Future Solving Podcast Launch
The first episode of my new weekly podcast called Future Solving is out now, and who better to start with than Rita McGrath?
Why this podcast, why now?
I’m launching this podcast because we’re taught in school and at work to solve problems and leave things a little better than we found them, but there are almost no resources for people who want to go beyond solving problems to setting a vision and solving for a bold & achievable future for their life, their team, their organization, their ecosystem, or their market.
Because most people believe the future is something to be predicted or a problem to be solved, but I believe the future is more like an equation, where we determine the world we want to live in and solve for it: with vision, strategy, and bold leadership.
I believe the future is more like an equation, where we determine the world we want to live in and solve for it: with vision, strategy, and bold leadership.
I am solving for a future where anyone can become like the leaders and visionaries we all admire, because we all have ideas about creating a better future, but how do you get others to show up in the room, to make the decisions, invest the actual dollars, and do the work?
THAT is Future Solving.
Where to listen, watch, and subscribe?
🎧 Spotify: Future Solving | Podcast on Spotify
🎥 YouTube: Future Solving | YouTube
Episode 1: Rita McGrath on Strategy in the era of AI
Rita 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 I sat down together and discussed:
How to think about the term AI Strategy and the term strategy itself
The history of disruption
The great modern tragedy of management thinking and academia
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 so much more.
We were able to produce this episode in partnership with Thinkers50 at Guildhall in London. Thank you to Mikko Leskelä, Stuart Crainer, & Des Dearlove for your partnership.
How to get involved?
I only have one ask: that if you listen to the podcast and find it useful or enjoyable, share it with someone else you think might enjoy it.
Thanks for reading,
Brian
Whenever you’re ready, here are 4 ways I can help you:
1. Sponsor & Cohost a Future Solving Club Breakfast, Dinner, or Virtual Event: The Club hosts breakfasts and dinners in dozens of cities and virtually, in partnership with top enterprise companies, startups, and consulting firms. Here are a few examples: London, Seattle, New York. When we convene these leaders (VP through C-level from over 200 of the Fortune 500) with world-renowned thought leaders to discuss the most pressing topics of today, our cohosts deepen client relationships and expand their network.
2. LinkedIn Learning Course: A 48min introduction to Future Solving in a course called Organizational Leadership in the Era of AI. Join 17K+ learners who’ve taken the course and learned that “technology breakthroughs need management breakthroughs” and the basics of a new system of leadership purpose-built for the era of AI.
3. Keynote Speaking: I’ve lectured everywhere from The Wharton School to Mastercard to Microsoft HQ on AI, AI agents, strategy, future of work, leadership, and skills of the future. Learn more about booking me as a speaker
4. The Future Solving Program: Join 50+ of the FORTUNE 500 and NASA, who have positioned themselves for the future in the era of AI by leveraging new frameworks from the Future Solving Methodology I introduced in my book, Autonomous Transformation, to sidestep AI hype and ground their decision-making in a visible, strategic system built for today’s complexities.