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title: 2nd Renaissance/Christian Westerlind Wigström on Automation & Empathy
description: What does the Future of Payments automation look like? How is a Swedish expat & former House of Lords speechwriter shaping the future of FinTech Moonova?
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# [2nd Renaissance/Christian Westerlind Wigström on Automation & Empathy](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/2nd-renaissance-christian-westerlind-wigström-on-automation-empathy)

 Written by [Anders](https://www.anderssorman-nilsson.com/blog/author/anders) | December 21, 2020

 

How can **automation enhance human creativity**, and why is empathy one of the key human skills we have to nurture in an age of machines? How does a career as a speechwriter to a Lord at the House of Lords in the UK, agribusiness ventures in Harare (Zimbabwe) and family office advisory work in Vienna (Austria) lead to a role as a CEO for a FinTech (Moonova) which keeps winning digital disruption / collaboration awards?

Find out in this interview with my fellow Swedish compatriot, [Christian Westerlind Wigström](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-westerlind-wigstrom/?originalSubdomain=au), in Episode 3 of the **2nd Renaissance**. 

 

 

 

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