Alexandra Samuel, Ph.D.

Produced by Antica Productions for TVO Podcasts.

When technology journalist Alexandra Samuel found herself at a crossroads in life and work, she turned to—what else?—technology for answers. What started as a simple exercise in building an AI coach became something much more: a profound personal exploration that changed Alex’s understanding of AI, work, and life itself.

Me+Viv tells that story through the surprisingly human relationship between Alex and her custom AI assistant… Show more

Produced by Antica Productions for TVO Podcasts.

When technology journalist Alexandra Samuel found herself at a crossroads in life and work, she turned to—what else?—technology for answers. What started as a simple exercise in building an AI coach became something much more: a profound personal exploration that changed Alex’s understanding of AI, work, and life itself.

Me+Viv tells that story through the surprisingly human relationship between Alex and her custom AI assistant, Viv—equal parts coach, collaborator, and imaginary friend. From expert interviews to ebullient showtunes, Me + Viv provides a new understanding of what it means to be human in the age of AI. Show less

I write about the digital workplace for the Wall Street Journal, focusing on the strategies managers and professionals can use to make the most of remote and hybrid work. My features regularly land on the cover of the paper's sections on Small Business, Leadership or other special reports, and drive extensive social media mentions and discussion. I'm also a member of the Journal's Experts panel, to which I contribute occasional blog posts. See http://alexlov.es/wsj for a list of my Journal… Show more

I write about the digital workplace for the Wall Street Journal, focusing on the strategies managers and professionals can use to make the most of remote and hybrid work. My features regularly land on the cover of the paper's sections on Small Business, Leadership or other special reports, and drive extensive social media mentions and discussion. I'm also a member of the Journal's Experts panel, to which I contribute occasional blog posts. See http://alexlov.es/wsj for a list of my Journal stories. Show less

I regularly contribute articles to HBR's digital and print editions, covering topics like the sharing economy, digital marketing and online productivity. My stories include many of HBR's most-tweeted posts and several that have generated international media attention.

When we use AI in ways that cultivate our capacity for connection, it helps us work better together—as well as unleash new levels of creativity in our solo work. My keynotes and workshops help audiences get past AI overwhelm, and catch my contagious enthusiasm...without blowing past the very real challenges that arise when we work side-by-side with AI. For details see https://alexlov.es/lavin

For more than fifteen years, Social Signal has made a difference to organizations, communities and the social web. Founded in 2005, we built the first generation of social websites and social media presences for clients like Vancity, TechSoup and MEC.

Today, we support people and organizations so they can succeed in the digital world we helped to create. Our work sits at the intersection of AI, data science and communications: We develop the data-driven insights that help your… Show more

For more than fifteen years, Social Signal has made a difference to organizations, communities and the social web. Founded in 2005, we built the first generation of social websites and social media presences for clients like Vancity, TechSoup and MEC.

Today, we support people and organizations so they can succeed in the digital world we helped to create. Our work sits at the intersection of AI, data science and communications: We develop the data-driven insights that help your organization work more effectively—and then tell the story of that success. Show less

I write a column on the key psychological, social, and practical challenges of migrating to an AI-enabled online world, drawing on the scholarship in the JSTOR archives. For links to all my JSTOR columns, visit http://alexlov.es/jstor

Remote, Inc. gives you the strategies and tools you need to make remote work a valuable part of your working life. Find out how the most successful remote workers thrive by protecting work-life balance, reducing information overload, making time for focused work, keeping meetings focused and effective, and learning to think like a "business of one".

As a recurring columnist on the CBC’s province-wide phone-in show, we discussed topics like over-sharing on social media, how to unplug on vacation and which apps to download next.

I worked with Vision Critical's marketing and product teams to drive our social media marketing strategy and to find new ways of extracting customer insights from the combination of community panels and social media monitoring.

The Social + Interactive Media Centre is an applied research centre in the field of digital art and design. My work at the Centre helped BC tech companies like Paperny Films, Mozilla and Affinity Bridge leverage the creative thinking, technical and design talents of Emily Carr faculty and students, partly through my own research efforts in the areas of digital creativity, social media and technology adoption.

While completing my Ph.D. I also worked as an independent consultant, writer and researcher specializing in e-democracy and online engagement. I help governments, non-profits and companies use the Internet and other digital technologies as a way of mobilizing stakeholders, members, employees or the general public; as a tool for internal and inter-organizational collaboration; and as a way of engaging these groups in community decision-making.

Created and taught "The Internet and Politics" (3rd year course)

Research Director for Governance in the Digital Economy, an international research program I co-created with Don Tapscott

Special Assistant to Premier Bob Rae