

Clarity
Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast
Welcome to Clarity, a podcast powered by the Thomson Reuters Institute. In each episode, we dive deep into a single question from decision-makers and thought leaders from legal, corporate, tax, accounting & audit, and government communities. Grounding the conversation in the Institute's research and practice leads' domain expertise, in each episode, we sit down with a special guest or panel of experts from our community of partners, clients, and key leaders in each industry we serve.
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Oct 14, 2026 • 44min
How does the human side of AI transformation make or break an enterprise AI strategy?
In our latest "Clarity on Tech" podcast, Natalie Runyon, Content Strategist for the Human Side of AI at the Thomson Reuters Institute, sits down with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts and author of "The Psychology of AI Adoption at Work: From Resistance to Results", to explore why AI initiatives succeed or fail based on human psychology rather than technology, and what leaders can do to close the gap between strategy and results.
Oct 12, 2026 • 25min
Why does your fraud team see a different customer than your AML team?
In our latest "Clarity" podcast, Rabihah Butler, content strategist for risk, fraud, compliance, government and courts at the Thomson Reuters Institute, sits down with Stephanie Macrafic, Vice President of the ACFE Twin Cities Chapter and Strategic Advisor at RiskScout, to examine and critically assess why BSA/AML and fraud teams need to work together to prevent fraud more effectively and reduce costs for businesses and customers.
Oct 7, 2026 • 34min
Is AI ruining legal writing or are we teaching it wrong?
In our latest Clarity podcast, Natalie Runyon, Content Strategist for the Human Side of AI at the Thomson Reuters Institute, sits down with Jonah Perlin, Professor of Law in the Legal Practice at Georgetown Law, to unpack whether generative AI is eroding legal writing and research skills or exposing how those skills should have been taught all along.
Oct 1, 2026 • 24min
The evolving firm-client relationship in an AI age
In the latest episode of Clarity on Tech, Eric Berg, VP, Chief Compliance Officer and Associate General Counsel at IDEX Corporation, sits with TRI's Zach Warren at the recent Future of AI & Technology Forum, and discusses what corporate clients expect from their firms around AI, and how firms can demonstrate an entrepreneurial streak in their approach.
Sep 29, 2026 • 28min
Why are C-Suite executives leaving and trying to navigate the process alone?
In the latest episode of our Clarity podcast, the Thomson Reuters Institute's Rabihah Butler sits down with David Sanford, Chairman and Co-founder at law firm Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, to talk through his thoughts on corporate executive transitions, and the accompanying red flags, rules agreements, and emotional sensitivity issues.

Sep 23, 2026 • 29min
How can lawyers create a connection with clients even in an AI age?
Damien Weinstein, co-founder and managing partner of law firm Weinstein & Klein, speaks with the Thomson Reuters Institute's Zach Warren about how lawyers can stand out and succeed even when clients are beginning to ask legal questions of AI platforms.

Sep 17, 2026 • 28min
Finding the human-in-the-loop with AI drafting
Valerie McConnell, Vice President in Solutions Engineering at Thomson Reuters, speaks with the Thomson Reuters Institute's Zach Warren to break down where human intervention will remain necessary even as AI's capabilities to draft legal briefs and other documents are ever increasing.

Sep 14, 2026 • 28min
How can law firms turn AI strategy into client value?
Steve Petrie, VP of Transformation Services at Thomson Reuters, talks with Zach Warren, Legal Industry Insights Lead at the Thomson Reuters Institute, about the recent "Turning Law Firm AI Strategies into Practice Report" and the "2026 Stand-out Lawyers Survey"

Jul 28, 2026 • 27min
Are organizations ready for an AI-powered future?
Almost three-quarters of professionals now use AI several times a week, but are their organizations getting real value from it? In this episode of Clarity on Tech, Mike Abbott speaks with Thomson Reuters segment presidents Raghu Ramanathan (Legal), Elizabeth Beastrom (Tax, Audit & Accounting) and Liz Zimick (Corporates) about key takeaways from our latest Future of Professionals research, including the gap between AI strategy and execution, the rise of shadow AI, and what leaders should do in the next 90 days.

Jun 20, 2026 • 15min
What happens when organizations fall behind on AI?
In this episode of "Clarity", Mike Abbott, Head of Thomson Reuters Institute, and Steve Hasker, President and CEO of Thomson Reuters, break down our new Future of Professionals report. This year's findings illustrate a clear shift: AI is embedded in professional work, but its value hinges on effective execution, strategy, and infrastructure. As a result, a gap is forming between those organizations that are achieving real impact and those that are falling behind and seeing growing risks emerge across client relationships, talent, and governance.


