AI is changing the work of software teams, but Salima Bhimani argues that the bigger question is not only what AI can automate. In this BONUS episode, Salima shares what she learned inside Alphabet’s moonshot ecosystem, why breakthrough ideas may be hiding in plain sight, and how more people can become moonshot makers when technology meets lived intelligence.
To know more about her work, check out her latest book, Invent Now: The Next Leap in Moonshots and her website.
Invention Starts in Real-World Constraints
“Invention is something that is always happening in relationship to something that’s in the world.”
Salima traces her view of invention back to a family history of migration, adaptation, and rebuilding under constraints. Her roots go from India to East Africa, where her family had to learn new languages, new land, and new ways to survive. That experience shaped a practical view of innovation: invention is not only the work of a lone genius in a lab. It often starts in friction, necessity, and the daily encounter between people and the systems around them.
We May Be Thinking Too Small About Innovation
“We’ve actually shrunk our ability to see what’s out there in the world by limiting who’s in the room.” Continue reading BONUS: Why AI Needs More Than Silicon Valley Moonshots With Salima Bhimani
