Georgina Vertongen
Working in large enterprises for over twenty years, as a female in technology, with primarily male colleagues, I have a particular passion for considering the social cohesion and communication style differences in the work place. Tech driven. People centered.
Abstract What if we could have consistently productive technical conversations, with a competent and supportive colleague who was unbiased and helpful. A colleague who was a thought partner, to help you translate your natural thinking style into formats that land with your audience, refine approaches to stay productive for your managers, and you never had to concern yourself with considering whether this partnership may create social friction. I've spent my career navigating and negotiating the foibles of being a female in tech, a neurodivergent female in tech. I've recently discovered that AI tools offer something unexpected: a collaboration space free from the social friction, and subconscious biases of the office. And devoid of opportunities to commit career limiting social faux pas. This talk shares some practical tips, techniques and insights into using AI as a thinking partner. Particularly valuable for detail orientated minds, working in environments that require high level summaries. What do these phrases Top Down and Bottom Up thinking mean anyway? And how we can do both? I'll take you though an approach to wrangle "stream of consciousness" detailed thinking into structured outputs. Helping to bridge the gap between bottom up detailed thinking styles, and the top-down strategic communications that we're often asked to produce before the thinking is done. All in a way that supports different audiences, and won't create social friction. This isn't about using agentic AI to improve coded outputs, productivity or AI coding weekend projects. No coding, no apps. This isn't about using AI to replace human collaboration, human insights, human ingenuity or human relationships. It's about having a tool that let's you think authentically, in your natural style, in a socially neutral way and translate it into effective outputs. I'll cover why AI conversations can be refreshingly different from typical interactions. A practical workflow for detailed orientated thinkers to skeleton outlines and polished outputs. How to use "bracketed thinking" to increase your clarity. How to ensure that you've got the top down world covered. Whether you are neurodivergent detailed orientated yourself, or simply someone whose thinking style doesn't always match what is expected, this session offers some actionable techniques to be authentic, and leverage AI as a consistently supportive, unbiased and all round awesome colleague. Come learn how to leverage AI as the colleague who helps you show your best work, your way. Target Audience: All levels, particularly valuable for neurodivergent professionals who think better in details.