What AI Can't Replace: Original Thinking | With Roger L. Martin
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In this episode, Roger L. Martin discusses the importance of original thinking in an AI-driven economy.
What happens when artificial intelligence can perform routine tasks faster, cheaper, and better than we can? In this episode of Power & Impact , I sit down with renowned business strategist Roger L. Martin to explore what will make people valuable in an AI-driven economy. Roger offers a compelling framework: AI excels at finding the most common or predictable answer, while people create value by applying judgment, imagination, and original thinking. Roger's own career backs it up. He spent years building a global strategy firm, then ran a business school — then walked away from a chance to rebuild his old firm and instead built a one-person practice on his own terms. It's the kind of choice he says more people will face as companies stop promising jobs for life and start looking for people who can solve problems no one's solved yet. For business leaders, recent graduates, and anyone thinking about what comes next, this conversation offers a practical guide to thriving in a world where expertise is becoming easier to access. Subscribe for more conversations about leadership, innovation, business strategy, and the future of work on Power & Impact .
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