybersecurity threats, AI's power in narrative attacks, and how responsive strategies can help businesses effectively tackle these challenges.

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Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danlowden/

https://www.blackbird.ai/

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:45 Dan's take on a marketing myth-busting

04:57 How Dan has helped companies go through nine successful exits/acquisitions

07:55 Blackbird's marketing team & Dan's career story

15:41 Who is the bad guy in a narrative attack?

23:00 Manipulation & AI

27:20 Illustration of narrative attacks with a real example

34:56 Blackbird.ai, a trailblazer in Narrative Intelligence

An excellent leader possesses many qualities, including strategic thinking, excellent communication skills, and the ability to motivate and inspire others. However, one often overlooked superpower that can set a leader apart from the rest is narrative intelligence. What is narrative intelligence, you might ask? In a nutshell, narrative intelligence is the ability to understand, craft, and communicate compelling stories that inspire and motivate others.

In today's episode, I share what Narrative Intelligence is, how leaders and teams use it to meet goals, and why NI is the skill you - as an emerging leader - needs to reach new levels of success. 

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Conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion seem to be a more frequent and familiar part of both our business and general culture. But how are actual changes and improvements in individual and group behavior going to be made? 

My special guest, Christina Blacken has made a career for herself of looking at this very important question and chose a tool to do her work that is called Narrative Intelligence. In the episode, Christina teaches us all about Narrative Intelligence, her own childhood and childhood surroundings which sharpened her knowledge for story, and how stories influence people's thoughts and behavior. You will gain insight on how Christina expertly trains other people to be more aware of the stories that have influenced them, the cultures and policies they operate in, and to be more conscious about how they use their own personal influence.

Christina Blacken is a public speaker, performer, and founder of The New Quo. The New Quo is a leadership development and equity consultancy, helping leaders create equitable practices, habits, and goals through their narrative intelligence. She helps leaders identify the psychological impact of historical, cultural, and personal narratives on beliefs, bias, and behaviors to improve their bias recognition, as well as providing them with leadership tools to create more inclusive and equitable communication, goal setting, decision making, and relationship building skills. 

Timestamps:
• [6:50] “So many of the things I've created in my life have always started from a pain point or a block or a barrier…”
• [8:32] Christina shares how and why she discovered that story was a big part of how people were ingesting different cultures and identities that they maybe never interacted with before.
• [11:12] Christina shares an example of “wholesale buying” of stories that influence and impact… “When there's discussions around beauty and professionalism, that straight hair is the norm. And if you don't have straight hair, you're not professional, you're not as attractive. 
• [16:03] Christina explains narrative intelligence as “the ability to recognize the patterns, and the narrative tropes that are internalized within you when it comes to societal or cultural stories, and how those then affect your behavior, your thinking, your biases, and shifting them appropriately if they're in the way of your full potential because there are stories we can ingest…”

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