Brian Evergreen | On hype and strategy, and the difference between the synthetic and relational | Episode #91

About this episode

Lasse Rindom interviews Brian Evergreen about AI strategy and the misconceptions surrounding AI's impact on the workforce and organizations.

In this episode of The Only Constant, Lasse Rindom speaks with Brian Evergreen - leading AI strategist, author of Autonomous Transformation, and founder of The Future Solving Club. Brian brings a refreshingly grounded enterprise lens to cut through the AI hype cycle and challenge the narrative that AI agents will replace white-collar workers, become our "coworkers," or magically transform organizations through prompt workshops and democratized tools. Main topics they discuss include: Why the loudest voices predicting an AI-driven jobs apocalypse all have a vested interest in that narrative The relational layer of organizations and why it can't be replaced by synthetic networks Why "ChatGPT is not your AI strategy" - and the difference between adding a new piece to the board and rewriting the whole game Future Solving as an alternative to "future-proofing" - choosing the future you want and reverse-engineering it The trap of quarter-by-quarter incrementalism and why real value creation needs a longer horizon If you've been overwhelmed by the daily "CEO said something" cycle and want a grounded, honest conversation about what AI actually means for enterprises, leadership, and life…

People in this episode

Host: Lasse Rindom

Guest: Brian Evergreen

Topics covered

• AI strategy
• organizational dynamics
• AI hype cycle
• future-proofing
• value creation
• leadership

Keywords

• AI
• strategy
• future solving
• organizational change
• value creation
• ChatGPT
• incrementalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Future Solving Club

Books & works: Autonomous Transformation

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