34 mins
EP1Season opener: the year's smartest moves with AI
A hundred changes, and only some of them pay off. Hosts Dr. Nora Castell and Dr. Felix Brandt open up the Transformation List and pick favorites: why narrow, measurable changes beat sweeping programs, which workflows most companies tackle first, how rules written in everyday language win people over, and the entries they already want to add to next year's edition.
In this conversation
- The best moves are small, specific and measurable.
- Most organizations start with reporting and support workflows.
- Governance moves pay off when they're written in plain language.
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Find the hosts and guests
- Dr. Nora Castell: linkedin.com/in/nora-castell
- Dr. Felix Brandt: linkedin.com/in/felix-brandt
Acme on social
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/acme
- Twitter/X: x.com/acme
- Instagram: instagram.com/acme
Episode timeline
- 00:00 – Why we made the list
- 04:00 – Strategy moves
- 13:40 – Workflow moves
- 23:20 – People and governance moves
- 30:50 – What we'd add next year
Dr. Felix Brandt (04:02)
Let's start with the move that surprised you most.
Dr. Nora Castell (04:08)
Retiring one legacy process for every new AI workflow. It's simple, and almost nobody does it.
Your hosts
Dr. Nora Castell
Head of the Acme Work Lab
Dr. Castell leads research at the Acme Work Lab, where she studies how AI is changing the way people and teams work.
Dr. Felix Brandt
Professor Emeritus at Northwind University
Dr. Brandt is a workplace researcher and author whose books cover meetings, incentives, team design and how companies absorb new tools.
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