While Artificial Intelligence dominates the headlines we have not spent nearly enough time exploring how we can learn to use AI to become better at being human. In this engaging session, Richard Culatta combines humor with real-time demos to showcase the transformative power of AI. He invites participants to reflect on what are the uniquely human skills (that should never be replaced by AI) and how we can use AI to help us be better at those skills. He offers practical, actionable strategies to integrate AI into any organization, creating a culture that fosters innovation and healthy adoption—empowering teams to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital world.

Whether it’s working, shopping, and learning, or family reunions, doctors appointments and piano lessons, many of our most important life moments now happen in virtual spaces.  But we’ve been entirely haphazard in our approach to preparing young people to thrive in this new world.  We are seeing the effects of this as we dive deeper into research on the impacts of teen use of social media.  Yet, our current approaches to help teach kids to be safe online may actually be reinforcing some of our digital dysfunctions.  Based on his book Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World (HBR press) Richard shows how a new and refreshingly positive approach to teaching digital engagement and wellbeing that can help families find balance in using technology in ways that uplift and strengthen relationships. Participants will walk away with practical strategies that empower them to harness digital tools for good.

When we think about where innovation happens, we might picture a silicon valley startup with foosball tables, or an off-the-grid R&D team free from corporate constraints. But what happens when you need to innovate in large organizations and established systems where bureaucracy often stifles creativity? Richard Culatta has spent decades helping bring innovation into some of the most complex environments, from the nation’s largest school districts, to multinational companies, to state governments - even the Central Intelligence Agency. In this compelling talk, Richard reveals that the most impactful innovations aren’t just the most creative—they’re the ones that get adopted. He shares actionable insights and a step-by-step playbook for accelerating the adoption of innovation within environments that are often resistant to change, empowering organizations to create lasting impact from the inside out.