Unusually Well Informed

Dr. Lina Brand Correa is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University. Lina and I discuss the ways energy - and the decisions we make individually and collectively - impact human wellbeing and the environment. Dr. Lina Brand Correa at York University: https://euc.yorku.ca/faculty/lina-brand-correa/

Autumm Caines is an Instructional Designer in the Hub for Teaching and Learning Resources at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. We discuss ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence language model that provides instant and personalized responses to questions, which has the potential to drastically impact the way students - and instructors - access and process information. Autumn’s website: autummcaines.com https://www.dair-institute.org/https://chat.openai.com/chathttps://www.turnitin.com/ Timnit Gebru/Emily Bender/Margaret Mitchell Stochastic parrots https://venturebeat.com/ai/with-gpt-4-dangers-of-stochastic-parrots-remain-say-researchers-no-wonder-openai-ceo-is-a-bit-scared-the-ai-beat/ Chris Gilliard Digital redlining https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/digital-redlining-access-and-privacy

Alex Krutz is the managing director at Patriot Industrial Partners, an aerospace and defense advisory firm that focuses on manufacturing strategy and supply chain optimization. Alex and I discuss the challenges facing the aerospace industry and how companies like Boeing, Airbus and their many suppliers are responding. We also examine new technologies like cargo and passenger drones. And Alex shares his opinion on the most beautiful plane in the air today. Guest: Alex Krutz | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkrutz/ Host and Producer: Tim Hampton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc

Natty Gur is a proponent of self-managed teams based on non-deterministic management principles. He helps leaders use systems thinking and chaos theory to meet complex management and business challenges. Natty is also the author of the book titled, “Eco-Autonomous Organization” which examines ways organizations can fit the realities of modern business. Natty and I discuss Lean and Agile management and the nature of decentralized, distributed and autonomous organizations. Guest: Natty Gur | https://www.linkedin.com/in/natty/ Host and Producer: Tim Hampton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc

This episode's unusually well informed guests today are Thomas Hubbuch and Nick Van Langendonck. Nick is the founder of Hifluence, a consulting firm that helps organizations rethink the way they are structured to liberate the talents and innovation they need to succeed in a complex world. Nick is also a guest lecturer at the University of Antwerp and Antwerp Management School. Before joining Hifluence as a partner, Thomas was the CEO of Belgium’s leading sugar producer, Sucre Tirlemont, a company with over 1000 people.   Together, Thomas and Nick host The Unbossing Podcast. Thomas, Nick and I discuss ways large organizations can become and remain nimble. Guests: Thomas Hubbuch and Nick Van Langendonck https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-hubbuch-82a31a88/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickvanlangendonckhifluence/ https://hifluence.eu/ https://hifluence.eu/the-unbossing-podcast/ Host and Producer: Tim Hampton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music | Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc