Poets & Thinkers Against the Tyranny of Winners: On beautiful business in the AI age, the rise of “Supercuration”, and the end of efficiency with Tim Leberecht
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Jan 14, 2026 
Tim Leberecht, co-founder of the House of Beautiful Business and author, dives into the urgent crises facing businesses today, arguing they are trapped in a cycle of technocracy and late-stage capitalism. He advocates for a shift from efficiency to an economy centered on care and wonder. Exploring the concept of 'Supercuration,' he describes how thoughtfully managing ideas can enrich our lives. Tim emphasizes the importance of love, tenderness, and creativity as essential leadership qualities in a humanist future.
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Business At Rock Bottom
- Tim Leberecht argues business is fundamentally broken due to technocracy, late-stage capitalism, and rising authoritarianism.
- He sees rock-bottom as the moment to imagine radically different, more humane business models.
Reject Optimization As The Sole Goal
- Leberecht calls optimization and winning false gods of modern management and warns against an obsession with efficiency.
- He proposes shifting from an economy of efficiency toward an economy of care and wonder as AI automates efficient work.
Flip The Polycrisis Into Opportunity
- Flip crisis narratives by identifying intersecting positive trends and their amplifying effects.
- Use the 'Poly Opportunity' method to produce hope, courage, and community-led experiments.
