In this episode, we meet David Ko — Founder of Humantyze, a Hong Kong–based leadership advisory helping senior executives across Asia lead with clarity in the AI era, drawing on more than two decades guiding regional leaders through crisis, communications, and transformation.
00:00 Why This Conversation Matters
01:44 Meet David and Humantyze
03:27 Leaders Quiet AI Anxiety
06:06 Beyond Cost Cutting With AI
12:51 Power Shift Asking Questions
15:09 Future Work Human Agent Teams
18:03 Creators Entrepreneurship and Distribution
25:56 Inspire | Challenge | Disrupt
web | Creativeldrs.com
In | Gianluca Cinquepalmi
Books
The Art of Creative Leadership
Playbooks
Play: Time Bending → Go from Anxiety to Control. Stop Reacting. Start Owning Your Schedule. Reclaim 10–20% of your week and protect deep creative work.
Play: Effective Decisions → De-risk Decisions. Build Confidence. Cut through complexity and move from hesitation to action.
Play: Messy Problems → Turn Ideas in Competitive Advantage. Reframe challenges and spark ideas that drive innovation.
Play: Toxic Managers → Manage Better. Stop Alienating. Start Empowering. No one Plans to be toxic. Until they are.
Play: Agentic Leadership → Lead Confidently. Build a super Hybrid Future Team. Everyone is talking about AI. Almost nobody is talking about who should lead it.
