Wired for Change

Amy Yee

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

    2H AGO

    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
  2. 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
  3. Canada Under Pressure: Navigating the Hybrid Threat Landscape

    12/16/2025

    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
  4. Small Hospital, Big Impact: Inside Kemptville District Hospital

    12/09/2025

    Small Hospital, Big Impact: Inside Kemptville District Hospital

    What does it take for a small hospital to deliver big results? In this special Wired for Change episode, host Amy Yee sits down with the senior leadership team of Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) — Frank Vassallo (CEO), Katie Hogue (VP Nursing & Clinical, and Chief Nursing Executive), and Brittany Rivard (CFO & VP Operations) — for a rare inside look at how a 40-bed community hospital is reshaping care in one of Ontario’s fastest-growing regions. Together, they explore how KDH blends compassionate patient care with innovative partnerships, strong culture, and system-level collaboration. From powerful patient stories to the realities of rural hospital funding, the team shares how they keep care close to home while navigating rising complexity and demand. This episode shines a light on the people, processes, and leadership practices that allow a small hospital to punch far above its weight — and offers insights for anyone working to strengthen community-based care. In this conversation: The realities and opportunities of rural healthcare How culture, psychological safety, and frontline leadership drive performance Patient stories that reveal the heart of KDH Partnerships that expand access and capacity The importance of “care closer to home” in a growing region Why systems thinking is essential for healthcare transformation A thoughtful, human-centred episode about leadership, resilience, and the future of community care. Find out more about Kemptville District Hospital: https://www.kdh.on.ca/Wired for Change: https://www.wired-for-change.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wired-for-change-podcast/Amy Yee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyyee/

    2h 2m
  5. The Cavalry is Us: How Cyber Leaders are Rewriting the Future

    11/25/2025

    The Cavalry is Us: How Cyber Leaders are Rewriting the Future

    Episode 33 — The Cavalry is Us: How Cyber Leaders are Rewriting the Future Recorded live at BSides Ottawa 2025, this episode brings together leaders from across Canada’s cybersecurity, policy, and critical infrastructure communities to explore a message that resonated throughout the conference:The cavalry isn’t coming. The cavalry is us. Host Amy Yee speaks with keynote speakers, policy advocates, engineers, researchers, and organizers who are helping shape Canada’s digital resilience. Through candid conversations, they unpack: Why Canada struggles with cohesion in cyber defence How policy and legislation shape national readiness The real fragility of critical infrastructure The widening gap between retiring experts and new talent The power of grassroots communities like BSides Why cyber practitioners must help inform public policy How trust, mentorship, and collaboration strengthen resilience Whether you work in cybersecurity, public policy, critical infrastructure, defence, or digital leadership, this episode offers grounded insight into what it takes to build a stronger and more resilient Canada. Featuring (In order of appearance): George Al-Koura, CD — CISO @ ruby | Principal Advisor @ Ceiba Law | Co-Host @ BKBT Podcast | Canadian CISO of the Year (2025) David Shipley — CEO & Field CISO, Beauceron Security James Troutman — Co-Founder & Director, NNENIX IXP | Chief of Staff, Skytalks Cheryl Biswas — Cybersecurity Analyst & Researcher | Speaker | Mentor Katie Noble — Organizer, Hackers on the Hill (Washington, DC) Julien Richard — Canadian organizer, Policy Village & Hackers on the Hill

    48 min

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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.