17/04/2026
A fish was sick. Struggling to swim. He asked his master what to do to the fish?
His master replied: “You don’t treat the fish. You treat the water.”
Maverick Foo shared this story in today’s webinar.
Because every organisation right now is trying to treat the fish. And that matters. Retraining employees. Running AI workshops. Adding “AI-savvy” to job descriptions. Measuring productivity output. Checking boxes. That work is necessary.
But it’s not enough if nobody is asking the harder question: what kind of water are we creating?
That was the heart of what we unpacked at The AI Anxiety Gap: Navigating Identity in the Age of AI today. And it was one of the most honest, human conversations we’ve had on a stage in a long time.
Here’s what we walked away with:
🧠 AI disruption isn’t a skills problem. It’s an identity crisis, and treating it like a training gap will cost you your best people.
🔍 The organisational gap is real. The speed at which AI is being adopted and the speed at which people are being supported through it are not the same speed. Not even close.
💡 Resilience isn’t about adapting to AI. It’s about knowing what makes you irreplaceable, and having a workplace that reminds you of that, not one that quietly erodes it.
To everyone who joined us live today, thank you for showing up and being part of a room that was willing to go there.
And to Maverick Foo, Ts Dr Manju Appathurai, Jonathan Tan, Calvin Ong, and Dr John Pinto, PhD thank you for bringing your whole selves to this panel.
And if today’s conversation left you wanting more, stay tuned. Our next webinar is coming, and we’re not done having the conversations that need to be had.
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