Posts tagged artificial intelligence
E26 Making Sense of the Future
E26 Making Sense of the Future

Cecily Sommers is a futurist and business consultant. In this episode of 12 Geniuses, host Don MacPherson interviews Cecily as she explains her Four Forces of Change model. She shares which of those forces - energy, access to water, aging - will dominate the next decade and beyond.

Cecily goes in depth to describe how three technologies - artificial intelligence, bioengineering, and quantum mechanics - will reshape humanity. Finally, Cecily shares advice for how we can manage the incredible changes the future is sure to bring us.

Season Three of the podcast is dedicated to exploring the future and how life is sure to change over the next decade. This episode provides tools and guidance for how to better understand that future.

Cecily Sommers speaks, writes and consults on emerging trends, markets, and technologies shaping business and society. Cecily works with a wide range of Fortune 500 companies and organizations that are looking to stay ahead of the curve and become future-ready.

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leadership, the futuredon macphersoninnovation, preparation, strategic foresight, futurists, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology
E19 MIT, AI, & the Power of People Analytics
E19 MIT, AI, & the Power of People Analytics

In this interview, Ben Waber - an innovator in the human capital space and co-founder of Humanyze, discusses the power and potential of people analytics. Ben explains the innovative uses of AI-powered behavior analytics. He describes numerous creative ways the technology can be used to make impactful decisions for organizations, the importance of ensuring employee privacy in data collection, and the need for emotional intelligence when leadership interprets the data. Ben also shares his thoughts on the future of artificial intelligence and people analytics.

Ben Waber is President and Co-Founder of Humanyze, a behavior analytics company. For over 15 years, Ben has studied, researched, and implemented new technology to better understand human behavior.  

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leadership, the futuredon macphersonartificial intelligence