Kate O’Neill | What matters next? AI, Strategy, and Uncertainty | Episode #50

In this milestone 50th episode of <i>The Only Constant</i>, Lasse Rindom speaks with Kate O’Neill, a leading strategist and author of <i>What Matters Next?</i>, about the intersection of AI, digital transformation, and decision-making in the face of uncertainty. Their conversation covers:<ul><li>Why the biggest challenge with AI isn’t the technology itself, but the decisions leaders must make about it</li><li>The tension between innovation and digital transformation - are companies actually preparing for the future, or just playing catch-up?</li><li>How businesses can avoid the fate of Blockbuster and Kodak by closing the gap between probable and preferred futures</li><li>The hidden dangers of waiting for a ‘market standard’ in AI adoption - why inaction might be the real risk</li><li>The deeper implications of AI’s impact on language, meaning, and even how we construct reality</li></ul>Kate O’Neill’s background spans from early days at Netflix to advising global organizations, making her the perfect guest for this milestone discussion. <br /><br /><b>Do you want to know more about Kate O’Neill?</b><br />Kate O’Neill is a digital innovator, chief executive, business writer, and globally recognized speaker widely known as the “Tech Humanist.” She is the founder and CEO of KO Insights, a strategic advisory firm that enhances human experiences at scale through data-driven and AI-led interactions. Kate O’Neill has worked with prestigious clients like Google, IBM, Microsoft, and the United Nations, and she was one of the first 100 employees at Netflix.<br /><br />Her groundbreaking insights have been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and WIRED, and she has shared her expertise on NPR and the BBC. <br />Kate O’Neill has been honored with numerous awards, including<br />“Technology Entrepreneur of the Year” and a spot on Thinkers50’s list of the World’s Management Thinkers to Watch. With six influential books under her belt, including Tech Humanist and A Future So Bright, as well as her latest, What Matters Next.