How I Work How AI is changing the way you think (and how to fight back) with Prof Scott Anthony
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Aug 13, 2025 
Scott Anthony, a professor at the Tuck School of Business and former managing partner at Innosight, dives into how AI is reshaping our critical thinking. He discusses the delicate balance between leveraging AI's strengths and maintaining our judgment and creativity. Scott emphasizes the need for adaptability in education and consulting, sharing strategies to cultivate critical thinking in students. He also explores the importance of long-term goals and using AI as a tool rather than a crutch, all while navigating uncertainty in today's tech-driven world.
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Grade Real-Time Discussion, Not Just Submissions
- Design classes that reward in-person discussion and close the laptops during sessions to assess real-time thinking.
- Make class participation and discussion quality a major part of the grade to discourage outsourcing.
Require Prompt Trails And Oral Verification
- Allow AI-based final projects but require students to 'show your work' including prompts and back-and-forths.
- Interview or orally probe students to confirm they truly understand outputs produced with AI help.
Consulting Faces Existential Restructuring
- AI can make consultancies more efficient but also risks clients doing work themselves and hollowing out future talent pipelines.
- The printing-press analogy shows how an enabling technology can later undermine its early sponsors.
