Thinkers & Ideas

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Inspiring and thought-provoking conversations with leading thinkers about influential ideas on business, technology, economics, and science. Hosted by Martin Reeves, Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, and Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Global Chief Economist of BCG. For more ideas and inspiration, sign up to receive BHI INSIGHTS, our monthly newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

  1. 4 СЕНТ.

    The Great Disconnect with Marco Magnani

    In The Great Disconnect: Hopes and Fears After the Excess of Globalization, Marco Magnani explores the factors that are driving the crisis of globalization we are currently experiencing. Magnani teaches international economics at LUISS University in Rome and Università Cattolica in Milan. Previously, he was a senior research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and worked in investment banking for two decades. In his new book, he discusses the history of internationalization and the benefits that modern globalization has brought—as well as the drawbacks that have become increasingly apparent. Together with Martin Reeves, Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, Magnani discusses the causes of the increasing global disconnect—beyond U.S.-China tensions. He also lays out four scenarios for how globalization may play out, as well as practical tips for how executives can prepare for these different futures in a time of deep uncertainty. Key topics discussed:  01:19 | The great disconnect 04:13 | The benefits and downsides of modern globalization 07:21 | Future scenarios for globalization 13:28 | What the history of internationalization reveals about where we are heading 15:25 | Implications of AI for globalization 16:33 | How globalization or de-globalization might play out in practice 21:10 | Implications for businesses Additional inspirations from Marco Magnani: Making the Global Economy Work for Everyone: Lessons of Sustainability from the Tech Revolution and the Pandemic (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022)Creating Economic Growth: Lessons for Europe (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

    28 мин.
  2. 6 АВГ.

    Assembling Tomorrow with Scott Doorley and Carissa Carter

    In Assembling Tomorrow: A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future, Carissa Carter and Scott Doorley explore the intangible forces that make it hard to anticipate how new technologies create impact and what we can do about this challenge during the design process for new applications. Carter is the Director of Teaching and Learning at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford – also known as the Stanford d.school. Doorley is a Creative Director at the d.school, having previously worked in the film industry for more than a decade. Together with Martin Reeves, Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, they discuss how designers, technologists, and corporate leaders can more effectively harness transformative technologies like AI and artificial biology by giving more weight to non-technical factors like emotions, perceptions, imagination, and serendipity. Key topics discussed:  01:23 | The problem of runaway design 03:16 | The forces that make technology impact unpredictable 09:17 | The role of emotions in design 11:59 | Why we are not thinking about unpredictability in designing technologies 15:17 | Potential solutions to new design problems 22:22 | Applying these solutions to AI 24:20 | Implications for businesses Additional inspirations from Scott Doorley:  Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration (Wiley, 2011) Additional inspirations from Carissa Carter: The Secret Language of Maps: How to Tell Visual Stories with Data (Ten Speed Press, 2022) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

    28 мин.
  3. How to Become Famous with Cass Sunstein

    23 ИЮЛ.

    How to Become Famous with Cass Sunstein

    In How to Become Famous: Lost Einsteins, Forgotten Superstars, and How the Beatles Came to Be, Cass Sunstein reveals why some individuals become celebrities—and others don’t. Sunstein has long been at the forefront of behavioral economics. He is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School and served as the administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Obama administration. He has authored numerous best sellers, such as Nudge and The World According to Star Wars. In his new book, he explores the roles played by skill, luck, and social processes in the achievement of fame and success—based on recent research on informational cascades, reputation cascades, network effects, and group polarization. Together with Martin Reeves, Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, Sunstein discusses how a better understanding of these mechanisms can help businesses make better decisions in marketing, talent management, and innovation - and why the greatest composer of all time may not be J S Bach, but rather Taylor Swift. Key topics discussed:  03:18 | How to prove whether or not fame is driven by merit 06:08 | The importance of quality and skill to fame 09:33 | Enduring vs. transient fame 11:36 | The greatest composers of all time: Bach vs. Taylor Swift 14:44 | Social factors driving fame 19:54 | The role of group polarization and network effects 28:48 | Implications for businesses: Marketing, talent, innovation 33:19 | The art of manipulating information cascades Additional inspirations from Cass Sunstein: Thinkers & Ideas: Look Again with Cass SunsteinLook Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There; with Tali Sharot (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2024)Nudge; with Richard Thaler (Penguin Books,...

    41 мин.
  4. Perspectives on the Future with Esther Dyson, Rita McGrath, and Gary Shteyngart

    11 ИЮН.

