Digital Humans Podcast

Digital Humans Podcast

Digital Humans Podcast with Paul Ashcroft explores what it means to be human in a fast-moving digital world. Hosted by Paul Ashcroft, author, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Ludic Group and SmartLab, the podcast brings you thoughtful conversations with innovators and experts shaping the future of work, technology, creativity, and human connection. From AI and quantum computing to digital wellbeing and leadership, each episode offers fresh perspectives on how technology is changing the way we live and work. Produced by the team behind The Curious Advantage Podcast, along with Ludic Group and SmartLab, The Digital Humans Podcast is an invitation to think differently, and explore the evolving relationship between people and technology. Digital Humans Podcast is executive produced by Jessica Wickham and Pasha Adam. Audio editing is expertly handled by Danny Cross, and video editing is done by Jessica Wickham. Learn more at ludicgroup.com and smartlabservices.com Follow Ludic Group on LinkedIn and Instagram Follow SmartLab on LinkedIn and Instagram

Episodes

July 2, 2025 39 mins
In this episode of The Digital Humans Podcast, host Paul Ashcroft speaks with Sunil Jindal, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Magic AI, about how artificial intelligence is transforming the fitness industry.

Together they explore the development of Magic AI’s smart mirror - a personal training device powered by AI and discuss its effectiveness, emotional connection with users, and the future of personalised hea...
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In this episode of The Digital Humans Podcast, Paul Ashcroft sits down with Nathan Phillips from TreQ to explore the transformative potential of quantum computing.

Together, they unpack the key differences between quantum and classical computing, the promise of superconducting quantum computers, and the challenges of error correction and scalability. Nathan shares insights into why ultra-low temperatures are critical...
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Excerpt from the best-selling book, ‘Digital Humans - Thriving in an Online World,’ by authors Paul Ashcroft & Garrick Jones, that inspired this podcast – “When people are involved in building the outcome together, they can achieve phenomenal results…People buy into what they build.” Taken from the chapter, Build Together.

In this episode of Digital Humans, hosts Georg Seiler and Jessie Tung are joined by C...
In this episode of Digital Humans, hosts Georg Seiler and Jessie Tung are joined by Lloyd Dean, a Global Learning and Development leader at Axa XL, to discuss the profound impact of small actions in shaping positive work cultures. Drawing on his extensive experience in leadership and learning, Lloyd emphasizes how even minor, thoughtful initiatives can drive big change within organizations. He shares his approach to creating s...
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Excerpt from the best-selling book that inspired this podcast, ‘Digital Humans - Thriving in an Online World,’ by authors Paul Ashcroft & Garrick Jones - “A new digital model is emerging that significantly shifts the way change is delivered across large, global, networked groups of people. For digitally enabled organizations, transformation is about building capability internally and lining up the right digital tools to e...
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Excerpt from the best-selling book that inspired this podcast, ‘Digital Humans - Thriving in an Online World,’ by authors Paul Ashcroft & Garrick Jones “To transform our societies, cultures, and organizations, we need to create meaningful alternatives for ourselves as digital humans. This will require a vision inspiring enough to make individuals truly want to see it realized and motivating enough for them to want to be...
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Excerpt from the best-selling book that inspired this podcast, ‘Digital Humans - Thriving in an Online World,’ by authors Paul Ashcroft & Garrick Jones - “So the future will most likely be determined by the way we choose to combine the capabilities of machines and humans. In some circles this is referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” taken from the chapter, ‘Living in a Changing World.’

In this e...
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Excerpt from the best-selling book that inspired this podcast, ‘Digital Humans - Thriving in an Online World,’ by authors Paul Ashcroft & Garrick Jones – “Building beautiful things at each stage of the development promotes trust between groups who may be working across time and distance. The unspoken quality and attention to detail transmits across the barriers of culture, language, time, and geography and propels pr...
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Excerpt from the best-selling book that inspired this podcast, ‘Digital Humans - 
Thriving in an Online World,’ by authors Paul Ashcroft & Garrick Jones – “We now need to think of our working environments as a continuous blend of the physical and virtual. Digital humans need to be able to move seamlessly between the two”, from the chapter ‘Theatres at Work’.

