Wired for Change

Amy Yee
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In a world that's evolving faster than ever, the key to staying ahead lies in understanding the intricate dance between people, process and technology - and the impact they create for humans, organizations and society. This dance is critical for moving forward and yet, more than 70% of these initiatives fail. This show is meant to help leaders and teams with the many decisions and shifts that are required to drive successful innovation, transformation and change.

  1. The Visibility Illusion: When “Everything Is Green” Isn’t

    3D AGO

    The Visibility Illusion: When “Everything Is Green” Isn’t

    Modern organizations are more complex than ever. Hybrid environments. Multi-cloud expansion. Legacy systems. Third-party dependencies. AI-accelerated threats. And yet — executive dashboards and board-ready reports can suggest everything is under control. In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with Nicole Severin of Tanium to explore the growing gap between perceived visibility and operational reality in cybersecurity. This isn’t about tools being wrong.It’s about how fragmented ownership, point-in-time reporting, and siloed teams can create confidence that doesn’t always reflect the full picture. Together, they discuss: The visibility gap in modern cyber environments Why unknown and unmanaged assets create disproportionate risk The “ping-pong effect” between security and IT The cost of doing nothing How AI is accelerating both attackers and defenders Why transparency is becoming a leadership strength What aligned, real-time operations actually look like At its core, this conversation is about leadership maturity. Cyber resilience isn’t just about detection and response.It’s about shared truth.It’s about making it safe to surface blind spots.It’s about replacing noise with clarity. Because you can’t protect what you can't see. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction: The Pressure to Project Control01:10 – Complexity in Modern Cyber Environments03:20 – The Visibility Gap and Unknown Assets05:45 – Executive Reporting vs. Operational Reality08:10 – AI and the Acceleration of Risk11:10 – Breaking Silos: Cyber as a Team Sport13:40 – The “Ping-Pong” Effect Between Security and IT17:10 – The Cost of Doing Nothing20:30 – Transparency, Blind Spots, and Cultural Shift23:45 – Leadership Under Pressure26:30 – Replacing Noise with Truth29:45 – What Alignment Looks Like in Practice33:00 – From Scheduled to Continuous Operations36:30 – The Asset Count Exercise39:45 – Why Asset Visibility Is Harder Than It Sounds42:15 – Growing Into Cyber Leadership44:45 – Diversity, Empathy, and Better Outcomes48:00 – Continuous Learning and Mentorship51:30 – Building Psychological Safety in Teams55:00 – One Message for Leaders

    58 min
  2. Cyber as Collective Defence: Inside CAFCYBERCOM's Work with NATO Allies

    FEB 24

    Cyber as Collective Defence: Inside CAFCYBERCOM's Work with NATO Allies

    In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with Lieutenant Colonel Gary McQueen, NATO Section Head with Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command, to explore how Canada participates in multinational cyber defence exercises such as Locked Shields and Cyber Coalition. While many people picture military cooperation as ships at sea or aircraft flying in formation, today some of the most consequential coordination happens in the cyber domain — under intense time pressure and across more than 40 nations. These large-scale exercises simulate complex cyber incidents affecting air defence systems, power grids, hospital networks, and other critical infrastructure. But beyond the technical scenarios, they test something equally important: trust, interoperability, legal coordination, strategic decision-making, and alliance resilience. Together, Amy and Gary discuss: • What NATO cyber defence exercises actually look like in practice• How technical, legal, communications, and strategic teams work together• Why decision-making under pressure matters in cyber operations• How Canada builds capability through participation with allies• What “collective defence” means in a digitally interconnected world As cyber becomes a core domain of modern defence, preparation depends not only on technology — but on relationships, coordination, and shared learning across allied nations. Chapters 00:00 – Introduction02:05 – Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command06:40 – Locked Shields & Cyber Coalition13:10 – Simulating Real-World Cyber Incidents19:40 – Decision-Making Under Pressure26:15 – Legal, Strategic & Communications Roles32:30 – Interoperability Across Nations39:00 – Canada’s Capability Development45:00 – The Future of Collective Defence

    1h 5m
  3. Beyond Nudges: Unlocking Behavioural Science for Public Health Systems

