What's Next with Philip Meissner

Philip Meissner

What’s Next brings together builders, thinkers and leaders whose work matters. From Berlin to Bangalore, Lagos to San Francisco, the podcast explores how technology and thought leadership change how we  work, govern, and build.​ ​ Each episode focuses on one idea that matters. Clear enough to explain over dinner, solid enough to stand up in the boardroom. Global perspectives, sharp thinking, and insights designed to improve decision quality.​ ​ What’s next. Building the Future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 1d ago

    Highlights: Daimler Truck Board Member Jürgen Hartwig: How Leaders Must Adapt

    We’ve curated a 7-minute segment packed with sharp insights on what AI can do better than leaders, and the critical skills leaders can’t afford to give up. Listen to the full episode now! Youtube: https://youtu.be/SE06jzWCXGgApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daimler-truck-board-member-jürgen-hartwig-how-leaders/id1793306908?i=1000793352686Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0H52p9YWpP0HlXdPAfGGkH?si=cjkOAzz_Q8-1HjalOC_2Tg "What’s Next with Philip Meissner“ A journey through our future life and work, and the place to discover your next favorite strategy and innovation. With global perspectives and fresh thinking, brought to you by some of the most exciting thinkers, builders, and leaders across the globe. Philip Meissner hosts fantastic guests and speakers, who share their journeys and knowledge in the most authentic and deep-dive style – to guide you through our world of tomorrow. From economy to science, from tech policy to AI in a fast-changing world. Subscribe right now wherever you get your podcast! Join our mailing list: www.philipmeissner.com/whatsnext to stay updated on the latest trends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Highlights: Daimler Truck Board Member Jürgen Hartwig: How Leaders Must Adapt

  2. 4d ago

    Daimler Truck Board Member Jürgen Hartwig: How Leaders Must Adapt

    AI can deliver answers in seconds. But the decisions that matter most still require something technology can’t provide: human judgment. Jürgen Hartwig, Board Member for Human Resources at Daimler Truck, leads the people agenda for around 100,000 employees worldwide. In this conversation, he shares what leadership looks like when technology is moving faster than organizations and certainty is becoming harder to find. Key insights from the episode: Technology moves faster than culture. AI can change overnight. Organizational habits and mindsets can take years.Judgment can’t be delegated to AI. AI delivers information fast, but leaders still have to decide what to do with it and own the outcome.Leaders have to keep learning. Jürgen learns more now than a decade ago and even has a technology mentor in his mid twenties.Waiting for certainty is a risk. Leaders must make decisions without all the answers and be ready to change course.Critical thinking matters more than ever. As AI takes on repetitive work, curiosity, creativity, and independent thinking become more valuable. Watch the full conversation to discover what leadership requires when AI moves faster than certainty. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:00 How Leadership Has Changed 02:38 Technology Outpaces Company Culture 07:07 Leading Through Uncertainty 09:59 Learning and Psychological Safety 12:13 What AI Cannot Replace 14:52 The Risk of Delegating Judgment to AI 17:09 Skills for the Future of Work 20:05 Rethinking Business With AI 22:15 The Leader of the Future 25:15 Lessons From Other Leaders 27:05 What Makes People Successful 29:19 Career Advice for Young People 30:47 Reasons for Optimism Connect with Jürgen Hartwig: linkedin.com/in/jürgen-hartwig-33aa892a What’s Next is a podcast exploring how technology, innovation, and global systems are shaping the future. Hosted by Philip Meissner, each episode features conversations with global leaders, builders, and thinkers working at the forefront of change. 🔗 Connect with Philip Meissner: https://www.philipmeissner.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmeissner/ 🎧 Listen on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KFVD3ozuUQiQozO381J5C?si=e2eb5967f84648e8 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-next-with-philip-meissner/id1793306908 "What’s Next with Philip Meissner" A journey through our future life and work, and the place to discover your next favorite strategy and innovation. With global perspectives and fresh thinking, brought to you by some of the most exciting thinkers, builders, and leaders across the globe. Philip Meissner hosts fantastic guests and speakers, who share their journeys and knowledge in the most authentic and deep-dive style – to guide you through our world of tomorrow. From economy to science, from tech policy to AI in a fast-changing world. Subscribe right now wherever you get your podcast! Subscribe for more conversations on AI, emerging technologies, and global leadership. #AILeadership #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #DigitalTransformation #DaimlerTruck #JürgenHartwig #HumanJudgment #DecisionMaking #FutureOfWork #OrganizationalCulture #CriticalThinking #LeadingThroughChange #ContinuousLearning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Daimler Truck Board Member Jürgen Hartwig: How Leaders Must Adapt

  3. Sep 29

    Highlights: Girish Ramachandran on the Next 70% of Global Growth and Who Will Capture It?

