Surviving The AI Tsunami: Strategies For Leaders & Innovators

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Are you missing the biggest opportunity in history? Don’t sleep on this AI revolution. Discover what happens when AI becomes your Co-CEO.

Join Brad Friedman and Michael Tchong as they chat about the AI revolution, the truth about the AI disruption and the 45 million jobs that are going to disappear.

Michael Tchong is a serial entrepreneur, high-energy futurist and innovation expert known for his ability to decode the trends reshaping society. Throughout a pioneering career that spans advertising, publishing, technology and trend forecasting, he has launched five startups that helped drive fundamental shifts in digital culture – from desktop publishing to online marketing and generative AI.

Founder of Ubertrends Academy and author of “Ubertrends – How Trends and Innovation Are Transforming Our Future,” Tchong interprets the massive waves (ubertrends) redefining our world, from Time Compression to the Digital Lifestyle. His motto, “I help you catch the next wave before it catches you,” captures his mission of empowering changemakers to lead, not follow. Recognized by The Daily Telegraph as “America’s most influential trend spotter,” he further solidifies his reputation as a leading voice in foresight and innovation with his latest work, the 2024 white paper “Generative AI — Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Revolution.”

With over 500 speaking engagements worldwide, he’s addressed audiences of nearly 2,000 attendees and advised leading global brands including Apple, Dunkin’, Shangri-La Hotels, Johnson & Johnson, Sennheiser, Accor Hotels, Omnicom and more. He electrifies audiences with bold insights into the forces reshaping business, society and technology to drive breakthrough thinking.

A four-time entrepreneur and adjunct professor of innovation at the University of San Francisco, Tchong has launched several disruptive ventures including MacWEEK, ICONOCAST and CyberAtlas.

In this Episode:

• Michael says no previous tech wave – not computers, phones, or social media – compares to AI in terms of how disruptive it will be.
• Michael talks about his “time compression” ubertrend: life is accelerating, we multitask, have less focus, and innovation cycles are shrinking from 18 months to 90 days
• Michael discusses his approach to trendspotting and futurism.
• Michael shares his thoughts on the movement from human drudgery to “homo creativus.”
• Michael also talks about AI Co-CEOs and the rise of the machine workforce.

Quotes from this Episode:
“I have an ubertrend called time compression, the acceleration of life. And the side effect of that is that we're multitasking, we are impatient.” – Michael Tchong
“I talk about time compression and people hate it, but it’s just reality—we can’t go back to a slower world.” – Michael Tchong
“I don't think you'd ever be happy living in a world like the eighteenth century England where people read the whole New York Times during their entire lifetime.” – Michael Tchong
“In ninety days, we're going to be developing new cool tools.” – Michael Tchong
“People hate me when I speak about it, but you know, it's a fact of life and we can't go back.” – Michael Tchong

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If you want to participate in the Executive Briefing Michael mentioned during the podcast, act fast and visit ubertrends.com and click on the banner at the top, for all the details.

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