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Colin Savage

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Chief Change Officer
#83 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Three

That we made up this morning, figured out what the piece was for me, which is, I believe now, and you've given me the term, human intelligence and artificial intelligence will create authentic, enhanced knowledge and value. So I've been in search, trying to figure out a way to pair the two together.

Chief Change Officer
#83 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Three

That we made up this morning, figured out what the piece was for me, which is, I believe now, and you've given me the term, human intelligence and artificial intelligence will create authentic, enhanced knowledge and value. So I've been in search, trying to figure out a way to pair the two together.

Chief Change Officer
#83 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Three

And the reality is that now what we're able to do, if we can take the human, we can take the artificial and supplement it. We're creating, we're maintaining the authenticity. We're enhancing the knowledge and all together we're growing the value. So it's not going to be one or the other. They're only providing half of the potential value that we could deliver here.

Chief Change Officer
#83 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Three

And the reality is that now what we're able to do, if we can take the human, we can take the artificial and supplement it. We're creating, we're maintaining the authenticity. We're enhancing the knowledge and all together we're growing the value. So it's not going to be one or the other. They're only providing half of the potential value that we could deliver here.

Chief Change Officer
#83 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Three

That's what I'm trying to do when I talk to people for introducing AI tools into their business. So your point is more about what is it, what, not just the problem you're trying to overcome, but what are the extension you're trying to create? Where are you trying to attend? We have great people. You have great people in your company. How do you make them better at what they can do with it?

Chief Change Officer
#83 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Three

That's what I'm trying to do when I talk to people for introducing AI tools into their business. So your point is more about what is it, what, not just the problem you're trying to overcome, but what are the extension you're trying to create? Where are you trying to attend? We have great people. You have great people in your company. How do you make them better at what they can do with it?

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

One example is going to be a bit of a surprise to people because they will have read, potentially, how traditional this country is. And this is Japan. So I lived in Japan, as I mentioned, for quite a long time. And with a job in a flight insurance company, we're in Japan. Brazil, we're seeing something that's a bit unique. In Japan, one of the largest minorities and they are people who

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

One example is going to be a bit of a surprise to people because they will have read, potentially, how traditional this country is. And this is Japan. So I lived in Japan, as I mentioned, for quite a long time. And with a job in a flight insurance company, we're in Japan. Brazil, we're seeing something that's a bit unique. In Japan, one of the largest minorities and they are people who

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

travel to Japan as youth. They have access to visas and other things, and they start their working life in Japan. So they're actually indoctrinated. They learn working culture from being in Japanese companies, a lot of them, and otherwise. They learn things like, hey, life insurance is important. You need to have it. The discussion went, how are we going to go build this business idea? And

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

travel to Japan as youth. They have access to visas and other things, and they start their working life in Japan. So they're actually indoctrinated. They learn working culture from being in Japanese companies, a lot of them, and otherwise. They learn things like, hey, life insurance is important. You need to have it. The discussion went, how are we going to go build this business idea? And

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

What came about was I learned that change, individual, team, and otherwise, comes from doing a lot of promotion. So Japan is a lot about individual conversations to get support or get direction. Big organizations are great at providing that direction, but often indirectly. You have to be acute to the change. So, hey, why don't we consider this? Why don't we do that?

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

What came about was I learned that change, individual, team, and otherwise, comes from doing a lot of promotion. So Japan is a lot about individual conversations to get support or get direction. Big organizations are great at providing that direction, but often indirectly. You have to be acute to the change. So, hey, why don't we consider this? Why don't we do that?

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

But also, it's measured and it's planned change. You can't just come up with an idea and throw it at people and get them to say yes or no. You've got to research your idea. This is the market size. These are the people. Look, they would buy. This is how it would benefit them if they stayed where they are or then when they moved back. This is how we could think.

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

But also, it's measured and it's planned change. You can't just come up with an idea and throw it at people and get them to say yes or no. You've got to research your idea. This is the market size. These are the people. Look, they would buy. This is how it would benefit them if they stayed where they are or then when they moved back. This is how we could think.

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

a dovetail or a pipeline into getting new people in a new market we might make. So it took a lot of time, but I was very surprised and very proud that we actually managed to get this kind of a lead. We, I got support from lovely people within the organization. They provided their time to me. We moved ahead. It took two years, but the change did happen.

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

a dovetail or a pipeline into getting new people in a new market we might make. So it took a lot of time, but I was very surprised and very proud that we actually managed to get this kind of a lead. We, I got support from lovely people within the organization. They provided their time to me. We moved ahead. It took two years, but the change did happen.

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

And it was actually a real shining example of just because you think a culture and a group of people are traditional in their practices, doesn't mean they're averse to change. You just need to be, from that change addict thing we were talking about, Not willy-nilly, not, hey, let's just do it for the sake of doing it.

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

And it was actually a real shining example of just because you think a culture and a group of people are traditional in their practices, doesn't mean they're averse to change. You just need to be, from that change addict thing we were talking about, Not willy-nilly, not, hey, let's just do it for the sake of doing it.

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

Be measured, be strategic, be researched in what you want to change, and then find the kind and supportive voices. And if you find enough of them, you'll get groundswell and you'll be able to do it. If you don't, maybe your idea really isn't that great. Maybe you need to go back to the drawing board.

Chief Change Officer
#82 Colin Savage: A Change Addict’s Quest Across Borders—From Canada to Japan and Beyond — Part Two

Be measured, be strategic, be researched in what you want to change, and then find the kind and supportive voices. And if you find enough of them, you'll get groundswell and you'll be able to do it. If you don't, maybe your idea really isn't that great. Maybe you need to go back to the drawing board.