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What does it mean to be human in an AI world?

Saviesa is an independent European think and do tank exploring how leadership, education and institutions can preserve human judgment, responsibility and meaning in an age shaped by artificial intelligence.

Saviesa focuses on the human capacities institutions must preserve as intelligent systems become part of everyday life.

We work selectively with organisations across leadership, education and institutional life through research, dialogue, publications and strategic inquiry.

Saviesa Programme of Work

Saviesa begins from a simple but demanding question: what does it mean to be human in the age of artificial intelligence?

The programme of work translates this question into three connected strands. Each one operates in a different domain, yet all are concerned with the same task. To ensure that as AI systems become more capable, human judgment, imagination and responsibility remain present.

AI and Education

Artificial intelligence is changing not only how we work, but how human beings learn, think, relate and develop.
Education is therefore facing deeper questions than technological adoption alone.
What should children and young people still learn when information, fluency and assistance are increasingly available on demand?
What happens to attention, judgment, creativity and independent thought when intelligent systems become part of everyday life?
What forms of human capability become more important, not less, as artificial intelligence advances?
At Saviesa, we are interested not simply in how education adapts to artificial intelligence, but in what kind of human beings educational systems are helping to form.
Our work explores the relationship between technology, learning, leadership and human development across schools, universities, institutions and public life.

This includes questions of:

              • human capability and judgment
              • children and technological culture
              • creativity and attention
              • leadership and learning
              • institutional responsibility
              • the relationship between education and democracy
              • what remains distinctly human in an AI-shaped world

We work with educators, institutions and organisations seeking thoughtful engagement with the human implications of artificial intelligence.

Perspectives

Perspectives is Saviesa’s publication exploring what it means to remain human in an age shaped by artificial intelligence.
As intelligent systems become increasingly embedded within education, leadership, institutions and everyday life, many of the most important human questions risk receiving less attention, not more.

What happens to judgment when intelligence becomes widely accessible?

What forms of knowledge, responsibility and human capability become more important as technological systems grow more powerful?

How do we preserve attention, creativity, trust and meaningful human participation in societies shaped by intelligent technologies?
Perspectives brings together thinkers, educators, leaders, researchers, writers and practitioners from different disciplines and experiences who are engaging seriously with these questions.
The publication is not concerned with technological hype or prediction alone, but with the deeper human, cultural and institutional implications of living in an AI-shaped world.
Published twice yearly, Perspectives creates space for thoughtful reflection across leadership, education, culture, institutions and public life.


The first issue will be published in June 2026 and will be available on demand.
For inquiries and requests, please contact tihana@saviesa.io.
It includes essays, interviews, reflections and conversations exploring the conditions under which human beings and societies continue to think, learn, lead and act responsibly during a period of profound technological change.

The Leadership Renaissance

The Leadership Renaissance is a global inquiry into leadership and authenticity in an AI world.
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded within institutions and everyday life, the project explores how leadership is changing and what forms of human capability remain essential under conditions of technological acceleration.
The inquiry brings together a global survey alongside in-depth interviews with 100 women across more than 30 countries working across leadership, business, education, policy, culture and public life.

Through these conversations, The Leadership Renaissance examines questions of:

              • judgment and responsibility
              • authenticity and authority
              • leadership under pressure
              • trust and institutional culture
              • visibility and power
              • courage, integrity and human capability in technologically shaped environments

The project explores not only how leadership is changing, but what institutions continue to require from human beings when intelligence, performance and authority can increasingly be simulated.
The Leadership Renaissance forms part of Saviesa’s wider inquiry into what it means to remain human in an AI-shaped world.
Learn more at https://www.leadershiprenaissance.org
If you would like to be involved, please contact tihana@saviesa.io.

International board

Saviesa Advisory Group

Dr Carla Bonina

Dr Carla Bonina

Associate Professor, University of Surrey Exploring the relationship between technology, institutions and human-centred AI.
Dr Vicky Charisi

Dr Vicky Charisi

Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Exploring child development, human flourishing and AI systems
Tom Krajačić

Tom Krajačić

Founder and Creative Director, Kofein Exploring identity, meaning and the relationship between brands and culture
Dr Shirah Z. Mansaray

Dr Shirah Z. Mansaray

Solicitor-Advocate and Managing Partner, Themis Crown Advocates Working across governance, leadership and social justice
Filip Macukić

Filip Macukić

Founder, Mediartem AI Working at the intersection of AI, human agency and organisational learning
Edmund Monk

Edmund Monk

CEO and Co-Founder, Learning and Performance Institute Exploring learning, leadership and human capability in a rapidly changing world
Marko Propadalo

Marko Propadalo

Founder and Communications Strategist Working across institutional communication, public trust and strategic positioning

Saviesa Network

Dr José Ferrer Costa

Dr José Ferrer Costa

Physician and Healthcare Innovator Working across medicine, wellbeing and emerging healthcare technologies
Professor Carl Gombrich

Professor Carl Gombrich

Former Dean and founding Member, London Interdisciplinary School Exploring interdisciplinary education, expertise and the future of learning
Jennifer Barsky

Jennifer Barsky

Jennifer Barsky is the Founder and Executive Director of the Menopause Global Alliance, the first multi-stakeholder initiative dedicated to advancing…
Graham Fink

Graham Fink

Artist, Creative Director and Technologist Exploring creativity, perception and the relationship between humans and technology
Alina Gishyan

Alina Gishyan

Ceramic Artist Exploring cultural memory, craftsmanship and the relationship between art and technology
Christina Ioannidis

Christina Ioannidis

Chief Engagement Officer, Aquitude Working across engagement, psychology and emerging technologies
Devi Kolli

Devi Kolli

Co-Founder and CEO, i3 Simulation Working across healthcare, simulation and immersive technologies
Maccs Pescatore

Maccs Pescatore

Strategic Advisor and Non-Executive Director Working across leadership, finance and organisational development
Dominic Regester

Dominic Regester

Director of Education, Salzburg Global Seminar Working across education transformation, leadership and human development
Dr Dimitrios Salampasis

Dr Dimitrios Salampasis

FinTech Capability Lead and Senior Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology Working across emerging technologies, digital economy and global innovation
Consuelo Palma

Consuelo Palma

Artist and Designer Working across ceramics, mixed media and contemporary visual expression
Matija Vučković

Matija Vučković

Founder and Partner, Game Changer Working across digital culture, technology and human-centred innovation
Tarja Stephens

Tarja Stephens

Founder, Leaders of the Future Working across leadership, human capability and AI transformation
Marine Tanguy

Marine Tanguy

Founder and CEO, MTArt Agency Working across art, visual culture and the relationship between creativity and public life
Dr Josip Zanki

Dr Josip Zanki

Visual Artist, Anthropologist and Professor Working across contemporary art, cultural anthropology and visual culture

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