AI is impacting every part of our lives—and we need to start paying more attention.
Listen to this thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Henry Mintzberg, one of the world's most influential management thinkers, whose work sits at the intersection of strategy, leadership, organizations, and community-building.
We discuss:
How technology has steadily weakened communities over the past century
Why "communityship" matters more than leadership—especially in the age of AI
Why the “plural sector” (not governments or corporations) is needed to rebalance society
How collective empathy can help restore balance to society
If you want to know why one of the world’s most influential management thinkers believes our society is out of balance —and what we can do about it—you don't want to miss this conversation.
00:00 Preview
00:50 Episode introduction
02:47 About Dr. Henry Mintzberg
05:56 Henry’s backstory
11:55 Why every major technology has weakened relationships and communities
13:43 What is “emergent strategy,” and how is it impacted by AI?
17:54 Will AI replace human creativity or unleash it?
22:11 Why AI efficiency will never supercede human judgment
26:20 Henry’s book, Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, and Center
32:21 What is "communityship," and why does it matter now more than ever?
35:21 Why the “plural sector” is the glue that holds society together
42:30 What should humanity protect as AI transforms society?46:41 Dr. Henry Mintzberg's Purposeful Empathy story
Episode #4 of Empathy in the Age of AI part II, a special 25-part series: https://tinyurl.com/exyw2nua
CONNECT WITH HENRY
✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrymintzberg/
✩ Website https://mintzberg.org
✩ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@Mintzberg141
CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com
✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA
✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast
✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social
HENRY’S WORK
✩ Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, and Center https://www.amazon.com/Rebalancing-Society-Radical-Renewal-Beyond/dp/1626563179
✩ Understanding Organizations...Finally! https://tinyurl.com/uha2zetn
✩ Bust Those Management Myths: What We Get Wrong about Planning, Leading, Measuring, and More https://www.amazon.com/Bust-Those-Management-Myths-Measuring/dp/B0G1YR41C2
SHOW NOTES
✩ Rebalancing Society https://rebalancingsociety.org/
✩ Back to Balance: TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1qeC68i8aA
✩ Skating with Mintzberg: Rebalancing Society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe8oxmcdq6w&list=PLtiGzu7sz7w1j5oPldWhMPoiSUw23d4IE
✩ Henry Mintzberg on Managing, Communityship, and Serendipity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7My9mZUUVs
✩ International Masters Program for Managers http://impm.org/
Video edited by Jad Misri, Green Horizon Studio
