Jobs After AI: Futurist Ian Beacraft on What Happens When AI Does All the Work
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Ian Beacraft discusses the transformative impact of AI on work, organizations, and identity.
This is not just a technology shift. It is a human, organizational, and identity transformation. In this episode, we sit down with Ian Beacraft, Founder and Chief Futurist at Signal and Cipher, to talk about one of the most urgent questions facing leaders today: what happens to work, organizations, and identity in the age of AI? Ian argues that the next two years will matter more than the last 30, and that AI is not just another tool. It is a platform reshaping economies, organizations, and how we define work itself. We break down why most companies are getting AI wrong, the critical difference between culture and coordination, and how the rise of AI agents is shifting value from doing the work to designing it. We also cover what leaders need to do right now to stay ahead, including real world examples of failed AI adoption, the growing power of small teams, and the coming identity shift in the workplace. Like and subscribe for weekly episodes. In this video: 00:00 Intro 01:20 Biggest AI trends since last year 02:28 Why AI is not just a tool 03:28 AI, identity, and the redefinition of work 04:08 The real threat: Outdated organizational thinking 05:00 Culture vs coordination…
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