Another great and thought provoking read, every issue, every time. Loved the podcast – I wanted to jump in and join the conversation! But I still prefer your written voice 😊
I so agree with you about the necessity of the struggle with strategy, the messiness, the perturbation because that’s the fertile ground where insight and breakthrough emerges, making the strategy real, relatable and lived. I worked with an executive in education who had been delivered (by one of the Big 4) a gloriously glossy strategy for her high-profile school which did not have the word “student” in it once!
I can make many correlations with the 2030 skills and the ones that Lectica’s research says are necessary for navigating complexity/VUCA conditions: collaborative capacity (which includes self-regulation), perspective coordination, contextual thinking and decision-making processes. Let’s hope that raising the complexity rung will compel us to develop these higher order skills because the gap between the complexity demands of the role and our capacity to mentally and emotionally fulfil those demands starts to widen considerably from mid-level leaders to C-suite. See here for a short read The Complexity Gap
I really enjoy your weekly newsletters, and for this edition, I also took the time to listen to the podcast as I'm following the development of AI with great interest.
Have you ever come across the term "uncanny valley"? It was coined by Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori back in the 70s to describe the eerie feeling people sometimes get from humanoid robots that seem almost—but not quite—human. The term is often used to describe AI-generated content that feels just a little off.
Interestingly, while listening to the podcast, I found myself experiencing a bit of that uncanny valley feeling — just a subtle sense that something was slightly "off." I imagine as AI continues to improve, these moments eventually become imperceptible. But for now, it’s still something we pick up on.
Out of curiosity, I wondered whether using a single AI-generated voice for the podcast (rather than two) might reduce that uncanny valley reaction. I’d also be really interested to know whether any other listeners noticed something similar.
Fascinating Andrew, I have always wondered about your Hungarian background, on the basis of your surname. So interesting that you are bi-lingual. You were lucky that your parents rejected the accepted attitudes of the time and gave you the gift of their language instead of leaving you with the monolingual limitations most of the rest of us have! Does this mean that your mother has died? I remember you talking about her move to supported living. I am sorry if you have lost her. Your account made her seem a fabulous woman.
Another great and thought provoking read, every issue, every time. Loved the podcast – I wanted to jump in and join the conversation! But I still prefer your written voice 😊
I so agree with you about the necessity of the struggle with strategy, the messiness, the perturbation because that’s the fertile ground where insight and breakthrough emerges, making the strategy real, relatable and lived. I worked with an executive in education who had been delivered (by one of the Big 4) a gloriously glossy strategy for her high-profile school which did not have the word “student” in it once!
I can make many correlations with the 2030 skills and the ones that Lectica’s research says are necessary for navigating complexity/VUCA conditions: collaborative capacity (which includes self-regulation), perspective coordination, contextual thinking and decision-making processes. Let’s hope that raising the complexity rung will compel us to develop these higher order skills because the gap between the complexity demands of the role and our capacity to mentally and emotionally fulfil those demands starts to widen considerably from mid-level leaders to C-suite. See here for a short read The Complexity Gap
Can we expect your next 5MSM to be in Hungarian?
might have to copy n paste this for the Complexity Gap
https://theo-dawson.medium.com/how-to-bridge-the-complexity-gap-8fdc9d4c8b92
The podcast simulation is "gobsmackingly" amazing (unintended pun).
I really enjoy your weekly newsletters, and for this edition, I also took the time to listen to the podcast as I'm following the development of AI with great interest.
Have you ever come across the term "uncanny valley"? It was coined by Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori back in the 70s to describe the eerie feeling people sometimes get from humanoid robots that seem almost—but not quite—human. The term is often used to describe AI-generated content that feels just a little off.
Interestingly, while listening to the podcast, I found myself experiencing a bit of that uncanny valley feeling — just a subtle sense that something was slightly "off." I imagine as AI continues to improve, these moments eventually become imperceptible. But for now, it’s still something we pick up on.
Out of curiosity, I wondered whether using a single AI-generated voice for the podcast (rather than two) might reduce that uncanny valley reaction. I’d also be really interested to know whether any other listeners noticed something similar.
Fascinating Andrew, I have always wondered about your Hungarian background, on the basis of your surname. So interesting that you are bi-lingual. You were lucky that your parents rejected the accepted attitudes of the time and gave you the gift of their language instead of leaving you with the monolingual limitations most of the rest of us have! Does this mean that your mother has died? I remember you talking about her move to supported living. I am sorry if you have lost her. Your account made her seem a fabulous woman.
I think I need some of those tech literacy skills...