Why No one Wants These Jobs - And What AI Might Be Getting Wrong
Wed Feb 04 2026
🧠🌍 The Decision to Build Smarter: How AI Can Reduce Chaos, Carbon & Cognitive LoadWhat if the hardest decision of your life became the catalyst for improving millions of others?In this episode of Decisions That Count, Dr. Shawn Watson and Michelle O’Brien sit down with Richard Savoie, third-time founder and CEO of Adiona, to explore how decision fatigue, cognitive overload, and emotional strain don’t just affect individuals - they quietly shape entire systems, industries, and workforces.From global logistics and labour shortages to AI ethics and sustainability, this conversation sits at the intersection of neuroscience, leadership, technology, and human impact - asking a vital question:How do we optimise for efficiency without losing the humans inside the system?🎯 Key Takeaways • Why emotion plays a bigger role in decision-making than we think • How decision fatigue shows up at a systems level, not just a personal one • What digital twins are - and how they improve decision quality • How AI can reduce cognitive load, not replace human judgment • The “triple win” of profit, planet, and people • Why labour shortages are a design problem, not just a hiring problem⏱️ Chapters00:00 – Introduction 02:55 – Why decisions are driven by emotion06:02 – From medical devices to logistics optimisation08:48 – Designing AI for the human experience12:01 – What digital twins really are15:01 – Quality of life, cognitive load & AI17:48 – The triple win: profit, planet, people20:55 – The future of logistics & automation23:50 – Why human context matters in AI26:56 – Guardrails for ethical AI implementation30:00 – Personal insights on decision overload32:58 – Final thoughts: building better systems👤 About the GuestRichard Savoie is a third-time founder and the Founding CEO of Adiona, a decision-optimisation platform helping global logistics organisations reduce emissions, waste, and cognitive strain while improving performance and quality of life.🔗 Connect with Richard: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richsavoie/ • Adiona: https://www.adionatech.com/▶️ Make your next decision countIf this episode resonated: • 👍 Like the video • 💬 Comment with your biggest takeaway • 🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on decision-making, neuroscience, and human potential🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts📲 Follow Decisions That Count on Instagram, TikTok & LinkedIn for clips and insightsKeywords:decision fatigue, cognitive overload, decision making, future of work, labour shortage, AI and jobs, human-centred AI, leadership, neuroscience, systems thinking, sustainability, profit vs people, workforce wellbeing, digital twins, logistics optimisation
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🧠🌍 The Decision to Build Smarter: How AI Can Reduce Chaos, Carbon & Cognitive LoadWhat if the hardest decision of your life became the catalyst for improving millions of others?In this episode of Decisions That Count, Dr. Shawn Watson and Michelle O’Brien sit down with Richard Savoie, third-time founder and CEO of Adiona, to explore how decision fatigue, cognitive overload, and emotional strain don’t just affect individuals - they quietly shape entire systems, industries, and workforces.From global logistics and labour shortages to AI ethics and sustainability, this conversation sits at the intersection of neuroscience, leadership, technology, and human impact - asking a vital question:How do we optimise for efficiency without losing the humans inside the system?🎯 Key Takeaways • Why emotion plays a bigger role in decision-making than we think • How decision fatigue shows up at a systems level, not just a personal one • What digital twins are - and how they improve decision quality • How AI can reduce cognitive load, not replace human judgment • The “triple win” of profit, planet, and people • Why labour shortages are a design problem, not just a hiring problem⏱️ Chapters00:00 – Introduction 02:55 – Why decisions are driven by emotion06:02 – From medical devices to logistics optimisation08:48 – Designing AI for the human experience12:01 – What digital twins really are15:01 – Quality of life, cognitive load & AI17:48 – The triple win: profit, planet, people20:55 – The future of logistics & automation23:50 – Why human context matters in AI26:56 – Guardrails for ethical AI implementation30:00 – Personal insights on decision overload32:58 – Final thoughts: building better systems👤 About the GuestRichard Savoie is a third-time founder and the Founding CEO of Adiona, a decision-optimisation platform helping global logistics organisations reduce emissions, waste, and cognitive strain while improving performance and quality of life.🔗 Connect with Richard: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richsavoie/ • Adiona: https://www.adionatech.com/▶️ Make your next decision countIf this episode resonated: • 👍 Like the video • 💬 Comment with your biggest takeaway • 🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on decision-making, neuroscience, and human potential🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts📲 Follow Decisions That Count on Instagram, TikTok & LinkedIn for clips and insightsKeywords:decision fatigue, cognitive overload, decision making, future of work, labour shortage, AI and jobs, human-centred AI, leadership, neuroscience, systems thinking, sustainability, profit vs people, workforce wellbeing, digital twins, logistics optimisation