    We’ve curated a 7-minute segment packed with insights on why AI pilots fail, why the old growth playbook no longer works, and how to compete in the world’s fastest-growing markets. Listen to the full episode now! Youtube: https://youtu.be/2Gg0nuc6AKAApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/girish-ramachandran-on-the-next-70-of-global-growth/id1793306908?i=1000791030044Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6CWiRahHT5CG1dF7OBrafr?si=YOydl2LsTkih9EyIlFfyPg "What’s Next with Philip Meissner“ A journey through our future life and work, and the place to discover your next favorite strategy and innovation. With global perspectives and fresh thinking, brought to you by some of the most exciting thinkers, builders, and leaders across the globe. Philip Meissner hosts fantastic guests and speakers, who share their journeys and knowledge in the most authentic and deep-dive style – to guide you through our world of tomorrow. From economy to science, from tech policy to AI in a fast-changing world. Subscribe right now wherever you get your podcast!  Join our mailing list: www.philipmeissner.com/whatsnext to stay updated on the latest trends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Highlights: Girish Ramachandran on the Next 70% of Global Growth and Who Will Capture It?

  4. Sep 22

    Girish Ramachandran on the Next 70% of Global Growth and Who Will Capture It?

    Up to 70% of the world’s incremental growth is coming from growth markets. And they’re no longer playing catch-up. Girish Ramachandran, President of Growth Markets at Tata Consultancy Services, leads a $5.6 billion business across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America, and India. In this episode, he reveals how these markets are rewriting the rules of global growth. Key insights: Why the world’s best talent can now be found anywhereHow AI and digital infrastructure are helping markets leapfrogWhy strategies built for developed markets often fail elsewhereHow ecosystems create advantage through speed, specialization, and scaleWhy trust and local culture remain essential to global success Growth markets are no longer just places to sell. They’re becoming sources of talent, innovation, and entirely new business models. Watch the full episode to discover where global growth is heading next and how leaders can capture the opportunity. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:21 Growth Markets Are Transforming 02:30 The New Rules for Global Talent 04:13 Digital Infrastructure and Growth 05:32 Government and Digital Growth 06:36 Three Principles for Growth 07:35 How Leaders Should Start with AI 08:38 Why AI Experiments Fail 09:38 Rethinking Growth Market Strategy 11:03 How Growth Markets Differ 11:52 The Power of Business Ecosystems 13:06 Building Successful Ecosystems 15:19 Leading Across Cultures 16:59 Why Local Culture Matters 18:48 Building Trust Across Markets 20:07 Five Principles for Success 22:07 Skills for the AI Era 23:38 What Makes the Future Optimistic Connect with Girish Ramachandran: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/girish-ramachandran What’s Next is a podcast exploring how technology, innovation, and global systems are shaping the future. Hosted by Philip Meissner, each episode features conversations with global leaders, builders, and thinkers working at the forefront of change. 🔗 Connect with Philip Meissner: https://www.philipmeissner.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmeissner/ 🎧 Listen on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KFVD3ozuUQiQozO381J5C?si=e2eb5967f84648e8 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-next-with-philip-meissner/id1793306908 "What’s Next with Philip Meissner" A journey through our future life and work, and the place to discover your next favorite strategy and innovation. With global perspectives and fresh thinking, brought to you by some of the most exciting thinkers, builders, and leaders across the globe. Philip Meissner hosts fantastic guests and speakers, who share their journeys and knowledge in the most authentic and deep-dive style – to guide you through our world of tomorrow. From economy to science, from tech policy to AI in a fast-changing world. Subscribe right now wherever you get your podcast! Subscribe for more conversations on AI, emerging technologies, and global leadership. #GlobalGrowth #GrowthMarkets #EmergingMarkets #GlobalEconomy #BusinessStrategy #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfWork #GlobalTalent #Innovation #EconomicGrowth #Leadership #TCS #GirishRamachandran #FutureOfBusiness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Girish Ramachandran on the Next 70% of Global Growth and Who Will Capture It?

