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Natalie Nixon on Creativity in the era of AI
Natalie Nixon is a global authority on creativity with a background in anthropology, fashion, academia, and a lifelong dancer—she has published 2 bestselling books on Creativity and the future of work: The Creativity Leap and Move. Think. Rest. Natalie was shortlisted for the Thinkers50 Talent Award, selected for the Thinkers50 Radar class of 2024, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, and Inc. Magazine.
Natalie and Brian sat down together and discussed creativity in the era of AI and why it is essential for leaders to practice the discipline of creativity and how creativity contributes to the top and bottom line. They talked about a technique called doodle sprints, spending time developing wonder as well as rigor, how we're in the middle of an imagination era, a new category of activities called "key performance experiences," how she would coach a group of leaders on a business version of a baking show who were skeptical about the importance of creativity and whether they were even capable of being creative, and so much more.
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📖 The Creativity Leap - https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Leap-2nd-Curiosity-Improvisation/dp/B0FN3F19SR
📙 Move. Think. Rest. - https://www.amazon.com/Move-Think-Rest-Productivity-Relationship/dp/0306835584
Website - https://www.figure8thinking.com/
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5. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic on Social Dynamics in the era of AI
38:19||Season 1, Ep. 5Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is an international authority on people analytics, talent management, leadership development, and the human-AI interface. He has published 10 books and over 200 scientific papers, making him one of the most prolific social scientists of his generation. Tomas has been recognized by Thinkers50 as one of the top 50 management thinkers in the world and is the Chief Science Officer at Russell Reynolds Associates.Tomas and Brian discuss social dynamics in the era of AI, how AI is forcing us to be more human, why you shouldn't bring your whole self to work, and his perspective on AI as a social scientist. We talked about how GenAI is a microwave for ideas, how to tell people what they need to hear instead of what they want to hear without breaking their trust, how he would navigate a reality TV show with incompetent men, and so much more.Follow Tomas:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtomaschamorroTomas's Books - https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JS6ON4Future Solving:🟦 Buy Autonomous Transformation book here - https://a.co/d/fDs7GSJ🟦 Bring Future Solving to your organization: https://bit.ly/48Y5Qvm🟦 Subscribe to Future Solving on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futuresolving🟦 Follow Brian on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianevergreen🟦 Follow Brian on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brian.evergreen
4. Martin Lindstrom on the Future of the Customer
35:43||Season 1, Ep. 4Martin Lindstrom is a leading authority on branding and consumer psychology. He is a bestselling author and global advisor to Fortune 500 companies, known for his pioneering work on neuromarketing and his ability to uncover the hidden drivers behind why consumers think, feel, and buy the way they do. Martin has been recognized by Thinkers50 as one of the top 50 management thinkers in the world and is the host of the popular NEWSWEEK show "Why Do We...?"Martin and Brian discuss culture and branding in the era of AI, how generational ideas around work are colliding with AI and all its hype, how 65% of the work done in organizations today is bureaucratic, and how most business leaders today have no idea what AI really is. We discussed the process leaders can take to "predict five minutes ahead", what Martin would do if he were named CMO of one of the top AI companies, and so much more.Follow Martin:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindstromcompanyInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/lindstromcompanyYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/lindstrommartinFuture Solving:🟦 Buy Autonomous Transformation book here - https://a.co/d/fDs7GSJ🟦 Bring Future Solving to your organization: https://bit.ly/48Y5Qvm🟦 Subscribe to Future Solving on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futuresolving🟦 Follow Brian on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianevergreen🟦 Follow Brian on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brian.evergreen
3. Alexander Osterwalder on Commercial Innovation
32:40||Season 1, Ep. 3Alexander Osterwalder is the leading authority on business model innovation. He is the creator of the Business Model Canvas, a globally adopted framework for building and scaling organizations, and the founder of Strategyzer. Alexander has been recognized by Thinkers50 as one of the top 10 management thinkers in the world, and is known for simplifying the strategy development process and turning complex concepts into digestible visual models.Alexander and Brian discuss how business plans are the death penalty of innovation, the role of vision in an organization, how leaders should approach bottom-up and top-down innovation, how companies often invest in technology & science R&D, but rarely business R&D, how Alexander would structure a company for the era of AI, which major global issue he would solve if he could freeze time, and so much more.Follow Alexander:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/osterwalderInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/alexosterwalderFuture Solving:🟦 Buy Autonomous Transformation book here - https://a.co/d/fDs7GSJ🟦 Bring Future Solving to your organization: https://bit.ly/48Y5Qvm🟦 Subscribe to Future Solving on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futuresolving🟦 Follow Brian on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianevergreen🟦 Follow Brian on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brian.evergreen
2. Whitney Johnson on the S-Curve of Disruption
26:11||Season 1, Ep. 2Whitney Johnson is the leading authority on disruption with nearly 2 million followers across social media. She's the CEO of Disruption Advisors, and former cofounder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen. Whitney has been recognized by Thinkers50 as one of the top 10 management thinkers in the world, and her podcast "Disrupt Yourself" has ranked in the top .5% of listenership of all podcasts.Whitney and Brian discuss disruption and when we'll be able to accurately say that AI has disrupted this or that industry, how Whitney met the legendary Clayton Christensen and left her job as an award-winning Wall Street analyst to co-found the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Christensen, how growth is a dopamine management exercise, how she would disrupt the AI industry if gifted a check for $100 billion, and so much more.Follow Whitney:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnsonInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonwhitneyYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/WhitneyJohnsonPodcast - https://thedisruptionadvisors.com/podcastFuture Solving:🟦 Buy Autonomous Transformation book here - https://a.co/d/fDs7GSJ🟦 Bring Future Solving to your organization: https://bit.ly/48Y5Qvm🟦 Subscribe to Future Solving on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futuresolving🟦 Follow Brian on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianevergreen🟦 Follow Brian on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brian.evergreen
1. Rita McGrath on Strategy in the era of AI
41:09||Season 1, Ep. 1Rita McGrath is one of the world's foremost experts on strategy & innovation, she's a strategy professor at Columbia Business School, and a longtime member of the Thinkers50 list, where she has consistently ranked among the top 10 management thinkers in the world.Rita and Brian discuss how to think about the term AI Strategy and the term strategy itself, systems thinking, the history of disruption, her upcoming book, and the great modern tragedy of management thinking and academia. Rita and Brian also discuss whether we still have visionary leaders (and how to cultivate a more visionary mindset), how Rita would help one of the top AI companies win if given full rein, how she would reinvent Hollywood if she were named CEO of a major studio, and more.Follow Rita:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritamcgrathInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/ritamcgrath.hubYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/rgmcgrathFuture Solving:🟦 Buy Autonomous Transformation book here - https://a.co/d/fDs7GSJ🟦 Bring Future Solving to your organization: https://bit.ly/48Y5Qvm🟦 Subscribe to Future Solving on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futuresolving🟦 Follow Brian on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianevergreen🟦 Follow Brian on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brian.evergreen