Voices of Emergence

In this episode, we sit down with futurist and visionary Lisanne Buik, founder of the Gracious AI philosophy. Lisanne shares her journey from tech entrepreneurship and burnout to receiving a transformative vision that reshaped her approach to technology. 

Together, we explore:
  • What it means to design technology with grace rather than control
  • How feminine and masculine energies can balance in leadership and innovation
  • The role of archetypes from nature—like fungi, water, and pollinators—in shaping our future stories
  • Why agency, discipline, and embodied practices matter in our relationship with AI
  • How storytelling and somatic intelligence can help us navigate between dystopian and regenerative futures
This conversation invites us to rethink not only how we use AI, but how we embody the values that guide it. Will we build technologies that deplete, or ones that regenerate? The choice is ours—and it begins now.

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Track: Journey Live 5 
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Creators and Guests

Host
Alex de Carvalho
Alex is a bridge-builder exploring how inner transformation and mythic intelligence shape outer change. He draws on a background in corporate leadership, ritual practice, and depth psychology to hold soulful, system-aware conversations for a new era.
Host
Rudy De Waele
Rudy is a futurist, regenerative leadership guide, and ecosystem weaver with over two decades of experience at the intersection of technology, consciousness, and systems change. He co-founded Unconditional Men and RegenerateX, and brings deep presence and visionary clarity to the Voices of Emergence podcast.
Guest
Lisanne Buik
My mission is to inspire & enable leaders, investors, organizations and governments to lead AI with grace, to accelerate the path to a regenerative future.

What is Voices of Emergence?

Voices of Emergence is a podcast about what’s coming alive in a time between worlds. Hosted by Alex and Rudy, we hold mythic, soulful conversations with visionaries, culture-makers, and edge-walkers who are sensing into the future. From regenerative leadership to inner transformation, we explore how personal and collective emergence shape a more beautiful world—one honest, embodied conversation at a time.