  5. Sep 16

    Highlights: AI Is Ready. We Aren’t: The Race to Build the Guardrails with Tiffany Wang

    We’ve curated a 7-minute segment packed with insights on why we’re getting AI trust wrong, the risks of moving faster than our guardrails, and what responsible AI adoption means for the world we’re building for the next generation. Listen to the full episode now! Youtube: https://youtu.be/TYlSClrTGJgApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-is-ready-we-arent-the-race-to-build-the/id1793306908?i=1000788387176Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/551kUO09F9YJGPUjwvrrpl?si=WBxtmQllTpqsjKDzQ7Pnbw "What’s Next with Philip Meissner“ A journey through our future life and work, and the place to discover your next favorite strategy and innovation. With global perspectives and fresh thinking, brought to you by some of the most exciting thinkers, builders, and leaders across the globe. Philip Meissner hosts fantastic guests and speakers, who share their journeys and knowledge in the most authentic and deep-dive style – to guide you through our world of tomorrow. From economy to science, from tech policy to AI in a fast-changing world. Subscribe right now wherever you get your podcast!  Join our mailing list: www.philipmeissner.com/whatsnext to stay updated on the latest trends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Highlights: AI Is Ready. We Aren’t: The Race to Build the Guardrails with Tiffany Wang

  6. Sep 8

    AI Is Ready. We Aren’t: The Race to Build the Guardrails with Tiffany Wang

    AI is getting more capable by the day. Our ability to know when to trust it isn’t keeping up. In this episode, Tiffany Xingyu Wang, author of the forthcoming The Trust Code and a longtime leader in digital trust and online safety, joins Philip Meissner to explore one of the defining challenges of the AI era: not whether we should trust AI, but what we should trust it with. Tiffany shares why: Our instincts can mislead us. Generative AI sounds confident, helpful, and remarkably human, making the signals we normally use to judge trust less reliable.Both too much and too little trust are dangerous. Overtrust creates risk, while undertrust can stall innovation. The answer is learning to calibrate trust.AI capability is outpacing its guardrails. Organizations are adopting AI faster than they are building the accountability and safeguards needed to use it responsibly.Human judgment must remain in the loop. As AI takes on more tasks and decisions, critical thinking and human agency become more important, not less. Tune in for a timely conversation about AI, trust, guardrails, and how to stay in control as intelligent systems become part of everyday life. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Why Trust Is AI’s Biggest Challenge 02:27 What Does It Mean to Trust AI? 08:38 Overtrusting vs. Undertrusting AI 13:38 Why Tiffany Wang Wrote The Trust Code 17:35 How to Calibrate Trust in AI 22:07 Three Questions Leaders Should Ask 24:59 How to Use AI Responsibly 31:18 Lessons From a Career in Tech 35:40 Reasons for Optimism About AI Connect with Tiffany Xingyu Wang: linkedin.com/in/tiffanyxingyuwang What’s Next is a podcast exploring how technology, innovation, and global systems are shaping the future. Hosted by Philip Meissner, each episode features conversations with global leaders, builders, and thinkers working at the forefront of change. 🔗 Connect with Philip Meissner: https://www.philipmeissner.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmeissner/ 🎧 Listen on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KFVD3ozuUQiQozO381J5C?si=e2eb5967f84648e8 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-next-with-philip-meissner/id1793306908 "What’s Next with Philip Meissner" A journey through our future life and work, and the place to discover your next favorite strategy and innovation. With global perspectives and fresh thinking, brought to you by some of the most exciting thinkers, builders, and leaders across the globe. Philip Meissner hosts fantastic guests and speakers, who share their journeys and knowledge in the most authentic and deep-dive style – to guide you through our world of tomorrow. From economy to science, from tech policy to AI in a fast-changing world. Subscribe right now wherever you get your podcast! Subscribe for more conversations on AI, emerging technologies, and global leadership. #AITrust #ArtificialIntelligence #AIGuardrails #ResponsibleAI #AIRisk #AIGovernance #GenerativeAI #AISafety #TrustInAI #HumanCenteredAI #AIEthics #AILeadership #FutureOfAI #HumanJudgment #TheTrustCode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    AI Is Ready. We Aren’t: The Race to Build the Guardrails with Tiffany Wang

  7. Sep 1

    Highlights: Parag Khanna On The End of Choosing Sides and How The Global Order Is Changing

