“In the Age of AI: Leaders Make the Future” with Bob Johansen, Distinguished Fellow at Institute for the Future (IFTF), Gabe Cervantes, Director, Scalable Foresight, IFTF, and Jeremy Kirshbaum, CEO, Handshake, a generative AI consultancy

How do we want our leaders, our organizations, and HR to be augmented by AI?

Why is generative AI an historic opportunity for HR leaders to shape the future of work and leadership?

My guests on this episode are Bob Johansen, Distinguished Fellow at Institute for the Future (IFTF), Gabe Cervantes, Director, Scalable Foresight, IFTF, and Jeremy Kirshbaum, CEO, Handshake, a generative AI consultancy who go deep into their new book, Leaders Make the Future: 10 New Skills to Humanize Leadership with Generative AI”

During our conversation Bob, Gabe, and Jeremy and I discuss:

• How "future-backed thinking" helps leaders craft bold 10-year visions for their organizations.
• The shift from a VUCA world (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) to a BANI future (Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible), and its implications for leaders.
• What early aviation's breakthroughs can teach us about managing AI innovation today and tomorrow.
• The rise of "smart mobs and agentic swarms" and how these new team structures will blend AI and human talent at scale.
• How HR can shape an AI-enabled workplace that keeps humans at the center.

Connecting with Bob, Gabe and Jeremy:

Connect with Bob Johansen on LinkedIn

Connect with Gabe Cervantes on LinkedIn

Connect with Jeremy Kirshbaum on LinkedIn

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