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Rod Collins

Thinking Differently with Rod Collins

A weekly Business, Management and Technology podcast
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Thinking Differently with Rod Collins

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Thinking Differently with Rod Collins

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Thinking Differently with Rod Collins

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As new technological innovations, such as the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence move us further into the Digital Age, we will come to a digital fork in the road. Which path we choose will likely make the difference between whether
As the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence become an ever present reality in our day-to-day lives, we will be faced with an existential choice about how we organize our societies that may very well determine whether we will live in t
NTSB teams don’t filter data to fit their theories; they adapt their theories to fit the facts. They understand that the laws of physics have no regard for the egos and the opinions of experts overly invested in their own thinking. This underst
Today’s business leaders face a daunting and unprecedented challenge: The world is changing much faster than their organizations. If business leaders want their companies to survive and, more importantly, thrive in a fast forward world, they wi
Rules are important because they serve as guideposts for reliable social interaction. Rules are practical tools for maintaining order in complex societies. But there are times where the rules should be superseded by a higher principle, especial
What if the tech companies redesigned their algorithms to identify what’s most important to differing perspectives by honoring the principle that all voices matter, hearing all points of view without prejudice, and integrating the best elements
What would happen if blockchain were the systems structure used by social media? Perhaps we would have the opportunity to revive the hacker ethos of the creative subculture that guided the original pioneers of the digital revolution, and hopefu
One of the great ironies of the digital revolution is how social media platforms have managed to divide us into a collection of fractious tribes that are wholly incapable of even basic compromises. This fomenting tribalism has become troublesom
Today, rather than being a model of an innovative company, Google appears to be regressing into one of the most authoritarian companies the world has ever seen by  succumbing to the temptation of centralized power and embracing the worst aspect
Our theme for this new season is reviving the promise of the digital revolution. Over the past few years, we have witnessed a breakdown in our social discourse that has been accelerated by the expansion of social media into our day-to-day lives
In this final episode of our second season, we explore a way that business leaders can access the richest and most untapped resource in their organizations: the collective intelligence of their own people. We describe the sequence of activities
What’s most fascinating about collective intelligence is that it inherently corrects for the human biases that plague individual thinking. Even experts have biases, which explains why the best intelligence doesn’t come from the best individual
How is it that sometimes, when we come together in groups, we are extraordinarily brilliant and, at other times, we are incredibly dumb? Whether a group is extraordinarily intelligent often depends upon whether or not four conditions are presen
Transformation is about moving from a caterpillar to a butterfly. The typical human response to fear is usually not transformative. Instead we tend to avoid risk, focus on the short-term, and turn everything into a zero-sum game where we find i
In the coming decade, two transformative events will dramatically change how healthcare works. The connection of all humans and things via a common digital network will accelerate both the quantity and quality of healthcare data. And the prolif
Because efficient practices are often barriers to adaptability, leaders need to become more agile if they are to respond to the challenges of a rapidly changing world. This means abandoning centuries of conventional wisdom and adopting new rule
If business leaders want to effectively solve complex problems, they will need to learn to think differently. They will need to understand that, while experts are valuable voices in discovering solutions, they are not the only voices that matte
The human brain is a paradox. While it is capable of producing highly developed analytical and creative intelligence, it is also prone to make apparently senseless errors. Why is this so? The answer is that people are nowhere near as rational a
Collective intelligence is a powerful tool because it brings together the knowledge of both experts and nonexperts and moves a group to a higher level of intelligence where they can identify creative solutions that no one of us could ever achie
It’s not easy to detach from outcome, especially if you are absolutely convinced that you know the answer. However, if your goal is to move beyond endless and unproductive debate and get something done that would make a difference in people’s l
Our theme for this second season is collective intelligence. Over the next ten weeks, we will learn about the counterintuitive workings of collective intelligence and how business leaders are using the incredible power of this little-known reso
We are at the beginning of an unprecedented inflection point in the development of civilization—the transition from the first human epoch where centralized hierarchies that leveraged individual intelligence were the basis of social organization
Smart people are not immune from human biases, and when they make decisions based on narratives that out of touch with what’s actually happening, the consequences can be drastic. As the context for how humans think and act together rapidly shif
The expected dramatic reduction in traditional employment over the next decades doesn’t necessarily mean that work disappears. Work will continue to be an important dimension of day-to-day life, but its context could be radically different as n
As machines become more humanlike, we have the opportunity to partner with machines in ways that will greatly accelerate our capacity to learn. A symbiotic relationship that combines the strengths of both humans and machines could usher in a ne
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