    We’ve curated a 7-minute segment packed with insights on why smart countries refuse to choose sides, the three forces shaping global power, and how dramatic demographic shifts could reshape the world in the decades ahead. Listen to the full episode now! Youtube: https://youtu.be/FQYXWuWxxR8Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parag-khanna-on-the-end-of-choosing-sides-and/id1793306908?i=1000785652931Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VgWy5yyUKK5jy6PASBx8c?si=GtTm5L-NQxmUs_6cnoSDNg   "What’s Next with Philip Meissner“ A journey through our future life and work, and the place to discover your next favorite strategy and innovation. With global perspectives and fresh thinking, brought to you by some of the most exciting thinkers, builders, and leaders across the globe. Philip Meissner hosts fantastic guests and speakers, who share their journeys and knowledge in the most authentic and deep-dive style – to guide you through our world of tomorrow. From economy to science, from tech policy to AI in a fast-changing world. Subscribe right now wherever you get your podcast!  Join our mailing list: www.philipmeissner.com/whatsnext to stay updated on the latest trends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Highlights: Parag Khanna On The End of Choosing Sides and How The Global Order Is Changing

  8. Aug 25

    Parag Khanna On The End of Choosing Sides and How The Global Order Is Changing

    The world is no longer choosing between superpowers and that is changing who holds global power. Geopolitical strategist and AlphaGeo founder Parag Khanna explains why the old US-vs.-China view of the world is breaking down and how middle powers, migration, technology, and the competition for talent are reshaping the global order. In this episode, discover: Why smart countries refuse to pick sides and instead build relationships with multiple powers.How the “geopolitical marketplace” works, giving countries more options and bargaining power.Why attracting young, talented people may be one of the strongest indicators of a country’s future success.How migration and digital nomad visas are turning talent into a global competition.Why being young, skilled, and mobile creates unprecedented opportunities to choose where and how you build your future. Watch the full conversation to understand the new rules of global power and how to navigate a world that refuses to pick sides. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:50 The Rise of Middle Powers 02:22 The End of Superpower Dominance 04:36 Rethinking Global Alliances 06:09 The Geopolitical Marketplace 07:46 The New Tech Divide 10:32 Navigating the New Global Order 11:49 The Demographic Divide 14:32 The Future of Migration 16:09 The Global Race for Talent 19:16 Competing for Skilled Workers 22:12 Where Should Young Talent Go? 23:33 The Most Underrated City 25:54 How to Predict the Future 27:55 Where to Move Next 29:06 Reasons for Optimism Connect with Parag Khanna: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drparagkhanna Website: https://www.paragkhanna.com/ What’s Next is a podcast exploring how technology, innovation, and global systems are shaping the future. Hosted by Philip Meissner, each episode features conversations with global leaders, builders, and thinkers working at the forefront of change. 🔗 Connect with Philip Meissner: https://www.philipmeissner.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmeissner/ 🎧 Listen on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KFVD3ozuUQiQozO381J5C?si=e2eb5967f84648e8 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-next-with-philip-meissner/id1793306908 "What’s Next with Philip Meissner" A journey through our future life and work, and the place to discover your next favorite strategy and innovation. With global perspectives and fresh thinking, brought to you by some of the most exciting thinkers, builders, and leaders across the globe. Philip Meissner hosts fantastic guests and speakers, who share their journeys and knowledge in the most authentic and deep-dive style – to guide you through our world of tomorrow. From economy to science, from tech policy to AI in a fast-changing world. Subscribe right now wherever you get your podcast! Subscribe for more conversations on AI, emerging technologies, and global leadership. #ParagKhanna #Geopolitics #MiddlePowers #GlobalPower #MultipolarWorld #GlobalOrder #USChina #MultiAlignment #GlobalMigration #FutureOfWork #DigitalNomads #GlobalTalent #Demographics #Geotechnology #FutureTrends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Parag Khanna On The End of Choosing Sides and How The Global Order Is Changing
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What’s Next brings together builders, thinkers and leaders whose work matters. From Berlin to Bangalore, Lagos to San Francisco, the podcast explores how technology and thought leadership change how we  work, govern, and build.​ ​ Each episode focuses on one idea that matters. Clear enough to explain over dinner, solid enough to stand up in the boardroom. Global perspectives, sharp thinking, and insights designed to improve decision quality.​ ​ What’s next. Building the Future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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