    Perspectives on the Future with Esther Dyson, Rita McGrath, and Gary Shteyngart

    At the BCG Henderson Institute, we aim to bring forward-looking leaders the ideas and inspirations that will shape their next game. To honor this mission—and celebrate the 100th episode of our Thinkers & Ideas podcast—we welcomed three leading futurists to discuss the evolution of business and society. Rita McGrath is a professor of management at Columbia Business School, and has been ranked among the top 10 management thinkers globally by Thinkers50 for years. Gary Shteyngart, a professor of writing at Columbia University is also a New York Times bestselling author of science fiction novels. Esther Dyson, founder of Wellville, is an investor, writer, and expert on all things tech, space, and health. Together with Martin Reeves, Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, they discuss their complementary perspectives on the future. They also divulge their methods for making predictions, providing valuable hints for how business leaders can use similar approaches to shape their perspectives and strategies. Key topics discussed:  02:06 | Revisiting past predictions about the future 05:08 | The digital age 08:16 | Social media and a technology-centred society 12:47 | Methods for sensing the future” 17:23 | Harnessing the power of science fiction 22:31 | Using metaphors 24:41 | Bringing together these future-sensing methods 31:07 | Predictions about what is coming next Additional inspirations from Rita McGrath, Gary Shteyngart, and Esther Dyson: Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen By Rita McGrath(Harper Business, 2019)Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel By Gary Shteyngart (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2011)Release 2.0: A Design for Living in the Digital Age By Esther Dyson (Broadway, 1997) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

    38 мин.
  5. Look Again with Cass Sunstein

    14 МАЯ

    Look Again with Cass Sunstein

    In Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There, Cass Sunstein, together with his co-author Tali Sharot, discusses the importance of reevaluating the familiar to discover new insights. Sunstein has long been at the forefront of behavioral economics. He is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School and served as the administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Obama administration. He has authored numerous best sellers, such as Nudge and The World According to Star Wars., In his new book, he explores the effects of habituation—ceasing to notice the familiar. Together with Martin Reeves, Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, Sunstein discusses the perils of habituation and how to see the unseen. He also identifies ways that company leaders can strategically avoid habituation to ensure their organizations do not get stuck in mental models that limit adaptability to new trends and challenges. Key topics discussed:  01:09 | How habituation works 04:25 | What dishabituation is 08:18 | How to see the unseen 13:51 | How corporations should think about (dis-)habituation 22:08 | Breaking free from a mental model 24:21 | Personal strategies for dishabituation Additional inspirations from Cass Sunstein: Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment; co-authored by Daniel Kahneman and Olivier Sibony (Little Brown Spark, 2021)The World According to Star Wars (Dey Street Books, 2016)Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness; co-authored by Richard Thaler (Penguin Books, 2009) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

    31 мин.
  6. Why We Die with Venki Ramakrishnan

    30 АПР.

    Why We Die with Venki Ramakrishnan

    In Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality, Venki Ramakrishnan explores the current research on and prospects for human longevity. Ramakrishnan leads a group at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. For his research on the structure and function of ribosomes, he won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. From 2015 to 2020, he served as president of the Royal Society. In his new book, Ramakrishnan explains the mechanisms of aging and their potential impacts on life expectancy, health span, and lifespan. Together with Martin Reeves, Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, Ramakrishnan discusses the likely social, economic, and ethical implications of increasing longevity as well as the specific efforts researchers are making to prolong healthy life—and how close they are to achieving a breakthrough. He shines a light on a set of technologies which could be every bit as impactful as artificial intelligence, which therefore also deserve our attention. Key topics discussed:  02:28 | Life expectancy vs. health span vs. maximum lifespan 08:21 | Mechanisms of aging 13:25 | Potential interventions for promoting longevity 18:27 | How close are we to a longevity breakthrough? 24:02 | Societal and ethical implications 28:48 | The art of communicating complex idea Additional inspirations from Venki Ramakrishnan: The Most Promising Ways to Stop Ageing (New Scientist Interview, 2024)The Story of Deciphering the Ribosome (The Royal Society Talk, 2020)Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome (Basic Books, 2018) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

    32 мин.
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Inspiring and thought-provoking conversations with leading thinkers about influential ideas on business, technology, economics, and science. Hosted by Martin Reeves, Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, and Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Global Chief Economist of BCG. For more ideas and inspiration, sign up to receive BHI INSIGHTS, our monthly newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

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