    FEB 19

    Beyond Nudges: Unlocking Behavioural Science for Public Health Systems

    What does it really take to change behaviour — not just at the individual level, but across entire systems? In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with Pauline Kabitsis to explore how behavioural science is being applied in global public health — and why its full potential is still largely untapped. From field work with the World Food Programme in Africa to youth-focused initiatives with UNICEF in El Salvador, Pauline shares practical examples of how behavioural insights can shift outcomes in complex environments. But this conversation goes further. We explore what’s changing (and not changing) in behavioural science, where it fits inside policy and systems design, and how leaders can move beyond awareness to execution. Along the way, we connect behavioural science to user experience, governance, and the realities of public sector transformation. If you care about public health, policy innovation, human-centred design, or building systems that actually work for people — this episode is for you. 00:00 – Introduction: Why Behaviour Shapes Systems03:45 – What Is Behavioural Science (And What It Isn’t)09:10 – What’s Changing in the Field Today16:30 – Unlocking Behavioural Science in Public Health24:50 – Case Study: Work with the World Food Programme in Africa34:40 – Case Study: Supporting Youth with UNICEF in El Salvador45:20 – Systems, Policy & Human-Centred Design53:10 – Pauline’s Work Today & Where the Field Is Headed58:30 – Final Reflections: Designing for Real Change Chapters

    1h 10m
  4. How Canada Can Lead in Medical AI—Talent, Data, and Urgency

    FEB 10

    How Canada Can Lead in Medical AI—Talent, Data, and Urgency

    Canada has the potential to lead in medical AI—but leadership won’t be decided by technology alone. In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with Dr. Khaled El Emam to explore what it will really take to move medical AI from promise to practice. Drawing on real-world deployments in Canadian healthcare, they unpack why talent, data, and urgency—not hype—are now the deciding factors. This conversation covers: Where medical AI is already delivering real impact Why deployment lags behind technical capability How trust, transparency, and responsible data use enable scale What Canada risks by moving too slowly—and what it gains by acting now Grounded, pragmatic, and optimistic, this episode is about leadership, legitimacy, and why the window to act is open—but narrowing. Find out more about OMARI: https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-medicine/research-and-innovation/ottawa-medical-ai-research-institute-overview Find out more about Amy Yee: www.amyeyee.com Chapters: 00:00 – Why medical AI feels urgent right now 02:05 – AI isn’t new, but the moment has changed 04:50 – Where medical AI is already in use 07:45 – System efficiency and clinician burden 10:15 – Why healthcare innovation is hard to deploy 12:30 – Competitiveness, dependency, and local models 15:05 – Moving from analysis to action 17:40 – Data access as opportunity and constraint 20:10 – Canadian examples of AI in practice 24:05 – AI scribes and clinician sustainability 26:45 – Patient-facing tools and informed decisions 29:40 – Risks of generic AI tools 31:50 – What enables successful deployment 34:30 – Who pays for medical AI? 36:45 – Why stories and trust matter 39:10 – Public legitimacy and social license 42:00 – Talent as a competitive advantage 45:15 – Multidisciplinary leadership and optimism 48:50 – Entrepreneurship and real-world impact 53:10 – IP, innovation, and staying ahead 57:40 – Competing without the biggest budget 01:01:50 – Compute, regulation, and urgency 01:06:10 – Practical privacy and de-identification 01:11:40 – Toward national standards 01:15:30 – What’s driving optimism 01:19:00 – Closing reflections

    1h 21m
  5. Preview: Episode 38 - When Tech Stopped Being "Safe"

    SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Preview: Episode 38 - When Tech Stopped Being "Safe"

    Watch this two-minute preview of Wired For Change podcast episode 38: When Tech Stopped Being "Safe". Host Amy Yee is joined by Cate Huston, author of The Engineering Leader, for a thoughtful conversation about how engineering leadership is changing — and what that means for careers, teams, and judgment in today’s tech landscape.

