Rita McGrathWhy even great predictions don’t create great solutionsResearch on how well people can predict the future comes to a resounding conclusion: not well. Asking “What will happen to me?” in a future…6d ago6d ago
Rita McGrathThe seesaw of corporate succession — a “time zero” eventWhen the top leadership of an organization changes, boards often make decisions that seem sensible, but which may not reflect the pattern…Jul 9Jul 9
Rita McGrathDiscovering the Human Future of Work — Virtual Event Notes & an invitation to join in the funSpeculating about what’s next for the workplace has become quite the hobby. Will it be place-bound or not? Will AI take jobs or create new…Jul 2Jul 2
Rita McGrathBubble Bubble, Toil & Trouble and Some Brewing (see what I did there?) Inflection PointsMay 2024 Wrap-UpJun 41Jun 41
Rita McGrathWill AI do to expert professions what the Model T did to railroads?As economist Carlota Perez so eloquently lays out, systemic changes in technologies always lead to systemic changes in society. The winners…May 291May 291
Rita McGrathWhat the world needs now… is love and AI?Paul LeBlanc, in his thought-provoking book “Broken,” shows how scaling removes humanity from many of our systems of care. AI might be the…May 21May 21
Rita McGrathRevisiting the baby bust: Is “The Children of Men” prophetic?“The Children of Men” is a dystopian 1992 novel by P. D. James about a world in 2021 when humanity is experiencing mass infertility. While…May 141May 141
Rita McGrathJust add water? The fascinating prospect of “instant intimacy.”For humans to create high-performing teams, traditional assumptions are that it takes a long time and goes through a predictable process…May 71May 71
Rita McGrathThought Sparks Wrap Up — April 2024Is 2024 going to be remembered as the year CHRO’s got a seat at the table?May 6May 6