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Joy as a Business Strategy?
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03/06/24 • 29 min
Some worry that AI will eliminate jobs. But what if we found ourselves in 2030 with 50% more job openings than people to fill them? BCG’s Debbie Lovich imagines a world where top companies must wow workers—or risk losing essential talent (and profits) to competitors. How would CEOs extend their companies’ customer-facing strengths to attract the best of the talent pool? By deploying deep research, segmentation, and personalization to create the kind of workplace that talent buys into. Those that spark joy will clean up in the marketplace.
Help Us Imagine the Future--Send Us Your Ideas or Questions
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We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This.
Learn More:
Enjoying Work Matters More than You Realize: https://on.bcg.com/3uTN5bh
BCG’s People Strategy: https://on.bcg.com/3IeXUIk
Debbie Lovich: https://on.bcg.com/42Xo3Vl
GenAI on GenAI: https://lnk.to/bcg-genai-on-genai-series-link04
When Software Writes Itself
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03/20/24 • 25 min
Some argue that self-generating software will be a revolutionary development for businesses, others contend that it may be unwieldy. BCG’s Vladimir Lukic believes that it will be a playful thought partner for business leaders to steer and sanity-check. It will make nimble exploration and innovation possible so that every company can have the bespoke and custom programs it needs. What should leaders do until the unknown point in the future when self-writing software is a reality?
Help Us Imagine the Future--Send Us Your Ideas or Questions
What major changes or disruptions do YOU see on the horizon?
Please email us the future scenario you’d like us to explore. Or, send us a question you might have for GENE or about working with GENE.
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We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This.
Learn More:
More about what BCG has to say on GenAI: https://on.bcg.com/3P3JmyN
Turning GenAI Magic into Business Impact: https://on.bcg.com/3uYvgrB
Vladimir Lukic: https://on.bcg.com/48vMXfT
GenAI on GenAI: https://lnk.to/bcg-genai-on-genai-series-link04
The End of Middle Management (For Real)
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04/03/24 • 32 min
Middle management. Senior leaders say it’s a sticking point; individual contributors say it’s not meeting needs; middle managers themselves say the role is a source of burnout. Julia Dhar, founder and leader of BCG’s Behavioral Science Lab, imagines a future in which AI takes over aspects of middle management. Among the most beneficial outcomes: companies keep their employees doing what they do best and senior leaders communicate their vision directly to the frontline.
Help Us Imagine the Future--Send Us Your Ideas or Questions
What major changes or disruptions do YOU see on the horizon?
Please email us the future scenario you’d like us to explore. Or, send us a question you might have for GENE or about working with GENE.
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We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This.
Learn More:
Julia Dhar: https://on.bcg.com/49ifruf
How to Create a Transformation that Lasts: https://on.bcg.com/3J0cbJg
More on what BCG has to say about behavioral science: https://on.bcg.com/49lRpOO
Julia’s TED Talk: How to disagree productively and find common ground | Julia Dhar (youtube.com)
Gitte Frederiksen’s TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ7ySrDVqOs&t=2s
GenAI on GenAI: https://lnk.to/bcg-genai-on-genai-series-link04
The Next-Gen CEO
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04/17/24 • 31 min
Peering into the future, BCG’s Judith Wallenstein paints a picture of organizational leadership upended by AI, global volatility, and blurring boundaries between companies that work together. She muses that the chief executive officer role may morph into a chief ecosystem orchestrator role and demand leadership traits and backgrounds far different than we see today. How would top executives deploy influence, foster trusting relationships, and welcome and accept challenges that enhance corporate decision making?
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What major changes or disruptions do YOU see on the horizon?
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We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This.
Learn More:
Judith Wallenstein:on.bcg.com/3Ub1UQH
For CEOs, It’s About Time: https://on.bcg.com/3xw9oVE
The CEO’s Guide to the Generative AI Revolution: on.bcg.com/3QkfbEr
Imagine This: on.bcg.com/3VSiDJG
GenAI on GenAI: https://lnk.to/bcg-genai-on-genai-series-link04
The End of Free Trade
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05/01/24 • 32 min
How should business leaders prepare to do business in a new new world order? BCG’s Nikolaus Lang prepares executives to completely rethink trade in a multipolar future, in which they must navigate different geopolitical, social, and environmental considerations. Finding the least expensive place to manufacture a product to sell to customers across the globe won’t work anymore. Instead, companies will have to operate within new trade blocs. Organization structure, supply chains, customer expectations...much will have to change.
Help Us Imagine the Future--Send Us Your Ideas or Questions
What major changes or disruptions do YOU see on the horizon?
Please email us the future scenario you’d like us to explore. Or, send us a question you might have for GENE or about working with GENE.
Email it to: [email protected].
We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This.
Learn More:
Nikolaus Lang: on.bcg.com/3JF4CYD
International Trade: https://on.bcg.com/3QnA4hS
Which Economies Benefit the Most from Free Trade Agreements?: on.bcg.com/4dfwhgn
Jobs, National Security, and the Future of Trade: https://on.bcg.com/3xXY050
GenAI on GenAI: https://lnk.to/bcg-genai-on-genai-series-link04
BCG Presents: CEO Digest
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05/15/24 • 15 min
Listen to BCG's brand new podcast!
Join BCG AI conversational agent GENE and editor in chief Paul Michelman as they discuss the ideas that GENE has identified as the BCG insights most relevant for CEOs this month. In May, GENE wants to make sure you are up to speed on the value of transforming before performance stalls, an unexpected opportunity to realign your organization around purpose, and the critical intersection of AI and water management—and what you can do about it.