    2 min
  6. When Tech Stopped Being "Safe"

    JAN 27

    When Tech Stopped Being "Safe"

    For a long time — especially in software engineering — there was an unspoken promise: if you were smart enough, fast enough, or technical enough, the rest would work itself out. That promise no longer feels reliable. In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee is joined by Cate Huston, author of The Engineering Leader, to explore what’s changed — and what engineering leadership demands now. Cate brings lived experience from across the tech landscape, including working as a software engineer at Google, leading distributed teams at Automattic, and navigating trust, privacy, and accountability at DuckDuckGo. This conversation isn’t about all tech roles equally. Many parts of the tech ecosystem — hardware, infrastructure, safety-critical systems — have long operated under different constraints. What we examine here is a pattern that emerged most strongly in software engineering, particularly in Big Tech and high-growth environments. We talk about: Why technical excellence is no longer a safety net How engineering identity shifts when “writing code” stops being the differentiator AI as a multiplier of judgment — not a replacement for it Leadership as force multiplication rather than individual output Why careers are bigger than any one job or organization This isn’t a doom-and-gloom episode. It’s a reframing — about judgment, agency, and leadership when the old assumptions no longer hold. Chapters: 00:00 – When tech stopped being “safe” 03:10 – The broken career contract in software engineering 07:20 – Identity: “I write code” vs “I build things that matter” 11:45 – From pampered engineers to scrappy reality 16:40 – Layoffs, uncertainty, and the end of the safety net 21:30 – Careers vs jobs: letting go of “up and to the right” 26:50 – AI as a multiplier (and when it backfires) 33:40 – Judgment over answers in modern leadership 39:30 – Scaling teams by scaling judgment 45:20 – Leadership without authority or abundance 52:10 – Self-management before managing others 58:45 – Feedback, growth, and readiness for responsibility 1:04:10 – Values, privacy, and real trade-offs in tech 1:10:20 – Letting go of old career beliefs 1:13:00 – Working with reality as it is

    1h 16m
  7. Patriotism Over Profit: Cyber Leadership, Judgement, and the Path Ahead

    2025-12-23

    Patriotism Over Profit: Cyber Leadership, Judgement, and the Path Ahead

    What does patriotism mean in a cyber context — and how should leaders balance mission, judgment, and profit in a rapidly changing world? In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee is joined by George Al-Koura — CISO, former Canadian Armed Forces Signals Intelligence Specialist, and co-host of Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks. This reflective conversation goes beyond tools and trends to explore cyber leadership as a values-driven practice. Amy and George discuss patriotism over profit, the real constraints leaders face, trust and intuition as decision-making skills, and how to navigate responsibility in an era shaped by AI, misinformation, and geopolitical tension. They also touch on ethical data use, entrepreneurship, and what it means to choose the path ahead — personally, professionally, and nationally. A thoughtful end-of-year episode for leaders in cybersecurity, technology, public service, and beyond.

    1h 38m
  8. Canada Under Pressure: Navigating the Hybrid Threat Landscape

    2025-12-16

    Canada Under Pressure: Navigating the Hybrid Threat Landscape

    Canada is navigating an evolving threat landscape where cyber risks, physical security, disinformation, geopolitics, and human behavior increasingly converge. In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee is joined by Lina Dabit, former Unit Commander of the RCMP Cybercrime Investigative Team and former Field Unit Commander with the Canadian Air Carrier Protective Program, for a wide-ranging conversation on trust, leadership, and resilience in a hybrid threat world. Drawing on decades of frontline and executive experience, Lina shares how security challenges have evolved — and why siloed approaches no longer work. Together, Amy and Lina explore what hybrid threats really mean in practice, how misinformation erodes trust, and why culture, instinct, and collaboration are as critical as technology. They discuss: How hybrid threats combine cyber, physical, information, and human risks Why misinformation doesn’t need to be true to be effective Lessons from global events and the road to FIFA 2026 The importance of unified command and public-private collaboration Why psychological safety and culture are essential to resilience The role communities can play in strengthening national readiness This isn’t a checklist or a playbook. It’s a clear-eyed conversation about the pressures Canada faces — and how leaders, institutions, and communities can navigate them together. Subscribe to Wired for Change for thoughtful, independent Canadian conversations on technology, leadership, security, and the systems shaping our future.

    1h 8m
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In a world that's evolving faster than ever, the key to staying ahead lies in understanding the intricate dance between people, process and technology - and the impact they create for humans, organizations and society. This dance is critical for moving forward and yet, more than 70% of these initiatives fail. This show is meant to help leaders and teams with the many decisions and shifts that are required to drive successful innovation, transformation and change.

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  • Creator
    Amy Yee
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    45
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Amy Yee
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    Wired for Change