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Lasse Rindom interviews Shannon Lucas about the intersection of AI, human agency, and organizational structures.

In this episode of The Only Constant, Lasse Rindom speaks with Shannon Lucas, co-founder and co-CEO of Catalyst Constellations. Shannon has more than twenty years of experience driving innovation across Fortune 500 companies and startups, including leadership roles at Ericsson, Vodafone, and Cisco. They explore: Why AI agents do not belong in outdated organisational structures Discernment as the deeply human bridge between logic and intuition How empowerment requires clarity, competence and accountability Whether organisations need more managers, fewer managers or something entirely different Why narratives, assumptions and prophecies shape the future we think we are merely predicting AI may change how work is performed, but the deeper question is how we redesign organisations without losing human agency in the process.---Do you want to know more about Shannon Lucas?: Shannon Lucas, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Catalyst Constellations, has over twenty years’ experience working with startups, launching her own ventures, and driving innovation into the world’s largest companies. Shannon is a best-selling co-author of Move Fast, Break Shit, Burn Out; The Catalyst’s Guide to Working…

People in this episode

Host: Lasse Rindom

Guest: Shannon Lucas

Topics covered

• AI in organizations
• human agency
• organizational structure
• discernment
• innovation
• leadership
• sustainable organizations

Keywords

• AI agents
• organizational change
• leadership roles
• innovation
• human intuition
• empowerment
• narratives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catalyst Constellations, Ericsson, Vodafone, Cisco

Books & works: Move Fast, Break Shit, Burn Out; The Catalyst’s Guide to Working Well

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