The New Rules of Power
Industry, Technology, Policy, Society Dyan Finkhousen Industry, Technology, Policy, Society Dyan Finkhousen

The New Rules of Power

Traditional geopolitical analysis is dead. A $10,000 drone can now destroy a $100 million military platform—and this "budgetary exhaustion" strategy is already transforming how smart companies compete. We need systems thinking to navigate the four forces reshaping global power: balance of power, technology, climate change, and the nature of warfare.

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Orchestrated Autonomy: The Ecosystem Accelerator Government Often Misses
Industry, Technology, Policy, Society Dyan Finkhousen Industry, Technology, Policy, Society Dyan Finkhousen

Orchestrated Autonomy: The Ecosystem Accelerator Government Often Misses

The Apollo Program achieved humanity's most significant technological leap through "orchestrated autonomy”, a hidden methodology for ecosystem velocity and optimization that modern government partnerships miss. Breakthrough insight? True innovation requires autonomous components working independently first, then strategic orchestration second.

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AI and Autonomous Systems: Building Ethical Frameworks for Future Flight
Technology, Society, Industry Dyan Finkhousen Technology, Society, Industry Dyan Finkhousen

AI and Autonomous Systems: Building Ethical Frameworks for Future Flight

This insightful episode explores the transformative intersection of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and human decision-making in aerospace applications. Through the lens of national security and technological innovation, we examine the critical pathways and challenges in deploying AI capabilities responsibly. The discussion spans the complex ecosystem dependencies between human operators and autonomous systems, the importance of justified confidence in AI adoption, and the foundational role of ethical frameworks in shaping future technologies.

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AI and Decentralized Systems of Trust
Technology, Society Dyan Finkhousen Technology, Society Dyan Finkhousen

AI and Decentralized Systems of Trust

With the deluge of speculation about Generative AI, organizations everywhere are establishing regulations and certifications to solve for fidelity, trust, and assurance. We're also seeing substantial debate regarding the viability of such efforts at this stage in the adoption of AI-empowered capabilities.

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Why Trust Outweighs AI in Reimagining the Future
Technology, Society Dyan Finkhousen Technology, Society Dyan Finkhousen

Why Trust Outweighs AI in Reimagining the Future

Join our co-hosts and guest Jan Bunge, Director at Squint/Opera, who has built global partnerships and leveraged advanced technologies to support large city planning projects. This episode delves into the benefits of leveraging virtual experience twins to help establish alignment and trust within diverse stakeholder networks

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The Role of AI Across Professions
Technology, Society Dyan Finkhousen Technology, Society Dyan Finkhousen

The Role of AI Across Professions

Technology and AI are changing the calculus on which categories of work are assigned to human versus digital agents. Co-hosts James Villarrubia and Dyan Finkhousen connect with Richard Susskind, President of the Society for Computers and Law to discuss his perspective on the history of AI and how it's informing potential futures for all professions.

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Space: The New Frontier
Society, Industry Dyan Finkhousen Society, Industry Dyan Finkhousen

Space: The New Frontier

The world's brightest minds have been unlocking the mystery and magnificence of space for decades - and with new technologies now being developed at warp speed, space is now taking on a larger and more practical role in the future of industry, society, policy - and for humanity.

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The Shock Behind the Shift - Workforce Ecosystems
Society Dyan Finkhousen Society Dyan Finkhousen

The Shock Behind the Shift - Workforce Ecosystems

The landscape for work, the workforce, and for workers - has been evolving for a very long time. The degree to which markets are interconnected and interdependent however, has never been greater. Emerging technologies unlock both promise and challenge for organizations and their teams.

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Taming Complexity for Humans
Society Dyan Finkhousen Society Dyan Finkhousen

Taming Complexity for Humans

In today’s episode of The Ecosystemic Futures Podcast, our hosts connect with Mickey McManus, a pioneer in the field of strategy, innovation, pervasive computer and human-centered design and education to discuss ecosystemic shift, frameworks that drive innovation, and transformation of the human experience.

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