Stiv Sterjo

About Me

I help organizations turn AI, data, and emerging technologies into real strategic and operational advantage, while also exploring what these technologies mean for people, culture, identity, and the future of human potential.

My work combines executive leadership, technical expertise, innovation strategy, human-centered transformation, and philosophical reflection. I move between the strategic and technical layers, from shaping AI adoption and digital transformation roadmaps to understanding the systems behind them: data platforms, APIs, automation, cloud infrastructure, analytics, product architecture, and scalable digital services.

At the same time, my perspective goes beyond systems, tools, and business outcomes.

I am deeply interested in human behavior, consciousness, emotional growth, spirituality, creativity, and the deeper questions behind progress. I see technology not only as infrastructure, but as a mirror. It reveals how we make decisions, how we organize society, how we define value, and how ready we are to evolve.

I have worked across global technology, public-sector innovation, digital transformation, and entrepreneurial projects, helping leaders make sense of complexity and turn bold ideas into practical execution.

What makes my approach different is the combination of vision, implementation, and inner perspective. I do not look at technology only as a tool. I look at the full system around it: the people, workflows, data, risks, governance, culture, business value, and human meaning needed to make transformation succeed.

I bring a “No Bullshit” approach to this work: no beating around the bush, no superficial work just to get things done, and no polished language hiding weak thinking. I care about moving efficiently, thinking clearly, and creating work that has quality, depth, and long-lasting impact.

I also do not believe in transformation theater. I am not interested in strategies that sound impressive but never change anything, workshops that create energy for one afternoon, or technology projects that look good on slides but fail in real life. The work has to be useful, honest, and built to last.

At the center of my work is one belief:

Technology should not replace human judgment. It should strengthen it.

And beyond that, it should help us become more conscious of who we are, what we are building, and why it matters.

What I Bring

• Executive thought leadership, shaping and communicating ideas on AI, innovation, digital transformation, human-AI collaboration, and the future of work through speaking, writing, research, and book authorship.

• AI and Generative AI adoption, from use-case design and governance to implementation models, organizational readiness, enterprise integration, and responsible adoption.

• Digital transformation expertise, connecting business goals with technical systems, operating models, cultural change, and measurable outcomes.

• Technical fluency, including data platforms, APIs, cloud infrastructure, automation, analytics, AI tools, software architecture, and digital product development.

• Innovation strategy, helping organizations identify opportunities, build capabilities, and move from experimentation to scalable impact.

• Public-sector modernization experience, with a focus on AI readiness, institutional innovation, human-centered services, and better digital governance.

• Product and platform thinking, combining user experience, data architecture, automation logic, service design, and scalable digital systems.

• Human-centered transformation, helping teams adopt new technologies with trust, clarity, confidence, and a stronger sense of purpose.

• Philosophical and future-oriented perspective, exploring how technology changes human identity, work, creativity, society, and our relationship with meaning.

• Personal growth and spiritual curiosity, bringing attention to the inner side of transformation: awareness, resilience, intuition, emotional intelligence, and conscious evolution.

My Focus Today

Today, I focus on helping organizations, leaders, and individuals navigate the next phase of technological change with clarity, confidence, purpose, and humanity.

My work is especially focused on AI strategy, human-AI collaboration, future-of-work transformation, innovation systems, digital platforms, responsible technology adoption, and the human side of change.

But my broader interest is the transformation happening beneath the surface:

• How do we stay grounded while everything accelerates?

• How do we use technology without losing our judgment, creativity, and emotional depth?

• How do organizations become not only more efficient, but more adaptive, conscious, and alive?

• How do we grow in a world where intelligence, work, identity, and meaning are being redefined?

I am drawn to projects where technology is not just used to make things faster, but to help people and organizations become smarter, more creative, more adaptive, more self-aware, and more future-ready.

I do not believe life is about taking everything, or ourselves, too seriously. Life is also about going with the flow, playing your part, staying open, and understanding that not everything meaningful needs to be forced.

For me, the future is not only technical.

It is human, spiritual, emotional, organizational, and deeply personal.