In this episode of Digital Humans, hosts Geor...
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“We explore how the widespread access to digital knowledge in all its forms has fundamentally shifted our organisations and our lives. We reveal what we mean by the digital spine and why it is fundamental for our digital reality. Our worlds have become complex labyrinths of knowledge and how knowledge informs decision making. We also discuss why quality decision making for large groups is difficult, especially when working in...
"This chapter is about the future of learning and why digital humans need to commit to continuous learning as a life skill. We ask how organizations can deliver highly personalized, highly effective learning at a huge scale, using the opportunities presented by digital and why this underpins our future digital lives." 
- Ashcroft, P., & Jones, G. (2022). Digital Humans: Thriving in an Online World.

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What now in digital transformation?

Join Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones in a fascinating conversation on digital transformation with Reinier van den Biggelaar, managing partner of BastaGroup and Director Data Science & AI at ORTEC. 

How can organizations adapt, change, grow and thrive in the digital age? How do microservices and APIs change how we think about software ecosystems? How is an abundance of d...
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“Embracing the unknown with excitement, I think is what that makes life worth living”, Alper Utku. 

Join Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones in a fascinating conversation on the transformation and future of education with Alper Utku, educational entrepreneur, and lead of the European Leadership University. 

What are the big trends emerging in education? How can education be made affordable and flex...
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What Now in Innovation? The new ‘What now’ Ludic Insights episode is out now, with Larry Keeley, Innovation Scientist and Futurist! 

What are the big trends?  What has emerged from the pandemic that we should pay attention to going forward? What are the opportunities for global innovation? How are people adapting to change? Can we be less fearful and more curious? 

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What Now in Design Thinking? The new ‘What now’ Ludic Insights episode is out now, with Paul Ashcroft & Garrick Jones in conversation with Danny Seals, expert In Design Thinking and Experience Design across Employee Experience and Innovation. 

How can design thinking help us be more curious, enable us to solve challenges and create innovative experiences and products? How is design connected to culture and ...
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What Now in Learning? The new ‘What now’ Ludic Insights episode is out now, with Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones in conversation with Learning Expert David Perring, Director of Research at Fosway Group - Europe's #1 HR Industry Analysts. 

What’s changed in the past 12 months? What is next for Digital Learning? Have we embraced the new reality? What now for digital learning, hybrid learning and high performing t...
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What Now?! The New Ludic Insights Podcast Series is out now with a welcome episode from the hosts, Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones, Ludic Co-Founders and Partners and bestselling Co-Authors of ‘ALIVE- Digital Humans and Their Organisations’ and ‘The Curious Advantage!

 “What now” on the current and future trends! “What now” on the huge pivot after the global pandemic! “What now” following the impact of digital ...
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Stephen Caldwell from Impress the Examiner, joins Garrick Jones & Paul Ashcroft to discuss state of the art learning in the digital world. 

Impress the Examiner is helping young people achieve phenomenal results in the exams, putting them through high performance experiences to prepare, supported by a great faculty network and expert practitioners for English, Maths and Science. How do you teach children to be the...
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Sybille Chrissoveloni & Vikki Stewart from DDB Worldwide, one of the world's largest and most influential advertising and marketing networks, join Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones to explore what is takes to connect to Digital Humans. 
 
How do you bring the global brand idea to life in different cultures, languages and markets in a digital world? What does it mean to connect with digital humans? How d...
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Dina Dommett, Dean of Faculty, Hult Ashridge Executive Education joins Garrick Jones and Paul Ashcroft to talk about the importance of digital in the field and the future. Why is it important to Digitise Executive Education? What is the cornerstone of executive programmes today? Digital means easier access, personalisation, scale, speed. How critical is personalisation in learning journeys? How can we best achieve this? What d...
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