# Thinking Like A Naturalist: An Interview with Claire Barrett

DevFeed: [Thinking Like A Naturalist: An Interview with Claire Barrett](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/thinking-like-a-naturalist-an-interview-with-claire-barrett-26236.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nordicapis.com/thinking-like-a-naturalist-an-interview-with-claire-barrett/>)

Author: J Simpson

Published: 2026-09-15T07:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Nordic APIs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nordic-apis.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [ai-readiness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-readiness.md>), [api-governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api-governance.md>), [api-integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api-integration.md>), [api-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api-security.md>), [artificial-intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence.md>), [awareness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/awareness.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [digital-transformation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-transformation.md>), [driving](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/driving.md>), [generative-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai.md>), [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>), [integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integration.md>), [summit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/summit.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

Claire Barrett discusses the mindset shift needed for AI-enabled strategies, emphasizing systems thinking, governance, testing, awareness, and attention to long-term risks.

## Source excerpt

Ahead of Nordic APIs Summit 2026, we catch up with speaker Claire Barrett on the mindset shift needed for adopting AI-enabled strategies. "Imagine driving around an old town," responds Claire Barrett when asked to describe what it means to be AI-ready from an integration perspective. "Imagine a European city that's been inhabited for thousands of ...