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After you listen, dive deep into the details in these bcg.com publications:
Consumers Know More About AI Than Business Leaders Think (https://on.bcg.com/3WvC6QY)
Five Truths (and One Lie) About Corporate Transformation (https://on.bcg.com/3JOOJPx)
The Purpose-Driven Digital Transformation (https://on.bcg.com/44NwrrH)
How to Manage AI’s Thirst for Water (https://on.bcg.com/4bmKmrb).
Find CEO Digest here: https://lnk.to/ceo-digest-general-series-link04
And you'll find even more of BCG's informative insights and experts at The So What from BCG podcast at https://lnk.to/so-what-general-show10
When AI Comes for Knowledge Workers
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05/29/24 • 31 min
Will a coming generation of AI bots be able to generate and iterate ideas as well as or better than people? Will knowledge workers be replaced by machines? BCG’s Matthew Sinclair imagines a future where technology could replace writers, software engineers, and, yes, consultants–although he’s not convinced that businesses should lose the human touch. There are inherent risks in handing over the most creative elements of your business to bots–including perpetuating what Matthew calls “the tyranny of the banal.”
Learn More:
Matthew Sinclair: https://on.bcg.com/4btUGgN
AI at Scale: https://on.bcg.com/44Y6pSu
Matthew Sinclair on Medium: https://matthewsinclair.medium.com/
GenAI on GenAI: https://lnk.to/bcg-genai-on-genai-series-link04
CEO Digest: https://lnk.to/ceo-digest-general-series-link04
Strip Malls in Outer Space
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06/26/24 • 33 min
What would you do with access to a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites that can provide real-time access to data and surveillance and seamless connectivity? BCG’s Troy Thomas imagines a future where businesses use satellites to guide autonomous vehicles or use satellites to research and manufacture new materials that can be formed only in zero gravity. But, Thomas says, these satellites come with risks, such as privacy and security, heightened cyber risk, the proliferation of space junk, and the possibility of a major solar storm that could disrupt service around the world.
Learn More:
Troy Thomas: on.bcg.com/3xhife1
Strategies for Space Agency Success in a Commercial Era: on.bcg.com/3VmXFAP
Governments Need a New Approach to SATCOM: on.bcg.com/4aY1F0F
Space Sector Consulting and Strategy: on.bcg.com/3RuN5H4
GenAI on GenAI: https://lnk.to/bcg-genai-on-genai-series-link04
CEO Digest: https://lnk.to/ceo-digest-general-series-link04
When Software Writes Itself (First Aired: March 20, 2024)
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07/10/24 • 25 min
Some argue that self-generating software will be a revolutionary development for businesses, others contend that it may be unwieldy. BCG’s Vladimir Lukic believes that it will be a playful thought partner for business leaders to steer and sanity-check. It will make nimble exploration and innovation possible so that every company can have the bespoke and custom programs it needs. What should leaders do until the unknown point in the future when self-writing software is a reality?
Learn More:
More about what BCG has to say on GenAI: https://on.bcg.com/3P3JmyN
Turning GenAI Magic into Business Impact: https://on.bcg.com/3uYvgrB
Vlad Lukic: https://on.bcg.com/48vMXfT
GenAI on GenAI: https://lnk.to/bcg-genai-on-genai-series-link04
A Bot in the C-Suite?
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02/21/24 • 26 min
By 2030, the best CIO might be a CIB: a chief intelligence bot. And the human CEO might be bolstered by a swarm of CEO bots, able to harness a vast diversity of perspectives. Can you imagine? In this episode, BCG’s Mickey McManus envisions a future where top leaders share the corner office with AI—blending the logical with human intuition. Mickey, a BCG senior advisor and a pioneer in human-centered design, considers how a company like this would function. Hint: he recommends an approach much like jazz improvisation.
Help Us Imagine the Future--Send Us Your Ideas or Questions
What major changes or disruptions do YOU see on the horizon?
Please email us the future scenario you’d like us to explore. Or, send us a question you might have for GENE or about working with GENE.
Email it to: [email protected].
We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This.
Learn More
You’ll find more of what BCG has to say about generative AI here:
Listen to more of GENE, BCG's AI bot here:
GenAI on GenAI: https://lnk.to/bcg-genai-on-genai-series-link04
Also, in this episode, Mickey recommends an entirely new reading list for the C-suite, including:
-Iain M. Banks’s Culture series: https://www.amazon.com/The-Culture-9-book-series/dp/B07WLZZ9WV
-Joy Buolamwini’s Unmasking AI [https://www.amazon.com/Unmasking-AI-Mission-Protect-Machines/dp/0593241835]
-Safiya Umoja Noble’s Algorithms of Oppression [https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Oppression-Search-Engines-Reinforce/dp/1479837245]
You can find the podcast on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpecNh11jKY&list=PLMJgyXjV5gMLbR8vIRdKaCAMmAJhzcRa8
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How many episodes does Imagine This... have?
Imagine This... currently has 24 episodes available.
What topics does Imagine This... cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts, Technology and Business.
What is the most popular episode on Imagine This...?
The episode title 'Imagine This...: Peer into Possible Futures' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Imagine This...?
The average episode length on Imagine This... is 29 minutes.
How often are episodes of Imagine This... released?
Episodes of Imagine This... are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Imagine This...?
The first episode of Imagine This... was released on Jan 28, 2024.
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